EP2247904A2

EP2247904A2 - Refrigerator and associated storage container

Info

Publication number: EP2247904A2
Application number: EP09714267A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Ralph Staud; Thomas Tischer
Original assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
Current assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
Priority date: 2008-02-26
Filing date: 2009-02-23
Publication date: 2010-11-10
Anticipated expiration: 2029-02-23
Also published as: EP2247904B1; DE102008011120A1; WO2009106506A2; WO2009106506A3; CN101960243A; CN101960243B; PL2247904T3; RU2010137737A

Abstract

At least one storage container (BE1) for a refrigerator (KG) comprises a stationary holder part (HT) and a receiving part (AT) which is movably mounted thereon and is used for storing products that are to be cooled. The receiving part (AT) is rotatably mounted on the holder part (HT) by means of at least one rotary joint (DS) in the region of the lower front edge (SK) of the receiving part (AT) in such a way that a net restoring torque (RM2) is applied to the receiving part (AT) in the respective opening position between the final closed position (SP) and the final open position (OP) of the receiving part (AT), said restoring torque (RM2) causing the receiving part (AT) to be automatically tilted back into the final closed position (SP).

Description

description

Refrigerating appliance and associated storage container

The invention relates to a refrigeration device with at least one storage container, which has a fixed holder part and a receiving part movably mounted thereon for depositing goods to be cooled.

Refrigerators such as refrigerators, freezers or fridge freezers usually have one or more Abstellbehältnisse, ie so-called door racks, on the inner walls of their doors. In this case, several door racks are often mounted one above the other at predetermined height intervals from each other on the inner wall of the respective door. A first type of Abstellbehältnis is formed by a box-shaped, open-top receiving part, which is rigid, that is immovably fastened to the inner wall of the respective door. To increase the comfort when loading and unloading to be cooled Good there are as a further, second type Abstellbehältnisse or door racks, each having a fixed holder part and a movably mounted receiving part for parking good to be cooled. The fixed holder part serves to attach or fix on the inner wall of the respective door. Due to the fact that the receiving part can be folded away from the inner wall of the respective door, it is possible to place it in the receiving part to be cooled in a more comfortable manner than in the case of a rigidly formed receiving part or to remove it therefrom. In particular, bulky or high, to be cooled goods such as bottles, packaging or other drinking containers can be more easily put into the movably mounted receiving part of this second type of door racks and take out again than is the case with the first type. Since in particular tilt the front front wall of the movably mounted receiving part, that can be offset in an inclined position, the clear setting height during loading and unloading of good to be cooled compared to a purely rigid, ie immovably trained door rack can be increased, resulting in better utilization of the actual Available storage space in the respective door racks permits. For movable suspension of the receiving part on the associated, fixed holder part of such a storage container or door storage are usually provided approximately in the middle of the side walls side hinges. These lateral hinges or hinges are laterally outward or inward and thus reduce undesirable the available storage space. In practice, such laterally mounted hinges may restrict the freedom of design with respect to the outer and / or inner geometry of the door compartment under circumstances or interfere with the appearance of the outer and / or inner contour shape of the movably mounted receiving part and the associated, fixed holder part in the sidewall area. For laminating the respective lateral rotary joint between the receiving part and the holder part, largely opaque materials for receiving part and holder part are usually used. Most of the time, however, the respective lateral hinge remains visible. Due to the central attachment of the respective lateral swivel joint on the side wall of the respective door compartment, it may also be necessary to limit the Abstelltiefe the bottom part of the receiving part so strong that in its tilting a rub against the rear wall of the holder part is avoided. This can lead to restrictions with regard to the available space depth of the respective door compartment. Moreover, in the case of a laterally rotatably mounted receiving part of such a door compartment, the tilting movement during loading and / or unloading of goods to be cooled may be too low. It may also be due to the lateral pivotal mounting of the receiving part of the respective door compartment under certain circumstances to an undesirable tilting, ie return and rocking of the receiving part. Optionally, such a laterally mounted receiving part only manually, ie actively under force by an operator in its closed-end position are tilted back, which is perceived as uncomfortable and annoying. If the operator forgets about tilting back, it may happen that the door rack strikes an internal component of the refrigerator or a stored product to be cooled.

The invention has for its object to provide a refrigeration device with at least one Abstellbehältnis that has a higher comfort function and at the same time improved shape with respect to its shape geometry. According to the invention, this object is achieved in a refrigeration device of the type mentioned above in that the receiving part is rotatably mounted on the holder part in the region of its lower, front end edge with at least one hinge such that on the receiving part in the respective opening position between its closed end position and its opening End position a resulting, restoring torque is effected, through which it automatically tilts back into its closed position.

Characterized in that now at least one hinge in the region of the lower, front end edge of the receiving part and / or holder part of the storage container, i. is provided in the region of the front near the ground, always results in a restoring torque for the receiving part in each opening or tilting position between its closed end position and its opening end position toward its closing end position. This means that the receiving part automatically or independently can tilt back due to its own weight in its closed-end position without intervention or action by an operator and thus automatically. Because the at least one swivel joint in the region of the front side, i. Front wall of the receiving part and / or front wall of the holder part, the respective Abstellbehältnisses is mounted near the ground, the center of gravity of the receiving part of such a door compartment in each tilted position between the closed end position and the opening end position always on the rear wall of the fixed holder part side facing relative the axis of rotation of this hinge. In such a rotatably mounted in the region of its lower front edge receiving part is further largely ensured that its lower trailing edge passes through an imaginary circular arc portion when opening from its closed end position to its opening end position, which lies completely within the interior of the holder part and the rear wall of the holder part neither touches still cut. In other words, therefore, a rubbing of the receiving part on the rear wall of the holder part during the tilting movement from the closing end position to the opening end position (and vice versa) due to the vorversetzten in the region of the front end face of the storage pivot bearing is largely avoided.

