Classifications

• • 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
• • 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
  • F25D2331/809—Holders

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a cooling device comprising a holder that ⁇ cilitates storing bottles of various dimensions.
• a bottle holder for stocking bottles that is folded under the shelf in order to occupy less space.
• the bottle holder can be brought into a position I wherein bottles can be loaded and a position II when unused to be folded underneath the shelf in by the user to occupy less space. No other position is provided for storing bottles between these two positions.
• the brackets that form the bottle holder are attached to the shelf from two ends and are folded underneath the shelf by rotating around the axis passing through these two ends. Center of gravity of the bottle placed into the bottle holder between position I and position II moves both in the vertical and the horizontal axis with respect to the center of gravity of the bottle stored in first position ( Figure 1).
• the object of the present invention is to design a cooling device comprising a bottle holder for safely storing and holding bottles of various heights, which occupies less space when not in use.
• the cooling device designed to fulfill the objective of the present invention, explicated in the first claim and the respective claims thereof, comprises at least two brackets, preferably bent into a U shape, disposed pivotably from one point on the body, door or the shelf and a connector that provides the brackets to move simultaneously by joining them to each other.
• the brackets are rotated around the point of mounting, the bottle placed in the bottle holder can be carried without changing the center of gravity thereof. Since the center of gravity of the bottles placed in the bottle holder does not move, the bottle does not leave the position of balance. This position allows the bottle holder to be also turned while containing bottles therein.
• the surface defined by each bracket is in a plane vertical to the loading direction. This position is wherein the bottle holder is entirely open. The wall of the bottle placed into the bottle holder is almost entirely surrounded by the brackets. In this position, the largest size bottle storable into the brackets is safely supported.
• the bottle holder changes to the closed position when not in use.
• the bottle holder occupies less space by resting on the body or the shelf.
• the bracket is rotated around the point of mounting such that the defined surface thereof is almost parallel to the surface the bottle holder will rest thereon. In this position, while initially there is a wide surface defined by the bracket on the loading direction, now there is a narrow surface which is as much as the wall thickness of the bracket on the loading direction.
• each bottle holder is independent of the other and while one is reclining, in the closed position, another one can be used in the open position for supporting bottles.
• At least one connector of the adjacent bottle holders is common.
• the bottle holders are enabled to turn in opposite directions to each other by scissor-like or zigzag motions to be folded on top of each other and recline against the body, the door or the shelf.
• an intermediate position is provided between the open and closed positions of the bottle holder for safely storing bottles (smaller than the bottle sizes supported in the open position) of various sizes.
• this intermediate position provided by the brackets constituting the bottle holder rotating around a single point, the bottles are clasped by the brackets and safely supported, without the gravity center of bottles leaving the position of balance.
• bottle holders when bottle holders are not used, they can be kept in the cooling device by reclining on the door, the body or the shelf thus occupying less space and without taking out of the cooling device.
• Figure 1 - is the schematic view of a bottle holder in the prior art.
• Figure 2 - is the schematic view of the bottle holder of the present invention in the open position.
• Figure 3 - is the schematic view of the bottle holder of the present invention in the intermediate position.
• Figure 4 - is the schematic view of the bottle holder of the present invention in another embodiment.
• Figure 5 - is the perspective view of the bottle holder.
• Figure 6 - is the bottom perspective view of the bottle holder.
• Figure 7 - is the front view of the bottle holder of the present invention in another embodiment.
• Figure 8 - is the perspective view of the bottle holder of the present invention in another embodiment.
• Figure 9 - is the bottom perspective view of the bottle holder of the present invention in another embodiment.
• the cooling device (1) comprises a body (2) wherein items to be cooled are stored, a door allowing access inside from the outside, and one or more shelves (3) positioned inside at different levels.
• the cooling device (1) furthermore comprises at least one bracket (6) preferably bent in a U shape, mounted on the body (2), the door or the shelf (3) from one point such that it can rotate around the vertical axis passing through that point, and when rotated around the point of mounting, the projection of the surface defined on the plane vertical to the loading direction (X) is reduced and stays on the same loading direction (X) ( Figure 2 and Figure 3).
