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US 9,803,915 B2Granted
Refrigerator
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJunsoo Park, Jiyeong Ku, Jiyoon Lee, Jiyoung Yoon
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Abstract
A refrigerator includes a movable body that is located in a case that defines a storage compartment. The refrigerator further includes a shelf that is connected to the movable body via a connection member. The refrigerator further includes a guard that is configured to surround an edge of the shelf, that is larger than the shelf, and that includes a protrusion member that protrudes toward the movable body. The movable body includes a guide rail that is configured to guide the protrusion member during sliding.
Claims18
A refrigerator comprising:
- a shelf that is configured to move towards a front of the refrigerator and a rear of the refrigerator and that is located in a case that defines a storage compartment;
- a guard that is configured to prevent articles on the shelf from falling off the shelf;
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- an interlocking mechanism that is connected to the shelf and the guard, that is configured to move the guard towards a front upper portion of the refrigerator based on the shelf moving towards the front of the refrigerator, and that comprises:
- a first gear that is located at the shelf and that extends towards the front of the refrigerator and towards the rear of the refrigerator;
- a second gear that is configured to engage the first gear;
- a third gear that is configured to engage the second gear;
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- a fourth gear that is configured to engage the third gear and that is connected to the guard.
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A refrigerator comprising:
- a shelf that is configured to move towards a front of the refrigerator and a rear of the refrigerator and that is located in a case that defines a storage compartment;
- a guard that is configured to prevent articles on the shelf from falling off the shelf and that is configured to surround a perimeter of the shelf, wherein a perimeter of the guard is larger than the perimeter of the shelf;
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- an interlocking mechanism that is connected to the shelf and the guard and that is configured to move the guard towards a front upper portion of the refrigerator based on the shelf moving towards the front of the refrigerator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.