DE102011078316A1 - Refrigeration apparatus e.g. domestic refrigerator has shelf that is arranged in storage space and is provided with front edge portion which is adjustably mounted with separation device for dividing shelf into two storage areas - Google Patents

Abstract

The refrigerating apparatus (1) has heat-insulated inner containers (2, 2a, 2b) with storage spaces (3, 3a, 3b) for cooled products. The door panels (4a,4b) are provided for opening and closing the storage space. A shelf (9) is arranged in storage space and is provided with a front edge portion which is adjustably mounted with separation device for dividing the shelf into two storage areas of variable sizes. The two holding portions are provided for holding the separating device on top or bottom side of the shelf.

Description

The invention relates to a refrigeration appliance, in particular domestic refrigeration appliance, comprising a thermally insulated inner container which forms a storage space for refrigerated goods, a trained for opening and closing the storage room door leaf, a storage space arranged in the shelf, a top, a bottom and a front edge portion, and a has rear edge portion, and an adjustable mounted on the front edge portion of the shelf separation device that divides a predetermined by the shelf storage space in at least two storage areas of variable size.

The DE 20 2009 010 791 U1 describes a refrigeration appliance, in particular domestic refrigeration appliance, comprising a body with an inner container forming a cold room, and at least one arranged inside the cold room shelf, which has an adjustable partition which divides the shelf in at least two storage areas of variable size.

The invention has for its object to provide a refrigerator, in particular household refrigeration appliance with advanced options for storage of refrigerated goods on a shelf.

A refrigeration appliance is understood in particular to be a household refrigeration appliance, that is to say a refrigeration appliance used for household purposes or possibly even in the gastronomy sector, and in particular for storing food and / or beverages in household quantities at specific temperatures, such as, for example, a refrigerator, a freezer , a fridge freezer or a wine storage cabinet.

The object is achieved by a refrigeration device, in particular household refrigerating appliance, comprising a thermally insulated inner container which forms a storage space for goods to be refrigerated, a door leaf designed for opening and closing the storage space, a shelf arranged in the storage space, which has an upper side, a lower side and a front edge section, and a rear edge portion, and an adjustably mounted on the front edge portion of the shelf separation device which divides a predetermined space by the shelf storage in at least two storage areas of variable size, wherein the separating device has two holding portions, which are formed, the separating device optionally on the top of the Shelf to store standing or hanging on the bottom of the shelf hanging.

The shelf may be a mounted between two lateral inner walls of the inner container glass plate. Such a glass plate can be bordered by a circumferential plastic frame. Alternatively, in each case a straight plastic strip can be placed on the front edge portion and / or on the rear edge portion of the shelf, in particular the glass plate. Instead of a glass plate, the shelf can also have a transparent plastic plate.

The separating device serves to divide a storage space predetermined by the shelf into at least two storage areas of variable size. For this purpose, the separator may be slidably mounted on the shelf or alternatively be releasably secured to the shelf, so that a user can move the separator from one point of the shelf to another location of the shelf.

By the separator having two holding portions, which are designed to store the separator either standing on the top of the shelf or hanging on the underside of the shelf, resulting in a Bennutzer the refrigerator new ways to store refrigerated goods on an associated shelf. Thus, by a hanging storage of the separating device arranged on a shelf to be classified refrigerated goods shelf, formed between a lower shelf or a bottom wall of the inner container and the upper shelf storage space in an upper volume of the storage area and at the same time a remaining lower volume range of the storage room remain undivided. For example, flat food packaging lying on the lower shelf or the bottom wall of the inner container can be stored and, for example, rollable refrigerated goods are fixed by the separator fixed on the flat food packaging.

The separating device may have a dividing wall with a height which is less by one gap height than the distance of the lower shelf from the upper shelf on which the separating device hangs down in the direction of the lower shelf. such a gap height may for example be 10% to 50% of the distance of the lower shelf from the upper shelf. By adhering to the distance from the lower shelf, the lower shelf is easily cleaned over the entire surface, in particular wet wiped, without the separator would have to be removed beforehand.

In that the separating device has two holding sections, which are formed, the separating device optionally on the upper side of the Shelf to store shelf or hanging on the bottom of the shelf, the same separator can be used both on the shelf and hanging down from the shelf without a separate separate designed separator would be necessary.

The separating device may have a first holding section mounted on the front edge section of the shelf and a second holding section mounted on the rear edge section of the shelf, which two holding sections are designed to support the separating device optionally on the top of the shelf or suspended from the underside of the shelf ,

By the separator is mounted by means of its two holding portions both at the front edge portion of the shelf and at the rear edge portion of the shelf, over the entire depth of the shelf stable fixing of the separator or its partition wall is achieved. Thus, it is prevented, for example, that in a rear region of the shelf stacked rollable refrigerated goods, such as lying overlying doses pushes the separator or the partition wall in the rear depth region of the shelf.

