Refrigerator
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJoo-Young Ha, Deul Re Min, Mi-Sun Park
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a refrigerator including a structure to improve sealability of a storage compartment and in turn, help to improve the preservability of food. The refrigerator may include a storage compartment including a front side provided to be opened, a storage member provided inside the storage compartment to be put into or taken out, a storage member cover coupled to the storage member to selectively open or close a storage space of the storage member, and a rail which guides movement of the storage member cover, and includes a step to control a sealing state of the storage space of the storage member according to the movement of the storage member cover.
Claims21
A refrigerator comprising:
- a storage compartment including a front side provided to be opened;
- a storage member provided inside the storage compartment to be put into or taken out toward the front of the storage compartment, and defining a storage space;
- a storage member cover coupled to the storage member to selectively open or close a storage space of the storage member;
- a rail which guides movement of the storage member cover, and includes a step to control a sealing state of the storage space of the storage member according to the movement of the storage member cover;
- and
- a roller which moves along the rail is coupled to the storage member cover,
- wherein the rail includes:
- a first section provided toward a front of the storage compartment;
- and
- a second section connected to the first section toward a rear of the storage compartment and positioned at a higher level than the first section,
- wherein the storage member cover contacts with the storage member to seal the storage space of the storage member when the roller is positioned at the first section.
A refrigerator comprising:
- a storage compartment including a front side provided to be opened;
- a storage member provided inside the storage compartment to be put into or taken out toward the front of the storage compartment;
- a storage member cover coupled to the storage member to selectively open or close a storage space of the storage member;
- a sealing member provided between the storage member and the storage member cover to improve sealability of the storage space of the storage member;
- and
- a rail which guides movement of the storage member cover, and includes a step to control a sealing state of the storage space of the storage member according to the movement of the storage member cover,
- wherein the sealing member includes
- a pleat portion having a plurality of pleats and coupled to the storage member cover;
- and
- an adhesion portion which is connected to the pleat portion and adheres to the storage member to be separable according to the movement of the storage member cover.
A refrigerator comprising:
- a storage compartment including a front side provided to be opened;
- a storage member provided inside the storage compartment to be put into or taken out toward the front of the storage compartment;
- a storage member cover coupled to the storage member to selectively open or close a storage space of the storage member, and including a water trapping pattern formed in a surface facing the storage space of the storage member;
- a sealing member provided between the storage member and the storage member cover to improve sealability of the storage space of the storage member;
- a rail which guides movement of the storage member cover, and includes a slope to control a sealing state of the storage space of the storage member according to the movement of the storage member cover;
- and
- wherein a roller which moves along the rail is coupled to the storage member cover,
- wherein the rail includes:
- a first section provided toward a front of the storage compartment;
- and
- a second section connected to the first section toward a rear of the storage compartment and positioned at a higher level than the first section,
- wherein the sealing member is coupled to the storage member cover to face the storage space of the storage compartment, and the sealing member contacts with the storage member to seal the storage space of the storage member when the roller is positioned at the first section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.