By eliminating lateral hinges, the geometry shape of the receiving part and / or the holder part of the door compartment according to the invention in the region of its side walls or side cheeks can be designed largely free. In particular, the receiving part and / or the holder part can be formed there wider than before in the conventional door cabinets with laterally mounted in the middle of the longitudinal sides of the receiving part pivot bearings. This makes it possible to provide an increased storage space for goods to be cooled. Generally speaking it is Thus, by the forward displacement of the respective pivot joint in the region of the lower front end edge of the receiving part and / or holder part in an advantageous manner, the formation of a wider container interior of the Abstellbehältnisses allows. When the holder part whose side walls can be formed in particular as a shortened side flanges or even completely omitted in an advantageous manner. An overlap or a double-walled meshing of the side walls of the holder part and receiving part, as is structurally caused by the side pivot bearings in the door cabinets of the old type, can be partially or completely avoided when inventively rotatably mounted door racks. In particular, the storage container in the sidewall region which is visible to a user can now be formed by the vorverlagerte swivel joint preferably single-walled. The respective side wall of the Abstellbehältnisses is in particular formed only by a side wall of the rotatably mounted receiving part. This results in an advantageous manner a less massive appearance of the Abstellbehältnisses in the region of the side walls or side walls. The two side walls of the respective Abstellbehälters can thus be formed in an advantageous field mostly or completely single-walled. In particular, they are preferably formed only by the two side walls of the invention rotatably mounted receiving part.

By the front side where possible in the lower front edge of the Abstellbehältnisses mounted pivot joint thus an automatic Rückkippbewegung of the receiving part from the respective opening or tilting position between its closed end position and its opening end position is brought back to its closed end position. This improves the comfort for an operator of the refrigerator. In particular, the receiving part with the present invention vorverlagerten swivel in the respective tilted or Aufmachposition an increased height clearance related to the available Einstellhöhe the Abstellbehältnisses for discontinued or to be taken goods, such as beverage bottles, packaging or other beverage containers such as milk cartons, etc., in Free comparison to conventional door cabinets. Because the upper edge, ie loading edge of its front wall can be further lowered in the opening-end position than was previously possible with laterally rotatably mounted door racks. As a result, in an advantageous manner, in particular higher goods can be adjusted or removed more easily. From the respective tilt position can then the loaded or empty receiving part automatically, ie by itself due to its own weight, fold back without action of the operator in the direction of its closing end position. In particular, after the unloading of material to be cooled from the receiving part of the storage container constructed according to the invention, it is thus now possible, automatically, in the empty state, to tilt back automatically into its closing end position without any action by an operator. As a result, it is largely avoided that the receiving part in its respective opening position, in particular the opening end position, remains tilted out at an angle relative to the largely flat inner wall surface of the door and thus protrudes too far out of the inner wall of the door when it is closed. If the receiving part would remain in a tilting position, in particular in its opening end position, when closing the door, it could protrude so far in relation to the inner wall of the door with the upper edge of its front wall that it abuts against an inner component in the inner container of the refrigerating appliance, such as a Carrying plate or a vegetable compartment. However, since it is always ensured due to the construction according to the invention that the receiving part tilts from the respective opening position between its closed end position and its opening end position back into the closed end position, a predetermined depth for the Abstellbehältnis be maintained even when closing the door. A rubbing of the inventively constructed Abstellbehältnisses on any inner component or on a stored, to be cooled Good of the refrigerator is thus largely avoided.

According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, at least one hinge on the underside of the bottom of the receiving part is provided in the region of the lower front edge. In a frontal plan view by a user on the front wall of the receptacle thus the at least one hinge on the underside of the bottom of the receiving part is advantageously largely hidden and thus largely invisible to a viewer.

In particular, it may be expedient that at least one rotary joint relative to the lower front edge of the receiving part on the underside of the bottom to set back a specifiable Sichtschutzrand something, so that it further improves the device from the perspective of an operator when they are frontal on the front wall of such a trained Door cabinet sees. Possibly. it may be expedient according to another embodiment, the at least one hinge directly along the lower front edge of the receiving part sections or consistently along the axial length provided.

According to a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, both the receiving part and the holder part of the inventively constructed Abstellbehälters are advantageously transparent. This results in an advantageous manner, the optical effect of a wider container interior for inventively designed storage container. In particular, this can give a more transparent, aesthetically quiet overall appearance.

According to an advantageous development of the invention, the same plastic material can be used in particular for both the fixed holder part and the rotatably mounted receiving part in the forward displacement according to the invention whose at least one rotary joint in a front area near the bottom of the lower front edge of the Abstellbehältnisses.

