Patent ID: 7685831

Claim:
A communication pad mounting structure of a refrigerator, comprising: a seating space provided at a door for selectively opening and closing a storage space formed in a main body of the refrigerator such that a front face thereof is open; a communication pad detachably seated in the seating space, the communication pad inputting operational signals and displaying a variety of information; a supporter, provided in the seating space, for supporting the communication pad; and a connector for pivotably connecting the supporter in the seating space, the connector adjusting to allow the communication pad to move between extended and retracted positions relative to the seating space, wherein: the connector is coupled to the supporter to allow the communication pad to rotate throughout a predetermined range of angles while in the extended position, a front surface of the communication pad is located entirely out of the seating space in the extended position, the connector comprises a slot of a predetermined length formed along a surface of the seating space, and a link portion for connecting the supporter to the slot so that the supporter rotates relative to the slot, the link portion comprises a pair of links, wherein an end of each of the links is connected to the slot in order to pivot and move along the slot and another end of each of the links is pivotably connected to a side of the supporter, and the other ends of the links connected to the supporter are connected pivotably about a same rotational shaft.