Patent Description:
In general, a refrigerator is an apparatus that uses a refrigeration cycle composed of a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, and an evaporator to maintain a temperature of a storage compartment disposed in the refrigerator at a predetermined temperature, thereby freezing or refrigerating and storing food or the like. The refrigerator generally includes a freezing compartment for freezing and storing the food or drink and a refrigerating compartment for storing the food or the drink at a low temperature.

The refrigerator may be distinguished by positions of the freezing compartment and the refrigerating compartment. For example, the refrigerator may be divided into a top mount type in which the freezing compartment is located above the refrigerating compartment, a bottom freezer type in which the freezing compartment is located below the refrigerating compartment, and a side by side type in which the freezing compartment and the refrigerating compartment are divided into left and right sides by a partition.

Recently, a refrigerator, which, in order to meet various needs of consumers, may freely adjust temperatures of the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment depending on food stored in the refrigerator, and may allow the freezing compartment to have the same temperature as the refrigerating compartment, so that the refrigerating compartment of a larger space may be used, has been proposed and used.

Storage days of the food varies depending on a type and processing and packaging conditions, and recently, a refrigerator has been used to properly store items such as cosmetics, wine, or the like.

It is known that the wine is in a state of ripening in a bottle, so that special care and effort should be paid to handling and storage of the wine. When handling and storing the wine, attention should be paid to temperature, sunlight, humidity, vibration, levelness, and the like. The sunlight, humidity, and levelness may be solved relatively simply, but much research and effort have been made to maintain proper temperature and to block vibration.

An environment in which the wine is stored is preferably a place where ventilation is good, a change in the temperature/humidity is small, and there is no vibration. As such an environment, there have been a underground warehouse, a cave, a basement floor, and the like. However, such a natural environment is very difficult to find, so that the refrigerator has been used to artificially create such an environment.

Further, in order to obtain optimum flavor by the refrigerator, it is important to implement a particularly suitable temperature environment, among the above-mentioned various conditions such as the temperature, humidity, ventilation, and the like. A suitable temperature for storing the wine is known to be about <NUM> to <NUM> for red wine and about <NUM> to <NUM> for white wine.

Therefore, in order to store the wine bottles requiring such various temperature conditions in one storage space, the refrigerator is configured such that an internal space thereof may be divided into a plurality of spaces, and the divided plurality of spaces may individually control the temperature.

In addition, a conventional refrigerator has a plurality of shelves for storing a plurality of wine bottles, and the plurality of shelves are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined spacing such that the wine may be stored.

In one example, in the conventional refrigerator, the spacing between two adjacent shelves on which the wine is stored is relatively narrow in order to store the plurality of wine bottles, so that it is inconvenient to withdraw the wine bottle.

In addition, the conventional refrigerator has a purpose only for the storage of the wine simply, so that there was an inconvenience of having to withdraw and identify the wine bottles stored on the shelf one by one in order to identify a type of the wine stored on the shelf.

Relevant prior art can be found in <CIT>, <CIT>, <CIT> and <CIT>.

The present disclosure is devised to solve the above problems, and one purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a refrigerator that allows a user to easily identify wine stored on a shelf by improving a structure of the shelf on which the wine is stored.

Further, the present disclosure is devised to solve the above problems, and another purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a refrigerator that allows wine stored on a shelf to be easily identified by removing shadow formed by the shelf on which the wine is stored.

Further, the present disclosure is devised to solve the above problems, and another purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a refrigerator that allows wine stored on a shelf to be easily identified by allowing the shelf on which the wine is stored to be extended.

A refrigerator according to the present invention includes first storage for defining a first storage space therein, a door for opening and closing the first storage space, and a plurality of shelves installed in the first storage space for placing an object thereon, wherein the shelf includes a frame having a plurality of support bars for loading a plurality of wine bottles thereon, a shelf bracket detachably mounted and fixed in the storage space, and an extending rail for supporting the frame to be able to be extended forwardly of the first storage from the shelf bracket.