According to a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, the respective side wall of the receiving part of the inventively constructed Abstellbehältnisses or door compartment can be made with about the same wall thickness as the front wall. In particular, even thinner wall thicknesses or wall thicknesses of the side walls as well as the front wall of the storage container constructed according to the invention are sufficient than was required in the conventional storage containers with the pivot joints arranged centrally on the side walls of the receiving part. For these required for mechanically stable storage of the receiving part thicker wall thicknesses of the side walls of the holder part in order to provide sufficient material rigidity of the side walls can. This can now be omitted in the storage container constructed according to the invention, since the at least one rotary joint is displaced forward into the bottom-side region of the storage container designed according to the invention.

According to an expedient development of the invention, the rotary joint is composed of at least one bushing element and at least one bolt or pin element on Receiving part and / or holder part together. Expediently, the inner contour of the respective bushing part corresponds to the outer contour of the associated bolt part.

Conveniently, the respective socket member may be attached to the underside of the bottom of the receiving part in the region of the lower, front end edge or directly on the lower, front end side of the receiving part, while the associated

Bolt element or pin element is arranged on the underside of the bottom of the holder part or directly on the lower, front end side of the holder part. In this case, the respective socket element along a portion or the entire axial length of the lower front edge of the receiving part and / or the associated bolt member along a portion or the entire axial length of the lower front edge of the holder part extend.

In an alternative, advantageous arrangement variant of the respective sleeve element and associated bolt element, it may be appropriate to the respective

Bushing element and the associated bolt element reversed on the receiving part and

Holder part to install. This means in detail that the respective socket element advantageously directly on the front edge of the bottom part of the holder part or on the

Bottom of the bottom is provided in the region of the lower front edge of the holder part, while the associated bolt element at the lower front edge of the receiving part or at the bottom of the bottom of the receiving part in the region of the lower

Front edge is attached.

Optionally, the respective rotary joint can be designed as a so-called hinge or rolled hinge. In particular, a so-called rod hinge or piano hinge may be expedient in which in each case a rotary joint section is provided at predetermined longitudinal intervals. Considered along the axial longitudinal extension of the lower front edge of the receiving part is thus provided a plurality of hinge or rotary hinge sections. Optionally, a so-called flat band hinge may be provided as the respective pivot. In particular, even a so-called hinge hinge can already suffice. In this expedient variant, the receiving part and the holder part at one or more axial longitudinal locations in the region of the lower front edge of the receiving part are preferably in one piece via a common web element connected together. In particular, this web element is thin-walled, preferably in the form of a folding element. Due to its flexibility, this allows a certain rotational movement of the receiving part and the holder part connected to one another via the common folding element. Such a hinge hinge is in particular a simple and inexpensive variant as a hinge when the receiving part and the holder part are made in particular of plastic. About the respective folding hinge the receiving part and the holder part are then preferably integrally connected to each other. In particular, polypropylene is preferably suitable as the material for the holder part and the receiving part as well as the respective folding hinge because of its excellent wear resistance.

The invention and its developments and advantages thereof are explained in more detail with reference to drawings.

Show it:

Figure 1 shows a schematic representation of the interior of a refrigerator with a

Variety of exemplary Abstellbehältnissen that are constructed according to the principle of the invention,

FIG. 2 shows, in a diagrammatic cross-sectional view from the side, one of the storage containers of FIG. 1 in its closing end position,

Figure 3 in a schematic cross-sectional view seen from the side of the

Abstellbehältnis of Fig. 2 in its opening end position,

Figure 4 is a schematic representation of a rear view of the Abstellbehältnisses of Figures 2, 3 viewed from the bottom of the holder part ago, and

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a tilt lock in the opening-end position of the receiving part of the storage container of Fig. 2 with 4 in the region of

Rear side of the receiving part and holder part.

Elements with the same function and mode of operation are shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, respectively provided the same reference numerals.

Figure 1 shows schematically in perspective the interior of an open, double-door refrigeration device KG as an advantageous embodiment of a refrigerator according to the invention. The refrigerator KG has a common housing with two vertically extending inner containers F1, F2 side by side, i. Set side by side and separated by a partition TW on. In particular, the first inner container F1 left in Figure 1 is e.g. as a freezer ("freezer") and the second inner container F2 as a refrigerator ("cooler") formed. Alternatively, both inner container can be designed as refrigerators or freezers. Hereinafter, both inner container for the sake of simplicity, each referred to as a refrigeration cabinet. Each refrigeration cabinet F1, F2 can be closed by a specially assigned door TU1, TU2. The respective door TU1 or TU2 is rotatably suspended on the outer longitudinal frame of the refrigeration device KG. In the closed state of the refrigeration device KG press the pivotable, free longitudinal sides of the doors TU1, TU2 with a sealing lip on the front surface of the partition TW. To open the respective door TU1 or TU2 whose freely movable longitudinal frame side of the partition wall away TW is pivoted away to the outside. In each refrigeration cabinet F1 or F2 a plurality of support plates, drawers, storage compartments and / or one or more freezers are provided.

On the inner wall TIW of the respective door TU1 or TU2 one or more so-called door racks or Abstellbehältnisse are attached. Thus, for example, in the door TUI on the inner wall, three box-shaped storage containers or door racks BE1 mounted at predetermined height intervals from each other. On the inner wall of the second door TU2 is also a plurality of door bins or Abstellbehältnissen such. BE2, BE3, BE4 mounted at specified height distances from each other. The respective door rack, such as BE1, is between the vertical longitudinal side edges of the inner frame such. IR1 of his door such as TU1 inserted largely passively, i. it extends substantially over the clear width of the two mutually parallel, vertical longitudinal side edges of the inner frame IR1 of the door TU1 in order to achieve the best possible use of space.

