EP1746373B1 - Cooling and/or freezing apparatuses - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a refrigerator and / or freezer with an inner container, on the walls of which holding elements in the form of projecting container ribs for the storage of storage shelves, in particular glass shelves, are provided.

Usually, such generic cooling and / or freezers on the side walls profile structures are provided which have a plurality of profile beads or profile projections in particular in the form of container ribs, which are arranged in a grid so that shelves stand up on these retaining profile elements and in the inner container in the desired height can be arranged. For various reasons, these holding elements do not extend in the form of a continuous profile projection over the entire depth of the inner container, but consist of short, knobbed or wart-shaped holding elements, the respective storage floor only substantially punctiform near its leading edge and in the vicinity of its Support the trailing edge. However, this creates a problem in terms of positioning divided shelves, whose depth is considerably reduced compared to the regular shelves and which regularly extend only about ⅓ to ½ the depth of the inner container. The distance between the provided on the inner container wall holding elements in the direction of the depth of the inner container is too large, so that such half or divided storage shelves would fall through between the holding elements. It has therefore already been proposed to provide between the provided for a whole shelf front and rear support members approximately centered further middle holding elements on the inner container wall, so that a shared storage shelf can be placed on the respective rear and middle support members. Even if such additional central container ribs are provided on the inner container wall, the positionability of the divided storage shelves remains limited, since they always have to be positioned according to the distance of these central container ribs from the front and rear ribs so that they with their front and rear edge portions resting on these container ribs. Apart from this, it can come through these additional central container ribs to static over-determinations and a shaking of the storage shelves, if undivided storage shelves are used, since there are three support points for these. In particular, if due to manufacturing tolerances, the middle mounting rib is arranged slightly higher, it may cause a wobbling of the undivided storage shelves.

From the WO 2005/008154 a cooling device is known which has only blind holes on its container inner walls, can be plugged into the Abstellbodenhalter to configure the arrangement of the floors individually by the end user. In the above-mentioned blind holes can optionally be plugged individual Auflagerstopfen with Einsteckzapfen or Auflagerleisten with molded Einsteckzapfen. From the EP 14 91 834 it is similarly known to provide blind holes in the inner wall of a refrigerator container, in the retaining strips are integrally formed with pins, which pins are spreadable by means of a screw inserted therein to ensure the maintenance in the blind holes.

The present invention has for its object to provide an improved refrigerator and / or freezer of the type mentioned, which avoids the disadvantages of the prior art and further develops the latter in an advantageous manner. Preferably, an improved positioning of shared storage shelves is to be achieved with simple means, without affecting the positioning of undivided storage shelves.

According to the invention this object is achieved by a refrigerator and / or freezer according to claim 1. Preferred embodiments of the invention are the subject of the dependent claims.

The invention is based on the idea to convert the respective refrigerator and / or freezer on its inner container walls as needed for the storage of a shared storage floor or the storage of an undivided Abstellbodens. According to the invention for holding shared shelves, especially glass shelves, in addition to the already provided on the walls of the inner container itself retaining elements holding strips provided which can be arranged detachably on the holding elements having walls. These retaining strips are retracted only when needed and form bearing rails on which shared storage shelves can be inserted with a shortened depth and can be positioned almost anywhere by pushing back and forth. In particular, storage shelves, which would fall through due to their short depth between the holding elements, which are formed by the formed on the container inner wall container ribs, would be stored. In the event that instead of a shared storage floor an undivided storage shelf is to be inserted again at the respective height, the additional retaining strips can be removed and the undivided storage shelf are placed on the designated, in particular formed by molded container ribs holding elements.

In a further development of the invention, the retaining strips can each pass between two holding elements located at the same height and / or two such holding elements located at the same height on an inner container wall to be ordered. The retaining strips can be arranged overlapping the molded on the Innenbehälterwandungen container ribs. In particular, the retaining strips can form elongate profile shells or rails, which can be inserted in the manner of a cap on the retaining elements on the inner container walls.

