Refrigerator with basket frame latched to the refrigerator door
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F25D-025/00
F25D-023/04
출원번호
US-0656934
(2012-10-22)
등록번호
US-9500403
(2016-11-22)
우선권정보
KR-10-2011-0109799 (2011-10-26)
발명자
/ 주소
Seo, Woonkyu
Kim, Seonkyu
Yoon, Seungjin
Hwang, Jungyeon
Lee, Daesung
출원인 / 주소
LG ELECTRONICS INC.
대리인 / 주소
Ked & Associates, LLP
인용정보
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1인용 특허 :
3
초록▼
A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator may include a case having a storage space formed therein and being opened at one side, a door rotatably coupled to the case to open and close the opened side of the case, and a basket frame rotatably coupled to an inner surface of the door. A first basket
A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator may include a case having a storage space formed therein and being opened at one side, a door rotatably coupled to the case to open and close the opened side of the case, and a basket frame rotatably coupled to an inner surface of the door. A first basket may be coupled to the basket frame, opposing the door, and a second basket may be coupled to the inner surface of the door, interposed between the door and the basket frame. The first basket may rotate in accordance with pivotal movement of the basket frame to expose and provide access to an interior of the second basket.
대표청구항▼
1. A refrigerator comprising: a case having a storage space that is open at one side of the case;a door rotatably coupled to the case to open and close the opened side of the storage space;a basket frame having a first vertical frame part and a second vertical frame part, wherein the first vertical
1. A refrigerator comprising: a case having a storage space that is open at one side of the case;a door rotatably coupled to the case to open and close the opened side of the storage space;a basket frame having a first vertical frame part and a second vertical frame part, wherein the first vertical frame part is rotatably coupled to an inner surface of the door to rotate toward the door in a closed position or away from the door in an open position;each of the first and second vertical frame parts comprise at first surface, a second surface, and a third surface; the first surface facing the door, the second surface facing away from the door and opposite to the first surface, and the third surface extending between the first and second surfaces, wherein the third surface of the first vertical frame part faces the third surfaces of the second vertical frame part, wherein the third surfaces of the first and second vertical frame parts are spaced apart by a predetermined distance forming a space between the first vertical frame part and the second vertical frame part;at least one first basket coupled to the basket frame, the at least one first basket including four side walls;at least two first door racks extending outward from the second surfaces of the first and second vertical frame parts in a direction away from the door and having a surface on which the at least one first basket rests;at least one second basket having a length that fits in the space, wherein the length is a longest side of all sides of the second basket; and the second basket is coupled to the inner surface of the door and positioned between the inner surface of the door, the third surfaces of the first and second vertical frame parts and the at least one first basket when the basket frame is in the closed position;at least one panel extending from a rear surface of the door and in the direction away from the door, the panel comprising a surface that supports at least one of the first door racks when the frame is in the closed position, anda latch mounted at the second vertical frame part that selectively latches the second vertical frame part to the door, wherein the at least two door racks rotate away from the door together with the basket frame. 2. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the latch includes: a lever having a first end of the lever pivotally coupled to the second vertical frame part; anda hook having a first end of the hook coupled to the lever such that a second end of the hook is engaged with or disengaged from the door in response to rotation of a second end of the lever about the first end of the lever. 3. The refrigerator of claim 1, further comprising: wherein the at least one first basket is separably coupled to an upper surface of the at least one first door rack; anda holder that couples the at least one first basket and the at least one first door rack. 4. The refrigerator of claim 3, wherein the holder comprises: at least one first protrusion and at least one first groove formed at a lower surface of a bottom of the at least one first basket; andat least one second protrusion and at least one second groove formed at the upper surface of the at least one first door rack, respectively corresponding to the at least one first groove and at least one first protrusion, so as to be engaged with the at least one first groove and at least one first protrusion. 5. The refrigerator of claim 3, wherein the holder comprises: at least one first magnet provided at a lower surface of a bottom of the at least one first basket; andat least one second magnet provided at the upper surface of the at least one first door rack, and positioned corresponding to the at least one first magnet so as to be coupled with the at least one first magnet by an attractive force between the at least one first magnet and the at least one second magnet. 6. The refrigerator of claim 3, further comprising: at least one second door rack coupled to the inner surface of the door, wherein the at least one second basket is separably coupled to an upper surface of the at least one second door rack. 7. