EP0648988B1 - Refrigerator with slidable shelves - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a refrigerator according to the Preamble of the first claim.

A well-known refrigerator of this type is located on opposite vertical ones Side walls of a person receiving the goods to be cooled Inner container horizontally into the housing depth running in guide rails on which one front, lockable with a door Access opening can be inserted from storage shelves. The Guide rails run from the area of the rear wall of the Inner container up to the area of the access opening. On the individual guide rails are adapted accordingly Storage shelves can be inserted horizontally, on which the goods to be cooled are to be set up. Are there Storage shelves provided, which are at least approximately over the entire length of the Guide rails extend, while shortened Storage shelves are only about half as long and when arranged on a common guide rail level form an entire storage shelf or in different levels individually on guide rails are hung up in the area in front of the Inner container tall objects such as bottles, milk cartons etc. to be able to arrange. The guide rails are there arranged at the same distance one above the other, the top guide rail a distance from the ceiling wall of the inner container, which is many times larger than the height distance between two neighboring ones Guide rails.

The invention is based, with one Cooling device according to the preamble of the first claim Take measures to simplify the process Handling the shortened storage shelves is achieved.

This object is achieved according to the invention by the characteristic features of the first claim.

In a configuration of a refrigerator according to the Invention is for a shortened, half storage compartment a correspondingly shortened own guide rail provided, which is particularly just below the Top wall of the inner container or below one unshortened guide rail, so that a shortened Storage compartment in a generally little used Area can be parked. Will the shortened Guide rail above the rest of the uncut Guide rails arranged, then this is usually well visible and easily accessible section of the inner container in the rear area, so that flat parts such as cheese, butter and the like., cans and containers can be stored. In particular, the shortened guide rail is above a control housing arranged on a side wall for Control and / or lighting elements provided to a to achieve optimal use of space.

The invention is based on the schematic diagrams of an embodiment explained in more detail.

Fig 1. eine Frontansicht eines Kühlschranks mit darüber angeordnetem Gefrierfach und geöffneten Türen,

Fig. 2 einen Seitenschnitt durch einen Kühlschrank-Innenbehälter mit auf unterschiedlichen Führungsschienen angeordneten verkürzten Ablagefachböden und

Fig. 3 eine Ansicht gemäß Fig. 2 bei in einer Ebene angeordneten verkürzten Ablagefachböden.

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1 is a front view of a refrigerator with a freezer compartment above it and open doors,

Fig. 2 shows a side section through a refrigerator inner container with shortened storage shelves and arranged on different guide rails

Fig. 3 is a view of FIG. 2 with shortened storage shelves arranged in one plane.

Within a housing 1 of a cooling device, in particular a refrigerator is an inner container 2 for the absorption of goods to be cooled. The inner container 2 has on its front indicated at 3 Access opening, which by means of a on the housing 1 vertical axis hinged hinged door 4 airtight is lockable. The inner container 2 instructs opposite vertical side walls in several superimposed levels parallel to each other and horizontal guide rails 5, which are made up the area of a container rear wall 6 towards opening 3 extend. The one above the other at equal intervals arranged, preferably molded into the side walls or guide rails 5 formed therefrom extend over a total height range of approximately accounts for half of the total inner container height and both towards the container bottom 7 and towards the container ceiling wall 8 ends at a distance. These form a block Guide rails extend from the area of the rear wall 6 forth in the direction of the housing depth up to close to door compartments 9 the inside of door 4 when door 4 is closed. In the guide rails 5 are correspondingly long trained storage shelves 10 from the opening 3 forth can be inserted and serve to store items to be cooled Good. On these guide rails 5 can also in contrast, shortened shelf 11 pushed be the same by another one Guide rail pushed on shortened shelf 11 practically according to FIG. 3 to an unabridged shelf 10 can be added. The shortened shelf plates 11 allow to uncut underneath Storage shelves 10 in the front area tall objects such as To set up flats and the like that are above the level of protrude shortened storage shelves.

For easy handling and storage for one not needed in the area of the storage shelves 10 Providing shortened shelf 11 is at least a guide rail 12 from the rear wall 6 opposite the other guide rails 5 shortened so that just one of the half plates 11 can be parked on it. Such a shortened guide rail 12 is located above the remaining uncut guide rails 10 in the Area that is otherwise free of guide rails. In particular, this shortened guide rail is located 12 above one arranged on a side wall Control housing 13, for example a Temperature setting element and possibly one Lighting device records. The shortened Guide rail 12 is located between this Control housing 13 and the top wall 8 of the inner container. The distance between the top wall 8 and the shortened The guide rail is dimensioned so that it is parked there shortened shelf 11 still butter, small cans and Like. Can be stored. This distance can be up to 10 cm. This area is still there easily accessible and viewable because it is at a height located in a built-in device or in on the Floor-standing device in an upright or crouched position the operator is at eye level.

Claims (6)

1. A refrigerator with a vertical inner container (2) to be cooled, which comprises guide rails (5) for guiding of slidable storage shelves, said guide rails running horizontally into the depth of the housing on opposite side walls, whereby the guide walls extend from a rear wall (6) of the container to a frontal access opening (3) that is closable by means of a door (4) and storage shelves of different lengths are provided, characterised in that at least one guide rail (12) extends away from the rear wall (6) over only a part of the length of another unshortened guide rail (5).
2. A refrigerator according to claim 1, characterised in that a correspondingly shortened storage shelf (11) is supportable on the shortened guide rail (12).
3. A refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that only one shortened guide rail (12) is arranged above the usual unshortened guide rails (5).
4. A refrigerator according to claim 1 or any following claim, characterised in that a shortened guide rail (12) is provided above a control housing (13) arranged on a side wall for receiving control and/or lighting elements.
5. A refrigerator according to claim 1 or one of the following claims, characterised in that a shortened guide rail (12) is provided between the upper wall (8) of the inner container and the control housing (13).
6. A refrigerator according to claim 5, characterised in that the shortened guide rail (12) is arranged at a spacing of up to 10 cm from the upper wall (8).

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