DE102012223131A1 - Cold apparatus i.e. refrigerator, for household application for storing food products at certain temperature, has container located in extension box, where container at extension box is pivotally supported around pivotal axis - Google Patents

Abstract

The apparatus (100) has an extension box (106) and a container (108) that is located in the extension box. The container at the extension box is pivotally supported around a pivotal axis (S). The extension box is supported in an L-shaped guide. The L-shaped guide is provided with a first linear portion, an arc portion and a second linear portion. The extension box is extracted according to an opening of a refrigerator door (104) along a depth direction and made of transparent plastic material. The container is separated by a shift along the second linear portion of the guide.

Description

The invention relates to a refrigerator with a pull-out box, wherein in the pull-out box a container is mounted linearly displaceable.

Refrigeration appliances, in particular designed as household appliances refrigerators are known and are used to housekeeping in households or in the catering sector to store perishable food and / or drinks at certain temperatures.

From the DE 10107646 A1 an extension box for a refrigerator is known, which is associated with a vegetable box, which is slidably mounted along grooves. However, the vegetable box can according to the DE 10108646 A1 next to an extract position and an inserted position take no further positions.

It is therefore the object underlying the invention to provide a refrigeration device in which the container arranged in an extension box can take up further positions.

This object is achieved by the subject matter having the features of the independent claim. Advantageous developments are subject of the dependent claims, the description and the drawings.

The present invention is based on the recognition that by an additional displaceability of the container about a further axis of the container can be brought into a further position.

According to a first aspect, the object of the invention is achieved by a refrigeration device in which the container is mounted on the pull-out box about a pivot axis. Thereby, the technical advantage is achieved that the container can be brought into a further position in which the container divides the space of the pull-out box as needed.

A refrigeration device is understood in particular to be a household appliance, that is to say a refrigeration appliance which is used for household management or in the catering sector and serves, in particular, to store food and / or drinks at specific temperatures, such as, for example, a refrigerator, a freezer, a refrigerator. / Freezer, a freezer or a wine fridge.

In an advantageous embodiment, the pivot axis extends in refrigeration device width direction. As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that the container can be moved by an operator standing in front of the refrigerator particularly easy about the pivot axis.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the container is linearly displaceable in refrigeration unit high direction. Thereby, the technical advantage is achieved that the container remains by its weight in a defined end position or moves there. Thus, no securing means are required to fix the container in this final position.

In a further advantageous embodiment, a guide is provided, in which the drawer is mounted displaceably. As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that the container is mounted so as to be displaceable in an easily finished guide of the pull-out box. Thus, the production is simplified.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the guide is L-shaped with a first linear section, an arc section and a second linear section. As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that the guide has a particularly simple structure. Thus, the production is simplified again.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the container can be separated from the pull-out box by a displacement along the second linear section of the guide. As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that if necessary by an operator of the container can be easily separated from the drawer, so that the container in the drawer no space takes, but the entire interior of the drawer is available.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the guide is formed on one side. Thereby, the technical advantage is achieved that the container has one side, which is provided with the guide, while the other side is arranged levitating inside the pull-out box. Thus, containers of different dimensions can be used regardless of the dimensions of the pull-out box.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the guide is printed. As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that an operator is made aware by the imprint on the function of the container, without the need for a complex study of a manual is required.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the container is printed. As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that thereby an operator attentive to the function of the guide is done without the need for a laborious study of a manual.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the container is displaceable between a use position and a non-use position. As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that, if necessary by an operator of the container in the pull-out box from the non-use position can be brought into the use position and then available, while it can be stowed in the non-use space in the non-use position in the pull-out box.

In a further advantageous embodiment, it is provided that in the use position of the container is fixed by contact of one of its outer surfaces with an inner surface of the container. Thereby, the technical advantage is achieved that no additional fixing means are necessary to fix the container in the pull-out box in the use position. As a result, the production is simplified.

In a further advantageous embodiment, in the non-use position, the container is fixed by contact of one of its outer surfaces with a bottom portion of the container. Thereby, the technical advantage is achieved that no fixing means are necessary to fix the container in the non-use position. As a result, the production is also simplified.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the pull-out box has a greater width in the refrigeration device width direction than the container. As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that the container takes up only a part of the total width of the pull-out box. Thus, areas inside the pull-out box remain accessible below the container, without the need to relocate the container.

In an advantageous embodiment it is provided that the container and the pull-out box have different colors. As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that an operator is made aware of the different functions of the container and the pull-out box and at the same time by appropriate color of the container and the pull-out box a visually appealing appearance is provided.

