EP1891387A1 - A refrigerator - Google Patents

A refrigerator

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EP1891387A1
EP1891387A1 EP06756120A EP06756120A EP1891387A1 EP 1891387 A1 EP1891387 A1 EP 1891387A1 EP 06756120 A EP06756120 A EP 06756120A EP 06756120 A EP06756120 A EP 06756120A EP 1891387 A1 EP1891387 A1 EP 1891387A1
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Prior art keywords
beverage dispenser
refrigerator
shelf
beverage
reservoir
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German (de)
French (fr)
Inventor
Ridvan Kadir Arcelik Anonim Sirketi CELIK
F. Emre Arcelik Anonim Sirketi OZYUKSEL
Osman Arcelik Anonim Sirketi VARDAR
Necmiye Arcelik Anonim Sirketi ESENDIR
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Arcelik AS
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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
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/12—Arrangements of compartments additional to cooling compartments; Combinations of refrigerators with other equipment, e.g. stove
    • F25D23/126—Water cooler
    • 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
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/02—Doors; Covers
    • F25D23/028—Details
    • 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
    • F25D2331/806—Dispensers
    • 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

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a refrigerator comprising a beverage dispenser that can be assembled within its body.
  • the refrigerators comprise beverage dispensers providing the beverages stored inside to be cooled and to be dispensed when desired.
  • beverage dispensers integrated to the door or the body are used, generally the inner volume of the refrigerator cannot be utilized efficiently. Furthermore their locations cannot be changed when desired since they are integrated with the refrigerators.
  • the modular beverage dispensers are produced such that they can only be mounted on locations specially formed for them on the door or inside the cabin.
  • the aim of the present invention is to design a refrigerator having a beverage dispenser that can be mounted on the cabin, the door or the shelf, the location of which can be changed without the need for modifications.
  • the beverage dispenser can be mounted inside any refrigerator having a shelf with an opening and an empty space around the opening that can receive the beverage dispenser, without any alterations, by way of an adapter if required.
  • the beverage dispenser when the beverage dispenser is desired to be positioned at another location other than the opening on the shelf, it can be mounted/dismounted on the door, the cabin or another beverage dispenser if desired, with the help of protrusions and recesses.
  • FIG. 1 - is the perspective view of a refrigerator comprising a beverage dispenser that is positioned on a shelf situated on a door.
  • Figure 2 - is the perspective view of two beverage dispensers positioned in the housings on a door shelf.
  • Figure 3 - is the exploded perspective view of a beverage dispenser.
  • Figure 4 - is the detail perspective view of a beverage dispenser, the opening mechanism of which is activated by a glass positioned under it.
  • Figure 5 - is the perspective view of two beverage dispensers that are ready to be assembled to each other.
  • Figure 6 - is the perspective view of two adaptors.
  • Figure 7 - is the schematic view of two adaptors, a pass, a faucet and a reservoir that are assembled together.
  • Figure 8 - is the perspective view of a refrigerator comprising a beverage dispenser that is positioned on a shelf in the cabin.
  • Figure 9 - is the detail perspective view of a beverage dispenser situated on a shelf.
  • Figure 10 - is the perspective view of a refrigerator comprising two beverage dispensers that are positioned adjacently on a door.
  • Figure 11 - is the perspective view of two beverage dispensers that are assembled adjacently inside the door.
  • the prop (13) comprises an extension (21) that enables opening and closing, a discharge hole (23) for pouring the beverage received from the reservoir (7), one or more support elements (22) around the discharge hole (23) for housing the spring (12) seated in between them, and at least one arm (24) around the support element (22) which the container (A) presses on and pushes.
  • a pass (9) integrated to the reservoir (7) is utilized, and the faucet (14) is assembled to the pass (9).
  • the reservoir (7) on the shelf (2) is positioned so that the pass (9) is inserted in the opening (19) and the reservoir (7) is attached by way of threaded paths and cogs.
  • a pass (9) integrated to the faucet (14) is utilized and the reservoir (7) situated on the shelf (2) is assembled to the pass (9) that is inserted into the opening (19).
  • the faucet (14) situated under the shelf (2) and the reservoir (7) situated above the shelf (2) are attached together by way of the pass (9), which is a separate part, being inserted into the opening (19).
  • the beverage dispenser (5) comprises a lid (6) situated on the reservoir (7) allowing transfer of beverages into the reservoir (7) by being opened and closed.
  • the refrigerator (1) comprises at least one recess (16) providing the beverage dispenser (5) to be attached to the door (4), the shelf (2), the cabin (3) or onto another beverage dispenser (5) and at least one protrusion (15) situated in the recess (16), when the beverage dispenser (5) is desired to be positioned somewhere else other than the opening (19) on the shelf (2).
  • the beverage dispenser (5) comprises recesses (8) matching to the sides of the shelf (2) for releasably attaching it to the sides of the shelf (2) ( Figure 6, Figure 7).
  • the beverage dispenser (5) comprises at least one protrusion (17) shaped like a track to assemble it together with another dispenser and a recess (18) shaped to match the protrusion (17) ( Figure 3, Figure 8, Figure 9).
  • the beverage dispenser (5) is produced of a transparent material so that the beverage inside can be seen.
  • a liquid other than water e.g. fruit juice can be placed in the beverage dispenser (5) and when the beverage dispensers (5) containing different liquids are positioned adjacently, their contents can be viewed due to the transparency of the material and the beverage dispenser (5) containing the desired beverage can be selected.
  • the refrigerator (1) comprises one or more adaptors (25) that allow the beverage dispenser (5) to be assembled in the openings (19) that have different shapes and dimensions from that of its pass (9).
  • the adaptor (25) comprises at least one surface (28) having a shape and size that can cover openings (19) of different shapes and sizes and at least one housing (27) on the surface (28) matching the pass (9).
  • the beverage dispenser (5) can be mounted in openings (19) larger than the pass (9) by way of the adaptor (25).
  • the pass (9) sizes can be kept as small as possible allowing the beverage dispenser (5) to be mounted even in the smallest possible opening (19).
  • the interior volume of the refrigerator (1) can be efficiently utilized by mounting the beverage dispenser (5) in any refrigerator (1) on the desired opening (19) situated on the shelf (2) or to be detachably mounted on a different opening (19) when desired. Furthermore it can be mounted or dismounted on a refrigerator (1) of any model or trademark, without the need for alterations since it can be mounted on any opening (19) larger than the pass (9) by way of the adaptor (25). When beverage is desired to be supplemented into the mounted beverage dispenser (5) without dismounting, this can easily be done by only opening and closing the lid (6) with a handle.

