Refrigerator
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsMyung Keun Yoo, Yong Hwan Eom, Ok Sun Yu, Hyoun Jeong Shin
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Abstract
A movement structure for a drawer of a refrigerator is provided that allows a storage box to be automatically withdrawn from or inserted into a main body of the refrigerator. The structure may include a rolling mechanism that rolls along a guide mechanism coupled to the storage box to facilitate and guide the movement of the storage box and maintain alignment relative to the main body of the refrigerator. A drive motor may provide a rotational force to the rolling mechanism to automate the movement of the storage box.
Claims28
A refrigerator, comprising:
- at least one compartment;
- an evaporator that supplies cold air to the compartment;
- a drawer provided for the at least one compartment;
- a rolling member provided at a portion of the drawer;
- at least one guide member extending from a front portion to a rear portion of the at least one compartment;
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- a motor that rotates the rolling member such that the rolling member moves along the at least one guide member.
A refrigerator, comprising:
- a main body having at least one storage compartment;
- an evaporator that supplies cold air to the at least one storage compartment;
- a drawer provided with the at least one storage compartment;
- a movement apparatus that allows movement of the drawer relative to the at least one storage compartment, the movement apparatus comprising:
- a motor that generates a driving force in response to an input, and moves together with the drawer;
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- a driving force transmitter that transfers the driving force into a movement of the drawer.
A refrigerator, comprising:
- a main body having at least one storage compartment;
- a drawer that is moveable relative to the at least one storage compartment;
- a motor coupled to the drawer;
- a rolling member coupled to the motor such that the drawer is withdrawn from or inserted into the at least one storage compartment.
A refrigerator comprising:
- a housing having a first compartment;
- an evaporator to provide cold air;
- a first drawer for the first compartment;
- a door provided on the first drawer;
- a first pinion and a first guide rack provided between the first compartment and the first drawer, the first pinion being movable along the first guide rack, the first pinion having a plurality of first teeth, and the first guide rack having a plurality of second teeth along a prescribed length of the first guide rack;
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- a first motor coupled to the first pinion, wherein, based on an operation of the motor, the first drawer is moved from a first position to a second position relative to the first compartment by movement of the first pinion along the first guide rack.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.