# US 11,441,837 B2 · Refrigerator with a movable shelf or storage container > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,441,837 B2 - Document ID: US11441837B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/672,765 - Filed: 2019-11-04 - Published: 2020-06-04 - Granted: 2022-09-13 - Earliest claimed: 2018-11-29 - Assignees: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH - Applicants: Bsh HausgeräTe GmbH - Inventors: Li Du; Jing Hong; Yu Xia - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11441837B2 ## CPC - F25D 23/069: {Cooling space dividing partitions} - F25D 29/005: {Mounting of control devices} - F25D 23/021: {Sliding doors} - F25D 23/06: Walls (F25D23/08 takes precedence; containers with thermal insulation B65D81/38) - F25D 25/025: {Drawers} - F25D 27/00: Lighting arrangements (in general F21) - G01S 13/88: Radar or analogous systems specially adapted for specific applications (electromagnetic prospecting or detecting of objects, e.g. near-field detection, G01V3/00) - F25D 25/024: {Slidable shelves} - F25D 2700/02: Sensors detecting door opening - F25D: REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (refrigerated showcases A47F3/04; thermally-insulated vessels for domestic use A47J41/00; refrigerated vehicles, see the appropriate subclasses of classes B60 - B64; containers with thermal insulation in general B65D81/38; heat-transfer, heat-exchange or heat-storage materials, e.g. refrigerants, or materials for the production of heat or cold by chemical reactions other than by combustion C09K5/00; thermally-insulated vessels for liquefied or solidified gases F17C; air-conditioning or air-humidification F24F; refrigeration machines, plants, or systems F25B; cooling of instruments or comparable apparatus without refrigeration G12B) - G01S: RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES ## Abstract A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a door, a storage container or movable shelf, and a video recording module. The cabinet includes a storage compartment, a pair of oppositely disposed side walls, and a connecting portion that extends along a lateral direction of the cabinet and that is connected to the pair of side walls, the connecting portion having a front engaging face. The door is configured to cover the storage compartment and is connected to the front engaging face when closed. The storage container or movable shelf is located in the storage compartment and may be at least partially pulled out of the storage compartment. The video recording module or an illumination module is disposed at the connecting portion, faces toward a front of the cabinet, and is inclined downward to record a video of/illuminate the storage container or movable shelf that is at least partially pulled out of the storage compartment. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A refrigerator, comprising: a cabinet having a storage compartment, a pair of oppositely disposed side walls, and a connecting portion that extends along a lateral direction of the cabinet and that is connected to the pair of side walls, the connecting portion having an inclined wall and a front engaging face disposed below the inclined wall and forward of a bottom edge of the inclined wall toward a front of the refrigerator; a door, configured to cover the storage compartment, the door engaging the front engaging face when closed; a storage container or movable shelf that is located in the storage compartment and that may be at least partially pulled out of the storage compartment; and a video recording module or an illumination module, wherein the video recording module or the illumination module is disposed on said inclined wall, faces toward a front of the cabinet, and is inclined downward to record a video of/illuminate the storage container or movable shelf that is at least partially pulled out of the storage compartment. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the inclined wall faces toward the front of the cabinet and is inclined downward in a front-to-rear direction. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the connecting portion comprises a recessed portion, the video recording module or the illumination module being located in the recessed portion. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein the recessed portion is recessed rearward from the front engaging face of the connecting portion. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein the recessed portion includes a lower wall below the inclined wall, the lower wall is inclined upward in a front-to-rear direction and connects the inclined wall to the front engaging face. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein there is an interval between a rear portion of the door and the video recording module or the illumination module. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein there is a giving-way portion at a rear side of an upper end of the door, and the door has a reduced thickness at the giving-way portion, the reduced thickness being reduced relative to a thickness of other areas of the door. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein there is a surface inclined toward a direction away from the connecting portion at a rear side of the upper end of the door. ### Claim 9 A refrigerator, comprising: a cabinet having a storage compartment, a pair of oppositely disposed side walls, and a connecting portion that extends along a lateral direction of the cabinet and that is connected to the pair of side walls, the connecting portion having a front engaging face; a door, configured to cover the storage compartment, the door engaging the front engaging face when closed; a storage container or movable shelf that is located in the storage compartment and that may be at least partially pulled out of the storage compartment; and a video recording module or an illumination module, wherein the video recording module or the illumination module is disposed at the connecting portion, faces toward a front of the cabinet, and is inclined downward to record a video of/illuminate the storage container or movable shelf that is at least partially pulled out of the storage compartment; the front engaging face is located below the video recording module or the illumination module. ### Claim 10 A refrigerator, comprising: a cabinet having a storage compartment, a pair of oppositely disposed side walls, and a connecting portion that extends along a lateral direction of the cabinet and that is connected to the pair of side walls, the connecting portion having a front engaging face; a door, configured to cover the storage compartment, the door engaging the front engaging face when closed; a storage container or movable shelf that is located in the storage compartment and that may be at least partially pulled out of the storage compartment; and a video recording module or an illumination module, wherein the video recording module or the illumination module is disposed at the connecting portion, faces toward a front of the cabinet, and is inclined downward to record a video of/illuminate the storage container or movable shelf that is at least partially pulled out of the storage compartment, the video recording module or the illumination module is located outside the storage compartment when the door is closed. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the door is a first door and further comprising a second door located above the first door, wherein the video recording module or the illumination module is at least partially located between the first door and the second door in a vertical direction. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the storage container or movable shelf is adapted to move in a front-to-rear direction with the door. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, further comprising a first sensor for detecting whether the storage container or movable shelf reaches a second location, wherein a spacing exists between the second location and a first location, the storage container being covered or the movable shelf being at an end position within the storage compartment at the first location, and when the storage container or movable shelf reaches the second location along a predetermined direction, the video recording module or the illumination module being triggered to record a video of or illuminate the storage container or movable shelf. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The refrigerator according to claim 13, wherein the first sensor is adapted to move with the storage container or movable shelf, or is located in the storage compartment and may move relative to the storage container or movable shelf. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The refrigerator according to claim 13, wherein the second location is located between the first location and a third location, the storage container or movable shelf being in a maximum open state at the third location. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The refrigerator according to claim 15, wherein the second location is adjacent the third location.