EP2492619A1 - Cooling device - Google Patents

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EP2492619A1
EP2492619A1 EP12153607A EP12153607A EP2492619A1 EP 2492619 A1 EP2492619 A1 EP 2492619A1 EP 12153607 A EP12153607 A EP 12153607A EP 12153607 A EP12153607 A EP 12153607A EP 2492619 A1 EP2492619 A1 EP 2492619A1
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Michael Krapp
Karl-Friedrich Laible
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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
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  • the present invention relates to a refrigeration appliance, in particular a domestic refrigeration appliance, with a machine room, which accommodates components of a refrigerant circuit.
  • Domestic refrigerators conventionally include a heat-insulating housing enclosing one or more cooled storage chambers and a refrigerant circuit for cooling the storage chamber (s).
  • Most domestic refrigeration appliances incorporate into the casing an engine room which accommodates components of the refrigerant circuit, particularly those which contain movable components and may need to be serviced or repaired during the expected life of the appliance and which must be accessible thereto. The number and type of these components may vary from one refrigerator model to another.
  • a compact machine room can be realized, in particular, if the machine room and the arrangement of the components therein are each model-specifically constructed. However, this makes the production complicated, since individual parts of the housing must be made model-specific and because the required assembly steps may vary from model to model and therefore each have to be learned individually by participating in the assembly staff or machines.
  • Simplification would be achievable if a machine room useful for various refrigerator models each had mounting locations for each component used in the various models. However, this would increase the dimensions of the engine room at the expense of the storage chamber.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a refrigeration device that is suitable for a variety of device models with different refrigerant circuits, from has model-specific housing parts substantially free, yet compact engine room.
  • a refrigeration appliance is understood in particular to be a household refrigeration appliance, that is to say a refrigeration appliance used for household purposes or possibly even in the gastronomy sector, and in particular for storing food and / or beverages in household quantities at specific temperatures, such as, for example, a refrigerator, a freezer , a fridge freezer, a freezer or a wine storage cabinet.
  • the object is achieved by blocking in a refrigerator with a machine room, which accommodates components of a refrigerant circuit, wherein mounting locations for the components are provided in the machine room, at least one vacant mounting position is blocked by a component mounted in another assembly station.
  • the assembly stations should be arranged in the machine room and assigned to the components mounted therein so that the blocking of a mounting station by a mounted component or the absence of the component provided for the blocked mounting position component does not jeopardize the functionality of the refrigerator. Therefore, the blocked mounting space should be expediently designed for a component that is at least partially functionally identical to the mounted component.
  • the functions of the components at the mutually blocking assembly sites may be completely identical, e.g. to allow the use of components such as valves, fans, etc. of different manufacturers, which are similar in their technical characteristics, but not in their shape and / or the manner of their attachment.
  • a partial functional equality can be based, for example, in that both the mounted component and a component for which the blocked assembly station is designed serve to supply power to a compressor.
  • the assembled component may e.g. be selected under a power distributor, which connects the compressor and optionally other consumers of the refrigerator with a supply terminal, a power regulator, the e.g. between the supply port and the compressor must be arranged to control the absorption of electrical power by the compressor, and a condenser connected in parallel with the compressor.
  • the condenser is particularly needed in a non-output-controlled compressor to slow the voltage rise at the compressor supply terminals at a start of the compressor and thus to avoid an abrupt, noisy startup of the compressor.
  • a power controller in particular a speed controller, on the other hand can serve to control the cooling capacity of the compressor so that it rarely or not at all off and must be switched on again.
  • the power controller can make the capacitor and the capacitor partially unnecessary and the power controller, and therefore both are not required in the same time in the refrigerator, the functionality of the device by blocking one of the assembly stations and the resulting impossibility to install both components simultaneously is not impaired.
  • the assembled component can be secured quickly and efficiently at its installation site.
  • the mounted component may be selected from a valve of the refrigerant circuit and a water-carrying valve.
  • the blocked mounting space is then suitably set up to receive the respectively unselected component.
  • Valves are essentially required in the refrigerant circuit when it has several circuits which cool the storage compartments held at different operating temperatures and which are not always to be flowed through simultaneously by the refrigerant.
  • a water-conducting valve is particularly useful when the refrigerator has a built-in ice and / or cold water dispenser. Since this claimed a non-negligible space in the refrigerator, it is usually uneconomical to divide the space inside the refrigerator, leaving the engine room and the ice / water dispenser, still in two different temperature ranges. The place, for that reason is not needed for a valve of the refrigerant circuit, can be conveniently used to accommodate the water-conducting valve, and vice versa.
  • Fig. 1 shows a horizontal section through the body of a household refrigerator according to the invention.
  • the substantially cuboidal body is subdivided into a storage chamber 1 surrounded by heat-insulating walls 2, 3 and a machine room 4 which extends along a lower rear edge of the carcass.
