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EP1789738B1
EP1789738B1 EP05792197A EP05792197A EP1789738B1 EP 1789738 B1 EP1789738 B1 EP 1789738B1 EP 05792197 A EP05792197 A EP 05792197A EP 05792197 A EP05792197 A EP 05792197A EP 1789738 B1 EP1789738 B1 EP 1789738B1
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    • 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
    • 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
    • F25D25/028—Cooled supporting means
    • 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
    • F25D25/04—Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled by conveyors

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  • the present invention relates to a refrigerator that is specially adapted to the storage of perishable goods.
  • the interior of a refrigerator is divided by a plurality of shelves or pull-out boxes in compartments that can be loaded with refrigerated goods. If several refrigerated goods of the same kind, but loaded with different expiration dates in the refrigerator, it depends conventionally on the attention of the user, whether the containers are removed and consumed before expiry of their maximum storage life, or if individual containers are forgotten in the refrigerator and spoil.
  • the publication EP 1 030 141 A2 shows a refrigerator with a dispenser for cans or bottles or drinks.
  • the patent US 4,831,841 shows a refrigerator with an interior in which a rotatable drum is arranged.
  • the patent US 2,774,460 shows a freezing chamber in which an endless chain is arranged.
  • Object of the present invention is to provide a refrigeration device, which makes it possible to invite newly procured refrigerated goods in the refrigerator without having to unload a residual supply before, and yet it is suitable to ensure that the remaining stock before the new purchase from the refrigerator for Consumption is taken.
  • the refrigeration device is equipped with a storage device having a feed access, a removal access and a channel wherein lumped refrigerated goods input on the passage via the loading port are movable to the unloading access while maintaining its order through the use of a pawl mechanism.
  • the channel is a shaft, and loading and unloading access are respectively provided at the top and bottom of the shaft, so that refrigerated goods can each be loaded into the shaft from above, but can be removed below only when all previously located in the shaft chilled goods have been removed.
  • the channel of the bearing device extends substantially horizontally and is divided into a plurality of cells by vanes that are movably coupled along the channel.
  • each of these cells is sized to receive a piece of refrigerated goods.
  • the blades are attached to a paddle wheel.
  • An embodiment provides that the blades are attached to an endless belt.
  • a bearing device with such an endless belt can have a different depth from its width, which is preferably adapted to the depth of the interior of the refrigerator, and thus enables improved space utilization in the refrigerator.
  • a bottom of the channel is formed by a rotatable plate, so that refrigerated goods loaded in the channel can be conveyed from the loading port to the unloading port by rotating the plate.
  • Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of a refrigerator 1 in table construction, in which an open door 2 opens the view into its interior 3.
  • the interior 3 is subdivided in a manner known per se by shelves 4 into a plurality of compartments.
  • a first bearing device 5 is here shown mounted on an inner side of the door 2.
  • the storage device 5 has the shape of a high-walled box made of plastic, in the walls in the vicinity of the bottom 6 of the storage device 5 is cut on the side facing away from the door 2, a removal opening 7, through which a container 8 can be pulled out in the horizontal direction.
  • the top of the storage device 5 is open and so far away from an arranged above her door racks 9, that in each case a container 8 can be pushed between the upper edge of the storage device 5 and the door rack 9 and dropped into the shaft. Thus, in each case only the first loaded container 8 can be removed from the storage device 5.
  • the bearing device 5, which does not belong to the invention, is particularly suitable for packs 8 of a predetermined narrow shape and with a flat top, which allows them to accommodate very compact.
  • a second storage device 10 is arranged on one of the shelves 4. From this storage device 10, only a turntable can be seen in the figure, can be placed on the refrigerated goods 8.
  • On the underside of the circular hub is centrally and rotatably mounted a suction cup, and a WälzMechkafig is trapped in known from axial rolling bearings in a concentric groove on the underside of the hub, so that the rolling elements, when the turntable by means of the suction cup on the shelf. 4 is fixed, on the one hand the shelf 4 and on the other hand touch the bottom of the groove and so support the hub.
  • a pawl mechanism is provided which allows rotation of the hub only in a single direction.
  • Removal and Beschickungszugang 11 of the storage device 10 need not be defined by openings in a housing in this embodiment, since the user involuntarily unloads the turntable at the most accessible to him in the vicinity of the front edge of the shelf 4 beund.
  • the removal and feed access 11 is temporarily limited by next to the device 10 parked on the same shelf 4 refrigerated goods 12th
  • An advantage of the storage device 10 over the known storage device 5 is that no strict requirements are placed on the shape of the container 8, for which the storage device 10 is available. Even containers of different shapes can be accommodated in the storage device 10 at the same time.
  • Fig. 2 shows a further embodiment of a storage device 15, which can be placed for example instead of the storage device 10 on a shelf 4.
  • the bearing device 15, shown in a horizontal section, has a housing with a substantially cylindrical outer wall 16 cut at one location to form a removal / charging port 11.
  • a paddle wheel 18 is arranged rotatably about a vertical axis.
  • a pawl mechanism may be provided to allow rotation of the paddle wheel 18 only in the direction indicated by the arrow P direction.
  • Six blades 19 of the paddle wheel 18 divide the interior of the storage device 15 in six cells for receiving a respective container 8.
  • Extracting / feeding access 11 extends over two cells so as to simultaneously set in one of the two exposed cells and out of the other can be removed. Of course, the access 11 could also be only half as wide and release a single cell for successive unloading and loading.
  • FIG. 3 also shown in a horizontal section storage device 20 represents a further development of the storage device 15.
  • the rigid paddle wheel 18 is replaced by a circulating around a central guide 21 endless belt, here in the form of a link chain 22, projecting from the blades 19 at regular intervals.
  • the guide 21 is an immovable wall, which may be integrally formed, for example, with bottom 17 and outer wall 16 made of plastic; Alternatively, this wall could also be replaced by pulleys for the link chain 22.
  • the length L of the guide 21 is selectable regardless of its width B, so that the storage device 20 for a given refrigeration device can each be designed so that it extends over the entire depth of the interior and thus makes good use of the available space.