The retaining strips can basically have different lengths. According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, its length corresponds to at least about 2/3 of the inner container depth. Preferably, the length of the retaining strips substantially correspond to the depth of undivided storage shelves, that is about the depth of the inner container minus the board of provided on the inside of the door storage shelves around which the door in the inner container in the closed state protrudes.

The retaining elements already provided on the inner container walls are formed by projecting, preferably approximately lenticular, knobbed or wart-shaped container ribs, which can be integrally formed integrally with the inner container wall. The integrally molded container ribs can form small, short protrusions which extend only over a small fraction of the shelf depth.

The retaining strips can basically be fastened in various ways, for which purpose they preferably have positive and / or non-positive fastening means. In particular, the retaining strips can be clamped.

According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the retaining strips are attached to the provided on the inner container wall holding elements. For this purpose, the retaining strips can preferably be clipped onto the retaining elements. On the retaining strips and / or on the retaining elements projecting locking tongues and / or locking beads can be provided, by means of which the retaining strips can be positively locked to the retaining elements on the inner container wall. According to one embodiment of the invention, the retaining strips in cross-section approximately Have U-shaped fastening clips, which have on the inner and / or outer sides of the opposite legs locking lugs and / or -sicken, which latch when pushed onto the retaining elements with complementary retaining beads and / or tongues, which at the top and / or bottom the holding elements are provided.

According to the retaining strips are clamped. The retaining strips have clamping means for clamping to the said retaining elements. In this case, the clamping means may consist of the holding elements substantially complementary clamping recesses formed.

In particular, however, the clamping means can be formed by clamping webs, by means of which the retaining strips can be clamped between superposed holding elements on the inner container wall. In particular, it can be provided that the clamping webs are adapted to the beads between two directly superimposed holding webs, that the clamping webs can be clamped in these beads. In principle, however, it would also be conceivable to clamp the retaining strips between the upper side of a first retaining element and the underside of a second retaining element which is not located directly above the said first retaining element, i. that one or more holding elements are skipped, so to speak. If the retaining strip, for example, formed such that it covers a holding element, the retaining strip between the top of the lying under the covered holding element holding element and the underside of the above the covered holding element provided retaining element can be clamped. Preferably, however, is the aforementioned embodiment, in which the clamping means comprise clamping webs which can be clamped accurately in the beads between two directly superposed holding elements.

In a further development of the invention, said clamping webs are provided on the underside of the retaining strips.

In order to prevent the storage shelves slip on the retaining strips or even slipping out, the retaining strips advantageously have pull-out stopper, which may be formed of projections on the inside of the retaining strips. The storage shelves may have cooperating projections which are provided on the undersides of the storage shelves and are offset from the lateral edge of the storage shelves approximately to the extent of the width of the retaining strips inwards. Optionally, several such Auszugsstopper may be provided on each retaining strip to fix the glass shelves at different locations can. Advantageously, the pullout stoppers and the cooperating engagement means on the storage floors are designed such that the storage shelves can only be pulled out when they have been previously lifted slightly from the retaining bars.

In a further development of the invention, the pull-out stopper may have overflow slopes that allow overflow of the pull-stop in the insertion direction. The shelves can be placed on the retaining strips and inserted into this in the inner container. If the protrusions on the bottoms of the shelves land on the overflow ramps, the glass shelves will rise slightly and slip over the pullout stoppers.

In addition, for securing the retaining strips and clamping means for clamping the retaining strips, preferably in the longitudinal direction, may be provided on the inner container and / or on the retaining strips. According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention can on the inner container rear wall Einspannrippen and / or -sicken and spaced from the inner container rear Abstemmkonturen be provided on the side walls of the inner container, so that the retaining strip between the inner container rear wall and said Abstemmkontur can be clamped or clamped. Advantageously, for this purpose, the respective retaining strip have a Abstemmarm, which is preferably elastic and is supported on the aforementioned Abstemmkontur. This embodiment is particularly advantageous when a substantially vertically extending light column or bar is provided in the inner container. In this Case, the Abstemmkontur be provided on the light bar, so that the retaining strips between the inner container rear wall and the light column can be clamped.

