US 11,867,453 B2
Refrigerator
Jinho Kim, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Jul. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/385,103.
Application 17/385,103 is a continuation of application No. 16/843,481, filed on Apr. 8, 2020, granted, now 11,105,551.
Application 16/843,481 is a continuation of application No. 16/230,902, filed on Dec. 21, 2018, granted, now 10,648,727, issued on May 12, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2018-0037249 (KR), filed on Mar. 30, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0348833 A1, Nov. 11, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F25D 25/02 (2006.01); F25D 23/02 (2006.01); F25D 25/00 (2006.01); F25D 25/04 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 25/025 (2013.01) [F25D 23/021 (2013.01); F25D 25/005 (2013.01); F25D 25/04 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refrigerator comprising:
a cabinet that defines a storage space;
a drawer door including a drawer part configured to insert into and withdraw from the storage space and a front panel door coupled to a front portion of the drawer part and configured to open and close at least a portion of the storage space;
an elevation device provided in the drawer and configured to elevate an object stored in the drawer part relative to a bottom surface of the drawer part;
a driving device located in the front panel door and configured to supply power for operation of the elevation device;
a connection device provided in the front panel door and comprising a first shaft that is rotatably disposed in a front-rear direction of the drawer door and that is connected to the driving device; and
a power transmission provided in the drawer part between the elevation device and the connection device,
wherein the power transmission comprises a second shaft that is disposed at a position corresponding to the first shaft in the front portion of the drawer part, that extends in the front-rear direction of the drawer door, and that is connected to the elevation device,
wherein the first shaft is axially connected to the second shaft and configured to transmit a driving power of the driving device, and
wherein the second shaft is configured to transmit the driving power to the elevation device based on rotation.