DE102013225094A1 - Domestic refrigerator with a horizontal partition in the interior - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a household refrigerating appliance (1) having an interior space (4, 5) for receiving food, which is bounded by walls (3a, 3b) of an inner container (3), and having a horizontally oriented dividing wall (11) which is located in the Interior space (3) is arranged, and with a door for closing the interior (3), wherein the partition wall (11) viewed in the depth direction of the household refrigerating appliance (1) front region has a downwardly lowered pedestal (16).

Description

The invention relates to a household refrigerator with an interior for receiving food, which is limited by walls of an inner container. In addition, the household refrigerating appliance comprises at least one partition wall arranged in the interior.

From the WO 2011/026749 A2 is a refrigerator with a vegetable compartment known. A bowl for receiving the vegetables can be introduced into the interior and taken out. This shell can be covered from above by a lid. At obliquely formed upper edges of the shell of the lid is in the closed state. Above the lid, a further plate is arranged, on which a front strip is formed, on which an operating element is movably positioned. The operating element can be displaced parallel to the front strip and is coupled with an inclined guide track in the form of a slot formed in the cover. Depending on this displacement of this slide then takes place a lifting of the lid, which is coupled via a corresponding mechanical coupling with the plate arranged above.

In addition, from the DE 40 40 341 C2 a freshness box with a closable lid known. This box is also used in an interior of a household refrigerator.

In both known from the prior art embodiments, it is provided to store the refrigerated goods introduced therein, for example in the form of vegetables, salads, meat, fruits and the like from undesirably rapid drying out. The problems occurring in the context are already in the DE 40 40 341 C2 adequately explained.

The interior is fully occupied here and components are far forward. As a result, the space for the door and door racks in the closed state is limited.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a household refrigerator, in which the space of the interior is utilized improved.

This object is achieved by a household refrigerator, which has the features of claim 1.

The invention relates to a household refrigerator with an interior for receiving food, which is limited by walls of an inner container. In addition, the household refrigerator comprises a horizontally oriented partition or partition which is arranged in the interior. Furthermore, the household refrigerator comprises a door for closing the interior. An essential idea of the invention is to be seen in the fact that the partition wall in a viewed in the depth direction of the household refrigeration appliance front area has viewed in the vertical direction of the household refrigeration device lowered down pedestal. As a result, the partition wall is stepped in its entire surface. By this configuration, the space of the interior is utilized improved and the arrangement of the components to each other can be made more flexible and compact.

It is preferably provided that the pedestal extends over the entire width of the partition wall. This can be done over the entire width of an improved use of space in the interior.

It is preferably provided that an upper side of the pedestal with a rear edge adjoins an obliquely upwardly and rearwardly oriented surface region of the dividing wall. This embodiment is specified on the one hand by the stepped top design of the partition and thus there is no discrete vertical transition. As a result, this surface area can also be used as a slide-on lamp for other components. In essence, however, this surface area in its orientation in space is advantageous in that it can be used for receiving further elements, for example a display unit. As a result of this inclination of the surface area, it is thus also possible for the perceived information to be improved to be perceived by a user and thus also by observers. Preferably, the display unit for displaying a symbolic moisture content in a freshness holding container, which is arranged in the interior of the household refrigerator, formed.

It is preferably provided that the surface area extends over the entire width of the dividing wall. On the one hand, a uniform geometry is created here, which has little protrusions and corners and edges in the width direction.

It is preferably provided that the rear edge of the pedestal extends parallel to a front edge. As a result, a uniform rectangular top area of the pedestal is created, which is thus dimensioned equal in the depth direction and in the width direction respectively at the then opposite edges and thus a particularly notable lowering is formed with respect to an additional volume increase then generated.

It is preferably provided that a receiving space for a door racks on the door in the closed state of the door is limited by the pedestal from below and through the surface area from the rear. This lowering of the partition wall in the front area by generating the pedestal deeper with its upper side thus an increase in volume and an additional receiving space is created, which can be used in particular by a door racks on an inside of the door.