The frame includes a front frame defining a front face of the frame, wherein a front face of the support bar is fixed to the front frame, a rear frame defining a rear face of the frame, wherein a rear face of the support bar is fixed to the rear frame, and each side frame defining each of both side faces of the frame, wherein each side frame is fastened to each shelf bracket by each extending rail.

Further, the front frame has a front lamp module irradiating light to another wine shelf located below in a rearward direction, and the rear frame has a rear lamp module irradiating light to another wine shelf located below in a forward direction.

Further, it is preferable that the front lamp module and the rear lamp module are associated with opening and closing of the door, and operated when the door is opened.

Further, the support bar further includes downwardly inclined faces in contact with a circumferential face of the object loaded on the shelf, wherein the downwardly inclined faces are respectively formed on both sides of a top face of the support bar, wherein each downwardly inclined face extends in a longitudinal direction.

Further, it is preferable that the support bar is made of wood.

Further, it is preferable that the frame further includes a hook bar for preventing the object from deviating rearwardly of the support bar and rearwardly of the shelf.

Further, it is preferable that the frame, the extending rail, and the shelf bracket are detachable from a rear face of the first storage space in a state of being fastened with each other.

A second storage having a second storage space may be defined therein is disposed below the first storage, wherein the second storage space is operated independently of the first storage.

The second storage may include at least one drawer extended from the second storage space to open the second storage space.

The door may further include a manipulator for controlling the first storage and the second storage, and a display for displaying operating states of the first storage and the second storage.

In the refrigerator according to the present disclosure, the structure of the shelf on which the wine is stored is improved, so that the user may easily identify the wine stored on the shelf.

Further, in the refrigerator according to the present disclosure, light is irradiated from a bottom face of the shelf to the wine located below the shelf, so that the wine stored on the shelf may easily identified.

Further, in the refrigerator according to the present disclosure, the shelf on which the wine is stored is able to be extended, so that the wine stored on the shelf may easily identified.

Hereinafter, a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail. In describing the present disclosure, the names of the components to be defined are defined in consideration of their functions in the present disclosure. Therefore, it should not be understood to limit the technical components of the present disclosure. In addition, each name defined to each component may be referred to as another name in the art.

First, a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

<FIG> is a front view illustrating a refrigerator according to the present disclosure, and <FIG> is a front view illustrating a state in which a door of a refrigerator according to the present disclosure is open.

As shown in <FIG>, a refrigerator <NUM> according to the present disclosure is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape with an open front face. The refrigerator <NUM> includes first storage <NUM> positioned at an upper portion of the refrigerator <NUM> and having a first storage space 100a defined therein, and second storage <NUM> positioned below the first storage <NUM> and having a second storage space 200a defined therein, which is extended and retracted in a drawer form.

In this connection, the first storage space 100a or the second storage space 200a, which is a storage space for storing food, may be selectively provided as a refrigerating compartment or a freezing compartment. In the present embodiment, for convenience of description, the first storage space 100a and the second storage space 200a will be described as being used as the refrigerating compartment as an example, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

That is, depending on a type or a temperature of the food stored in the first storage space 100a or the second storage space 200a, the first storage space 100a and the second storage space 200a may be selectively used as the refrigerating compartment/ freezing compartment or the freezing compartment/refrigerating compartment, respectively. Alternatively, both the first storage space 100a and the second storage space 200a may be used as the refrigerating compartments or the freezing compartments.

Further, the first storage space 100a has a front opening, and a door <NUM> for opening and closing the first storage space 100a is pivotably disposed at one side of the opening.

In addition, the first storage space 100a has a plurality of shelves for loading the food to be stored in the first storage space 100a. In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the present disclosure may have the plurality of shelves as wine shelves <NUM> for storing a plurality of wine bottles.

Further, the second storage <NUM> may be located below the first storage, and may have one or more drawers <NUM> and <NUM> in a form of being extended in a forward direction of the refrigerator. In the second storage, the second storage space where the food is stored may be exposed by the extension of the drawer, and the second storage space may be divided by the plurality of drawers.

Further, a machine room (not shown) for controlling temperatures of the first storage space 100a and the second storage space 200a may be defined in a separate space that is separated from the first storage space 100a and the second storage space 200a inside the refrigerator <NUM>.

