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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2010
Bagawathkumar Chellappan, Louisville, KY (US);
James Bryan Rawson, Crestwood, KY (US);
Manivannan Loganathan, Hyderabad, IN;
Bagawathkumar Chellappan, Louisville, KY (US);
James Bryan Rawson, Crestwood, KY (US);
Manivannan Loganathan, Hyderabad, IN;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A consumer appliance, for example a refrigeration appliance, includes a compartment with a pull-out drawer. A slide member is configured on each opposite side of the compartment, with the drawer having a slide bracket mounted to each respective slide member for movement of pull-out drawer into and out of the compartment. A gear rail is configured on each opposite side of the compartment adjacent to the slide member. A gear assembly is mounted to each slide bracket and includes a first gear engaged with the gear rail and a pinion gear engaged with the first gear. The pinion gear has a rotational axis that is vertically displaced from the rotational axis of the first gear. A cross bar is connected between the pinion gears.