KR101810467B1 - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The refrigerator includes a refrigerator main body having a cooling chamber, a drawer provided in the cooling chamber, a cover disposed on the upper side of the drawer, and a cover driving unit slidably moving the cover in a backward direction when the drawer is pulled out . As a result, the storage and withdrawal of food into the drawer can be facilitated.

Description

Refrigerator {REFRIGERATOR}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a refrigerator which can facilitate storage and withdrawal of food in a drawer.

As is well known, a refrigerator is a device which allows an article or a food to be stored in a refrigerated state or a frozen state.

The refrigerator may include a refrigerator body having a cooling chamber, a door provided in the refrigerator body to open and close the cooling chamber, and a refrigeration cycle device capable of providing cool air to the cooling chamber.

1 is a view showing an example of a conventional refrigerator.

1, the refrigerator may include a refrigerator body 10 having a cooling chamber 20 therein and a cooling chamber door 30 for opening and closing the cooling chamber 20 .

The cooling chamber 20 may include a freezing chamber 21 and a refrigerating chamber 22.

The cooling chamber door 30 may include a freezing chamber door 31 for opening and closing the freezing chamber 21 and a refrigerating chamber door 32 for opening and closing the freezing chamber 22.

The refrigerator body 10 may be provided with a refrigeration cycle device (not shown) to provide cooling air to the cooling chamber 20.

The refrigeration cycle apparatus comprises a so-called vapor compression type refrigeration cycle apparatus having a compressor for compressing refrigerant, a condenser for condensing the refrigerant, an expansion device for expanding the refrigerant under reduced pressure, and an evaporator for evaporating the refrigerant by absorbing latent heat in the surroundings .

The refrigerator body 10 may be provided with a machine room (not shown) so that some of the components of the refrigeration cycle apparatus (for example, the compressor and the condenser) may be installed.

The machine room may be provided in a rear lower region of the refrigerator body 10.

Meanwhile, a shelf 25 for partitioning the inner space may be provided in the refrigerating compartment 22.

The lower portion of the refrigerating compartment 22 may be provided with a drawer 40 for storing vegetables, fruits, and the like.

The drawer 40 may have a cylindrical shape upwardly opened.

The drawer 41a disposed at the lowermost side of the refrigerating chamber 22 may be configured to protrude forward of the refrigerating chamber 22. Thereby, the storage space of the drawer 41a can be increased.

A cover 50 may be provided on the upper side of the lower drawer 41a to open and close the upper opening of the lower drawer 41a.

The cover 50 may be configured to be rotated in the vertical direction.

The cover 50 may be provided with pivot shafts 51 disposed on both sides along the horizontal direction.

The cover (50) may be configured to be rotated upward when the drawer (41a) is drawn out forward.

However, in such a conventional refrigerator, interference may occur with the cover 50 provided above the drawer 41a when storing and withdrawing food into the drawer 41a.

In addition, since the cover 50 is turned upward when the drawer 41a is pulled out, it may be difficult to pull the drawer 41b on the upper side of the pulled drawer 41a. Particularly, when the upper drawer 41b is pulled forward, the cover 50 or the upper drawer 41b may be damaged when the cover 50 is rotated upward.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a refrigerator which can facilitate the storage and withdrawal of food in the drawer.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator capable of suppressing component damage caused by withdrawal of a drawer.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a refrigerator comprising: a refrigerator body having a cooling chamber; A drawer provided in the cooling chamber; A cover disposed above the drawer; And a cover driving unit for slidably moving the cover backward when the drawer is drawn out.

Here, the cover driving unit may include: a pinion; A first rack tooth portion provided on the drawer and meshing with the pinion; And a second rack tooth portion provided on the cover and engaged with the pinion.

The first rack teeth may be provided at one side of the first rack teeth with a bevelled section for releasing the engagement with the pinion.

The first rack teeth may be spaced rearward from the pinion.

And a cover supporting portion for movably supporting the cover.

The cover supporting portion includes: a cover supporting roller; And a cover supporting rail in which the cover supporting roller is in rolling contact with relative motion.

The cover supporting roller may be provided on the cover, and the cover supporting rail may be provided on the cooling chamber.

The cover driving unit includes: a belt connected to the cover and the drawer, respectively; And a plurality of pulleys for drivingly supporting the belt.

The cover drive unit includes a power transmission part having one side connected to the belt and the other side projecting toward the drawer, and the drawer is provided with a non-contact section that is not in contact with the power transmission part along the running direction of the belt As shown in FIG.

