EP2336691B1 - Appareil frigorifique - Google Patents

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EP2336691B1
EP2336691B1 EP10193942A EP10193942A EP2336691B1 EP 2336691 B1 EP2336691 B1 EP 2336691B1 EP 10193942 A EP10193942 A EP 10193942A EP 10193942 A EP10193942 A EP 10193942A EP 2336691 B1 EP2336691 B1 EP 2336691B1
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refrigerating appliance
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Giancarlo Mattioni
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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
    • F25D25/00—Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled
    • F25D25/02—Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled by 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
    • A47B96/00—Details of cabinets, racks or shelf units not covered by a single one of groups A47B43/00 - A47B95/00; General details of furniture
    • A47B96/02—Shelves
    • A47B96/025—Shelves with moving elements, e.g. movable extensions or link elements
    • 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
    • F25D2325/00—Charging, supporting or discharging the articles to be cooled, not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2325/021—Shelves with several possible configurations

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  • the present invention relates to a refrigerating appliance, in particular for household use, according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • a refrigerating appliance in particular for household use, according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Such an appliance is known, for instance, from WO-A2-2008/031783 .
  • the present invention typically applies to refrigerating appliances for household use.
  • Known refrigerating appliances have at least one internal compartment for preserving foodstuffs.
  • Said at least one internal compartment is usually accessible through a door that allows the compartment itself to be opened and closed by a user.
  • the refrigerating appliances known in the art typically comprise two internal compartments kept at different temperatures, thus providing at least two different foodstuff preservation states, in particular a refrigerator compartment suitable for preserving fresh foods at a temperature between 0°C and 10°C and a freezer compartment suitable for preserving frozen foods at a temperature between -15°C and -30°C; such refrigerating appliances are commonly referred to by those skilled in the art of household refrigeration as “double-door” or “combined” refrigerators, depending on the relative position of the two compartments. In a “double-door” refrigerating appliance, the freezer compartment is above the refrigerator compartment, whereas in a “combined” refrigerating appliance the freezer compartment is located at the bottom.
  • Said internal compartments typically include shelves for supporting foodstuffs to be preserved in the refrigerating appliance; said shelves usually extend between the two side walls of the cell and are often made of glass or, less frequently, of plastic or metal grid. These shelves are also commonly used for laying containers suitable for containing specific types of foods, such as vegetables, cheese or liquid substances; sometimes there are also extractable drawers adapted to contain food to be preserved in the refrigerating appliance.
  • the containers are hung under the shelves, for better space distribution and utilisation within the internal compartment of the refrigerating appliance; in such a case, the containers are drawers equipped with guides that engage with the overhanging shelf, thus allowing the hanging drawer to be extracted.
  • One drawback of such hanging drawers is that they require that the foodstuffs contained therein do not exceed certain weight limits, in order to prevent the guides, which are typically made of plastic, from being overly stressed.
  • the containers When the containers are laid on the shelves, on the contrary, they usually can be moved freely on the shelf surface in order to ensure the utmost flexibility as regards the arrangement of the foodstuffs to be preserved and the type and shape of the containers.
  • Document US2,057,544 discloses a refrigerator having a recessed rear wall, side walls, telescoping shelf guides on the side walls and a link shelf mounted for movement in the guides.
  • Document WO2008/031783 discloses a refrigerator comprising a shelf having support surface that is wrapped into roll in closed position and stretched to form load bearing portion of shelf in open position, and shaft to which support surface is attached and wrapped around.
  • Document EP1906122 discloses a refrigerator having a tray with plates guided in grooves attached to side walls.
  • the shelves are designed in a manner such that they can be folded.
  • a solution is not very practical and advantageous, since the folded shelf still takes up a considerable volume inside the refrigerating appliance, and the volume occupied by the folded shelf cannot be used for preserving foodstuffs.
  • reference numeral 1 designates as a whole a refrigerating appliance, in particular for household use, according to the present invention.
  • Said refrigerating appliance 1 comprises at least one internal compartment 10 for preserving foodstuffs.
  • the refrigerating appliance 1 may comprise a refrigerator compartment adapted to preserve fresh foods (usually at a temperature between 0°C and 10°C).
