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
  • F25D25/027—Rotatable shelves
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
  • A47B2210/00—General construction of drawers, guides and guide devices
  • A47B2210/17—Drawers used in connection with household appliances
  • A47B2210/175—Refrigerators or freezers
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
  • A47B88/00—Drawers for tables, cabinets or like furniture; Guides for drawers
  • A47B88/40—Sliding drawers; Slides or guides therefor
  • A47B88/48—Drawers which can be rotated while or after sliding out
• • 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
  • F25D25/024—Slidable shelves
  • F25D25/025—Drawers

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a cooling device comprising shelves or containers.
• containers wherein products to be cooled can be placed which are especially utilized by the user like drawers, pulling them partially or totally out of the cooling chamber in order to load or unload the products.
• Such containers can be placed inside the cooling chamber at various heights.
• the aim of the present invention is the realization of a cooling device comprising a container, which can be taken outside the chamber.
• the cooling device realized in order to attain the aim of the present invention, explicated in the first and the respective claims, comprises a container which is located inside the cooling chamber, of which the rotation axis is carried out of the chamber by means of a rail in telescopic motion, and which can be rotated outside the chamber without hindering access inside.
• the cooling device comprises a hinge that moves with the rail in telescopic motion and constitutes the rotation axis of the container.
• the hinge gets out of the chamber along with the rail in telescopic motion thus, the rotation axis of the container is also carried outside of the chamber.
• the hinge is mounted onto the center of the side wall of the container. Consequently, it is possible to obtain a more balanced rotation of the container and keep it from overturning.
• the hinge comprises a pair of pin and a bearing situated oppositely over the container and the rail. If the pin is on the container, the bearing is placed on the rail; and if the pin is on the rail, then the bearing is placed on the container.
• the side walls thereof are equipped with a pair of slides fixed oppositely, and a pair of rails that move in telescopic motion over these slides.
• the container is attached onto one of the rails with the help of the hinge, while the second rail serves simply to facilitate the transportation of the container and its back and forth movements, and it detaches from the container once the container gets outside the chamber.
• the container is seated over a carrier.
• the carrier is mounted by one end onto the rail and moves along with the rail, enabling the carrying out of the container placed thereon out of the chamber.
• the carrier provides a support from the base, it keeps the container from overturning when it rotates and gets outside of the chamber.
• the carrier can be in the form of a plate supporting the base of the container.
• the present invention facilitates the loading and unloading to the container without having to detach it from the cooling device, and enabling an easier access into the chamber, makes an easier cleaning of the parts where the container is located possible.
• Figure 1 - is the perspective view of a cooling device.
• Figure 2 - is the perspective view of a cooling device with a container pulled out.
• Figure 3 - is the perspective view of a cooling device with a container pulled out and turned.
• Figure 4 - is the detail perspective view of a hinge on rail.
• Figure 5 - is the perspective view of a cooling device with a carrier.
• Figure 6 - is the perspective view of the cooling device in alternative embodiment of the present invention.
• the cooling device (1) comprises a chamber (2), one or more containers (3) which are placed inside the chamber (2) and which serve to store products to keep cool, one or more slides (8) installed over the side wall of the chamber (2), and one or more rails (4) fixed over these slides (8), which move telescopically, enabling the container (3) to be entirely pulled out of the chamber (2) ( Figure 1 and Figure X).
• the cooling device (1) also comprises a hinge (5) placed between the rail (4) and the container (3), which forms a rotation axis being preferably fixed onto almost the center of the side wall of the container (3), and which gets outside the chamber (2) along with the rail (4) and the container (3), thus enabling the container (3) to rotate ( Figure 3).
• a hinge (5) placed between the rail (4) and the container (3), which forms a rotation axis being preferably fixed onto almost the center of the side wall of the container (3), and which gets outside the chamber (2) along with the rail (4) and the container (3), thus enabling the container (3) to rotate ( Figure 3).
• the hinge (4) taken outside by means of a rail (4) also causes the rotation axis of the container (3) get outside, enables the container (3) to rotate easily at angles from O to 180°.
• the hinge (5) is installed onto the container (3) only at one of the side walls facing each other.
• the hinge (5) comprises a pin (9) and a bearing (6), which are fixed oppositely over the container (3) or over the rail (4) and which rotate relatively to each other ( Figure 4).
• the container (3) is placed over the hinge (5) in such a way that the pin (9) gets inserted inside the bearing (6).
• the container (3) moves towards the front of the chamber (3) and gets out of the chamber (3) due to the telescopic motion of the rail (4) over the slide (8).
• the container (3) gets fit in the chamber (2).
• the pin (9) stands over the container (3) and is inserted into the bearing (6) situated over the rail (4).
• the pin (9) embedded inside the bearing (6) rotates around the axis of its embedding, and therefore the container (3) to which it is attached also turns around the same axis.
• the pin (9) located over the rail (4) is inserted into the bearing (6), which is fixed onto the container (3), and is therefore wrapped by the bearing (6).
• the pin (9) borne inside the bearing (6) rotates around the bearing axis, and therefore the container (3) to which it is attached also turns around the same axis.
• the chamber (2) is equipped with slide (8) and rail (4) pairs placed oppositely on the side walls of the chamber and which move telescopically relative to each other. While the container (3) is attached to one of the rails (4) by means of a hinge (5), the other rail (4) only carries and facilitates the movement of the container (3) back and forth.
• the cooling device comprises a carrier (7) which extends from the hinge (5) to the bottom of the container (3), over which the container is seated, and which moves together with the container (3).
• the carrier (7) supports the container (3) from underneath and keeps it (3) from falling over while turning.
• the carrier (7) is attached to the hinge (5), and the hinge (5) rotates inside the bearing (6) once the container (3) starts turning ( Figure 5 and Figure 6).
• the carrier (7) takes the form of a plate, which covers entirely the base of the container (3).
• the container (3) gets support over the total surface of its base and is therefore kept from falling over during movements in and out of the chamber (2).
• the present invention enables turning a container (3) around one side towards the exterior of the chamber (2) at an angle of approximately 180°, both facilitating the user's access inside the chamber (2) and also simplifying the loading and unloading. All these operations can be executed without having to detach the container (3) totally from the cooling device (1).

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