It can be provided that the front side lowered pedestal of the partition is designed by a material dilution and thus a thinner in the vertical direction design of the partition in comparison to the then other partition wall areas. As a result of this refinement, a dilution alone achieves a correspondingly equal growth behavior of the increase in volume for other components, in particular a door racks.

It is preferably provided that a wall part of the dividing wall adjoining the pedestal in the depth direction to the rear is made thicker in the vertical direction than the pedestal. As a result, the stability of the partition wall is increased, in particular when this wall part in the vertical direction extends both upwards and downwards further than the pedestal.

It is preferably provided that air ducts for cooling air are formed in this rear wall part. As a result, in particular by means of a back-coupling of an air inflow, these can accordingly be guided in the dividing wall and be led out again at defined air outlet openings.

The partition wall is thus a multifunctional component, which, in addition to a volume separation and possibly a functionality as a shelf for setting up other objects and / or food is also part of an air guide device.

By integrating such air ducts, these are also minimized space and also protected accordingly against external forces, since they are quasi embedded and enclosed in this regard in the partition.

It is preferably provided that the partition wall is a thermally insulating element, wherein it is preferably provided here that it has a casing which surrounds a thermally insulating material, for example a foam material. This creates a further functionality of this partition.

It is preferably provided that at least one air outlet opening is formed on an underside of the partition wall at a transition between the pedestal and the wall part. As a result, a cooling air flow can be directed locally and directed downwards in a very targeted manner, and a freshness holding container, which is preferably arranged below the dividing wall, can be supplied with cooling air from above.

Preferably, it is provided that the household refrigerating appliance has a food storage container arranged in the interior, which has a drawer or tray and a lid arranged to cover the drawer, which can be lifted and lowered in the interior by a storage device for opening and closing the drawer. is arranged under the partition directly above the lid. By this configuration and arrangement of the partition thus the full functionality of the Frischhaltebehälters and the movable lid is fully achieved and in the context, then the partition also represents an additional shelf, so that immediately above the Frischhaltebehälters also allows setting up of other components and food is without the lid of it would be directly affected.

In particular, it is provided that the lid can be actuated by means of an operating element, this operating element being arranged on the pedestal of the dividing wall. As a result, a very exposed position of the operating element is given, which is easily accessible to a user and thus the control is fully and ergonomically operable.

It is particularly advantageous if the operating element is arranged on the upper side of the pedestal and is thus accessible from above and in particular rotatable. For this purpose, a rotation about a vertical axis can be advantageously provided.

A preferred household refrigeration appliance comprises an interior for receiving food, which is bounded by walls of an inner container. In the interior, at least one freshness container is arranged, which is designed to hold food. The fresh food container has a shell. He also has a lid, which is designed to cover the shell. In addition, a storage device is formed, with which the lid for opening and closing of the shell is mounted in the interior raised and lowered. The household refrigerator moreover comprises an operating element with which the lid can be actuated. In addition, a partition or a partition plate is provided, which is arranged directly above the lid in the interior and on which the operating element is arranged. The partition has on a side facing away from the top of a display unit for displaying the moisture content in the fresh container. By such a configuration, the user is basically informed about the moisture content, so that even if the position of the lid is not immediately and clearly visible, he is informed accordingly. Moreover, it is precisely through this specific exposed position that the information can be perceived and viewed by a user at any time and intuitively. Immediately then, when he looks practically in the direction of the fresh container with the door of the household refrigerator open and in the interior in the direction of the fresh food container, the information about the moisture content falls into the field of view.

It is preferably provided that the upper side of the dividing wall is uneven and the display unit is arranged in an obliquely upwardly and rearwardly oriented surface region of the upper side, which thus in particular represents, as it were, an inclined step section. This is a particularly noteworthy embodiment, since thus the visibility and visibility is improved again and just because of the position of the fresh food container in the interior and the line of sight of a user's eyes here is given a very advantageous angle to perceive the display.

Preferably, it is provided that the surface area is arranged offset backward relative to a front edge of the partition wall and extends parallel to the front edge. By this configuration and a rear settling also a certain impact protection is achieved, so that when removing food from the interior or when filling this display unit is not directly represents the leading edge on which then an object could abut. In addition, an additional space is created by this set-back arrangement just in embodiments in which are arranged in a door with respect to the vertical location site specific door space to between the recessed arrangement of the display unit and a front edge even with the door closed a door rack to contribute.

