EP1278033A1 - Charnière réglable pour portes d'armoires frigorifiques - Google Patents

Charnière réglable pour portes d'armoires frigorifiques Download PDF

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EP1278033A1
EP1278033A1 EP02011511A EP02011511A EP1278033A1 EP 1278033 A1 EP1278033 A1 EP 1278033A1 EP 02011511 A EP02011511 A EP 02011511A EP 02011511 A EP02011511 A EP 02011511A EP 1278033 A1 EP1278033 A1 EP 1278033A1
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Fiorenzo Casoli
Giorgio Giudici
Carlo Piccolini
Davide Pieretto
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05DHINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D7/00Hinges or pivots of special construction
    • E05D7/04Hinges adjustable relative to the wing or the frame
    • E05D7/0415Hinges adjustable relative to the wing or the frame with adjusting drive means
    • E05D7/0423Screw-and-nut mechanisms
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05DHINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D11/00Additional features or accessories of hinges
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05DHINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D7/00Hinges or pivots of special construction
    • E05D7/08Hinges or pivots of special construction for use in suspensions comprising two spigots placed at opposite edges of the wing, especially at the top and the bottom, e.g. trunnions
    • E05D7/081Hinges or pivots of special construction for use in suspensions comprising two spigots placed at opposite edges of the wing, especially at the top and the bottom, e.g. trunnions the pivot axis of the wing being situated near one edge of the wing, especially at the top and bottom, e.g. trunnions
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00General constructional features
    • F25D23/02Doors; Covers
    • F25D23/028Details
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05DHINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D7/00Hinges or pivots of special construction
    • E05D7/04Hinges adjustable relative to the wing or the frame
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05YINDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2800/00Details, accessories and auxiliary operations not otherwise provided for
    • E05Y2800/26Form or shape
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05YINDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2900/00Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
    • E05Y2900/30Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for domestic appliances
    • E05Y2900/31Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for domestic appliances for refrigerators
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2323/00General constructional features not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2323/02Details of doors or covers not otherwise covered
    • F25D2323/024Door hinges

