US 12,516,871 B2Granted

Refrigerator

AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.

InventorsSeonil Yu, Hongsik Kwon, Junyi Heo

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Abstract

A refrigerator with a drawer provided in a storage compartment formed on a cabinet and which accommodates stored goods, the drawer being movably supported by a drawer guide disposed in the storage compartment. A frame which is movable in the front/back directions by a frame guide, and a door opening and closing the storage compartment may be connected with the frame by a link. The frame may have a base part which is disposed on the lower side of the drawer and is connected with the link. The side plate includes a vertical part which is vertical with respect to the base part. A cross section formed by horizontally cutting the vertical part may be formed so as to be elongated along the moving direction of the drawer. The vertical part may be connected with the drawer so as to enable the drawer to move integrally with the frame.

Claims15

Dependent claims

A refrigerator comprising:

a cabinet defining a storage space and an opening at a front side of the cabinet;
a door coupled to the cabinet and configured to open and close at least a portion of the storage space;
a drawer supported on a side wall or a rear wall of the storage space and configured to move through the opening of the cabinet;
a side plate supported on the side wall of the storage space and configured to move in a horizontal direction within the storage space;
a base part coupled to the side plate and configured to move in the horizontal direction within the storage space;
an interlocking unit connecting the drawer to the side plate;
and
a link connecting the base part to the door,
wherein the rear wall of the storage space supports a load of the drawer, and
wherein the drawer is configured to, based on the side plate moving in the horizontal direction, move in the horizontal direction.

7 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 18/217,130Filed 30 Jun 2023 · continuation
Priority: KR 10-2014-015014531 Oct 2014
Published: US 2023/0341175 A126 Oct 2023
Granted: 6 Jan 2026
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification15 codes

F25D 25/025
Slidable shelves: drawers
A47B 96/16
Details of cabinets, racks or shelf units not covered by a single one of groups A47B43/00 - A47B95/00; General details of furniture: drawers or…
F25D 23/028
Doors; Covers: details
F25D 23/067
Details: supporting elements

Family

PCT/KR2015/011666Parent of this continuation · filed 2 Nov 2015
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Application15/523,420Parent of this continuation
US 2017/0314846 A1Published application
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US 2020/0191473 A1Published application
US 2021/0270518 A1Published application
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US 12,516,871 B2This patent

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