US2012306338A1PendingUtilityA1

Refrigerator

Assignee: NAGAHATA SHINYAPriority: Mar 25, 2010Filed: Mar 7, 2011Published: Dec 6, 2012
Est. expiryMar 25, 2030(~3.7 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
A47B 88/427F25D 25/025A47B 88/906A47B 88/944F25D 23/067F25D 23/021
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Abstract

A refrigerator ( 100 ) includes: a storage compartment formed inside of a heat-insulating main body ( 101 ) and having an opening in a front face; a pull-out door ( 201 ) which opens and closes the opening in the front face of the storage compartment; and a rail device ( 202 ) which makes a container ( 206 ) provided inside of the storage compartment movable forward and backward as the pull-out door ( 201 ) opens and closes, in which the rail device ( 202 ) includes: a fixed rail ( 221 ) fixed with respect to the storage compartment; and a movable rail ( 222, 223 ) connected to the pull-out door ( 201 ), movable forward and backward along the fixed rail ( 221 ), provided below a center of the pull-out door ( 201 ) in a vertical direction, and which supports the container ( 206 ), and the pull-out door ( 201 ) includes a supporting unit ( 301, 303 ) which supports the container ( 206 ).

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1 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a heat-insulating main body having an inner casing, an outer casing, and a heat-insulating material filled between the inner casing and the outer casing;   a storage compartment formed inside of the heat-insulating main body and having an opening in a front face;   a pull-out door which opens and closes the opening on the front face of the storage compartment; and   a rail device which makes a container provided inside of the storage compartment movable forward and backward as the pull-out door opens and closes,   wherein the rail device includes:   a fixed rail fixed with respect to the storage compartment; and   a movable rail connected to the pull-out door, movable forward and backward along the fixed rail, provided below a center of the pull-out door in a vertical direction, and which supports the container, and   the pull-out door includes   a supporting unit configured to support the container.   
     
     
         2 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the supporting unit is provided on an inner board of the pull-out door, and fixes a flange portion of a front face of the container.   
     
     
         3 . The refrigerator according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein the supporting unit includes a first fixing part projecting upward for fixing the flange portion inserted from above.   
     
     
         4 . The refrigerator according to  claim 2 ,
 wherein the supporting unit includes a second fixing part which abuts an upper surface of the flange portion to regulate an upward movement of the flange portion.   
     
     
         5 . The refrigerator according to  claim 3 ,
 wherein the supporting unit further includes a second fixing part which abuts an upper surface of the flange portion to regulate an upward movement of the flange portion.   
     
     
         6 . The refrigerator according to  claim 5 ,
 wherein the first fixing part is formed separately from the inner board, and   the second fixing part is formed integrally with the inner board.   
     
     
         7 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , further comprising
 a door frame on the part of the pull-out door below the center in the vertical direction, extending from the pull-out door toward the back,   wherein the movable rail is connected to the pull-out door with the door frame provided in between and supports the container with the door frame provided in between.   
     
     
         8 . The refrigerator according to  claim 7 ,
 wherein the container includes a projection on a side face part, which is supported by the door frame.   
     
     
         9 . The refrigerator according to  claim 8 ,
 wherein the projection is formed on a back part of the side face part of the container.   
     
     
         10 . The refrigerator according to  claim 9 ,
 wherein the projection is provided leaning downward toward the back when the container is supported by the movable rail through the door frame.

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