Refrigerator having drawer

Abstract

A refrigerator having a drawer includes: a cooling chamber; a drawer body disposed to be movable in the cooling chamber and having a receiving space for receiving a storage object; a separation plate for variably dividing the receiving space of the drawer body while being moved in the drawer body; and a release preventing unit including a slot formed at the drawer body along a movement path of the separation plate and a holder combined with the slot. Because the release preventing unit including the slot and holder are provided, the separation plate cannot be arbitrarily released from the drawer body. Thus, the separation plate can be stably moved to variably divide the receiving space in the drawer body.

1 . A refrigerator having a drawer comprising:
 a cooling chamber;   a drawer body disposed to be movable in the cooling chamber and having a receiving space for receiving a storage object;   a separation plate for variably dividing the receiving space of the drawer body while being moved in the drawer body; and   a release preventing unit including a slot formed at the drawer body along a movement path of the separation plate and a holder combined with the slot.   
   
   
       2 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein the holder comprises:
 a holder connection part extending from the separation plate to penetrate the slot; and   a holder cover disposed at an end portion of the holder connection part and preventing the holder from being released from the slot.   
   
   
       3 . The refrigerator of  claim 2 , wherein the holder cover comprises at least one extending portion contacting with a lower surface of the peripheral portion of the slot of the drawer body. 
   
   
       4 . The refrigerator of  claim 2 , wherein the width of the holder cover is larger by a certain size than that of the slot. 
   
   
       5 . The refrigerator of  claim 2 , the holder further comprises a coupling member for coupling the holder and the holder connection part. 
   
   
       6 . The refrigerator of  claim 5 , wherein the coupling member penetrates the holder cover and the holder connection part along the direction in which the slot is formed. 
   
   
       7 . The refrigerator of  claim 2 , wherein the holder comprises at least one hook extending from the separation plate. 
   
   
       8 . The refrigerator of  claim 7 , wherein a head portion of the hook contacts with a lower surface of the peripheral portion of the slot after penetrating the slot. 
   
   
       9 . The refrigerator of  claim 7 , wherein a plurality of hooks are provided, and the respective head portions of the plurality of hooks have such an expelling shape that they face the lower surface of the peripheral portion of the slot. 
   
   
       10 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein the slot has a certain length in the direction of the movement path of the separation plate at a central portion of the drawer body so that the volume of the receiving space divided by the separation plate can be maintained within a certain range. 
   
   
       11 . The refrigerator of  claim 10 , wherein the slot has such a length that the volume of the receiving space divided by the separation plate does not exceed 60 liter. 
   
   
       12 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein the slot is formed on the lower surface of the drawer body, and a water leakage preventing rib is formed to be protruded toward the interior of the drawer body at the circumference of the slot.