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Granted Patent B2
US 9,951,988 · App. 14/801,166 · Granted Apr 24, 2018

Refrigerator

Inventors: Jae Myung Han (Gwangju, KR); Jae Hoon Lim (Suwon-si, KR); Gi Joong Jeong (Gwangju, KR); Woo Yeol Yoo (Gwangju, KR); Jong Eun Chae (Gwangju, KR); Sun keun Lee (Gwangju-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
F25D23/04F25D11/00F25D23/02F25D23/028F25D23/065F25D25/025F25D29/005H01R25/006F25D23/021F25D23/067F25D2400/36F25D2400/40F25D2700/00F25D2700/02
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Patent No.
US 9,951,988
App. No.
14/801,166
Granted
Apr 24, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A refrigerator includes a storage chamber having an opening; a drawer type door to open or close the opening; a display positioned at the drawer type door; a first connector provided at a sidewall of the storage chamber; a second connector provided at the drawer type door and being electrically connected to the display; a first frame coupled to an inner wall of the storage chamber, the first frame to cover the first connector; a second frame coupled to the drawer type door, the second frame to support a storage box; and a wire electrically connected between the first connector and the second connector. The first frame has a first accommodating part to accommodate one portion of the wire and the second frame has a second accommodating part to accommodate another portion of the wire.

Claims (26)

1. A refrigerator comprising:

a storage chamber having an opening;

a drawer type door to open or close the opening;

a display coupled to the drawer type door;

a wire extending from an inner wall of the storage chamber and electrically connected to the display;

a first frame coupled to the inner wall of the storage chamber; and

a second frame coupled to the drawer type door,

wherein the first frame has a first accommodating part to accommodate one portion of the wire and a fixing part to fix the one portion of the wire in the first accommodating part when another portion of the wire disposed in a rear portion of the storage chamber is deformed by a movement of the drawer type door.

2. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the second frame has a second accommodating part to accommodate another portion of the wire, the second accommodating part is formed by detachably coupling a wire housing to the second frame.

3. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the fixing part comprises a plurality of hooks to surround an outer circumference of the one portion of the wire.

4. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a first connector provided at the inner wall of the storage chamber, and

a second connector provided at a rear of the drawer type door and electrically connecting the wire to the display,

wherein the first connector is covered by the first frame.

5. The refrigerator according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a connector provided at a rear of the drawer type door and electrically connecting the wire to the display,

wherein a cover is mounted at the rear of the drawer type door to cover one end of the wire protruding from the wire housing and the connector.

6. The refrigerator according to claim 5 , wherein the second frame supports a storage box, and the cover is covered by the storage box.

7. The refrigerator according to claim 1 ,

wherein a guide member is further provided at the inner wall of the storage chamber to allow the drawer type door to slidably move while opening or closing the opening, and

the guide member is integrally formed with the first frame.

8. The refrigerator according to claim 7 , wherein the guide member is formed above the first accommodating part of the first frame.

9. The refrigerator according to claim 2 , wherein a sliding unit is further provided between the first frame and the second frame to let the drawer type door withdraw with respect to the storage member, and is configured to couple to the second frame.

10. The refrigerator according to claim 9 , wherein the sliding unit is positioned above the second accommodating part.

11. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the first frame comprises a guide provided at a upper portion of the first frame, and configured to guide a sliding unit, and

a guide hole provided at a lower portion of the first frame, formed in a longitudinal direction thereof, and configured to guide the another portion of the wire.

Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2010-0008028 · Jan 28, 2010 · national
KR 10-2010-0124185 · Dec 7, 2010 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 14541235 · Nov 14, 2014
Continuation 13011216 · Jan 21, 2011
Related Publication 20150323243A1 · Nov 12, 2015