CN115930532A

CN115930532A - Food receiving container for an air conditioning device with a front panel fitted with a slider and household refrigeration appliance

Info

Publication number: CN115930532A
Application number: CN202210921599.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: S·阿佩陶尔; M·艾歇尔; T·海尔曼; P·库普费尔
Original assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
Current assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
Priority date: 2021-08-04
Filing date: 2022-08-02
Publication date: 2023-04-07
Also published as: DE102021208454A1; EP4130626A1

Abstract

One aspect of the invention relates to a food receiving container for a domestic refrigeration appliance, having a housing, an air conditioning device by means of which an exchange of air between the surroundings and the interior of the food receiving container can take place, and having an attachment piece which can be attached to the housing from above and which has an actuating element for actuating the air conditioning device, the actuating element being a slider which is slidably mounted on a strip arranged at the front in the depth direction of the food receiving container, so that a first operating state of the air conditioning device is provided in a first sliding position and a second operating state of the air conditioning device is provided in a second sliding position, the slider being configured as a U-shaped profile which surrounds the strip of the attachment piece, and the slider being slidably mounted on the strip over the entire sliding path. The invention also relates to a domestic refrigeration appliance.

Description

Food receiving container for an air conditioning device with a front panel provided with a slider, and domestic refrigeration appliance

Technical Field

One aspect of the invention relates to a food-receiving container for a domestic refrigerator having a housing (Schale) for receiving food and having an air conditioning device (klimatieregungsvorticichsung) by means of which an exchange of air between the surroundings and the interior of the food-receiving container can take place. The food receiving container has a stand-off/attachment (Aufsatz) independent from the housing, which attachment can be attached to the housing from above. Another aspect of the invention relates to a domestic refrigeration appliance.

Background

A wide variety of food receiving containers for domestic refrigeration appliances are known. These food receiving containers can generally be placed into a food receiving compartment of a domestic refrigeration appliance. The receiving chamber is delimited by the wall of the inner container of the domestic refrigeration appliance. The receiving chamber may be a refrigerated compartment or a frozen compartment.

Furthermore, in known food receiving container embodiments it is provided that such a ventilation or air conditioning device is arranged in a cover which is designed and arranged separately from the housing. This results in restricted movements for operating the air conditioning device or also in the case of a constriction. In order to operate such devices, relatively complex mechanical assemblies are required on the cover or lid in order to set by means of operating elements (Einstellung). In this case, such an actuating element is coupled to the various and necessary mechanical components of the assembly, in order, for example, to convert a sliding or rotational movement of the actuating element into a movement of the cover.

Food receiving containers equipped with air conditioning devices are also known to have a slide that is slidable in the width direction of the food receiving container. The slides can be brought into at least two different sliding positions in the width direction. Each sliding position is associated with a personalized operating state of the air conditioning device.

Disclosure of Invention

The object of the invention is to provide a food receiving container in which the handling of the air conditioning device is improved.

This object is achieved by a food receiving container and a domestic refrigeration appliance according to the independent claims.

One aspect of the invention relates to a food receiving container for a domestic refrigeration appliance. The food receiving container has a housing for receiving food. The food receiving container also has an air conditioning device. The air conditioning device can be used to exchange air between the surroundings and the interior of the food receiving container in a first operating state of the air conditioning device. The food receiving container has in particular an attachment piece which is independent with respect to the housing.

The air conditioning device is conventionally provided for exchanging air between the surroundings and the interior of the food receiving container in a first operating state of the air conditioning device. The air conditioning system is therefore a physically present component which has in particular at least two different operating states. These operating states may also be referred to as set states. In this first operating state, an air exchange between the surroundings and the interior of the housing of the food receiving container is conventionally effected. In particular, it is provided that, in the second operating state of the air conditioning device, this air exchange is at least reduced in the region of the air conditioning device compared to the first operating state. In particular, in this second operating state, air exchange in the area of the air conditioning system is avoided or substantially avoided.

In this regard, the food receiving container may also be a fresh food container. In connection therewith, different storage conditions can be provided compared to the remaining volume of the receiving chamber. In particular, different air conditioning settings (klimatiereung) are realized here. Different temperatures and/or air humidities may be set.

