Refrigerator door switch - Patent 1227287

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EP 1 227 287 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	22.01.2003 Bulletin 2003/04

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	31.07.2002 Bulletin 2002/31

(21)	Application number: 01303742.9

(22)	Date of filing: 24.04.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: F25D 29/00, H01H 36/00 // F25D27/00

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

26.01.2001 KR 2001003763

(71)	Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. Ltd.
	Kyungki-do, Seoul (KR)

(72)	Inventor:
	Kim, Hyung-Chan Nam-gu, Kwangju (KR)

(74)	Representative: Geary, Stuart Lloyd et al
	Venner, Shipley & Co., 20 Little Britain London EC1A 7DH London EC1A 7DH (GB)

(54)	Refrigerator door switch

(57) The door switch (30) of a refrigerator comprises a sealed reed switch (40).