According to a second aspect, the object of the invention is achieved by a container for such a refrigeration device. As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that the container in the refrigerator can be brought into different positions.

Further embodiments will be explained with reference to the accompanying drawings. Show it:

1 a partial front view of a refrigeration device,

2 a side view of an excerpt box with a container in a non-use position

3 the container during displacement from the non-use position to a use position, and

4 the container in the use position.

1 shows a refrigerator as an embodiment of a refrigerator 100 with a lower refrigerator door 104 on his refrigerator front. With the refrigerator door 104 can in the present embodiment, designed as a freezer cold compartment 102 be opened.

The refrigerator is used, for example, for cooling food and includes a refrigerant circuit with an evaporator (not shown), a compressor (not shown), a condenser (not shown) and a throttle body (not shown).

The evaporator is designed as a heat exchanger, in which, after expansion, the liquid refrigerant is removed by absorbing heat from the medium to be cooled, i. Air inside the refrigerator, is evaporated.

The compressor is a mechanically driven component that draws refrigerant vapor from the evaporator and pushes up to the condenser at a higher pressure.

The condenser is designed as a heat exchanger, in which, after compression, the vaporized refrigerant is released by heat release to an external cooling medium, i. the ambient air is liquefied.

The throttle body is a device for the continuous reduction of the pressure by reduction in cross section.

The refrigerant is a fluid used for heat transfer in the refrigeration system that absorbs heat at low temperatures and low pressure of the fluid, and at higher temperature and pressure of the fluid Dissipates heat, which usually includes changes in the state of the fluid is included.

In the cold compartment 102 is an extension box 106 linearly displaceable stored in refrigerator depth direction X. Thus, an operator after opening the refrigerator door 104 the pull-out box 106 from the refrigeration compartment 102 Pull out in refrigerator depth direction X. To facilitate this, the pull-out box points 106 a handle 110 on, in the present embodiment of the pull-out box 106 is formed.

The pull-out box 106 is made in the present embodiment of a transparent plastic material, such as plastic, and manufactured by injection molding.

In the interior of the pull-out box 106 is a container 108 arranged in the in 1 shown position in its use position I is located. The container 108 in the present embodiment is made of an opaque plastic material, for example by injection molding. The container 108 is box-shaped and has dimensions which, in the present embodiment, smaller than the dimensions of the pull-out box 106 are. So is the extension in refrigerator depth direction X of the container 108 smaller than that of the pull-out box 106 in refrigerator depth direction X. Further, the extension of the container 108 in refrigerator device width direction Y smaller than the extension of the pull-out box 106 in Kältgerätebreitenrichtung Y. Finally, the extension of the container 108 in Kältgerätehochrichtung Z smaller than that of the pull-out box 106 in refrigeration device Z direction.

As will be explained below, the container is 108 pivoted about a pivot axis S to the container 108 to relocate out of his position of use. In the present exemplary embodiment, the pivot axis S extends parallel to the refrigeration device width direction Y.

2 shows the container 108 in its non-use position II. In this non-use position II, an outer surface is supported 208 of the container 108 on a floor section 212 of the pull-out box 106 from. Thus, in the present embodiment, the non-use position II is an end position.

In the present embodiment, it is the outer surface 208 around a section 214 a circumferential outer surface 208 of the container 108 to a viewer in the use position I (see 1 ) as the front of the container 108 confronts. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, an upper side 216 of the container 108 in contact with an inner surface 210 of the pull-out box 106 ,

The container 108 is in the pull-out box 106 in a guided tour 200 relocatable stored. This is the lead 200 the container 108 assigned, in which a sliding block (not shown) engages, the pull-out box in the present embodiment 106 assigned.

The leadership 200 has in the present embodiment, a first linear section 202 on to which a bow section 204 connects, to which a second linear section 206 connects, with the arc section 204 forms a 90 ° arc.

In particular, the first linear section 202 and the bow section 204 the leadership 200 allow it, as described below, the container 108 from the non-use position II to the use position I, while the second linear section 206 it allows the container 108 completely from the pull-out box 106 to separate.

3 shows the container 108 in an intermediate position between the non-use position II (see 2 ) and the use position I (see 1 ).

To get into this intermediate position, the container was 108 shifted in the present embodiment in refrigeration device upright Z until the entire linear section 202 in the lead 200 was passed through and another shift of the container 108 only by pivoting about the pivot axis S (see 1 ) by a movement along the arc section 204 the leadership 200 is possible.

