Abstract: A method for mounting a cover with a plurality of slidable lids (7) onto a storage compartment (2) of a refrigerated merchandising storage unit (1) is disclosed, comprising the steps of providing two or more cover cassettes (6), each comprising one or more slidable lids (7) and mounting the two or more cover cassettes (6) on top of the storage compartment (2). Furthermore, a refrigerated merchandising storage unit (1), a cover of which is mounted using such a method, is disclosed.

Abstract: A refrigerator appliance may include a cabinet, a door, an image module, and a drawer assembly. The cabinet may include an inner liner defining a chilled chamber. The door may be rotatably hinged to the cabinet to provide selective access to the chilled chamber. The image module may be mounted to the cabinet and have a field of view within the chilled chamber. The drawer assembly may be disposed within the field of view of the image module. The drawer assembly may include an assembly frame supported on the inner liner, a slidable drawer movably attached to the assembly frame to move relative thereto, and a plurality of weight sensors mounted on the assembly frame apart from the slidable drawer to detect a weight of one or more objects received on the drawer assembly.

Abstract: A refrigerator shelving system includes a first shelf, a first set of suspenders, a second set of suspenders, and a second shelf. The second shelf is rotatably secured to the second set of suspenders and slidably secured to the second set of suspenders. The second set of suspenders is rotatably secured to the first shelf. A back end of the second shelf is configured to rotate relative to the first set of suspenders, the second set of suspenders is configured to rotate relative to the first shelf, and a front end of the second shelf is configured to slide relative to the second set of suspenders during rotation of the second set of suspenders in order to transition the second shelf between an operational position and a stowed position.

Abstract: A refrigerator appliance includes a chilled chamber and a shelf positioned within the chilled chamber. The shelf is supported by lateral mounting bracket that define support features for an under-shelf storage bin. The support features include mounting pins and/or guide ribs that are configured to engage complementary rollers or hooking protrusions defined on the lateral sides of the storage bin. The support features permit a user to pull the storage bin away from the shelf along a transverse direction and/or pivot the shelf downward along the vertical direction.

Abstract: A cubby unit includes a plurality of cubbies and a thermal management system. Each of the plurality of cubbies includes a cubby housing defining an internal compartment. The thermal management system is configured to facilitate thermally regulating at least one of (i) a food product selectively received within the internal compartment of at least one of the plurality of cubbies or (ii) the internal compartment of the at least one of the plurality of cubbies.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet having a storage space; a door including a door unit to open or close the storage space and a drawer unit to provide a receiving space; rails to connect the door and the cabinet to through which the door is drawn in or out of the cabinet; a driving device disposed at the door unit to provide power; and an elevation device disposed at the drawer unit and connected with the driving device to move up or down at the drawer unit. The driving device includes: a motor assembly; a screw unit including a screw to be rotated by the motor assembly and a screw holder to move up or down along the screw; and a lever to connect the screw holder and the elevation device and rotate when the screw holder moves up or down. The motor assembly includes: a driving motor; and a power transmission unit to transmit power from the motor to the screw unit, and the screw is disposed to be inclined with respect to a vertical line passing in a top-bottom direction of the refrigerator.

Abstract: The present disclosure is relates to a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes first storage for defining a first storage space therein, a door for opening and closing the first storage space, and a plurality of shelves installed in the first storage space for placing an object thereon. The shelf includes a frame having a plurality of support bars for loading a plurality of wine bottles thereon, a shelf bracket detachably mounted and fixed in the storage space, and an extending rail for supporting the frame to be able to be extended forwardly of the first storage from the shelf bracket.

Abstract: A storage rack suitable for a freezer includes a base platform having a plurality of ribs defining a corresponding plurality of channels. One or more dividers may be removably seated within a selected channel. The dividers include a divider platform having a pair of downwardly extending arms terminating in inward hooks which engage the base platform.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide an adjustable barrier assembly for enclosure, and related methods of installation. The adjustable barrier assembly includes a barrier panel that includes a first panel slidable relative to a second panel to accommodate different depths of different enclosures. The assembly further includes a top support bracket, an upper barrier plate, a bottom support bracket, and a lower barrier plate. Each of the upper barrier plate and the lower barrier plate can be secured to the top support bracket and the bottom support bracket, respectively, at different relative orientations in order to accommodate different heights of different enclosures.

Abstract: In one general aspect, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in a display case door that includes a transparent panel and a door handle coupled to the transparent panel. The handle includes a camera that is coupled to the handle. The camera is positioned such that a field of view of the camera is aimed away from the transparent panel. The handle includes an aperture opposite the camera lens. The aperture receives a power cable extending away from the camera to a power source.

Abstract: A drawer release is described. The drawer release includes a handle portion pivotally or rotatably engaged to a fixed portion, and the fixed portion is attached to or connected to a drawer. The handle portion includes at least one engaging member that engages a lever or actuator of a drawer-slide of the drawer to open or release the drawer. The drawer release provides for the one-handed opening of the drawer.

