Patent ID: 9016812
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: A47B,F16H,F25D

Abstract:
1. A translatable support mechanism, the translatable support mechanism defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the vertical, lateral, and transverse directions being mutually perpendicular, the translatable support mechanism comprising: a storage component having a first side portion and a second side portion spaced apart from each other along the lateral direction; a pair of supports, each support of the pair of supports positioned proximate a respective one of the first and second side portions of the storage component, each support of the pair of supports having a first geared rack and a second geared rack, the first and second geared racks spaced apart from each other along the vertical direction; a pair of gear sets rotatably mounted to the storage component, each gear set of the pair of gear sets positioned proximate a respective one of the pair of supports, each gear set of the pair of gear sets having a first gear that meshes with a respective first geared rack of the pair of supports and a second gear that meshes a respective second geared rack of the pair of supports, the first and second gears of each gear set of the pair of gear sets also meshing with each other; a first axle extending between and coupling the first gears of the pair of gear sets together; and a second axle extenting between and coupling second gears of the pair of gears sets together; wherein the pair of supports and the pair of gear sets support the storage component such that the storage component is translatable along the transverse direction between an open and closed position.