Abstract:
The present invention discloses a refrigerator (100) including a refrigerator main body (110) having an opening (110a), a door (120) connected to the refrigerator main body and configured to open and close the opening, a storage unit (130) configured to be moved toward a rear wall (114) within the refrigerator main body so as to be installed in the refrigerator main body, the rear wall facing the opening, a power supply unit (140) mounted at the rear wall and having an accommodating portion (140a) formed to face the opening, and a connection unit (150) mounted at the storage unit, wherein when the storage unit is moved to the rear wall and installed in the refrigerator main body, at least part of the connection unit is inserted into the accommodating portion so as to be electrically connected to the power supply unit.
Abstract:
Disclosed are a refrigerator and an evaporator for the same. More particularly, disclosed are a refrigerator which ensures easy expansion of a freezing compartment thereof, and an evaporator applied to the refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a cabinet having a storage compartment therein, a door mounted to the cabinet so as to open or close the storage compartment, a freezing compartment provided in an upper region of the storage compartment, an evaporator configured to define the freezing compartment, an elevating frame vertically movably provided below the freezing compartment, the elevating frame defining an expanded freezing compartment when moved downward, and fixed frames secured to two respective sidewalls of the storage compartment so as to guide and support vertical movement of the elevating frame.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses a refrigerator (100) including a refrigerator main body (110) having an opening (110a), a door (120) connected to the refrigerator main body and configured to open and close the opening, a storage unit (130) configured to be moved toward a rear wall (114) within the refrigerator main body so as to be installed in the refrigerator main body, the rear wall facing the opening, a power supply unit (140) mounted at the rear wall and having an accommodating portion (140a) formed to face the opening, and a connection unit (150) mounted at the storage unit, wherein when the storage unit is moved to the rear wall and installed in the refrigerator main body, at least part of the connection unit is inserted into the accommodating portion so as to be electrically connected to the power supply unit.
Abstract:
A refrigerator may include guide members (150,250,350) mounted to a storage chamber (20), with each guide member including a vertical guide hole (254,354) and a vertical guide groove (152,252,352). A shelf may (110,210,310) be mounted to the guide members, to be vertically movable, and switch members (120,220) mounted to the shelf, to be movable forwards and rearwards. Each switch member may include a body (121), and a protrusion (124,224) protruding from the body, to be guided along the guide groove (152,252,352) of the corresponding guide member. A rotating shaft (140,240,340) may be mounted beneath the shelf, to be guided along the guide holes. Pinions (142,242,342) may be provided at the rotating shaft. Rack gears (173,273,373) may be vertically mounted to the guide members, to be coupled to the pinions. A connecting device may transmit a force to vertically move a front half portion of the shelf to a rear half portion of the shelf such that the shelf is vertically movable while being maintained in a horizontal state.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a refrigerator including a cabinet (10) defining a first storage region (2) for storing food, a door (20) for opening and closing the first storage region (2), a gasket (26) which is provided on an inner surface of the door (20) and seals the first storage region (2) from outdoor air by forming a sealing boundary when the door (20) closes the first storage region (2), a first hinge member (40) which has a rotary shaft (42) and rotatably connects the door (20) to the cabinet (10) out of the sealing boundary, a container (100) which defines a second storage region for storing food and is received in the first storage region (2), and a second hinge member (200) which is fixed, at one side thereof, to the container (100) within the sealing boundary while being rotatably connected, at the other side thereof, to the door (20), the second hinge member (200) having a ratary shaft (206) which is vertically and linearly aligned with the rotary shaft (42) of the first hinge member (40).
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a refrigerator including a cabinet (10) defining a first storage region (2) for storing food, a door (20) opening and closing the first storage region (2) and filled with a thermal insulator therein, a gasket (26) provided on an inner surface of the door (20) and sealing the first storage region (2) from outdoor air by forming a sealing boundary when the door (20) closes the first storage region (2), a first hinge member (40) rotatably connecting the door (2) to the cabinet (10), a container (100) defining a second storage region for storing food and received in the first storage region (2), a second hinge member (200) rotatably connecting the door (20) to the container (100), and a connection member (260) structurally coupled to the second hinge member (200) within the door (20), in order to prevent distortions of a direction and a position of a rotary shaft (206) of the second hinge member (200) relative to a rotary shaft (42) of the first hinge member (40).
Abstract:
Disclosed are a fixing device and a refrigerator having the same. The fixing device includes a clasp (400) installed to a first member (12), the clasp having a contact portion (402, 404) defining a plane, and a coupler (500) installed to a second member (100), the coupler serving to fix the second member to the first member to enable selective coupling or release of the second member and the first member. The coupler includes a hook (510) having a protruding tip portion (511) configured to come into contact with the contact portions (402, 404) so as to be caught by the contact portion (404), the hook being rotatable, and an elastic member (52,0) configured to elastically support the hook such that the hook is rotated toward the clasp. A contact position of the protruding tip portion and the contact portion is spaced apart from a rotation center of the hook by a predetermined distance (d).
Abstract:
A refrigerator may include a cabinet defined with a storage chamber therein, and a shelf assembly (100) mounted in the storage chamber provided with a vertically movable shelf (120). The shelf assembly (100) includes a guide member (140) mounted in the storage chamber while having guide slots (142, 144) inclinedly formed at side walls of the guide member (140) . The shelf is supported by the guide member (140) to be vertically movable. Guide protrusions (146) are provided at opposite lateral ends of the shelf (120) to protrude laterally and are supported by the guide slots (142, 144) in a state of being slidably engaged in the guide slots (142, 144). The guide slots (142, 144) have bent upper ends forming upper seats (143, 145) to support the guide protrusions (146). Each upper seat (143, 145) is formed such that a straight vertical line extending downwards from a center of the upper seat (143, 145) passes through a center of a lower seat formed at the corresponding guide slot (142, 144).
Abstract:
A refrigerator equipped with a door that becomes transparent as necessary to make the interior thereof visible is disclosed. The refrigerator includes a cabinet having a storage compartment defined therein, a lighting device for illuminating the interior of the storage compartment, a door, which is hingedly coupled to the cabinet to open and close the storage compartment, and has an opening and a panel assembly including a front panel disposed on the front surface thereof, a sensor for detecting sound waves, which are generated by a knock input applied to the door and are transmitted through the front panel, and a controller for controlling the lighting device to allow light to be transmitted through the panel assembly, thus making the storage compartment visible from outside the door through the opening when a predetermined knock input is detected.