The cover driving unit may include a connecting piece connecting the cover and the belt.

And a drawer support portion for movably supporting the drawer.

The drawer support portion includes: a drawer support roller; And a drawer support rail for relatively moving the drawer support roller in a rolling contact relationship.

Wherein the drawer supporting roller is provided in the cooling chamber and has a first drawer supporting roller for supporting the drawer, and the drawer is provided with a first drawer supporting roller which is in contact with the first drawer supporting roller, A support rail may be provided.

And a holder having the drawer support rail and disposed in the cooling chamber.

Wherein the drawer support rollers and the drawer support rails are each formed of a plurality of members, and the holder is provided with a first drawer support roller for supporting the drawer, and the drawer is supported by the first drawer support rollers A drawer support rail may be provided.

The drawer support roller may include a second drawer support roller provided on the drawer, and the holder may include a second drawer support rail on which the second drawer support roller is in rolling contact.

As described above, according to an embodiment of the present invention, by sliding the cover backward when the drawer is pulled out, the upper opening of the drawer expands to facilitate the storage and withdrawal of food in the drawer have.

Further, since the cover slides rearward when the drawer is pulled out, interference with the cover does not occur when the upper drawer is pulled out, so that the cover and / or the drawer are not damaged.

1 is a view showing an example of a conventional refrigerator,
FIG. 2 illustrates a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the drawer region of Figure 2,
Fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the drawer and holder of Fig. 3,
5 to 6 are views for explaining a drawing process of the drawer,
7 is a view illustrating a cover driving unit according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 8 and 9 are views for explaining a drawing process of the drawer of FIG. 8, respectively.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 and 3, the refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a refrigerator body 110 having a cooling chamber 120; A drawer 140 provided in the cooling chamber 120; A cover 150 disposed above the drawer 140; And a cover driving unit 160 that slides the cover 150 backward when the drawer 140 is drawn out. The refrigerator body 110 includes at least one of the freezer compartment 121 and the refrigerating compartment 122. The freezer compartment 121 and the refrigerating compartment 122 may be provided in the refrigerator compartment 121, .

A plurality of cooling chambers 120 may be provided in the refrigerator body 110.

The cooling chamber 120 may include a freezing chamber 121 and a refrigerating chamber 122.

The freezing compartment 121 and the refrigerating compartment 122 may be partitioned along the left and right direction.

A cooling chamber door 130 may be provided on the front surface of the refrigerator body 110 to open and close the cooling chamber 120.

The cooling chamber door 130 may include a freezing chamber door 131 and a freezing chamber door 132 for opening and closing the freezing chamber 121 and the freezing chamber 122, respectively.

The refrigerator body 110 may include a refrigeration cycle device that provides cooling air to the cooling chamber 120. The refrigeration cycle apparatus may be a vapor compression refrigeration cycle apparatus that generates cold air by using a process of compressing, condensing, expanding, and evaporating refrigerant.

The refrigerator body 110 may be provided with a machine room 115 so that a part of the refrigeration cycle apparatus (for example, the compressor 117 or the like) can be accommodated.

The machine room 115 may be provided in a rear lower region of the refrigerator body 110.

A plurality of shelves 125 may be provided in the refrigerating chamber 122. Accordingly, the refrigerating chamber 122 can be divided into upper and lower portions. Food can be stored separately in each shelf 125. Whereby the inner space of the refrigerating chamber 122 can be efficiently used.

Meanwhile, a drawer 140 may be provided in a lower region of the refrigerating chamber 122.

The drawer 140 may be composed of a plurality of drawers.

The drawer 140 may be vertically disposed.

The drawer 140 may include an upper drawer 141b and a lower drawer 141a.

The upper drawer 141b may be formed as a rectangular parallelepiped which is opened upward.

A handle 143 may be provided on the front surface of the upper drawer 141b.

The lower drawer 141a may protrude forward relative to the upper drawer 141b. Thereby, the internal storage space of the lower drawer 141a can be increased.

The lower drawer 141a may have a cylindrical shape with an upward opening.

The lower drawer 141a may be formed such that its rear end portion is inclined upward.

A handle 142 may be provided on the front region (front portion) of the lower drawer 141a. As a result, the lower drawer 141a can be easily drawn out and / or stored. In this embodiment, the handle 142 is formed at the upper end of the front portion, but may be formed in the central region of the front portion.

A cover 150 may be provided on the lower drawer 141a.