The air conditioning device has an actuating element. The actuating element is conventionally provided for direct actuation by the user and thus for direct grasping. The actuation of the air conditioning device is also coupled/associated by actuating the actuating element (or actuating element). The operating element is a slider. The slide is slidably supported on a slat of the food receiving container disposed forward in a depth direction of the food receiving container. A first operating state of the air conditioning device is set in a first sliding position of the slide relative to the slats. Setting a second operating state of the air conditioning device, which is different from the first operating state, in a second sliding position of the slider relative to the slat, which is different from the first sliding position. The slide is configured as a profile (profile) with a U-shaped cross section. The cross section is formed perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the slide. This U-shaped profile surrounds the (umgreift) support (or support rail). The support is the slat. The slide is mounted on the strip so as to be slidable over the entire sliding path between at least two sliding positions. By means of such a food receiving container, a simple actuation of the air conditioning device can be carried out by directly actuating the actuating element. The support on the support can be improved by the special shape of the slide. In this way, the sliding movement of the slider relative to the support in the state of being arranged on the support is also improved. In this way a uniform sliding is achieved. In particular, a smooth and jam-free sliding movement is achieved in this way. The slide can slide linearly in a particularly continuous manner. This applies in particular to the entire sliding path between these sliding positions.

The U-shaped profile also makes it possible to tilt the sliding block less easily relative to the rail. In this way, the sliding movement of the sliding blocks is also made to have smaller tolerances, so that a sliding movement of the sliding blocks relative to the slats with less play is also achieved.

In this way, on the one hand, a continuous actuation with less wear of the slider is achieved, and on the other hand, the user is also given the impression that the food receiving container is of high quality.

The slats are in particular front slats. The strip is in particular the front stop (absolusstoil) of the attachment. The panel is in particular a front visible component of the attachment. The strip is in particular a front stop of a further cover part of the attachment.

In one embodiment, the slider is slidably supported on the slats in a width direction of the food receiving container. In this way, the actuating element can also be arranged in a very exposed manner and can be easily and simply gripped and operated by a user. In this way tooThe sliding in the width direction is intuitively performed simply. In connection therewith, a simple and ergonomic operating principle is also achieved. The positioning of the actuating element by means of such an actuating direction can be easier for the user and, in connection therewith, is easier to reach

In this way, the actuating element can also be seen directly by the user. The slide position, whether manipulated or set thereafter, can be recognized directly by the user simply and quickly.

It is the exposed, non-hidden arrangement of the sliding blocks on the slats that, in combination with this particular sliding direction, also enables simple handling by the user. In this way, an ergonomic and easily achievable slide actuation can also be carried out over the entire sliding path.

In one embodiment, the slats are arranged directly on the attachment. The strip is here an integral part of the attachment. In this way, access and handling is particularly simple. In addition, the strip of the attachment part is a mechanically stable component on which the slide can be supported reliably and mechanically stable. Whereby the sliding movement can be performed accurately. The strip is in particular a separate part of the attachment. In this regard, the attachment may have other components. For example, the attachment may also have a base plate. On the base plate, the slats can be arranged on the front side. The slats may thereby surround the front edge region of the substrate. In this connection, the strip can thus also serve as a border (Einfassung) for the edge region. In this connection, the strip can thus also be an impact protection for the edge region of the substrate.

In one embodiment, the support is constructed of metal. The support can in particular be made of stainless steel. In this respect, it is also advantageous if, in this embodiment, the upper side is not damaged by the sliding of the slide. In this way, it is also possible to maintain the bearing surface on which the slider can be arranged and slide for a long time with low wear.

It is also possible that the support has a metal-looking surface. This may be a coating or a film, for example. The base part of the support can then be formed (in particular coated) by the metallic appearance surface. In this connection, the base part can also consist of plastic.

Preferably, the depth of the strip (in particular the upper side on which the slide is arranged) is greater than the dimension of the slide measured in the depth direction, as seen in the depth direction. In this way, the slide can be positioned in such a way that it projects neither forwards nor backwards beyond the upper side of the front panel. In this way, a particularly mechanically stable mounting and sliding of the slider relative to the upper side can be achieved. In this way, a component that is finer in the depth direction is also achieved.

In one embodiment, the slider is a U-shaped rail/slide (Schiene). This means that the profile is an elongate rail associated therewith. The slide rail is in particular linear. The longitudinal axis of the sliding track is oriented in particular in the width direction of the food receiving container. This shape characteristic of the slider on the one hand enables a geometrically simple construction of the element. On the other hand, the sliding movement is advantageously supported in this way. Because of the elongate shape of the slider, the slider advantageously rests on the upper side of the strip, viewed in the width direction. In this way, a uniform and in particular linear sliding of the slide is also supported.

In one embodiment, the support element has a rear edge which is located behind, viewed in the depth direction of the food-receiving container. The U-shaped profile of the slide encompasses the rear edge. This is another advantageous embodiment. Since this surrounding area is displaced backwards in this way. Thus, the mechanical coupling associated therewith is almost hidden from view. In this way, the potentially bulky figure of the slider moving forward is avoided. Since the forward direction is thus visible, in particular only the U-shaped upper side of the U-shaped profile, or is exposed as a basic visible component, the slider can also be considered as a relatively fine component. Furthermore, it is also provided by this orientation of the slider that any sliding along the rear edge can lead to a visual impairment of the rear edge. However, this is of secondary importance since the rear edge is not a forwardly exposed visible edge. The visual image is not impaired thereby.

