DE102012205076A1 - Refrigeration device, particularly household refrigeration device, has receiving unit for receiving stored goods and fixing unit for fixing stored goods in receiving unit, where fixing unit has compression area - Google Patents

Abstract

The refrigeration device (10) has a receiving unit (14) for receiving the stored goods and a fixing unit (22) for fixing the stored goods in the receiving unit, where the fixing unit has a compression area which is manufactured from a compressible material. The compressible material has polysiloxane. The receiving unit has a longitudinal dimension (LA) and the fixing unit has a length (L) which corresponds to the longitudinal dimension of the receiving unit.

Description

The invention relates to a refrigeration device, in particular a household refrigerating appliance, which comprises a receiving device for receiving stored goods.

In conventional refrigeration devices are often recording devices for receiving stored goods. Above all, on a door of the refrigerator, the receiving device is provided as a shelf for receiving in particular bottles. Since the diameter of the stored goods rarely coincides with the cross section of the receiving device, especially when closing the door there is a risk that the stored goods may fall over.

In order to prevent the falling of the stored goods, it is known to provide bendable ribs on one side of the receiving device. The ribs protrude from the wall of the receiving device. When adjusting the stored material, the ribs are bent and thus exert pressure on the stored goods, so that the stored goods between the ribs and the other edge of the receiving device can no longer tilt. This is for example in DE 1 194 883 described.

The principle of the above-described ribs in the storage compartment of a refrigerator door is also in JP 06147752 A and JP 2000065466 A described.

A flexible tape, which is mounted in a longitudinal direction of a storage compartment of a refrigerator door is in DE 43 04 502 A1 proposed. Storage goods can be trapped between the belt and a wall of the storage compartment in order to avoid falling out, slipping, tipping over and the like.

The object of the invention is to achieve a better fixation of the stored goods.

The object is solved by the subject matter of claim 1.

Advantageous embodiments of the invention are subject matter of claims 2 to 12.

The invention provides a refrigeration device, in particular domestic refrigeration appliance, which comprises a receiving device for receiving stored goods and at least one fixing device for fixing the stored goods in the receiving device. The fixing device has a compression area made of a compressible material.

A refrigeration appliance is understood in particular to mean a domestic refrigeration appliance, that is to say a refrigeration appliance which is used for household purposes or possibly also in the gastronomy sector and serves, in particular, to store foods and / or drinks in customary quantities at specific temperatures, such as, for example, a refrigerator Freezer, a fridge / freezer, a freezer or a wine storage cabinet.

The receiving device may for example be a storage compartment in a door of the refrigeration device. Examples of the stored goods are bottles, beverage cartons or other containers for holding food. The compressible material should preferably be such that it can be compressed or compressed during setting of the stored goods without much effort and at the same time has sufficient strength that a force emanating from the compressed compression area force sets the stored material in the receiving device.

A preferred advantage of the invention is that the compression region of the fixing device rests on the stored product in particular in a form-fitting manner due to its production from a compressible material. Due to this particularly good adaptation of the fixing device to the stored goods, a particularly efficient fixing of the stored material is achieved. That is, stored goods with a variety of forms is effectively pressed by the fixing device against one of the fixing device facing wall of the receiving device. In particular, the shape of the stored material for an effective fixing of the stored material is not decisive, since the compressible material of the compression region of the fixing device can adapt particularly well to the shape of the stored goods. This has the advantage, for example, that the fixing device also encloses the stored goods from the side, so that a falling over of the stored goods to the side can be prevented particularly well.

Another preferred advantage is that the determination of a stored product is not influenced by an adjacent stored goods. For example, a narrow storage product can be set in addition to a wider storage goods in the receiving device, without the fixing can fix the narrow stored goods only insufficient. This is the case in particular in the solutions proposed in the prior art, since the ribs are strongly bent by the wider stored material, so that the ribs no longer touch the narrower storage product and thus setting the narrower storage product is no longer possible.

