A refrigerator may allow the inner space of a storage box to be sealed by a gasket disposed between the shelf and the storage box and adjust humidity of the sealed inner space of the storage box by disposing a moisture-permeable membrane on the shelf. The refrigerator includes a body, a storage comp
A refrigerator may allow the inner space of a storage box to be sealed by a gasket disposed between the shelf and the storage box and adjust humidity of the sealed inner space of the storage box by disposing a moisture-permeable membrane on the shelf. The refrigerator includes a body, a storage compartment arranged in the body, a shelf arranged in the storage compartment and provided with an extension portion, a storage box coupled to a lower portion of the shelf, the storage box being provided with an edge portion, a plurality of rails provided at sidewalls of the storage compartment to guide the storage box, the rails being provided with an inclined portion, a gasket coupled to the extension portion of the shelf to seal an inner space of the storage box, and a moisture-permeable membrane arrange at the shelf.
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1. A refrigerator comprising: a body;a storage compartment arranged in the body and having an open front portion;a shelf arranged in the storage compartment and provided, at a lower portion of left, right and rear edge portions of the shelf, with an extension portion extending downward;a storage box
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A refrigerator comprising: a body;a storage compartment arranged in the body and having an open front portion;a shelf arranged in the storage compartment and provided, at a lower portion of left, right and rear edge portions of the shelf, with an extension portion extending downward;a storage box coupled to a lower portion of the shelf such that an open upper portion of the storage box is covered by the shelf and that the storage box is slidably inserted into or withdrawn from the storage compartment, the storage box being provided, at an upper edge portion of left, right and rear walls of the storage box, with an edge portion horizontally extending;a plurality of rails provided at sidewalls of the storage compartment to guide the storage box such that the storage box is slidably inserted into or withdrawn from the storage compartment, the rails being provided, at a rear end portion thereof, with an inclined portion formed to be inclined downward;a gasket coupled to the extension portion of the shelf such that, when the storage box is inserted along the rails into the storage compartment and thereby moved downward along the inclined portion, an upper portion of the gasket to closely contact with a lower portion of the edge portion of the storage box, to seal an inner space of the storage box; anda moisture-permeable membrane arrange at the shelf to adjust humidity of the sealed inner space of the storage box. 2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the shelf is fixed to an inside of the storage compartment to allow an item to be loaded onto an upper portion of the shelf. 3. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the extension portion includes a first extension portion extending downward from the left, right and rear edges of the shelf, and a second extension portion horizontally extending from the first extension portion in an inward direction of the shelf. 4. The refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein the second extension portion is provided with a fixing portion to allow the gasket to be fixed thereto, and the fixing portion includes a fixing groove having a recessed shape and a fixing step protruding outward. 5. The refrigerator according to claim 4, wherein the gasket includes a hard part to be fixed to the fixing portion, and a soft part having elasticity to closely contact the edge portion of the storage box, the gasket being formed of a material for dual extrusion. 6. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the storage box includes a guide provided on side portions of the storage box to be guided along the rails, and the guide is provided with a protrusion to restrict a distance the storage box is withdrawn. 7. The refrigerator according to claim 6, wherein the rails includes a horizontal portion horizontally arranged to guide the guide in a horizontal direction such that the storage box is moved into and withdrawn from the storage compartment, and an inclined portion arranged at an end portion of the horizontal portion to be inclined downward to guide the guide in an inclined direction. 8. The refrigerator according to claim 7, wherein the inclined portion has a length of approximately 50 mm at the end portion of the rails. 9. The refrigerator according to claim 7, wherein the inclined portion is inclined such that a front end portion of the inclined portion is approximately 7 mm higher than the rear end portion of the inclined portion. 10. The refrigerator according to claim 7, wherein, when the storage box is moved into the storage compartment, the guide is guided along the horizontal portion, and after passing the horizontal portion, the storage box is automatically guided downward along the inclined portion to be moved into the storage box. 11. The refrigerator according to claim 6, wherein the rails is provided with an engagement step to engage with the protrusion to restrict a distance the storage box is withdrawn. 12. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the shelf is provided with a seating portion to allow the moisture-permeable membrane to be seated thereon, and a cover is arranged at an upper portion of the seating portion to prevent the moisture-permeable membrane from escaping the seating portion. 13. The refrigerator according to claim 12, wherein the moisture-permeable membrane discharges moisture in the inner space of the storage box when the humidity of the sealed inner space of the storage box is high, and maintains the moisture in the inner space of the storage box when the sealed inner space of the storage box is dry. 14. A refrigerator comprising: a body;a storage compartment arranged in the body and having an open front portion;a shelf arranged in the storage compartment and provided, at a lower portion of left, right and rear edges of the shelf, with an extension portion to allow a gasket to be fixed thereto;a storage box coupled to a lower portion of the shelf to be inserted into or withdrawn from the storage compartment, the storage box being provided, at an upper edge of left, right and rear walls of the storage box, with an edge portion such that the edge portion is positioned at an upper portion of the gasket; anda plurality of rails provided at sidewalls of the storage compartment to guide the storage box such that the storage box is inserted into or withdrawn from the storage compartment, the rails including a horizontal portion to guide the storage box in a horizontal direction, and an inclined portion arranged at an end portion of the horizontal portion to further guide the storage box in a diagonally downward direction,wherein, when the storage box is moved downward by the inclined portion during movement of the storage box into the storage compartment, the edge portion presses the gasket such that a gap between the shelf and the storage box is sealed by the gasket. 15. The refrigerator according to claim 14, wherein the shelf is provided with a moisture-permeable membrane to adjust humidity of a sealed inner space of the storage box. 16. The refrigerator according to claim 14, wherein the extension portion includes a first extension portion extending downward from the left, right and rear edges of the shelf, and a second extension portion horizontally extending from the first extension portion in an inward direction of the shelf, wherein the gasket is fixed to the second extension portion. 17. The refrigerator according to claim 14, wherein, when the storage box is moved into the storage compartment, the storage box is horizontally guided by the horizontal portion, and when introduced into the inclined portion via the horizontal portion, the storage box is guided downward to be automatically moved into the storage box. 18. A refrigerator storage unit comprising: a refrigerator storage including a refrigerator storage body and an open upper portion, the refrigerator storage body including an edge portion horizontally extending from an upper edge portion of the refrigerator storage body;a shelf having an extension portion extended from a lower portion of the shelf, the lower portion and the extension portion of the shelf being coupled to the refrigerator storage such that the open upper portion of the refrigerator storage is closed by the shelf;a gasket fixed to the extension portion of the shelf and configured to engage with the edge portion of the refrigerator storage to seal an inner space of the refrigerator storage; anda plurality of rails provided at a refrigerator to guide the refrigerator storage to be inserted into or withdrawn from the refrigerator, the plurality of rails including a horizontal portion to guide the refrigerator storage in a horizontal direction, and an inclined portion arranged at an end portion of the horizontal portion to further guide the refrigerator storage downward along the inclined portion such that as the refrigerator storage moves along the inclined portion the edge portion moves downward to press the gasket. 19. The refrigerator storage unit of claim 18, further comprising a moisture-permeable membrane provided at the shelf to adjust humidity of sealed inner space of the refrigerator storage.
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