US 2013/0170897 A1 · CONNECTION SUPPORT DEVICE AND REFRIGERATOR HAVING THE SAME

Abstract

A refrigerator including a storage container that may be selectively coupled to a refrigerator body or to a door by a storage container support device is provided. The refrigerator may include a refrigerator body having a storage compartment formed therein, a rotatable door to open or close the storage compartment, a gasket provided between the door and the refrigerator body, a storage container that may be selectively coupled to the door or to the refrigerator body, a storage container support device provided at the door, the refrigerator body or the storage container to allow the storage container to be selectively coupled to and supported by the refrigerator body or the door, and a control device provided in the door to selectively control operation of the storage container support device from an exterior of the door.

Claims11

Dependent claims

A connection support device provided on a first member (container) and configured to engage a fixing hook provided on a second member (door) and to disengage the fixing hook in response to contact with a third member (cabinet), the connection support device comprising:

a connecting bracket including a base coupled to the first member and two legs extending outward from opposite ends of the base;
a connecting device, comprising:
a connecting bar rotatably installed so as to extend between the two legs of the connecting bracket;
a connecting hook that extends outward from the connecting bar;
and
a connecting hole formed in the connecting bar;
and
a pivoting device, comprising:
a pivoting shaft rotatably installed so as to extend between the two legs, at a position between the connecting device and the base of the connecting bracket;
a push arm coupled to and extending outward from the pivoting shaft in a first direction, wherein the push arm is selectively removed from and inserted into the connecting hole to rotate the connecting device and respectively engage and disengage the fixing hook;
and
a contact arm coupled to and extending outward from the pivoting shaft in a second direction, wherein the contact arm rotates the pivoting device in response to contact with the third member to insert the push arm into the connecting hole and disengage the fixing hook.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Connection support device and refrigerator having the same

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Connection support device and refrigerator having the same

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Abstract

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