CN102918344A

CN102918344A - A cooling device

Info

Publication number: CN102918344A
Application number: CN201180028196XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: F.E.奥尤克塞; E.阿克尤滋; B.科纳克; F.森; R.K.塞里克
Original assignee: Arcelik AS
Current assignee: Arcelik AS
Priority date: 2010-06-08
Filing date: 2011-06-08
Publication date: 2013-02-06
Anticipated expiration: 2031-06-08
Also published as: EP2580551B1; WO2011154440A1; EP2580551A1; ES2469371T3; CN102918344B

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cooling device (1) comprising a body (2) having two opposite side walls (3), one or more than one shelf (4), whereon objects are placed, that can be at a lower position (P1) and a higher position (P2) at different levels from each other inside the body (2), one or more than one supporting means (6), attached to the side wall (3), having a recess (8) disposed thereon and a connecting element (5) having a first arm (11) seated rotatably in the recess (8), a second arm (12) mounted rotatably to the shelf (4), having an extension (13) that extends almost vertically to the arms (11, 12) so as to form a difference of height between the rotational axes of the first arm (11) and the second arm (12) and providing the vertical position of the shelf (4) inside the body (2) to be changed by means of the rotational movement made by its arms (11, 12); around their own horizontal axes.

Description

Cooling device

Technical field

The present invention relates to comprise the cooling device of shelf, the height of its shelf of capable of regulating.

Background technology

At for example refrigerator with deeply freeze in the such cooling device of case (deep freezer), food and various container are placed on the shelf.The needs that depend on the user can be adjusted at two distances between the shelf, in other words, can need to change the height of shelf in main body.

In some cooling device, the passage that extends parallel to each other or rail are placed on two opposing sidewalls of main body, thereby so that can change the height of shelf.The user by with shelf from take out at the passage of an At The Height and shelf is placed at desired height another passage place is changed the height of shelf.But, in order to carry out this operation, the user must be at first with shelf towards the outside pulling of this main body, and at the passage that shelf is placed desired height level place to pushing backward main body to the main body rear wall after locating.In order to carry out safely this operation, food on the shelf and container need to take out at least in part, and again are placed on the shelf after having finished operation.

In cooling device, use shelf mechanism, it comprises that electric driving or transmission system are in order to address the above problem.Used motor and auxiliary element have occupied the exceptional space in cooling device in these mechanisms, and have increased material and labor cost.

In prior art U.S. Patent application No. US3352431, a kind of refrigerator has been described, it comprises shelf, comes to change between two horizontal levels the placement of shelf by the rotary moving that is undertaken by the crank arm that is connected to shelf.In this embodiment, in the place ahead of main body, settled crank arm, it is connected to main body and is connected to shelf from the other end from an end, be rotated movement, and be provided with two separate housing for two horizontal levels at its place, rear portion, the rear section that is used for carrying shelf.Shelf slightly upgrades from the rear end and discharges from shell, and forwards the second horizontal level to from the first horizontal level simultaneously.

In prior art international patent application No. WO03038356, a kind of cooling device has been described, it comprises shelf, movement by means of the supporting arm that is placed in shelf sidepiece place, shelf can be located between two horizontal axis at the lower position that is parallel to pedestal and place, higher position, and the obliquity between these two positions.In these embodiments, come for shelf being fixed on the place, higher position with bolt lock mechanism.At lower position, do not provide any locking mechanism.

Summary of the invention

The object of the invention is to realize a kind of cooling device, it comprises shelf, can easily change height of shelf and does not need to remove object on it.

In the cooling device of realizing in order to reach purpose of the present invention of explaining in the first claim and its respective right require, be provided with: one or more than a shelf, object places on the shelf, shelf can be arranged in the different horizontal level of this main body; One or more than a supporting device, it is attached on the sidewall, is provided with recess at supporting device; And, Connection Element, it has rotatably first arm of bearing in recess, rotatably is installed to the second arm on the shelf, have extension, extension is vertically to roughly that arm extends so that height of formation is poor between the rotation of the rotation of the first arm and the second arm.By means of the rotary moving of arm their horizontal axis around it of Connection Element, Connection Element can be used for changing the vertical position of shelf between two different positions, and shelf is not taken out from main body.

