Refrigerator with sealing apparatus for drawer

US9010889B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-9010889-B2
Application numberUS-201313947678-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 22, 2013
Priority dateJul 23, 2012
Publication dateApr 21, 2015
Grant dateApr 21, 2015

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Abstract

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A refrigerator includes a refrigerator main body, a case forming a storage space with a front surface open, a drawer received in the case to be drawn out, a sealing apparatus having hooks disposed on the drawer and rotatable between a sealing position of maintaining a sealed state with being engaged with the case and a release position of releasing the engaged state with the case, and hook springs applying an elastic force to the hooks to be rotated to the sealing position, a manipulation handle rotatably disposed on the drawer and rotating the hooks to the release position when being pulled, and an operation bar to transfer a driving force of the manipulation handle to the hooks. Accordingly, reception and sealing of the drawer may be simultaneously realized and unsealing and drawing-out of the drawer may also be simultaneously realized.

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What is claimed is: 1. A refrigerator comprising: a refrigerator body having a cooling chamber; a case disposed in the cooling chamber and forming a storage space with a front surface open; a drawer withdrawably received in the case; a sealing apparatus having hooks disposed on the drawer and rotatable between a sealing position in which the hooks engage with the case to provide a sealed state where the storage space of the case and the drawer received in the storage space a…

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  • F25D25/025Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • F25D23/00Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

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What does patent US9010889B2 cover?
A refrigerator includes a refrigerator main body, a case forming a storage space with a front surface open, a drawer received in the case to be drawn out, a sealing apparatus having hooks disposed on the drawer and rotatable between a sealing position of maintaining a sealed state with being engaged with the case and a release position of releasing the engaged state with the case, and hook spri…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Lg Electronics Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F25D25/025. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 21 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).