  • the refrigerating appliance 1 may also comprise a freezer compartment adapted to preserve frozen foods.
  • Said at least one internal compartment 10 is closed by a respective door, not shown in the annexed drawings; in particular, the refrigerating appliance 1 may comprise a first door adapted to close the refrigerator compartment and a second door used for closing the freezer compartment.
  • the refrigerating appliance 1 further comprises at least one shelf 20 for supporting foodstuffs to be preserved in said at least one internal compartment 10.
  • said refrigerating appliance 1 comprises a housing 30 adapted to house said at least one shelf 20 in a manner such that said at least one shelf 20 is retractable and can be placed in the following conditions:
  • the representation of the refrigerating appliance 1 provided in Fig. 1a does not show the plurality of shelves with which a refrigerating appliance I is commonly equipped, said shelves being usually arranged at different levels so as to exploit the full height of the internal compartment 10. It is understood that the shelves not shown may be shelves 20 of the type according to the present invention and/or of different types.
  • said housing 30 comprises a shaft 31 connected to a first end 21 of said at least one shelf 20, said shaft 31 being adapted to roll up said at least one shelf 20.
  • Said shaft 31 preferably has a substantially cylindrical shape and is rotatable about a substantially horizontal axis X; in Fig. 1 , said axis X is represented by a dashed-dotted line.
  • Said housing 30 also comprises a return element (not shown in the annexed drawings) which allows said shaft 31 to roll up said at least one shelf 20.
  • said return element may comprise an elastic element and/or a motor for automatically driving said shaft 31.
  • the housing 30 is positioned outside said internal compartment 10, said housing 30 being positioned between an outer covering 2 of the refrigerating appliance 1 and a back wall 11P of the internal compartment 10; said back wall 11P comprises a slot 11F for the shelf 20.
  • said housing 30 comprises an envelope 32, preferably made of plastic material, which is adapted to envelop said at least one shelf 20 when it is rolled up around said shaft 31.
  • said at least one shelf 20 comprises a second end 22 fitted with at least one striker element 23 for coupling said shelf 20 to at least one support 12 of the internal compartment 10.
  • said internal compartment 10 comprises one pair of supports 12 for each shelf 20, said supports 12 being associated with side walls 11L of the internal compartment 10 and being equipped with a plurality of seats 13, each adapted to engage with a striker element 23 of the second end 22 and arranged at a predetermined distance from the back wall 11P.
  • said second end 22 of the shelf 20 comprises a grip element 24 that allows a user to move the shelf 20.
  • Said at least one shelf 20 comprises a plurality of interconnected portions 25, e.g. like the various portions of a rolling shutter.
  • said portions 25 are made of transparent plastic material, so as not to reduce the brightness of the internal compartment 10; said portions 25 may also be made of glass, aluminium or non-transparent plastic.
  • said at least one shelf 20 may be obtained from a single sheet made of a flexible material, in particular a transparent plastic material, which is however strong enough to not become significantly deformed under a load orthogonal to the shelf 20, said load generally consisting of foodstuffs laid on the shelf 20.
  • Figs. 2a, 2b and 2c show the different conditions in which the shelf 20 according to the present invention may be used.
  • said shelf 20 may be placed in:
  • the particular design of the shelf 20 according to the present invention allows to provide a refrigerating appliance 1, in particular for household use, which ensures an optimal exploitation of the spaces within the internal compartment 10, so that the volumes thereof can be used most effectively for preserving foodstuffs.
  • the design of the shelf 20 according to the present invention allows the room available in the internal compartment 10 of the refrigerating appliance to be increased or decreased in accordance with the dimensions of the foodstuffs; in fact, in order to increase the available room (in particular in height) in the internal compartment 10, the user can retract the shelf 20 either partially (as in the operating condition shown in Fig. 2b ) or completely (as in the idle condition shown in Fig. 2c ).
  • the shelf 20 can be fully used for supporting foodstuffs (as in the operating condition shown in Fig. 2a ).
  • Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a second possible embodiment of a refrigerating appliance 1' according to the present invention.
  • Fig. 3 which are equivalent to those of Fig. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals with the addition of an apostrophe (e.g. the refrigerating appliance 1 of Fig. 1 is substantially equivalent to the refrigerating appliance 1' of Fig. 3 ).