Abstract: The invention relates to an enclosure for refrigerating chambers, suitable for closing an access (3) to a refrigerating chamber and comprising: —a sliding refrigerating door (1), and —a quick-opening door (2), both assembled on the same side of the chamber, comprising a frame with vertical posts (4), comprising: —on an outer face, at least one mouth (42) wherein a fan (6) is coupled which introduces air in the corresponding vertical post (4); —on the inside thereof, a deflector plate (61) which directs the air towards electrical resistors (7) for heating the air, situated underneath the deflector plate and, —on an inner face, an outlet (43) for supplying hot air on one of the surfaces, inner or outer, of the flexible sheet (21) exposed to the cold of the chamber and removing frost from said flexible sheet (21).

Abstract: A shelving system for an appliance may include a sidewall adapter coupled to a side of a cabinet liner. The sidewall adapter may include a body defining at least one ledge and a base plate coupled to the at least one ledge. The base plate may define at least one aperture configured to receive a tab on a glide assembly. At least two adjustable fasteners may be coupled to the cabinet liner and may be configured to mount the sidewall adapter to the cabinet liner. A shelf may be coupled to the glide assemblies such that the shelf is slideable within the cabinet liner.

Abstract: A refrigerator box body includes mounting bases (1) used to mount hinges, a box housing (2) provided with an upward opening, and an opening frame (3) connected to the opening of the box housing (2), a side plate of the box housing (2) being provided with mounting ports (4) penetrating the side plate of the box housing (2) along the thickness direction, the mounting bases (1) being arranged within the mounting ports (4), the mounting bases (1) being provided with depressions (11) with concave sides toward an inside of the box housing (2), the hinges being mounted within the depressions (11), the mounting bases (1) being provided with guide grooves (12), side edges of the mounting ports (4) being inserted into the guide grooves (12) so as to connect the mounting bases (1) and the box housing (2), an edge of the opening frame (3) abutting against upper sides of the mounting bases (1).

Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator. While a user is holding an object in both hands, a door may be automatically and additionally opened using another part of a body other than hands.

Abstract: A shelf assembly includes a frame assembly having a side member, wherein the frame assembly is operable between stowed and extended positions. A rack assembly includes a first rack hingedly coupled to a second rack. The first rack and the second rack are pivotally coupled to the side member of the frame assembly, and the rack assembly is operable between first and second positions. The first rack and the second rack are angled towards a pivot axis defined between the first rack and the second rack when the rack assembly is in the second position. The rack assembly moves from the first position to the second position as the frame assembly moves from the stowed position to the extended position.

Abstract: A housing for receiving an electrical or electronic functional module includes: a first housing element having a first surface section and at least one first connecting section arranged on the first surface section; a second housing element having a second surface section and at least one second connecting section arranged on the second surface section, the first housing element and the second housing element being connectable to each other via the at least one first connecting section and the at least one second connecting section; and an intermediate element arrangeable between the at least one first connecting section and the at least one second connecting section in order to connect the first housing element and the second housing element, the intermediate element having at least one functional device for providing an additional function independent of the connection of the at least one first connecting section.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a shelf bracket and a refrigerator having the same. The shelf bracket includes a seating portion on which a shelf is seated, a mounting portion provided at a rear side of the seating portion, and a reinforcing portion integrally extending from the shelf bracket and folded to overlap at least one of the seating portion and the mounting portion, so that the strength of the shelf bracket is reinforced by the reinforcing portion.

Abstract: A household refrigeration appliance includes a thermally insulated body delimiting a coolable interior space, a refrigeration device cooling the interior space, a drawer with a front panel to be pushed into and pulled out of the interior space to deposit and remove food, and a display on the front panel. The front panel closes the interior space when the drawer is pushed in, and the upper region of the front panel has an upwardly open recessed grip with a front wall portion to be gripped from the rear and an oblique recessed grip portion transitioning into the wall portion to be gripped from the rear. The display is in a depression of the grip portion and the front panel includes a semitransparent cover completely covering the display through which displayed information shines when the display is switched on. A method for producing the domestic refrigeration device is also provided.

Abstract: A thermal insulation container (100) for a cabinet of a refrigeration apparatus includes a plurality of foamed boards (10) and a connecting mechanism (20). At least two adjacent foamed boards (10) are connected by the connecting mechanism (20), The connecting mechanism (20) includes a first connecting member (210) and a second connecting member (220). A connecting hook (211) is rotatably provided on the first connecting member (210), and a fixing post (221) is rotatably provided on the second connecting member (220). An elastic protrusion (216) is provided on the first connecting member (210) or the second connecting member (220), and the elastic protrusion (216) is pressed by the connecting hook (211) during rotation. In a connection position, the connecting hook (211) is rotated to cooperate with the fixing post (221) and to be located between the fixing post (221) and the elastic protrusion (216). In a separation position, the connecting hook (211) is separated from the fixing post (221).