Patent 7448705 was granted and assigned to Samsung on November, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A side-by-side refrigerator having a door-opening apparatus for easily opening doors. The opening apparatus includes a driving motor, a main cam rotated by the driving motor, and first and second sub-cams operated by the main cam. The first and second sub-cams are rotated by the main cam, and are partially protruded to the outside, thereby respectively opening the left and right doors.