EP2329209B1 - Dispenser niche for a refrigerator - Google Patents

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EP2329209B1
EP2329209B1 EP09781625.0A EP09781625A EP2329209B1 EP 2329209 B1 EP2329209 B1 EP 2329209B1 EP 09781625 A EP09781625 A EP 09781625A EP 2329209 B1 EP2329209 B1 EP 2329209B1
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Songtao Lu
Alexander Rupp
Lisheng Zhang
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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
    • F25D27/00—Lighting arrangements
    • 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
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C5/00—Working or handling ice
    • F25C5/20—Distributing ice
    • F25C5/22—Distributing ice particularly adapted for household 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
    • 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
    • F25D2327/00—Lighting arrangements not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2327/001—Lighting arrangements on the external side of the refrigerator, freezer or cooling box

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  • the present invention relates to a dispenser for a refrigerator, in particular a household refrigerator, can be spent on the contents of the refrigerator, such as ice or chilled water, without having to open a door of the device.
  • a user who stands in front of the device to remove chilled material usually shadows the niche with his body. Without a lighting device mounted in the niche itself, it is therefore often difficult to detect the level of a vessel placed in the niche and to end a removal process in time when a desired level of the vessel is reached.
  • US 2006/0201190 A1 is a refrigerator with a lit by LEDs dispenser according to the preamble of claim 1 known.
  • Object of the present invention is to provide a dispenser for a refrigeration device, which is easy to assemble.
  • the object is achieved by a dispenser with the features of claim 1.
  • the plurality of light-emitting diodes are preferably arranged in the form of a polygon.
  • the light-emitting diodes are located in an outlet opening for the material to be removed having wall of the niche.
  • the polygon overlaps the dispensing opening to minimize shadows in a vessel placed in the niche.
  • the contour of the dispensing opening surrounds the polygon.
  • Each light-emitting diode may expediently be assigned a beam-shaping optical element in order to shape the beam cone of the light-emitting diode to match the shape of the niche.
  • the jet-forming elements can be integrally connected to each other.
  • the receptacle for the light-emitting diodes and the beam-forming elements is open at the bottom.
  • glare of the user can be avoided by radiating out of the niche light.
  • This receptacle can expediently be circular or in particular circular sector-shaped.
  • the latter is preferably closed at the bottom by a cover part.
  • the cover part can be at least locally transparent in order to allow light from the light-emitting diodes to pass through.
  • the beam-shaping elements may expediently be formed integrally with the cover part.
  • the cover part may also have openings aligned with the light emitting diodes. Then the lid part itself may be opaque.
  • the beam-shaping elements then preferably engage in the openings.
  • Fig. 1 shows a schematic section through a household refrigerator, in which a door 1, a niche 2 is formed for the release of ice and chilled water.
  • a passageway 3 extends from an outlet opening of an automatic icemaker 4 housed inside the refrigerator by a thermally insulated one Ceiling of the niche 2 and is provided at its lower end with a hinged flap 5.
  • the flap 5 can shut off the lower end of the passage channel 3 in a position shown in dashed lines in order to prevent the inflow of hot air from the niche 2 into the interior of the refrigeration device, or it can, as shown here by solid lines, be pivoted away from the passage channel 3, to let ice through.
  • An outlet end of a hose 7 connected to a cold water tank 6 is mounted above the flap 5 in a position such that when the flap 5 is closed water can be tapped via the hose 7 from the tank 6 into a vessel 8 placed in the niche.
  • the flap 5 is concealed for its protection behind a plastic injection-molded aperture 9, an opening 10, which is passed by issued water and ice, is formed in a horizontal bottom plate 11 of the aperture 9.
