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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2009
Jae Hoon Lim, Suwon-si, KR;
Jong Dal Lee, Gwangju, KR;
Myung Hoon Cho, Suwon-si, KR;
Seung Tae Lim, Gwangju, KR;
Dong Nyeol Ryu, Daejeon, KR;
Jae Hoon Lim, Suwon-si, KR;
Jong Dal Lee, Gwangju, KR;
Myung Hoon Cho, Suwon-si, KR;
Seung Tae Lim, Gwangju, KR;
Dong Nyeol Ryu, Daejeon, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A refrigerator includes an ice maker disposed at one side of a storage chamber for storing food, a folding shelf disposed at the ice maker to be folded in a vertical direction or unfolded in a horizontal direction to efficiently use a space formed on the side of the ice maker, a shelf supporting member fixed to the ice maker to rotatably support the folding shelf, and a locking part disposed at the shelf supporting member to support the folding shelf when the folding shelf is unfolded to be arranged in a horizontal direction. When the folding shelf disposed in the storage chamber is folded in a vertical direction, there is formed a space capable of storing containers or food products having a great height. When the folding shelf is unfolded in a horizontal direction, containers or food products having a small height may be put on the folding shelf. Thus, a storage space of the refrigerator may be more efficiently used.