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Kältegerät, das speziell an die Lagerung von schnell verderblichen Gütern angepasst ist.The present invention relates to a refrigerator that is specially adapted to the storage of perishable goods.

Herkömmlicherweise ist der Innenraum eines Kältegerätes durch eine Mehrzahl von Fachböden oder Auszugkästen in Fächer unterteilt, die mit Kühlgut beladen werden können. Wenn mehrere Kühlgutgebinde gleicher Art, aber mit unterschiedlichen Verfallsdaten in das Kühlgerät geladen werden, hängt es herkömmlicherweise von der Aufmerksamkeit des Benutzers ab, ob die Gebinde jeweils vor Ablauf ihrer maximalen Lagerdauer wieder entnommen und verbraucht werden, oder ob einzelne Gebinde im Kältegerät vergessen werden und verderben.Conventionally, the interior of a refrigerator is divided by a plurality of shelves or pull-out boxes in compartments that can be loaded with refrigerated goods. If several refrigerated goods of the same kind, but loaded with different expiration dates in the refrigerator, it depends conventionally on the attention of the user, whether the containers are removed and consumed before expiry of their maximum storage life, or if individual containers are forgotten in the refrigerator and spoil.

Um sicherzustellen, dass solche Gebinde in der richtigen Reihenfolge entnommen werden, stellen viele Verbraucher sie in einer Reihe hintereinander im Kühlschrank auf, wobei die jeweils als erste zu verbrauchenden Gebinde zuvorderst stehen und somit unwillkürlich auch als erste entnommen werden. Diese Vorgehensweise macht es allerdings erforderlich, jedes Mal, wenn von einem bestimmten zu kühlenden Artikel nachgekauft worden ist, bevor der Vorrat an diesem Artikel im Kühlschrank restlos verbraucht ist, den restlichen Vorrat aus dem Kühlschrank auszuladen, um den Neueinkauf dahinter einzuladen, und anschließend den Restvorrat erneut zu platzieren. Diese Vorgehensweise ist jedoch beschwerlich und zeitaufwändig, insbesondere dann, wenn in dem Kühlschrank selber oder in unmittelbarer Nachbarschaft dazu keine Fläche zur Verfügung steht, wo der Restvorrat bequem zwischengelagert werden kann, während die Neueinkäufe eingeladen werden.To ensure that such containers are removed in the correct order, many consumers place them in a row one behind the other in the refrigerator, whereby the first containers to be consumed are the first to be taken out, and thus involuntarily taken out first. This approach, however, makes it necessary to unload the remaining stock from the refrigerator each time a specific item to be chilled has been consumed, before the stock of this item in the refrigerator is completely used up, to invite the new purchase thereafter, and then Remaining stock to be placed again. However, this approach is cumbersome and time consuming, especially if there is no area available in the refrigerator itself or in the immediate vicinity where the remainder of the stock can be conveniently stored while the new purchases are being loaded.

