Variable shelf apparatus and refrigerator having the same
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1. A variable shelf apparatus comprising:
- a first shelf part;
a second shelf part configured to slidably couple with the first shelf part and comprising a pair of rotating protrusions protruding at both sides of the second shelf part; and
a support part configured to;
support the first shelf part to slide along the support part, andsupport the second shelf part to rotate while being coupled with the pair of rotating protrusions,whereinthe support part includes;
an upper surface,a lower surface,first guide sections extending from the lower surface toward the upper surface,second guide sections, anda pair of rotating protrusion receiving grooves formed in between the upper surface and the lower surface, the pair of rotating protrusion receiving grooves selectively coupled with and separated from the pair of rotating protrusions, the pair of rotating protrusions prevented from being separated from the support part when a force is applied upward with respect to the variable shelf apparatus while the rotating protrusions are coupled with the rotating protrusions receiving grooves; and
wherein each second guide section connects one of the first guide sections to one of the rotating protrusion receiving grooves.
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Abstract
A variable shelf apparatus and a refrigerator having the same are provided. The variable shelf apparatus includes: a first shelf part; a second shelf part configured to have the first shelf part slidably coupled therewith; and a support part configured to be installed in a storage room to slidably support the first shelf part and rotatably support the second shelf part, wherein the support part is configured such that a pair of rotating protrusions protruding at both sides of the second shelf part is selectively coupled and separated between an upper surface and a lower surface of the support part.
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1. A variable shelf apparatus comprising:
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a first shelf part; a second shelf part configured to slidably couple with the first shelf part and comprising a pair of rotating protrusions protruding at both sides of the second shelf part; and a support part configured to; support the first shelf part to slide along the support part, and support the second shelf part to rotate while being coupled with the pair of rotating protrusions, wherein the support part includes; an upper surface, a lower surface, first guide sections extending from the lower surface toward the upper surface, second guide sections, and a pair of rotating protrusion receiving grooves formed in between the upper surface and the lower surface, the pair of rotating protrusion receiving grooves selectively coupled with and separated from the pair of rotating protrusions, the pair of rotating protrusions prevented from being separated from the support part when a force is applied upward with respect to the variable shelf apparatus while the rotating protrusions are coupled with the rotating protrusions receiving grooves; and wherein each second guide section connects one of the first guide sections to one of the rotating protrusion receiving grooves. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A refrigerator, comprising:
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a storage room to store food items; a main body including an inner case forming the storage room and an outer case forming an appearance of the refrigerator; and a variable shelf apparatus comprising; a first shelf part; a second shelf part configured to slidably couple with the first shelf part and comprising a pair of rotating protrusions protruding at both sides of the second shelf part; and a support part configured to be installed in the storage room to support the first shelf part to slide along the support part, and support the second shelf part to rotate while being coupled with the pair of rotating protrusions, wherein the support part includes; an upper surface; a lower surface; a pair of rotating protrusion receiving grooves formed in between the upper surface and the lower surface to be coupled with the pair of rotating protrusions to prevent the pair of rotating protrusions from being separated from the support part when a force is applied upward with respect to the variable shelf apparatus while the pair of rotating protrusions are coupled with the pair of rotating protrusion receiving grooves; a pair of rotating protrusion guide grooves, the rotating protrusion guide grooves each comprising a first guide section and a second guide section, each first guide section extending from the lower surface towards the upper surface to guide the pair of rotating protrusions from the lower surface of the support part toward the upper surface, each second guide section connecting one of the first guide sections to one of the pair of rotating protrusion receiving grooves; and a pair of anti-separation parts elastically disposed on the pair of rotating protrusion guide grooves so that the pair of rotating protrusions are selectively coupled with and separated from the pair of rotating protrusion receiving grooves, and the anti-separation parts prevent the pair of rotating protrusions from being separated forward from the rotating protrusion receiving grooves when a force is applied forward with respect to the variable shelf apparatus.
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