Shelf apparatus for a refrigerator
US5199778A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 17, 1991 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D2500/02
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present invention relates to a shelf appartus for a refrigerator which raises and lowers a refrigerator's food storage shelves in an analog manner, making it possible to determine the positions of the shelves largely in accordance with the size of food items stored inside the refrigerator. More particularly, racks are provided on the left and right sides of the refrigerator's interior, gears which engage these racks are provided on the shelves of the refrigerator, and the food storage shelves are raised and lowered by rotating these gears.
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