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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2009
Myung Keun Yoo, Seoul, KR;
Yong Hwan Eom, Seoul, KR;
OK Sun Yu, Seoul, KR;
Hyoun Jeong Shin, Seoul, KR;
Myung Keun Yoo, Seoul, KR;
Yong Hwan Eom, Seoul, KR;
Ok Sun Yu, Seoul, KR;
Hyoun Jeong Shin, Seoul, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A movement structure for a drawer of a refrigerator is provided that allows a storage box to be automatically withdrawn from or inserted into a main body of the refrigerator. The structure may include a rolling mechanism that rolls along a guide mechanism coupled to the storage box to facilitate and guide the movement of the storage box and maintain alignment relative to the main body of the refrigerator. A drive motor may provide a rotational force to the rolling mechanism to automate the movement of the storage box.