The cover 150 may be, for example, a rectangular plate.

The cover 150 may be configured to block the upper opening of the lower drawer 141a.

The cover 150 may be configured to be reduced in size compared to the size of the upper opening of the lower drawer 141a to such an extent that cool air can be introduced into the lower drawer 141a. For example, the cover 150 may be configured to have the same or similar size as the bottom surface of the lower drawer 141a.

A cover driving unit 160 may be provided on one side of the cover 150 to slide the cover 150 backward when the drawer 140 (lower drawer 141a) is drawn out. Accordingly, when the drawer 140 (actually the lower drawer 141a) is pulled out, the cover 150 can be slid rearward so that the upper opening of the drawer 140 (lower drawer 141a) .

More specifically, the cover 150 can be moved to the lower side of the upper drawer 141b. That is, the front end of the cover 150 may be disposed on the same line as the bottom end of the upper drawer 141b, or may be disposed rearward. Thereby, it is possible that the cover 150 hardly interferes with the inside of the drawer 140 (lower drawer 141a) when the article or the food is received and / or taken out. Accordingly, the storage and withdrawal of the food can be facilitated. Further, the lower drawer 141a can be pulled out in the forward direction while the upper drawer 141b is pulled out in the forward direction. Since the interference (contact) between the cover 150 and the upper drawer 141b does not occur when the upper drawer 141b is pulled forward, the cover 150 and / or the upper drawer 141b are damaged There is no worry.

The cover driving unit 160 includes a pinion 161 and a first rack tooth shaped portion 163 provided on the drawer 140 (lower drawer 141a) to be engaged with the pinion 161, And a second rack teeth-shaped portion 165 provided on the cover 150 and engaged with the pinion 161.

The pinion 161 may be provided on both side walls (right and left side walls) of the refrigerating chamber 122.

The cover 150 may be provided at both sides of the cover 150 with a second rack tooth 165 to be engaged with the pinion 161, respectively.

The pinion 161 can be engaged with one end of the second rack teeth 165 along the longitudinal direction. Accordingly, the cover 150 can be slid relative to the pinion 161 when the pinion 161 rotates.

The first rack teeth 163 may be provided on both sides of the drawer 140 (the lower drawer 141a).

The first rack teeth 163 may be spaced apart from the pinion 161 by a preset distance D along the front-rear direction of the refrigerating chamber 122. Accordingly, the pinion 161 can be engaged with the first rack tooth portion 163 and relatively moved after the lower drawer 141a is spaced apart by the distance D. Here, the separation distance D can be appropriately adjusted.

The first rack teeth 163 may be formed on one side of the first rack teeth 163 with a bevelled section 164 which is not engaged with the pinion 161. The isolated section 164 may have the same length as the separation distance D.

On both sides of the cover 150, a cover supporting portion 180 may be provided to support the cover 150 so as to be slidable along the front-rear direction.

The cover supporting portion 180 may include a cover supporting roller 181 and a cover supporting rail 183 in which the cover supporting roller 181 is in rolling contact with a relative movement.

The cover support roller 181 may be provided on the cover 150.

Cover-supporting rollers 181 may be provided on the front and rear regions of both sides of the cover 150, respectively.

The cover support rails 183 may be provided on both side walls (right and left side walls) of the refrigerating chamber 122.

For example, the cover support rail 183 may be formed in the holder 170. [

The holder 170 may be formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape.

The cover support rail 183 may be formed so that the cover support roller 181 is received in the upper region of the holder 170 and can be moved back and forth.

The cover support rail 183 may be formed to be recessed in the thickness direction from the inner surface of the holder 170 so that the cover support roller 181 can be received therein and extend in the front-rear direction.

The holder 170 may be provided with a pinion receiving portion 172 so that the pinion 161 can be rotatably received.

The upper and lower sides of the pinion accommodating portion 172 may be opened. The upper and lower regions of the pinion 161 are exposed and can be engaged with and rotated with the second rack teeth portion 165 and the first rack teeth portion 163, respectively.

On both sides of the drawer 140, a drawer supporting portion 190 for supporting the drawer 140 so as to be slidable back and forth can be provided.

The drawer support unit 190 may include a drawer support roller 191 and a drawer support rail 195 for guiding the drawer support roller 191.

The drawer support rollers 191 may be composed of a plurality of rollers.

At least one of the drawer support rollers 191 may be provided in the cooling chamber 120.

The drawer support roller 191 may include a first drawer support roller 192a provided on a side wall of the refrigerating compartment 122.