Yet another preferred advantage of the invention is that damage to the stored material by the fixing device is unlikely. The compression region preferably has no hard edges and is due to its compressible property not suitable for damaging the stored product. In contrast, the fixing devices mentioned in the prior art have ribs of a rigid material which can easily cause damage to the stored product.

It is preferred that the compressible material comprises polysilioxane. An advantage of this preferred embodiment is that Polysilioxan, also known as silicone, has the desired properties in terms of compressibility. Furthermore, polysilioxane is suitable for use in contact with foodstuffs and is easy to clean.

The receiving device has a longitudinal extent and the fixing device has a length. The length of the fixing device advantageously corresponds substantially to the longitudinal extent of the receiving device. It is further preferred that the refrigeration device has a plurality of fixing devices, wherein the length of the fixing devices is shorter than the longitudinal extent of the receiving device.

There are thus proposed two preferred embodiments. The first embodiment shows a fixing device whose length substantially corresponds to the longitudinal extent of the receiving device, wherein the longitudinal extent of the receiving device corresponds, for example, the usable width of the door of the refrigerator. Thus, only one fixing device is provided. In the second embodiment, the length of the fixing device is shorter than the longitudinal extent of the receiving device, so that a plurality of fixing devices can be attached. The fixing device of the second embodiment corresponds, apart from its length, in its shape and property of the fixing device of the first embodiment. Advantage of the second embodiment is that the fixing device can be selectively attached where the stored goods should be parked. For example, it is thus possible to selectively fix individual storage goods which are particularly at risk of falling over or being particularly easily broken if they fall over.

The fixing device preferably has a fastening region, wherein preferably the fixing device is fastened displaceably to the receiving device by means of the fastening region. Advantage of a displaceable arrangement is that the fixing device can be particularly easily attached to the location of the receiving device on which the stored goods to be fixed. It is advantageous that the fixing device does not have to be removed from the receiving device, but can only be displaced thereto, so that a fixing of the stored product can be carried out particularly simply and quickly.

It is preferred that the receiving device has an edge region, on which the fixing device is attached, preferably attachable. The receiving device is preferably bounded by the receiving device wall, two side walls and the wall of the door. Preferably, the edge region is arranged on the receiving device wall. Thus, the fixing device is preferably attached to the edge region of the receiving device wall, preferably at an upper edge region. An advantage that the fixing device is preferably attachable, is the easy attachment of the fixing device to the receiving device. Thus, the fixing device can be mounted quickly when needed and, if it is not needed, easily removed again.

It is further preferred that the attachment region is made of a material that is more rigid than the material of the compression region. In this preferred embodiment, the fixing device thus has two regions, which consist of different materials. The attachment region is preferably made of a more rigid material, which has the advantage that the attachment to the receiving device is particularly strong and safe. Plastics are particularly suitable for this, since plastic has the desired properties with regard to the strength of the fastening region and is food-safe.

It is preferred that the compression region is arcuate in cross-section and is preferably curved from a wall plane of the receiving device in a plane perpendicular to the wall plane. The wall plane is in particular parallel to the receiving device wall. Preferably, the cross-section of the compression region is such that a first region of the compression region attached to the attachment region is parallel to the receptacle wall and then curves in a plane perpendicular to it or parallel to a bottom plane of the receptacle. The horizontal arrangement of a second end of the compression area, which is not attached to the mounting area, has the advantage that a compression of the compression area is particularly easy.

In a further preferred embodiment, the edge region of the receiving device comprises a bent portion having two spaced-apart projections which extend at least partially in one direction along the longitudinal extent of the receiving device, wherein the fixing device is attached to the two projections.

In a preferred embodiment, the projections are L-shaped, in particular facing the free, not connected to the receiving device legs of the projections. This makes it possible to insert the fixing between the projections and thus secure. This allows a particularly simple attachment of the fixing device to the receiving device. Preferably, the projections are formed integrally with the receiving device, so that the projections preferably produced together with the receiving device, for example, injection-molded, can be. Thereby, preferably, the production of the receiving device and the fixing device can be simplified and thus costs are saved.