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  • Devices For Dispensing Beverages (AREA)

Abstract

The present invention relates to a refrigerator (1) comprising a beverage dispenser (5), the position of which can be changed and which can be mounted without the need for alterations.

Description

Description A REFRIGERATOR
[0001] The present invention relates to a refrigerator comprising a beverage dispenser that can be assembled within its body.
[0002] The refrigerators comprise beverage dispensers providing the beverages stored inside to be cooled and to be dispensed when desired. When beverage dispensers integrated to the door or the body are used, generally the inner volume of the refrigerator cannot be utilized efficiently. Furthermore their locations cannot be changed when desired since they are integrated with the refrigerators. The modular beverage dispensers, on the other hand, are produced such that they can only be mounted on locations specially formed for them on the door or inside the cabin.
[0003] In the state-of-the-art, in the United States Patent no. US6574984, a description is given of a refrigerator comprising a portable water dispensing module mounted on the door in a recess specially designed for it whereby it can also be used being displaced from the recess.
[0004] The aim of the present invention is to design a refrigerator having a beverage dispenser that can be mounted on the cabin, the door or the shelf, the location of which can be changed without the need for modifications.
[0005] The refrigerator designed to fulfill the objectives of the present invention is explicated in the first claim, and the other features are explicated in the consecutive claims.
[0006] The present invention relates to a beverage dispenser that is mounted on a shelf, comprising a reservoir and a faucet that are joined by way of a pass that is inserted through an opening on the shelf.
[0007] With the embodiment of the present invention, the beverage dispenser can be mounted inside any refrigerator having a shelf with an opening and an empty space around the opening that can receive the beverage dispenser, without any alterations, by way of an adapter if required.
[0008] In other embodiments of the present invention, when the beverage dispenser is desired to be positioned at another location other than the opening on the shelf, it can be mounted/dismounted on the door, the cabin or another beverage dispenser if desired, with the help of protrusions and recesses.
[0009] In the embodiment of the present invention, a description is given of a beverage dispenser which can be attached on the desired opening on the shelf, its reservoir being filled with beverages like water or fruit juice, providing the desired amount of the beverage to be consumed with the help of the faucet under the reservoir, and when the beverage inside is finished, can be displaced to be mounted on another opening, being used at another location if desired. [0010] The refrigerator designed to fulfill the objectives of the present invention is shown in the attached figures, where: [0011] Figure 1 - is the perspective view of a refrigerator comprising a beverage dispenser that is positioned on a shelf situated on a door. [0012] Figure 2 - is the perspective view of two beverage dispensers positioned in the housings on a door shelf.
[0013] Figure 3 - is the exploded perspective view of a beverage dispenser. [0014] Figure 4 - is the detail perspective view of a beverage dispenser, the opening mechanism of which is activated by a glass positioned under it. [0015] Figure 5 - is the perspective view of two beverage dispensers that are ready to be assembled to each other.
[0016] Figure 6 - is the perspective view of two adaptors. [0017] Figure 7 - is the schematic view of two adaptors, a pass, a faucet and a reservoir that are assembled together. [0018] Figure 8 - is the perspective view of a refrigerator comprising a beverage dispenser that is positioned on a shelf in the cabin.
[0019] Figure 9 - is the detail perspective view of a beverage dispenser situated on a shelf. [0020] Figure 10 - is the perspective view of a refrigerator comprising two beverage dispensers that are positioned adjacently on a door. [0021] Figure 11 - is the perspective view of two beverage dispensers that are assembled adjacently inside the door.
[0022] Elements shown in the figures are numbered as follows: [0023] 1. Refrigerator [0024] 2. Shelf [0025] 3. Cabin [0026] 4. Door [0027] 5. Beverage dispenser [0028] 6. Lid [0029] 7. Reservoir [0030] 9. Pass [0031] 10. Neck [0032] 11. Ring [0033] 12. Spring [0034] 13. Prop [0035] 14. Faucet [0036] 15. , 17 Protrusion [0037] 16, 8, 18 Recess [0038] 19. Opening
[0039] 20. Gasket
[0040] 21. Extension
[0041] 22. Support element
[0042] 23. Discharge hole
[0043] 24. Arm
[0044] 25. Adaptor
[0045] 27. Housing
[0046] 28. Surface
[0047] A - Container
[0048] The refrigerator (1) of the present invention comprises a cabin (3) into which food and beverages are stored, one or more doors (4) that provide access into the cabin (3), one or more shelves (2) on the interior of the door (4) and/or the cabin (3) onto which food and beverages are placed, a beverage dispenser (5) that can be selectively mounted or dismounted on the door (4), the shelf (2), the cabin (3) or on another dispenser, that provides to cool and when desired to pour the beverage inside into the containers (A), an opening (19) situated on the shelf (2) on which the beverage dispenser (5) is detachably mounted.
[0049] The beverage dispenser (5) comprises a reservoir (7) to store the beverage, at least one faucet (14) detachably mounted on the bottom of the reservoir (7), providing to pour the beverage stored in the reservoir (7), and at least one pass (9) that fits in the opening (19) allowing the joining of the faucet (14) with the reservoir (7).