It is preferably provided that the display unit is formed in a diaphragm. This thus also represents a carrier and allows a further improved display capability and additionally improved visibility.

It is preferably provided that the diaphragm is arranged non-destructively releasably on the partition wall. Thereby, a separate component can be provided for maintenance purposes, cleaning purposes or replacement purposes, which then offers advantages in terms of the aforementioned properties. Not least can be done by such a reversible provided decrease and re-attachment and a certain type differentiation, so that in different household appliance types or different brands even with otherwise identical parts, a different aperture can be used.

It is preferably provided that the diaphragm is arranged embedded in a base part of the partition wall. As a result, it is arranged stable position and fits into the overall picture of the partition accordingly.

It is particularly advantageous that the panel is placed in the inserted state in the base with its top flush with an adjacent to the panel top of the base. Such a flush arrangement avoids unwanted edges and projections and also creates a very uniform, soothing image. This is also advantageous with respect to the above-mentioned embodiment, in which in this front region with the door closed, a door shelf can extend between the front edge and this obliquely upwardly projecting, raised surface area.

It is preferably provided that viewed in the depth direction of the household refrigerating appliance, the panel extends from a rear edge of the surface area to the front edge and forms a partial area of the front edge. The advantages already mentioned above are reaffirmed here.

It is preferably provided that the operating element is arranged in the surface area of the panel and, viewed in the depth direction of the household refrigerating appliance, is arranged in front of the inclined surface area. This creates a very compact design of the display and operating options. In addition, the visual range to the display unit is not affected by this specific position of the control element, and yet a user can perceive easily perceptible already in the operation of the control element and the moisture content indicator. In addition, it is precisely this local attachment of the control element for a user advantageous because it is thus easily accessible and ergonomically operable. It can be provided that the operating element relative to the Front edge is offset backwards back. However, it can also be provided that the operating element projects slightly beyond the front edge with a jacket wall. Just when the operating element is a disc-shaped or disc-shaped operating element which is rotatable about a vertical axis, this can also be an advantageous embodiment. The user can then already produce an operation in the form of a rotational movement by frontally touching the jacket wall.

It is preferably provided that the display unit is designed for the symbolic display of the moisture content. This means that numerical values on the moisture content are not explicitly displayed, but that it is only possible to draw conclusions about the moisture content by a user via symbol information. Thus, in this context, a plurality of discrete objects or object elements can be present, which are then also assigned to a specific position of the lid and thus represent a moisture content generated. Thus, for example, with a closed lid and an activated air conditioning in this fresh food container, a high moisture content prevails. If the lid is moved to the fully open position, this is accompanied by a reduced moisture content. In addition, it is also possible to provide a third intermediate position, at least between the completely open position and the fully closed position, in which case an intermediate moisture content prevails in the freshness-keeping container.

This information is usually sufficient for a user to be able to decide on the basis of whether the lid should be raised or lowered and thus a humidity should be increased or decreased.

It is preferably provided that a plurality of separate objects is formed on the surface region and each object symbolizes a different moisture content, the object active for instantaneous clarification of the moisture content being color-coded individually. This is a further advantageous embodiment, since the user can then immediately and intuitively recognize by the color coding the moisture content to the effect whether the lid is open or closed and thus prevails a high or low humidity in the preservation container. It may be provided here that, for example, the majority of the objects are simple geometric elements which are then made identifiable by depositing a color element. On the other hand, on the other hand, concrete objects, such as vegetables or fruits, may also be displayed in a row on the display unit, which can then also be individually color-coded.

In an advantageous embodiment, it is provided that the color coding of an object is dependent on the position of the lid. As a result, a coupling is created, which automatically performs a corresponding color change and marking of an object with the actuation of the control element and thereby taking place raising or lowering the lid. As a result, the user is immediately presented with appropriate information about the moisture content.

It is preferably provided that a change in the color coding is coupled to the actuation of the operating element and the associated adjustment of the lid, in particular simultaneously with the adjustment of the lid.

