Refrigerator with an adjustable bin
AssigneeMidea Group Co., Ltd.
InventorsEric Scalf, Vinayak Naik
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Abstract
A refrigerator appliance having one or more adjustable bins. The refrigerator door may include the one or more adjustable bins. The adjustable bin may move along one or more rails. The adjustable bin may include one or more actuators engaging the one or more rails. The adjustable bin may include one or more bushings slidably engaging the one or more rails. The adjustable bin may include a storage bin removable from a carriage. The adjustable bin may include a locking mechanism between the storage bin and the carriage. The carriage may include one or more actuators.
Claims21
A refrigerator appliance comprising:
- a first rail;
- a first carriage moveable along the first rail between at least one first location and at least one second location, wherein the at least one first location is different from the at least one second location;
- a storage bin;
- a locking mechanism releasably engaging the storage bin with the first carriage;
- wherein the first carriage includes:
- at least one through opening having an outer periphery defined by the first carriage, and wherein the at least one through opening slidably receives the first rail;
- and
- at least one first actuator positionable between an engaged position securing the first carriage to the first rail in the at least one first location and a disengaged position allowing the first carriage to move between the at least one first location and the at least one second location.
A refrigerator appliance comprising:
- at least one first rail;
- at least one first carriage moveable along the at least one first rail between at least one first location and at least one second location, wherein the at least one first location is different from the at least one second location;
- at least one storage bin;
- the at least one first carriage includes:
- at least one through opening having an outer periphery defined by the at least one first carriage, and wherein the at least one through opening slidably receiving the at least one first rail;
- at least one first actuator positionable between an engaged position securing the at least one storage bin to the at least one first carriage in a fixed position and a disengaged position allowing the at least one storage bin to move to an unfixed position different from the fixed position;
- and
- at least one second actuator positionable between an engaged position securing the at least one first carriage to the at least one first rail in the at least one first location and a disengaged position allowing the at least one first carriage to move between the at least one first location and the at least one second location.
A refrigerator appliance comprising:
- one or more rails;
- one or more carriages moveable along the one or more rails between at least one first location and at least one second location, wherein the at least one first location is different from the at least one second location;
- one or more storage bins releasably engaging the one or more carriages;
- and
- one or more actuators positionable between an engaged position securing the one or more storage bins to the one or more carriages in a fixed position and a disengaged position allowing the one or more storage bins to move to an unfixed position different from the fixed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.