Cooling air supplying structure for a refrigerator having cantilever shelves
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorJoong Oh Yoon
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Abstract
A cooling air supplying structure for a refrigerator having shelves is disclosed. The cooling air supplying structure comprises a cooling air supplying duct, a plurality of shelf channels and a plurality of shelves. The cooling air supplying duct serves to supply cooling air to upper and lower portions of a refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator and is vertically mounted behind the refrigerator compartment. Each of the shelf channels has a plurality of engagement slits, and at least one of the shelf channels is mounted to the cooling air supplying duct. The shelves are respectively secured to the shelf channels.
Claims25
A cooling air supplying structure for a refrigerator having shelves, comprising:
- a cooling air supplying duct for supplying cooling air to upper and lower portions of a refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator, said cooling air supplying duct being vertically mounted to an inner case at a rear wall of the refrigerator compartment;
- a plurality of shelf channels, at least one of said shelf channels being mounted to said cooling air supplying duct;
- and
- a plurality of shelves respectively secured to said shelf channels,
- wherein said cooling air supplying duct is vertically recessed at a central portion thereof, and the at least one shelf channel mounted to said cooling air supplying duct is positioned within the recessed central portion of said cooling air supplying duct.
A cooling air supplying structure for a refrigerator having shelves, comprising:
- a cooling air supplying duct for supplying cooling air to upper and lower portions of a refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator, said cooling air supplying duct being vertically mounted to an inner case at a rear wall of the refrigerator compartment;
- a plurality of shelf channels, at least one of said shelf channels being mounted to said cooling air supplying duct;
- and
- a plurality of shelves respectively secured to said shelf channels,
- wherein the plurality of shelf channels comprise a plurality of engagement slits, and each of the shelves comprise a plurality of hooks configured to engage one of the engagement slits.
A cooling air supplying structure for a refrigerator having shelves, comprising:
- a cooling air supplying duct for supplying cooling air to upper and lower portions of a refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator, said cooling air supplying duct being vertically mounted to an inner case at a rear wall of the refrigerator compartment;
- a plurality of shelf channels, at least one of said shelf channels being mounted to said cooling air supplying duct;
- and
- a plurality of shelves respectively secured to said shelf channels,
- wherein the plurality of shelves comprise cantilever shelves, one end of each shelf being mounted to at least one shelf channel, an opposite end of each shelf extending toward a front side of the refrigerator compartment.
A cooling air supplying structure for a refrigerator having shelves, comprising:
- a cooling air supplying duct for supplying cooling air to upper and lower portions of a refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator, said cooling air supplying duct being vertically mounted to an inner case at a rear wall of the refrigerator compartment;
- a plurality of shelf channels, at least one of said shelf channels being mounted to said cooling air supplying duct;
- and
- a plurality of shelves respectively secured to said shelf channels,
- wherein the plurality of shelf channels each have a plurality of engagement slits,
- wherein the plurality of shelves are secured to the plurality of shelf channels by means of the plurality of engagement slits, and
- wherein the plurality of engagement slits extend along a length of each shelf channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.