Die Offenlegungsschrift EP 1 030 141 A2 zeigt einen Kühlschrank mit einer Abgabevorrichtung für Dosen oder Flaschen oder Getränke.The publication EP 1 030 141 A2 shows a refrigerator with a dispenser for cans or bottles or drinks.

Die Patentschrift US 4,831,841 zeigt ein Kältegerät mit einem Innenraum, in welchem eine drehbare Trommel angeordnet ist.The patent US 4,831,841 shows a refrigerator with an interior in which a rotatable drum is arranged.

Die Patentschrift US 2,722,807 zeigt einen Kühlbehälter nach dem Oberbegriff der Ansprüche 1 und 2 mit einem Innenraum, in welchem eine drehbare Trommel angeordnet ist.The patent US 2,722,807 shows a cooling container according to the preamble of claims 1 and 2 with an interior, in which a rotatable drum is arranged.

Die Patentschrift US 2,774,460 zeigt eine Gefrierkammer, in welcher eine Endloskette angeordnet ist.The patent US 2,774,460 shows a freezing chamber in which an endless chain is arranged.

Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung ist es, ein Kältegerät zu schaffen, das es ermöglicht, neu beschafftes Kühlgut in das Kältegerät einzuladen, ohne vorher einen Restvorrat ausladen zu müssen, und das dennoch geeignet ist, sicherzustellen, dass der Restvorrat vor dem Neueinkauf aus dem Kältegerät zum Verbrauchen entnommen wird.Object of the present invention is to provide a refrigeration device, which makes it possible to invite newly procured refrigerated goods in the refrigerator without having to unload a residual supply before, and yet it is suitable to ensure that the remaining stock before the new purchase from the refrigerator for Consumption is taken.

Die Aufgabe wird dadurch gelöst, dass das Kältegerät mit einer Lagervorrichtung ausgestattet ist, die einen Beschickungszugang, einen Entnahmezugang und einen Kanal umfasst, wobei auf dem Kanal über den Beschickungszugang eingegebenes stückiges Kühlgut unter Beibehaltung seiner Reihenfolge durch die Verwendung eines Sperrklinkenmechanismus, zum Entnahmezugang beweglich ist.The object is achieved in that the refrigeration device is equipped with a storage device having a feed access, a removal access and a channel wherein lumped refrigerated goods input on the passage via the loading port are movable to the unloading access while maintaining its order through the use of a pawl mechanism.

Bei einem bekannten Kühlgerät zufolge ist der Kanal ein Schacht, und Beschickungs- und Entnahmezugang sind jeweils am oberen bzw. unteren Ende des Schachts vorgesehen, so dass Kühlgutstücke jeweils von oben in den Schacht eingeladen werden können, unten aber erst dann entnommen werden können, wenn alle bereits zuvor in dem Schacht befindlichen Kühlgutstücke entnommen worden sind.In a known cooling device, the channel is a shaft, and loading and unloading access are respectively provided at the top and bottom of the shaft, so that refrigerated goods can each be loaded into the shaft from above, but can be removed below only when all previously located in the shaft chilled goods have been removed.

Bei der Erfindung zufolge verläuft der Kanal der Lagervorrichtung im Wesentlichen horizontal und ist durch gekoppelt entlang des Kanals bewegliche Schaufeln in eine Mehrzahl von Zellen unterteilt. Vorzugsweise ist jede dieser Zellen bemessen, um jeweils ein Stück Kühlgut aufzunehmen. Wenn eine Zelle am Beschickungszugang beladen wird und anschließend das eingeladene Stück Kühlgut in den Kanal hineingeschoben wird, um die Schaufeln mitzunehmen, oder direkt die Schaufeln bewegt werden, wird jeweils eine neue Zelle zum Entnahmezugang befördert, und ein in dieser Zelle enthaltenes Stück Kühlgut steht zur Entnahme aus dem Kältegerät bereit.According to the invention, the channel of the bearing device extends substantially horizontally and is divided into a plurality of cells by vanes that are movably coupled along the channel. Preferably, each of these cells is sized to receive a piece of refrigerated goods. When a cell is loaded at the loading access and then the loaded piece of refrigerated goods is pushed into the channel to take the blades or directly the blades are moved, a new cell is transported to the removal access, and a piece of refrigerated goods contained in this cell is to Removal from the refrigeration device ready.

Bei der Erfindung sind die Schaufeln an einem Schaufelrad angebracht.In the invention, the blades are attached to a paddle wheel.

