Refrigerator
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorJeonggil Kim
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Abstract
A refrigerator includes: a cabinet; an upper door; a lower door that is a drawer type door; a draw-out rail that connects the lower door to a storage space in the cabinet and that guides insertion and withdrawal of the lower door in a front-rear direction; an elevation assembly that is located in the lower door, that elevates an object stored in the lower door in a state in which the lower door is withdrawn, and that elevates the object relative to the lower door; and a door restriction device configured to selectively restrict an opening movement of the upper door based on whether the lower door is opened or closed. The door restriction device is configured to restrict the opening movement of the upper door based on the lower door being opened, and to allow the opening movement of the upper door based on the lower door being closed.
Claims20
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet that defines a storage space;
- an upper door configured to open and close a first portion of the storage space;
- a lower door that is located vertically below the upper door, the lower door being configured to open and close a second portion of the storage space and configured to insert into and withdraw from the second portion of the storage space;
- a draw-out rail that connects the lower door to the storage space and that is configured to guide insertion and withdrawal of the lower door in a front-rear direction;
- an elevation assembly that is located in the lower door, that is configured to elevate an object stored in the lower door in a state in which the lower door is withdrawn, and that is configured to elevate the object relative to the lower door;
- a partition member that partitions a front end of the storage space, that extends in a horizontal direction to define the first portion and the second portion of the storage space, and that is disposed between the upper door and the lower door;
- and
- a door restriction device located at the partition member and configured to selectively restrict an opening movement of the upper door based on whether the lower door is opened or closed,
- wherein the door restriction device is configured to restrict the opening movement of the upper door based on the lower door being opened, and to allow the opening movement of the upper door based on the lower door being closed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.