Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
312405100 | Having article support | 54 |
20080203878 | Refrigerator with regulation members - Disclosed is a refrigerator including a storage chamber having a door at a front thereof; a first storage basket provided in a lower portion of the storage chamber and being opened and closed integrally with the door; and a second storage basket provided above the first storage basket in the lower portion of the storage chamber, wherein the first storage basket is provided with at least one regulation member to draw the second storage basket into the storage chamber when the door is closed. Since the storage baskets are completely drawn into the storage chamber, the refrigerator improves the convenience of use. | 08-28-2008 |
20080246381 | DOOR BASKET FOR REFRIGERATOR - Provided is a door basket for a refrigerator. The door basket includes a case, a cover, and a contact member. The case is mounted on a rear side of a refrigerator door and forms a space for receiving food. The cover is axially coupled between both sides of the case and selectively shielding the case through up/down rotation. The contact member is provided on an inner side of the case contacting one end of the cover when the cover is completely opened, and formed of an electrical material to relieve a contact impact with the cover. | 10-09-2008 |
20080252191 | Damper and Home-Bar Door Apparatus for Refrigerator Using the Same - The present invention relates to a home-bar door apparatus for a refrigerator. The home-bar door apparatus includes a home-bar door ( | 10-16-2008 |
20080258597 | Water-Filter Mounting Structure for Refrigerator - The present invention relates to a water-filter mounting structure for a refrigerator. A water-filter mounting structure for a refrigerator according to the present invention comprises a filter receiving section provided below a dispenser that is mounted at a door for selectively opening and closing a storage space and discharges water or ice to the outside; and a water filter mounted in the filter receiving section to purify water supplied from a water supplying source. According to the present invention, there are advantages in that it is possible to minimize reduction in a storage capacity, loss in cold air and damage to the water filter and to improve product compatibility. | 10-23-2008 |
20080303401 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator has a shelf that is securely supported by a supporting portion and can be conveniently withdrawn. For this end, the refrigerator includes a main body, a supporting portion, a shelf main body, a rail, and a latching member. An inner case defines an interior of the main body. The supporting portion is provided on the inner case. The shelf main body is supported by the supporting portion. The rail is provided at a side of the shelf main body, to guide movement of the shelf main body. The latching member is provided on the rail, latches to the supporting portion, and elastically deforms when the shelf main body is moved. | 12-11-2008 |
20090009043 | HOME BAR FOR REFRIGERATOR - Provided is a home bar for a refrigerator that has an improved structure for easy door opening and closing. The home bar includes a home bar frame, a home bar door, a fixing unit, and an elastic member. The home bar frame includes an opening. The home bar door is configured to close the opening. The fixing unit is disposed on the home bar frame and configured to latch the home bar door. The elastic member is disposed at a side of the fixing unit and configured to apply an elastic force for opening the home bar door. Although the home bar does not have an expensive latch structure, the home bar door can be easily opened, closed, and latched. The opening is large such that foods can be easily accessed through the opening. An additional insulating layer can be provided in the home bar door for improving insulating efficiency. | 01-08-2009 |
20090033190 | Refrigerator door - A refrigerator door includes an outer wall and an inner wall which surround an intermediate space as well as vertical bars that protrude from the inner wall and are provided with catching steps for door shelves. The bars are formed at least in part by a vertical profiled part while the catching steps are embodied on the vertical profiled part. | 02-05-2009 |
20090033191 | REFRIGERATOR - The present embodiment relates to a refrigerator, and more specifically to a refrigerator capable of effectively receiving various kinds of foods in the inside of a basket by selectively shielding a door basket provided at a rear of a refrigerator door and providing a basket cover selectively fixed to an upper end of the door basket or the rear of the door. | 02-05-2009 |
20090146538 | DOOR-BASKET STRUCTURE OF REFRIGERATOR - The present invention relates to a door-basket structure adapted to be inserted in a refrigerator, including a basket body installed slidably in a fore and aft direction at a rear surface of a door and having an upper surface in the form of a rack horizontally extended, the basket body adapted to store foodstuffs therein, a basket cover pivotably installed at an upper portion of the basket body so as to selectively open and close the interior of the basket body, the basket cover having a lower surface in the form of a pinion. The rack is adapted to interlock continuously with the pinion at every moment to allow the basket cover to be opened and closed in cooperation with movement of the basket body. | 06-11-2009 |