  • the refrigerating appliance 1' comprises:
  • said refrigerating appliance 1 comprises a housing 30' adapted to house said at least one shelf 20' in a manner such that said at least one shelf 20' is retractable and can be placed in the following conditions:
  • Said housing 30' comprises a chamber 41' positioned between an outer covering 2' of the refrigerating appliance 1' and a back wall 11P' of the internal compartment 10'.
  • said chamber 41' is arranged vertically between said outer covering 2' and said back wall 11P'.
  • Said back wall 11P' also comprises a slot 11F' for the shelf 20'.
  • a first portion 21' of the shelf 20' is associated with a mass 42' that facilitates the switching of said shelf 20' from said at least one operating condition to said idle condition.
  • said at least one shelf 20' comprises a plurality of interconnected portions 25', in particular made of transparent plastic material.
  • said at least one shelf 20' may be obtained from a single sheet made of a flexible material, in particular a transparent plastic material; in this case as well, the shelf 20' must be made of a material strong enough to not become significantly deformed under a load orthogonal to the shelf 20', said load generally consisting of foodstuffs laid on the shelf 20'.
  • Said chamber 41' comprises a support element 43', in particular adapted to rotate about a substantially horizontal axis X', which accompanies the movement of the shelf 20' from said at least one operating condition to said idle condition and vice versa.
  • the shelf 20' can be placed in the conditions shown in Figs. 2a, 2b and 2c , i.e.:
  • the special design of the shelves according to the present invention allows the internal compartment of the refrigerating appliance to be fully exploited, especially when the foodstuffs to be preserved therein are large, in particular tall.
  • Another advantage of the present invention is that such a design provides a refrigerating appliance, in particular for household use, which is very practical and which ensures a new modularity of the internal compartment unknown to prior-art refrigerating appliances, in that the inner spaces of the appliance itself are utilised in an ideal and particularly profitable way.

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  1. Appareil frigorifique (1 ; 1'), en particulier pour usage domestique, comprenant :
    - au moins un compartiment interne (10 ; 10') pour conserver des aliments ;
    - au moins une étagère (20 ; 20') pour supporter les aliments à conserver dans ledit au moins un compartiment interne (10 ; 10'),
    dans lequel ledit appareil frigorifique (1 ; 1') comprend un logement (30 ; 30') conçu pour recevoir ladite au moins une étagère (20 ; 20') de telle sorte que ladite au moins une étagère (20 ; 20') soit rétractable et puisse être placée dans les états suivants :
    - au moins un état de fonctionnement, dans lequel les aliments peuvent être posés sur ladite au moins une étagère (20 ; 20') ;
    - un état de repos, dans lequel les aliments ne peuvent pas être posés sur ladite au moins une étagère (20 ; 20'),
    caractérisé en ce que ledit logement (30 ; 30') est disposé entre un revêtement externe (2 ; 2') de l'appareil frigorifique (1) et une paroi arrière (11P ; 11P') du compartiment interne (10 ; 10').
  2. Appareil frigorifique (1 ; 1') selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ledit logement (30) comprend un arbre (31) relié à une première extrémité (21) de ladite au moins une étagère (20), ledit arbre (31) étant conçu pour enrouler ladite au moins une étagère (20).
  3. Appareil frigorifique (1 ; 1') selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que ledit arbre (31) a une forme essentiellement cylindrique et est capable de tourner autour d'un axe essentiellement horizontal (X).
  4. Appareil frigorifique (1 ; 1') selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que ledit logement (30) comprend un élément de retour qui permet audit arbre (31) d'enrouler ladite au moins une étagère (20).
  5. Appareil frigorifique (1 ; 1') selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que ledit logement (30) comprend une enveloppe (32), de préférence faite de matière plastique, qui est conçue pour envelopper ladite au moins une étagère (20) lorsque celle-ci est enroulée autour dudit arbre (31).
  6. Appareil frigorifique (1 ; 1') selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ladite paroi arrière (11P ; 11P') comprend une rainure (11F ; 11F') pour ladite au moins une étagère (20 ; 20').
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