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the at least one first basket includes a plurality of first baskets arranged vertically on the basket frame, and the at least one second basket includes a plurality of second baskets vertically arranged on the inner surface of the door, at positions respectively corresponding to the plurality of first baskets. 8. The refrigerator of claim 7, wherein a space between adjacent first baskets bounded by the basket frame is open to provide access to corresponding second baskets when the door frame is closed against the door. 9. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the storage space is partitioned into a refrigerating chamber and a freezing chamber the door includes a refrigerating chamber door and a freezing chamber door, and wherein the basket frame, the at least one first basket and the at least one second basket are provided on the refrigerating chamber door. 10. A refrigerator, comprising: a case defining a storage space that is open at one side of the case;a door rotatably coupled to the case to open and close the opened side of the storage space;a basket frame having a first vertical frame part and a second vertical frame part, wherein the first vertical frame part is rotatably coupled to an inner surface of the door to rotate toward the door in a closed position or away from the door in an open position;each of the first and second vertical frame parts comprise at first surface, a second surface, and a third surface; the first surface facing the door, the second surface facing away from the door and opposite to the first surface, and the third surface extending between the first and second surfaces, wherein the third surface of the first vertical frame part faces the third surfaces of the second vertical frame part, wherein the third surfaces of the first and second vertical frame parts are spaced apart by a predetermined distance forming a space between the first vertical frame part and the second vertical frame part;a plurality of first baskets coupled to the basket frame, the plurality of first baskets including four side walls;a plurality of first door racks extending outward from the second surfaces of the first and second vertical frame parts in a direction away from the door and each of the first door racks has a surface on which a corresponding first basket of the plurality of first baskets rests;a plurality of second baskets, each of the second baskets having a length that fits in the space, wherein the length is a longest side of all sides of the second basket; and the plurality of the second basket are coupled to the inner surface of the door and positioned between the door, the third surfaces of the first and second vertical frame parts and the basket frame when the basket frame is in the closed position;at least one panel extending from a rear surface of the door and in the direction away from the door, the panel comprising a surface that supports at least one of the first door racks of the plurality of first door racks, when the frame is in the closed position, anda latch mounted at the second vertical frame part that selectively latches the second vertical frame part to the door to place the frame in the closed position;wherein, the closed position corresponds to a first position, in which the basket frame is closed against the inner surface of the door, with the plurality of second baskets positioned between the door and the plurality of first baskets, and wherein, in the first position, an interior of the plurality of second baskets is accessible via open spaces between adjacent first baskets arranged on the basket frame, wherein the plurality of first door racks rotate away from the door together with the basket frame. 11. The refrigerator of claim 10, wherein, in a second position the basket frame is rotated away from the door to fully expose the plurality of second baskets coupled to the inner surface of the door. 12. The refrigerator of claim 10, wherein the latch includes: a lever having a first end pivotally coupled to the second vertical frame part; anda hook coupled having a first end coupled to the lever such that a second end of the hook is engaged with or disengaged from the door in response to rotation of the lever. 13. The refrigerator of claim 10, further comprising: a plurality of first door racks each extending from the basket frame in a direction away from the door, wherein the plurality of first basket are respectively coupled to upper surfaces of the plurality of first door racks; and a holder that couples each first basket to its respective first door rack. 14. The refrigerator of claim 13, wherein the holder comprises: first protrusion/groove structure formed at a lower surface of a bottom of each first basket; anda second protrusion/groove structure formed at the upper surface of each first door rack, to be engaged with the first protrusion/groove structure. 15. The refrigerator of claim 13, wherein the holder comprises: a first magnet provided at a lower surface of a bottom of each first basket; anda second magnet provided at the upper surface of each first door rack, to be coupled with respective first magnet by an attractive force between the respective second magnet and the corresponding first magnet. 16. The refrigerator of claim 13, further comprising: a plurality of second door racks mounted to the inner surface of the door, wherein the plurality of second baskets are respectively coupled to an upper surface of the plurality of second door racks.
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