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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2004
Applicants:
Seung-hwan OH, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Kyung-han Jeong, Seoul, KR;
Sang-oh Kim, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 96/04 (2006.01); A47B 95/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A refrigerator having a basket lift apparatus comprises: a body having cooling chambers for storing food; a basket accommodated in the cooling chamber arranged at a lower portion of the body in a slidable manner back and forth; a basket lift apparatus installed at the basket, for lifting the basket when the basket is drawn out; and a break unit for locking the basket when the basket is lifted to the maximum and thereby preventing the basket from being descended. When the basket is lifted to the maximum, a driving motor is locked thereby to prevent the basket from being descended.