IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0596632
(2008-04-18)
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등록번호 |
US-8419143
(2013-04-16)
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우선권정보 |
KR-10-2007-0038716 (2007-04-20) |
국제출원번호 |
PCT/KR2008/002199
(2008-04-18)
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§371/§102 date |
20091019
(20091019)
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국제공개번호 |
WO2008/130150
(2008-10-30)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Shin, Jeong-ho
- Kang, Byeong-gyu
- Lee, Jae-youl
- Song, Ki-hoon
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
5 인용 특허 :
4 |
초록
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The present invention relates to a shelf and a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a shelf height re-setting structure which enables convenient setting of a shelf without removing food from the shelf, and a refrigerator having the same. For this, the present invention provides a shelf height re-
The present invention relates to a shelf and a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a shelf height re-setting structure which enables convenient setting of a shelf without removing food from the shelf, and a refrigerator having the same. For this, the present invention provides a shelf height re-setting structure including a rail having height adjusting paths repeated in a vertical direction each with a slope and release and setting paths connected between adjacent height adjusting paths, and setting means secured to the shelf so as to be movable along the height adjusting paths and release and setting paths for selecting a height of the shelf, and a refrigerator with the same.
대표청구항
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1. A shelf height re-setting structure comprising: a shelf;a rail having guides formed on a first surface, each guide having a projection and a recess to form a slope and supporters formed on a second surface opposite the first surface, each supporter having a step at a top surface for setting a pos
1. A shelf height re-setting structure comprising: a shelf;a rail having guides formed on a first surface, each guide having a projection and a recess to form a slope and supporters formed on a second surface opposite the first surface, each supporter having a step at a top surface for setting a position of the shelf, the guides and the supporters defining therebetween height adjusting paths repeated in a vertical direction and release and setting paths connected between adjacent height adjusting paths, and the release and setting paths facing the height adjusting paths; andsetting means secured to the shelf so as to be movable along the height adjusting paths and release and setting paths for selecting a height of the shelf, the setting means comprising: a push bar having a release cam at one end, the release cam having a smoothly curved surface so as to move along the height adjusting paths and the release and setting paths;a shelf supporter fixed to the shelf; andan elastic member for supporting the push bar and the shelf supporter elastically,wherein the shelf remains perpendicular to the rail while traversing multiple height adjusting paths. 2. The structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the release and setting paths are horizontal. 3. The structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the elastic member provides restoring force for securing the release cam to the supporter. 4. The structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the steps of the supporters have top surfaces projected horizontally at regular intervals. 5. The structure as claimed in claim 4, wherein the supporter is sloped starting from the top surface to a lower side in conformity with the guide. 6. The structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rail is a rail case having the guides and the supporters formed therein opposite to each other. 7. The structure as claimed in claim 6, wherein the rail case has a longitudinal slot in one side thereof. 8. The structure as claimed in claim 6, further comprising one pair of the rail cases spaced from, and opposite to, each other. 9. The structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rail is a rail case having the first surface and the second surface, and wherein the rail case has a stopper for preventing the release cam from falling off the rail case. 10. The structure as claimed in claim 1, further comprising one pair of the push bars spaced from, and opposite to, each other. 11. The structure as claimed in claim 10, further comprising a release button connected between the other ends of the push bars. 12. The structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the push bar is movable relative to the shelf supporter in a state the push bar is inserted in the shelf supporter. 13. A refrigerator comprising: a shelf height re-setting structure, the structure comprising: one pair of rail cases mounted on an inside wall of a refrigerator body spaced from, and opposite to, each other, each rail case having guides projected and recessed repeatedly in a vertical direction on one inside surface of the rail case, each guide having a slope, and each rail case having supporters formed in conformity with the guides on the other inside surface of the rail case opposite the guides and facing the guides, each supporter having a step at a top surface for setting a position of the shelf; andsetting means fixed to the shelf so as to be movable along paths between the guides and the supporters for selecting a shelf height, the setting means comprising: a push bar having a release cam at one end, the release cam having a smoothly curved surface so as to move along the height adjusting paths and the release and setting paths;a shelf supporter fixed to the shelf; andan elastic member for supporting the push bar and the shelf supporter elastically,wherein the top surface of each step is provided to set a position of the release cam, andwherein the shelf remains horizontal as it moves along multiple paths between the guides and the supporters. 14. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 13, wherein the elastic member provides restoring force for securing the release cam at the step. 15. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 13, wherein the rail case comprises a longitudinal slot at one side for guiding movement of the push bar. 16. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 13, wherein the rail case comprises a stopper for preventing the release cam from falling off the rail case. 17. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 13, further comprising one pair of the push bars spaced from, and opposite to, each other and a release button connected between the other ends of the push bars. 18. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 13, wherein the push bar is movable relative to the shelf supporter in a state the push bar is inserted in the shelf supporter. 19. A refrigerator comprising: a shelf height re-setting structure, the structure comprising: a shelf mounted horizontally in the refrigerator so as to be movable in an up/down direction;a rail mounted to an inside wall of the refrigerator, the rail having a first surface adjacent the inside wall and a second surface spaced from the inside wall opposite the first surface, the rail having guides formed on the first surface, each guide having a projection and a recess to form the slope and supporters formed on the second surface, each supporter having a step at a top surface for setting a position of the shelf, the guides and supporters defining therebetween sloped height adjusting paths and horizontal release and setting paths formed alternately to the sloped height adjusting paths, the sloped height adjusting paths and the horizontal release and setting paths formed continuously between the first and second surfaces; andsetting means coupled to the shelf so as to be movable in a horizontal direction relative to the shelf for adjusting a shelf height step by step along the height adjusting paths, and setting an adjusted height at the release and setting paths, the setting means comprising: a push bar having a release cam at one end, the release cam having a smoothly curved surface so as to move along the height adjusting paths and the release and setting paths in the rail;a shelf supporter fixed to the shelf; andan elastic member for supporting the push bar and the shelf supporter elastically,wherein the shelf remains perpendicular to the rail while traversing multiple height adjusting paths.
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