Such door racks are of course also in other refrigerators such as One or more door freezers, fridge freezers, refrigerators on the inner wall of the respective door attachable.

To now the respective Abstellbehältnis such. BE1 as comfortable as possible, i. convenient and practical, loaded with good to be cooled and again to be able to unload comfortably or comfortably, a pivoting or tilting mechanism for the Abstellbehältnis is provided. For loading and unloading the Abstellbehältnis with respect to the flat inner wall TIW of the associated door such. TU1 to the front of an operator to tilt or tilt, so that the top-side opening of the box-shaped storage container such. BE1 meets the operator. The respective Abstellbehältnis is coverless and its interior is freely accessible from above. The respective storage container such. BE1 is composed of a fixed holder part HT and a rotatably mounted, in particular tiltable mounted receiving part AT for parking good to be cooled.

FIG. 2 shows, in a schematic cross-sectional view from the side, the storage container BE1 on the inner wall TIW of the door TU1 in a closing end position SP. The holder part HT has a spatially considered flat-rectangular rear wall RHT. This lies with its rear wall surface largely planar surface on the outer surface of the door inner wall TIW. 2, the rear contact surface of the rear wall RHT of the holder part HT extends essentially in a straight line and parallel to the inner wall TIW, which extends in a substantially rectilinear manner. At the lower end of the rear wall RHT of the holder part HT, a bottom part BHT is formed approximately at right angles to the rectangular rear wall RHT. This is preferably plate-shaped. It has an outer contour, viewed in plan view from above, in particular in the form of a regular trapezium. As a result, the bottom part BHT is wider along its common rear end edge with the rear wall RHT than at its front end edge. The bottom part BHT thus stands opposite its rear wall RHT at about 90 ° angle from the inner wall of the door TIW. At the two longitudinal edges of the rear wall RHT short Seitenflanschteile are formed approximately at a 90 ° angle. These are not visible in the cross-sectional image of Fig. 2 and for an operator in the intended use of the storage container BE1. 5, the storage container BE1 is viewed in fragmentary representation from the rear wall RHT of the holder part in a slightly perspective view. On the rear wall RHT a lateral short side flange SW1 is formed substantially rectangular. This side flange SW1 has a fixing element FM on its outer wall surface, which engages in an associated, corresponding receiving element in the inner edge IR1 of the door TUI. Here in the embodiment, the fixing FM is designed as a U-shaped, outwardly projecting bracket. This can be plugged into a groove in the inner edge IR1 of the door TU1 congruent thereto, which has been omitted from the drawing simplicity in the figure 5. In this way, the holder part HT can be detachably mounted on its two molded, short side flanges at opposite locations of the two vertically extending longitudinal edges of the inner frame IR1 of the door TU1. Of course, it is also possible to mount the holder part HT with other fixing means or locking means on the inner wall TIW the door TUI. In particular, a clamping or plug connection may be advantageous, which allows easy mounting of the holder part HT in corresponding receiving means or receiving sockets on both sides of the inner frame IR1 and a simple removal or suspension of the holder part HT from this suspension. As a result, the holder part HT can be removed, for example for cleaning, in a user-friendly manner from the inner wall TIW of the door TU1. In the same way, it is possible to position the holder part HT at a different height location of the inner wall TIW in position-displaced manner on fixing or latching means provided there.

Optionally, the lateral flange parts, such as e.g. SW1 on the rear wall RHT of the supporting part HT also be omitted. This means that the holder part composed solely of its bottom BHT and its rear wall RHT and viewed in side view has an L-shaped geometry shape. In this case, the rear wall RHT of the holder part HT is expediently locked or fixed to the inner wall TIW of the door TU1 by means of one or more corresponding fixing means.

The receiving part AT is formed in the first approximation as an open-topped box. Viewed from above, its outer contour is also substantially trapezoidal. Its outer contour is seen wider from the front to the rear. This illustrates the perspective view of Figure 4, which shows the Abstellbehältnis BE1 viewed from its underside. The box-shaped receiving part AT sits down Here in the embodiment (viewed from the front when viewed from the front) of a substantially horizontally disposed, plate-shaped bottom part BAT, a substantially vertically extending rear wall RAT, a substantially vertically extending front wall VAT and two substantially vertically extending side walls together, the front wall VAT and the Connect rear wall RAT together. The perspective view of Figure 5 shows a rear corner region between the rear wall RAT and a side wall SE1 of the receiving part AT. The side walls, the front wall VAT and the rear wall RAT are substantially perpendicular to the plate-shaped, in particular largely flat bottom part BAT.