More specifically, the first drawer support roller 192a may be provided to the holder 170. [

The drawer support rails 195 may be composed of a plurality of drawer support rails 195.

The drawer support rail 195 may include a first drawer support rail 196a formed on the lower drawer 141a so as to be in contact with the first drawer support roller 192a so as to be relatively movable. The first drawer support rail 196a may be provided at one side thereof with a stopper 145 for contacting the first drawer support roller 192a to prevent the lower drawer 141a from being drawn out. The stopper 145 may protrude downward from the first drawer support rail 196a. The stopper 145 may be formed at the rear end of the first drawer support rail 196a.

The drawer support roller 191 may include a second drawer support roller 192b provided on a side wall of the lower drawer 141a.

The drawer support rail 195 may have a second drawer support rail 196b which is in contact with the second drawer support roller 192b and performs relative movement. The second drawer support rail 196b may be provided on the side wall of the refrigerating chamber 122. More specifically, the second drawer support rail 196b may be provided to the holder 170. [ The second drawer support rail 196b may be embodied as grooves that are recessed in the thickness direction of the holder 170 and extend in the front-rear direction.

With such a configuration, in the state where the lower drawer 141a is accommodated in the refrigerating chamber 122, the bean-shaped section 164 may be disposed below the pinion 161 as shown in FIG.

In this state, when the handle of the lower drawer 141a is pulled forward to draw the lower drawer 141a forward, the lower drawer 141a is supported by the drawer supporting portion 190 and is slid forward .

When the lower drawer 141a is moved forward, the pinion 161 may be kept stationary during the nonvolatile section 164.

When the lower drawer 141a is moved forward by the distance D, the pinion 161 and the first rack teeth 163 can be engaged with each other as shown in FIG.

When the first rack tooth portion 163 is moved forward by the movement of the lower drawer 141a, the pinion 161 can be rotated. When the pinion 161 starts rotating, as shown in FIG. 6, the second rack teeth portion 165 can be pressed by the pinion 161 and moved rearward. Accordingly, the cover 150 can be supported by the cover support 180 and slid rearward. Here, the cover 150 may be disposed on the same line as the front end of the bottom of the upper drawer 141b or further behind. Thereby, the upper opening region of the lower drawer 141a can be opened quickly.

 Meanwhile, when the lower drawer 141a is to be stored in the refrigerating chamber 122, the front portion (or the handle 142) of the lower drawer 141a may be pressed backward.

The lower drawer 141a may be supported by the drawer support portion 190 and slid rearward to be accommodated in the initial receiving position.

When the lower drawer 141a starts to move backward, the pinion 161 can be rotated by the second rack tooth portion 165, and at the same time, the first rack tooth portion 163 can be moved forward have. The pinion 161 can be stopped when the cover 150 is moved forward and the lower drawer 141a continues to move and the bean span 164 passes through the pinion 161 .

Hereinafter, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9. FIG.

The same reference numerals are used for the same components as those of the above-described configuration and the same reference numerals are omitted for convenience of explanation. A detailed description of some redundant configurations may be omitted.

A refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a refrigerator body 110 having a cooling chamber 120; A drawer 140 provided in the cooling chamber 120; A cover 150 disposed above the drawer 140; And a cover driving unit 210 slidably moving the cover 150 backward when the drawer 140 is drawn out.

The drawer 140 may be composed of a plurality of drawers.

The drawer 140 may include an upper drawer 141b and a lower drawer 141a.

A cover 150 may be provided on the lower drawer 141a.

A cover driving unit 210 may be provided on both sides of the cover 150 to slide the cover 150 backward when the drawer 140 (lower drawer 141a) is drawn out.

The cover driving unit 210 may be provided on both sides of the cover 150.

7, the cover driving unit 210 includes a belt 211 connected to the cover 150 and the lower drawer 141a, and a belt 211 connected to the lower drawer 141a, And a plurality of pulleys 215 for supporting the pulleys.

The belt 211 may be disposed so as to have a predetermined length on the sides of the cover 150 and the lower drawer 141a.

The belt 211 may be provided with a plurality of pulleys 215 so that the belt 211 can be supported for traveling. For example, the pulleys 215 may be provided two at the front and at the rear so as to be vertically spaced apart from each other. Here, the belt 211 may be configured to be able to rotate forward and backward.

In one region of the belt 211, a power transmission piece 212 protruding toward the lower drawer 141a may be provided.