The separating device may comprise a first, the front edge portion of the shelf encompassing holding portion and a second, the rear edge portion of the shelf encompassing holding portion, which are formed holding portions, the separator either standing on the top of the shelf or hanging on the underside of the shelf hanging ,

If the separating device has a first holding section encompassing the front edge section of the shelf and a second holding section encompassing the rear edge section of the shelf, the separating device can be reliably held fixed on a simply designed shelf, in particular also on a simple glass plate. The two holding portion may have a clamping action, so that the separation device does not cause itself or caused by the stored refrigerated goods, unintentionally shifts.

The two holding sections of the separating device can each have an end section which comprises the shelf on one side of the shelf opposite the separating device. The two end portions encompassing the shelf at opposite sides may be tab-like or tongue-like-shaped clip portions, which may be attached to or integrally formed with a main body of the separator or on a web of the separator.

The at least one end portion of the separator may be elastically held on the separator. By the at least one end portion of the separator is held elastically to the separator, the separator can be easily detached from the shelf, without it being necessary to remove the shelf from the refrigerator or the inner container. In the same way can be easily attached to the shelf by means of the elastic end portions, the separator, without it being necessary to remove the shelf from the refrigerator or the inner container. The separator can either be attached to the underside hanging on the shelf or fixed on the top standing on the shelf.

The end sections of the two holding sections can all be rigid and be designed such that the separating device can be pushed onto a shelf removed from the refrigerating appliance from a side edge of the shelf starting in a direction parallel to the front and / or rear edge section of the shelf. In this embodiment, although the shelf must be removed from the refrigerator or the inner container to remove or attach the separator, but there is a particularly stable storage of the separator on the shelf. If the separator or the partition is not needed and the user does not want to remove the shelf to remove the separator or the partition, the separator can be pushed up to a side wall of the inner container, where it almost with the side wall of the inner container completes and releases the entire interior as a storage room. So it is unnecessary to remove the separator when it is not needed. The separating device may be formed in such an embodiment, to be able to be pushed up to the side wall of the inner container in both its hanging mounting state and in its stationary mounting state.

The separating device can have a web connecting the two holding sections, from which a dividing wall of the separating device extends away from the shelf. In this case, the two holding portions may be formed integrally with the web. It may in particular be a plastic injection molded part. The web can form a stable basic body of the separating device, from which extends a particular thin partition. The partition can in particular extend away from the base body or the web at a right angle to the plane of the shelf.

The web can have a groove extending along its length, in which the partition wall is inserted, in particular detachably inserted. As a result, an at least two-part embodiment of the separating device can be created. The partition can be changed so far. For example, it is possible to change between partition walls of different sizes, in particular different heights, the base body or the web being retained. By choosing different height partitions, further flexible space divisions in the inner container, i. be made in the storage room for refrigerated goods by the user.

The partition may be a transparent plastic plate or a glass plate. This keeps the refrigerated goods visible to the user from a lateral angle. In the form of a glass plate, the partition is in particular very robust, not scratched so fast and can be cleaned in a simple and especially hygienic way.

The front edge portion of the shelf and / or the rear edge portion of the shelf can be formed by a profile base, in particular a plastic profile approach, enclosing a shelf base plate, in particular a shelf glass plate. The profile approach may be a plastic frame of an overmolded glass shelf.

Summarized and sometimes shown differently, the invention may result, inter alia, in a flexible order systems for refrigerators. Storage of food, i. Refrigerated goods on shelves, especially glass shelves has special requirements. On the one hand, a sensible use of space, easy access and, above all, a degree of flexibility should be ensured. Here, not only the number and the distance of the individual glass shelves is crucial to each other but also an organization system that allows the floor plan above and below the shelves, especially glass shelves.

According to the invention, it can be a classification system, which makes it possible to adapt the space in the refrigeration appliances to the respective situations and requirements individually. The solution is particularly focused on flat food packaging, such as sausage and cheese slices. These packages often take up a lot of space by having a large footprint, but they do not build up much in height. This often leaves a lot of space above these packages unused. One way to solve this problem is to store flat products vertically. Here, however, a kind of room divider is required to prevent the packaging from falling over. The order system described consists of a on the shelf, in particular glass shelf bottom attachable and / or sliding separator, i. a separating device which makes it possible, preferably also flat packaging etc. to store vertically.