And one or be located on the supporting device more than a locked plug-in unit, supporting device places on the sidewall, so that shelf is locked in lower position or the place, higher position at its place.

The first arm of Connection Element is connected to the recess on the supporting device, and the second arm is connected to shelf.Two arms can both be around it they axis and freely rotation.Shelf utilizes motion that the user begins to discharge and become removable from locked plug-in unit when being positioned at the lower position place.Because the rotary moving that arm carries out, shelf changes to the higher position from lower position.Afterwards, locate by providing extension with contacting of locked plug-in unit shelf to be locked in the higher position.When transferring to lower position, the higher position implementing identical program.

The securing elongated rear side place of deploying in supporting device is used for supporting device is fixed to sidewall.Supporting device easily is attached on the sidewall by means of securing elongated, and does not need to use extra parts such as screw, nut.Thereby parts and labor cost have been reduced.

Shell place shelf on the edge of sidewall.The second arm of Connection Element, and can rotated in shell during the movement in shell by bearing.

In cooling device of the present invention, be provided with two locked plug-in units in the upper and lower of recess, so that two locked plug-in units extend each other in 180 degree angles and perpendicular to the substrate of cooling device.Locked plug-in unit is the form of passage, but in passage the bearing extension.Extension has prevented that shelf from moving along horizontal axis, and this is to realize in the passage of bearing on recess top when being in the higher position by working as shelf in the passage of bearing when shelf is in lower position on the recess bottom.Than the mechanism of complexity, the locked plug-in unit that is configured to be channel form provides ease for use to the user.

In cooling device, each shelf is provided with four supporting devices altogether, and two place, front portion and two rear portions in opposing sidewalls in opposing sidewalls are located, and are provided with four Connection Elements, are used for shelf is fastened to supporting device.

Drive link is provided, itself so that the Connection Element of disposing on opposing sidewalls at equal height be connected to each other.Thereby, during shelf moves, move together relative to Connection Element.

In one embodiment of this invention, housing is located at the place, bottom of shelf.Housing is along shelf extending between the edge of sidewall at shelf.The rear portion of housing configures in order to carry drive link with being bent.The front portion is shaped as flat board.During shelf moved, the user kept easier control by maintain shelf from housing.

In another embodiment of the present invention, housing is embedded in the plastic frame that surrounds shelf.Therefore, housing has surrounded drive link fully, is used for carrying more firmly drive link.

In one embodiment of this invention, shell is shaped as hook-shaped, and it places the shelf below.In this embodiment because shell is independent of shelf, below at production period the hook-type shell being installed in, available that leave over from existing model and above not the chlamydate shelf of tool can become available.Thereby, the production flexibility is provided.And, when the user wants to dismantle shelf, by the rear end of slightly opening that pulls to the hook-type shell from the shell release arm, and so that shelf be easy to leave with body portion.

In another embodiment of the present invention, at least one groove arrangement is on supporting device.During shelf was transferred to lower position from the higher position, because gravity is at the equidirectional that moves with shelf, when discharging extension from locked plug-in unit, becoming was difficult to control shelf and moves.Extension enters in the groove during movement, thereby slows down shelf, and therefore more easily control is mobile.In this embodiment, the degree of depth of groove is less than the degree of depth of tunnel-shaped locked plug-in unit.Therefore, provide softer path.

In one embodiment of this invention, securing elongated section is screw-type.Therefore, reduced parts and labor cost and also provide ease for use to the user at production period.

In another embodiment of the present invention, securing elongated section is the dihedral formula.In this embodiment, securing elongated fastening is installed on the sidewall adaptedly, and owing to its angled form prevents around itself rotation.

By means of the present invention, because shelf remains on horizontal level during forwarding the higher position from lower position to and forwarding lower position to from the higher position, and during movement, do not need to take out from main body, during Height Adjustment, do not need to remove object on the shelf.This has not only saved the time but also ease for use is provided.In addition, by means of the locked plug-in unit that also is provided at lower position, shelf when being in lower position not freely, and prevent above it such as objects such as bottle, tanks owing to accidental shock drops.In the higher position, owing to not needing extra locked plug-in unit, cost advantage and ease for use have been kept.

