| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 312402000 | Including exterior-access drawer | 15 |
| 20090045713 | SNAP-IN BEARING RACK AND PINION SYSTEM - A snap-in rack and pinion stabilizing system for a cabinet drawer including first and second slide assemblies mounted in the cabinet, a rack gear connected to each of the first and second slide assemblies, and spaced mounting brackets connected to the drawer having opposite sides and a bottom edge. The rack and pinion stabilizing system also includes a snap-on pinion gear assembly including a shaft, first and second pinion gears mounted on opposite ends of the shaft, and first and second bearing brackets. The bearing brackets rotatably support the shaft and are arranged to snap-in to latch surfaces on the mounting brackets with the pinion gears engaging the rack gears. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090167130 | A DUAL DRAWER BOTTOM MOUNT FREEZER AND MULLION - A freezer compartment for a refrigerator is provided. A shell with a face and opening allows for access to the freezer compartment. The freezer compartment further has at least two drawers slidably mounted within the opening and configured to seal against the face of the shell. At least one mullion assembly is configured between the drawers and is further configured to be flush with the face of the shell. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20100320890 | Refrigerator - The refrigerator includes a main body provided with a first storage compartment and a second storage compartment, vertically divided from each other. a first storage compartment door and a second storage compartment door are vertically disposed so as to open and close the first storage compartment and the second storage compartment of the main body. an illumination unit is provided at least one of the lower end portion of the first storage compartment door and the upper portion of the second storage compartment. Also an input unit is provided to input operation data of the illumination unit. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110006655 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a storage space, a drawer type door withdrawably disposed on the cabinet, the drawer type door opening and closing the storage space, a lower receiving member connected to the drawer type door, the lower receiving member being withdrawn together with the drawer type door, an upper receiving member withdrawably disposed above the lower receiving member, and a restraint member disposed on the drawer type door, the restraint member being rotated according to a user's selection to selectively restrain the upper receiving member and to allow the upper receiving member to be selectively interlocked with the drawer type door, thereby selectively withdrawing the upper receiving member. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110018414 | REFRIGERATOR DRAWER AND REFRIGERATOR HAVING THE SAME - A refrigerator drawer and a refrigerator having the same are disclosed. The refrigerator drawer includes a storage box forwardly movable in a storage chamber provided in a cabinet; and a supporting member provided in the storage chamber to support the storage box; a guide member provided between the supporting member and the storage box, the guide member secured to the storage box, with relatively-movable with respect to the storage box and the supporting member, wherein the guide member is movably connected to the storage box and the guide member comprises at least one guiding slot configured to guide the relative-motion with the storage box. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110050065 | AUTOMATIC DOOR OPENING/CLOSING APPARATUS AND REFRIGERATOR HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are an automatic door opening/closing apparatus to automatically open or close a door without applying any manual force to the door, and a refrigerator having the same. The automatic door opening/closing apparatus devised to automatically open or close a sliding door that is mounted, in a drawer manner, to a refrigerator body, includes a drive device coupled to the sliding door to automatically open or close the sliding door with respect to the refrigerator body, an input part to receive an user input and to operate the drive device based on the user input, a sensing part to sense an open or closed state of the sliding door, and a controller to operate the drive device based on signals from the input part and signals from the sensing part. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110285266 | RACK AND PINION REFRIGERATOR STORAGE SYSTEM - A rack and pinion storage system for use in a refrigerator compartment defined by a liner includes a pair of supports attached to opposing sidewalls of the liner. First and second gear covers snap-fittingly connect first and second gear wheels to respective first and second mounting brackets extending from a storage basket, such that the gear wheels are rotatably connected to the storage basket and have equal rotational and linear motion along the respective supports. Retaining bars extending from the storage basket are held within channels defined between the bottom walls of the supports and top walls of opposing telescoping slide assemblies used to movably support a door of the compartment. Tabs extending from the supports limit the sliding movement of the storage basket. A removable divider connects to the storage basket, sectioning the basket into multiple storage compartments. