Refrigerator

• Main Authors: JIYEONG KU, JUNSOO PARK, JIYOUNG YOON, JIYOON LEE
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 06.07.2016
• Subjects: BLASTING; COLD ROOMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT COVERED BY ANY OTHERSUBCLASS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; ICE-BOXES; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; REFRIGERATORS; WEAPONS

Disclosed is a refrigerator including, a rear shelf that is located in an inner case, a front shelf that is located closer to the open front of the storage compartment than the rear shelf, a guard that is rotatably connected to the front shelf, and a front shelf lifting device that is configured to rotate the front shelf down about an axis at the rear shelf based on the guard moving up, wherein the front shelf lifting device is configured to maintain an orientation of the front shelf during rotation. The front shelf lifting device comprises a connection bar that is configured to connect the front shelf and the rear shelf, and an interlocking mechanism. The interlocking mechanism comprises a first gear and a second gear. The guard comprises a side guard and a front guard, wherein the side guard is hinged to the front shelf. The second gear is located at the side guard. An end of the connection bar that faces a lateral surface of the front shelf is hinged to the front shelf. The first gear is located at an end