  • Fig. 2 shows the aperture 9 in an enlarged perspective view.
  • a plate that fills a vertical frame 12 of the aperture 9 in the assembled state is in Fig. 2 omitted, so that the pivotable flap 5 and a driving motor or solenoid 13 are visible.
  • the opening 10 is surrounded on the underside of the bottom plate 11 of two annular, an arcuate receptacle 14 limiting ribs 15, 16.
  • a complementary to the receptacle 14 as a circular arc shaped circuit board 17 is provided for placement in the receptacle 14. It is equipped on its underside with SMD LEDs 18. In the present case, there are six light-emitting diodes 18, which form the corners of an equilateral hexagon. Of course, the number of light emitting diodes 18 may be larger or smaller depending on their power and the desired illuminance in the niche 2.
  • a transparent plastic body 19 is shown, which is like the circuit board 17 complementary to receptacle 14 circular arc.
  • recesses 30 may be provided for receiving the LEDs 18, so that in the assembled state of the plastic body 19 between the LEDs 18, the circuit board 17 can touch.
  • the recesses 30 may each have at their bottom a jet-forming surface, such as a concave or convex lens be provided to transform the most narrowly focused beam of the LEDs 18 in a divergent beam, with which the niche 2 can be uniformly illuminated.
  • Cylindrical projections 20 on the underside of the plastic body 19 are respectively arranged opposite the LEDs 18, so that they are irradiated by them.
  • the projections 20 may be formed as lenses for beam shaping.
  • an opaque plastic ring 21 is shown, which has openings 20 complementary to the projections 22 and an opening 24 complementary to a centering pin 23 of the bottom plate 11.
  • the ring 21 is provided to be placed after attachment of the circuit board 17 and the plastic body 19 in the receptacle 14 on the ribs 15, 16 and secured thereto by friction welding.
  • Fig. 3 shows a view of the bottom plate 11 and the circuit board 17 from below. It can be seen here at the bottom of the receptacle 14 on both sides of the centering pin 23 two curved, in each case in its center from the bottom of the receptacle 14 splayed leaf springs 25 which are connected via unillustrated vias of the bottom plate 11 with a supply or ground potential.
  • contact pads 26 are placed so that when the circuit board 17 is placed in the receptacle 14, each touching the projecting central region of the bent leaf springs 25.
  • Each of the two contact pads 26 is connected via a via 27 with one of two concentric tracks 28 on the underside of the circuit board 17, which supply the LEDs 18.
  • a correct contacting of the LEDs 18 is ensured solely by the placement of the circuit board 17 in the receptacle 14.
  • At least one further leaf spring 29 in the receptacle 14, preferably diametrically opposite the centering pin 23 may be arranged.
  • the leaf spring 29 is electrically unconnected.
  • the three leaf springs 23, 23, 29 fix the circuit board 17 and the plastic body 19 by holding both pressed against the ring 21.
  • Fig. 4 shows the aperture 9 with ready-mounted lighting device.
  • the receptacle 14 is covered by the ring 21, and in the openings 22 of the ring, the projections 20 of the plastic body 19 can be seen.
  • the projections 20 are convex and convex act as a short focal length converging lens which transforms the narrow beam of an LED 18 into a beam diverging beyond its focal point.
  • the ring 21 and the plastic body 19 may be fused in a single mold part.
  • This molding may be completely transparent, or it may be provided with an opaque coating away from the exit regions of the LED rays.
  • the SMD LEDs 18 can be replaced by LEDs with a known, dome-shaped plastic housing, which takes over the beam-forming function of the projections 20 of the plastic body 19 and engages in their place in the openings 22 of the ring 21.

Description

Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Spendernische für ein Kältegerät, insbesondere ein Haushaltskältegerät, an der Inhalt des Kältegeräts wie etwa Eis oder gekühltes Wasser ausgegeben werden kann, ohne dass dafür eine Tür des Geräts geöffnet werden muss.The present invention relates to a dispenser for a refrigerator, in particular a household refrigerator, can be spent on the contents of the refrigerator, such as ice or chilled water, without having to open a door of the device.

