Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Ik Geun Kim

Sang Chul Ryu

Bu Gil Jeong

A shelf structure for use in a freezer compartment of a refrigerator includes a horizontal shelf and a base formed integrally of one piece with the shelf. The base extends downwardly from the shelf and includes upper and lower pairs of guide rails. A case is slidably supported on the upper guide rails and carries ice cube trays which are rotatable relative to the case for ejecting ice cubes. An ice cube storage bin is slidably mounted on the lower guide rails beneath the trays for receiving the ejected ice cubes.

Freezer compartment structure for refrigerators

A shelf construction in a refrigerator includes a pair of guide rails provided on opposite side walls of a refrigerator compartment. A shelf slides forwardly and rearwardly along the guide rails. Two front stop beads are provided at respective front portions of the guide rails, and two rear stop beads are provided at respective rear portions of the guide rails. Stoppers project from the shelf in an area bordered by the front and rear stop beads. The stoppers come into contact with the front beads as the shelf slides forwardly, thereby limiting the forward movement of the shelf. The stoppers also come into contact with the rear beads as the shelf slides rearwardly, thereby limiting the rearward movement of the shelf.

Refrigerator shelf structure having stops for limiting forward and

A shelf structure for a freezer compartment of a refrigerator includes a horizontal shelf and a base removably supported by an underside of the shelf. The shelf includes downward projections received in holes formed in a top wall of the base. Each projection incudes a narrow part and a wide part disposed at a lower end of the narrow part. The base rests upon the wide parts. Each hole includes an insert portion and a locking portion. The projections are passed vertically through the insert portion and are then moved horizontally into the locking portion. A portion of an edge of the hole is elastic to enable the narrow part to enter the locking portion and then to elastically retain the narrow part therein.

A refrigerator forms a freezer compartment in which an evaporator is mounted. The evaporator includes a cover assembly composed of front and rear covers locked together by a projection/opening connection. The rear cover includes an elastic tongue in which the opening is formed. The from cover includes the projection, and the projection elastically deforms the tongue as it approaches the opening. Then the tongue rebounds elastically to insert the projection into the opening to lock the covers together. The tongue also carries another projection which elastically enters a channel formed in the refrigerator housing to lock the cover assembly to the housing.

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Suwon, South Korea

Ik Geun Kim