20090243454 | REFRIGERATOR, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRIVING A DRAWER OF THE REFRIGERATOR - A system and method for driving a drawer of a refrigerator and a refrigerator employing this system is provided. This system and method allows the drawer to substantially immediately and automatically stop when the drawer encounters an obstacle. This type of automatic control of the drawer may enhance the safe operation of the drawer, prevent injuries to users, and prevent overload and subsequent malfunction of a drive motor used to move the drawer. | 10-01-2009 |
20100066226 | Built-In Refrigerator Provided with a Water and Drinks Dispenser - A built-in refrigerator includes a water and drinks dispenser, or an ice maker, placed on the outside of the refrigerator door. The refrigerator is installed in a modular kitchen furniture unit provided with a door panel. A sliding connection between the dispenser and the door panel of the furniture unit allows the simultaneous opening and closing of the door and the door panel and, when the door is in the closed position, prevents residual liquids or solids from falling into the air space existing between the door and the door panel. | 03-18-2010 |
20100084956 | Refrigerator - Disclosed is a refrigerator having a home bar. The refrigerator has a reinforcement unit that supports a pair of rotating shafts to securely assemble the rotating shafts with a home bar door such that the rotating shafts securely support the home bar door. The refrigerator includes a home bar door, a pair of support members provided in the home bar door symmetrically to each other, and a connection member connecting the support members to each other. The support members are integrally formed with the connection member. | 04-08-2010 |
20100176702 | REFRIGERATOR - Provided is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a main body defining a storage compartment, a refrigerator door for opening or closing the storage compartment, and a basket height-adjustably provided on the refrigerator door. | 07-15-2010 |
20100270902 | DOOR GUARD ASSEMBLY AND REFRIGERATOR HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a door guard assembly and a refrigerator having the same. In the door guard assembly, one side of a storage space of the door guard where food is stored is formed of a wooden material so that humidity of the storage space is adjusted. | 10-28-2010 |
20100283368 | KEEPING DEVICE FOR REFRIGERATOR AND REFRIGERATOR HAVING THE SAME - A keeping device for a refrigerator and a refrigerator having the same are disclosed. A moving shelf is installed to adjust the space between door baskets according to the height of food items received in the door baskets. When the moving shelf is folded, a long food item can be stably received, and when the folded moving shelf is unfolded, the receiving space can be extended to receive more food items. Also, because moving support portions supporting the moving shelf are provided at both sides, collision noise can be reduced when the moving shelf is unfolded, and because a restraining unit is to provided between the moving shelf and the door, the folded state of the moving shelf can be stably maintained. In addition, because the keeping device is hung and fixed such that it is tightly attached to the door, the keeping space can be extended. | 11-11-2010 |
20110043089 | Reach-in door for refrigerated cabinets - The door is constructed for a refrigerated cabinet and includes an IG unit of rectangular shape and a frame surrounding the unit. The frame is formed of a pair of horizontally disposed aluminum rails and a pair of vertically disposed plastic stiles. Each stile is secured at each end to a respective end of each of the rails by screws. Each rail and stile receives the IG unit in a recessed manner. Full perimeter gasketing of the door is obtained by a vertical gasket on the stile on the hinged side of the door and a pair of horizontal seals on the cabinet opposite the rails of the door. | 02-24-2011 |
20110050068 | HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR A DOMESTIC APPLIANCE - A handle assembly for mounting to a door of an appliance includes a main body member having first and second end portions separated by an intermediate portion. Each of the first and second end portions includes a cavity adapted to receive an end insert formed of soft material. Each of the end inserts includes an attachment member. The handle is mounted to a front face of the door through interengagment of the attachment members and base members provided on the door without scratching the surface of the door. | 03-03-2011 |
20110095670 | Automatic door closing device of refrigerator and refrigerator having the same - An automatic door closing device of a refrigerator, which allows a drawer unit to automatically close a storage compartment, and a refrigerator having the same. The automatic door closing device is provided at a front lateral region of the drawer unit, thereby being operated even if a user moves the drawer unit only a short distance. Further, since the automatic door closing device is positioned so as not to invade an installation space of a sliding device for sliding opening/closing of the drawer unit, the sliding device may be installed to easily support the weight of the drawer unit. A damper device is provided underneath the automatic door closing device to prevent the automatic door closing device from causing sudden closing motion of the drawer unit. The damper device may adjust the beginning of shock alleviation by adjusting the length of a damper rod. | 04-28-2011 |
20110234075 | WATER VALVE AND HOUSEHOLD REFRIGERATION UNIT - A water valve for a household refrigeration unit includes a housing having a water channel that has a first end having a first opening and a second end having a second opening. A sealing mechanism is arranged within the water channel and movable along the water channel between a closed position in which the sealing mechanism seals the water channel and an open position in which the sealing mechanism opens the water channel. The sealing mechanism includes a first inner seal for sealing the first opening in the closed position thereof and a second inner seal for sealing the second opening in the closed position thereof. Arranged on the outside of the housing are first and second outer seals disposed in offset relationship. The first and second outer seal adjoin a hollow space when installed and seal the water valve from the environment. | 09-29-2011 |