It is preferable that the attachment portion is made of the same material as the compression portion. This has the advantage that the fixing device can be produced in a particularly simple and cost-effective manner, since the fixing device can be produced, for example, in one piece and thus a step for assembling the fixing device can be saved.

It is further preferred that the fixing device has a plurality of compression regions, which are preferably arranged above one another in parallel. In such a preferred embodiment of the fixing device, it is particularly possible to fix stored goods of various sizes in the receiving device. For example, low containers may be detected by a compression region located below a second compression region. A larger storage product may preferably be fixed by the first and the second compression region. This can allow a particularly firm fixation.

It is further preferred that the receiving device is a door racks on a door of the refrigerator, wherein the fixing device is preferably a bottle holder for the door racks.

Further features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description of embodiments with reference to the accompanying figures.

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1 a front view of a door of a refrigerator with a receiving device and with a fixing device according to a first embodiment;

2 an enlarged view of the receiving device of the door 1 ;

3 a front view of a door of a refrigerator with a receiving device and a fixing device according to a second embodiment;

4 an enlarged view of the receiving device and the fixing from 3 ;

5 a cross section through the receiving device and not yet attached fixing device according to another embodiment;

6 the cross section through the receiving device 5 wherein the fixing device is just plugged onto the receiving device;

7 the receiving device 5 and 6 , wherein the fixing device is attached;

8th a plan view of the receiving device of the 5 to 7 without stored goods in the receiving device;

9 a plan view of the receiving device 8th with different stored goods set in the receiving device;

10 a plan view of the receiving device 8th and 9 , wherein various stored goods is set in the receiving device and

11 the cross section through the receiving device of the 5 to 7 , wherein a further embodiment of a fixing device is attached to the receiving device.

A refrigeration device 10 has an interior, not shown here, of side walls (not shown) and a door 12 is limited. An interior view of the door 12 is in the 1 and 3 shown, that is, one sees an inside of the door 12 as a user sees them when he opens the door 12 opens. The door 12 has three parking facilities 14 on. The topmost parking facility 14 is a door rack 16 for smaller stored goods, while the lower two receiving devices 14 door racks 16 for larger storage goods 18 such as bottles 20 , are.

The lowest recording device 14 has a fixing device 22 according to a first embodiment. A length L of the fixing device essentially corresponds to a longitudinal extent LA of the receiving device 14 , The longitudinal extent LA of the receiving device 14 corresponds essentially to a usable width of the door 12 ,

The recording device 14 limits a receiving volume through the wall of the door 12 , two side walls 24 , a floor 28 and a receptacle wall 26 , The floor 28 the receiving device 14 serves for parking the stored goods 18 ,

As this clearer in 4 is apparent, is a border area 30 the recording device wall 26 bent. The bent portion is located at a vertically upper end of the receiver wall 26 that is, in the area in which the stored goods 18 in the receiving device 14 is set. The border area 30 has protrusions 32 on. The projections 32 are integral with the receiving device wall 26 in the border area 30 educated. The recording device 14 or the side walls 24 , the floor 28 and the receiver wall 26 are preferably made of plastic and more preferably injection molded. The projections 32 are in cross-section L-shaped, with the protruding legs, that is, the legs, not with the upper edge 30 are connected, facing each other.

The in the 1 to 4 shown fixing 22 are made in one piece from a material in the embodiment shown. The material from which the fixing device 22 is preferably compressible and further preferably comprises polysilioxane, also known by the name of silicone. The fixing device 22 has a mounting area 34 and a compression area 36 on. The attachment area 34 the fixing device 22 is at the tabs 32 clamped, leaving the fixator 22 at the receiving device 14 is attached. The compression area 36 the fixing device 22 is over the top 30 the receiving device 14 over and is essentially parallel to the ground 28 the receiving device 30 , On the whole shows the fixing device 22 in cross-section a bow in the attachment area 34 along the edge area 30 the receiving device 14 runs along and at the end of the edge area 30 Tangential continues while the compression area 36 forms.

