WO2002033333A1 - Refrigerator with ice cream producer - Google Patents

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WO2002033333A1
WO2002033333A1 PCT/EP2001/011788 EP0111788W WO0233333A1 WO 2002033333 A1 WO2002033333 A1 WO 2002033333A1 EP 0111788 W EP0111788 W EP 0111788W WO 0233333 A1 WO0233333 A1 WO 0233333A1
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Ronsanna Martinoia
Armando Pelizzari
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23G—COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF
    • A23G9/00—Frozen sweets, e.g. ice confectionery, ice-cream; Mixtures therefor
    • A23G9/04—Production of frozen sweets, e.g. ice-cream
    • A23G9/08—Batch production
    • A23G9/12—Batch production using means for stirring the contents in a non-moving container
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/02—Doors; Covers
    • F25D23/028—Details
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/12—Arrangements of compartments additional to cooling compartments; Combinations of refrigerators with other equipment, e.g. stove
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C2400/00—Auxiliary features or devices for producing, working or handling ice
    • F25C2400/10—Refrigerator units
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2400/00—General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for cooling or freezing apparatus not covered by any other subclass
    • F25D2400/06—Refrigerators with a vertical mullion

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  • the present invention relates to a domestic refrigerator, of the type comprising a freezer compartment.
  • Freezer compartment in this case means the compartment of the refrigerator which is commonly known as the freezer, in which the temperature is substantially lower than 0°C, and in which there are placed frozen and/or deep-frozen foods, which can be kept at low temperatures for long periods of time.
  • the present invention also relates to (vertical or horizontal) freezers which do not have a refrigeration cell with a temperature close to 0°C. In the door inside the freezer area, on average a temperature of -12°C is obtained, which is suitable for preservation of ice cream.
  • the refrigerator according to the invention it is possible to obtain an ice cream maker which is substantially incorporated in the refrigerator, without an increase in the final cost of the refrigerator which is comparable to the cost of an ice cream maker, since it is not necessary to have an appropriate refrigeration unit with a compressor, condenser and evaporator, as the low-temperature environment of the freezer cell is used.
  • an increase in the final cost of the refrigerator which is limited, and is comparable to the cost of an ice cream maker of the aforementioned economical type, it is possible to obtain greater ease of use, and results which are identical to, if not better than, those obtained by means of ice cream makers of the domestic type, which are provided with a refrigeration unit.
  • figure 1 is a front view of a refrigerator according to the invention
  • figure 2 is a detail of figure 1, in a configuration in which the freezer compartment is open
  • figure 3 is a view on an enlarged scale, and in cross- section, according to line III-III in figure 2.
  • 10 indicates as a whole a refrigerator of the so called side by side type, with a door 12 which closes a refrigeration compartment (at a temperature which is normally between 0° and 4°C) , and has a door 14, adjacent to the door 12, which closes a freezer compartment F, which is commonly known as a freezer.
  • the door 14 of the freezer F has an inner wall 16 made of polymer material, which is commonly known as the "inner door” , in which, in addition to the conventional seats for products, bottles etc., there is provided a hollow lower seat 18 and an upper seat 20 in the form of a circular sunken part, which can permit accommodation of a cylindrical container 22 for the production of ice cream.
  • a motor 23 which is connected to a reduction gear 23a, which transmits motion to a vertical drive shaft 24, which is supported such as to rotate in a tubular seat 25 provided in the expanded material P which defines the structure and insulation of the door 14.
  • the shaft 24 has a first connection element 26, of a known type, which can co-operate with a corresponding second connection element (not illustrated) , which is present at the lower 10 ⁇ NJ t H H in o in o Ul O in
  • the container 22, the agitator 28 and the cover 22b can easily be removed in order to allow them to be washed.
  • the refrigerator according to the invention also comprises an automatic cold water and ice distributor 30, which is provided on the door 14, and is associated with an ice producer 32, which is disposed inside the freezer compartment F, and can supply by dropping the cubes, a tray 33 for ice cubes, which is installed in the inner door 16, and is provided with a motorised agitator, to prevent the cubes from becoming joined to one another.
  • an automatic cold water and ice distributor 30 which is provided on the door 14, and is associated with an ice producer 32, which is disposed inside the freezer compartment F, and can supply by dropping the cubes, a tray 33 for ice cubes, which is installed in the inner door 16, and is provided with a motorised agitator, to prevent the cubes from becoming joined to one another.
  • the seat 20 of the container 22 can also be used to accommodate an agitated container for ice cubes, of the type illustrated and described in US patent 6,082,130 by the applicant, to which reference is made here.
  • an agitated container for ice cubes of the type illustrated and described in US patent 6,082,130 by the applicant, to which reference is made here.
  • this patent there is also described a system for connection between the motor and the agitator for the ice, which can also be used for the technical solution according to the invention.
  • a tray for the ice which also has an agitator, although this is of a type substantially different from that of an ice cream producer
  • the container 22 can be provided with a base aperture (not illustrated) , which communicates with an ice cream distributor tap, of a known type, which can be activated by the user at the ice distributor 30.
  • the container 22 can advantageously be used to homogenise and/or keep at the required consistency other types of foodstuffs products, for example yoghurt and drinks made of crushed ice and syrup .
  • the example described relates to a refrigerator with two preservation compartments (refrigeration cell and freezer cell)
  • the effects of the present invention extend both to vertical or horizontal freezers which have a single cell, and refrigerators in which the freezer cell is adjacent to a plurality of cells.