20110316405 | DOMESTIC REFRIGERATION DEVICE AND DOOR TRAY FOR A REFRIGERATION DEVICE - A door tray for a refrigeration device includes a decorative strip having a profile that is u-shaped in cross section. An open-topped container has an edge onto which the decorative strip is fitted with the u-shaped profile thereof. Provided at least partially on an inner surface is a material having relatively high static friction. The material is in contact with the container and fixes the decorative strip to the container merely due to the static friction of said material. | 12-29-2011 |
20120043873 | Refrigerator - A refrigerator including left and right doors of rotating opening/closing type and a sliding door between the left and right doors. The left and right rotating opening/closing doors have an improved slim edge structure such that a door thickness is hidden. The sliding door includes door guards to accommodate food. | 02-23-2012 |
20120286639 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes a cabinet having a first storage chamber, a plurality of doors which open and close an access opening formed at a front surface of the first storage chamber, a hinge assembly which rotatably couples each door to the cabinet, and a basket assembly rotatably coupled to the cabinet with respect to the hinge assembly, the basket assembly being configured to define a second storage chamber which is received in the first storage chamber. The basket assembly includes a basket frame defining the second storage chamber and a basket mounted on the basket frame to receive food stuff when at least one of the doors is opened. The basket assembly is configured such that an access into the basket is enabled through a front face and rear face of the basket assembly. | 11-15-2012 |
20120293056 | DOOR BASKET AND REFRIGERATOR INCLUDING SAME - Provided is a refrigerator. A door basket is disposed vertically movable along guide slots defined in a back surface of the door for selectively opening or closing a storage. The door basket a basket body receiving goods, a basket support on which the basket body is detachably disposed, a stopping lever fixing the basket support to a position corresponding to one of a plurality of fixing grooves vertically spaced apart from each other in the bask surface of the door, and an elastic member applying an elastic force to the stopping lever so that the stopping lever is maintained in a state where the stopping lever is inserted into one of the fixing grooves. Thus, the door basket may be more easily adjusted in position, and also, the goods may be more easily taken in or out of the door basket. | 11-22-2012 |
20120306338 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator ( | 12-06-2012 |
20130033163 | REFRIGERATOR WITH INNER DOOR - A refrigerator includes a cabinet having at least one storage chamber, upper and lower hinges disposed at the cabinet, an inner door coupled to the upper and lower hinges to selectively open or close the storage chamber, an outer door disposed at the front of the inner door to selectively open or close an inner space of the inner door, a basket installation unit mounted onto an inner wall of the inner door, an inner door cover able to be inwardly open or closed based on a longitudinal rotational shaft disposed at the basket installation unit, a latch device to fix the inner door cover to the basket installation unit, and an opening member disposed at one side of the basket installation unit to rotate the inner door cover when the latch device is released. | 02-07-2013 |
20130038193 | APPARATUS FOR RETRACTABLE RECESS TRAY - An apparatus includes an extendable tray that can be moved into a retracted position and an extended position away from a recess surface, and a cover with a surface positioned in conjunction with the extendable tray so as to bridge a gap between the recess surface and the tray when the tray is in the extended position to provide a uniform appearance. Also included is a latch apparatus that includes a latch arm that engages a stop to limit horizontal translation of the tray past an extended position, a handle that, when depressed, disengages the latch arm, enabling removal of the tray past the extended position, a pivot that provides a rotational axis by which the handle is attached to the tray, and a spring arm that controls a pivot angle of the handle, ensuring that latch arm engages the stop. A refrigerator incorporating the structures is also disclosed. | 02-14-2013 |
20130119849 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator includes an auxiliary shelf unfolded by being linked with an opening/closing of a second door which opens or closes a storage space defined in a first door. The second door covers the storage space and is rotated in the same direction as the first door. | 05-16-2013 |
20130328473 | STORAGE CONTAINER FOR A REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE WITH SUPPLEMENTAL STORAGE FEATURES - A storage container for a refrigerator appliance is provided. A supplemental storage shelf is mounted to the storage container. The supplemental storage shelf is configured for selective positioning along a vertical direction relative to the storage container. In such a manner, the supplemental storage shelf can be easily or conveniently stored when not in use. | 12-12-2013 |