Further features of the invention will become apparent from the claims, the figures and the description of the figures. The features and feature combinations mentioned above in the description, as well as the features and combinations of features mentioned below in the description of the figures and / or shown alone in the figures, can be used not only in the respectively specified combination but also in other combinations or in isolation, without the frame to leave the invention. Thus, embodiments of the invention are to be regarded as encompassed and disclosed, which are not explicitly shown and explained in the figures, however, emerge and can be produced by separated combinations of features from the embodiments explained.

Embodiments of the invention are explained in more detail below with reference to schematic drawings. Show it:

1 a perspective view of an embodiment of a household refrigerator according to the invention;

2 a perspective view of a cling container according to a first embodiment;

3 a perspective view of another embodiment of a preservation container and a partition wall; and

4 a perspective sectional view through an embodiment of a partition.

In the figures, identical or functionally identical elements are provided with the same reference numerals.

In 1 is in an exemplary representation of a household refrigerator 1 shown, which is designed as a fridge-freezer combination device. The household refrigerator 1 includes a body 2 with an inner container 3 , The inner container 3 limited with its walls a first interior which has a refrigerator 4 is, and arranged thereunder, separated second interior, which is a freezer compartment 5 is. The fridge 4 Generally used for frost-free cooling of refrigerated goods, preferably at temperatures between + 4 ° C and + 8 ° C. The refrigerator 4 However, it can also be designed as a zero degree compartment, in particular for keeping fruit or vegetables fresh. The fridge 4 is with the door open 6 , the front of the room 4 closes, accessible.

The freezer room 5 is generally used for freezing frozen food, for example, at -18 ° C. The freezer compartment 5 is when the freezer compartment door is open 7 accessible.

In the fridge 4 is a refrigerated goods or fresh food container 8th telescopically mounted, by means of one above the freshness container 8th stored lid 9 is closable. Over the lid 9 can, as shown, an additional cover 10 be arranged, for example in the form of a glass shelf.

The inner container 3 has two opposite vertical side walls 3a and 3b on.

It is preferably provided that between the lid 9 and the cover 10 a partition 11 is arranged. Through this is the fresh food container 8th from the remaining remaining partial volume of the interior or cooling space 4 separated.

The lid 9 is by means of a storage device 12 for opening and closing the fresh food container 8th in the interior 4 can be raised and lowered. In particular, the storage device 12 includes a control 13 with which the lid 9 is operable. The operating element 13 is to operate the lid 9 rotatable on an actuating path about an axis and at least in a rotational position along the actuation path latched.

The operating element 13 is in a space between the lid 9 and the partition 11 arranged and extends only partially forward from this space, making it to the door 6 towards and thus freely accessible on the front and can be actuated by a user.

The in the vertical direction and thus in the y-direction above the lid 9 arranged partition 11 is designed in the embodiment shown to the effect that it is also used as a support plate for the lid 9 serves. The lid 9 is thus in this embodiment exclusively on this partition 11 stored and can relative to this partition 11 be moved, then to a tray or a drawer 15 of the fresh food container 8th to be raised or lowered to the open or closed state of the cling container 8th to be able to adjust.

The fresh food container 8th includes the lid 9 and the drawer 15 ,

The horizontal partition or partition 11 comprises a base body or a base part 14 and a separate and non-destructively detachable on the base 14 attachable plate-like element in the form of a panel 21 on a pedestal 16 , The basic part 14 includes a front edge 17 and one in the depth direction (z-direction) opposite the front edge 17 set back, obliquely upwards and backwards oriented surface area 18 , In this regard, thus an inclined step is formed. This inclined surface area 18 is practically strip-like and extends in particular over the entire width of the base 14 and is at a top 19 that the lid 9 turned away trained. In this basic part 14 is a blind 20 embedded, so that a top 21 the aperture 20 flush with a top 22 that form part of the top 19 represents, is arranged. The aperture 20 is thus flush in the base 14 arranged in the area of the pedestal, which is lowered from the front in a vertical direction.