Eine Ausgestaltung sieht vor, dass die Schaufeln an einem Endlosriemen angebracht sind. Eine Lagervorrichtung mit einem solchen Endlosriemen kann eine von ihrer Breite verschiedene Tiefe aufweisen, die vorzugsweise an die Tiefe des Innenraums des Kältegeräts angepasst ist, und ermöglicht so eine verbesserte Platzausnutzung im Kältegerät.An embodiment provides that the blades are attached to an endless belt. A bearing device with such an endless belt can have a different depth from its width, which is preferably adapted to the depth of the interior of the refrigerator, and thus enables improved space utilization in the refrigerator.

Einer zweiten Ausgestaltung zufolge ist ein Boden des Kanals durch einen drehbaren Teller gebildet, so dass in den Kanal geladenes Kühlgut durch Drehen des Tellers vom Beschickungszugang zum Entnahmezugang befördert werden kann.According to a second embodiment, a bottom of the channel is formed by a rotatable plate, so that refrigerated goods loaded in the channel can be conveyed from the loading port to the unloading port by rotating the plate.

Weitere Merkmale und Vorteile der Erfindung ergeben sich aus der nachfolgenden Beschreibung von Ausführungsbeispielen mit Bezug auf die beigefügten Figuren. Es zeigen:

Fig. 1
eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Kältegeräts mit Lagervorrichtungen gemäß der ersten und dritten Ausgestaltung;
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einen horizontalen Schnitt durch eine Lagervorrichtung, die Merkmale der zweiten und dritten Ausgestaltung kombiniert; und
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einen horizontalen Schnitt durch eine Lagervorrichtung gemäß der zweiten Ausgestaltung.
Further features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description of exemplary embodiments with reference to the accompanying figures. Show it:
Fig. 1
a perspective view of a refrigerator with storage devices according to the first and third embodiment;
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a horizontal section through a bearing device combining features of the second and third embodiment; and
Figure 3
a horizontal section through a bearing device according to the second embodiment.

Fig. 1 zeigt eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Kühlschranks 1 in Tischbauweise, bei dem eine geöffnete Tür 2 den Blick in seinen Innenraum 3 freigibt. Der Innenraum 3 ist in an sich bekannter Weise durch Fachböden 4 in eine Mehrzahl von Fächern unterteilt. Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of a refrigerator 1 in table construction, in which an open door 2 opens the view into its interior 3. The interior 3 is subdivided in a manner known per se by shelves 4 into a plurality of compartments.

Eine erste Lagervorrichtung 5 ist hier montiert an einer Innenseite der Tür 2 dargestellt. Die Lagervorrichtung 5 hat die Form eines hochwandigen Kastens aus Kunststoff, in dessen Wände in der Nähe des Bodens 6 der Lagervorrichtung 5 an der von der Tür 2 abgewandten Seite eine Entnahmeöffnung 7 geschnitten ist, durch die ein Gebinde 8 in horizontaler Richtung herausgezogen werden kann. Die Oberseite der Lagervorrichtung 5 ist offen und von einem über ihr angeordneten Türabsteller 9 so weit entfernt, dass jeweils ein Gebinde 8 zwischen der Oberkante der Lagervorrichtung 5 und dem Türabsteller 9 hindurchgeschoben und in den Schacht fallengelassen werden kann. So kann jeweils nur das zuerst eingeladene Gebinde 8 aus der Lagervorrichtung 5 entnommen werden.A first bearing device 5 is here shown mounted on an inner side of the door 2. The storage device 5 has the shape of a high-walled box made of plastic, in the walls in the vicinity of the bottom 6 of the storage device 5 is cut on the side facing away from the door 2, a removal opening 7, through which a container 8 can be pulled out in the horizontal direction. The top of the storage device 5 is open and so far away from an arranged above her door racks 9, that in each case a container 8 can be pushed between the upper edge of the storage device 5 and the door rack 9 and dropped into the shaft. Thus, in each case only the first loaded container 8 can be removed from the storage device 5.

Die Lagervorrichtung 5, die nicht zur Erfindung gehört, eignet sich besonders für Gebinde 8 von in engen Grenzen vorgegebener Gestalt und mit ebener Oberseite, die sie sehr kompakt unterzubringen erlaubt.The bearing device 5, which does not belong to the invention, is particularly suitable for packs 8 of a predetermined narrow shape and with a flat top, which allows them to accommodate very compact.