Ein Benutzer, der vor dem Gerät steht, um gekühltes Material zu entnehmen, beschattet meist mit seinem Körper die Nische. Ohne eine in der Nische selbst angebrachte Beleuchtungseinrichtung ist es daher oft schwierig, den Füllstand eines in der Nische platzierten Gefäßes zu erkennen und einen Entnahmevorgang rechtzeitig zu beenden, wenn ein gewünschter Füllstand des Gefäßes erreicht ist.A user who stands in front of the device to remove chilled material usually shadows the niche with his body. Without a lighting device mounted in the niche itself, it is therefore often difficult to detect the level of a vessel placed in the niche and to end a removal process in time when a desired level of the vessel is reached.

Aus US 2006/0201190 A1 ist ein Kältegerät mit einer von LEDs beleuchteten Spendernische entsprechend dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1 bekannt.Out US 2006/0201190 A1 is a refrigerator with a lit by LEDs dispenser according to the preamble of claim 1 known.

Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung ist, eine Spendernische für ein Kältegerät anzugeben, die auf einfache Weise zusammenbaubar ist.Object of the present invention is to provide a dispenser for a refrigeration device, which is easy to assemble.

Die Aufgabe wird gelöst durch eine Spendernische mit den Merkmalen des Anspruchs 1. Um die Schattenzonen in der Nische zu eliminieren, sind die mehreren Leuchtdioden vorzugsweise in Form eines Vielecks angeordnet. Die Leuchtdioden befinden sich in einer eine Ausgabeöffnung für das zu entnehmende Material aufweisenden Wand der Nische.The object is achieved by a dispenser with the features of claim 1. In order to eliminate the shadow zones in the niche, the plurality of light-emitting diodes are preferably arranged in the form of a polygon. The light-emitting diodes are located in an outlet opening for the material to be removed having wall of the niche.

Vorzugsweise überlappt das Vieleck mit der Ausgabeöffnung, um Verschattungen in einem in der Nische platzierten, zu füllenden Gefäß zu minimieren.Preferably, the polygon overlaps the dispensing opening to minimize shadows in a vessel placed in the niche.

Alternativ kann vorgesehen sein, dass die Kontur der Ausgabeöffnung das Vieleck umgibt.Alternatively it can be provided that the contour of the dispensing opening surrounds the polygon.

Jeder Leuchtdiode kann zweckmäßigerweise ein strahlformendes optisches Element zugeordnet sein, um den Strahlkegel der Leuchtdiode passend zur Gestalt der Nische zu formen.Each light-emitting diode may expediently be assigned a beam-shaping optical element in order to shape the beam cone of the light-emitting diode to match the shape of the niche.

Um den Zusammenbau der Spendernische zu vereinfachen, können die strahlformenden Elemente miteinander einstückig verbunden sein.In order to simplify the assembly of the dispenser niche, the jet-forming elements can be integrally connected to each other.

Vorzugsweise ist die Aufnahme für die Leuchtdioden und die strahlformenden Elemente nach unten offen. So kann eine Blendung des Benutzers durch aus der Nische herausstrahlendes Licht vermieden werden.Preferably, the receptacle for the light-emitting diodes and the beam-forming elements is open at the bottom. Thus, glare of the user can be avoided by radiating out of the niche light.

Diese Aufnahme kann zweckmäßigerweise kreis- oder insbesondere kreissektorförmig sein.This receptacle can expediently be circular or in particular circular sector-shaped.

Zum Fixieren der in die Aufnahme eingefügten Teile wie etwa der Leuchtdioden, ihre Leiterplatte oder der strahlformenden Elemente in der Aufnahme ist letztere vorzugsweise nach unten durch ein Deckelteil verschlossen.For fixing the inserted into the receptacle parts such as the LEDs, their circuit board or the beam-forming elements in the receptacle, the latter is preferably closed at the bottom by a cover part.

Das Deckelteil kann wenigstens lokal transparent sein, um Licht der Leuchtdioden hindurch treten zu lassen.The cover part can be at least locally transparent in order to allow light from the light-emitting diodes to pass through.

In diesem Fall können die strahlformenden Elemente zweckmäßigerweise einstückig mit dem Deckelteil ausgebildet sein.In this case, the beam-shaping elements may expediently be formed integrally with the cover part.