In one embodiment, the upper leg of the U, which is located above the U profile as viewed in the height direction, is arranged above the upper side of the strip. The U-shaped lower leg of the U-shaped profile is arranged, viewed in the height direction, below the underside of the web portion of the web. The lath portion is thus arranged somewhat like a sandwich between these U-shaped limbs. The U-shaped profile is thus open, viewed in the depth direction toward the front. This means that the opening of the U is oriented towards the front. The lath portion is in particular a front lath portion.

In one embodiment, the U-shaped upper edge of the slider, which is located above, viewed in the height direction of the food receiving container, is configured with at least one sliding web on the lower side, which faces the upper side of the slat (in particular the front slat part). The sliding bar is conventionally provided for sliding on the upper side of the slats. The sliding bar is in particular provided for directly contacting the upper side. The contact area of the slide with the upper side is reduced by the sliding web. In this way, a particularly smooth sliding movement of the slide is achieved. In addition, undesirable scratching of the upper side of the carrier is also avoided by such a sliding web. The sliding bar is in particular of rectilinear design. The sliding bar extends in particular in the width direction. The sliding web is preferably formed over the entire length of the lower side of the U-shaped limb.

In one embodiment, at least two sliding webs arranged parallel to and spaced apart from one another are formed on the underside. In this way, the U-shaped limbs are particularly advantageously oriented parallel to the upper side of the strip. In this way, the sliding block is also supported to slide uniformly, continuously and smoothly.

In one embodiment, the U-shaped lower side of the slider, which is located below, viewed in the height direction of the food receiving container, has at least one sliding web on an upper side for sliding on the upper side, which faces the lower side of the slats. Accordingly, the advantages mentioned above for the other exemplary embodiments apply here.

In one embodiment, at least one sliding web on the upper side of the U-shaped lower leg is arranged between the two sliding webs configured on the lower side of the U-shaped upper leg, viewed in the depth direction of the food receiving container. This relative positioning of the different sliding webs with respect to one another achieves a particularly smooth, tilt-free and expansion-free and thus particularly precise linear sliding of the sliding block relative to the bearing.

In one embodiment, the U-shaped upper limb of the slider, which is located above in the height direction, is at least partially transparent. In this way, this sub-region of the U-shaped upper leg can also be used as a viewing window. In particular, the upper side of the strip can be seen through the U-shaped limb. This is advantageous in that on the one hand the coloring and/or structuring of the upper side can also be recognized through the U-shaped upper limb. It is particularly advantageous, however, if information can be displayed on the upper side of the support, which information can then be perceived through the U-shaped upper side.

In one embodiment, at least one visual symbol is also arranged on the upper side of the strip in the region covered from above by the sliding block. The visual symbol identifies an operational state of the air conditioning device. The visual symbol can then be perceived through the slider (in particular the U-shaped upper limb) depending on the sliding position of the slider and the sliding position which can be set thereby. Thereby also constituting an advantageous display means of the food receiving container. The display device visually displays the different possible operating states of the air conditioning device. Such visual symbols may be formed, for example, by printing or painting or other static placement.

In one embodiment, it is provided that at least one visual symbol is arranged on the region of the underside of the slide, in particular of the U-shaped limb of the slide, which visual symbol identifies the operating state of the air conditioning unit. The symbol is viewable through the slider according to the sliding position of the slider. It is possible for the symbol to be arranged as a print on the underside. It may be provided that the upper side of the strip has an area such that: the visual symbols in such a sliding position of the slider are not visible through these regions or are more difficult to see than another symbol: in this sliding position, the operating state of the air conditioning device associated therewith is to be displayed by the further visual symbol. Thereby, always only such visual symbol can be seen or is significantly easier to see than at least one other symbol: the associated operating state of the visual symbol is set on the basis of the sliding position.

Such a visual symbol may indirectly identify an air conditioning setting state or a set operation state of the air conditioner. For example, such a visual symbol may be a food symbol which identifies the type of food which can be advantageously stored in the food receiving container in the set operating state of the air conditioning device.

In particular, it is preferred that as many visual symbols as there are different operating states of the air conditioning device can be attached to the upper side. These visual symbols may be arranged in a row with each other in the width direction of the food receiving container. The associated visual symbols can then be seen through the U-shaped upper limb as a function of the sliding position of the carriage in the width direction. In particular, it is provided that the visual symbols are arranged relative to one another in such a way that in each sliding position only one visual symbol (that is to say the visual symbol assigned to the sliding position) is perceptible through the U-shaped limb. Thus, the other visual symbols are in particular not visible. In this regard, then, these other visual symbols may be covered by opaque (or non-transparent) regions of the U-shaped upper leg of the slider.

