Refrigerator

Abstract

A refrigerator is disclosed. The present invention includes a body having at least one storage space, a door mounted to the body to selectively open/close the storage space, at least one rail part provided to a backside of the door, and a basket assembly including a basket and a sliding module guided along the rail part together with the basket, the sliding module to be selectively fixed to the rail part by a lever.

1 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a body having at least one storage space;   a door mounted to the body to selectively open/close the storage space;   at least one rail part provided to a backside of the door; and   a basket assembly including a basket and a sliding module guided along the rail part together with the basket, the sliding module to be selectively fixed to the rail part by a lever.   
     
     
         2 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , the sliding module comprising:
 a slide body;   a rolling part provided to the slide body to be received in the rail part; and   a lever part rotatably mounted to the slide body.   
     
     
         3 . The refrigerator of  claim 2 , the lever part comprising:
 a lever rotatably mounted to the slide body, the lever including an insertion portion to be selectively inserted in the rail part and a handle portion for manipulation of a turning motion; and   an elastic member to apply an elastic force to the lever in a direction of pressurizing the rail part.   
     
     
         4 . The refrigerator of  claim 2 , wherein if a pressurizing force is applied to the lever, the lever part moves along the rail part and wherein if the pressurizing is removed from the lever, the lever part is inserted in the rail part. 
     
     
         5 . The refrigerator of  claim 3 , wherein a stopper to enable the turning motion of the lever toward the rail part within a prescribed turning angle range is provided to the slide body. 
     
     
         6 . The refrigerator of  claim 3 , wherein a plurality of insertion holes to receive the insertion portion are provided to the rail part in a height direction. 
     
     
         7 . The refrigerator of  claim 2 , wherein the rolling part comprises a projection part to be received in the rail part. 
     
     
         8 . The refrigerator of  claim 2 , wherein the rolling part comprises at least one roller. 
     
     
         9 . The refrigerator of  claim 2 , wherein the rolling part comprises a first roller and a second roller spaced apart from the first roller in a width direction of the rail part. 
     
     
         10 . The refrigerator of  claim 9 , wherein a width of the rail part is greater than that of each of the first roller and the second roller. 
     
     
         11 . The refrigerator of  claim 9 , wherein a plurality of first and second rollers are provided along a length direction of the rail part. 
     
     
         12 . The refrigerator of  claim 11 , wherein the second roller is arranged between a pair of the first rollers adjacent to each other. 
     
     
         13 . The refrigerator of  claim 2 , wherein the rail part comprises a pair of rails arranged in a manner of being spaced apart from each other with a prescribed space in-between, wherein each of a pair of the rails has a plurality of insertion holes and a guide portion formed along a length direction, and wherein the sliding module is provided to each of both sides of the basket. 
     
     
         14 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , the basket comprises:
 a mounting rib configured to have the sliding module loaded thereon; and   a basket body configured to be detachably received in the mounting rib.   
     
     
         15 . The refrigerator of  claim 14 , wherein the mounting rib is formed of metal substance. 
     
     
         16 . The refrigerator of  claim 14 , wherein the basket body comprises an insertion part configured to be received in the mounting rib and a deco part configured to be externally exposed and wherein a boundary between the insertion part and the deco part is stepped in a manner that a cross-section area of the deco part is greater than that of the insertion part. 
     
     
         17 . The refrigerator of  claim 16 , wherein an outer circumference of the insertion part adheres closely to an inner circumference of the mounting rib and the stepped boundary is mounted to an upper surface of the mounting rib. 
     
     
         18 . The refrigerator of  claim 14 , wherein a hanging part configured to have the mounting rib loaded thereon is provided to each of both lateral sides of the backside of the door and a projection part configured to be fitted into the hanging part is provided to each of both lateral sides of the mounting rib.