Alternativ kann das Deckelteil auch auf die Leuchtdioden ausgerichtete Öffnungen aufweisen. Dann kann das Deckelteil selber opak sein.Alternatively, the cover part may also have openings aligned with the light emitting diodes. Then the lid part itself may be opaque.

Die strahlformenden Elemente greifen dann vorzugsweise in die Öffnungen ein.The beam-shaping elements then preferably engage in the openings.

Zur Befestigung kann das Deckelteil an der Wand insbesondere reibverschweißt sein. Weitere Merkmale und Vorteile der Erfindung ergeben sich aus der nachfolgenden Beschreibung von Ausführungsbeispielen unter Bezugnahme auf die beigefügten Figuren. Es zeigen:

Fig. 1
einen schematischen Schnitt durch ein Kältegerät mit einer Spendernische;
Fig. 2
eine auseinander gezogene Ansicht eines Einbauteils der Nische und von Komponenten einer darin vorgesehenen Beleuchtungseinrichtung;
Fig. 3
eine Ansicht des Einbauteils und einer daran zu montierenden Leiterplatte von unten; und
Fig. 4
eine perspektivische Ansicht des Einbauteils mit fertig montierter Beleuchtungseinrichtung.
For attachment, the cover part may in particular be friction-welded to the wall. Further features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description of embodiments with reference to the accompanying figures. Show it:
Fig. 1
a schematic section through a refrigerator with a dispenser niche;
Fig. 2
an exploded view of a fitting of the niche and components of a lighting device provided therein;
Fig. 3
a view of the fitting and a circuit board to be mounted from below; and
Fig. 4
a perspective view of the fixture with fully assembled lighting device.

Fig. 1 zeigt einen schematischen Schnitt durch ein Haushaltskältegerät, bei dem in einer Tür 1 eine Nische 2 für die Ausgabe von Eis und gekühltem Wasser gebildet ist. Ein Durchlasskanal 3 erstreckt sich von einer Ausgabeöffnung eines im Inneren des Kältegeräts untergebrachten automatischen Eisbereiters 4 durch eine wärmeisolierte Decke der Nische 2 und ist an seinem unteren Ende mit einer schwenkbaren Klappe 5 versehen. Die Klappe 5 kann in einer gestrichelt dargestellten Position das untere Ende des Durchlasskanals 3 absperren, um den Zufluss von Warmluft aus der Nische 2 ins Innere des Kältegeräts zu unterbinden, oder sie kann, hier mit durchgezogenen Linien dargestellt, von dem Durchlasskanal 3 abgeschwenkt werden, um Eis durchzulassen. Fig. 1 shows a schematic section through a household refrigerator, in which a door 1, a niche 2 is formed for the release of ice and chilled water. A passageway 3 extends from an outlet opening of an automatic icemaker 4 housed inside the refrigerator by a thermally insulated one Ceiling of the niche 2 and is provided at its lower end with a hinged flap 5. The flap 5 can shut off the lower end of the passage channel 3 in a position shown in dashed lines in order to prevent the inflow of hot air from the niche 2 into the interior of the refrigeration device, or it can, as shown here by solid lines, be pivoted away from the passage channel 3, to let ice through.

Ein Auslass-Ende eines mit einem Kaltwassertank 6 verbundenen Schlauchs 7 ist über der Klappe 5 in einer solchen Stellung befestigt, dass bei geschlossener Klappe 5 Wasser über den Schlauch 7 vom Tank 6 in ein in der Nische platziertes Gefäß 8 gezapft werden kann.An outlet end of a hose 7 connected to a cold water tank 6 is mounted above the flap 5 in a position such that when the flap 5 is closed water can be tapped via the hose 7 from the tank 6 into a vessel 8 placed in the niche.

Die Klappe 5 ist zu ihrem Schutz hinter einer aus Kunststoff spritzgeformten Blende 9 verborgen, eine Öffnung 10, die von ausgegebenem Wasser und Eis passiert wird, ist in einer horizontalen Bodenplatte 11 der Blende 9 gebildet.The flap 5 is concealed for its protection behind a plastic injection-molded aperture 9, an opening 10, which is passed by issued water and ice, is formed in a horizontal bottom plate 11 of the aperture 9.