In addition, the aperture extends 20 over the entire depth of this pedestal 16 and also the adjoining back, obliquely backwards and upwards oriented surface area 18 , A front 23 the aperture 20 forms a section of the front edge 17 ,

In addition, in the aperture 20 a display unit 24 formed, by means of which a symbolic representation of a display of a moisture content in the fresh food container 8th is representable. For this purpose, in the exemplary embodiment, symbols are at that area of the diaphragm 20 formed, extending through the surface area 18 oriented obliquely upwards and backwards. In the exemplary embodiment, three different object elements or objects 25 . 26 and 27 shown with three different explicit positions of the lid 9 relative to the drawer 15 accompanied. Thus, these respective lid positions specifying and associated moisture contents are symbolic in the Cling container 8th characterized. The objects 25 to 27 can be printed on the panel.

In addition, the operating element 13 to recognize which viewed in the depth direction between the front edge 17 and the surface area 18 is positioned and thus accessible from above accordingly. By pressing the operating element 13 is a particular exclusively mechanical interaction and coupling of the lid 9 adjusted. The lid 9 can also work on a storage device 12 that are exclusively on the walls 3a and 3b is designed to be stored. It can be adjusted positionally in a lifting and sliding movement. For this purpose, corresponding bearing elements of the bearing device 12 diagonally backwards and up on the walls 3a and 3b oriented to be arranged.

With the adjustment of the lid 9 relative to the drawer 15 then also the moisture content in the fresh food container 8th changed. In the embodiment it is provided that automatically with the adjustment of the lid 9 also the symbolic display of the moisture content changes and to at least one of the objects 25 to 27 is marked differently in color. For this purpose, for example, a paint slide automatically with the operation of the control 13 be moved coupled and the object to be colored. As a result, an observer can then intuitively and immediately perceive the information of the symbolic moisture content through the color information and defined deposit. Is then by pressing the control 13 the position of the lid 9 changed again, then preferably also automatically changes the color coding of one or more of the objects 25 to 27 ,

In 3 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the partition 11 shown. In contrast to the design in 2 here is the aperture 20 over the entire width of the partition 11 educated. In addition, it is provided here that the operating element 13 which is in the aperture 20 is embedded, over the front edge 17 and thus also the frontrand 23 extends forward and thus front accessible on its shell side and can be touched. The shell side 13a is thus exposed in a segmental manner towards the front.

In addition, as objects 25 . 26 and 27 geometric recesses, such as rectangles, be arranged in a row next to each other and be arranged behind a color slider, in particular also coupled to the operating element 13 and is displaceable depending on its operation. This also allows individual symbolic information about the moisture content in the freshness-keeping container assigned by the color coding of these geometric shapes 8th mediated.

It can be provided that the aperture 20 is formed of a transparent material, such as glass, or a plastic. The aperture 20 can in the basic part 14 be snapped or locked or plugged. By the obliquely rearward and upward oriented arrangement of the surface area 18 a presentation slope for the display unit is virtually designed.

In 4 is a perspective sectional view of an example of the partition 11 shown. The pedestal 16 has the top 22 on, which is lower in the vertical direction and thus in the y-direction than the top 19 a wall part 28 the partition 11 , The top 22 is rectangular and extends in the horizontal xz plane.

The wall part 28 represents that area of the partition 11 which is in the depth direction to the pedestal 16 Connects to the rear. A back edge 16a forms the back border of the pedestal 16 , this back edge 16a in the surface area 18 flows into or adjoins.

As in 4 it can be seen, is the pedestal 16 dimensioned in the vertical direction thinner than the wall part 28 , wherein this is formed to the effect that in the embodiment, the wall part 28 extends further in both the positive y-direction and in the negative y-direction, respectively, than the pedestal 16 ,

In the wall part 28 is also at least one air duct 29 educated. This one is integrated in it. Air is preferably in a rear area in the wall part 28 and thus also in this rear area opening air duct 29 brought in. At a transition 30 between the pedestal 16 and the wall part 28 is at a bottom 32 an air outlet 31 of the air duct 29 educated.