The separating device according to the invention can be used on the one hand as a standing partition, on the other hand as a hanging partition. For example, the separating device can consist of a simple injection-molded part which projects beyond the shelf or the glass plate profiles both at a front edge and at a rear edge. Along a central part of the separating device, in particular along a web connecting the holding sections of the separating device, the separating device can be provided with a groove into which a separate partition, glass pane or a transparent plastic plate, in particular Plexiglas pane can be applied, which then serves as a separating element. As an injection molded part, the separating device can be designed so that the partition can be installed both standing and hanging on the shelf.

Due to the variable separating elements, a fast, simple, space-optimized and, above all, innovative adaptation to individual circumstances and requirements can take place. The invention has a high utility value for the user of the refrigeration device. The invention can also offer various possibilities of a brand-differentiated implementation by the simple structure.

Further features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description of an exemplary embodiment with reference to the accompanying figures. Concrete features of this embodiment may represent general features of the invention.

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1 a perspective view of a household refrigerator with two pivotally hinged on the body door leaves in an open position and a plurality of shelves;

2 a perspective view of a shelf with a separation device according to the invention in a standing arrangement;

3 a perspective view of the shelf according to 2 with the separating device according to the invention in a hanging arrangement;

4 a perspective view of two superimposed shelves with a first separator in a standing arrangement and a second identical separator in a hanging arrangement.

The 1 shows a refrigerator in the form of a household refrigerator 1 in the design of a refrigerator / freezer combination device. The household refrigerator 1 has at least one heat-insulated inner container 2 , In the illustrated embodiment, two heat-insulated inner container 2a . 2 B on. An upper heat-insulated inner container 2a forms a refrigerator 3a as a storage room 3 for storing refrigerated goods above zero degrees Celsius, in particular between zero degrees and plus eight degrees Celsius. The upper heat-insulated inner container 2a is from a first door leaf 4a closable. A lower thermally insulated inner container 2 B forms a freezer compartment 3b as a storage room 3 for storing refrigerated goods below zero degrees Celsius, especially at about minus 18 degrees Celsius. The lower heat insulated inner container 2 B is from a second door leaf 4b closable.

Each of the two door leaves 4a . 4b is by means of an upper hinge 5a . 5b and a lower hinge 6a . 6b on a carcass 7 of the household refrigerator 1 posted, ie pivotally mounted. Because of the hinges 5a . 6a is the door leaf 4a pivotally mounted about a vertical axis A. Between two inner side walls 8a . 8b of the inner container 2a are several shelves 9 , which serve to store refrigerated goods arranged.

In the 2 is an exemplary selected shelf 9 presented in isolation in perspective. The shelf 9 has in the illustrated embodiment, a shelf glass plate 10 on. The shelf glass plate 10 is frame-like from a plastic profile approach 11 surround. The plastic profile approach 11 has a front edge portion 12 , as well as a rear edge section 13 on. At one in 2 left side edge shows the shelf 9 a left guide rail 14 on. At one in 2 right side margin shows the shelf 9 a right guide rail 15 on. The left guide rail 14 and the right guide rail 15 serve for storage of the shelf 9 on the inner sidewalls 8a . 8b of the inner container 2a of the household refrigerator 1 ,

As in 2 can be seen on a top of the shelf 9 at the front edge section 12 and at the rear edge section 13 a separator 16 adjustable, one through the shelf 9 predetermined storage space divided into at least two storage areas A, B variable size. The separator 16 has two holding sections 17 . 18 which are formed, the separator 16 optionally, as in 2 shown on the top of the shelf 9 standing or, as in 3 shown at the bottom of the shelf 9 to store hanging.

The separator 16 has a first, the front edge portion 12 of the shelf 9 encompassing holding section 17 and a second, the rear edge portion 13 of the shelf 9 encompassing holding section 18 on which two holding sections 17 . 18 are formed, the separator 16 optionally on the top of the shelf 9 standing or at the bottom of the shelf 9 to store hanging.

As in particular in 3 clearly shown, both have holding sections 17 . 18 the separator 16 one each the shelf 9 at one of the separation device 16 opposite side of the shelf 9 comprehensive end section 19 . 20 on. The end sections 19 . 20 the separator 16 can be either elastic or rigid on the separator 16 be held.

The separator 16 has one the two holding sections 17 . 18 connecting footbridge 21 on top of which is a dividing wall 22 the separator 16 from the shelf 9 extends away. The jetty 21 has a groove extending along its length 23 on, in which the partition 22 used, in particular releasably used. The partition 22 is formed in the illustrated embodiment as a transparent plastic plate.

