US 11,898,794 B2
Refrigerator
Kwanghyun Choi, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Feb. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/112,331.
Application 18/112,331 is a continuation of application No. 17/329,750, filed on May 25, 2021, granted, now 11,614,275.
Application 17/329,750 is a continuation of application No. 17/027,270, filed on Sep. 21, 2020, granted, now 11,047,619, issued on Jun. 29, 2021.
Application 17/027,270 is a continuation of application No. 16/406,118, filed on May 8, 2019, granted, now 10,876,788, issued on Dec. 29, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2018-0052722 (KR), filed on May 8, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0194154 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. F25D 25/02 (2006.01); F25D 23/02 (2006.01); F25D 23/04 (2006.01); F25D 11/02 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 25/025 (2013.01) [F25D 23/028 (2013.01); F25D 23/04 (2013.01); F25D 11/02 (2013.01); F25D 2323/02 (2013.01)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refrigerator, comprising:
a cabinet that defines a storage space;
a drawer door including (i) a drawer part configured to insert into and withdraw from the storage space and (ii) a front panel door part 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 part 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 part and configured to supply power for operation of the elevation device; and
a drawer-side shaft connected to the driving device and configured to rotate based on operation of the driving device, the drawer-side shaft extending in a front-rear direction,
wherein the elevation device comprises an elevation shaft connected to the drawer-side shaft and configured to rotate based on rotation of the drawer-side shaft, the elevation shaft extending in a direction crossing the drawer-side shaft.