20130334952 | BEVERAGE STORAGE RACK - A storage rack configured to be removably attached to an inner refrigerator door liner to enable storage of canned and/or bottled beverages is defined by an open body formed from a peripheral frame member, a base member fixed to and extending between side portions of the peripheral frame member and an angled support member. A front segment of the angled support member and a frontal section of the peripheral frame member include a series of aligned arcuate portions. Bottles, such as soda, water, wine and the like bottles, can be stored upright in the rack, resting on the base member between the frontal section of the peripheral frame member and a rear segment of the angled support member, while beverage cans can be stored at an angle, abutting the rear segment of the angled support member while spaced side portions of the cans rest upon the aligned arcuate portions. | 12-19-2013 |
20140035454 | REFRIGERATOR - Disclosed therein is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes: a refrigerator main body partitioned into a freezing room and a refrigeration room; a refrigerator door for opening and closing the refrigerator main body; pockets mounted on the inner face of the refrigerator door; and a sealing room provided to the pocket for separately storing articles by stopping a flow of cold air of the refrigerator main body. | 02-06-2014 |
20140042886 | REFRIGERATING APPLIANCE - The invention relates to a refrigerating appliance ( | 02-13-2014 |
20140062283 | REFRIGERATING APPLIANCE - A refrigerating appliance is described, which includes a door ( | 03-06-2014 |
20140070688 | REFRIGERATOR HAVING SUB DOOR - A refrigerator includes a main body provided with storage chambers having doors, one of the doors being provided with an opening, the opening having at least one stepped plane; a rack installed in the storage chamber at a height corresponding to that of the lower end of the opening; a sub door to open and close the opening; and a connection member to prevent a height difference between a rear surface of the sub door and the opening. The connection member is configured to slide relative to the sub door to cover the at least one stepped plane, whereby the connection member closes the at least one stepped plane when the sub door is closed, and opens the at least one stepped plane when the sub door is opened so that the rear surface of the sub door and the connection member form substantially a level plane with the rack. | 03-13-2014 |
20140125212 | REFRIGERATOR - There is disclosed a refrigerator including a refrigerator cabinet comprising a storage chamber provided therein, a first drawer provided in the storage chamber, movable forward, a second drawer arranged in front of the first drawer, movable forward and downward, a rail unit configured to support the first drawer and the second drawer and guide the motion of the first and second drawers, and a link unit comprising a shaft coupled to the second drawer, to rotate the second shelf forward and downward. | 05-08-2014 |
20140132146 | REFRIGERATOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INNER DOOR THEREOF - A refrigerator including a storage compartment, an inner door having an opening in a size corresponding to the storage compartment, a plurality of door guards provided at the opening, and an outer door to open/close the opening, the refrigerator further including a plurality of reinforcing members to prevent the inner door having the opening from being distorted. | 05-15-2014 |
20140252938 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator may include a main body having at least one storage chamber, a drawer mount installed in the at least one storage chamber that guides at least one drawer provided therein so as to be inserted into and pulled out of the at least one storage chamber, a cover configured to cover an upper opening of the at least one drawer and including guide grooves formed at left and right edges of the cover and guide rails mounted in the guide grooves and formed of metal, a shelf supported by the cover so as to be slidable on the cover by the guide rails, and a pair of supports provided at both sides of a lower surface of the shelf. | 09-11-2014 |
20140300265 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator may include a main body having a first storage compartment and a second storage compartment, a first door rotatably coupled to the main body to open and close the first storage compartment, a second door slidably coupled to the main body to open and close the second storage compartment, a receptacle received in the second storage compartment and coupled to the second door to move together with the second door, and a camera installed at the main body to take a picture of an interior of the receptacle. A controller may combine a plurality of pictures taken by the camera as the second door is moved, and may correct the images into an image showing the interior of the receptacle. | 10-09-2014 |
20140312759 | FOOD CONTAINER AND REFRIGERATOR HAVING THE SAME - A food container allowing the inner space of the food container to be appropriately divided with a minimum number of components and a refrigerator having the same. The food container includes a case defining an accommodation space therein, an inner surface of the case being provided with a stepped portion, a divider assembly to partition the accommodation space as desired, the divider assembly having one side slidably seated on the stepped portion. | 10-23-2014 |
