Refrigerator
First Claim
1. A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet defining a first storage compartment and a second storage compartment vertically below the first storage compartment;
a partition wall partitioning the cabinet into the first storage compartment and the second storage compartment, the partition wall having a horizontal top surface;
an accommodating unit defining an accommodating space and an opening, the accommodating space being recessed downward from the horizontal top surface of the partition wall, and the opening being located at an upper portion of the accommodating unit and being configured to introduce food therethrough;
an accommodating unit door located at the upper portion of the accommodating unit and configured to open and close the opening by moving in a direction parallel to the horizontal top surface of the partition wall;
a transfer unit provided to guide the movement of the accommodating unit door;
a transfer unit accommodating groove that is defined at the horizontal top surface of the partition wall and that receives the transfer unit; and
a cover that is located vertically above the transfer unit accommodating groove and the horizontal top surface of the partition wall to cover and protect the transfer unit accommodating groove and the transfer unit from foreign substances,wherein the cover is fixed to the partition wall and allows relative movement of the accommodating unit door with respect to the cover, andwherein the cover is configured to move together with the accommodating unit door in rearward and forward directions.
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Abstract
A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a partition wall partitioning the cabinet, an accommodating unit defining an accommodating space and an opening, where the accommodating space is recessed downward from a horizontal top surface of the partition wall, and the opening is located at an upper portion of the accommodating unit and configured to introduce food therethrough, an accommodating unit door located at the upper portion of the accommodating unit and configured to open and close the opening by moving in a direction parallel to the horizontal top surface, a roller located below the accommodating unit door, where the roller supports the accommodating unit door and allows the accommodating unit door to slidingly move with respect to the partition wall, and an upper rib provided at each of left and right portions of the accommodating unit door and configured to restrict splaying of the accommodating unit door.
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Citations
18 Claims
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1. A refrigerator comprising:
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a cabinet defining a first storage compartment and a second storage compartment vertically below the first storage compartment; a partition wall partitioning the cabinet into the first storage compartment and the second storage compartment, the partition wall having a horizontal top surface; an accommodating unit defining an accommodating space and an opening, the accommodating space being recessed downward from the horizontal top surface of the partition wall, and the opening being located at an upper portion of the accommodating unit and being configured to introduce food therethrough; an accommodating unit door located at the upper portion of the accommodating unit and configured to open and close the opening by moving in a direction parallel to the horizontal top surface of the partition wall; a transfer unit provided to guide the movement of the accommodating unit door; a transfer unit accommodating groove that is defined at the horizontal top surface of the partition wall and that receives the transfer unit; and a cover that is located vertically above the transfer unit accommodating groove and the horizontal top surface of the partition wall to cover and protect the transfer unit accommodating groove and the transfer unit from foreign substances, wherein the cover is fixed to the partition wall and allows relative movement of the accommodating unit door with respect to the cover, and wherein the cover is configured to move together with the accommodating unit door in rearward and forward directions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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