The receiving part AT is rotatably mounted with the aid of a rotary joint DS in the region of its lower, front end edge SK rotatably in the region of the front end edge HK (see Figure 4) of the bottom part BHT of the holder part HT. In the exemplary embodiment, the swivel joint DS in the front region of the bottom part BAT is set back a little relative to its front edge SK by a predefinable screening edge. The lateral offset of the rotary joint DS with respect to the lower front edge SK of the receiving part AT is indicated in FIG. 2 by a double arrow VS. The swivel DS sits at the bottom of the bottom part BAT of the receiving part AT. It connects at this slightly recessed position, the bottom of the bottom part BAT of the receiving part AT with the front end edge of the bottom part BHT of the holder part HT. Here in the exemplary embodiment, the rotary joint is formed by an axial longitudinal hinge along the substantially rectilinearly extending front edge or front end edge of the bottom part BHT of the support part HT. It consists of two socket elements BU1, BU2 (see Figure 4) on the underside of the bottom BAT of the receiving part AT in the region of the front end edge SK and an associated bolt element or pin member BO along the front edge of the plate-shaped bottom BHT of the support member HT together. The two bushing elements BU1, BU2 are each formed in a lateral, axially extending end region of the lower front edge SK of the bottom BAT of the receiving part AT (see FIG. 4) on the underside of the bottom BAT of the receiving part AT. The cross-sectional view of Figure 2 shows the Abstellbehältnis BE1 in the region of the first female element BU1. Viewed in cross section, the socket element BU 1 is designed as a part-circular receiving tray. It is in particular as convex forward curved nose to the underbody of the Bottom part BAT molded. As a kind of partial sleeve, it surrounds a partial section of the outer circumference of the bolt element BO, which is designed to be part-circular in cross-section. The bolt element BO is formed by a longitudinal bead or a thickened longitudinal strand, which runs continuously in the axial direction along the entire front edge of the bottom BHT of the supporting part HT. This extending over the entire width of the bottom BHT of the holder part HT longitudinal ridge is formed in the region of the top and bottom of the bottom part BHT and the front side to a first approximation part-circular cylindrical. The inner contour of the nose-shaped downwardly projecting from the bottom of the holder part HT bushing element BU1 is suitably shaped corresponding to the outer contour of the bolt member BO. As a result, the bushing element BU1 functions as a bearing shell or socket for the bolt element BO and allows for the receiving part AT a rotational movement or tilting movement about the rounded peripheral part of the bolt element BO around. The central axis of the bolt or pin element BO forms the axis of rotation DA for the tilting movement or rotary rotational movement of the receiving part AT. Expediently, the bolt element BO is clamped largely passively into the respective bush element, so that in the axial direction along the longitudinal profile of the front end edge of the bottom BHT of the holder part HT considered, ie here perpendicular to the image plane of Figure 2 and Figure 3, an axial locking for the Recording part AT is effected.

In the closed end position SP of Figure 2, the bottom BAT of the receiving part AT is substantially parallel to the bottom BHT of the holder part HT. In particular, the rear, lower corner edge or lower trailing edge HK of the receiving part AT is placed on the bottom BHT of the holder part HT. Both floors BAT, BHT sit in the closing end position one above the other and extend substantially at right angles with respect to the rear wall RHT of the holder part HT. The fixed bottom part BHT of the holder part HT and the rotatably mounted bottom part BAT of the receiving part AT thus include between them a negligible angle, or in other words an angle of approximately 0 ° between them. This closing end position for the receiving part AT is marked in FIG. 2 by a dot-dash line SP, which runs through the axis of rotation of the rotary joint DS and extends essentially parallel to the plane-shaped inner wall TIW or to the plate-shaped rear wall RHT of the holder part HT. Between this marking line SP and the bottom BAT results Angle of about 90 °. The axis of rotation DA (see FIG. 4) through the rotary joint DS extends approximately perpendicular to the plane of the drawing of FIG. 2.

Now pulls an operator, the receiving part AT from this closing end position SP forward toward him, so this tilts from its largely horizontal position in the closed end position forward in a Aufmachstellung or Aufmachposition. In this case, a tensile force FZ engages perpendicular to the front wall VAT on the receiving part AT and is directed towards the front of the operator. This results in a partial rotational movement of the receiving part AT about the axis of rotation DA (see Figure 4) of the rotary joint DS in the counterclockwise direction.

The receiving part AT is in this way obliquely relative to its original horizontal orientation in the closing end position SP. Fig. 3 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of the receiving part AT in its opening end position. The opening end position is indicated by a dot-dashed marking line OP, which runs through the axis of rotation of the rotary joint DS and is inclined relative to the marking line SP for the closing end position by a tilt angle KW. The opening end position OP can be predetermined in particular by locking means on the receiving part AT and / or on the holder part HT and / or on the rotary joint itself. These are not visible in the cross-sectional representations of FIGS. 2 and 3. In the opening end position OP of Figure 3, the bottom BAT of the receiving part AT is inclined relative to the horizontally extending bottom BHT of the holder part HT by the tilt angle KW. It results between two floors BAT, BHT an approximately wedge-shaped gap. Due to the inclination of the receiving part AT in the opening end position OP, the top-side opening of the box-shaped receiving part AT of the respective operating person now faces more strongly than in the closing end position SP. As a result, the available adjustment space of the door storage container relative to its clear height is more accessible than in the closed end position, as tilted by the front wall VAT of the receiving part AT whose upper loading edge is lowered relative to the position height of the upper edge of the receiving part AT in the closed end position. As a result, the available interior of the receiving part AT can be loaded or unloaded more comfortably. In comparison to conventionally designed door racks with laterally arranged pivot bearing, the pivot bearing displaced forwards into the frontal region of the receiving part advantageously has a larger one Tilting of the receiving part forward and thus a greater reduction of the loading edge.