The retaining strips can also be mounted on the smooth inner container wall itself. For this purpose, for example, suction cups may be provided on the half strips, by means of which the retaining strips can be fixed non-positively on the walls of the inner container.

In addition, magnetic fastening means may be provided for fastening the retaining strips. Preferably, the retaining strips may have permanent magnets, while provided behind the Innenbehälterwandung metal elements, in particular may be foamed.

Of course, further attachment means are possible in principle. Thus, the retaining strips can be attached by means of bayonet locks, screws or expanding rivets or dowels in addition to the inner container wall.

According to a particularly advantageous embodiment of the invention, a spreading device can be provided between two holding shelves carrying a shelf, which spreads the two retaining strips away from each other on opposite Innenbehälterwandungen. Since the retaining strips are supported by the provided on the inner container walls holding elements in the form of the container ribs, a lower spreading force is sufficient. In this case, the spreading device merely has to ensure that the retaining strips can not slip off the retaining elements.

The spreading device can basically be designed differently. According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, a spreader spring connecting the two retaining strips can be provided. Alternatively or additionally, the spreading device may also have a variable in length telescopic support, which may be advantageously designed in the manner of a shock absorber.

The retaining strips themselves can basically be designed differently. For example, they may be formed by metal rails and / or continuous casting profiles. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, however, the retaining strips are made of plastic and form injection-molded profile strips.

The holding elements, which are formed by the advantageously integrally formed on the container wall container ribs are advantageously arranged on the two side walls of the inner container in two rows one above the other and can be dimensioned in their distance from each other such that they undivided shelves in the region of their front and rear edges support.

Fig. 1:

eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Kühlgeräts nach einer bevorzugten Ausführung der Erfindung, wobei bei geöffneter Tür der Innenbehälter sowie zwei darin eingesetzte Glas-Abstellböden sowie die zu deren Lagerung vorgesehenen Haltelemente in Form von Behälterrippen an den Seitenwänden des Innenbehälters zu sehen sind,

Fig. 2:

eine perspektivische, ausschnittsweise Innenbehälteransicht, die die Behälterrippen an einer Seitenwand, eine aufgesetzte Halteleiste und einen darauf aufliegenden geteilten Abstellboden zeigt,

Fig. 3:

einen Querschnitt durch die Halteleiste aus Fig. 1, die deren Befestigung an einer Behälterrippe zeigt,

Fig. 4:

eine perspektivische Seitenansicht einer Halteleiste nach einer bevorzugten Ausführung der Erfindung,

Fig. 5:

eine perspektivische Ansicht der Unterseite der Halteleiste aus Fig. 4, die die dort vorgesehenen Klemmstege zum Festklemmen der Halteleisten zeigt,

Fig. 6:

eine perspektivische Teilansicht des Innenbehälters des Kühlgeräts aus Fig. 1, die die Halteleiste aus den Figuren 4 und 5 in der eingebauten Stellung zeigt,

Fig. 7:

einen horizontalen Längsschnitt durch eine Halteleiste nach einer alternativen Ausführung der Erfindung, die zwischen der Innenbehälterrückwand und einer Lichtsäule an einer Seitenwand des Innenbehälters eingespreizt ist, wobei die mit x und y gekennzeichneten Bereiche in Fig. 4 in ausschnittsweisen Vergrößerungen zusätzlich dargestellt sind,

Fig. 8:

eine perspektivische Darstellung einer Spreizvorrichtung zum Aufspreizen zweier einen gemeinsamen Abstellboden tragenden Halteleisten, wobei in Fig. 8a der in den Innenbehälter eingebaute Zustand und in Fig. 8b der ausgebaute Zustand dargestellt sind,