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20120242212 | RACK AND PINION REFRIGERATOR STORAGE SYSTEM - A rack and pinion storage system for use in a refrigerator compartment defined by a liner includes a pair of supports attached to opposing sidewalls of the liner. First and second gear covers snap-fittingly connect first and second gear wheels to respective first and second mounting brackets extending from a storage basket, such that the gear wheels are rotatably connected to the storage basket and have equal rotational and linear motion along the respective supports. Retaining bars extending from the storage basket are held within channels defined between the bottom walls of the supports and top walls of opposing telescoping slide assemblies used to movably support a door of the compartment. Tabs extending from the supports limit the sliding movement of the storage basket. A removable divider connects to the storage basket, sectioning the basket into multiple storage compartments. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20130043780 | REFRIGERATOR - In a refrigerator, rail devices are connected below the center of a pull-out door in a vertical direction, and connected to two ends thereof in a horizontal direction, and rail holding members are arranged on an inner casing in a heat-insulating material so as to hold both the right and left ends of the bottom of a container. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130300275 | REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE WITH A DRAWER - A refrigerator appliance is provided. The refrigerator appliance includes a drawer received within a chilled chamber. The drawer is mounted within the chilled chamber using drawer slides. The drawer slides are positioned at a bottom of the chilled chamber and support a bottom portion of a basket mounted on the drawer. Such a configuration can increase actual and/or perceived storage space within the chilled chamber and provide other improvements. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20140021845 | APPLIANCE WITH FEATURES FOR FACILITATING ACCESS TO A CONTAINER - An appliance is provided. The appliance includes a cabinet that defines a chamber. A container is received within the chamber. A biasing member is configured for urging the container upwardly along a vertical direction. By urging the container upwardly, the biasing member can lift the container and facilitate access to the container. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140117830 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator is provided with an easily removable basket at an inside of a pull-out door. The refrigerator includes a pull-out door for opening or closing a storage chamber of the refrigerator, rail assemblies mounted in the storage chamber, a frame coupled to the pull-out door and mounted to the rail assemblies to be pulled out from the storage chamber while supported by the rail assemblies, and at least one basket seated on the frame, the basket including at least one handle to take the basket out from the frame. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140239789 | FITTING - A fitting, in particular for a piece of furniture or a domestic appliance, comprises a first storage element, which is mounted such that it can be displaced from a rear storage position into an access position, and a second storage element, which is coupled to the first storage element via at least one connecting element, wherein the second storage element is mounted in a pivotable manner and can be raised, via the first storage element, from a lowered, storage position into an access position. This makes it possible for the stowage space in a domestic appliance to be optimally utilized. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20160040924 | SLIDE ASSEMBLIES FOR REFRIGERATORS - The present disclosure relates to a refrigerator which has one or more storage chambers having an open, front side. An accommodating basket is installed to be slidingly withdrawn toward a front side of the storage chamber of the refrigerator main body. A pair of slide channel units are installed on inner surfaces at both lateral sides of the storage chamber of the refrigerator main body, respectively. A pair of slide assemblies are provided inside the pair of or more slide channel units, respectively, and slidingly couple the refrigerator main body and the accommodating basket to each other. A pair of rack gear units may be provided at outer upper sides or outer lower sides of the pair of or more slide channel units, and a pair pinion units may be installed on the accommodating basket and engage the rack gear units, respectively. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20220136765 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a storage chamber, a door configured to open and close the storage chamber, a cooling device configured to cool the storage chamber, an elevation device configured to move a container in the storage chamber upward and downward, a locking device disposed at the elevation device and configured to, based on the elevation device being rotated about a front end of the elevation device in a folded state, lock the elevation device to the folded state and maintain the folded state, and a support plate that is disposed at the elevation device and includes a handle disposed at a rear portion of the support plate. | 05-05-2022 |
