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Monorail crisper for a refrigerator

a refrigerator and monorail technology, applied in the direction of drawers, household cooling devices, lighting and heating devices, etc., can solve the problems of adding cost and complexity to the overall design of the guidance system of storage bins

Inactive Publication Date: 2020-06-18
ELECTROLUX HOME PROD CORP NV
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This patent describes a refrigerator with a slide assembly that allows a storage bin to slide out of the refrigerator and back into place. The assembly includes a support bracket fixed to the refrigerator and a guide rail and wheel that work together to smoothly move the storage bin. The technical effect of this invention is that it provides a convenient and easy way to access the storage bin without having to fully remove it from the refrigerator.

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However, these additional supports add cost and complexity to the overall design of the storage bin guidance system.

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[0031]Referring now to the drawings, FIG. 1 shows a refrigeration appliance in the form of a domestic refrigerator, indicated generally at 100. Although the detailed description that follows concerns a domestic refrigerator 100, the invention can be embodied by refrigeration appliances other than a domestic refrigerator 100. Further, an embodiment is described in detail below, and shown in the figures as a top-mount configuration of a refrigerator 100, including a fresh food compartment 102 disposed vertically below a freezer compartment 104. It is to be understood that other configurations are contemplated, for example, a bottom-mount refrigerator (i.e., fresh food compartment disposed vertically above the freezer compartment), a side by side refrigerator (i.e., fresh food compartment disposed laterally adjacent the freezer compartment), a single compartment refrigerator (i.e., having only a fresh food compartment or a freezer compartment), refrigerators including variable climate ...

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Abstract

A refrigerator includes a liner defining a compartment within a cabinet, and a storage bin that is slidably disposed within the compartment. A sliding assembly permits the storage bin to slide with respect to a support surface. The sliding assembly includes a support bracket having an elongated channel that includes opposing arm channel portions, and a guide rail extending downwards from a bottom wall of the storage bin. The guide rail is located at a central position of the bottom wall of the storage bin with respect to opposing side walls of the storage bin and includes opposing arm members. The guide rail is at least partially disposed within the elongated channel such that the opposing arm members engage arm guiding surfaces in the opposing arm channel portions to slidingly guide the storage bin between a retracted position and an extended position.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]NoneFIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]This application relates generally to a crisper storage bin for a refrigerator, and more particularly, a crisper storage bin having a monorail sliding assembly.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Conventional refrigeration applications, such as domestic refrigerators, typically have both a fresh food compartment and a freezer compartment. The fresh food compartment is where food items such as fruit, vegetables, and beverages are stored and the freezer compartment is where food items that are to be kept in a frozen condition are stored. The compartments are generally separated by a partition that is either vertically or horizontally oriented depending on the specific configuration of that refrigerator.[0004]Generally, storage bins are located within the fresh food and freezer compartments in order to more efficiently organize and compartmentalize the items stored in said compartments. These storage bins often r...

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IPC IPC(8): F25D25/02F25D23/02F25D23/04A47B88/423
CPCF25D25/025A47B88/423F25D23/028F25D23/04A47B2210/175A47B2210/0056A47B2210/0005F25D23/067F25D25/021
Inventor DUBINA, PAULBURRISS, JASON
Owner ELECTROLUX HOME PROD CORP NV