  • the heat-insulating walls 2, 3 each comprise a foam layer 5, an inner container 6, which separates the foam layer 5 from the storage chamber 1, and the foam layer 5 outwardly facing outer wall panels 7, eighth
  • the formed from sheet metal outer wall panels 7 of the side walls 2 also form the narrow sides of the cuboid machine room 4. They are angled at their rear edge to form two backs of the machine room 4 defining webs 9. The mutually facing edges of the webs 9 are cranked and provided with locking openings, not shown in the figure.
  • An inner wall plate 10, which covers one of the narrow sides of the machine room 4, is fixed on the one hand by latching on the latching openings of the web 9 adjacent thereto, on the other hand by surface contact with the outer wall plate 7 extending between the machine room 4 and the storage chamber 1.
  • the wall panel 10 has mounting locations and attachment means for various types of components to be mounted in the machine room.
  • a second inner wall panel 11 with other mounting locations for other types of components is located on the opposite narrow side of the machine room 4.
  • An outer wall plate 8 which limits the engine room to the front of the device, may be made of cardboard.
  • an evaporation tray 12 On her a compressor 13 is mounted.
  • a condenser 14 may, as shown, together with a him and the compressor 13th cooling fan 15 also in the engine room 4 or above on a rear wall of the body to be mounted.
  • Fig. 2 shows the molded plastic wall plate 10 in a perspective view.
  • a flat central region 16 is surrounded on all four sides by stiffening ribs or walls.
  • a in the assembled state of the rear side of the machine room 4 adjacent rib 17 has on its side facing away from the central region of the web 9 encompassing hooks and latching in the latching openings tongues and on its central region 16 side facing a half-round recess 18. From a along the wall plate 8 extending, the rib 17 opposite wall portion 19 projects a flat web 20 before, at the top of a half-round recess 21 is formed.
  • the recesses 18, 21 and the intermediate flat central region 16 form a mounting place for a in Fig. 3 Junction box 22 shown in plan view, the flat cuboid junction box 22 has on its lower narrow side an inlet 23 for a power cord and on its upper narrow side a plurality of outlets 24 for cables that lead to electrical consumers of the refrigerator such as the compressor 13, interior lighting, etc.
  • the junction box 22 is assembled by inserting two flat tabs 25 projecting from the side flanks of the junction box 22, which are conventionally provided for screwing the junction box 22 to a base, into the recess 21, then pivoting the junction box against the central portion , so that the second tab 25 engages in the recess 18 and engages there behind an elastic tongue.
  • the tongue could be in one in the view of the Fig. 2 be covered by the rib 17 area of the central region 16 a screw hole or a screw dome, which receives a through the bore of the second tab 25 extending screw. Since only one screw is needed, mounting the junction box 22 is fast and efficient.
  • the inlet 23 can be fixed to a power cord fixing cable clamp 26 (see Fig. 2 ).
  • Fig. 5 shows a schematic vertical section through the mounted on the wall plate 10 junction box 22.
  • the designated here with 27 power cord includes a plurality of wires 28, each of which is contacted with a manifold block 29.
  • One of these manifold blocks 29 is shown in section; it comprises a bundle of contact pads 30 which are each contacted at one end by a screw 31 with one of the wires 28, held together and fixed to the bottom of the junction box 22 and whose fanned-out ends are adapted to attach thereon shoes 32 to the various electrical consumers of the refrigerator leading cables 33 réellestecken.
  • the junction box 22 has a purely passive function, without affecting the power supply of the individual consumers.
  • FIG. 2 is formed on the wall portion 19 a niche 34.
  • This niche 34 is closed by a latched lid 35. The lid is at the same time a carrier of a now concealed inside the niche 34 capacitor.
  • This capacitor is connected in parallel with the compressor 13 to, when a control circuit, not shown, the compressor 13 with voltage to slow down the voltage increase at the terminals of the compressor 13 and to achieve a gentle and low-noise starting of the compressor 13.
  • the junction box 22 and the capacitor supplied via it can be mounted simultaneously on the wall plate 10.
  • Fig. 7 shows the wall plate 10 with a speed control circuit mounted thereon 36.
  • the speed control circuit 36 is known, so that their structure need not be explained in detail here. Their function is, depending on a measured temperature in the storage chamber 1, the speed (and thus the cooling capacity or the electrical power absorbed) of the compressor 13 to match the actual needs of the storage chamber 1, so that the compressor 13 with at most weakly fluctuating Power can run continuously and switching on and off of the compressor 13 to control the temperature in the storage chamber 1 is not required.
  • the speed control circuit 36 includes high-power transistors, must be able to give off their heat and therefore has not negligible dimensions. Since it controls the power supply to the compressor 13, it can be electrically connected on the one hand to the power cord 27 and on the other hand with the compressor 13 and so the function of
  • the wall plate 10 makes it possible, depending on the model of the refrigeration device, to accommodate different arrangements of refrigeration machine components in the machine room 4 in a space-saving manner.
  • FIG. 8 shows the wall plate 11 with two mounted thereon solenoid valves 39, 40, which are needed, for example, to control the distribution of circulated by the compressor 13 refrigerant on two different storage chambers of the refrigerator. If the refrigeration device has only one storage chamber, or if it has two or more storage chambers, but their evaporators are connected in series in the refrigerant circuit and therefore can not be acted upon independently with refrigerant, at least one of the solenoid valves 39, 40 is not needed. The vacated by omission of the lower solenoid valve 40 space can, as in Fig.
  • evaporation tray 12 assembly 41 which contains one or two water-carrying valves.
  • These water-carrying valves can be connected on the input side via a connecting piece 42 to a domestic water pipe; On the output side they are connected to a built-in refrigeration unit water tank or with an automatic ice maker to control the water supply to these.