[0050] In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the reservoir (7) is positioned on the shelf (2) and the faucet (14) that is fitted on the pass (9) extending into the opening (19) is positioned under the shelf (2).
[0051] The faucet (14) comprises a ring (11), a spring (12), a prop (13) contacting the spring (12) and pushing the spring (12) by the action of the container (A) providing to open or close the pass (9), a gasket (20) between the prop (13) and the ring (13), and a neck (10) that houses and protects the prop (12).
[0052] The prop (13) comprises an extension (21) that enables opening and closing, a discharge hole (23) for pouring the beverage received from the reservoir (7), one or more support elements (22) around the discharge hole (23) for housing the spring (12) seated in between them, and at least one arm (24) around the support element (22) which the container (A) presses on and pushes.
[0053] The reservoir (7) provides the beverage inside to be poured from the faucet (14) only when the prop (13) is pushed by the container (A) and when the prop (13) is set free, the remaining beverage is stored in the reservoir (7) in a leak-proof manner.
[0054] In one embodiment of the present invention, a pass (9) integrated to the reservoir (7) is utilized, and the faucet (14) is assembled to the pass (9). The reservoir (7) on the shelf (2) is positioned so that the pass (9) is inserted in the opening (19) and the reservoir (7) is attached by way of threaded paths and cogs.
[0055] In another embodiment of the present invention, a pass (9) integrated to the faucet (14) is utilized and the reservoir (7) situated on the shelf (2) is assembled to the pass (9) that is inserted into the opening (19).
[0056] In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the faucet (14) situated under the shelf (2) and the reservoir (7) situated above the shelf (2) are attached together by way of the pass (9), which is a separate part, being inserted into the opening (19).
[0057] In another embodiment of the present invention, the beverage dispenser (5) comprises a lid (6) situated on the reservoir (7) allowing transfer of beverages into the reservoir (7) by being opened and closed.
[0058] In another embodiment of the present invention, the refrigerator (1) comprises at least one recess (16) providing the beverage dispenser (5) to be attached to the door (4), the shelf (2), the cabin (3) or onto another beverage dispenser (5) and at least one protrusion (15) situated in the recess (16), when the beverage dispenser (5) is desired to be positioned somewhere else other than the opening (19) on the shelf (2).
[0059] In another embodiment of the present invention, the beverage dispenser (5) comprises recesses (8) matching to the sides of the shelf (2) for releasably attaching it to the sides of the shelf (2) (Figure 6, Figure 7).
[0060] In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the beverage dispenser (5) comprises at least one protrusion (17) shaped like a track to assemble it together with another dispenser and a recess (18) shaped to match the protrusion (17) (Figure 3, Figure 8, Figure 9).
[0061] In another embodiment of the present invention, the beverage dispenser (5) is produced of a transparent material so that the beverage inside can be seen. In this embodiment, a liquid other than water, e.g. fruit juice can be placed in the beverage dispenser (5) and when the beverage dispensers (5) containing different liquids are positioned adjacently, their contents can be viewed due to the transparency of the material and the beverage dispenser (5) containing the desired beverage can be selected.
[0062] In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the refrigerator (1) comprises one or more adaptors (25) that allow the beverage dispenser (5) to be assembled in the openings (19) that have different shapes and dimensions from that of its pass (9). The adaptor (25) comprises at least one surface (28) having a shape and size that can cover openings (19) of different shapes and sizes and at least one housing (27) on the surface (28) matching the pass (9). Hence the beverage dispenser (5) can be mounted in openings (19) larger than the pass (9) by way of the adaptor (25). Furthermore the pass (9) sizes can be kept as small as possible allowing the beverage dispenser (5) to be mounted even in the smallest possible opening (19).
[0063] With the embodiment of the present invention, the interior volume of the refrigerator (1) can be efficiently utilized by mounting the beverage dispenser (5) in any refrigerator (1) on the desired opening (19) situated on the shelf (2) or to be detachably mounted on a different opening (19) when desired. Furthermore it can be mounted or dismounted on a refrigerator (1) of any model or trademark, without the need for alterations since it can be mounted on any opening (19) larger than the pass (9) by way of the adaptor (25). When beverage is desired to be supplemented into the mounted beverage dispenser (5) without dismounting, this can easily be done by only opening and closing the lid (6) with a handle.
[0064] With the embodiment of the present invention, when the beverage dispenser (5) is desired to be positioned somewhere else other than the opening (19) on the shelf (2), the beverage dispenser (5) can easily be mounted on the door (4), inside the cabin (3), on the shelf (2) or another beverage dispenser (5) by way of the protrusions (15) and the recesses (16).
[0065] Furthermore by the faucet (14) that can be attached/detached to the reservoir (7) from its bottom, ease of assembly and disassembly of the beverage dispenser (5) is provided and also the beverages can easily be poured into the containers (A).