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  • the present invention relates to a removable adjustable hinge for refrigerator doors, and to the refrigerator provided with the hinge.
  • Large capacity refrigerators comprise two adjacent doors hinged to opposite sides of the refrigerator cabinet.
  • the cabinet presents a vertical dividing wall which divides its interior substantially into two compartments, each closed by a door. One of these compartments forms the freezing compartment, the other the preservation compartment for fresh foods.
  • the lower hinges generally consist of an inverted L-shaped bracket, a first arm of which is fixed to the refrigerator cabinet by screws, whereas the other arm, which projects, carries an upwardly directed pin perpendicular to the other arm.
  • the pins are received in seats present in the bottom of the door. Height adjustment is not provided.
  • the doors have mostly to be removed in order to reduce its overall size to an extent enabling it to pass through doors and corridors.
  • the doors are remounted.
  • the extending parts of the hinge project to a considerable extent and can cause damage to objects and persons during transportation.
  • the bracket also has to be removed and then remounted.
  • the bracket is fixed by a plurality of firmly tightened screws to enable it to support the door for the rather lengthy time during which the door is open, the removal and assembly process is tedious and tiring.
  • US-6,030,064 provides a hinge comprising an inverted L-shaped bracket with one arm provided with a perpendicular pin and with its other arm insertable into a channel-shaped or tubular part of rectangular cross-section securely fixed to the cabinet by screws.
  • the channel-shaped part has a base provided with two threaded holes for connecting the screws which, by bearing against the lower face of the inserted arm, enable the hinge to be vertically adjusted.
  • the base there is also provided a guide slot for a corresponding appendix of the inserted arm of the bracket.
  • the channel-shaped part is also provided with a transverse baffle which eliminates slack between the L-shaped bracket and the channel-shaped part.
  • apertures are provided in the front wall of the channel-shaped part for passage of the screws.
  • a main object of the present invention is to provide a vertically adjustable lower hinge for refrigerator doors, especially for refrigerators with side-by-side doors, which is of simple and not necessarily high-precision construction, which uses only one adjustment screw for the height adjustment, and which is easily demountable when the doors are removed to reduce the overall dimensions of the refrigerator for transport purposes.
  • a further important object of the present invention is to ensure verticality of the door rotation axis by means of an upper hinge which is also adjustable.
  • a further object of the present invention is provide a refrigerator incorporating one or more adjustable lower hinges provided with the aforestated advantageous aspects, preferably in combination with upper hinges which are also adjustment.
  • the reference numeral 1 indicates overall a conventional refrigerator of the type comprising two side-by-side doors 2 and 3, of which that indicated by 2, and shown closed, closes a freezer compartment, whereas the other door 3, shown open, closes a refrigerated preservation compartment for fresh foods.
  • a partition 5 separates the two compartments, the partition and compartments being contained within the refrigerator cabinet 6.
  • Each of the doors is hinged both upperly and lowerly to the cabinet 6 by a respective upper hinge 7 and lower hinge 8.
  • the lower hinge 8 ( Figures 2 and 3) comprises a substantially inverted L-shaped bracket element 9 presenting a first side 9a for fixing to the cabinet 6 and a second side 9b (perpendicular to the fixing side) which projects outwards.
  • the fixing side 9a presents three slotted holes 9c in carefully chosen positions. Screws 10 inserted through the slotted holes fix the bracket element 9 to the cabinet 7.
  • the two sides 9a, 9b are joined together laterally by strengthening parts 9d.
  • the first side 9a lowerly presents, formed from the material (sheet metal) of the bracket element 9, a flange 9e perpendicular to the first side 9a and hence slightly projecting from it.
  • This flange therefore leaves a free space in the region 20 of the side 9a.
  • a screw 21 which is used to adjust the height of the bracket element 9 and hence of the lower hinge concerned.
  • the screw 21 is screwed into a projecting arm 12a of a separate component 12 of the lower hinge.
  • This component 12 is of inverted L-shape and is inserted by means of its other arm 12b into the space 20 left free by the projecting flange 9e.
  • the component 12 is fixed to the refrigerator cabinet by screws 22 passing through holes present in the arm 12b.
  • the lower hinge is mounted on the refrigerator cabinet in the following manner:
  • the component 12 is fixed to cabinet by its screws 22.
  • the screws 10 are only partially screwed down (and hence not tightened) onto the refrigerator cabinet.
  • the bracket element 9 is then passed over the screws 10 by virtue of the slotted configuration of the holes 9c and lowered, after which the vertical position of the bracket element 9 is adjusted by acting on the adjustment screw 21, and when the required position for the bracket element 9 has been attained the screws are screwed tightly down to lock it.
  • the upper hinge 7 presents a component 30 to be fixed by screws 31 a, b, c to the upper part of the refrigerator cabinet 6.
  • the screws are three in number.
  • the component 30 presents a flat part 30a to which, via a step or transition region 30b, there is connected a curved flat arm 30c which when in use projects above the door (for example the door 3).
  • the arm 30c carries, extending downwards, a conventional hinge pin 32 intended to penetrate in known manner into an appropriate seat present in the upper edge of the door.
  • the hole through which the screw 31a passes can be circular, whereas the holes through which the other two screws 31b, 31c pass are slightly elongate and preferably arched such that their centre line lies along circular arcs having their centre at the centre of the hole through which the screw 31a passes.
  • the aforedescribed upper hinge 7 enables its pin 32 to be vertically aligned with that 11 of the lower hinge.
  • the three screws 31a, b, c are only loosely screwed down (i.e. not completely tightened).
  • On rotating the adjustment screw 33 it thrusts against the flange 30d to swivel the pin 32, which can thus be brought into vertical alignment with the lower pin 11.
  • the screws 21a, b, c are then completely tightened.

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EP02011511A 2001-07-18 2002-05-22 Charnière réglable pour portes d'armoires frigorifiques Expired - Fee Related EP1278033B1 (fr)

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