As in the 3 and 4 the cooling unit can be seen 10 three fixators 22 on. The fixators 22 have, as described above, a mounting area 34 and a compression area 36 on and are also about the protrusions 32 the receiving device 14 attached. The fixators 22 have a length L which is shorter than the length L of the fixing of the 1 and 2 and shorter than the longitudinal extent LA of the receiving device 14 , This allows the fixators 22 to move along the upper edge. The attachment of the fixators 22 by means of the projections 32 at the receiving device 14 allows moving, which allows a user, the fuser 22 in place of the receiving device 14 to push, at which the stored goods to be fixed 18 should be set.

Another embodiment of the receiving device 14 will be in the 5 to 7 shown in cross section. This embodiment has the receiving device 14 , a recording device wall 26 , a floor 28 and in contrast to the embodiment described above, in addition, a rear wall 40 on. This means that the receiving volume on the door 12 facing side not through the door 12 itself is limited, but through the back wall 40 the receiving device 14 , Another difference is that the border area 30 not bent, but straight, essentially parallel to the wall of the door 12 , is. Furthermore, the fixing device differs 22 from those previously described. The in the 5 to 7 illustrated fixing device 22 again has a compression area 36 and a mounting area 34 on. In contrast to the embodiment described above, the compression range 36 and the attachment area 34 not made of the same material. The attachment area 34 is made of a harder material than the compression area 36 , preferably made of plastic. This preferably makes it possible for the fixing device 22 at the edge area 30 the recording device wall 26 to infect. For this purpose, the attachment area 34 a substantially U-shaped cross section, on whose one leg a latching projection 42 is attached. Like this in the 6 and 7 becomes clearer, the locking projection engages 42 in the infected state in a recess 44 in the border area 30 the recording device wall 26 one. This allows the fixing device 22 light and at the same time safe and secure to the receiving device 14 be attached. In the 6 and 7 this attachment is shown more clearly.

Another difference of the fixator, as in the 5 to 7 is shown, compared to the fixing device 22 as they are in the 1 to 4 is shown is that the compression area 36 is bent. The curvature of the compression area 36 is substantially equal to the curvature of the edge region 30 the receiving device 14 as they are in the 1 to 4 will be shown. The free end of the compression area 36 is in the infected state substantially parallel to the ground 28 the receiving device 14 , That with the attachment area 34 connected end of the compression area 36 is substantially parallel to the receiving device wall 26 , in turn, substantially parallel to a wall plane of the door 12 is.

As in the 8th to 10 can be seen, the receiving device 14 fixing portions 46 on, by means of which the receiving device 14 on the door, not shown 12 can be attached. In addition, you can in the top view of 8th to 10 good at recognizing that the compression area 36 in the receiving volume of the receiving device 14 protrudes. When adjusting the stored goods 18 such as bottles 20 , is at appropriate diameter of the bottle 20 the compression area parallel to the ground 28 pressed. This will force on the impressing stored goods 18 exercised, the stored goods 18 against the back wall 40 pressed and thus the stored goods 18 fixed. Due to the compressibility of the compression area 26 encloses the compression area 36 the stored goods 18 , for example the bottle 20 At least in part, as is good in 9 it can be seen, whereby the stored goods 18 especially good against falling over in the longitudinal direction LA of the receiving device 14 is secured. How good in 10 it can be seen plays the shape of the stored goods 18 for its fixation does not matter. A round or rectangular cross section can both be fixed well because of the compression area 36 is compressible and thus well adapted to the individual shape of the stored goods 18 adapts. When to a wide stock 18 adjacent narrow storage goods 18 is the compression area 36 the fixing device 22 again in its uncompressed state, so that even narrower stored goods 18 can be fixed.