In one embodiment, the slider has at least one gripping element on the U-shaped upper side of the U-shaped profile. On the grip element, the user can directly grip the slider to enable a simpler sliding of the slider. In this connection, it is also possible to form two such gripping elements, preferably viewed in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the slider. The gripping elements are configured at a distance from one another in the width direction. These gripping elements can be formed in particular on the end side of the U-shaped upper leg.

In one embodiment, the slider is constructed in one piece. This means that the slide is made of one piece. For example, the slide may be an injection molded part. The one-piece construction also means in particular that the slider is produced in a single production process. The construction of the slide from a plurality of individual sub-components, which are produced individually and then assembled by a further process step (for example gluing or welding) after the basic production thereof, is not understood in this context as a one-piece construction or one-piece production.

In one embodiment, the slider has at least one coupling element on the lower leg of the U which is located below, viewed in the height direction. The coupling element is conventionally provided for coupling the slider directly to the attachment element. The attachment part has in particular a cover part and a further cover part separate therefrom. The cover part can be movably arranged (in particular suspended from below) on the further cover part. Then, the cover member is disposed between the other cover member and the cover case. The cover part can be moved (in particular raised and lowered in the height direction and/or slid in the depth direction) relative to the further cover part and/or relative to the housing as a function of the actuation of the slide, so that the associated operating state of the air conditioning system is set as a function of the position of the cover part. It may be provided that the cover element is movably suspended (in particular from below) on the further cover element by means of a suspension device. The coupling elements of the slide engage in the guide channels. The coupling element then slides in this guide channel according to a linear sliding movement of the slide in the horizontal direction (in particular in the width direction), and, owing to the configuration of the guide channel, the cover can be moved in the height direction and/or in the depth direction relative to the housing. The housing can thereby be closed or substantially closed by the cover in the second operating state and opened in the first operating state, so that an air exchange with the interior of the housing is achieved.

The cover may be a top cover. The cover can cover the housing completely or only partially, viewed in a planar manner from above. The further cover member may be a lattice bottom (Fachboden) or a partition wall. The further cover part is in particular designed in the form of a plate.

Another aspect of the invention relates to a domestic refrigeration appliance. The domestic refrigeration appliance has at least one food-receiving container according to the above-described aspect or an advantageous embodiment thereof. The domestic refrigerator appliance may be a refrigerator appliance or a freezer appliance or a combination refrigerator and freezer appliance. The domestic refrigeration appliance may have a housing. The housing has an outer housing. An inner container is received in the outer housing independently thereof. The inner container delimits with its walls at least one receiving chamber of the domestic refrigeration appliance. The receiving chamber may be a refrigerating chamber or a freezing chamber. The food receiving container is a separate component with respect to the receiving chamber, in which the component can be arranged. The food receiving container may also be removed from the receiving compartment as a whole. It is also possible that additionally or alternatively only the housing of the food receiving container can be removed. The housing can also be pulled out and pushed in the depth direction of the domestic refrigeration appliance.

The positions and orientations that occur during normal use and normal placement of the container or the appliance are given by the expressions "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "horizontal", "vertical", "depth direction", "width direction", "height direction", etc.

Further features of the invention emerge from the claims, the figures and the description of the figures. The features and feature combinations mentioned above in the description and the features and feature combinations mentioned below in the description of the figures and/or shown in the figures individually can be used not only in the respective combinations but also in other combinations or alone without leaving the framework of the invention. Embodiments which are not precisely shown and described in the figures but which can be derived from the described embodiments by means of individual combinations of features are therefore also to be regarded as being covered and disclosed by the present invention. Thus, embodiments and combinations of features not having all the features of the original written independent claims should also be regarded as disclosed.

Drawings

Embodiments of the invention are further explained below on the basis of schematic drawings. The figures show:

FIG. 1: a perspective view of an embodiment of a domestic refrigeration appliance according to the invention;

FIG. 2: a perspective sub-view of an embodiment of a food receiving container according to the present invention;

FIG. 3: a perspective sub-view of an embodiment of a slider disposed on a front panel of a food receiving container;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of: a perspective view of an embodiment of the slider of the food receiving container;

FIG. 5: a perspective sub-sectional view through a sub-component of an embodiment of a food receiving container according to the invention;

FIG. 6: a perspective top view of a subcomponent of an embodiment of a food receiving container according to the present invention; and

FIG. 7: a cross-sectional view through a subcomponent of an embodiment of a food receiving container according to the present invention.

