EP1917492B1 - A cooling device - Google Patents

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EP1917492B1
EP1917492B1 EP06795717A EP06795717A EP1917492B1 EP 1917492 B1 EP1917492 B1 EP 1917492B1 EP 06795717 A EP06795717 A EP 06795717A EP 06795717 A EP06795717 A EP 06795717A EP 1917492 B1 EP1917492 B1 EP 1917492B1
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support element
door
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cooling device
hinge
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Bogac Simsir
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D7/00—Hinges or pivots of special construction
    • E05D7/04—Hinges adjustable relative to the wing or the frame
    • E05D7/0415—Hinges adjustable relative to the wing or the frame with adjusting drive means
    • E05D7/0423—Screw-and-nut mechanisms
    • 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
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D7/00—Hinges or pivots of special construction
    • E05D7/04—Hinges adjustable relative to the wing or the frame
    • E05D2007/0469—Hinges adjustable relative to the wing or the frame in an axial direction
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D7/00—Hinges or pivots of special construction
    • E05D7/08—Hinges 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
    • E05D7/081—Hinges 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
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING 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
    • E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
    • E05Y2900/30—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for domestic appliances
    • E05Y2900/31—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for domestic appliances for refrigerators
    • 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
    • F25D2323/00—General constructional features not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2323/02—Details of doors or covers not otherwise covered
    • F25D2323/024—Door hinges