Abstract

A domestic refrigerator (10) has a freezer cell with a drive (24) in the inner door (16), which can be connected to an agitator (28), which is fitted such as to rotate in a cylindrical container (22) of the type used in domestic ice cream makers.

Description

TITLE
REFRIGERATOR WITH ICE CREAM PRODUCER Description of the industrial utility model entitled:
"Refrigerator with ice cream producer" in the name of: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION - Benton Harbor -
Michigan - USA
The present invention relates to a domestic refrigerator, of the type comprising a freezer compartment.
Freezer compartment in this case means the compartment of the refrigerator which is commonly known as the freezer, in which the temperature is substantially lower than 0°C, and in which there are placed frozen and/or deep-frozen foods, which can be kept at low temperatures for long periods of time. The present invention also relates to (vertical or horizontal) freezers which do not have a refrigeration cell with a temperature close to 0°C. In the door inside the freezer area, on average a temperature of -12°C is obtained, which is suitable for preservation of ice cream.
The nutritional properties of ice cream, both of the industrial and home made type, are well known. In both cases, the user preserves the ice cream in the freezer compartment of the refrigerator. This gives rise to the disadvantage, when the ice cream is removed from the freezer, of obtaining a product which is hard, and must be allowed to soften on the exterior, before it can be served.
For many years, there have been available on the market ice cream makers with a motorised agitator, which make it possible to prepare ice cream at home, starting with ingredients such as cream, milk, fruit, flavourings, etc. These machines for "home made" production of ice cream have a purchasing price which is somewhat high, since they are provided- with an autonomous refrigeration unit which keeps the cylindrical container in which the mixing and subsequent whisking takes place at a suitable temperature, which is lower than 0°C. Ice cream makers of a more economical type exist, in which a refrigeration unit is not present, and in which the container in which the ingredients of the ice cream are mixed and whisked is kept at a low temperature, by means of brines which are prepared by the user, and are in contact with the outer walls of the container. The use of these economical ice cream makers is somewhat complicated since, in addition to the preparation on each occasion of the brine, which is normally based on ice cubes and kitchen salt, in order to obtain a satisfactory final result, the user must keep both the container and the ingredients for a certain time in the freezer, before they are used.
By means of the characteristics described in the attached claims, by using the refrigerator according to the invention, it is possible to obtain an ice cream maker which is substantially incorporated in the refrigerator, without an increase in the final cost of the refrigerator which is comparable to the cost of an ice cream maker, since it is not necessary to have an appropriate refrigeration unit with a compressor, condenser and evaporator, as the low-temperature environment of the freezer cell is used. In other words, with an increase in the final cost of the refrigerator which is limited, and is comparable to the cost of an ice cream maker of the aforementioned economical type, it is possible to obtain greater ease of use, and results which are identical to, if not better than, those obtained by means of ice cream makers of the domestic type, which are provided with a refrigeration unit. In addition, it is possible to convert into an ice cream maker other devices which are already present in some refrigerators, for example agitators for trays which are associated with ice producers . In this case, the user can select on each occasion the accessory to be fitted in the freezer, each time using the same drive and the same motor . Further advantages and characteristics of a refrigerator according to the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description, provided purely by way of non-limiting example, with reference to the attached drawings, in which: figure 1 is a front view of a refrigerator according to the invention; figure 2 is a detail of figure 1, in a configuration in which the freezer compartment is open; and figure 3 is a view on an enlarged scale, and in cross- section, according to line III-III in figure 2.
With reference to the drawings, 10 indicates as a whole a refrigerator of the so called side by side type, with a door 12 which closes a refrigeration compartment (at a temperature which is normally between 0° and 4°C) , and has a door 14, adjacent to the door 12, which closes a freezer compartment F, which is commonly known as a freezer.
The door 14 of the freezer F has an inner wall 16 made of polymer material, which is commonly known as the "inner door" , in which, in addition to the conventional seats for products, bottles etc., there is provided a hollow lower seat 18 and an upper seat 20 in the form of a circular sunken part, which can permit accommodation of a cylindrical container 22 for the production of ice cream. In the lower seat 18, which is closed by an appropriate cover 18a, there is accommodated an electric motor 23, which is connected to a reduction gear 23a, which transmits motion to a vertical drive shaft 24, which is supported such as to rotate in a tubular seat 25 provided in the expanded material P which defines the structure and insulation of the door 14. At its upper end 24a, the shaft 24 has a first connection element 26, of a known type, which can co-operate with a corresponding second connection element (not illustrated) , which is present at the lower 10 ω NJ t H H in o in o Ul O in
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correct preservation of the ice cream for a considerable period of time, without any risk of a bacteriological type. The container 22, the agitator 28 and the cover 22b can easily be removed in order to allow them to be washed.
In the example illustrated in the drawings, the refrigerator according to the invention also comprises an automatic cold water and ice distributor 30, which is provided on the door 14, and is associated with an ice producer 32, which is disposed inside the freezer compartment F, and can supply by dropping the cubes, a tray 33 for ice cubes, which is installed in the inner door 16, and is provided with a motorised agitator, to prevent the cubes from becoming joined to one another.
According to a preferred embodiment, the seat 20 of the container 22 can also be used to accommodate an agitated container for ice cubes, of the type illustrated and described in US patent 6,082,130 by the applicant, to which reference is made here. In this patent, there is also described a system for connection between the motor and the agitator for the ice, which can also be used for the technical solution according to the invention. Simply by means of replacement of the container 22 with a tray for the ice (which also has an agitator, although this is of a type substantially different from that of an ice cream producer) , it is possible to change the function of the motor 23 and of the seat 20.
According to a variant of the invention, the container 22 can be provided with a base aperture (not illustrated) , which communicates with an ice cream distributor tap, of a known type, which can be activated by the user at the ice distributor 30. In addition, the container 22 can advantageously be used to homogenise and/or keep at the required consistency other types of foodstuffs products, for example yoghurt and drinks made of crushed ice and syrup .
Although the example described relates to a refrigerator with two preservation compartments (refrigeration cell and freezer cell) , the effects of the present invention extend both to vertical or horizontal freezers which have a single cell, and refrigerators in which the freezer cell is adjacent to a plurality of cells.

