Refrigerator
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorJinho Kim
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Abstract
A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a front panel door part, a drawer part located rearward of the front panel door part, and a connection device that is located at the front panel door part, that is configured to couple the front panel door part with the drawer part, and that is configured to transmit power from the front panel door part to the drawer part. The connection device includes an exposed portion that is exposed through the rear surface of the front panel door part and that allows a user to manipulate the connection device, and the connection device is configured to, based on a manipulation of the exposed portion of the connection device by the user, decouple the front panel door part from the drawer part.
Claims20
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet that defines an upper storage space and a lower storage space;
- a front panel door part configured to open and close at least a portion of the lower storage space;
- a drawer part that is located rearward of a rear surface of the front panel door part, that defines an accommodation space having an opened top surface, and that is configured to insert into and withdraw from the lower storage space together with the front panel door part;
- a drawer-side device disposed in the drawer part and configured to elevate an object stored in the drawer part relative to the drawer part;
- a shaft connection member exposed through a front surface of the drawer part and configured to transfer power for operation of the drawer-side device;
- a door-side device located at the front panel door part and configured to provide power to the drawer-side device for operation of the drawer-side device;
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- a connection device that is located at the front panel door part and that is configured to transmit power from the door-side device to the drawer-side device in a state in which the front panel door part is coupled with the drawer part,
- wherein the connection device comprises:
- a manipulation member that is exposed through the rear surface of the front panel door part and that is configured to be manipulated by a user, and
- a first connection member that is disposed at the manipulation member, that is located at a position corresponding to the shaft connection member, and that is configured to couple to the shaft connection member, the first connection member being configured to rotate according to operation of the door-side device, and
- wherein the manipulation member is configured to, based on manipulation by the user, cause the first connection member to move away from the shaft connection member and be decoupled from the shaft connection member to thereby allow the drawer-side device and the door-side device to be decoupled from each other in a state in which the drawer-side device and the door-side device are mounted on the drawer part and the front panel door part, respectively.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.