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  • the present invention relates to a cooling device comprising a door whose position on the body can be adjusted.
  • the cooling devices comprise a body that is kept at a lower temperature than the ambient temperature, in which the food items to be cooled are stored and a door that provides access into this body. It is important to properly assemble the door on the body for the purpose of insulating the inner volume of the body from the environment hence for the cooling performance and also for the external appearance of the cooling device.
  • the cooling device doors are preferably produced with a configuration such that their heights on the body can be adjusted.
  • the hinges comprise a fixed part that is generally attached to the body and a pin housed inside, around the axis of which the door rotates.
  • the hinge comprises a fixed wing that is attached to the body and another movable one attached to the door, both of which are held together by a pin.
  • the modifications done on the hinges for the adjustment of the door height can be basically listed in two groups:
  • the length of the pin that is inserted into the housing on the door is changed by means of various mechanisms.
  • the inventions explicated in the patents no. US593472 , US3114942 , US3662493 , US3683453 , US4815162 and GB323148 may be evaluated under this group.
  • the process of height adjustment is realized based on the principal of moving the said pin into or out of the housing by means of components such as a screw, a nut, a cam etc.
  • the body on which the hinge is attached is produced by means of filling in with polyurethane between the specially formed thin inner and outer walls for the purpose of providing insulation. Since the structure of these walls are not sufficiently durable, the body is supported by various auxiliary parts from inside the wall at the portion to where the hinge is attached. Furthermore, an additional component that internally supports the hinge is used for carrying the door that becomes fairly heavy due to the bottles and food items stored on its shelves.
  • ovally bored holes to which the screws that attach the hinge to the body and the support means are fixed in order to adjust the position of the door may lead to problems when this hole gets enlarged over time under the weight of the door and even the falling of the door due to the screw getting loose from this hole.
  • the part where the hinge bears on the body that is, the part to where force is applied changes. Yet the position of the element that is supposed to support the hinge internally is fixed. Therefore, in certain positions of the door, there is no support element behind where the hinge bears on the body; the support element cannot support the hinge and the door as is required. When the support element is made longer than the hinge in order to solve this problem, then more material is used.
  • the aim of the present invention is the realization of a cooling device wherein the positioning of the door on the body is adjusted in a practical way.
  • the position of the door is adjusted by vertically moving together the hinge and the element that supports the hinge from inside the body.
  • the housing inside which the screws that join the hinge and the support element move is situated on the body but not on the hinge or the support element.
  • an adjustment mechanism which is attached to the body, and on which the support element is seated, the hinge and the support element that can be moved off when desired are enabled to stay where they are situated after the door position is adjusted and to move again when required.
  • the position of the hinge and the support element is changed by moving the adjustment mechanism.
  • the hinge and the support element bear on the body wall from both sides of this gap. Accordingly, the force that the hinge applies on the body from one side is counterbalanced from the other side by the support element, no matter how high the door is adjusted.
  • the adjustment mechanism comprises a hole situated on the place corresponding to below the support element on the body and a screw that is fitted into this hole from the outside, bearing on the support element from underneath it. As the screw is turned, it moves the support element and the hinge attached to it upwards. Consequently the door is elevated together with the hinge and adjusted in the required position.
  • Figure 1 - is the perspective view of a cooling device.
  • Figure 2 - is the perspective view of detail A of the cooling device.
  • Figure 3 - is the sectional view of detail A of the cooling device when the door is at the lowest position.
  • Figure 4 - is the sectional view of detail A of the cooling device when the door is at the highest position.
  • the cooling device (1) comprises,
  • a hinge (13) having a bracket (4) fixed on the body (2) providing attachment of the door (3) to the body (2), and a pin (14) on the bracket (4), onto which the door (3) is rotatably fixed ,
  • the bracket (4) and the support element (5) are attached to each other by the fixing elements (6) inserted through the housing (7) such that the surface on which the housing (7) is situated is between them.
  • the shape of the housing (7) that forms a movement gap for the fixing element (6) is oval or quadrilateral with rounded corners such that it allows only the vertical movement of the fixing element (6) joining the bracket (4) and the support element (5), on the other hand preventing its horizontal movement.
  • the height of the housing (7) determines the distance between the highest and the lowest positions of the door (3) by limiting the movement of the fixing element (6).
  • the fixing element (6) provides the support element (5) and the bracket (4) to rest against tightly, cheek to cheek on the body (2) from both sides of the housing (7). Loosening the fixing element (6) a little allows for the movement of the support element (5) and the bracket (4) together with the adjustment mechanism (8).
  • the fixing element (6) is an element such as a screw or a bolt that can be tightened, loosened by tools such as a screwdriver, a wrench etc..
  • the fixing element (6) can be reached from outside of the cooling device (1).
  • the adjustment mechanism (8) provides the desired positioning of the support element (5), fixing element (6) and the bracket (4) on two sides of the housing (7). Once this position is attained, together with the fixing element (6), the adjustment mechanism (8) aids them to stay fixed in position until the next adjustment.
  • the fixing element (6) joining the support element (5) and the bracket (4) is loosened as much as to allow these components to move together but preventing the door (3) from falling.
  • the adjustment mechanism (8) is moved, forcing the support element (5) that leans on it, to move together with itself.
  • the fixing element (6) moves together with the support element (5) in the housing (7).
  • the fixing element (6) transfers its movement to the bracket (4) on the other side of the housing (7) providing to change the position of the door (3) that is attached to the pin (14).
  • the fixing element (6) is tightened again, providing the support element (5) and the bracket (4) to completely bear on the body (2) from the inside and the outside.
  • the frictional force applied on a wide area by the surfaces of the support element (5) and the bracket (4) that bear on the body (2), and the adjustment mechanism (8) that supports the support element (5) from the bottom is sufficient for carrying the weight of the door (3).
  • the adjustment mechanism (8) comprises a hole (9) at the base of the body (2) on a point corresponding to the bottom of the support element (5) and a screw (10) that is inserted through this hole (9) and bears on the support element (5) from the bottom.
  • the screw (10) by being turned in the hole (9), can change the position of the support element (5), the fixing element (6), the bracket (4), and the pin (14) which are situated on it and accordingly the door (3).
  • the adjustment mechanism (8) furthermore comprises an arm (11) that provides for easily reaching and turning the screw (10) from outside the body (2).
  • the fixing element (6) joining the support element (5) and the bracket (4) is loosened as much as to allow these components to move but preventing the door (3) from falling.
  • the screw (10) is turned by means of the arm (11) and moved upwards. As the screw (10) rises up in the hole (9), it forces the support element (5) under which it bears on, to go upwards together with itself.
  • the fixing element (6) also rises up in the housing (7) together with the support element (5) and raises up the bracket (4) on the other side of the housing (7).
  • the fixing element (6) is tightened again, providing the support element (5) and the bracket (4) to bear on the body (2) tightly from the inside and the outside.
  • the fixing element (6) is loosened, then the screw (10) is turned this time to the opposite side by means of the arm (11) and lowered down.
  • the support element (5) by the effect of the weight of itself and the door (3) is lowered down together with the support element (5), the bracket (4) and the screw (10).
  • the bracket (4) and the hinge (13) are prevented from moving further by tightening the fixing element (6).
  • the cooling device (1) comprises a partition (12) inside the body (2) that provides a movement space for the support element (5) so that the movement of the support element (5) is not restricted by the polyurethane foam filled into the body (2).
  • the partition (12) surrounds the support element (5). Accordingly, the polyurethane foam filled into the body (2) does not fill the space around the support element (5) and hence does not restrict its movement.
  • the support element (5) can support the body (2) at each positioning of the bracket (4) since the bracket (4) and the support element (5) move together. Furthermore, since the weight of the door (3) is transferred to the body (2) by the bearing surfaces of the bracket (4) and the support element (5), and the adjustment mechanism (8), a deformation is not formed on the relatively thin walls of the body (2).

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TR201817657A2 (tr) 2018-11-22 2020-06-22 Arcelik As Konumu ayarlanabi̇len kapi i̇çeren bi̇r soğutucu

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