Claims

1. Domestic refrigerator, of the type comprising a freezer compartment (F) , characterised in that an ice cream maker (22, 23, 28) which is integral with the refrigerator (10) is provided in the said compartment (F) .
2. Refrigerator according to claim 1, characterised in that the said freezer compartment (F) has a seat (20) for a removable container (22) , inside which there is disposed an agitator (28) , the latter being able to be rotated by means of connection to a drive (24a) with which the said seat (20) is provided.
3. Refrigerator according to claim 2, characterised in that the said seat (20) is provided at an inner surface
(16) of the door (14) of the freezer compartment (F) , a receptacle (18) being provided in the said door for an electric motor (23) which controls the said drive (24a) .
4. Refrigerator according to claim 3, characterised in that the said drive (24a) can be used either to control the agitator (23) of the container (22) for the ice cream, or alternatively to control an agitator for an ice cube container which is inserted in the said seat (20) .
5. Refrigerator according to claim 3, characterised in that the container for the ice cream (22) has means which can permit collection of the ice cream from an outer surface of the door (14) of the freezer compartment.
6. Refrigerator according to any one of claims 3-5, characterised in that the electric motor (23) has a sensor which can disconnect the supply, when a pre-determined threshold value is exceeded.
7. Refrigerator according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the refrigerator comprises a timer, which can make the ice cream maker (22, 23, 28) function at predetermined intervals of time.
AMENDED CLAIMS
[received by the International Bureau on 1 1 March 2002 (11.03.02); original claims 1-7 replaced by amended claims 1-5 (1 page)]
1. Domestic refrigerator, of the type comprising a freezer compartment (F) in which an ice cream maker (22, 23, 28) is provided, said freezer compartment (F) having a seat (20) for a removable container (22) , inside which there is disposed an agitator (28) , the latter being able to be rotated by means of connection to a drive (24a) with which the said seat (20) is provided, characterised in that the said seat (20) is provided at an inner surface (16) of the door (14) of the freezer compartment (F) , a receptacle (18) being provided in the said door for an electric motor (23) which controls the said drive (24a) .
2. Refrigerator according to claim 1, characterised in that the said drive (24a) can be used either to control the agitator (23) of the container (22) for the ice cream, or alternatively to control an agitator for an ice cube container which is inserted in the said seat (20) .
3. Refrigerator according to claim 1, characterised in that the container for the ice cream (22) has means which can permit collection of the ice cream from an outer surface of the door (14) of the freezer compartment.
4. Refrigerator according to any one of claims 1-3, characterised in that the electric motor (23) has a sensor which can disconnect the supply, when a pre-determined threshold value is exceeded.
5. Refrigerator according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the refrigerator comprises a timer, which can make the ice cream maker (22, 23, 28) function at predetermined intervals of time.
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