4 shows the container 108 in the use position I, in which the container 108 by folding or performing a pivoting movement about the pivot axis S (see 1 ) was brought by the container 108 continue along the arch section 204 the leadership 200 was moved.

In the use position I is now the outer surface 208 with the section 214 on the inner surface 210 of the pull-out box 106 at. Through the contact of the outer surface 208 of the container 108 with the inner surface 210 of the pull-out box 106 becomes the container 108 fixed in the use position I.

Subsequently, the pull-out box 106 by relocating in refrigerator depth direction X back into the refrigeration compartment 102 be moved into, with the refrigerator door 104 can be closed again.

To the container 108 completely from the pull-out box 106 it is alternatively possible to separate the container 108 starting from the use position I on in refrigeration device Z direction along the second linear section 206 the leadership 200 shift to the lead 200 out of engagement with the sliding block (not shown). Now the container can 108 from the pull-out box 106 be removed.

Conversely, the container 108 in the pull-out box 106 be re-inserted by the sliding block (not shown) in the second linear section 206 the leadership 200 is inserted and the container 108 is lowered so far in refrigeration device upright Z until a further shift only by the arc section 204 the leadership 200 is possible. Subsequently, the container 108 around the pivot axis S (see 1 ), so that now a further displacement along the first linear section 202 the leadership 200 by lowering the now pivoted by 90 ° container 108 in refrigeration equipment Z direction is possible until the in 2 illustrated non-use position II is reached again.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

100

 The refrigerator

102

 refrigeration specialist

104

 refrigerator door

106

 pull-out box

108

 container

110

 Handle

200

 guide

202

 first linear section

204

 arc section

206

 second linear section

208

 outer surface

210

 palm

212

 bottom section

214

 section

216

 top

I

 use position

II

 Non-use position

S

 swivel axis

X

 The refrigerator-depth direction

Y

 The refrigerator-width direction

Z

 The refrigerator-height direction

QUOTES INCLUDE IN THE DESCRIPTION

This list of the documents listed by the applicant has been generated automatically and is included solely for the better information of the reader. The list is not part of the German patent or utility model application. The DPMA assumes no liability for any errors or omissions.

Cited patent literature

• DE 10107646 A1 [0003]
• DE 10108646 A1 [0003]

Claims (15)

Refrigeration appliance ( 100 ) with a pull-out box ( 106 ), where in the pull-out box ( 106 ) a container ( 108 ) is mounted linearly displaceable, characterized in that the container ( 108 ) on the pull-out box ( 106 ) is pivotally mounted about a pivot axis (S). Refrigeration appliance ( 100 ) according to claim 1, characterized in that the pivot axis (S) extending in refrigerator device width direction (Y). Refrigeration appliance ( 100 ) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the container ( 108 ) is linearly displaceable in refrigeration device upright (Z). Refrigeration appliance ( 100 ) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a guide ( 200 ) is provided, in which the pull-out box ( 106 ) is mounted displaceable. Refrigeration appliance ( 100 ) according to claim 4, characterized in that the guide ( 200 ) L-shaped with a first linear section ( 202 ), an arc section ( 204 ) and a second linear section ( 206 ) is trained. Refrigeration appliance ( 100 ) according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that by a displacement along the second linear section ( 206 ) the leadership ( 200 ) the container ( 108 ) from the pull-out box ( 106 ) is separable. Refrigeration appliance ( 100 ) according to claim 4, 5 or 6, characterized in that the guide ( 200 ) is formed on one side. Refrigeration appliance ( 100 ) according to one of the preceding claims 4 to 7, characterized in that the guide ( 200 ) is printed. Refrigeration appliance ( 100 ) according to one of the preceding claims 4 to 8, characterized in that the container ( 108 ) is printed. Refrigeration appliance ( 100 ) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the container ( 108 ) is displaceable between a use position (I) and a non-use position (II). Refrigeration appliance ( 100 ) according to claim 10, characterized in that in the use position (I) of the container ( 108 ) by contact of one of its outer surfaces ( 210 ) with an inner surface ( 212 ) of the container ( 108 ) is fixed. Refrigeration appliance ( 100 ) according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that in the non-use position (II) the container ( 108 ) by contact of one of its outer surfaces ( 210 ) with a bottom section ( 212 ) of the container ( 108 ) is fixed. Refrigeration appliance ( 100 ) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the pull-out box ( 106 ) has a greater width in refrigeration device width direction (Y) than the container ( 108 ) having. Refrigeration appliance ( 100 ) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the container ( 108 ) and the pull-out box ( 106 ) have different colors. Container ( 108 ) for a refrigeration appliance ( 100 ) according to any one of the preceding claims.

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