A refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a cabinet; a door; a shelf supporting arm; a shelf assembly; and a withdrawing mechanism for allowing a shelf to be withdrawn forward when the door is pivoted, wherein the withdrawing mechanism includes a sliding member, a link member, and a connector for selectively connecting the slide member and the shelf. The connector includes: a connecting unit selectively inserted into a receiving groove formed in the sliding member and having a first inclined face formed on one side thereof; and an actuation unit having a second inclined face formed on one end thereof to contact the first inclined face, wherein when the actuation unit moves toward the rear side of the cabinet, the second inclined face moves along the first inclined face so that the connecting unit moves to be separated from the groove.

A refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a cabinet; a door; a shelf supporting arm; a shelf assembly; and a withdrawing mechanism for allowing a shelf to be withdrawn forward when the door is pivoted, wherein the withdrawing mechanism includes a sliding member, a link member, and a connector for selectively connecting the slide member and the shelf. The connector includes: a connecting unit selectively inserted into a receiving groove formed in the sliding member and having a first inclined face formed on one side thereof; and an actuation unit having a second inclined face formed on one end thereof to contact the first inclined face, wherein when the actuation unit moves toward the rear side of the cabinet, the second inclined face moves along the first inclined face so that the connecting unit moves to be separated from the groove.

A refrigerator includes a cabinet that defines a lower storage space, a front panel door part configured to open and close the lower storage space, a drawer part connected to the front panel door part, a support member located at the drawer part, and an elevation assembly located at the front panel door part and configured to elevate the support member relative to the drawer part. The elevation assembly includes at least one elevation member that extends from the front panel door part to the drawer part and that passes through the drawer part, and a driving device that is located in the front panel door part, that is configured to provide power to the at least one elevation member, and that is configured to cause a vertical movement of the at least one elevation member relative to the drawer part.

Disclosed herein is a method of controlling an intelligent refrigerator, the method including: obtaining registration information of food comprising an expiration date; storing the registration information; and comparing an expiration date of foods stored in the refrigerator with a current date based on the registration information and visually indicating an alarm on the food, if the remaining days to the expiration date are smaller than a predetermined threshold value.

Disclosed herein is a method of controlling an intelligent refrigerator, the method including: obtaining registration information of food comprising an expiration date; storing the registration information; and comparing an expiration date of foods stored in the refrigerator with a current date based on the registration information and visually indicating an alarm on the food, if the remaining days to the expiration date are smaller than a predetermined threshold value.

A refrigerator having an improved structure to maintain the humidity in a drawer. The refrigerator includes a storage chamber, a drawer configured to be inserted to or withdrawn from the storage chamber, a cover configured to cover an upper part of the drawer, and a rail device configured to guide the drawer to slide in a front-rear direction with respect to the cover and to allow the cover to be located in the storage chamber and to be moved upward with respect to the drawer when the drawer is withdrawn.

A cabinet for consumer goods includes a cabinet housing and a rack system disposed within the cabinet housing. The rack system defines a plurality of discrete locations, with each respective location configured to hold and display a respective consumer good therein. A multi-axis robotic arm may selectively engage each respective location of the plurality of discrete locations to either insert or extract a respective consumer good. A user control interface is in operational communication with the multi-axis robotic arm so that a user can control the multi-axis robotic arm to selectively insert or extract one or more of the consumer goods from its respective location. An access door is located within the cabinet housing and is movable between an open position and a closed position. The selectively extracted consumer good is retrievable from the cabinet housing when the access door is in the open position.

A cabinet for consumer goods includes a cabinet housing and a rack system disposed within the cabinet housing. The rack system defines a plurality of discrete locations, with each respective location configured to hold and display a respective consumer good therein. A multi-axis robotic arm may selectively engage each respective location of the plurality of discrete locations to either insert or extract a respective consumer good. A user control interface is in operational communication with the multi-axis robotic arm so that a user can control the multi-axis robotic arm to selectively insert or extract one or more of the consumer goods from its respective location. An access door is located within the cabinet housing and is movable between an open position and a closed position. The selectively extracted consumer good is retrievable from the cabinet housing when the access door is in the open position.

Methods and apparatuses for loading, removing, accessing, positioning or preserving one or more items in a presence of dry ice are provided. The apparatus includes a tapered container that has a barrier-like structure which can partition the inner volume of the tapered container into an internal product storage volume and a dry icechamber. Each of the regions remain substantially undisturbed during handling, operation, use and transport of the tapered container. Methods for selectively introducing dry ice into the dry ice chamber of the tapered container and engaging the barrier-like structure within the tapered container can be achieved with a novel guiding assembly apparatus. The methods and apparatuses are particularly useful when loading and retrieving one or more items in the presence of dry ice for tapered containers that have single restrictive access openings and/or other characteristics which make access and handling difficult.

The invention relates to a cml (1) for storing at least one set (2) of products (20), particularly a set of products arranged on at least one storage support (3), said cell comprising ventilation means (4) for creating a rear-to-front air flow (A) circulating in the housing (14) from the rear to the front of the housing or for creating a front-to-rear air flow (B) circulating in the housing (14) from the front to the rear of the housing, and at least one first sealing device (5 or 6) comprising a first flexible sealing element (50 or 60) that is inflatable in relation to one of the walls (10, 11, 12) of the cell and towards the inside of the housing (14) under the effect of an air pressure which is generated in the housing (14) by said air flow (A or B). The first sealing device (5 or 6) comprises at least one second sealing element (52 or 62) that can be actuated between an inactive configuration and an active configuration in which it exerts a mechanical pressure on part of the first flexible sealing element (50 or 60), said mechanical pressure being oriented towards the inside of the housing (14) and allowing said first flexible sealing element (50 or 60) to be distanced from said wall (10, 11, 12) of the cell in relation to which said first flexible sealing element (50 or 60) is inflatable. The cell comprises actuating means that allow the second sealing element (52 or 62) to be actuated into its active configuration.