Patent ID: 9557096
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: A47B,F25B,F25D

Claim:
1. A refrigerator comprising: a main body including an inner case and an outer case; a storage chamber having an opened front portion and provided in the inner case; a sliding door for opening or closing the opened front portion of the storage chamber; a first rail unit movably supporting the sliding door with respect to the main body and including a rack gear; a second rail unit movably supporting the sliding door with respect to the main body and including a rack gear; a connection bar extending between the first and second rail units; a first pinion gear coupled to the connection bar and engaged with the rack gear of the first rail unit; a second pinion gear coupled to the connection bar and engaged with the rack gear of the second rail unit; a rear reinforcing frame extending between a rear portion of the first rail unit and a rear portion of the second rail unit to prevent distortion of the first and second rail units; a storage basket providing a storage space and configured to be drawn into or out of the storage chamber while being moved together with the sliding door, and supported by the first and second rail units; and an auxiliary basket supported by the storage basket, configured to be drawn into or out on an upper portion of the storage basket, and having a roller to perform a rolling motion, wherein