Fig. 2 zeigt die Blende 9 in einer vergrößerten perspektivischen Ansicht. Eine Platte, die in montiertem Zustand einen vertikalen Rahmen 12 der Blende 9 ausfüllt, ist in Fig. 2 weggelassen, so dass die schwenkbare Klappe 5 und ein sie antreibender Motor oder Elektromagnet 13 sichtbar sind. Fig. 2 shows the aperture 9 in an enlarged perspective view. A plate that fills a vertical frame 12 of the aperture 9 in the assembled state is in Fig. 2 omitted, so that the pivotable flap 5 and a driving motor or solenoid 13 are visible.

Die Öffnung 10 ist an der Unterseite der Bodenplatte 11 von zwei ringförmigen, eine kreisbogenförmige Aufnahme 14 begrenzenden Rippen 15, 16 umgeben.The opening 10 is surrounded on the underside of the bottom plate 11 of two annular, an arcuate receptacle 14 limiting ribs 15, 16.

Eine komplementär zu der Aufnahme 14 als Kreisbogen geformte Leiterplatte 17 ist zur Platzierung in der Aufnahme 14 vorgesehen. Sie ist an ihrer Unterseite mit SMD-Leuchtdioden 18 bestückt. Im vorliegenden Fall sind es sechs Leuchtdioden 18, die die Ecken eines gleichseitigen Sechsecks bilden. Natürlich kann die Zahl der Leuchtdioden 18 je nach ihrer Leistung und der gewünschten Beleuchtungsstärke in der Nische 2 größer oder kleiner sein.A complementary to the receptacle 14 as a circular arc shaped circuit board 17 is provided for placement in the receptacle 14. It is equipped on its underside with SMD LEDs 18. In the present case, there are six light-emitting diodes 18, which form the corners of an equilateral hexagon. Of course, the number of light emitting diodes 18 may be larger or smaller depending on their power and the desired illuminance in the niche 2.

Unterhalb der Leiterplatte 17 ist ein transparenter Kunststoffkörper 19 gezeigt, der wie die Leiterplatte 17 komplementär zu Aufnahme 14 kreisbogenförmig ist. An der Oberseite des Kunststoffkörpers 19 können Aussparungen 30 zum Aufnehmen der LEDs 18 vorgesehen sein, so dass in montiertem Zustand der Kunststoffkörper 19 zwischen den LEDs 18 die Leiterplatte 17 berühren kann. Die Aussparungen 30 können an ihrem Boden jeweils mit einer strahlformenden Oberfläche wie etwa einer konkaven oder konvexen Linse versehen sein, um den meist eng gebündelten Strahl der LEDs 18 in einen divergenten Strahl umzuformen, mit dem die Nische 2 gleichmäßig ausgeleuchtet werden kann.Below the circuit board 17, a transparent plastic body 19 is shown, which is like the circuit board 17 complementary to receptacle 14 circular arc. At the top of the plastic body 19 recesses 30 may be provided for receiving the LEDs 18, so that in the assembled state of the plastic body 19 between the LEDs 18, the circuit board 17 can touch. The recesses 30 may each have at their bottom a jet-forming surface, such as a concave or convex lens be provided to transform the most narrowly focused beam of the LEDs 18 in a divergent beam, with which the niche 2 can be uniformly illuminated.

Zylindrische Vorsprünge 20 an der Unterseite des Kunststoffkörpers 19 sind jeweils den LEDs 18 gegenüberliegend angeordnet, so dass sie von diesen durchstrahlt werden. Auch die Vorsprünge 20 können zur Strahlformung als Linsen ausgebildet sein.Cylindrical projections 20 on the underside of the plastic body 19 are respectively arranged opposite the LEDs 18, so that they are irradiated by them. The projections 20 may be formed as lenses for beam shaping.