In this connection, the machine room may include a refrigerant cycle composed of a compressor, a condenser, an expander, an evaporator, and a flow path for supplying cold air to the first storage space 100a and the second storage space 200a. Various embodiments may be available for such a location and configuration of the machine room, so that a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The second storage <NUM> may be located below the first storage <NUM>, and may be used as the refrigerating compartment or the freezing compartment independently of the first storage <NUM>. Such second storage <NUM> may include one or more drawers <NUM> and <NUM>, each of which opens the second storage space 200a of the second storage <NUM>, and defines a space for loading the food therein, at the same time. The drawers <NUM> and <NUM> may include an upper drawer <NUM> forming an upper front face of the second storage <NUM> and a lower drawer <NUM> forming a lower front face of the second storage <NUM>.

Hereinafter, the first storage <NUM> will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

<FIG> is a simplified diagram illustrating the first storage <NUM> of the refrigerator according to the present disclosure.

As shown in <FIG>, the refrigerator <NUM> according to the present disclosure is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape with an open front face, and has the first storage <NUM> having the storage space defined therein, and a door <NUM> for selectively shielding the opened front face of the first storage <NUM>.

First, the first storage <NUM> includes an outer casing <NUM> forming an outer shape, an inner casing <NUM> disposed inside the outer casing <NUM> in a shape corresponding to the outer casing <NUM> to define the first storage space 100a of the first storage <NUM>, and a heat insulating material (not shown) disposed between the outer casing <NUM> and the inner casing <NUM> to prevent heat exchange between a specified space and the outside.

In this connection, the outer casing <NUM> forms a plurality of faces except for a front face of the first storage <NUM>, that is, top/bottom and side/rear face of the first storage <NUM>. Further, the outer casing <NUM> may be made of an iron plate material having gloss and a predetermined color such that the outer shape of the refrigerator <NUM> is easy on the eye.

Further, the inner casing <NUM> is injection-molded in a shape corresponding to the shape of the outer casing <NUM>, and coupled to the outer casing <NUM> in a state of being spaced apart from the outer casing <NUM> by a predetermined distance. The heat insulating material (not shown) foams to form a heat insulating layer and is filled in a space between the inner casing <NUM> and the outer casing <NUM>.

In one example, a plurality of shelves for partitioning the first storage space 100a to expand a loading space depending on a type of the food stored in the first storage space 100a may be arranged on an inner face of the inner casing <NUM> defining the first storage space 100a.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the wine is stored in the first storage space 100a, and the plurality of shelves may be arranged as wine shelves <NUM> for expanding a loading space of the wine stored in the first storage space 100a.

However, the wine shelves <NUM> in the embodiment of the present disclosure may be used not only for the loading of the wine but also for loading of other foods, and uses of the wine shelves <NUM> are not limited.

That is, even when the wine shelves <NUM> of the present disclosure are used for loading the other foods, the wine shelves <NUM> may be included in a category of the present disclosure when having a structure of the wine shelves <NUM>.

In one example, the plurality of wine shelves <NUM> are arranged in the first storage space 100a. Further, a shelf support <NUM> for detachably coupling each of the plurality of wine shelves <NUM> on which the wine is placed to an inner rear face of the inner casing <NUM> defining the first storage space 100a is disposed in the first storage space 100a.

In this connection, a plurality of shelf supports <NUM> may be arranged to be spaced apart from each other at regular spacings in a height direction of the first storage space 100a on the inner rear face of the inner casing <NUM>. That is, the shelf supports <NUM> may be respectively formed to protrude to a predetermined height in a direction facing each other from a wall face of the inner casing <NUM> rearward of the wine shelves <NUM>, and may be fastened and fixed on the rear face of the inner casing <NUM> using a separate component.

In one example, the shelf support <NUM> may have a groove (not shown) defined therein into which a hook <NUM> formed on a shelf bracket <NUM> of the wine shelf <NUM> to be described later is inserted and mounted.

