# US 2022/0034583 A1 · Refrigerator > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2022/0034583 A1 - Document ID: US20220034583A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/309,503 - Filed: 2019-11-27 - Published: 2022-02-03 - Earliest claimed: 2018-12-11 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Hyo Suck KANG; Jong Kyoung BOK - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20220034583A1 ## CPC - F25D 31/007: {Bottles or cans} - A47B 96/06: Brackets or similar supporting means for cabinets, racks or shelves ({A47B96/022 takes precedence; } aspects of adjusting height or inclination A47B57/00 {; brackets for the display of articles A47F5/08}) - F25D 23/067: {Supporting elements} - F25D 25/02: by shelves - A47B 96/021: {Structural features of shelf bases} - A47F 7/28: for containers, e.g. flasks, bottles {, tins, milk packs (racks or containers with dispensing arrangements A47F1/04; for lipsticks or markers A47F7/0021; for audio/video cassettes or booklike articles A47F7/14)} - F25D 2331/803: Bottles - 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) - A47B: TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE (furniture jointing F16B) - A47F: SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS ## Abstract The present disclosure relates to a refrigerator including a main body in a storage compartment is provided, a rack to partition an inner space of the storage compartment in an up-down direction, a pair of support protrusions protruding from opposite inner sidewalls of the storage compartment to support the rack, and buffer members disposed on the support protrusions to elastically support opposite side ends of the rack. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A refrigerator comprising: a main body in a storage compartment is provided; a rack disposed inside the storage compartment; a pair of support protrusions protruding from opposite inner sidewalls of the storage compartment to support the rack; and buffer members disposed on the support protrusions to elastically support opposite side ends of the rack. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the rack comprises a pair of rack frames extending in a front-rear direction to be placed on the pair of support protrusions, and a plurality of supports extending in a left-right direction to be fixed to the pair of rack frames and spaced apart from each other in the front-rear direction. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the buffer member comprises a first seating groove extending in the front-rear direction so that the rack frame is seated thereon. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein the buffer members comprise a straight buffer member comprising only the first seating groove. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein the buffer member comprises a second seating groove in which the support is seated. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The refrigerator according to claim 5, wherein the buffer members comprise an L-shaped buffer member in which the first seating groove and the second seating groove are connected to form an L shape. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The refrigerator according to claim 6, wherein the L-shaped buffer member further comprises a rear portion protruding upward from a rear side of an upper surface thereof to face a rear end of the rack frame. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The refrigerator according to claim 5, wherein the buffer members comprise a T-shaped buffer member in which the first seating groove and the second seating groove are connected to form a T shape. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the buffer member comprises a locking part protruding from a lower surface thereof to be inserted into the support protrusion, and the support protrusion comprises a locking groove into which the locking part is inserted and locked. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The refrigerator according to claim 9, wherein the locking part and the locking groove have a trapezoidal cross section and extend in the left-right direction. ### Claim 11 (depends on 2) The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the buffer members each comprise a side portion protruding upward from one side of an upper surface thereof to face a side surface of the rack frame, and the main body comprises accommodating grooves provided on the opposite inner sidewalls of the storage compartment to accommodate the side portions. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The refrigerator according to claim 11, wherein the side portion has a larger width than a depth of the accommodating groove.