Eine zweite Lagervorrichtung 10 ist auf einem der Fachböden 4 angeordnet. Von dieser Lagervorrichtung 10 ist in der Figur nur eine Drehscheibe zu sehen, auf der Kühlgutgebinde 8 platzierbar sind. An der Unterseite der kreisrunden Drehscheibe ist mittig und drehbar ein Saugnapf befestigt, und ein Wälzkörperkäfig ist in von Axialwälzlagern bekannter Weise in einer konzentrischen Rille an der Unterseite der Drehscheibe gefangen, so dass dessen Wälzkörper, wenn die Drehscheibe mit Hilfe des Saugnapfes an dem Fachboden 4 befestigt ist, einerseits den Fachboden 4 und andererseits den Boden der Rille berühren und so die Drehscheibe stützen. Darüber hinaus ist ein Sperrklinkenmechanismus vorgesehen, der eine Drehung der Drehscheibe nur in einer einzigen Richtung erlaubt. Entnahme- und Beschickungszugang 11 der Lagervorrichtung 10 brauchen bei dieser Ausgestaltung nicht durch Öffnungen in einem Gehäuse definiert zu sein, da der Benutzer unwillkürlich die Drehscheibe an der für ihn am besten zugänglichen Stelle in der Nähe der Vorderkante des Fachbodens 4 beund entlädt. In der Darstellung der Fig. 1 ist der Entnahme- und Beschickungszugang 11 zeitweilig begrenzt durch neben der Vorrichtung 10 auf dem gleichen Fachboden 4 abgestellte Kühlgutgebinde 12.A second storage device 10 is arranged on one of the shelves 4. From this storage device 10, only a turntable can be seen in the figure, can be placed on the refrigerated goods 8. On the underside of the circular hub is centrally and rotatably mounted a suction cup, and a Wälzkörperkäfig is trapped in known from axial rolling bearings in a concentric groove on the underside of the hub, so that the rolling elements, when the turntable by means of the suction cup on the shelf. 4 is fixed, on the one hand the shelf 4 and on the other hand touch the bottom of the groove and so support the hub. In addition, a pawl mechanism is provided which allows rotation of the hub only in a single direction. Removal and Beschickungszugang 11 of the storage device 10 need not be defined by openings in a housing in this embodiment, since the user involuntarily unloads the turntable at the most accessible to him in the vicinity of the front edge of the shelf 4 beund. In the presentation of the Fig. 1 the removal and feed access 11 is temporarily limited by next to the device 10 parked on the same shelf 4 refrigerated goods 12th

Die richtige Reihenfolge des Entladens ist sichergestellt durch den Sperrklinkenmechanismus.The correct order of unloading is ensured by the pawl mechanism.

Ein Vorteil der Lagervorrichtung 10 gegenüber der bekannten Lagervorrichtung 5 ist, dass keine strengen Anforderungen an die Gestalt der Gebinde 8 gestellt werden, für die die Lagervorrichtung 10 nutzbar ist. Es können sogar Gebinde von unterschiedlicher Gestalt gleichzeitig in der Lagervorrichtung 10 untergebracht werden.An advantage of the storage device 10 over the known storage device 5 is that no strict requirements are placed on the shape of the container 8, for which the storage device 10 is available. Even containers of different shapes can be accommodated in the storage device 10 at the same time.

Fig. 2 zeigt eine weitere Ausgestaltung einer Lagervorrichtung 15, die z.B. anstelle der Lagervorrichtung 10 auf einem Fachboden 4 platziert werden kann. Die in einem horizontalen Schnitt dargestellte Lagervorrichtung 15 hat ein Gehäuse mit einer im Wesentlichen zylindrischen Außenwand 16, die an einer Stelle aufgeschnitten ist, um einen Entnahme-/Beschickungszugang 11 zu bilden. Im Innern des Gehäuses und drehbar abgestützt auf dessen mit der Außenwand 16 fest verbundenen Boden 17 ist ein Schaufelrad 18 um eine vertikale Achse drehbar angeordnet. Auch hier kann ein Sperrklinkenmechanismus vorgesehen sein, um eine Drehung des Schaufelrades 18 nur in der durch den Pfeil P angedeuteten Richtung zu erlauben. Sechs Schaufeln 19 des Schaufelrades 18 unterteilen den Innenraum der Lagervorrichtung 15 in sechs Zellen zum Aufnehmen jeweils eines Gebindes 8. In der Darstellung der Fig. 2 erstreckt sich der Entnahme-/Beschickungszugang 11 über zwei Zellen, so dass gleichzeitig in eine der zwei freiliegenden Zellen eingestellt und aus der anderen entnommen werden kann. Selbstverständlich könnte der Zugang 11 auch jeweils nur halb so breit sein und eine einzige Zelle zum nacheinander Ent- und Beladen freigeben. Fig. 2 shows a further embodiment of a storage device 15, which can be placed for example instead of the storage device 10 on a shelf 4. The bearing device 15, shown in a horizontal section, has a housing with a substantially cylindrical outer wall 16 cut at one location to form a removal / charging port 11. In the interior of the housing and rotatably supported on its fixed to the outer wall 16 bottom 17 a paddle wheel 18 is arranged rotatably about a vertical axis. Again, a pawl mechanism may be provided to allow rotation of the paddle wheel 18 only in the direction indicated by the arrow P direction. Six blades 19 of the paddle wheel 18 divide the interior of the storage device 15 in six cells for receiving a respective container 8. In the illustration of Fig. 2 Extracting / feeding access 11 extends over two cells so as to simultaneously set in one of the two exposed cells and out of the other can be removed. Of course, the access 11 could also be only half as wide and release a single cell for successive unloading and loading.

