Refrigerator

Abstract

A refrigerator includes a bottle receiving shelf to receive bottle-shaped containers containing contents. The refrigerator includes a body having a storage chamber defined therein, and a bottle receiving shelf in the storage chamber to allow a bottle-shaped container to be stored in a laid state. The bottle receiving shelf includes a first partition shelf having a first seat, and a second partition shelf having a second seat. The second partition shelf is positioned at a front side of the first partition shelf to move backward and forward, and overlaps the first partition shelf when being moved backward. The first and second seats are alternately arranged in a transverse direction to allow the second partition shelf to overlap the first partition shelf when the second partition shelf is moved backward, so that the bottle-shaped containers can be received in an upright state in the storage chamber.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2006-0028097, filed on Mar. 28, 2006 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to a refrigerator which includes a bottle receiving shelf to receive bottle-shaped containers containing contents.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]Generally, a conventional refrigerator includes a storage chamber maintained at a low temperature, to store food or other contents in a fresh state for a long time period. The conventional refrigerator includes a body which constitutes an outer appearance of the refrigerator and includes the storage chamber defined therein to store the contents therein, a door hingably coupled to one side of the body to open the storage chamber at a front side of the body, a refrigerating system re...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention provides a refrigerator with a storage chamber that can receive containers, such as wine bottles, in a laid state. The refrigerator includes a bottle receiving shelf with two partition shelves that can move backward and forward to accommodate the containers. The first partition shelf has a seat for the container in its laid state, while the second partition shelf has a seat for the container in its laid state. The first and second seats are alternately arranged in a transverse direction to allow the second partition shelf to overlap the first partition shelf when moved backward. The refrigerator also includes a locking device to maintain the position of the second partition shelf. The technical effects of the invention include easy storage of containers in a refrigerator and easy withdrawal of the containers.

Problems solved by technology

Meanwhile, since it is very difficult to achieve complete resealing of the inlet of the bottle having been opened once even when closing the wine bottle by use of the cork to store remaining wine in the bottle, there is a likelihood of leakage of the wine through a fine gap between the inlet of the wine and the cork in the event where the bottle is received in the laid state in the storage chamber.

However, since the conventional wine refrigerator is configured to have the bottle receiving shelves spaced slightly wider than the diameters of the wine bottles, there is a problem in that the wine bottle cannot be stored in the upright state in the conventional wine refrigerator.

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