The power transmitting member receiving portion 146 may be provided on the side wall of the lower drawer 141a to allow the power transmitting member 212 to be inserted therein.

The power transmitting member receiving portion 146 may be formed, for example, to be recessed from the side of the lower drawer 141a and extend back and forth.

The power transmission portion receiving portion 146 may include a non-contact portion 147c so that no driving force is transmitted to the belt 211 when the lower drawer 141a is moved. The length of the non-contact section 147c can be appropriately adjusted in consideration of the moving distance of the lower drawer 141a and the cover 150. [

More specifically, the power transmitting member receiving portion 146 may be formed with a predetermined length along the forward / backward moving direction of the lower drawer 141a. The long hole may include the non-contact section 147c.

That is, when the power transmitting member 212 is received and coupled into the power transmitting member receiving portion 146, the power transmitting member receiving portion 146 receives the power The belt 211 may be pressed by the driving force generated when the lower drawer 141a is moved when the transmission piece 212 is in contact with the lower portion of the lower drawer 141a so that the belt 211 can rotate forward or reverse.

The belt 211 does not rotate even when the lower drawer 141a moves between the front end portion 147a and the rear end portion 147b of the power transmission member receiving portion 146, that is, in the non-contact portion 147c It is possible to maintain the stopped state.

A connecting piece 214 for connecting the belt 211 and the cover 150 may be provided in another region of the belt 211. One side of the connecting piece 214 may be coupled to the belt 211 and the other side may be coupled to the cover 150. Accordingly, the cover 150 can be moved simultaneously when the belt 211 is moved.

On both sides of the cover 150, a cover supporting part 180 for supporting the cover 150 in such a manner as to be able to slide forward and backward can be provided.

On both sides of the lower drawer 141a, a drawer supporting part 190 for supporting the lower drawer 141a so as to be able to slide forward and backward can be provided.

A holder 170 may be provided on both side walls of the refrigerating chamber 122. Here, the specific structure of the cover supporting portion 180 and the drawer supporting portion 190 is similar to or the same as that described above, and thus will not be described.

7, when the lower drawer 141a is accommodated in the refrigerating chamber 122, the power transmitting piece 212 is inserted into the power transmitting piece receiving portion 146, To the front end 147a.

In this state, when the lower drawer 141a is pulled forward to pull out the lower drawer 141a, the lower drawer 141a can be supported by the drawer supporting portion 190 and slid forward.

At this time, the belt 211 can be stopped while the power transmitting member 212 passes the non-contact section 147c. Accordingly, the cover 150 can also be stopped while the lower drawer 141a moves by the non-contact section 147c.

When the lower drawer 141a continues to move forward, the power transmission piece 212 can be brought into contact with the rear end 147b of the power transmission piece receiving portion 146, as shown in Fig. 8 .

In this state, when the lower drawer 141a further moves forward, the power transmission piece 212 is pressed forward by the rear end portion 147b so that the belt 211 can be rotated .

At this time, the cover 150 connected by the connecting piece 214 can be moved backward simultaneously with the rotation of the belt 211. Thus, the upper opening of the lower drawer 141a can be expanded.

The cover 150 may be moved to the lower side of the upper drawer 141b as shown in FIG. Thereby, there is no possibility that interference occurs between the upper drawer 141b and the cover 150 when the upper drawer 141b is opened.

On the other hand, when the lower drawer 141a is pushed backward, the lower drawer 141a can be slid into the refrigerating compartment 122 and stored therein, as opposed to the draw-out.

At this time, the belt 211 can be kept in a stopped state during the non-contact period 147c at the beginning of movement of the lower drawer 141a.

When the lower drawer 141a continues to move backward, the front end 147a of the power transmitting member receiving portion 146 and the power transmitting member 212 may be in contact with each other. Thereby, the power transmitting member 212 is pressed backward, and the belt 211 can be rotated.

At the same time as the belt 211 is rotated, the cover 150 can be moved forward. Since the lower drawer 141a is moved rearward and the cover 150 is moved forward, the upper opening of the lower drawer 141a can be cut off more quickly.

In the above-described embodiments, the cover driving unit is configured on both sides of the cover, but a cover driving unit may be formed on either side of the cover.

The foregoing has been shown and described with respect to specific embodiments of the invention. However, the present invention may be embodied in various forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof, so that the above-described embodiments should not be limited by the details of the detailed description.