Thus, each wine shelf <NUM> may be selectively mounted on each shelf support <NUM> to adjust the spacing between adjacent two of the plurality of wine shelves <NUM>. In this connection, a spacing in a vertical direction between the two adjacent shelf supports <NUM> is formed to be larger than a diameter of the wine bottle to be stored on the wine shelf <NUM>, and may be selectively adjusted as needed.

In this connection, a spacing in a vertical direction between the two adjacent shelf supports <NUM> is formed to be larger than a diameter of the wine bottle to be stored on the wine shelf <NUM>, and may be selectively adjusted as needed.

In one example, the first storage space 100a defined by the inner casing <NUM> may be divided into a plurality of storage regions 124U and <NUM> having different temperatures depending on the type of the wine stored therein. In the present disclosure, the storage regions 124U and <NUM> may include an upper region 124U and a lower region <NUM>. The numbers of the upper region 124U and the lower region <NUM> may be increased or decreased to appropriate numbers depending on a capacity and a purpose of use of the storage space.

For example, red wine and the like, which are kept at a relatively high temperature, may be stored in the upper region 124U, and white wine and the like, which are kept at a relatively low temperature, may be stored in the lower region <NUM>.

As such, dividing of the first storage space 100a based on the temperature is because changing the storage temperature depending on the type of the wine is good for ripening of the wine, and a consumer's preference may be increased. Further, because an energy consumption efficiency may also be increased by efficiently maintaining the temperature depending on the storage location of the wine.

Further, the door <NUM> is pivotably hinge-coupled to the open front face of the first storage <NUM>, so that the door <NUM> selectively shields the front face of the first storage <NUM>. Such door <NUM> may include a door frame <NUM> forming an outer shape of the door <NUM>, and having a penetrated center portion, and a light transmitting window <NUM> formed in the penetrated portion of the door frame for allowing the wine stored in the storage space of the first storage <NUM> to be identified.

In one example, a manipulator <NUM> for controlling operating states of the first storage <NUM> and the second storage <NUM> of the refrigerator <NUM>, and a display <NUM> for displaying the operating states of the first storage <NUM> and the second storage <NUM> may be formed on an outer face of the door <NUM>. In this connection, the manipulator <NUM> and the display <NUM> may be selectively located on the door frame <NUM> or the light transmitting window <NUM>.

Hereinafter, the wine shelves of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

<FIG> is a perspective view illustrating a wine shelf of a refrigerator according to the present disclosure. Further, <FIG> is an exploded perspective view illustrating a wine shelf of a refrigerator according to the present disclosure.

As shown in <FIG>, the wine shelf <NUM> of the refrigerator <NUM> according to the present disclosure may include a lamp mounted and fixed to one of the plurality of shelf supports <NUM> arranged on the rear face of the inner casing <NUM>, wherein the lamp is able to be forwardly withdrawn from the first storage <NUM>, and at the same time, illuminates wine stored on another wine shelf <NUM> below.

Such wine shelf <NUM> includes a frame <NUM> formed of a rectangular frame having a size and a width corresponding to the first storage space 100a of the first storage <NUM>, a plurality of support bars <NUM> arranged inwardly of the frame and coupled to the frame in a front and rear direction of the frame <NUM>, and having a spacing therebetween smaller than the diameter of the wine bottle, a shelf bracket <NUM> mounted and fixed on the shelf support <NUM> of the inner casing <NUM> and supporting both sides of the frame <NUM>, and an extending rail <NUM> disposed between the frame <NUM> and the shelf bracket <NUM> to support frame <NUM> movably against the shelf bracket <NUM>.

In this connection, the frame <NUM> includes a front frame <NUM> forming a front face of the wine shelf <NUM> and having a front lamp module <NUM> that irradiates light in a rearward direction to another wine shelf <NUM> located below, a rear frame <NUM> forming a rear face of the wine shelf <NUM> and having a rear lamp module <NUM> that irradiates light in a forward direction to another wine shelf <NUM> located below, and each of a pair of side frames <NUM> connecting one of both ends of the front frame <NUM> with one of both ends of the rear frame <NUM>, and at the same time, fixing the extending rail <NUM>. In one example, the front frame <NUM> and the rear frame <NUM> may be made of a metal or a synthetic resin material.