Description of drawings

The cooling device of realizing in order to reach purpose of the present invention is shown in the drawings, in the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is the perspective view of cooling device of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is the exploded view of cooling device of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is the partial view of cooling device when shelf is in the higher position.

Fig. 4 is the partial view of cooling device when shelf is in lower position.

Fig. 5 is the perspective view of shelf in one embodiment of this invention.

Fig. 6 is the view of the section A-A in Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is the perspective view of supporting device.

Fig. 8 is the perspective view of Connection Element.

Fig. 9 is the exploded view of the cooling device in another embodiment of the present invention.

At element shown in the drawings such as lower mark:

1 – cooling device

2 – main bodys

3 – sidewalls

4 – shelves

5 – Connection Elements

6 – supporting devices

7,107 – locked plug-in units

8-recess

The securing elongated section of 9 –

10 – shells

11 – the first arm

12 – the second arm

13-extension

14-housing

15 – drive links

16-groove.

The specific embodiment

This cooling device (1) comprising:

-main body (2), it has two opposing sidewalls (3);

-one or more than a shelf (4), object places on the shelf (4), shelf (4) can be positioned at main body (2) the differ from one another lower position (P1) and higher position (P2) of At The Height;

-one or more than a supporting device (6), it is attached on the sidewall (3), the above is equipped with recess (8); And

-Connection Element (5), it has rotatably first arm (11) of bearing in recess (8), rotatably be installed to the second arm (12) on the shelf (4), and has an extension (13), extension (13) roughly extends to arm (11 vertically, 12) so that height of formation is poor between the rotation of the rotation of the first arm (11) and the second arm (12), and change the vertical position (Fig. 8) of shelf (4) in main body (2) by means of the arm (11,12) by Connection Element around the rotary moving that their horizontal axis carry out.

Cooling device of the present invention (1) comprises one or more than a locked plug-in unit (7), it places on the supporting device (6), when shelf (4) was in lower position (P1) and/or higher position (P2), locked plug-in unit (7) was by interacting with extension (13) and shelf (4) being locked (Fig. 7).

Connection Element (5) is fastened to recess (8) and is fastened to shelf (4) by means of the second arm (12) by means of the first arm (11), and recess (8) is on the supporting device that is attached to sidewall (3) (6).Two arms (11,12) all can around they axis and freely the rotation.When shelf (4) was in lower position (P1), owing to the user begins to move and discharged extension (13) from locked plug-in unit (7), and shelf (4) became and can move.Because the rotary moving that the first arm (11) and the second arm (12) carry out around their axis, shelf (4) changes to more the higher position of high altitude (P2) (Fig. 3) from the lower position on horizontal axis (P1).In the higher position (P2), provide extension (13) interacting with locked plug-in unit (7), thereby so that shelf (4) is locked in this position (Fig. 1).

When shelf (4) is in higher position (P2), begin when mobile and shelf (4) becomes can move the time the user, from locked plug-in unit (7) release extension (13).Because the rotary moving that the first arm (11) and the second arm (12) carry out around their axis, shelf (4) changes to more the lower position of low clearance (P1) (Fig. 4) from the higher position on horizontal axis (P2).(P1) locates at lower position, provide extension (13) interacting with locked plug-in unit (7), thereby so that shelf (4) is locked in this position.

Cooling device of the present invention (1) comprises securing elongated (9), and it places the rear end of supporting device (6), and supporting device (6) is fastened on the sidewall (3).Securing elongated (9) so that supporting device (6) is fastened to sidewall (3), and does not need additional element.Thereby, saved parts and labor cost.

This cooling device (1) also comprises: one or more than a shell (10), its place shelf (4) on the edge of sidewall (3), in shell (10) bearing second arm (12) of Connection Element (5).Second arm (12) of bearing in shell (10) can be around himself rotation during movement.

Supporting device (6) comprises two locked plug-in units (7,107), locked plug-in unit (7,107) recess (8) from the supporting device is radially extending towards the periphery of supporting device, and by so that two locked plug-in units each other in 180 degree angles and shelf (4) is locked in different positions.Be retained in the locked plug-in unit (7) at recess (8) downside place so that shelf (4) is locked in lower position (P1), the locking of in the higher position (P2) is provided at the locked plug-in unit (107) at upside place.