Another embodiment of the fixing device 22 is in 11 shown. The fixing device 22 has two compression areas 36 on, with the fixing device 22 similar to the fixing in the 5 to 7 at the receiving device 14 is attached. Likewise, the receiving device differs 14 not from the receiving device of the 5 to 7 , The fixing device 22 has an upper compression range 36 and a lower compression range 36 on. Both compression areas are essentially mirror-symmetrical. With the help of the lower compression range 16 is it possible to lower the stock 18 to fix that for fixation by means of the upper compression area 36 is too low.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

10

 The refrigerator

12

 door

14

 recording device

16

 door racks

18

 stored goods

20

 bottle

22

 fixing

24

 Side wall

26

 Receptacle wall

28

 ground

30

 border area

32

 head Start

34

 fastening area

36

 compression region

40

 rear wall

42

 catch projection

44

 recess

46

 attachment section

L

 length

LA

 longitudinal extension

QUOTES INCLUDE IN THE DESCRIPTION

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Cited patent literature

• DE 1194883 [0003]
• JP 06147752 A [0004]
• JP 2000065466A [0004]
• DE 4304502 A1 [0005]

Claims (12)

Refrigerating appliance, in particular household refrigerating appliance, comprising a receiving device ( 14 ) for receiving stored goods ( 18 ) and at least one fixing device ( 22 ) for fixing the stored goods ( 18 ) in the receiving device ( 14 ), wherein the fixing device ( 22 ) a compression area ( 36 ) made of a compressible material. Refrigerating appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that the compressible material comprises polysilioxane. Refrigerating appliance according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the receiving device ( 14 ) a longitudinal extent (LA) and the fixing device ( 22 ) has a length (L), wherein the length (L) of the fixing device ( 22 ) substantially the longitudinal extent (LA) of the receiving device ( 14 ) corresponds. Refrigerating appliance according to one of claims 1 to 2, characterized in that the refrigeration device ( 10 ) a plurality of fixation devices ( 22 ), wherein the receiving device ( 14 ) a longitudinal extent (LA) and the fixing device ( 22 ) has a length (L) and wherein the length (L) of the fixing device ( 22 ) shorter than the longitudinal extent (LA) of the receiving device ( 14 ). Refrigerating appliance according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the fixing device ( 22 ) a fastening area ( 34 ), wherein preferably the fixing device ( 22 ) by means of the attachment area ( 34 ) slidably on the receiving device ( 14 ) is attached. Refrigerating appliance according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the receiving device ( 14 ) a border area ( 30 ), on which the fixing device ( 22 ), preferably attachable, is attached. Refrigerating appliance according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the fastening area ( 34 ) is made of a material that is more rigid than the material of the compression region ( 36 ). Refrigerating appliance according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the compression area ( 36 ) is arcuate in cross section and preferably from a wall plane of the receiving device ( 14 ) is curved in a plane perpendicular to the wall plane. Refrigerating appliance according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the edge region ( 30 ) of the recording device ( 14 ) comprises a bent portion having two spaced-apart projections (Fig. 32 ) which extends at least partially in the direction of the longitudinal extent (LÄ) of the receiving device ( 14 ), wherein the fixing device ( 22 ) at the two projections ( 32 ) is attached. Refrigerating appliance according to one of claims 1 to 6 and 9, characterized in that the fastening area ( 34 ) made of the same material as the compression area ( 36 ) is made. Refrigerating appliance according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the fixing device ( 22 ) a plurality of compression areas ( 36 ), which are preferably arranged in parallel one above the other. Refrigerating appliance according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the refrigeration device ( 10 ) a door ( 12 ), the receiving device ( 14 ) a door rack on the door ( 12 ), wherein the fixing device ( 22 ) preferably a bottle holder for the door rack ( 16 ).

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