In the drawings, identical or functionally identical elements are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Detailed Description

In fig. 1, a domestic refrigeration appliance 1 configured as a combination refrigerator-freezer appliance is shown in an exemplary view. The domestic refrigerator 1 has a body 2, the body 2 having an inner container 3. The inner container 3 has in particular two opposite vertical side walls 3a and 3b. The inner container 3 delimits with its walls a first inner or receiving chamber 4, the first inner or receiving chamber 4 being a refrigerating chamber, and a second inner or receiving chamber 5, which is arranged below the first inner or receiving chamber 4 and is separate therefrom, is shown by way of example, the second inner or receiving chamber 5 being a freezing chamber. The receiving chamber 4 is commonly used for frost-free cold storage (preferably at temperatures between +4 ℃ and +8 ℃). However, the receiving chamber 4 may also be constructed in a zero degree grid, in particular for fresh fruit or vegetables. The receiving space 4 is accessible when the door 6 is open, said door 6 closing the receiving space 4 on the front side.

The other receiving chamber 5 is commonly used for deep freezing of frozen products, for example at-18 ℃. The receiving chamber 5 can be accessed when the freezing chamber door 7 is opened.

A refrigerated goods container (or fresh food container) is supported in the upper receiving space 4 in a withdrawable manner. The freshness container is a food receiving container 8. The food receiving container 8 has a drawer or housing 10. In one embodiment, the food receiving container 8 also has an attachment 12. The attachment 12 is in one embodiment at least formed by the top cover 9. The top cover 9 is an example of a cover for the attachment 12. The cover 9 is independent from the housing 10. The top cover 9 may be provided only for closing the housing 10 from above. The cover 9 can then be attached directly to the housing 10. In one exemplary embodiment, it is also possible to provide that the cover 9 is simultaneously designed as a shelf base or partition wall. The cover 9 is then supported in particular directly on the side walls 3a and 3b. In one embodiment, the cover 9 is then not placed directly on the housing 10, but rather is arranged offset to it, in particular to a minimum extent upwards.

It is also possible, as shown in the figures, for a cover element 11, which is attached to the top cover 9 and is separate therefrom, to be arranged, for example, in the form of a separating wall, for example, in the form of a glass pane base. The partition wall is arranged directly above the cover 9 and at a slight distance from the cover 9. The partition wall may in one embodiment be an attachment 12. However, if the attachment element 12 is formed in one embodiment by the top cover 9 and the separate further cover element 11, the separating wall can also be an integral part of the attachment element 12. The top cover 9 is then a lower cover and the other cover 11 is an upper cover.

Another or different food receiving container 8' may also be provided.

The food receiving container 8 is made independent from the remaining sub-volume of the receiving chamber 4 at least by means of a further cover 11.

The food receiving container 8 can be removed from the receiving chamber 4 in a non-destructive and removable manner. In the state of being inserted into the receiving chamber 4, it is also provided that the housing 10 can slide back and forth in the depth direction and thus in the z direction in the state of being supported in the receiving chamber 4, in order to be able to reach the interior of the housing 10. Correspondingly, it can also be provided at the food receiving container 8'. The food receiving container 8' can also be constructed with a housing 10 and in particular also with a top cover 9. Then, another lid member 11 may also be arranged directly above the top cover 9. The further cover 11 is then arranged, for example, directly below the housing 10 of the food receiving container 8. The cover 10 of the food receiving container 8 can be placed on the further lid 11 of the food receiving container 8'.

In one embodiment, the food receiving container 8' may be longer as viewed in the depth direction than the parts arranged directly thereon. Thus, the food receiving container 8' can be configured longer towards the front in the depth direction than, for example, the food receiving container 8 arranged thereon. In this case, the food receiving container 8 may also be simply a casing. The food receiving container 8 can then also be constructed in other ways and need not necessarily be a fresh keeping container. In principle, a food receiving container 8,8' may be conventionally provided for storing special food. In this connection, different storage conditions can also be set in such food receiving containers 8,8' compared to other parts of the receiving chamber 4.

In this way, storage conditions, such as a personalized temperature and/or humidity, can be set, in particular in the interior of the food receiving container 8 or 8'. In this way, a personalized air conditioning is achieved.

In fig. 2, the sub-regions of the domestic refrigeration appliance 1 are shown in an enlarged view. In particular, a food receiving container 8' is shown here. In this embodiment, the attachment 12 has both the further cover 11 and the top cover 9 arranged thereunder. The attachment 12 may also be referred to as a multi-piece attachment mechanism (mehrteillige Aufsatzenrichtung). As can be seen here, the other cover 11 has a base plate 13. The substrate 13 may be at least regionally transparent. The cover 11 also has at least one slat at the front. The slat is here a front slat 14. The front slats 14 are arranged on the front edge region of the base plate 13, viewed in the depth direction. The elongated front panel 14 represents an embodiment of a support for the attachment 12. The front strip 14 forming the support 15 is configured here as a U-shaped profile which surrounds the front edge region of the base plate 13. The front panel 14 extends in the width direction over the entire width of the front edge region of the base plate 13. It is provided that the front strip 14 is constructed from metal, such as aluminum or stainless steel.

