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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162422 | Refrigerator Provided is a refrigerator including a plurality of drawers that partitions a space of a storage chamber and can be selectively withdrawn. In this refrigerator, a user can efficiently utilize the storage space of the storage chamber, and a desired drawer can be open... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157338 | 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,... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152254 | Refrigerator A connection structure, for a refrigerator having a drawer door, of an anti-wobbling means which prevents the shaking phenomenon of a door is provided. There are advantages in that structural elements constituting the anti-wobbling means are easily connected to each... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147013 | Refrigerator and rail assembly thereof In a rail assembly structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, a shaking prevention member preventing the shaking of a storage container is provided at a position lower than a rail member so that the upper volume and the lower volume of the storag... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8141968 | Support beam for a cabinet drawer A cabinet drawer support beam is provided, and may include on an upper part of such beam, a rail or longitudinal sliding mechanism. An alignment mechanism may be fastened to the rail or longitudinal mechanism. The alignment mechanism may include a pinion that runs i... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8104852 | Refrigerator Refrigerator for enabling putting in or taking out food to/from a basket (55) therein with of lowering a position of the user, such as bending oneself, and enabling the user to look into an inside of the basket (55) conveniently as the basket (55 | 01/31/2012 |
| 8061790 | Powered drawer for an appliance An appliance, such as a refrigerator, includes a drawer mounted within a cabinet for movement between an opened position and a closed position. A driving mechanism, including an electric motor and a transmission assembly, connects to the drawer for driving the drawe... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8033622 | Refrigerator A refrigerator includes a body having a compartment in the body and a door for opening and closing the compartment, an electrical device movable with respect to the body along a first direction, a conductor electrically connecting the electrical device with the body... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8029081 | Refrigerator A refrigerator can prevent torsion of a rail member guiding withdrawal of a storage box to stably withdraw the storage box. The refrigerator includes a body, a movable storage box, a rail member, and a supporting member. The body includes a storing compartment. The ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7997668 | Refrigerator and assembling method thereof Provided are a refrigerator and an assembling method thereof that enable a storage member provided in a drawer-type storage space to be securely withdrawn and inserted, that improve the external appearance of a storage member when withdrawn and inserted, and that al... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7997667 | 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 an... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7950754 | Magnetic freezer basket pull A pull-out drawer assembly for a refrigerator bottom freezer. The assembly includes upper and lower baskets slidably mounted one above the other. The bottom basket has a drawer face mounted to its front edge. The upper basket has a magnet which cooperates with an en... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7914094 | Refrigerator sealing loops A storage compartment comprises a container defining an access aperture closable by a closure that can be sealed to the container around the aperture and that can be opened by relative movement between the container and the closure in a lateral direction with respec... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7815268 | Apparatus for tilting door for refrigerator Disclosed is an apparatus for tilting a door for a refrigerator. The apparatus includes: the door selectively opening and closing a storage chamber; a basket frame provided on a rear surface of the door and having a basket detachably installed on the basket frame; a... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7810891 | Refrigerator having basket lift apparatus A refrigerator includes a main body having cooling chambers for keeping food items therein, a base frame disposed to be movable in outward and inward directions in a lower cooling chamber disposed at a lower portion of the main body, and having a basket door at its ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7731314 | Door assembly and refrigerator using the same A refrigerator includes a body, a compartment within the body, a container within the compartment, a door movable along a first direction with respect to the body and rotatable along a second direction, and a lifting mechanism supporting and elevating the container ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7712852 | Double drawer of refrigerator A double drawer for a refrigerator has a main drawer, an auxiliary drawer having drawings rails which assist the main drawer to slide out, and guide rails assisting the auxiliary drawer to slide out. A sufficient extended length can be secured, the space usability i... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7628461 | Bottom mount refrigerator having an elevating freezer basket A refrigerator includes a cabinet within which is arranged an upper fresh food compartment and a lower freezer compartment. A freezer basket is slidingly supported in the freezer compartment, preferably for concurrent movement with a freezer door. The freezer basket... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7625052 | Refrigerator and refrigerator container moving system A refrigerator and a container moving system for a refrigerator are provided. The refrigerator includes a main body including at least one chamber; a container disposed in the chamber, the container being movable along a first direction and along a second direction;... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7607742 | Refrigerator having basket lift apparatus A refrigerator having a basket lift apparatus comprises: a body having cooling chambers for storing food; a basket accommodated in the cooling chamber arranged at a lower portion of the body in a slidable manner back and forth; a basket lift apparatus installed at t... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7594707 | 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 ... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7591516 | Door apparatus for drawer type refrigerator A door apparatus for a drawer for a drawer type refrigerator where the drawer is slidably coupled to a main body of the refrigerator is provided. The door apparatus includes a door with a thermally isolating layer, and a frame that moves simultaneously with the door... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7581796 | Refrigerator having basket lift apparatus Disclosed is a refrigerator having a basket lift apparatus capable of improving convenience for a user by lifting up a basket when the basket disposed at a lower portion of a body is opened. The refrigerator comprises: a refrigerator body having cooling chambers for... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7566105 | Movable divider for a refrigerated drawer A rigid divider in a refrigerated drawer is pivotably mounted between the side walls of the drawer and is movable between a first vertical position and a second horizontal position. In the second position, the divider acts as a shelf to support food items. ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7533947 | Refrigerator Refrigerator which permits the user to taking out food conveniently by moving up a container therein, and in which panels are provided on opposite sides of the container to pivot when the container moves in the vertical direction, for preventing injury to the user a... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7527343 | Refrigerator having basket lift apparatus A refrigerator having a basket lift apparatus comprises: a body having cooling chambers for storing food; a frame accommodated in the cooling chamber arranged at a lower portion of the body in a slidable manner; a basket placed on the frame and for storing food; a d... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7467834 | Door apparatus for drawer type refrigerator A door apparatus for a drawer for a drawer type refrigerator where the drawer is slidably coupled to a main body of the refrigerator is provided. The door apparatus includes a door with a thermally isolating layer, and a frame that moves simultaneously with the door... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7404298 | Refrigerator Refrigerator including a body forming an outer appearance of the refrigerator, a terminal detachably mounted on the body for controlling the refrigerator, a power supply device at one side of the body, for receiving power from an outside of the refrigerator, convert... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7396093 | Refrigerator having basket lift apparatus A refrigerator having a basket lift apparatus that improves convenience by raising a basket provided at a lower portion of a body. The refrigerator includes a refrigerator body having cooling chambers; a frame slidingly received in a cooling chamber provided at a lo... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7387351 | Storage device and door holder for same A storage device including: a body having a storage compartment with an opening; and a door assembly accommodated in the storage compartment to slidably open/close the opening; and a door holding device. The door holding device includes a hooking part on one of the ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7380410 | Pull-out access cooler unit A wine cooler unit has a refrigerated cabinet housing two pull-out assemblies, each having a door panel and one or more wine racks. One rack can be mounted to the door panel, and one or more follower racks can be extended and retracted by movement of the door panel ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7334851 | Transparent top for a refrigerator A refrigeration appliance with a cabinet having a front wall, a rear wall, side walls and a top enclosing a refrigerated space. A front panel in the front wall is openable to provide access to the refrigerated space. The cabinet walls are sized to fit below a standa... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7296433 | Divider for refrigerator drawer A drawer refrigerator, including an evaporator, compressor and condenser, has a partitioned cabinet with two vertically stacked pull-out drawers having drawer bins. A single evaporator is located adjacent both drawer cavities and is partitioned to keep the temperatu... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7293846 | Storage bin assembly for a refrigerator A refrigerator includes a storage bin assembly removably mounted to an inner liner of a door. The storage bin assembly includes a base portion having a frontal opening, and a face portion. The frontal opening is defined by first and second side portions, as well as ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7240980 | Freezer drawer support assembly A freezer drawer support assembly is provided for a refrigerator including an upper fresh food compartment and a lower freezer compartment having a rearwardly tapering liner. The support assembly includes a pair of side adapters which compensate for the tapering of ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7232196 | Refrigerator The present invention relates to a refrigerator. A refrigerator according to the present invention comprises a pair of fixed rails 12 installed on both side walls of inner surfaces of a storage space 11; a pair of movable rails 22 combined with ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7228612 | Methods of making refrigerator storage assemblies A method of making a removable refrigerator storage assembly is provided. The method includes feeding a polymeric or metal material into an extruder and directing the material through a die having an aperture with a first and second leg formed therein, thereby formi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7228704 | Drawer refrigeration unit A drawer refrigeration unit provides two distinct zones of cooling in a single cabinet for two pull-out drawers. The refrigeration system includes an evaporator, a compressor and a condenser. The single evaporator system is aided by a damperless air circulation syst... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7197888 | Drawer appliance A modular cabinet for a family of drawer appliances including an insulated liner defining a drawer space, a machine compartment, a wiring harness leading from the machine compartment to the drawer space, a passage leading from the machine compartment to the drawer s... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7188619 | Household food warmer A household food warmer includes a housing and a drawer. The drawer, which can be inserted into the interior chamber of the housing, has a drawer bottom and a front wall with a first opening. The front wall is provided with a sliding device that has a handle, and th... | 03/13/2007 |