Further, even when the embodiments not listed in the detailed description have been described, it should be interpreted broadly within the scope of the technical idea defined in the appended claims. It is intended that the present invention cover the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

110: refrigerator body 120: cooling chamber
121: Freezer 122: Refrigerator
130: Cooling chamber door 131: Freezer chamber door
132: refrigerator door 140: drawer
141a: Lower drawer 141b: Upper drawer
142, 143: handle 145: stopper
150: Cover 160: Cover drive part
161: Pinion 163: First rack tooth portion
164: Bezel section 165: Second rack tooth section
170: holder 172: pinion accommodating portion
180: cover supporting portion 181: cover supporting roller
182: cover support rail 190: drawer support
191: Drawer support roller 192a: First drawer support roller
192b: second drawer supporting roller 195: drawer supporting rail
196a: first drawer support rail 196b: second drawer support rail

Claims (16)

A refrigerator body having a cooling chamber;
A drawer provided in the cooling chamber;
A drawer support roller provided on both sides of the drawer;
A cover disposed above the drawer;
A cover supporting roller provided on both sides of the cover to support the cover; And
A pinion provided on both sides of the drawer, a rack tooth-shaped portion engaged with the pinion, and a bezel-shaped section disposed behind the pinion so as to be disengaged from the pinion, A cover driving unit for restricting movement of the cover and sliding the cover when the rack tooth portion and the pinion are engaged with each other,
A holder provided on both side walls of the cooling chamber, the holder having a drawer support rail for movably receiving the drawer support roller, a cover support rail for movably receiving the cover support roller, and a pinion accommodating portion for receiving the pinion; Lt; / RTI >
Wherein the pinion is disengaged by the shoulder portion when the drawer is pulled out, thereby suppressing the movement of the cover. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the rack-
A first rack tooth portion provided on the drawer and meshing with the pinion; And
And a second rack tooth portion provided on the cover and engaged with the pinion. delete 3. The method of claim 2,
The first rack teeth portion is formed to be spaced rearward from the pinion,
And the shelf-shaped section is formed in front of the first rack teeth. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein when the drawer is moved in the pull-out direction, the pinion is stopped in the non-covered section to inhibit movement of the cover, and when the drawer is engaged with the rack tooth portion, the cover is moved rearward to open the upper opening of the drawer Refrigerator. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein when the drawer is moved in the housing direction, the pinion is engaged with the rack tooth portion to move the cover forward to cut off the upper opening of the drawer, and when the cooling chamber of the drawer is received, Wherein the refrigerator is disposed in the refrigerator. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the cover supporting roller is provided on the cover, and the cover supporting rail is provided on the holder. A refrigerator body having a cooling chamber;
A drawer provided in the cooling chamber;
A drawer support roller provided on both sides of the drawer;
A cover disposed above the drawer;
A cover supporting roller provided on both sides of the cover to support the cover;
A belt provided on both sides of the drawer, a connecting piece connecting the cover and the belt, a power transmission piece having one side connected to the belt and the other side projected toward the drawer, Contact portion formed on a side surface of the drawer so as not to come into contact with the piece, wherein when the drawer is moved, the movement of the cover is suppressed in the non-contact portion when the drawer is moved, A cover driving unit for slidingly moving the cover; And
And a holder provided on both side walls of the cooling chamber, wherein the holder includes a drawer support rail on which the drawer support roller is movably received, and a cover support rail on which the cover support roller is movably received,
Wherein when the drawer is pulled out, the power transmission member is moved from a front end portion to a rear end portion of the non-contact section to suppress movement of the cover. 9. The method of claim 8,
The cover is moved rearward of the cooling chamber to open the upper opening of the drawer when the power transmission member contacts the rear end of the non-contact section, and when the power transmission member contacts the front end of the non- And is moved forward of the cooling chamber to block the upper opening of the drawer. 9. The method of claim 8,
Further comprising a plurality of pulleys for drivingly supporting the belt in the belt. delete delete The method according to any one of claims 1, 2, and 4 to 10,
Wherein the drawer supporting roller comprises a plurality of drawer supporting rollers, and the drawer supporting roller is provided in the holder and has a first drawer supporting roller for supporting the drawer, and the drawer supporting rail is in contact with the first drawer supporting roller, And a first drawer support rail provided on the first drawer support rail. delete 14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the drawer support roller and the drawer support rail are each formed of a plurality of members. 16. The method of claim 15,
The drawer supporting roller further includes a second drawer supporting roller provided on the drawer,
Wherein the holder further comprises a second drawer support rail in which the second drawer support roller is in rolling contact.

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