The food receiving container 8' also has an air conditioning device 16. By means of the air conditioning device 16, an air exchange between the surroundings and the interior of the food receiving container 8' is achieved in the first operating state. In this connection, air exchange is thus achieved in particular between the volume delimited by the housing 10 and the cover 9 and the surroundings. The air conditioning device 16 can be set by means of an actuating element 17 of the food receiving container 8'. The actuating element 17 is here a slide 18. The slider 18 can be directly gripped by the user for manipulation. The slide 18 is arranged in a slidably mounted manner on the attachment part 12 (in particular the other cover part 11, in particular the front rail 14). As can be seen, the slide 18 is an elongate slide rail which extends with its longitudinal axis a in the width direction. The slider 18 is positionable in the width direction in a first slide position and a second slide position different therefrom. This can be seen with respect to the support 15 (or front slat 14). Thus, the first operating state of the air conditioning device 16 is set in the first slide position. A second operating state of the air conditioning unit 16 is set in the second sliding position. In this second operating state, an exchange of air between the interior of the food receiving container and the surroundings is suppressed or substantially suppressed.

Fig. 3 shows a further partial section of the food-receiving container 8' from fig. 2, wherein the slide 18 is shown here as it rests on the front rail 14.

In this regard, a perspective view of one embodiment of the slider 18 is shown in FIG. 4. The slide 18 is U-shaped, viewed in cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal axis a of the slide 18. In this connection, the slide 18 has a U-shaped upper limb 19 which, viewed in the height direction, is located above. The slider 18 also has a U-shaped lower leg 20 located below, as viewed in the height direction. The U-shaped connecting limb 21 connects the rear ends of the two

U-shaped limbs

19 and 20, viewed in the depth direction.

As can be seen, a first gripping element 22 is formed on the upper side 19a of the U-shaped upper limb. In the exemplary embodiment, it is provided that an additional second gripping element 23 is also formed thereon. The two

gripping elements

22 and 23 are formed on the end side of the U-shaped upper limb 19, viewed in the direction of the longitudinal axis a.

As can be seen, a sliding web 24 protruding convexly downward is formed on the underside 19b of the U-shaped upper leg 19. In the exemplary embodiment, two sliding

webs

24 and 25 are formed on this underside 19 b. The two sliding

webs

24 and 25 are oriented parallel to one another and are arranged at a distance from one another. In the exemplary embodiment, one of the sliding webs 24 is formed on the front end of the lower side 19b, viewed in the depth direction. A second sliding web 25 is formed on the rear end of the underside 19b, viewed in the depth direction. In the exemplary embodiment, a sliding web 26 is formed on the upper side 20a of the U-shaped lower leg 20, said sliding web 26 extending in an upwardly convex manner. The sliding bar 26 is of rectilinear design. In one embodiment, the sliding web 26 is formed without interruption over the entire length of the U-shaped lower leg 20. This applies in particular also to the length of these sliding

webs

24 and 25 with reference to the U-shaped upper limb 19. As can also be seen in fig. 4, a sliding web 26 is positioned between these sliding

webs

24 and 25, viewed in the depth direction (z direction).

Fig. 3 also shows that a visual symbol is arranged on the upper side 14a of the front panel 14. These visual symbols may be, for example, printed matter. In the embodiment shown three

visual symbols

32, 33, 34 are shown. The three visual symbols identify three different foods that are associated with different operating conditions of the air conditioning unit 16. This means that in the three different operating states of the air conditioning device 16, in this case, respectively identified food items can preferably be stored, since in each case particularly favorable climatic conditions for the respective food item are set in the interior of the food receiving container 8'. In this exemplary embodiment, it is therefore provided that the air conditioning device 16 has three different discrete operating states with reference to the respectively associated air conditioning conditions. These three

visual symbols

32, 33, 34 are covered by the slider 18, in particular the U-shaped upper leg 19. It is possible that the U-shaped upper limb 19 is transparent in regions, so that, depending on its sliding position, only the

visual symbol

32, 33, 34 assigned to the operating state corresponding to the sliding position can be seen through the transparent region.