The front edge section 12 of the shelf 9 and the rear edge portion 13 of the shelf 9 take a shelf glass plate 10 in the form of a plastic profile approach 11 like a frame.

In the 4 are exemplary two separation devices 16 represented, of which a separating device 16a on the top of a lower shelf 9a standing and another separator 16b at the bottom of an upper shelf 9b is arranged hanging.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

 Household refrigerator

2

 inner container

3

 situation room

3a

 refrigerator

3b

 freezer

4a, 4b

 door leaves

5a, 5b, 6a, 6b

 hinges

7

 corpus

8a, 8b

 side walls

9

 shelves

10

 Shelf glass plate

11

 Plastic profile approach

12

 front edge section

13

 rear edge section

14

 left guide rail

15

 right guide rail

16

 separating device

17, 18

 holding portions

19, 20

 end

21

 web

22

 partition wall

23

 groove

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• DE 202009010791 U1 [0002]

Claims (10)

Refrigerating appliance, in particular household refrigerating appliance, comprising a heat-insulated inner container ( 2 . 2a . 2 B ), which has a storage room ( 3 . 3a . 3b ) for refrigerated goods, one for opening and closing the storage room ( 3 . 3a . 3b ) trained door leaf ( 4a . 4b ), one in the storeroom ( 3 . 3a . 3b ) arranged shelf ( 9 ), which has an upper side, a lower side and a front edge section ( 12 ), and a rear edge portion ( 13 ), and one at the front edge portion ( 13 ) of the shelf ( 9 ) adjustably mounted separating device ( 16 ), one through the shelf ( 9 ) storage space divided into at least two storage areas (A, B) of variable size, characterized in that the separating device ( 16 ) two holding sections ( 17 . 18 ), which are formed, the separating device ( 16 ) optionally on the top of the shelf ( 9 ) or at the bottom of the shelf ( 9 ) to store hanging. Refrigerating appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that the separating device ( 16 ) a first, at the front edge portion ( 12 ) of the shelf ( 9 ) mounted holding section ( 17 ) and a second, at the rear edge portion ( 13 ) of the shelf ( 9 ) mounted holding section ( 18 ), which two holding sections ( 17 . 18 ) are formed, the separating device ( 16 ) optionally on the top of the shelf ( 9 ) or at the bottom of the shelf ( 9 ) to store hanging. Refrigerating appliance according to claim 2, characterized in that the separating device ( 16 ) a first, the front edge portion ( 12 ) of the shelf ( 9 ) encompassing holding section ( 17 ) and a second, the rear edge portion ( 13 ) of the shelf ( 9 ) encompassing holding section ( 18 ), which two holding sections ( 17 . 18 ) are formed, the separating device ( 16 ) optionally on the top of the shelf ( 9 ) or at the bottom of the shelf ( 9 ) to store hanging. Refrigerating appliance according to claim 3, characterized in that both holding sections ( 17 . 18 ) of the separating device ( 16 ) each one the shelf ( 9 ) on one of the separating device ( 16 ) opposite side of the shelf ( 9 ) end section ( 19 . 20 ) having. Refrigerating appliance according to claim 4, characterized in that the at least one end portion ( 19 . 20 ) of the separating device ( 16 ) elastically on the separating device ( 16 ) is held. Refrigerating appliance according to claim 4, characterized in that the end sections ( 19 . 20 ) of the two holding sections ( 17 . 18 ) are all rigid and are designed such that the separating device ( 16 ) on one of the refrigeration device ( 1 ) removed shelf ( 9 ) from a side edge of the shelf ( 9 ) based on these in a to the front edge portion ( 12 ) and / or rear edge section ( 13 ) of the shelf ( 9 ) can be pushed parallel direction. Refrigerating appliance according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the separating device ( 16 ) one the two holding sections ( 17 . 18 ) connecting bridge ( 21 ), from which a partition wall ( 22 ) of the separating device ( 16 ) wegerstreckt from the shelf. Refrigerating appliance according to claim 7, characterized in that the web ( 21 ) has a groove extending along its length ( 23 ) into which the partition wall ( 22 ) is used, in particular releasably inserted. Refrigerating appliance according to claim 8, characterized in that the partition wall ( 22 ) is a transparent plastic plate or a glass plate. Refrigerating appliance according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the front edge portion ( 12 ) of the shelf ( 9 ) and / or the rear edge portion ( 13 ) of the shelf ( 9 ) of a a shelf base plate, in particular a shelf glass plate ( 10 ) encompassing profile approach, in particular plastic profile approach ( 11 ) is formed.

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