Die in Fig. 3 ebenfalls in einem horizontalen Schnitt dargestellte Lagervorrichtung 20 stellt eine Weiterentwicklung der Lagervorrichtung 15 dar. Das starre Schaufelrad 18 ist durch ein um eine zentrale Führung 21 umlaufendes Endlosband, hier in Form einer Gliederkette 22, ersetzt, von dem in regelmäßigen Abständen die Schaufeln 19 abstehen. Bei dem in Fig. 3 dargestellten Beispiel ist die Führung 21 eine unbewegliche Wand, die z.B. einteilig mit Boden 17 und Außenwand 16 aus Kunststoff geformt sein kann; alternativ könnte diese Wand auch durch Umlenkrollen für die Gliederkette 22 ersetzt sein.In the Fig. 3 also shown in a horizontal section storage device 20 represents a further development of the storage device 15. The rigid paddle wheel 18 is replaced by a circulating around a central guide 21 endless belt, here in the form of a link chain 22, projecting from the blades 19 at regular intervals. At the in Fig. 3 example shown, the guide 21 is an immovable wall, which may be integrally formed, for example, with bottom 17 and outer wall 16 made of plastic; Alternatively, this wall could also be replaced by pulleys for the link chain 22.

Die Länge L der Führung 21 ist unabhängig von ihrer Breite B wählbar, so dass die Lagervorrichtung 20 für ein gegebenes Kältegerät jeweils so konstruiert werden kann, dass sie sich über die gesamte Tiefe von dessen Innenraum erstreckt und so den verfügbaren Platz gut ausnutzt.The length L of the guide 21 is selectable regardless of its width B, so that the storage device 20 for a given refrigeration device can each be designed so that it extends over the entire depth of the interior and thus makes good use of the available space.

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  1. Refrigerating appliance, wherein it includes a mounting device (10) comprising a loading access (11), a removal access (7, 11) and a channel, on which device items (8), which are to be cooled and which have been loaded by way of the loading access (11), are movable with maintenance of the sequence thereof to the removal access (11), wherein the mounting device comprises a circularly round turntable on which the items (8) to be cooled are placeable, wherein a plurality of compartment bases (4) is provided, characterised in that a ratchet mechanism is provided for determining a rotational direction of the turntable, wherein the mounting device (10) is arranged on one of the compartment bases (4), wherein a sucker is centrally and rotatably attached to an underside of the circularly round turntable, and wherein a roller body cage is captive in axial roller bearings in a concentric groove at the underside of the turntable so that the roller bodies thereof, when the turntable is attached to the compartment base (4) with the help of the sucker, contacts the compartment base (4) on the one hand and the base of the groove on the other hand and thus supports the turntable.
  2. Refrigerating appliance, wherein it includes a mounting device (10) comprising a loading access (11), a removal access (7, 11) and a channel, on which device items (8), which are to be cooled and which have been loaded by way of the loading access (11), are movable with maintenance of the sequence thereof to the removal access (11), wherein the channel extends substantially horizontally and is subdivided into a plurality of cells by coupled vanes (19) movable along the channel, characterised in that the vanes (19) are mounted at a vane wheel (18), wherein a ratchet mechanism is provided for determining a rotational direction of the vane wheel (18).
  3. Refrigerating appliance according to claim 2, characterised in that the vanes (19) are mounted on an endless belt (22).
  4. Refrigerating appliance according to claim 2, characterised in that a base of the channel is formed by a rotatable plate.
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