20150292792 | REFRIGERATOR, INSULATED DOOR MOUNTED ON AN INSULATED CABINET OF A REFRIGERATOR, AND ARTICLE DISPENSER FOR MOUNTING WITHIN ONE OR MORE RECESSES OF AN INNER WALL OF A REFRIGERATOR DOOR - A refrigerator may include an insulated cabinet configured to preserve food, an insulated door mounted on the insulated cabinet, the insulated door being configured to close the insulated cabinet, the insulated door including an inner wall, the inner wall including one or more recesses, and an article dispenser including a dispensing portion and a mounting portion on a back side of the dispensing portion, the mounting portion being configured to removably mount the dispensing portion within the recesses, the dispensing portion being configured to store one or more articles and dispense the articles according to a user's demand. | 10-15-2015 |
20150330700 | A COOLING DEVICE COMPRISING A HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE SHELF - The present invention relates to a cooling device ( | 11-19-2015 |
20160003520 | REFRIGERATOR - The present disclosure relates to the field of refrigerator equipment, in particular to a refrigerator having a height-adjustable rack, comprising a door, a guide rail on the door, adjusting grooves arranged on the guide rail, a rack and a reset device. The rack is assembled on the guide rail through a guide groove and is able to move vertically. A manipulating member and a stop block, which are interlocked, are further movably provided on the rack. | 01-07-2016 |
20160010914 | REFRIGERATOR | 01-14-2016 |
20160069606 | Refrigerator with two storage chambers - A refrigerator, in particular a household refrigerator, includes a body and a door, which enclose an upper and a lower storage chamber. An air passage between the storage chambers has an inlet in the lower storage chamber and an outlet in a lower region of the upper storage chamber. An air outlet in the upper storage chamber is located in an upper region thereof. The air passage extends into the door and spans at least one door tray or rack, which is mounted on the door and which encroaches into the upper storage chamber. | 03-10-2016 |
20160097580 | REFRIGERATOR DOOR HAVING MULTIPLE STOP POSITIONS - A refrigerator and a method of removing a stored item from the refrigerator. A hinge device couples the refrigerator door to the refrigerator main frame and can control the door to be opened in a multiple stepwise manner. The hinge device includes a compressive member and a hinge bracket having a protruding portion. When the door is pulled by a user to rotate to a first rotation angle, the compressible member comes into contact with the protruding portion of the hinge bracket and thereby blocks further motion thereof. At the first rotation angle, if the user applies additional rotational force on the door, the compressible member can be compressed such that it releases the protruding portion for further motion, thereby allowing the door to be opened to a wider angle. | 04-07-2016 |
20160131413 | REFRIGERATOR - Disclosed is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a cabinet ( | 05-12-2016 |
20160131415 | REFRIGERATOR, REFRIGERATOR DOOR, AND A REFRIGERATOR DOOR BIN WITH A TWO-PIECE LID - A storage bin may include a container portion and a two-piece lid mechanism. The two-piece lid mechanism has a front lid portion configured to cover the front part of the container portion and a rear lid portion configured to cover the rear area of the container portion. When the front lid portion is opened, the rear lid portion is configured to slide along the top surface of the front lid portion while the front lid portion is configured to rotatably fit underneath the rear lid portion in such a way that when the front lid portion and the rear lid portion are completely opened, the lid portions do not extend above the top plane surface of the two-piece lid mechanism. The storage bin may be mounted within a recess in the inner wall of a refrigerator door. | 05-12-2016 |
20160138855 | REFRIGERATOR - Disclosed is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a cabinet ( | 05-19-2016 |
20160146530 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator is described. The refrigerator includes a cabinet that includes a storage compartment; an inner case that defines the storage compartment. The refrigerator further includes a first door that is pivotally mounted to the cabinet. The refrigerator further includes a second door that is pivotally mounted to the cabinet and that is provided with a pillar that is configured to rotate between a folded orientation and an unfolded orientation, the pillar being configured to contact the first door and thereby close a gap between the first door and the second door based on the pillar being oriented in the unfolded orientation and the first door and the second door being closed. The refrigerator further includes a drive assembly that is located at the inner case and that is configured to rotate the pillar. The refrigerator further includes a controller that is configured to drive the drive assembly. | 05-26-2016 |
20160153700 | REFRIGERATOR | 06-02-2016 |
20160153705 | LIGHTING DEVICE WITH EFFICIENT LIGHT-SPREADING LENS SYSTEM | 06-02-2016 |
20160195326 | REFRIGERATOR | 07-07-2016 |
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20190145696 | REFRIGERATOR | 05-16-2019 |
20220136761 | HOUSEHOLD COOLING APPLIANCE WITH A DOOR DEVICE COMPRISING A COVER - A household cooling appliance contains a housing, in which at least one compartment for food items is formed, and a door device by which the compartment is openable or closable. The door device has an inner door and an outer door, wherein the outer door is arranged in front of the inner door in a closed state of the doors. The inner door contains a storage space for food items and an access opening for the storage space. The access opening is openable or closable by the outer door. The inner door contains a cover stationary coupled to the inner door, wherein the cover covers the storage space on a side facing away from the access opening. | 05-05-2022 |