18336719. REFRIGERATOR simplified abstract (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
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REFRIGERATOR
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Wanhyeong Lee of Suwon-si (KR)
REFRIGERATOR - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18336719 titled 'REFRIGERATOR
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a refrigerator with a door that covers both the refrigerator and freezer compartments when closed, and slides to reveal the freezer compartment when opened.
- Refrigerator includes a body with an opening in the front surface.
- Door is rotatably coupled to the body to open and close the opening.
- Refrigerator compartment is in the first inner space of the body.
- Freezer compartment case slides between insertion and withdrawal positions in the second inner space under the refrigerator compartment.
- Front of the freezer compartment case is covered by the door when in the insertion position.
- Potential Applications
- Household refrigerators
- Commercial refrigeration units
- Problems Solved
- Efficient use of space in a refrigerator
- Easy access to both refrigerator and freezer compartments
- Benefits
- Convenient organization of food items
- Maximizes storage capacity in a compact design
Original Abstract Submitted
Provided is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a body including an opening formed in a front surface, a door rotatably coupled to the body and configured to open and close the opening of the body, a refrigerator compartment provided in a first inner space of the body, and a freezer compartment case provided with a freezer compartment to insert into or withdraw from a second inner space of the body that is disposed under the first inner space, and configured to slide in a forward-backward direction between an insertion position at which the freezer compartment case is inserted into the second inner space and closes the freezer compartment and a withdrawal position at which the freezer compartment case is withdrawn from the second inner space and opens the freezer compartment, and a front of the freezer compartment case is covered by the door at the insertion position in a state in which the door closes the opening of the body.