In this connection, the front frame <NUM> includes a front fixing portion <NUM> extending in a width direction at a front portion of the wine shelf <NUM>, wherein a front end of the support bar <NUM> to be described later is fixed to the front fixing portion <NUM>, a front decor <NUM> fastened to the front fixing portion <NUM> to form a front face of the frame <NUM>, and the front lamp module <NUM> disposed between the front fixing portion <NUM> and the front decor <NUM> to irradiate the light downwardly and rearwardly of the wine shelf <NUM>.

In this connection, the front lamp module <NUM> includes a rectangular PCB substrate <NUM> having a plurality of LED lamps, and a front diffusion plate <NUM> for irradiating light generated from the LED lamps downwardly and rearwardly of the wine shelf <NUM>.

In one example, the rear frame <NUM> includes a rear fixing portion <NUM> extending in the width direction at a rear portion of the wine shelf <NUM>, wherein a rear end of the support bar <NUM> to be described later is fixed to the rear fixing portion <NUM>, and the rear lamp module <NUM> disposed below the rear fixing portion <NUM> to irradiate the light downwardly and forwardly of the wine shelf.

In this connection, the rear lamp module <NUM> includes a rectangular PCB substrate (not shown) having a plurality of LED lamps, and a rear diffusion plate <NUM> for irradiating light generated from the LED lamps downwardly and forwardly of the wine shelf <NUM>.

In one example, a plurality of through-holes <NUM> may be defined in the front frame <NUM> and a plurality of through-holes <NUM> may be defined in the rear frame <NUM>. Each fastener (e.g., a screw and the like) may pass through each through-hole and be inserted into each of both ends of each of the plurality of support bars <NUM>. In addition, a hook bar <NUM> may be further inserted and fastened between the rear frame <NUM> and the support bar <NUM> to prevent the wine seated on the support bar <NUM> from sliding rearwardly of the wine shelf <NUM>.

In one example, the support bar <NUM> is to support the wine bottles that are arranged and stored at regular spacings between the front frame <NUM> and the rear frame <NUM> as described above. The support bars <NUM> may be arranged and fixed at spacings smaller than the diameter of the wine bottle.

Further, downwardly inclined faces <NUM> (see <FIG>), which is inclined in a tangential direction of a circumferential face of the seated wine bottle to improve a support state of the wine bottle seated on the support bar <NUM> are respectively formed on both sides of an upper face of each support bar <NUM>.

In addition, the support bar <NUM> and the hook bar <NUM> described above may be made of the same synthetic resin or metal material as the front frame <NUM> and the rear frame <NUM>, but preferably made of a wood or synthetic resin having a relatively low hardness than a glass bottle forming the wine bottle in order to protect the loaded wine bottle. In addition, when the support bar <NUM> and the hook bar <NUM> are made of the wood, an esthetic sense may be improved in the loading of the wine bottles.

In one example, the side frames <NUM> are respectively arranged in a symmetrical form on both sides of the wine shelf <NUM>, and extend in a longitudinal direction of the wine shelf <NUM> to form both side faces of the wine shelf <NUM>, respectively. A lower portion of each of such side frames <NUM> is opened, and each extending rail <NUM> is inserted and fixed into the opened lower portion of each of such side frames <NUM>.

In addition, the shelf bracket <NUM> is for supporting the frame <NUM> in an extendable manner by being fastened to the shelf support <NUM> disposed on the inner rear face of the inner casing <NUM>. Two shelf brackets <NUM> are arranged at both ends of the frame <NUM> in a symmetrical form and fastened to the both ends of the frame <NUM> in a symmetrical direction.

In one example, the shelf bracket <NUM> includes a support <NUM> having a length shorter than a length of one side face of the frame <NUM>, the hook <NUM> formed at a rear end of the support <NUM> and mounted on an upper end of the shelf support <NUM>, and a supporting protrusion <NUM> located below the hook <NUM> and supporting a lower end of the shelf support <NUM>.