Claims

Claims
[0001] A refrigerator (1) comprising a cabin (3) into which food and beverages are stored, one or more doors (4) that provide access into the cabin (3), one or more shelves (2) on the interior of the door (4) and/or the cabin (3) onto which food and beverages are placed, a beverage dispenser (5) that provides to cool and to pour the beverage inside into the containers (A) when desired, and characterized by an opening situated on the shelf (2) on which the beverage dispenser is detachably mounted and a beverage dispenser (5) comprising a reservoir (7) to store the beverage, at least one faucet (14) detachably mounted from the bottom of the reservoir (7), providing to pour the beverage stored in the reservoir (7), and at least one pass (9) that fits in the opening (19) providing to join the faucet (14) with the reservoir (7).
[0002] A refrigerator (1) as in Claim 1, characterized by a reservoir (7) that is positioned on the shelf (2) and a faucet (14) positioned underside the shelf (2) fitted on the pass (9) that extends into the opening (19).
[0003] A refrigerator (1) as in any one of the above claims, characterized by one or more adaptors (25) that allow the beverage dispenser (5) to be assembled in the openings (19) that have different shapes and dimensions than those of the pass
(9).
[0004] A refrigerator (1) as in Claim 3, characterized by an adaptor (25) comprising at least one surface (28) having a shape and size that can cover openings (19) of different shapes and sizes and at least one housing (27) on the surface (28) matching the pass (9).
[0005] A refrigerator (1) as in any of the Claims 1 to 4, characterized by at least one recess (16) providing the beverage dispenser (5) to be attached to the door (4), the shelf (2), the cabin (3) or onto another beverage dispenser (5) and at least one protrusion (15) situated in the recess (16) if the beverage dispenser (5) is desired to be positioned somewhere else other than the opening (19) on the shelf (2).
[0006] A refrigerator (1) as in any one of the Claims 1 to 4, characterized by a beverage dispenser (5) comprising a recess (8) matching to the sides of the shelf (2) for releasably attaching it to the sides of the shelf (2).
[0007] A refrigerator (1) as in any one of the claims 1 to 4, characterized by a beverage dispenser (5) comprising at least one protrusion (17) shaped like a track to assemble it to another dispenser and a recess (18) matching the protrusion (17).
[0008] A refrigerator (1) as in any one of the above claims characterized by a beverage dispenser (5) comprising a lid (6) situated on the reservoir (7), which allows transfer of beverages into the reservoir (7) by being opened and closed. A refrigerator (1) as in any one of the above claims characterized by a beverage dispenser (5) produced of a transparent material allowing the beverage inside to be seen.
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