Patent ID: 9140483
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: F25D

Abstract:
1. A refrigerator comprising: a body; a storage compartment arranged in the body and having an open front portion; a shelf arranged in the storage compartment and provided, at a lower portion of left, right and rear edge portions of the shelf, with an extension portion extending downward; a storage box coupled to a lower portion of the shelf such that an open upper portion of the storage box is covered by the shelf and that the storage box is slidably inserted into or withdrawn from the storage compartment, the storage box being provided, at an upper edge portion of left, right and rear walls of the storage box, with an edge portion horizontally extending; a plurality of rails provided at sidewalls of the storage compartment to guide the storage box such that the storage box is slidably inserted into or withdrawn from the storage compartment, the rails being provided, at a rear end portion thereof, with an inclined portion formed to be inclined downward; a gasket coupled to the extension portion of the shelf such that, when the storage box is inserted along the rails into the storage compartment and thereby moved downward along the inclined portion, an upper portion of the gasket to closely contact with a lower portion of the edge portion of the storage box, to seal an inner space of the storage box; and a moisture-permeable membrane arrange at the shelf to adjust humidity of the sealed inner space of the storage box.