If the receiving part is tilted out of its closing end position SP into an opening position between its closing end position SP and its opening end position OP, then the lower trailing edge HK of the receiving part AT describes a partial section of an imaginary rotation circle. This circle of rotation is indicated by dash-dotted lines in FIGS. 2, 3 and provided with the reference symbol K. Starting from the closing end position SP, the trailing edge HK of the receiving part AT moves in the tangential direction with respect to this imaginary rotation circle K out of the holder part HT upwards. As a result, a tendency of the rear edge HK on the rear wall RHT of the holder part HT is largely avoided. In other words, the lower end edge HK of the receiving part AT passes through an imaginary circular arc section only within the interior of the holder part HT during its tilting movement. As a result, neither the rear edge HK touches the rear wall RHT nor does it cut through the rear wall RHT. So it is a free tilting or rotational movement for the receiving part AT between its closed end position SP and its opening end position OP allows.

Now leaves an operator, the upper front edge of the receiving part AT going on, the receiving part AT automatically rotates back to its closed end position SP due to its own weight from its respective opening position. The reason for this is that the center of gravity MS of the recording part AT in each

Presentation position between the closing end position SP and the opening end position OP remains on the rear wall RHT of the stationary holder part HT facing side and does not exceed the rotational axis of the rotary joint DS. Because the pivot bearing

DS is so far forward in the area of the front, lower end edge SK of

A receiving part brought AT, that on the receiving part in the respective Aufmachposition between its closed end position and its opening end position a resulting, restoring torque is caused by the weight of the receiving part, through which the receiving part AT independently or automatically in its closed end position SP how can tilt back with a kind of return spring.

For better illustration, such as a resulting, restoring torque in the respective Aufmachenposition between the Schließendstellung SP and the opening end position OP is effected on the receiving part AT, is representative of the open end position OP of Figure 3, the dead weight F of the receiving part AT located at the center of mass MS of the receiving part AT. It is directed vertically downwards, ie it runs essentially parallel to the vertical inner wall TIW of the door TU1. This weight force F causes a torque RM2 relative to a lever arm S2 between the imaginary extension of the force vector of the weight F and the axis of rotation DA of the rotary joint DS. The lever arm S2 thus extends perpendicularly from the pivot point of the swivel joint DS to the imaginary extension of the force vector of the weight force F. It lies on that side of the receiving part AT which faces the rear wall RHT of the stationary holder part HT. Thus, if an operator releases the receiving part AT, so that no tensile force FZ acts more on the receiving part AT, then the restoring torque RM2 drives the receiving part AT back into its initial position in the closing end position SP in the manner of a return spring. In the closing end position SP, the center of gravity MS of the receiving part AT is closer to the rear wall RHT of the stationary holder part RHT than in a setting-up position, in particular an opening end position. At the center of mass MS, a weight F engages, which has a lever arm S1 to the axis of rotation of the rotary joint DS. This lever arm S1 between the rotational axis of the rotary joint DS and the imaginary extension of the force vector F is greater than the lever arm S2 in the opening end position. Thus, in the closing end position SP, a restoring torque RM1 is exerted, which is greater than the restoring torque RM2 in the opening end position OP.

In each mounting position, in particular in the opening end position OP, the front upper edge of the front wall VAT of the receiving part AT has a greater distance or a greater depth distance ITI than in the closing end position SP. In the closing

End position SP of Fig. 2, the distance of the upper front edge of the front wall VAT of the receiving part AT of the inner wall TIW indicated by a double arrow STI.

The distance of the upper front edge of the receiving part AT is lower in the closing end position SP than in the opening end position OP.

The tilt angle KW for the opening end position OP is expediently selected such that the center of mass MS of the receiving part AT at a Tilting always remains on the rear wall of the fixed holder part facing side with respect to the rotary joint. Preferably, the receiving part AT is inclined in its opening end position OP by a tilt angle KW between 10 ° and 70 °, in particular between 20 ° and 40 ° relative to its closing end position SP forward.

In general, the following applies in particular: The farther the swivel joint is forwardly displaced forward onto the lower front edge of the receiving part, the greater the tilt angle can be selected for which a restoring torque in the direction of the base of the stationary holder part still results.

When the swivel joint is attached to the underside of the bottom of the receiving part AT as in the embodiment, the swivel joint remains largely invisible to an operator in a front view. In particular, if the hinge is slightly set back relative to the lower front edge SK of the receiving part AT by a predetermined screen edge, the hinge is better from the lower edge SK of the receiving part AT in front view, i. viewed from the front, covered.

Because of the largely invisible pivot joint (viewed from the front in a frontal view), it is advantageously possible to form the receiving part or the receptacle transparent. In particular, the receptacle is made of a transparent plastic material or glass. In a corresponding manner, a transparent material can expediently also be used for the holder part. In particular, both the receiving part and the holder part are made of the same plastic material.

Optionally, it may also be desirable to provide the pivot DS directly, i. directly at the lower leading edge, i. in the edge SK of the receiving part AT. In general terms, it may therefore be expedient to provide the at least one rotary joint directly along the lower front edge of the receiving part in sections or continuously along its axial length.