Fig. 9:

eine perspektivische Darstellung einer Spreizvorrichtung zum Aufspreizen zweier einen gemeinsamen Abstellboden tragenden Halteleisten nach einer alternativen Ausführung der Erfindung, wobei in Fig. 9a der in den Innenbehälter eingebaute Zustand und in Fig. 9b der ausgebaute Zustand dargestellt sind,

Fig. 10:

eine schematische Darstellung einer Spreizvorrichtung in Form einer Teleskopschiene zum Aufspreizen zweier Halteleisten gegen zwei gegenüberliegende Seitenwände des Innenbehälters,

Fig. 11:

eine perspektivische, ausschnittsweise Ansicht des Innenbehälters des Kühlgeräts und einer an der Seitenwand des Innenbehälters befestigten Halteleiste nach einer alternativen Ausführung der Erfindung, die mittels eines Saugnapfs an der Innenbehälterwandung befestigt ist,

Fig. 12:

einen Längsschnitt durch die Halteleiste aus Fig. 8, die deren Saugnapf zeigt,

Fig. 13:

einen Längsschnitt durch eine Halteleiste nach einer alternativen Ausführung der Erfindung, die mittels eines Magneten und einem im Gerätekorpus eingeschäumten Metallkörper an der Innenbehälterwandung befestigt ist.

The invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to preferred embodiments and associated drawings. In the drawings show:

Fig. 1:

a perspective view of a refrigerator according to a preferred embodiment of the invention, wherein with the door open the inner container and two glass shelves inserted therein and provided for their storage holding elements in the form of container ribs on the side walls of the inner container can be seen

Fig. 2:

a perspective, fragmentary inner container view showing the container ribs on a side wall, an attached retaining strip and a split shelf resting thereon,

3:

a cross section through the retaining strip Fig. 1 showing its attachment to a container rib,

4:

a perspective side view of a retaining strip according to a preferred embodiment of the invention,

Fig. 5:

a perspective view of the underside of the retaining strip Fig. 4 showing the clamping webs provided there for clamping the retaining strips,

Fig. 6:

a partial perspective view of the inner container of the refrigerator Fig. 1 making the retaining strip out of the FIGS. 4 and 5 in the installed position shows

Fig. 7:

a horizontal longitudinal section through a retaining strip according to an alternative embodiment of the invention, which is spread between the inner container rear wall and a light column on a side wall of the inner container, wherein the x and y marked areas in Fig. 4 are additionally shown in partial enlargements,

Fig. 8:

a perspective view of a spreading device for spreading two a common storage shelf supporting retaining strips, wherein in Fig. 8a the installed in the inner container state and in Fig. 8b the removed state are shown

Fig. 9:

a perspective view of a spreading device for spreading two common Abstellboden bearing retaining strips according to an alternative embodiment of the invention, wherein in Fig. 9a the installed in the inner container state and in Fig. 9b the removed state are shown

Fig. 10:

a schematic representation of a spreading device in the form of a telescopic rail for spreading two retaining strips against two opposite side walls of the inner container,

Fig. 11:

a perspective, partial view of the inner container of the refrigerator and one attached to the side wall of the inner container Retaining strip according to an alternative embodiment of the invention, which is fastened by means of a suction cup to the inner container wall,

Fig. 12:

a longitudinal section through the retaining strip Fig. 8 showing her suction cup,

Fig. 13:

a longitudinal section through a retaining strip according to an alternative embodiment of the invention, which is fixed by means of a magnet and a foamed in the device body metal body to the inner container wall.

