Refrigerator

Abstract

Disclosed is a refrigerator including, a rear shelf that is located in an inner case, a front shelf that is located closer to the open front of the storage compartment than the rear shelf, a guard that is rotatably connected to the front shelf, and a front shelf lifting device that is configured to rotate the front shelf down about an axis at the rear shelf based on the guard moving up, wherein the front shelf lifting device is configured to maintain an orientation of the front shelf during rotation. The front shelf lifting device comprises a connection bar that is configured to connect the front shelf and the rear shelf, and an interlocking mechanism. The interlocking mechanism comprises a first gear and a second gear. The guard comprises a side guard and a front guard, wherein the side guard is hinged to the front shelf. The second gear is located at the side guard. An end of the connection bar that faces a lateral surface of the front shelf is hinged to the front shelf. The first gear is located at an end of the connection bar that faces a lateral surface of the front shelf and is adjacent to the second gear. A diameter of the second gear is greater than a diameter of the first gear. The front shelf includes a guide protrusion member, and the inner case includes a protrusion member guide rail that is configured to guide a sliding movement of the guide protrusion member. 11. In addition, the refrigerator comprises an elastic member, a protruding part, and a non-slip mat. The rear shelf includes a connection bar guide rail. A rear shelf guide is located in the inner case and is configured to guide a sliding movement of the rear shelf.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a refrigerator capable of moving at least one of a plurality of shelves located inside a storage compartment casing. Background technique [0002] Generally, a refrigerator is a kind of storage that cools a storage room such as a refrigerator or a freezer by means of a refrigeration cycle circuit or a thermoelectric module having a compressor, a condenser, an expansion mechanism, and an evaporator, and stores food, etc. in the storage room equipment for storage. [0003] The refrigerator may include a storage cabinet for forming a storage room, a door for opening and closing the storage room, and a storage room storage such as a shelf or a drawer for storing items stored in the storage room. The above-mentioned storage compartment storage may be arranged in multiple layers, and in this case, there is a problem of inconvenient use such as shelves arranged on the upper side so th...

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Problems solved by technology

The user can hold the shelf and pull the shelf forward. At this time, there is a problem that a part of the stored items such as food placed on the shelf may fall over or fall out of the shelf.

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