Combined Wine Shelf Structure for Flexible Bottle Orientation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional shelf structures in refrigerators and wine refrigerators are inadequate for versatile storage, as they either waste space when not used for wine bottles or are unsuitable for horizontal placement of other objects, limiting user flexibility.
Innovation Solution
A combined shelf structure with multiple shelf bodies and carrier bars, featuring grooves on either the top or bottom surface and a flat structure on the remaining surface, allowing for both horizontal and vertical placement options, and adjustable configuration to accommodate different sizes and arrangements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the shelf structure uses grooves for horizontal reception, then horizontal placement is enabled, but the bumpy surface is not favorable for resting other kinds of objects
Solution Approach 1:
The shelf body provides two distinct surfaces: a grooved surface for horizontal wine bottle placement and a flat surface for vertical placement and for resting other kinds of objects. This multi-functional design allows users to select the appropriate surface based on the storage needs, resolving the contradiction between horizontal placement capability and surface suitability.
2Ease of manufacture
If the shelf structure is formed in one piece, then structural simplicity is achieved, but space flexibility is reduced when few wine bottles need to be stored
Solution Approach 1:
The shelf structure is divided into separate components: the shelf body and the carrier bars. This segmentation allows the shelf to be disassembled and reconfigured according to storage needs, providing space flexibility when few wine bottles need to be stored while maintaining ease of manufacture through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The shelf structure is designed to be adjustable and reconfigurable rather than fixed. The carrier bars can be positioned at different locations on the shelf body, allowing dynamic adaptation to various storage scenarios, from storing many bottles to storing just a few, thereby resolving the contradiction between structural simplicity and space flexibility.
3Ease of manufacture
If the shelf structure uses a fixed configuration, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but user flexibility for different storage needs is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The shelf is divided into modular components (shelf body and carrier bars) that can be easily assembled and disassembled. This segmentation maintains manufacturing simplicity while enabling users to flexibly configure the shelf according to their specific storage needs, resolving the contradiction between ease of manufacture and user flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The shelf structure incorporates adjustable elements that allow users to reconfigure the shelf for different storage scenarios. The carrier bars can be moved to different positions on the shelf body, providing dynamic adaptability while maintaining a relatively simple manufacturing process, thus resolving the contradiction between manufacturing simplicity and user flexibility.
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AI summary
The invention relates to the technical field of a refrigerator or a wine refrigerator, and more particularly relates to a combined shelf structure. The combined shelf structure is arranged in a wine refrigerator. The combined shelf structure comprises at least two shelf bodies and at least two carrier bars. Connecting holes through which two carrier bars pass are respectively arranged at both ends of each shelf body. Either the top surface or the bottom surface of the shelf body is provided with a groove, and the remaining surface is provided with a flat structure. The carrier bars pass through the connecting holes. The shelf body with a top surface and a bottom surface which is different from the top surface provides choices to users for placing wine bottles or other canned and bottled drinks vertically or horizontally. Further the arrangement of connecting holes through which the carrier bars pass enables the shelf bodies to be suspended on the carrier bars, and hence the shelf bodies are easy to be disassembled and convenient to be arranged in a reasonable way according to the real placement requirements for objects.