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Shelf supporting apparatus and cooking appliance including a shelf supporting apparatus

  • US 10,641,500 B2
  • Filed: 01/04/2018
  • Issued: 05/05/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/09/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A shelf supporting apparatus for supporting a shelf installed in a chamber, the shelf supporting apparatus comprising:

  • a pair of fixing frames provided to face each other on opposite sides of the chamber, which is opened and closed by a door;

    a pair of supports provided to have a length which is changeable in a frontward-rearward direction, the pair of supports being, respectively, coupled to the pair of fixing frames and having the shelf mounted thereon;

    coupling members provided on the pair of fixing frames and coupling the pair of supports to the pair of fixing frames to be position-changeable in the frontward-rearward direction; and

    a pair of connecting members that, respectively, connects the pair of supports and the door, having a position which is changed in the frontward-rearward direction in conjunction with a rotation of the door, and changing positions of the pair of supports in the frontward-rearward direction, wherein the pair of connecting members each includes;

    a bracket installed on the door; and

    a link having a first side coupled to a respective support of the pair of supports and a second side hinge-coupled to the bracket, wherein each bracket is installed on the door so that a hinge-coupled portion between the bracket and the link is positioned at a point which is spaced apart from a rotational center of the door by a predetermined distance, and wherein the link moves along the door when the door is rotated in a direction in which the chamber is opened and moves the support in a direction toward an outside of the chamber, and moves along the door when the door is rotated in a direction in which the chamber is closed and moves the support in a direction toward an inside of the chamber.

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