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.

1 . A refrigerator, comprising:
 a body having a storage chamber defined therein; and   a bottle receiving shelf positioned in the storage chamber to allow a bottle-shaped container having contents therein to be stored in a laid state, the bottle receiving shelf comprising a first partition shelf and a second partition shelf positioned at a front side of the first partition shelf to be horizontally moved backward and forward substantially at a same height as that of the first partition shelf, and to overlap the first partition shelf when being moved backward.   
   
   
       2 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the first partition shelf comprises a first seat on which the bottle-shaped container is seated in the laid state, and the second partition shelf comprises a second seat on which the bottle-shaped container is seated in the laid state, the first and second seats being alternately arranged in a transverse direction to allow the second partition shelf to overlap the first partition shelf when the second partition shelf is horizontally moved backward. 
   
   
       3 . The refrigerator according to  claim 2 , wherein the first partition shelf comprises a plurality of the first seats spaced a predetermined distance from each other in the transverse direction, and the second partition shelf comprises a plurality of the second seats spaced a predetermined distance from each other in the transverse direction, wherein as the second partition shelf is horizontally moved backward, the plurality of second seats enter spaces between the plurality of first seats, respectively. 
   
   
       4 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the bottle receiving shelf further comprises a pair of first guide rails extending forward on opposite sides of the first partition shelf and comprises first guide recesses to receive opposite sides of the second partition shelf such that the second partition shelf can be moved backward and forward in the first guide recesses. 
   
   
       5 . The refrigerator according to  claim 4 , wherein the storage chamber comprises a pair of second guide rails extending backward and forward on opposite walls of the storage chamber and comprises second guide recesses to receive the first guide rails such that the first guide rails are moved backward and forward in the second guide recesses. 
   
   
       6 . The refrigerator according to  claim 4 , wherein the first guide rail comprises a stopper to force the backward and forward movement of the second partition shelf to be performed in the first guide recess. 
   
   
       7 . The refrigerator according to  claim 4 , further comprising:
 a locking device to maintain a state of the second partition shelf being disposed at the front side of the first guide rail.   
   
   
       8 . The refrigerator according to  claim 7 , wherein the locking device comprises:
 a locking member positioned at either side of the second partition shelf to be moved in the transverse direction; and   a latch jaw protruding from the first guide rail to latch a rear end of the locking member advanced in the transverse direction.   
   
   
       9 . The refrigerator according to  claim 8 , wherein a leading end of the locking member facing in the transverse direction comprises a guide protrusion integrally formed therewith to move backward and forward in the first guide recess, the latch jaw protruding from an inner surface of the first guide recess and latching a rear end of the guide protrusion. 
   
   
       10 . The refrigerator according to  claim 9 , wherein a total sum of widths of the latch jaw and the guide protrusion in the transverse direction is narrower than a width of the first guide recess in the transverse direction. 
   
   
       11 . The refrigerator according to  claim 8 , wherein the locking member comprises a knob protruding downwardly from a lower surface to allow easy application of an external force to the locking member. 
   
   
       12 . The refrigerator according to  claim 8 , wherein the locking device further comprises a resilient member to resiliently support the locking member in the transverse direction, and the latch jaw has opposite rounded end surfaces in a longitudinal direction. 
   
   
       13 . The refrigerator according to  claim 2 , wherein each of the first and second seats has an arcuate cross-section to allow the bottle-shaped container having the contents therein to be stably seated thereon. 
   
   
       14 . The refrigerator according to  claim 2 , wherein each of the first and second seats comprises a through-hole through which chilled air flows up and down. 
   
   
       15 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an ordinary receiving shelf positioned below the bottle receiving shelf and comprises a planar shape, and   wherein the second partition shelf comprises a first support groove formed at an upper side of a front end of the second partition shelf to slantly support an inlet-side end of the bottle-shaped container having the contents therein, and the ordinary receiving shelf comprises a second support groove formed at a front side of an upper surface of the ordinary receiving shelf to support a rear-side lower end of the bottle-shaped container   
   
   
       16 . A refrigerator, comprising:
 a body having a storage chamber defined therein;   a first partition shelf positioned in the storage chamber and comprises a plurality of first seats arranged in a transverse direction, on which bottle-shaped containers, each having contents therein, are seated in a laid state; and   a second partition shelf positioned at a front side of the first partition shelf to be moved from a front side of the first partition shelf to a rear side of the first partition shelf, and having a plurality of second seats arranged in the transverse direction, on which other bottle-shaped containers, each having other contents therein, are seated in the laid state,   wherein the first partition shelf comprises a pair of first support members extending in the transverse direction and being respectively secured to front and rear ends of the plurality of first seats to support the plurality of first seats, the plurality of second seats being supported on an upper surface of one of the first support members secured to the front ends of the first seats.   
   
   
       17 . The refrigerator according to  claim 16 , wherein the second partition shelf comprises a pair of second support members extending in the transverse direction and being secured to front and rear ends of the plurality of second seats to support the plurality of second seats, the plurality of first seats being supported on an upper surface of one of the second support members secured to the rear ends of the second seats. 
   
   
       18 . The refrigerator according to  claim 15 , wherein the bottle receiving shelf and the ordinary receiving shelf are alternately arranged up and down in the storage chamber.