DE202007005443U1 - Insulated container e.g. refrigerator, for e.g. passenger car, has bottle holder fixing bottle in defined position, and fixing area placed around upward tapered part of bottle and arranged above centre of gravity of bottle - Google Patents

Abstract

The container (1) has an inner wall that is provided with an influencing unit for influencing an inner temperature of the container. A closable opening is provided for loading and unloading an inner space of the container. A bottle holder (3) is provided for fixing a bottle (2) in a vertical or approximate vertical position, and fixes the bottle in a defined position. A fixing area is placed completely or partially around an upward tapered part of the bottle in a form-fit or frictionally-engaged manner, and is arranged above centre of gravity of the bottle.

Description

The The invention relates to a bottle holder, in particular in insulated containers such as. coolers or refrigerators that are preferably installed or fixed in vehicles or loose carried become.

Lots Vehicles in recreational or professional use such as cars, trucks, buses, caravans, Motorhomes or ships today are equipped with insulated containers or can through a wide range of accessories be equipped or retrofitted with such. These insulated containers are used to put the contents on to bring it to a certain temperature level, it on such a too or to prevent temperature equilibration with the environment or to delay. This may be pure insulated containers or insulated containers Cooling or heating function act.

In the most common Application is insulated containers, coolers or refrigerators. It can, however also heat boxes or heating cabinets. The benefit is usually to carry food in particular beverages to cool or cool to keep. It could However, it is also about the entrainment or transportation of other temperatursensibler Goods like e.g. Act medicine.

Now it is the transport or the entrainment of drinks surfaces, especially those with CO2 content the most comfortable solution, this vertical or nearly vertical to store. The problem with mobile use is that Bottles by different acceleration forces be brought to this situation and thereby against other objects or the container wall bump. This can cause damage lead to the bottles or adjacent bodies. Besides, it can make unwanted sounds like for example, cause rattling.

It especially in refrigerator doors already Bottle holder as a slider or as a flexible serrated strip, the but solve the problem inadequately, because they are too deep and in nearby attack the bottom of the bottle and thus the bottles in the upper area do not fix and allow them too much room to move.

This Problem is with the features described in protection claim 1 solved.

With The invention achieves that beverage bottles in insulated containers in vertical or approximate fixed in vertical position. This fixation is particular reserved for beverage bottles with a bottleneck, as is the case with most of the commercial ones beverage surfaces given is. The fixation takes place at the bottleneck and above the center of gravity of the bottle while resting the bottom of the bottle.

The Fixation of the bottle takes place in that the Falschenhals in a particular section partially or completely enclosed by another body becomes. This fixing body Is designed in elastic form and / or material, so that the bottle through a simple pivoting movement can be pressed into the fixation. In the reverse manner, the bottle of fixation can be removed.

An embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to 1 and 2 explains:

1 shows a section of the front view through an insulated container 1 with drinks bottles 2 and the bottle holder 3 ,

2 shows a section of the top view through an insulated container 1 with drinks 2 the bottle holder 3 and the fixing area 4 ,

above Thus, a bottle cage is described as it is in insulated containers in the mobile use could find use. This can be the Construct bottle cage constructively simple and easy in the appropriate Areas of isolated containers integrate. This could e.g. also by plugging or screwing done. Also a retrofit version for existing ones container or refrigerator doors easy to implement.

Of the described bottle holder can be on realize many ways and can e.g. a plastic injection molded part with be corresponding recess in the elastic region. In this Area can also be an elastic plastic or foam used come. Furthermore, the fixation by another separate structural part done with spring tension.

Of the Bottle holder can be fixed or movable in its execution. He can e.g. pluggable and therefore removable. By a special Could be recording the bottle holder be height adjustable and adapt to different bottle sizes. He could continue also designed swiveling to block no or less space when not in use.

Claims (5)

Container ( 1 ) in particular for the storage of food whose outer walls are made heat-insulating, and with an aggregate is provided for influencing the internal temperature and has at least one closable opening for loading and unloading the interior, with a bottle holder ( 3 ) for fixing bottles ( 2 ) in a vertical or approximately vertical position, which fixes one or more bottles in a defined position, wherein an elastic or movable element ( 4 ) Formally or frictionally engages all or part of the upwardly tapered part of a bottle and this is above the center of gravity of the bottle. container according to claim 1, characterized in that the bottle holder integral part of the container is. container according to claim 1, characterized in that the bottle holder taken from the container can be. container according to claim 1, characterized in that the bottle holder with a height-adjustable and or side adjustable receptacle can be provided. container according to claim 1, characterized in that the bottle holder is pivotally mounted and the position about a pivot point or a Rotary axis changeable is.