Refrigerator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10352612-B2
Application number	US-201715479937-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 5, 2017
Priority date	Apr 5, 2016
Publication date	Jul 16, 2019
Grant date	Jul 16, 2019

Abstract

A refrigerator that includes: a cabinet; a first door; a second door; a moving basket that includes: a basket, a moving frame that is arranged to have a first distance between the moving frame and the basket, and a bridge that couples the basket to the moving frame; a rail that is coupled to the first door and that is configured to guide the moving basket; a supporting unit that is projected from the bridge toward the rail and that supports the moving basket; a lever that, based on user manipulation, to moves between a first position and a second position, wherein the moving frame is configured to accommodate at least a portion of the lever; and a stopper that is coupled to the rail based on a position of the lever and that is configured to stop the moving basket is disclosed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A refrigerator comprising:
a cabinet that includes a storage compartment and an opening to the storage compartment;
a first door that is configured to cover the opening to the storage compartment and that includes a first compartment and a first opening to the first compartment;
a second door that is configured to cover the first opening to the first compartment and that is coupled to the first door;
a moving basket that includes:
a basket that is located inside the first compartment,
a moving frame that is arranged to have a first distance between the moving frame and the basket and that includes a second opening through which an object passes to be stored in the basket, and
a bridge that couples the basket to the moving frame;

a rail that is coupled to the first door and that is configured to guide the moving basket;
a supporting unit that is projected from the bridge toward the rail and that supports the moving basket;
a lever that is configured to, based on user manipulation, move between a first position and a second position, wherein the moving frame is configured to accommodate at least a portion of the lever; and
a stopper that is coupled to the rail based on a position of the lever and that is configured to stop the moving basket.

2. The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein, based on movement of the lever, the portion of the lever that is accommodated by the moving frame changes.

3. The refrigerator of claim 2 , wherein the moving frame is configured to cover a first end of the lever.

4. The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein the rail includes:
a first rail that is coupled to a first side of the first door, and
a second rail that is coupled to a second side of the first door.

5. The refrigerator of claim 4 , wherein the first rail and the second rail are coupled to a surface of the first door that faces the storage compartment, and
wherein the first rail and the second rail are invisible from an exterior of the cabinet through the first opening.

6. The refrigerator of claim 5 , wherein the lever is extended from the bridge and is accessible by a user through the first opening.

7. The refrigerator of claim 1 , further comprising:
a lever shaft about which the lever is configured to rotate, and
a stopper shaft about which the stopper is configured to rotate.

8. The refrigerator of claim 7 , further comprising:
one or more springs that are coupled to at least one of the lever and the stopper and that are configured to, based on user manipulation of the lever, contract or extend to move at least one of the lever and the stopper.

9. The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein the basket and the moving frame are arranged to have a space between the basket and the moving frame, and
wherein at least a portion of the lever is accessible by a user through the space.

10. The refrigerator of claim 9 , wherein the moving frame is rectangular-shaped, and
wherein the bridge is extended from the moving frame toward the basket.

11. The refrigerator of claim 10 , wherein the moving frame includes,
a first frame portion that is located at a first side of the bridge, and
a second frame portion that is located at a second side of the bridge.

12. The refrigerator of claim 1 , further comprising:
a bracket that couples the bridge to the moving frame.

13. The refrigerator of claim 12 , wherein the bracket couples the supporting unit, the lever, and the stopper to the moving frame, and
wherein the lever and the stopper are configured to rotate.

14. The refrigerator of claim 13 , wherein the bracket is configured to accommodate at least a portion of the supporting unit, the lever, and the stopper, and
wherein the bridge is coupled to the bracket and is configured to cover the portion of the supporting unit, the lever, and the stopper.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Lim Kiyoung

Classifications

• F25D11/02 Primary

  with cooling compartments at different temperatures · CPC title

• F25D23/04 Primary

  with special compartments, e.g. butter conditioners · CPC title

• F25D25/04

  by conveyors (in general B65G) · CPC title

• A47B57/10

  the grooved or notched parts being the side walls or uprights themselves · CPC title

• F25D2323/023

  Door in door constructions · CPC title