Schließlich ist unterhalb des Kunststoffkörpers 19 ein opaker Kunststoffring 21 gezeigt, der zu den Vorsprüngen 20 komplementäre Öffnungen 22 sowie eine zu einem Zentrierstift 23 der Bodenplatte 11 komplementäre Öffnung 24 aufweist. Der Ring 21 ist vorgesehen, um nach Anbringung der Leiterplatte 17 und des Kunststoffkörpers 19 in der Aufnahme 14 auf die Rippen 15, 16 aufgesetzt und an diesen durch Reibverschweißen befestigt zu werden.Finally, below the plastic body 19, an opaque plastic ring 21 is shown, which has openings 20 complementary to the projections 22 and an opening 24 complementary to a centering pin 23 of the bottom plate 11. The ring 21 is provided to be placed after attachment of the circuit board 17 and the plastic body 19 in the receptacle 14 on the ribs 15, 16 and secured thereto by friction welding.

Fig. 3 zeigt eine Ansicht der Bodenplatte 11 und der Leiterplatte 17 von unten. Man erkennt hier am Boden der Aufnahme 14 beiderseits des Zentrierstifts 23 zwei gebogene, jeweils in ihrer Mitte vom Boden der Aufnahme 14 abgespreizte Blattfedern 25, die über nicht dargestellte Durchkontaktierungen der Bodenplatte 11 mit einem Versorgungs- bzw. Massepotential verbunden sind. An der in Fig. 3 vom Betrachter abgewandten Oberseite der Leiterplatte 17 sind zwei in der Figur als gestrichelte Kreise dargestellte Kontaktfelder 26 so platziert, dass sie, wenn die Leiterplatte 17 in der Aufnahme 14 platziert ist, jeweils den vorspringenden mittleren Bereich der gebogenen Blattfedern 25 berühren. Jedes der beiden Kontaktfelder 26 ist über eine Durchkontaktierung 27 mit einer von zwei konzentrischen Leiterbahnen 28 an der Unterseite der Leiterplatte 17 verbunden, welche die LEDs 18 versorgen. So ist allein durch die Platzierung der Leiterplatte 17 in der Aufnahme 14 eine korrekte Kontaktierung der LEDs 18 gewährleistet. Fig. 3 shows a view of the bottom plate 11 and the circuit board 17 from below. It can be seen here at the bottom of the receptacle 14 on both sides of the centering pin 23 two curved, in each case in its center from the bottom of the receptacle 14 splayed leaf springs 25 which are connected via unillustrated vias of the bottom plate 11 with a supply or ground potential. At the in Fig. 3 facing away from the viewer top of the circuit board 17 two in the figure shown as dashed circles contact pads 26 are placed so that when the circuit board 17 is placed in the receptacle 14, each touching the projecting central region of the bent leaf springs 25. Each of the two contact pads 26 is connected via a via 27 with one of two concentric tracks 28 on the underside of the circuit board 17, which supply the LEDs 18. Thus, a correct contacting of the LEDs 18 is ensured solely by the placement of the circuit board 17 in the receptacle 14.

Um die Leiterplatte 17 der Aufnahme 14 stabil und spielfrei zu fixieren, kann wenigstens eine weitere Blattfeder 29 in der Aufnahme 14, vorzugsweise diametral gegenüber dem Zentrierstift 23, angeordnet sein. Die Blattfeder 29 ist elektrisch unverbunden. Die drei Blattfedern 23, 23, 29 fixieren die Leiterplatte 17 und den Kunststoffkörper 19, indem sie beide gegen den Ring 21 gedrückt halten.In order to fix the circuit board 17 of the receptacle 14 stable and free of play, at least one further leaf spring 29 in the receptacle 14, preferably diametrically opposite the centering pin 23 may be arranged. The leaf spring 29 is electrically unconnected. The three leaf springs 23, 23, 29 fix the circuit board 17 and the plastic body 19 by holding both pressed against the ring 21.

