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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2013
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Lyunsu Kim, Changwon-si, KR;
Sukhun Jung, Changwon-si, KR;
Sungki Jung, Changwon-si, KR;
Gyumyeong Kang, Changwon-si, KR;
Jaekoo Kang, Changwon-si, KR;
Seongmin Song, Changwon-si, KR;
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A rail assembly for a refrigerator is provided. The rail assembly may include a pair of pinions respectively provided in a pair of rails installed on two opposite walls of a storage chamber of a refrigerator. A pair of racks is respectively coupled to the pair of the pinions to guide motion of the pinions. One of the racks includes an extended portion that allows the pinions move without engaging the racks so as to align the drawer door horizontally when a force is applied to a left or right portion of the drawer door coupled to the refrigerator.