Fig. 4 shows schematically in perspective the receptacle BE1 of Fig. 1 with 3 viewed from the rear side. At the bottom of the bottom BAT of the receiving part AT are left side and right side, ie in the end of the axially extending lower edge SK, the two socket elements BU1, BU2 provided. The first socket element BU 1 thus extends along an axial partial length parallel to the rectilinear lower edge SK. The same applies to the second socket element BU2, which is formed in the region of the opposite end portion of the lower edge SK to the underside of the bottom BAT. The first bushing element BU1 and the second bushing element BU2 surrounds in a clip-like manner the bead or thickening of the bolt element BO mounted over the entire broadside. The bolt element BO thus extends along the entire width of the front edge HK of the bottom BHT of the holder part HT. Optionally, it may also be expedient to provide the bolt element BO only along the respective axial longitudinal extension section of the respective bush element B01 or B02. The bolt element BO is then only partially formed on the front edge of the bottom BHT of the support part HT.

Thus, generally speaking, it may be desirable to have multiple jack elements across the width, i. Provide axial length of the front end edge SK of the bottom BAT of the receiving part AT distributed. This multiplicity of bushing elements are then expediently assigned correspondingly many bolt element sections in the region of the lower front edge of the receiving part, the outer contour of which corresponds in each case to the inner contour of the bushing elements. Of course, a single bolt element may be provided which extends along the axial overall length of the lower front edge of the receiving part. In particular, it may already be sufficient to provide a single sleeve element centrally in the region of the lower front edge of the receiving part over a partial length and to a corresponding bolt or pin element in the front region of the holder part.

Optionally, it may be appropriate in a modification to this, instead of individual sections socket elements such as BU1, BU2 a over the entire axial length of the front edge of the bottom BHT extending bushing element provided on the bottom of the bottom BHT of the receiving part AT. Optionally, it can also be advantageous, in particular, to attach the at least one bushing element, for example, BU1, BU2, directly to the lower front edge of the receiving part AT in order to shift the axis of rotation still further forward and to provide an even greater tilt angle, for which sufficient residual driving torque is still ensured is. Optionally, it may also be expedient to exchange the arrangement or the assignment of the respective socket element and bolt element. This means that then the respective socket element is attached to the bottom of the bottom BHT of the holder part HT in the region of the front end side or directly on the front end side thereof. The respective, associated bolt element is provided in the region of the lower front end edge SK of the receiving part AT.

The fact that laterally flanged hinges are missing on both sides of the receiving part, a greater freedom in terms of the outer contour and inner contour of both the holder part and the receiving part is now possible compared to conventional door cabinets. In particular, the receiving part can be made wider in the direction of the inner wall of the door than was previously possible with conventionally laterally mounted door housings. Preferably, the receiving part of the inventively designed door compartment can be given a trapezoidal shape in plan view geometric shape, wherein the receiving chamber of the receiving part widens to the rear on the inner wall of the door. In this way, the available storage space between the two longitudinal frame parts of the inner frame of the door can be better utilized.

Of course, the receiving part as well as the holder part also other geometric shapes can be given to the receiving part, such. a rectangular outer and inner contour shape viewed from above in plan view.

The elimination of laterally flanged hinges, it is also possible to make the walls of the holder part and receiving part of the inventively designed door compartment thinner than conventional door cabinets. Preferably, the receiving part and in particular additionally as well as the holder part can be made transparent. Preferably, both components can be made of the same plastic material or of glass.

By vorverlagerte to the lower edge of the receiving part swivel a restoring torque in the respective receiving position between the closing end position and the opening-end position of the receiving part is already alone by the Dead weight of the receiving part causes. As a result, the receiving part tilts when released by the respective operator automatically or independently in its closed end position. This avoids that the receiving part protrudes too far against the inner wall when closing the door. An unintentional, unintentional scratching of the receiving part of the inventively constructed door compartment on interior components or stored material to be cooled in the inner container of the refrigerator when closing the door is thus largely avoided. It is thus ensured that the door can always be closed without blockage. Due to the automatic self-receding movement of the receiving part into its closed end position, it is ensured that, even when closing the door, it only occupies the space or space assigned to it. An operator therefore no longer needs to think about how to push back the receiving part before closing the door in the direction of the fixed holder part in the conventional, provided with laterally flanged hinges door cabinets. Due to the automatic Rückkippbewegung due to the dead weight of the receiving part thus results in an improved comfort function when loading and unloading the door compartment.

In order to predetermine an opening end position OP for the receiving part AT, in which a resulting restoring torque in the direction of the closing end position SP is ensured, one or more locking means are expediently provided on the receiving part AT and / or stationary holder part HT of the respective depositing container. These locking means are realized in the storage container BE1 of Figures 1 with 4 by undercuts or teeth of web members of the holder part and the receiving part in both bottom corners at the rear of the receiving part AT. Figure 5 shows a perspective view of the storage container BE1 from the rear, ie viewed from the rear side in a left, bottom or bottom corner area of the receiving part AT. The receiving part AT has on its rear wall RAT a laterally outwardly projecting web element VS1. This connects flush along a lower portion of the rear wall RAT. In its opening end position OP, it engages behind a web element HM, which protrudes at the lateral flange part SW1 of the holder part HT in the direction of the side wall SE1 of the receiving part AT. In the opening end position OP, the web element VS1 is inclined relative to the stationary, vertically extending web element HM of the holder part HT, so that blocking or blocking of the tilting movement of the receiving part AT continues to come forward. Thus, there is provided a kind of entanglement between the two web elements HM, VS1 in the opening end position OP. In a similar manner, a corresponding Verschränkende undercut or toothing between a web member on the side flange of the fixed holder member and a web member of the rotatably mounted receiving part is provided on the opposite side of the receiving part.

