MUMBAI, India, March 14 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202524082324 A) filed by Xiaomi Technology (WUHAN) Co. Ltd.; Xiaomi Smart Appliances (WUHAN) Co. Ltd.; and Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co. Ltd., Hubei, China, on Aug. 29, 2025, for 'refrigerator.'
Inventor(s) include Zhang, Wei.
The application for the patent was published on March 13, under issue no. 11/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A refrigerator includes: a cabinet having a plurality of accommodation spaces; a door used to cover an opening of each accommodation space; and a hinge assembly used to pivotally mount the door to the cabinet. The hinge assembly includes a hinge seat (1), a mating seat (2), first and second hinge shafts (3, 4), the first hinge shaft (3) is arranged on the hinge seat (1), the mating seat (2) is provided with a switching structure, and the hinge assembly has a first state and a second state switchable with each other. In the first state, the first hinge shaft (3) is rotatably arranged within the switching structure to rotate the mating seat (2) about the first hinge shaft (3); and in the second state, the first hinge shaft (3) is slidably arranged within the switching structure, to rotate the mating seat (2) about the second hinge shaft (4)."
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