This in FIG. 1 drawn cooling device 1 comprises a substantially cubic device body 2, which is closed by a hinged about an upright axis door 3. In the inner container 4 of the device body 2 shelves in the form of glass shelves are used. To place the shelves 5 at different heights, 4 holding elements 8 in the form of container ribs 9 are provided on opposite side walls 6 and 7 of the inner container, which are integrally formed integrally in a grid in two rows one above the other integral with the side walls 6 and 7 and form knob-shaped or wart-shaped projections (see. FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 ). On the container ribs 9, the storage shelves 5 can stand up, wherein the container rib rows are spaced apart so far that the storage shelves 5 stand up in their front and rear edge portion.

To a half or shared shelf 5a (see. FIG. 2 ), additional rail-shaped retaining strips 10 on the side walls 6 and 7 of the inner container 4 can be fastened. The retaining strips 10 may be injection-molded plastic profiles which form elongate shells or rails which cover the respective container ribs 9, at the height of which the divided storage shelf 5a is to be arranged (cf. FIG. 2 ).

As FIG. 3 shows, the retaining strips 10 advantageously have a matched to the container ribs 9, in the illustrated embodiment is substantially U-shaped Cross-section, with which they can be fitted accurately on the respective container rib 9. The resilient legs 11 of the retaining strips 10 carry on their inner sides locking elements 12 which can engage with complementary locking elements on the top and bottom of the respective container rib 9 when the retaining strips 10 are completely pushed onto the container ribs 9. In order to prevent wobbling of the retaining strips 10, they can fit snugly with a clamp on the container ribs 9, wherein they are secured by the locking elements 12 positively.

As FIG. 2 shows the shared shelves 5a can be placed regardless of their depth at any point by resting on the retaining strips 10. If necessary, they can also be moved forward on the retaining strips 10, if desired.

A particularly preferred embodiment of the retaining strips show the FIGS. 4 to 6 , The retaining strip 10 is in this case likewise formed by injection-molded plastic profiles which form elongate shells or rails which cover the respective container ribs 9, at the height of which the divided shelf 5a is to be arranged (cf. FIG. 6 ). The in the FIGS. 4 and 5 not shown outside or back of the retaining strip 10 forms a cup-shaped, open profile, which can be set via the corresponding container ribs 9.

The attachment of the retaining strips 10 takes place via clamping webs 28, which are provided on the undersides of the retaining strips and can be accurately clamped in the beads 32 between two superposed container ribs 9. As a result, the inner container 4 or the light column 33 (see FIG. FIG. 6 ), on each of which the container ribs 9 are formed, and not the retaining strips 10, the clamping force or the resulting deformation. Furthermore, it can be prevented by the formation of the clamping means in the form of the clamping webs 28 that the retaining strips 10, which have only little support depth on the container ribs 9, can be turned down by this. By blocking the underlying slot or the bead 32, this is prevented.

Advantageously, the clamping webs 28 are convexly curved, preferably corresponding to the ribbed columns, which are formed by the superposed container ribs 9. As a result, the retaining strip 10 fits visually harmoniously into the interior of the refrigerator.

As the FIGS. 4 and 5 show, the retaining strip 10 further has pull-out stopper 29 in the form of rib-shaped projections 30, which extend substantially transversely to the longitudinal direction of the retaining strips 10, ie in the installed state approximately vertically on the inside of the retaining strips 10. On the underside of the divided storage floor 5a (see. FIG. 6 ) provided projections cooperate with these pull-out stoppers 29 and are on the back of the pull-out stopper 29, that is, the rear wall of the inner container facing side caught. The top of the pull-out stopper 29 may be the in FIG. 6 have overflow slope 31 shown, which allows the storage shelf 5a runs with its projection 34 on the bottom of the Auszugsstopper 29, is raised by the overflow ramp 31 and on the back again falls down to the in FIG. 6 to reach the position shown.

