Refrigerator and shelf for the same

Abstract

A support element connecting a plate with a side frame is provided at a shelf according to the present invention, so that the side frame is prevented from being deformed or damaged by the lateral load applied to the side frame while detaching or attaching the shelf.

1 . A refrigerator, comprising:
 a body in which a food storage space is provided;   a plurality of shelves having a plate detachably provided on a wall surface of the storage space to receive the food, a side frame connected to both side ends of the plate, and an engagement portion protruding from a rear end of the side frame;   an installation guide provided at an inner wall surface of the storage space and provided with an installation port for inserting the engagement portion; and   a support element contacted with the plate and the side frame simultaneously and reinforcing the intensity of the side frame.   
   
   
       2 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the side frame is perpendicularly connected to the plate, and the support element is closely contacted to a lower surface of the plate and an inner side surface of the side frame. 
   
   
       3 . The refrigerator according to  claim 2 , wherein the support element is line-contacted to any one or both of the inner side surface of the side frame and the plate. 
   
   
       4 . The refrigerator according to  claim 2 , wherein the support element is disposed between the plate and the side frame as a separate element. 
   
   
       5 . The refrigerator according to  claim 2 , wherein the support element is integrally extended from a lower surface of the plate or a rear end of the side frame. 
   
   
       6 . The refrigerator according to  claim 2 , wherein the support element is provided at a rear end of the shelf. 
   
   
       7 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of installation guides are installed on an inner wall surface of the storage space at predetermined intervals. 
   
   
       8 . The refrigerator according to  claim 7 , wherein at least 2 shelves are laterally or vertically installed in the storage space. 
   
   
       9 . A shelf for a refrigerator, comprising:
 a plate on which food is placed;   a side frame for supporting the plate;   an engagement portion protruding from a rear end of the side frame; and   a support element provided at an edge, where the plate and the side frame are contacted, to prevent the side frame from deforming laterally.   
   
   
       10 . The shelf for the refrigerator according to  claim 9 , wherein the support element is provided as a separate part, and is closely contacted to the plate and the side frame by an adhesion element. 
   
   
       11 . The shelf for the refrigerator according to  claim 9 , wherein the support element is extended from one side of the plate, so that at least some of the support element is contacted to an inner side surface of the side frame. 
   
   
       12 . The shelf for the refrigerator according to  claim 9 , wherein the cross-section of the support element is bent in the shape of   and a top is line-contacted to a lower surface of the plate as any one surface is closely contacted to an inner side surface of the side frame. 
   
   
       13 . The shelf for the refrigerator according to  claim 9 , wherein the longitudinal-section of the support element is bent in the shape of   and one side end is line-contacted to an inner side surface of the side frame as one surface is closely contacted to a bottom surface of the plate. 
   
   
       14 . The shelf for the refrigerator according to  claim 9 , wherein the support element is bent from a rear end of the side frame toward the center of the plate. 
   
   
       15 . The shelf for the refrigerator according to  claim 9 , wherein the plate comprises a plated body formed of a tempered glass and an edge frame formed along a periphery of the plate body.