In a further embodiment, it is provided that at least one

visual symbol

32, 33, 34 is arranged on the region of the underside of the slide 18 (in particular of the U-shaped upper limb 19 of the slide 18) and identifies the operating state of the air conditioning system 16. Depending on the sliding position of the slide 18, the

symbols

32, 33, 34 can be seen through the slide 18, in particular through the U-shaped upper limb 19. It is possible for the

symbols

32, 33, 34 to be arranged as a print on the underside. It can be provided that the upper side 14a of the front rail 14 has regions through which the visual symbols in such a sliding position of the sliding block 18 cannot be seen or are more difficult to see than another symbol: in this sliding position, the operating state of the air conditioning system 16 associated therewith should be displayed by a further visual symbol. Thus, only

such symbols

32, 33, 34 can always be seen or clearly more easily seen than at least one other symbol: the associated operating state of the symbol is set on the basis of the slide position.

It can also be seen in fig. 4 that the slider 18 has a coupling element 27. The coupling element 27 is integrally formed on the U-shaped lower leg 20. The coupling element 27 extends downwardly in connection therewith. The coupling element 27 is provided for engagement in a guide channel 28 as can be seen in fig. 3. The guide channel 18 is formed in the cover 9. The coupling between the coupling element 27 and the guide channel 28 and thus the cover 9 is designed such that, when the slide 18 performs a linear sliding movement in the width direction, the cover 9 is raised or lowered in the height direction and/or slides forward or backward in the depth direction. In this way, a corresponding relative movement relative to the housing 10 is produced, so that a first or second operating state of the air conditioning device 16 is set in relation thereto. As can also be seen in fig. 3, the U-shaped upper limb 19 rests on the upper side 14a of the front slat 14. This is provided in particular only with the sliding

webs

24 and 25 which are in direct contact with the upper side 14 a.

The top cover 9 in one embodiment is suspended from below from a further cover 11. The top cover 9 can be moved relative to the other cover 11 in a state of being suspended on the other cover 11. Therefore, when setting the operating state of the air conditioning device 16, only the top cover 9 is moved while the other cover 11 remains stationary.

In fig. 5, the arrangement of the sliding block 18 on the front rail 14 can be seen in a perspective partial sectional view. The slide 18 is configured as a U-profile. The slide 18 is constructed in one piece. The slider 18 surrounds the support limb 14b of the front rail 14 in its U-shaped form. In this connection, the front panel 14 has a channel which opens back in the depth direction and into which the U-shaped lower limb 20 engages from behind. The support leg 14b is a plate-like strip. The rear edge 29 of the front rail 14 (in particular of the support limb 14 b) is thus covered over the entire length of the carriage 18 by the U-shaped form. In particular by connecting the limbs 21. It can also be seen that the coupling element 27 passes through a passage 30 in the front panel 14 in order to engage from above into the guide channel 28 and thereby couple with the cover 9. The entire slide 18 is thus also supported (in particular slidably supported) on the attachment part 12 in a stable manner. The U-shaped profile is arranged in such a way that the U-shape is tilted by 90 ° to some extent and the opening of the U-shape points forward in the depth direction.

The lower limb 20 cannot be seen from above and from the front because of the closed channel 31 of the front slat 14 on the front side. The lower leg 20 is thus to some extent received in the front slat 14 and is not a forwardly exposed visible member.

The sliding bar 26 rests in particular on the underside 14c of the support limb 14b.

In fig. 6, a view of the attachment 12 can be seen in a top sub-view. Furthermore, the front slat 14 may be an integral part of the frame of the other cover 11, which borders the base plate 13. Such trim may be full-around.

In fig. 7, the attachment 12 is shown in a sub-view in a schematic sectional view. This sectional view is selected here at the location of the other side of the coupling element 27, so that the coupling element 27 is not visible in the sectional view.

List of reference numerals

1. Domestic refrigeration appliance

2. Noumenon

3. Inner container

3a vertical side wall

3b vertical side wall

4. Receiving chamber

5. Receiving chamber

6. Door with a door panel

7. Freezing chamber door

8. Food receiving container

8' food receiving container

9. Top cover

10. Housing shell

11. Cover member

12. Attachment member

13. Substrate

14. Front panel

14a upper side

14b support rim

14c lower side

15. Supporting member

16. Air conditioner

17. Actuating element

18. Sliding block

19 U-shaped upper supporting edge

19a upper side

19b lower side

20 U-shaped lower edge

20a upper side

21. Connecting support edge

22. First gripping element

23. Second gripping element

24. Sliding connecting strip

25. Sliding connecting strip

26. Sliding connecting strip

27. Coupling element

28. Guide channel

29. Rear edge

30. Piercing part

31. Channel

32. Visual symbol

33. Visual symbol

34. Visual symbol

x width direction

y height direction

z direction of depth

Longitudinal axis A

Claims

1. A food receiving container (8,8') for a domestic refrigeration appliance (1) having:

-a housing (10) for receiving food; and

-an air conditioning device (16) by means of which an air exchange between the surroundings and the interior of the food receiving container (8,8') can take place in a first operating state of the air conditioning device (16); and