Locked plug-in unit (7) is channel form, and its recess (8) from the supporting device (6) is radially towards the periphery of supporting device (6) and extend, at locked plug-in unit (7) but in the described extension of bearing (13).When making shelf (4) be positioned at lower position (P1) owing to rotary moving, extension (13) is mobile at horizontal axis by prevented shelf (4) in the locked plug-in unit (7) at recess (8) downside place by bearing.In the higher position (P2), extension (13) is mobile at horizontal axis by having prevented shelf (4) in the locked plug-in unit that is seated against recess (8) upside place.The locked plug-in unit (7,107) that is channel form provides ease for use.

In cooling device (1), each shelf is provided with four supporting devices (6) altogether, two place, front portion and two places, rear portion in opposing sidewalls in opposing sidewalls, and be provided with four Connection Elements (5), be used for shelf (4) is fastened to supporting device (6).

In one embodiment of this invention, this cooling device (1) comprising: drive link (15), it is provided at supporting device (6) and being connected between shelf (4) that opposing sidewalls (3) is located, and so that is connected to each other at second arm (12) of the Connection Element (5) at equal height place.Therefore, during moving between lower position (P1) and higher position (P2), the Connection Element (5) that is fastened on supporting device (6) moves together at shelf (4).

In the pattern of this embodiment of the present invention, this cooling device (1) comprising: housing (14), it extends at the place, front side of the lower surface of shelf (4) and along shelf (4), has settled drive link (15) in housing (14).Housing (14) is along towards two edges of sidewall (3) between the extension (Fig. 5) of shelf (4) at shelf (4).

In one embodiment of this invention, housing (14) is arc form, thereby so that form opening between housing (14) and shelf (4), opening can carry drive link (15).Drive link (15) places the opening shape part at housing rear side place.When from transverse observation, the front side is the handle form.Therefore, during shelf (4) is mobile, by keeping described shelf (4) and provide easier control (Fig. 6) to the user from housing (14).

In another embodiment of the present invention, housing (14) is embedded in the plastic frame that surrounds shelf (4) sidepiece.In this embodiment, housing (14) around surround described drive link (15).Therefore, so that drive link (15) carried more firmly.

In another embodiment of the present invention, shell (10) is hook-type and is placed on the front portion of shelf (4) lower surface, at its place, end (Fig. 9) near sidewall (3).In this embodiment, can come from shell (10) release connection element (5) by pressing towards the peristome section of shell (10) rear side, thereby so that easily dismounting of shelf (4).

In another embodiment of the present invention, this cooling device (1) comprising: at least one groove (16), it places on the supporting device (6), during moving between higher position (P2) and the lower position (P1), in described extension (13), slow down the movement of shelf (4) at shelf (4) by bearing.Groove (16) at the recess (8) from the supporting device (6) radially towards the location, periphery of supporting device (6).During shelf (4) forwards lower position (P1) to from higher position (P2), when extension (13) discharges from locked plug-in unit (107), becoming is difficult to control the movement of shelf (4), because gravity is in the direction mobile identical with shelf (4).During shelf (4) was mobile, extension (13) entered in the groove (16), to slow down shelf (4), therefore more easily controlled movement.In this embodiment, the degree of depth of groove (16) is less than the degree of depth of tunnel-shaped locked plug-in unit (7,107).

In another embodiment of the present invention, securing elongated (9) are screw form.By means of screw shaped securing elongated (9) so that supporting device (6) is easier to be installed to sidewall (3).

In another embodiment of the present invention, securing elongated (9) are dihedral.In this embodiment, because the angular shape of securing elongated (9), supporting device (6) is fastened to be installed on the sidewall (3) adaptedly, and prevents from rotating around its own axis.Securing elongated (9) can be configured to triangular in shape, quadrangle, pentagon or polygonal geometry.

By means of the present invention, because shelf (4) is forwarding higher position (P2) to and be retained in horizontal level during higher position (P2) forwards lower position (P1) to from lower position (P1), and during movement, do not need to take out from main body (2), then during Height Adjustment, do not need to remove object on the shelf.This has not only saved the time but also has kept ease for use.In addition, by means of the locked plug-in unit (7) that provides also at lower position (P1), shelf (4) when being in lower position (P1) not freely, and prevent above it such as objects such as bottle, tanks owing to accidental shock drops.In the higher position (P1), owing to not needing extra locked plug-in unit, cost advantage and ease for use have been kept.

