Display Unit Installing Structure for Refrigerator
First Claim
1. A display unit installing structure for a refrigerator, comprising:
- an accommodating unit which is formed by depressing a portion on a front surface of a door and in which a display unit for displaying a variety of information thereon and inputting operating signals are retractably installed;
a link mechanism for guiding accommodation and withdrawal of the display unit and tiltably supporting the display unit withdrawn from the accommodating unit at a predetermined angle; and
a locking means for preventing the display unit from being inadvertently escaping from the accommodating unit.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a display unit installing structure for a refrigerator. The present invention comprises an accommodating unit which is formed by depressing a portion on a front surface of a door and in which a display unit for displaying a variety of information thereon and inputting operating signals are retractably installed; a link mechanism for guiding accommodation and withdrawal of the display unit and tiltably supporting the display unit withdrawn from the accommodating unit at a predetermined angle; and a locking means for preventing the display unit from being inadvertently escaping from the accommodating unit. According to the present invention, there is an advantage in that the display unit can be retractably installed on the front surface of the refrigerator door.
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30 Claims
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1. A display unit installing structure for a refrigerator, comprising:
- an accommodating unit which is formed by depressing a portion on a front surface of a door and in which a display unit for displaying a variety of information thereon and inputting operating signals are retractably installed;
a link mechanism for guiding accommodation and withdrawal of the display unit and tiltably supporting the display unit withdrawn from the accommodating unit at a predetermined angle; and
a locking means for preventing the display unit from being inadvertently escaping from the accommodating unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- an accommodating unit which is formed by depressing a portion on a front surface of a door and in which a display unit for displaying a variety of information thereon and inputting operating signals are retractably installed;
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21. A display unit installing structure for a refrigerator, comprising:
- an accommodating unit which is formed by depressing a portion on a front surface of a door and in which a display unit for displaying a variety of information thereon and inputting operating signals are retractably installed;
a link mechanism for guiding accommodation and withdrawal of the display unit and pivotally supporting the display unit withdrawn from the accommodating unit in a horizontal direction, the link mechanism including at least one pair of first link members of which one end is pivotally connected to the accommodating unit and at least one pair of second link members of which both ends are pivotally connected to a point on a top or bottom surface of the display unit and the other end of the first link member, respectively; and
a locking means provided on one side of the accommodating unit and one corresponding side of the display unit to prevent the display unit from being inadvertently escaping from the accommodating unit. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
- an accommodating unit which is formed by depressing a portion on a front surface of a door and in which a display unit for displaying a variety of information thereon and inputting operating signals are retractably installed;
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22. A display unit installing structure for a refrigerator, comprising:
- an accommodating unit which is formed by depressing a portion on a front surface of a door and in which a display unit for displaying a variety of information thereon and inputting operating signals are retractably installed;
a link mechanism for guiding accommodation and withdrawal of the display unit and pivotally supporting the display unit withdrawn from the accommodating unit in a horizontal direction, the link mechanism including at least one pair of link members of which one end is pivotally connected to the accommodating unit while being movable in a horizontal direction and the other end is pivotally connected to a point on a top or bottom surface of the display unit; and
a locking means provided on one side of the accommodating unit and one corresponding side of the display unit to prevent the display unit from being inadvertently escaping from the accommodating unit.
- an accommodating unit which is formed by depressing a portion on a front surface of a door and in which a display unit for displaying a variety of information thereon and inputting operating signals are retractably installed;
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