As FIG. 7 shows, the retaining strips 10 can also be clamped or clamped in their longitudinal direction. The clamping means 13 provided for this purpose comprise on the one hand on the inner container rear wall 14 provided Einspannrippen 15 which project slightly in the direction of the side walls 6 and 7 of the rear wall, so that between the respective Einspannrippe 15 and the side wall 6 and 7, a receiving pocket is formed in the the respective retaining strip 10 can be inserted. On the other hand, the clamping means 13 comprise a Abstemmkontur 16 which is provided in the illustrated embodiment at a substantially vertically provided on the respective side wall 6 light column 17 and formed in the form of a bead. The retaining strip 10 has a Abstemmarm 18, which is advantageously formed elastically and inclined to the front of the rear wall-side end of the retaining strip 12 extends away (see. FIG. 7 ). The Abstemmarm 18 can in the Abstemmkontur 16 engage, so that a clamping of the retaining strip 10 between the rear wall and the light column takes place.

As the FIGS. 8 to 10 show, a pair of forming retaining strips 10, so two retaining strips that carry a common shelf 5, are also pressed by means of a spreading device 19 against the opposite side walls 6 and 7 of the inner container 4. According to FIG. 8 the spreading device 19 may consist of a spreading spring 20 which is connected to the ends of the two retaining strips 10 and the two retaining strips 10 in the extended state in the manner of two shutters auseinanderschwenkt, like this FIG. 8b shows. In the installed state according to FIG. 8a the spreading spring 20 is tensioned, so that the then parallel retaining strips 10 are stretched against the opposite side walls 6 and 7.

As FIG. 9 shows, also the two retaining strips 10 approximately centrally connecting expansion spring 20 may be provided, which is variable in length in the manner of a compression spring. In the illustrated embodiment, the spreading spring 20 has a compensation loop 21, over which the spreading spring 20 can shorten under pressure. This also allows the pair of retaining strips, as this FIG. 9a shows are spread between opposite side walls 6 and 7.

Alternatively, the spreading device 19 also, as this FIG. 10 shows, consist of a telescopic support 22 which is variable in length, so that by extending the telescopic support 22, the retaining strips 10 against the opposite side walls 6 and 7 of the inner container 4 can be spread. The telescopic support 22 can be moved apart via a thread. Alternatively, the telescopic support 22 may also be biased by a corresponding spring and move apart by spring force, so that the retaining strips 10 can be stretched elastically against the side walls 6 and 7.

In addition to the fastening means described above, the retaining strips 10 can also via suction cups 23 frictionally against the side walls 6 and 7 of the inner container 4 are fixed, as is the FIGS. 11 and 12 demonstrate. It may be sufficient to provide approximately centrally of the retaining strips 10, a suction cup 23 which can be tensioned via an actuating lever 24. Of course, if necessary, several suction cups may be provided.

FIG. 13 shows the attachment of a retaining strip 10 by means of magnetic fasteners 25. Advantageously, a permanent magnet 26 may be provided approximately centrally on the respective retaining strip 10, which cooperates with a metal body 27, which is advantageously foamed behind the respective side wall 6 or 7 of the inner container 11 in the device body 2 can be (cf. FIG. 13 ). Advantageously, as a metal body 27, a continuous, approximately vertically extending metal rail can be foamed into the device body. The retaining strips 10 are additionally secured in a form-fitting manner to the integrally formed container ribs 9, so that the suction cups or the magnet need only ensure that the retaining strips do not slip off the container ribs.

Claims (23)