Should be appreciated that the present invention is not subject to embodiment restriction disclosed above, and those skilled in the art can be easy to introduce different embodiment.These should be thought in the protection domain that claim of the present invention sets.

Claims

1. a cooling device (1) comprising:

-main body (2), it has two opposing sidewalls (3);

-one or more than a shelf (4), object places on the described shelf (4), described shelf (4) can be positioned at described main body (2) the differ from one another lower position (P1) and higher position (P2) of At The Height;

-one or more than a supporting device (6), it is attached on the described sidewall (3), the above is equipped with recess (8); And

-Connection Element (5), it has rotatably first arm (11) of bearing in described recess (8), rotatably be installed to the second arm (12) on the described shelf (4), and has an extension (13), described extension (13) roughly is vertically to described arm (11,12) extend so that height of formation is poor between the rotation of the rotation of described the first arm (11) and described the second arm (12), and the arm (11 by described Connection Element, 12) rotary moving that carries out around their horizontal axis changes the vertical position in described main body (2) of described shelf (4), it is characterized in that, one or more than a locked plug-in unit (7), it places on the described supporting device (6), when described shelf (4) was in described lower position (P1) and/or described higher position (P2), described locked plug-in unit (7) was by interacting with described extension (13) and described shelf (4) being locked.

2. cooling device according to claim 1 (1), it is characterized in that, the locked plug-in unit of described channel shape (7), its described recess (8) from the described supporting device (6) is radially towards described peripheral extension of described supporting device (6), but the described extension of bearing (13) wherein.

3. cooling device according to claim 1 and 2 (1), it is characterized in that, described supporting device (6) has two locked plug-in units (7,107), described locked plug-in unit (7,107) the described recess (8) from the described supporting device is radially towards its peripheral extension, and by so that described locked plug-in unit (7,107) each other in 180 degree angles and described shelf (4) is locked in different positions.

4. according to each described cooling device (1) in the aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that, one or more than a shell (10), its place described shelf (4) on the edge of described sidewall (3), bearing described second arm (12) of described Connection Element (5) in described shell (10).

5. cooling device according to claim 4 (1) is characterized in that, described hook-type shell (10), and it places on the front portion of described lower surface of described shelf (4), at its place, end near described sidewall (3).

6. according to each described cooling device (1) in the aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that, each shelf (4) is four supporting devices (6) altogether, two place, front portion and two places, rear portion in described opposing sidewalls (3) in described opposing sidewalls (3); And, four Connection Elements (5), it is used for described shelf (4) is fastened to described supporting device (6); And, drive link (15), it is provided at being connected between described supporting device (6) that described opposing sidewalls (3) locates and the described shelf (4) so that described second arm (12) of described Connection Element (5) is connected to each other at mutually the same At The Height.

7. cooling device according to claim 6 (6), it is characterized in that, housing (14), extend along described shelf (4) at its place, front side at the lower surface of described shelf (4), and settle described drive link (15) in described housing (14).

8. cooling device according to claim 7 (7), it is characterized in that, described housing (14), it is arc form, thereby so that form opening between described housing (14) and described shelf (4), described opening can carry described drive link (15).

9. cooling device according to claim 7 (7) is characterized in that, described housing (14), and it is embedded in the described plastic frame that surrounds described shelf (4) sidepiece.

10. according to each described cooling device (1) in the aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that, one or more than a groove (16), it places on the described supporting device (6), during moving between described higher position (P2) and the described lower position (P1), slow down the movement of described shelf (4) at described shelf (4) in extension (13) wherein by bearing.

11. according to each described cooling device (1) in the aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that, securing elongated (9), it places the rear end of described supporting device (6), and is used for described supporting device (6) is attached to described sidewall (3).

12. cooling device according to claim 11 (1) is characterized in that, securing elongated of described screw shaped (9).

13. cooling device according to claim 11 (1) is characterized in that, securing elongated of described dihedral (9).