摘要 |
A refrigerator includes a cabinet with a storage chamber, and a shelf assembly. The shelf assembly includes guide members respectively mounted to opposite side walls of the storage chamber, a shelf vertically movable while being guided by the guide members, side walls extending downwards from opposite lateral ends of the shelf and vertically movable while being guided by the guide members, guide slots formed through the guide members while extending in forward and rearward directions, a pair of cam members pivotably mounted to an outer surface of each guide member, first and second links connected between the cam members, to simultaneously pivot the cam members, a handle link connected, at one end thereof, to the second link, and a handle member coupled to the other end of the handle link while extending through the corresponding guide slot, to protrude inside the guide member. |
主权项 |
1. A refrigerator comprising:
a cabinet defined with a storage chamber therein; and a shelf assembly mounted in the storage chamber, to be vertically movable, wherein the shelf assembly includes guide members respectively mounted to opposite side walls of the storage chamber, a shelf vertically movable while being guided by the guide members, side walls extending downwards from opposite lateral ends of the shelf and vertically movable while being guided by the guide members, respectively, guide slots respectively formed through the guide members while extending in forward and rearward directions, a pair of cam members pivotably mounted to an outer surface of each guide member, the cam members pivoting to vertically move the shelf, first and second links connected between the pair of the cam members, to simultaneously pivot the cam members, a handle link connected, at one end thereof, to the second link, and a handle member coupled to the other end of the handle link while extending through a corresponding one of the guide slots, to protrude inside the guide member. |