EP1239245B1 - Dispositif de support d'objets pour un appareil frigorifique, en particulier pour un réfrigérateur - Google Patents

Dispositif de support d'objets pour un appareil frigorifique, en particulier pour un réfrigérateur Download PDF

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EP1239245B1
EP1239245B1 EP20020005030 EP02005030A EP1239245B1 EP 1239245 B1 EP1239245 B1 EP 1239245B1 EP 20020005030 EP20020005030 EP 20020005030 EP 02005030 A EP02005030 A EP 02005030A EP 1239245 B1 EP1239245 B1 EP 1239245B1
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Domenico Cappelletti
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B73/00—Bottle cupboards; Bottle racks
    • A47B73/008—Bottle cupboards; Bottle racks with attachment means for fixing in another cupboard or rack
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D25/00—Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled
    • F25D25/02—Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled by shelves
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
    • E05Y2900/50—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for vehicles
    • E05Y2900/53—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for vehicles characterised by the type of wing
    • E05Y2900/531—Doors
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2331/00—Details or arrangements of other cooling or freezing apparatus not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2331/80—Type of cooled receptacles
    • F25D2331/803—Bottles
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2331/00—Details or arrangements of other cooling or freezing apparatus not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2331/80—Type of cooled receptacles
    • F25D2331/809—Holders
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D31/00—Other cooling or freezing apparatus
    • F25D31/006—Other cooling or freezing apparatus specially adapted for cooling receptacles, e.g. tanks
    • F25D31/007—Bottles or cans

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  • the present invention relates to a device for supporting objects for a refrigerating apparatus, in particular a refrigerator.
  • refrigerating apparatuses have internal compartments, which are provided for bottles storage; in general, these compartments are obtained in the inner door in the form of a small shelf on which the bottles are placed upright; the bottles are then kept in position by a horizontal stop placed above the inner door shelf.
  • Placing bottles, can or analogous products on a shelf of the refrigerator cell will not only occupy the space provided for other products, but may cause problems, such as their likely downfall on the floor when opening the refrigerator door due to their rolling capacity when placed in a horizontal position, and reach the outer edge of the shelf. A downfall of these products on the floor usually entails breakage of the glass containers.
  • devices for storing bottles which can be hooked to a shelf.
  • These devices usually comprise a vertical supporting section with hooking means to a shelf, e.g. a shelf bar.
  • a second section is hinged near the lower end of this vertical section, whose function is to provide a rest for a bottle or container.
  • This second section is actually capable of taking an orthogonal position with respect to the first section; in other words, in this condition the device has substantially an "L" section, whose horizontal portion can be loaded with a container or bottle in a horizontal position.
  • Document DE 198 21 824 A1 discloses a holder for a bottle and/or a can with transverse bulge-shaped round elements and one longitudinal supporting element.
  • the holder has hooks on the ends of the round elements with which it can be suspended from a shelf inserted above it.
  • the hooks can alternatively fit into a lateral guide arrangement formed in the inner container.
  • Document US-A-5 323 917 relates to a rack supportable on a refrigerator shelf for storing a bottle of wine or a plurality of cylindrical beverage cans.
  • the rack includes a vertical sidewall terminating in an inwardly directed top flange for engaging the refrigerator shelf, a longitudinal depression in a bottom wall for supporting the wine bottle and an incline in the bottom wall for permitting the beverage cans to automatically self-feed towards the front of the rack.
  • Document US-A-2 768 048 discloses a rack for supporting bottles or the like, in which the bottles to be cooled are supported each on a frame, the ends of which are pivoted in the end faces of a base member secured to the door or to the side wall of a refrigerator. Should the device not be required at the time, the second resting section can be lifted up and rest against the vertical supporting section, so as to recover useful space inside the refrigerator.
  • the section provided for operating as a horizontal resting surface has a front edge for preventing a bottle to fall down forwards.
  • this frame it is one aim of the present invention to provide a device for supporting objects for a refrigerating apparatus, in particular a refrigerator, whose form is such to comply with various user's requirements.
  • Figures 1 and 2 is schematically illustrated a device for supporting objects for a refrigerating apparatus in a first and second position, respectively, which is indicated in its whole with reference 1.
  • Reference 2 indicates an upright supporting element, which has substantially a relief 3 to its upper end forming a perpendicular step 4 to the front surface of the upright element 2.
  • the upright element 2 made of food-safe plastic material, also has suitable hooking means to a refrigerator shelf; as described herein, these means are represented by two small elastic wings 5 cooperating with said relief 3.
  • the upright element 2 has suitable means in its lower section for hooking and/or hinging a movable supporting element 6; in the example described herein, these means are represented by pins 8 to be inserted in the seats 7 and 7A on the upright element 2 and movable element 6, respectively.
  • the movable supporting element 6 also made from food-safe plastic material, has a section substantially in the form of a round crown arch being apt to contain a bottle in a horizontal position.
  • the radius of this section is such to also arrange bottles with a larger diameter than the standard diameter.
  • edges delimiting the section of the movable supporting element 6 have each one semicircular seats 9 on their length and symmetric to the other one, being apt to receive a jar, a can or other analogous container placed crosswise on the movable element 6. These seats 9 ensure location of one or more jars, cans or other analogous containers without the risk of having them rolling or falling down from their resting support.
  • the movable supporting element 6 can perform an angular movement and take a first upright rest position ( Fig. 1 ) substantially parallel to the upright element 2, and a second horizontal operating position ( Fig. 2 ) substantially perpendicular to the upright element 2.
  • Fig. 3 is representing the device 1 in a first usage condition for storing a substantially cylindrical container, which in the event described herein is represented by a bottle A; now, the bottle A is arranged horizontally on the movable supporting element 6 along its length.
  • Fig. 4 is representing the device 1 in a second usage condition where substantially cylindrical containers are stored, which in the example described herein are represented by cans B containing a drink; the cans B are placed crosswise on the movable supporting element 6 in the half-circular seats 9. Even if cans containing a drink are represented in the figure, nothing will hinder to place on the movable element 6 any small, jars or other products of equal size, which need to be stored in a refrigerator.
  • the movable element 6 can be manufactured with a different section from the one previously described, i.e. with a plane lower section and two outer edges perpendicular to it.
  • a further implementation may provide the pins 8 obtained directly on one of the two elements 2 or 6.