In this connection, the shelf bracket <NUM> supports the frame <NUM> in a form of a cantilever, which allows the support <NUM> to be supported in a level state while the hook <NUM> is mounted on the upper end of the shelf support <NUM> and the supporting protrusion <NUM> supports the lower end of the shelf support <NUM>.

In one example, the two shelf brackets <NUM> are arranged to support the frame <NUM> by the extending rails <NUM> in a form facing each other at the both ends of the frame <NUM>, respectively. Further, a connection bar <NUM> for connecting the two shelf brackets <NUM> with each other may be further disposed to prevent each shelf bracket <NUM> from twisting. Such connection bar <NUM> is disposed to respectively connect the support <NUM> and the supporting protrusion <NUM> of one shelf bracket <NUM> with the support <NUM> and the supporting protrusion <NUM> of the other shelf bracket <NUM>, which faces one shelf bracket <NUM>. Preferably, the connection bar <NUM> connects one shelf bracket <NUM> with the other shelf bracket <NUM> at a position adjacent to both supporting protrusions <NUM> of one shelf bracket <NUM> and the other shelf bracket <NUM>.

Accordingly, an embodiment of an operation of the wine shelf <NUM> according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail. Each element to be mentioned below should be understood with reference to the above description and drawings.

<FIG> is a plan view illustrating a shelf of a refrigerator according to the present disclosure. Further, <FIG> is a cross-sectional view taken along a line A-A' of <FIG>. Further, <FIG> is a simplified diagram illustrating use states of shelves of a refrigerator according to the present disclosure.

As shown in <FIG>, the user may place and store each wine bottle between adjacent two of a plurality of support bars <NUM> arranged on the wine shelf.

In this connection, in a case of the wine stored on the wine shelf <NUM>, the wine bottles may be stored on a front portion and a rear portion of the wine shelf <NUM>, respectively. The wine bottle is usually divided into a neck and a body, and the neck is relatively smaller in diameter than the body.

Thus, when the wine bottles are stored on the front and rear portions of the wine shelf <NUM>, a neck of a wine bottle stored on the front portion and a neck of a wine bottle stored on the rear portion may be alternated in a direction facing each other in a zigzag form.

In this connection, both sides of an outer circumferential face of the wine bottle stored between the adjacent two of the plurality of support bars <NUM> are respectively in line contact with the downwardly inclined faces <NUM> formed on the support bar <NUM> and supported, so that the wine bottle may be prevented from rotating. Alternatively, the hook bar <NUM> located at the rear of the support bars <NUM> may support the neck or the body of the wine bottle to prevent the wine bottle from moving rearwardly of the wine shelf <NUM>.

In one example, the support bar <NUM> of the wine shelf <NUM> on which the wine bottle is stored may be made of wood having a hardness lower than the hardness of the wine bottle. In this connection, the wine bottle may be prevented from being damaged or slipping when being stored on the wine shelf <NUM>.

In one example, the front lamp module <NUM> and the rear lamp module <NUM> arranged on the wine shelf <NUM> may be associated with the door <NUM> of the refrigerator <NUM> or the manipulator disposed on the door <NUM>.

That is, the front lamp module <NUM> and/or the rear lamp module <NUM> may be associated with a separate sensor (not shown) for detecting the opening of the door <NUM> as the door <NUM> is opened. Thus, the front lamp module <NUM> and/or the rear lamp module <NUM> may be powered only when the door <NUM> is opened. Alternatively, operations of the front lamp module <NUM> and/or the rear lamp module <NUM> may be selectively controlled through the manipulator disposed on the door <NUM>.

Thus, when the user opens the door <NUM> to store the wine, the front lamp module <NUM> and/or the rear lamp module <NUM> are/is turned on as the door <NUM> is opened. Thus, the wine shelf <NUM> for storing the wine thereon may be visually identified, so that the wine may be easily stored.

Further, when the user opens the door <NUM> to withdraw the wine, the front lamp module <NUM> and/or the rear lamp module <NUM> are/is turned on as the door <NUM> is opened. Thus, the wine shelf <NUM> for storing the wine thereon may be visually identified, so that the user may easily withdraw desired wine.

