IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0411168
(2006-04-25)
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등록번호 |
US-7744173
(2010-07-19)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Maglinger, Frank Weston
- Egan, Martin Shawn
- Kunkle, Aidan C.
- Mills, Richard Bruce
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
11 인용 특허 :
8 |
초록
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A refrigerator is provided with a cabinet having a door that is openable by a user to provide access to a refrigeration compartment. A storage bin is located in the refrigeration compartment and accessible upon the opening of the cabinet door. A mounting system is arranged for the storage bin, suppo
A refrigerator is provided with a cabinet having a door that is openable by a user to provide access to a refrigeration compartment. A storage bin is located in the refrigeration compartment and accessible upon the opening of the cabinet door. A mounting system is arranged for the storage bin, supporting the storage bin for movement into and out of the refrigeration compartment. A latch is carried on the cabinet door to be selectively engaged by the user with a latch receiving portion of the storage bin. When the latch is engaged with the latch receiving portion, the storage bin will be pulled out of the refrigerator upon the opening of the cabinet door, and when the latch is disengaged from the latch receiving portion, the storage bin will remain in the refrigeration compartment, unless manually moved by the user.
대표청구항
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The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows: 1. A storage receptacle retainer system for use in a refrigerator with a slidable door having a linear opening and closing movement, the door having a front face facing a direction of the
The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows: 1. A storage receptacle retainer system for use in a refrigerator with a slidable door having a linear opening and closing movement, the door having a front face facing a direction of the opening movement, the storage receptacle retainer system comprising: a first latch component carried on the slidable door, a movable storage receptacle having a second latch component engageable with the first latch component, the receptacle being located in a refrigeration compartment, at least one of the latch components being carried on a manually movable mechanical member selectively movable by the user in a plane parallel to the front face of the door between a first position wherein the first latch component is engaged with the second latch component causing the storage receptacle to be removed from the refrigerator compartment upon the sliding open of the door, and a second position wherein the first latch component is disengaged from the second latch component causing the storage receptacle to remain entirely within the refrigeration compartment upon the sliding open of the door, unless the storage receptacle is manually moved by the user, and a mounting arrangement for the movable storage receptacle which permits the storage receptacle to be capable of slidable movement into and out of the refrigeration compartment when the latch components are disengaged. 2. A storage receptacle retainer system according to claim 1, wherein said first latch component is slidable on said refrigerator door. 3. A storage receptacle retainer system according to claim 1, wherein said door is substantially horizontally slidable relative to said refrigeration compartment. 4. A storage receptacle retainer system according to claim 1, wherein said storage receptacle is substantially horizontally slidable relative to said refrigeration compartment. 5. A storage receptacle retainer system according to claim 1, wherein said first latch component comprises a magnet and said second latch component is a magnetic material. 6. A storage receptacle retainer system according to claim 1, wherein said first latch component is a mechanical catch. 7. A storage receptacle retainer system according to claim 1, wherein said first latch component is provided with a visual indication of the latch engagement position. 8. A storage receptacle retainer system according to claim 1, wherein said latch is of a contrasting color to a remainder of said door. 9. A storage receptacle retainer system according to claim 1, wherein said second latch component is carried on said storage receptacle in a movable manner to accept latching engagement with said first latch component. 10. A storage bin retainer system according to claim 1, wherein the refrigerator compartment further comprises a second storage receptacle positioned adjacent the movable storage receptacle. 11. An ice bucket retainer system for a refrigerator with a slidable door having a linear opening and closing movement that is openable by a user to provide access to a refrigeration compartment and an ice maker arranged to make, harvest and dispense ice, the ice bucket retainer system comprising: an ice bucket located in a position relative to the ice maker to receive ice dispensed from the ice maker; a mounting arrangement for the ice bucket, supporting the ice bucket for slidable movement into and out of the refrigeration compartment; a mechanical slide including a latch carried on the slidable door, the slide having a manually graspable portion, which manually graspable portion is manually movable by the user between a first position relative to the slidable door in which the latch is engaged with a latch receiving portion of the ice bucket and a second translated position relative to the slidable door in which the latch is disengaged from the latch receiving portion, the mechanical slide being arranged so as to be movable relative to the slidable door while the slidable door is in an open position, whereby, when the latch is engaged with the latch receiving portion, the ice bucket will be removed from the refrigerator upon the sliding open of the refrigerator door, and when the latch is disengaged from the latch receiving portion, the ice bucket will remain entirely within the refrigerator upon the sliding open of the door, unless the ice bucket is manually moved by the user. 12. An ice bucket retainer system according to claim 11, wherein said ice bucket includes a removable bucket portion. 13. A storage bin retainer system according to claim 12, wherein the removable bucket portion can be lifted from the mounting arrangement. 14. A storage bin retainer system according to claim 11, wherein the refrigeration compartment is a freezer compartment. 15. A storage bin retainer system according to claim 11, wherein the refrigerator compartment further comprises a second storage receptacle positioned adjacent the ice bucket. 16. A refrigerator comprising: a cabinet with a slidable door having a linear opening and closing movement that is openable by a user to provide access to a refrigeration compartment, the door having a first latch component; a storage bin located in the refrigeration compartment and accessible upon the opening of the cabinet door, the storage bin including a second latch component engageable with the first latch component; a mounting system for the storage bin, the mounting system supporting the storage bin for movement into and out of the refrigeration compartment; a mechanical member carrying one of the latch components, the mechanical member being positioned wholly interior of an outside surface of the door and all parts of the mechanical member being accessible only when the door is in an open position and also being hidden from view when the door is in a closed position, the mechanical member having a manually graspable portion, which graspable portion is selectively movable by the user, via translation in a plane, relative to the other latch component, between a first position relative to the second latch component when the door is closed whereby the first latch component is engaged with the second latch component and causing the storage bin to be removed from the refrigerator upon the sliding open of the door, and a second position relative to the second latch component when the door is closed whereby the first latch component is disengaged from the second latch component and causing the storage bin to remain entirely within the refrigeration compartment upon the sliding open of the door, unless the storage bin is manually moved by the user. 17. A refrigerator according to claim 16, wherein said refrigerator further comprises an ice maker located in said refrigeration compartment and arranged to make, harvest and dispense ice, and said storage bin comprises an ice bucket located in an ice receiving position relative to said ice maker to receive ice dispensed from said ice maker. 18. A storage bin retainer system according to claim 17, wherein the refrigeration compartment is a freezer compartment. 19. A storage bin retainer system according to claim 17, wherein the refrigeration compartment further comprises a second storage bin positioned adjacent the ice bucket. 20. A refrigerator according to claim 16, wherein said first latch component is slidable on said refrigerator door. 21. A refrigerator according to claim 16, wherein said storage bin is slidable on said mounting arrangement. 22. A storage bin retainer system according to claim 21, wherein the storage bin can be removably lifted from the mounting arrangement. 23. A refrigerator according to claim 16, wherein said door is slidable relative to said refrigeration compartment. 24. A refrigerator according to claim 16, wherein said first latch component comprises a magnet and said second latch component is a magnetic material. 25. A refrigerator according to claim 16, wherein said first latch component is a mechanical catch. 26. A refrigerator according to claim 16, wherein said first latch component is provided with a visual indication of the latch engagement position. 27. A refrigerator according to claim 16, wherein said first latch component is of a contrasting color to a remainder of said door to enhance a visual indication of the latch engagement position. 28. A refrigerator according to claim 16, wherein said second latch component is carried on said storage bin in a movable manner to accept latching engagement with said first latch component.
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