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US 10,240,860 B2Granted
Refrigerator
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJunsoo Han, Younseok Lee, Ahreum Park
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Abstract
A refrigerator may include a cabinet configured to form a storage compartment; and a drawer provided inside the storage compartment to be withdrawn, wherein the drawer includes a drawer body which forms a storage space; and a divider which is movably installed at the drawer body, and divides the storage space into a first space to which cooling air is supplied and a second space which is indirectly cooled by the cooling air, and the first space and the second space are controlled at different temperatures from each other.
Claims16
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet that forms a storage compartment;
- and
- a drawer provided inside the storage compartment and configured to be withdrawn, wherein the drawer includes:
- a drawer body forming a storage space;
- a divider movably installed at the drawer body that divides the storage space into a first space to which cooling air is supplied and a second space which is indirectly cooled by the cooling air, wherein the first space and the second space are controlled at different temperatures from each other;
- a lever provided at the divider;
- a first rack provided at a front surface of the drawer;
- a second rack provided at a rear surface of the drawer;
- a pinion that is provided at the divider and is interlocked with the first rack or the second rack, the pinion including first and second pinions;
- and
- a brake bar configured to move by operation of the lever, wherein the brake bar includes a front portion configured to be inserted between the first and second pinions to prevent rotation of the first and second pinions.
8 more elements
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet that forms a storage compartment;
- and
- a drawer provided inside the storage compartment to be withdrawn, wherein the drawer includes:
- a drawer body that forms a storage space;
- a divider that divides the storage space into a plurality of spaces and is provided to be movable,
- the divider including:
- a divider body;
- an operable lever that protrudes from a surface of the divider body, the lever being configured to move;
- a plurality of supports provided at the divider body and configured to be movable upon movement of the lever, the plurality of supports including:
- a front surface support which contacts a front surface of the drawer;
- a rear surface support which contacts a rear surface of the drawer;
- and
- a lower surface support which contacts a lower surface of the drawer,
- a power transmission device that is coupled to the lever and operably connected to the front, the rear, and the lower surface supports,
- wherein the front, the rear, and the lower surface supports are spaced apart from the front, the rear, and the lower surfaces of the drawer, respectively, when the lever moves to allow the divider to move,
- wherein the power transmission device comprises:
- a link assembly provided in the divider body which enables the plurality of supports to be spaced apart from the drawer when the lever is pulled;
- and
- at least one spring coupled to the link assembly, the at least one spring being configured to return the link assembly to an original position when the lever is released.
16 more elements
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet that forms a storage compartment;
- and
- a drawer provided inside the storage compartment and configured to be withdrawn, wherein the drawer includes:
- a drawer body forming a storage space;
- and
- a divider movably installed at the drawer body that divides the storage space into a first space and a second space, wherein the movable divider includes:
- a plate;
- a front support wall provided on a front end of the plate;
- a rear support wall provided on a rear end of the plate;
- a lever, wherein movement of the lever moves the front and the rear support walls to break a contact of the front and rear support walls from a front and rear surface of the drawer, respectively;
- and
- a link assembly which enables the front and the rear support walls to be spaced apart from the drawer by an operation of the lever,
- wherein the link assembly includes:
- a first link coupled to the lever;
- a second link coupled to the first link that enables the rear support wall to be spaced apart from the rear surface of the drawer according to movement of the first link;
- and
- a third link configured to be pressed and rotated by the first link, wherein the third link enables the front surface support to be spaced apart from the front surface of the drawer according to a movement of the first link.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.