That is, when the user opens the door <NUM> to withdraw the wine, as the door <NUM> is opened, the front lamp module <NUM> and/or the rear lamp module <NUM> are/is powered to irradiate light downwardly of each wine shelf <NUM>. Therefore, the user may visually identify the wine stored on each wine shelf <NUM> and withdraw the desired wine.

In addition, in order to withdraw the wine, the user may extend the frame <NUM> from the shelf bracket <NUM> to withdraw the wine loaded on the support bars <NUM> of the frame <NUM>.

That is, as the user extends the frame <NUM> of the wine shelf <NUM> on which the wine is stored forwardly of the first storage <NUM> to withdraw the wine, the frame <NUM> moves in a sliding manner forwardly of the shelf bracket <NUM> while being supported by the extending rail <NUM>. Therefore, the user may select and withdraw the wine stored on the wine shelf <NUM>.

In one example, in the wine shelf <NUM> of the present disclosure, the frame <NUM> having the support bars <NUM> on which the wine is loaded, the shelf bracket <NUM> detachably fixed in the storage space of the inner casing <NUM>, and the extending rail <NUM> guiding the frame <NUM> to be extended from the shelf bracket <NUM> are fastened and integrated with each other.

Thus, when changing a position of the wine shelf <NUM> in a loading space, the shelf bracket <NUM> may be separated from the shelf support <NUM> in the first storage space 100a and fastened to a shelf support <NUM> at another position. Thus, the position of the wine shelf <NUM> may be changed. Further, the extending rail <NUM>, which extends the frame <NUM>, and the shelf bracket <NUM>, which supports the frame <NUM>, are integrated, so that the wine shelf <NUM> may easily move.

Further, the front lamp module <NUM> and/or the rear lamp module <NUM>, which may identify the wine located and stored on a front/rear portion of the below wine shelf <NUM>, are/is disposed on the frame of the wine shelf <NUM>, so that the user may easily identify the type of the wine.

Further, the frame <NUM> of the wine shelf <NUM> may be extended forwardly of the first storage space 100a by the extending rail <NUM> from the shelf bracket <NUM> mounted on the shelf support <NUM> of the inner casing <NUM>, so that the wine loaded on the frame <NUM> frame <NUM> may be easily withdrawn.

Claim 1:
A refrigerator comprising:
first storage (<NUM>) for defining a first storage space (100a) therein;
a door (<NUM>) for opening and closing the first storage space (100a); and
a plurality of shelves (<NUM>) installed in the first storage space (100a) for placing an object thereon,
wherein each shelf (<NUM>) includes:
a frame (<NUM>) having a plurality of support bars (<NUM>) for loading a plurality of wine bottles thereon;
shelf brackets (<NUM>) detachably mounted and fixed in the first storage space (100a); and extending rails (<NUM>) for supporting the frame (<NUM>) to be able to be extended forwardly of the first storage (<NUM>) from the shelf brackets (<NUM>),
wherein the frame (<NUM>) includes:
a front frame (<NUM>) defining a front face of the frame (<NUM>), wherein a front face of each of the support bars (<NUM>) is fixed to the front frame (<NUM>);
a rear frame (<NUM>) defining a rear face of the frame (<NUM>), wherein a rear face of each of the support bars (<NUM>) is fixed to the rear frame (<NUM>);
side frames (<NUM>) defining each of both side faces of the frame (<NUM>), wherein each side frame (<NUM>) is fastened to each shelf bracket (<NUM>) by each extending rail (<NUM>), fit wherein the front frame (<NUM>) has a front lamp module (<NUM>) irradiating light to another shelf (<NUM>) located below in a rearward direction;
wherein the rear frame (<NUM>) has a rear lamp module (<NUM>) irradiating light to another shelf (<NUM>) located below in a forward direction;
wherein the support bar (<NUM>) includes downwardly inclined faces in contact with a circumferential face of the object loaded on the shelf (<NUM>), and
wherein the downwardly inclined faces are respectively formed on both sides of a top face of the support bar (<NUM>), wherein each downwardly inclined face extends in a longitudinal direction.