Here in the exemplary embodiment, the receiving part AT has a bulge between its rear wall RAT and its side wall SE1, in which the Seitenflanschteil SW1 of the holder part HT comes in a largely pass-shaped lying in the closed end position SP. The side wall SE1 of the receiving part AT is laterally offset relative to the rear, vertical longitudinal edge of the rear wall RAT of the receiving part AT pulled out, i. widened towards the rear wall RAT. A corresponding corresponding shaping between the receiving part and the holder part is also provided on the opposite longitudinal side in the corner region of the receptacle BE1.

Of course, it is also possible to provide limiting means for the tilting movement of the receiving part AT forward in an opening end position OP instead of these rear locking means already on the hinge itself. For example, a protruding hook may be provided on the respective socket element, which hook engages in a corresponding groove on the underside of the bottom of the stationary holder part in the opening end position. In addition, of course, other locking means or locking means for limiting the tilting movement of the receiving part forward are possible. In particular, a lock for limiting the tilting movement of the receiving part can be integrated to the front itself in the hinge itself. This can be realized, for example, by frictional engagement, positive locking and / or frictional connection between the sleeve element and the associated pin element of the rotary joint in a desired opening end position.

Claims

1. Refrigerating appliance (KG) with at least one storage container (BE1), which has a fixed holder part (HT) and a movably mounted receiving part (AT) for depositing goods to be cooled, characterized in that the receiving part (AT) on the holder part ( HT) in the region of its lower, front end edge (SK) with at least one rotary joint (DS) is rotatably mounted such that on the receiving part (AT) in the respective opening position between its closed end position (SP) and its opening end position (OP ) is caused a resulting, restoring torque (RM2), by which it automatically tilts back to its closing end position (SP).

2. Refrigerating appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that the rotary joint (DS) on the underside of the bottom (BAT) of the receiving part (AT) in the region of the lower, front end edge (SK) is provided.

3. Refrigerating appliance according to claim 2, characterized in that the rotary joint (DS) relative to the lower, front end edge (SK) of the receiving part (AT) at the bottom (BAT) is set back by a predetermined privacy screen (VS).

4. Refrigerating appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the axis of rotation (DA) of the rotary joint (DS) extends substantially parallel to the lower, front end edge (SK) of the receiving part (AT).

5. Refrigerating appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that the rotary joint (DS) directly along the lower, front end edge (SK) of the receiving part (AT) and / or holder part (HT) is provided.

6. Refrigerating appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the rotary joint (DS) by one or more socket elements (BU1, BU2) in the region of the lower, front end edge (SK) of the receiving part (AT) and is formed by at least one bolt or pin element (BO) in the region of the lower, front end edge (HK) of the bottom (BHT) of the holder part (HT).

7. Refrigerating appliance according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the rotary joint (DS) by one or more bush elements in the region of the lower, front end edge (HK) of the bottom (BHT) of the holder part (HT) and by at least one bolt - or pin element in the region of the end edge (SK) of the receiving part (AT) is formed.

8. Refrigerating appliance according to one of claims 6 or 7, characterized in that the respective pin or pin element (BO) is formed by a longitudinal bead, which viewed in cross section has a part-circular profile.

9. Refrigerating appliance according to one of claims 6 to 8, characterized in that in each case a socket element (BU1, BU2) in the region of the two end portions of the lower, front end edge (SK) of the Abstellbehältnisses (BE1) is provided.

10. Refrigerating appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the receiving part (AT) and / or the holder part (HT) are formed transparent.

11. Refrigerating appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the receiving part (AT) in its opening end position (OP) with respect to its closing end position (SP) a tilt angle (KW) between 10 ° and 70 °, in particular between 20 ° and 40 °.

12. Refrigerating appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the receiving part (AT) rests in its closed end position (SP) with the underside of its bottom (BAT) on the upper side of the bottom (BHT) of the holder part (HT).

13. Refrigerating appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the receiving part (AT) in its opening end position (OP) between the Bottom of its bottom (BAT) and the top of the bottom (BHT) of the

Holder part (HT) has an approximately wedge-shaped gap.

14. Refrigerating appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one latching or limiting element (VS1, HM) on the receiving part (AT) and / or holder part (HT) for limiting the tilting movement of the

Receiving part (AT) in its opening-end position (OP) is provided.

15. Refrigerating appliance according to claim 14, characterized in that as latching or limiting element on the inside of the respective, rear side flange (SW1) of the holder part (HT), a vertically extending web element (HM) is provided, the laterally, in particular perpendicular, relative to the Inner surface of the respective, rear side flange (SW1) protrudes into the interior of the holder part (HT).

16. Refrigerating appliance according to one of claims 14 or 15, characterized in that the receiving part (AT) on its rear wall (RAT) in the two rear corners to its two longitudinal sides each one laterally towards the inside of the respective rear side flange ( SW1) of the holder part (HT) projecting web element (VS1), which in the opening end position (OP) of the receiving part (AT) the respective associated web element (HM) on the

Undercut the inner wall of the respective mounting flange (SWHT1) of the holder part (HT).

17. Refrigerating appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the storage container (BE1) on the inner wall (TIW) of a door (TU1) of the

Refrigeration device (KG) is provided.

18. Abstellbehältnis (BE1) characterized by the use in a refrigeration device (KG) according to one of the preceding claims.