1. A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit having an inner container (4) at whose walls (6, 7) holding elements (8) are provided in the form of projecting container ribs (9) for the placing of storage trays (5) thereon, characterized in that holding rails (10) that have clamping means (11) for fixedly clamping to the projecting container ribs (9) and that are releasably arranged at the walls (6, 7) of the inner container (4) are provided in addition to the projecting container ribs (9) for storing divided storage trays (5a), in particular glass trays.
2. A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with the preceding claim, wherein the holding rails (10) can each be installed between two holding elements (8) located at the same height and/or over two holding elements (8) located at the same height.
3. A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with one of the preceding claims, wherein the holding rails (10) have a length that at least corresponds to approximately 2/3 of the inner container depth, preferably to substantially approximately the depth of the inner container (4) less a door protrusion into the inner container (4).
4. A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with one of the preceding claims, wherein the projecting, approximately nub-shaped or nipple-shaped container ribs (9) are formed integrally in one piece at the inner container wall (6, 7).
5. A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with one of the preceding claims, wherein the holding rails (10) have shape-matched and/or force fitting fastening means for fastening to the holding elements (8).
6. A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with one of the preceding claims, wherein the holding rails (10) and/or the holding elements (8) have projecting latching tongues and/or latching beads (12) for latching the holding rails (10) to the holding elements (8) and are preferably provided at a upper side and/or lower side of the holding rails (10) and/or of the holding elements (8).
7. A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with one of the preceding claims, wherein the clamping means (11) of the holding rails (10) have clamping cut-outs formed in a complementary manner to the container ribs (9) for clamping on the container ribs (9).
8. A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with one of the claims 1 to 6, wherein the clamping means (11) have clamping webs (28) for clamping the holding rails (10) between holding elements (8) arranged above one another.
9. A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with the preceding claim, wherein the clamping webs (28) are configured in a complementary manner to the beads between two holding elements (8) arranged directly above one another and are provided to be clamped between the upper side of a first holding element (8) and the lower side of a second holding element (8) disposed directly thereabove.
10. A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with one of the two preceding claims, wherein the clamping webs (28) are provided at a lower side of the holding rails (10).
11. A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with one of the preceding claims, wherein the holding rails (10) have recesses at their side facing the inner container wall (6, 7) by which they can be placed via at least one respective holding element (8) onto the corresponding inner container wall (6, 7) so that the corresponding holding element is received in the respective recess.
12. A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with one of the preceding claims, wherein the holding rails (10) have pull-out stoppers (29) for stopping the pulling out of a compartment tray stored on the holding rails.
13. A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with the preceding claim, wherein the pull-out stoppers (29) are formed by projections (30) that project on the side of the holding rails (10) remote from the respective inner container wall (6, 7).
14. A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with the preceding claim, wherein the pull-out stoppers (29) have overrun chamfers (31) by which a storage tray (5) is pushed over the pull-out stoppers (29) on insertion into the inner container on a pair of holding rails (10).
15. A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with one of the preceding claims, wherein mounting means (13) for mounting the holding rails (10), preferably in their longitudinal direction, are provided at the inner container (4) and/or at the holding rails (10), and in particular comprise at least one mounting rib (15) and/or mounting bead at an inner container wall (14) as well as a bracing arm (18) at the holding rail (10) and a bracing contour (16) at the wall of the inner container (4), preferably at a light column (17).
16. A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with one of the preceding claims, wherein the holding rails (10) have suction cups (23) for fastening to the walls (6, 7) of the inner container (4).
17. A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with one of the preceding claims, wherein the holding rails (10) have magnetic fastening means (15), preferably magnets (26), at the holding rails (10); and wherein metal bodies (27) are provided behind the inner container wall (14),
18. A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with one of the preceding claims, wherein the holding rails (10) have bayonet closure means, screws and/or expanding rivets and/or expanding dowels for fastening to the inner container (4).
19. A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with one of the preceding claims, wherein a spreading apparatus (19) is arranged between two holding rails (10) arranged at the same height for spreading apart the two holding rails (10).
20. A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with the preceding claim, wherein the spreading apparatus (19) has an expanding spring apparatus (20) connecting the two holding rails (10).
21. A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with one of the preceding claims, wherein the spreading apparatus (19) has a length-variable telescopic carrier (22).
22. A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with one of the preceding claims, wherein the holding rails (10) are formed from injected molded plastic section rails.
23. A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with one of the preceding claims, wherein the holding elements (8) are arranged at the two side walls (6, 7) of the inner container (4) above one another in two respective rows and are provided to support undivided storage trays (5), preferably in the region of their front edges and rear edges.

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