Claims (8)

  1. Dispositif de support d'objets (1) pour un appareil frigorifique, en particulier un réfrigérateur, comprenant au moins un premier élément de support (2) avec des moyens d'accrochage (3, 5) à une étagère, au moins un deuxième élément de support (6), et des moyens de couplage (7, 7A, 8) entre ledit premier élément (2) et ledit deuxième élément (6),
    caractérisé en ce que ledit deuxième élément de support (6) comporte une section avec une base inférieure plate et deux bords extérieurs perpendiculaires à ladite base inférieure ;
    - chaque bord dudit deuxième élément de support (6) comportant des sièges (9) substantiellement semi-circulaires sur sa longueur, chaque siège semi-circulaire (9) étant symétrique au siège semi-circulaire (9) positionné sur le bord opposé, pour ranger un ou plusieurs récipients (B) d'un premier type dans une position orthogonale ou transversale par rapport à la longueur dudit deuxième élément de support (6) ;
    - ledit deuxième élément de support (6) étant réalisé à partir d'un matériau plastique convenant pour aliment et ayant une section substantiellement sous la forme d'un arc de couronne circulaire adapté pour loger un récipient d'un deuxième type (A) sur toute sa longueur ;
    - lesdits moyens de couplage (7, 7A, 8) étant adaptés pour permettre audit deuxième élément de support (6) d'effectuer des mouvements angulaires pour adopter une position de repos et une position de travail par rapport audit premier élément de support (2).
  2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ledit deuxième élément de support (6) dans ladite position de repos se situe substantiellement en parallèle par rapport audit premier élément de support (2).
  3. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ledit deuxième élément de support (6) dans ladite position de travail se situe substantiellement perpendiculairement par rapport audit premier élément de support (2).
  4. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens d'accrochage (3, 5) comprennent un relief (3).
  5. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens d'accrochage (3, 5) comprennent au moins une aile élastique (5).
  6. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens de couplage (7, 7A, 8) comprennent des bras adaptés pour soutenir ledit deuxième élément de support (6) depuis le fond dudit deuxième élément de support (6).
  7. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens de couplage (7, 7A, 8) comprennent des sièges (7, 7A) et des chevilles (8).
  8. Appareil frigorifique comprenant un dispositif pour supporter des objets selon une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes.
EP20020005030 2001-03-07 2002-03-06 Dispositif de support d'objets pour un appareil frigorifique, en particulier pour un réfrigérateur Expired - Lifetime EP1239245B1 (fr)

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ITTO20010040 ITTO20010040U1 (it) 2001-03-07 2001-03-07 Dispositivo porta oggetti per un apparecchio di refrigerazione, in particolare un frigorifero.

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