• the bottle holder (4) of the present invention can immovably hold bottles of smaller sizes with uneven cross-sections. This is accomplished by rotating the brackets (6) around the point of mounting. In this position, the surface defined by each bracket (6) on the bottle holder (4) leaves the plane vertical to the loading direction (X) and the projection of this surface on the plane is reduced. Thus the brackets (6) almost rest against the wall of the bottle placed in the bottle holder (4) and clasp the bottle, preventing the movement thereof in the bottle holder (4).
• This feature enabled by the brackets (6) rotating around a single point allows for an intermediate position wherein bottles of sizes smaller than the bottle stored in the open position can be safely supported.
• the cooling device (1) furthermore comprises one or more rails (5) where to the bottle holder (4) is mounted for moving.
• the rail (5) can be mounted or unmounted when desired.
• the rail (5) is preferably disposed oppositely such that there is at least one on the front side of the shelf (3) and at least one on the rear side. Besides, these rails (5) can move such that they are parallel to one another.
• the cooling device (1) comprises an intermediate element (8) disposed between the rail (5) and the bracket (6), providing the bracket (6) to be mounted to the rail (5).
• the intermediate element (8) connects the two parallel rails (5) such that more than one bracket (6) is disposed thereon.
• each bracket (6) constituting the bottle holder (4) is aligned on the same level and move on the rail (5) simultaneously.
• the intermediate element (8) can either be monoblock with the bracket (6) or a separate element.
• the cooling device (1) comprises a locking protrusion (9) providing each bracket (6) to be mounted on the body (2), the door, the shelf (3) or the intermediate element (8) and to rotate around the point of mounting and a housing (10) wherein this locking protrusion (9) is engaged.
• two rails (5) are mounted to the front and rear sides of the shelf (3) such that they are parallel to each other.
• a bottle holder (4) is disposed on the rails (5).
• the suriace defined by each bracket (6) is on a plane vertical to the loading direction (X). In this position, the bottle holder (4) is in the open position wherein the largest sized bottle (diameter, cross-section) that can be stored depending on the capacity thereof is supported horizontally.
• all the brackets (6) disposed on the bottle holder (4) can be rotated individually with different angles ( Figure 4).
• the cooling device (1) comprises one or more bottle holders (4) having a connector (7) that joins the brackets (6) such that they can move simultaneously.
• the connector (7) joins the brackets (6) on the same bottle holder (4) mounted oppositely to separate rails (5) and provides simultaneous movement of the brackets (6).
• the connector (7) is preferably fixed to the outer suriace of each bracket (6).
• the other brackets (6) also move in accordance with the motion of this bracket (6) by means of the connector (7).
• the connector (7) being on one side of the rotational axis of the brackets (6), prevents the brackets (6) from rotating 360° since it cannot go to the other side of the rotational axis.
• the connector (7) is disposed on both sides of the brackets (6). Accordingly, the motion of one bracket (6) can be transmitted to the other brackets (6) more easily. Besides, the durability of the bottle holder (4) is thus increased.
• each bottle holder (4) is independent from each other and when one is in the closed, reclining position, another one can be used for holding bottles in the open or intermediate position ( Figure 5 and Figure 6). [0037] In another embodiment of the present invention, the bottle holder (4) can either lean against the body (2) or the door or can easily be folded under the shelf (3) by rotating the brackets (6) entirely.
• the connector (7) of at least two adjacent side-by-side bottle holders (4) is common.
• the other bottle holder (4) connected to this bottle holder (4) by the connector (7) rotates counterclockwise due to the motion of the connector (7).
• This movement lasts until the surfaces defined by the brackets (6) on the different bottle holders (4) connected by a common connector (7) are almost parallel to each other.
• the scissor-like or zigzag motion of each bottle holder (4) connected to each other is completed, the bottle holders (4) rotate in opposite directions and fold over one another ( Figure 7, Figure 8 and Figure 9).
• an intermediate position is provided between the open and closed positions of the bottle holder (4) for safely storing bottles (smaller than the bottle sizes supported in the open position) of various sizes.
• this intermediate position provided by the brackets (6) constituting the bottle holder (4) that rotate around a single point, the bottles are clasped by the brackets (6) and safely supported, without the gravity center of bottles leaving the position of balance.
• bottle holders (4) when bottle holders (4) are not used, they can be kept in the cooling device (1) by reclining on the door, the body (2) or the shelf (3) thus occupying less space and without taking out of the cooling device
• bottles of different sizes can be safely supported and stored by using the same bottle holder (4) in the cooling device (1), and when not in use can be kept without occupying more space and without been taken out of the cooling device (1). Consequently, the inner space of both the bottle holder (4) and the cooling device (1) can be utilized more efficiently.

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