Fig. 4 zeigt die Blende 9 mit fertig montierter Beleuchtungseinrichtung. Die Aufnahme 14 ist durch den Ring 21 verdeckt, und in den Öffnungen 22 des Rings sind die Vorsprünge 20 des Kunststoffkörpers 19 zu sehen. Die Vorsprünge 20 sind konvex gewölbt und wirken als eine Sammellinse von kurzer Brennweite, die den eng gebündelten Strahl einer LED 18 in einen jenseits ihres Brennpunkts divergierenden Strahl umformt. Fig. 4 shows the aperture 9 with ready-mounted lighting device. The receptacle 14 is covered by the ring 21, and in the openings 22 of the ring, the projections 20 of the plastic body 19 can be seen. The projections 20 are convex and convex act as a short focal length converging lens which transforms the narrow beam of an LED 18 into a beam diverging beyond its focal point.

Einer nicht gezeichneten alternativen Ausgestaltung zufolge können der Ring 21 und der Kunststoffkörper 19 in einem einzigen Formteil verschmolzen sein. Dieses Formteil kann vollständig transparent sein, oder es kann abseits der Austrittsbereiche der LED-Strahlen mit einer opaken Beschichtung versehen sein.An alternative embodiment, not shown, the ring 21 and the plastic body 19 may be fused in a single mold part. This molding may be completely transparent, or it may be provided with an opaque coating away from the exit regions of the LED rays.

Einer zweiten Alternative zufolge können die SMD-LEDs 18 durch LEDs mit einem an sich bekannten, kuppelförmigen Kunststoffgehäuse ersetzt sein, das die strahlformende Funktion der Vorsprünge 20 des Kunststoffkörpers 19 übernimmt und an deren Stelle in die Öffnungen 22 des Rings 21 eingreift.According to a second alternative, the SMD LEDs 18 can be replaced by LEDs with a known, dome-shaped plastic housing, which takes over the beam-forming function of the projections 20 of the plastic body 19 and engages in their place in the openings 22 of the ring 21.

Claims (15)

  1. Dispenser niche (2) for a refrigerator, in particular a household refrigerator, with an illuminating device for at least partial illumination of the niche formed from a multiplicity of LEDs (18), characterised in that the LEDs (18) are arranged on a common circuit board (17), that a recess (14) is formed in a wall (11), having a dispensing aperture (10), of the niche (2), in order to allow placement of the circuit board (17) in the recess (14) in a single orientation and that electrical contacts (25, 26) of the wall (11) and the circuit board (17) touch each other in the single orientation.
  2. Dispenser niche according to claim 1, characterised in that the multiplicity of LEDs (18) form a polygon.
  3. Dispenser niche according to claim 1 and claim 2, characterised in that the polygon overlaps the dispensing aperture (10).
  4. Dispenser niche according to claim 1 and claim 2, characterised in that the contour of the dispensing aperture (10) surrounds the polygon.
  5. Dispenser niche according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that a beam-forming optical element (20) is assigned to each LED (18).
  6. Dispenser niche according to claim 5, characterised in that the beam-forming elements (20) are connected to each other in one piece.
  7. Dispenser niche according to claim 5 or 6, characterised in that the beam-forming elements (20) are accommodated in the recess (14) which is open at the bottom.
  8. Dispenser niche according to claim 7, characterised in that the recess (14) surrounds the dispensing aperture (10).
  9. Dispenser niche according to claim 7 or 8, characterised in that the recess (14) is circular or circular segment-shaped.
  10. Dispenser niche according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the recess (14) is closed at the bottom by a cover part (21).
  11. Dispenser niche according to claim 10, characterised in that the cover part is transparent at least locally.
  12. Dispenser niche according to claim 10 or 11, characterised in that the beam-forming elements are embodied in one piece with the cover part.
  13. Dispenser niche according to claim 10, characterised in that the cover part (21) has openings (22) directed towards the LEDs (18).
  14. Dispenser niche according to claim 13, characterised in that the beam-forming elements (20) engage in the openings (22).
  15. Dispenser niche according to one of the claims 10 to 14, characterised in that the cover part (21) is friction-welded to the wall (11).
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