-an attachment (12) separate from the casing (10), which can be attached to the casing (10) from above,

wherein the air conditioning device (16) has an actuating element (17) for the direct actuation of the air conditioning device (16) by a user, wherein the actuating element is a slider (18), wherein the slider (18) is slidably mounted on a front strip (14) of the food receiving container (8,8 ') in the depth direction (z) of the food receiving container (8,8'), such that in a first sliding position a first operating state of the air conditioning device (16) is set and in a second sliding position, which is different from the first sliding position, a second operating state of the air conditioning device (16) is set, wherein the slider (18) is designed as a profile with a U-shaped cross section, which surrounds the strip (14), wherein the slider (18) is slidably mounted on the strip (14) over the entire sliding path between the sliding positions.

2. The food receiving container (8,8') of claim 1,

wherein the slide (18) is supported on the slats (14) so as to be slidable in the width direction (x) of the food receiving container (8,8').

3. The food receiving container (8,8') of any of the preceding claims,

wherein the strip (14) is made of metal, in particular stainless steel.

4. The food receiving container (8,8') of any of the preceding claims,

wherein the slide (18) is a U-shaped, elongated slide rail, the longitudinal axis (A) of which is oriented in the width direction (x) of the food receiving container (8,8').

5. The food receiving container (8,8') of any of the preceding claims,

wherein the strip (14) has a rear edge (29) which is located behind in the depth direction (z) of the food-receiving container (8,8'), and

the U-shaped profile of the slide (18) surrounds the rear edge (29).

6. The food receiving container (8,8') of any of the preceding claims,

wherein the upper U-shaped edge (19) of the slide (18), which is located above, viewed in the height direction (y) of the food receiving container (8,8'), has at least one sliding web (24, 25) on the underside (19 b) facing the upper side (14 a) of the strip (14) for sliding on the upper side (14 a), in particular two sliding webs (24, 25) which are arranged parallel and spaced apart from one another.

7. The food receiving container (8,8') of any of the preceding claims,

wherein the lower U-shaped limb (20) of the slide (18), which is located below, viewed in the height direction (y) of the food-receiving container (8,8'), has at least one sliding web (26) on an upper side (20 a) facing the lower side (14 c) of the supporting limb (14 b) of the strip (14) for sliding on the upper side (20 a).

8. The food receiving container (8,8') of claims 6 and 7,

wherein the sliding bar (26) on the upper side (20 a) of the U-shaped lower limb (20) is arranged between two sliding bars (24, 25) arranged on the lower side (19 b) of the U-shaped upper limb (19) as seen in the depth direction (z) of the food receiving container (8,8').

9. The food receiving container (8,8') of any of the preceding claims,

the U-shaped upper limb (19) of the slider (18) is at least partially transparent.

10. The food receiving container (8,8') of any of the preceding claims,

wherein at least one visual symbol (32, 33, 34) is arranged on the upper side (14 a) of the strip (14) in a region covered from above by the sliding block (18) and identifies an operating state of the air conditioning device (16), wherein the visual symbol (32, 33, 34) can be seen through the sliding block (18) and/or is visible through the sliding block (18) depending on the sliding position of the sliding block (18)

At least one visual symbol (32, 33, 34) is arranged on the lower region of the U-shaped limb (19) of the slide (18) and identifies the operating state of the air conditioning device (16), wherein the symbol (32, 33, 34) can be seen through the slide (18) depending on the sliding position of the slide (18).

11. The food receiving container (8,8') of any of the preceding claims,

wherein the slider (18) has at least one gripping element (22, 23) on the U-shaped upper leg (19), on which a user can directly grip the slider (18) in order to be able to slide it.

12. The food receiving container (8,8') of any of the preceding claims,

wherein the strip (14) is arranged on the attachment (12), in particular directly on an upper cover (11) of the attachment (12).

13. The food receiving container (8,8') of any of the preceding claims,

wherein the slide (18) has a coupling element (27) on the U-shaped lower limb (20), by means of which the slide (18) is directly coupled with the first lid (9) of the attachment (12) of the food receiving container (8,8'),

wherein the first cover (9) is arranged between a further cover (11) of the attachment (12) which is independent of the first cover and the housing (10) which is independent of the attachment and can be moved relative to the further cover (11) and/or the housing (10) as a function of actuation of the slider (18), in order to set the associated operating state of the air conditioning device (16) as a function of the position of the cover (9).

14. The food receiving container (8,8') of any of the preceding claims,

wherein the slats (14) have rearwardly open channels (31) into which the U-shaped lower limbs (20) of the slides (18) engage and are arranged slidably in the width direction (x) of the food receiving container (8,8').

15. A domestic refrigeration appliance (1) having a food receiving container (8,8') according to any of the preceding claims.