Through the top 22 and the surface area 18 is a volume space limited to the bottom and to the rear 33 formed as a receiving space, in which with the door closed 5 a door rack 34 ( 1 ) extends into it. The door rack 34 thus overlaps in the depth direction and thus in the z-direction with the pedestal 16 and overlaps in the vertical direction and thus in the y-direction with the wall part 28 , As in 4 indicated by way of example, the podium is measured 16 in the z-direction preferably between 80 mm and 150 mm, in particular between 90 mm and 110 mm, in particular 100 mm.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

 Household refrigerator

2

 corpus

3

 inner container

3a

 vertical side wall

3b

 vertical side wall

4

 refrigerator

5

 freezer

6

 door

7

 Freezer door

8th

 Cling container

9

 cover

10

 cover

11

 partition wall

12

 storage device

13

 operating element

13a

 Shellside

14

 base

15

 drawer

16

 podium

16a

 rear edge

17

 front edge

18

 surface area

19

 top

20

 cover

21

 top

22

 top

23

 front

24

 display unit

25

 symbol

26

 symbol

27

 symbol

28

 wall part

29

 Air duct

30

 crossing

31

 Air outlet opening

32

 bottom

33

 receiving volume

34

 door racks

QUOTES INCLUDE IN THE DESCRIPTION

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Cited patent literature

• WO 2011/026749 A2 [0002]
• DE 4040341 C2 [0003, 0004]

Claims (12)

Household refrigeration appliance ( 1 ) with an interior ( 4 . 5 ) for ingesting food through walls ( 3a . 3b ) of an inner container ( 3 ) is limited, and with a horizontally oriented partition ( 11 ) in the interior ( 3 ), and with a door ( 5 ) for closing the interior ( 4 . 5 ), characterized in that the partition ( 11 ) in a depthwise direction of the household refrigerator ( 1 ) sees the front area a lowered podium ( 16 ) having. Household refrigeration appliance ( 1 ) according to claim 1, characterized in that the pedestal ( 16 ) over the entire width of the partition ( 11 ). Household refrigeration appliance ( 1 ) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that an upper side ( 22 ) of the podium ( 16 ) with a rear edge ( 16a ) to an obliquely upwardly and rearwardly oriented surface area ( 18 ) of the partition ( 11 ) adjoins. Household refrigeration appliance ( 1 ) according to claim 3, characterized in that the rear edge ( 16a ) parallel to a front edge ( 17 ). Household refrigeration appliance ( 1 ) according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that the surface area ( 18 ) over the entire width of the partition ( 11 ). Household refrigeration appliance ( 1 ) According to one of claims 3 to 6, characterized in that (through the pedestal 16 ) from below and through the surface area ( 18 ) from behind a recording volume ( 33 ) for a door rack ( 34 ) the door ( 5 ) in the closed state of the door ( 5 ) is limited and the door rack ( 34 ) into the receiving volume ( 33 ) into it. Household refrigeration appliance ( 1 ) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in the depth direction to the rear of the pedestal ( 16 ) adjoining wall part ( 28 ) of the partition ( 11 ) is thicker in the vertical direction than the pedestal ( 16 ). Household refrigeration appliance ( 1 ) according to claim 7, characterized in that in the wall part ( 28 ) Air ducts ( 29 ) are designed for cooling air. Household refrigeration appliance ( 1 ) according to claim 8, characterized in that at least one Luftausströmöffnung ( 31 ) on a lower side ( 32 ) of the partition ( 11 ) at a transition ( 30 ) between the pedestal ( 16 ) and the wall part ( 28 ) is trained. Household refrigeration appliance ( 1 ) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it has an interior ( 4 . 5 ) arranged fresh container ( 8th ) for food, which has a drawer ( 15 ) and one for covering the drawer ( 15 ) arranged lid ( 9 ), which with a storage device ( 12 ) for opening and closing the drawer ( 15 ) in the interior ( 4 . 5 ) is mounted raised and lowered, and the partition wall ( 11 ) directly above the lid ( 9 ) is arranged. Household refrigeration appliance ( 1 ) according to claim 10, characterized in that it controls ( 13 ), with which the lid ( 9 ), and the operating element ( 13 ) on the pedestal ( 16 ) is arranged. Household refrigeration appliance ( 1 ) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the partition wall ( 11 ) at least partially has a shell which is filled with a thermally insulating material.

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