| CPC F25D 25/02 (2013.01) [F25D 2325/021 (2013.01)] | 9 Claims |
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1. A refrigerator comprising a shelf assembly, wherein the shelf assembly comprises:
a shelf installed inside a cabinet defining a storage space of the refrigerator and allowing food and a container to be seated thereon;
a shelf fixing bracket fixed to each of opposite sides of the shelf and supporting the shelf;
a lift rail module installed to be vertically long inside the cabinet such that the shelf fixing bracket is vertically movable; and
a lift module installed slidably on one side of the shelf and configured to selectively release the shelf fixing bracket held by the lift rail module according to a user's manipulation,
wherein the lift module comprises:
a first gear part installed on one side of the shelf such that the first gear part is movable leftward and rightward and having a plurality of teeth formed along one surface thereof,
a second gear part installed on one side of the shelf such that the second gear part is movable leftward and rightward and having a plurality of teeth formed along one surface thereof,
a rotating gear part installed between the first gear part and the second gear part and having a plurality of teeth formed along a circumferential surface thereof such that the first gear part and the second gear part are engaged with each other,
a back and forth moving member connected to each of the first and second gear parts and installed on one side of the shelf so as to move forward/rearward,
a handle part provided on one side of the first gear part and installed to cover a front edge part of the shelf, the handle part being configured to move the first gear part leftward or rightward according to a user's manipulation, and
a holding member connected to the back and forth moving member and installed inside the lift rail module, the holding member selectively being held by the lift rail module according to the forward/rearward movement of the back and forth moving member.
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