US 12,259,180 B2
Refrigerator
Kwanghyun Choi, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Jun. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/204,804.
Application 18/204,804 is a continuation of application No. 17/576,032, filed on Jan. 14, 2022, abandoned.
Application 17/576,032 is a continuation of application No. 17/085,705, filed on Oct. 30, 2020, granted, now 11,255,601, issued on Feb. 22, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2019-0149565 (KR), filed on Nov. 20, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0304729 A1, Sep. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. F25D 25/02 (2006.01); A47B 88/90 (2017.01); F25D 23/02 (2006.01); F25D 25/00 (2006.01); F25D 25/04 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 25/025 (2013.01) [A47B 88/90 (2017.01); F25D 23/028 (2013.01); F25D 25/005 (2013.01); A47B 2088/901 (2017.01); A47B 2210/175 (2013.01); F25D 23/021 (2013.01); F25D 25/04 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refrigerator comprising:
a cabinet that defines a storage chamber therein and a front opening in communication with the storage chamber;
a cooling device configured to cool the storage chamber;
a drawer coupled to the cabinet and comprising a front panel that is configured to move forward and backward to open and close at least a portion of the front opening of the cabinet and a storage room that is disposed at a rear of the front panel;
an elevation device disposed inside of the storage room and comprising a support plate configured to move upward; and
a driving device disposed inside the front panel,
wherein the storage room includes:
a front surface facing the front panel and disposed between the driving device and the elevation device; and
a connection hole disposed at the front surface of the storage room,
wherein the driving device includes a first connection part rotatably disposed in front of the connection hole, and
wherein the elevation device includes a second connection part coupled to the first connection part through the connection hole to move the support plate upward.