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The refrigeration appliance comprises a motor chamber (4), which receives components of a refrigerant circuit, where mounting points for the components are provided in the motor chamber. A vacant mounting point is blocked by a component mounted in another mounting point. A wall of the motor chamber is covered with a wall panel (10,11), in which the mounting points are formed.

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Kältegerät, insbesondere ein Haushaltskältegerät, mit einem Maschinenraum, der Komponenten eines Kältemittelkreislaufs aufnimmt.The present invention relates to a refrigeration appliance, in particular a domestic refrigeration appliance, with a machine room, which accommodates components of a refrigerant circuit.

Haushaltskältegeräte umfassen herkömmlicherweise ein wärmeisolierendes Gehäuse, das eine oder mehrere gekühlte Lagerkammern umschließt, sowie einen Kältemittelkreislauf zum Kühlen der Lagerkammer(n). Bei den meisten Haushaltskältegeräten ist in das Gehäuse ein Maschinenraum integriert, der Komponenten des Kältemittelkreislaufs, insbesondere solche, die bewegliche Komponenten enthalten und im Laufe er erwarteten Lebensdauer des Gerätes eventuell gewartet oder repariert werden und dafür zugänglich sein müssen, untergebracht sind. Die Anzahl und Art dieser Komponenten kann sich von einem Kältegerätemodell zum ändern unterscheiden.Domestic refrigerators conventionally include a heat-insulating housing enclosing one or more cooled storage chambers and a refrigerant circuit for cooling the storage chamber (s). Most domestic refrigeration appliances incorporate into the casing an engine room which accommodates components of the refrigerant circuit, particularly those which contain movable components and may need to be serviced or repaired during the expected life of the appliance and which must be accessible thereto. The number and type of these components may vary from one refrigerator model to another.

Grundsätzlich ist es wünschenswert, den Maschinenraum kompakt zu halten, um in einem Kältegerät mit gegebenen Außenabmessungen eine möglichst geräumige Lagerkammer unterbringen zu können. Ein kompakter Maschinenraum ist insbesondere dann realisierbar, wenn der Maschinenraum und die Anordnung der Komponenten darin jeweils modellspezifisch konstruiert werden. Dies macht jedoch die Fertigung aufwendig, da Einzelteile des Gehäuses modellspezifisch gefertigt werden müssen und weil die erforderlichen Montageschritte von Modell zu Modell unterschiedlich sein können und folglich von an der Montage beteiligten Mitarbeitern oder Automaten jeweils einzeln gelernt werden müssen.In principle, it is desirable to keep the machine room compact in order to be able to accommodate the largest possible storage chamber in a refrigerator with given external dimensions. A compact machine room can be realized, in particular, if the machine room and the arrangement of the components therein are each model-specifically constructed. However, this makes the production complicated, since individual parts of the housing must be made model-specific and because the required assembly steps may vary from model to model and therefore each have to be learned individually by participating in the assembly staff or machines.

Eine Vereinfachung wäre erreichbar, wenn ein für verschiedene Kältegerätemodelle brauchbarer Maschinenraum jeweils Montageplätze für jede einzelne in den verschiedenen Modellen zum Einsatz kommende Komponente aufwiese. Dies würde jedoch die Abmessungen des Maschinenraums zu Lasten der Lagerkammer vergrößern.Simplification would be achievable if a machine room useful for various refrigerator models each had mounting locations for each component used in the various models. However, this would increase the dimensions of the engine room at the expense of the storage chamber.

Aufgabe der Erfindung ist, ein Kältegerät zu schaffen, das einen für verschiedene Gerätemodelle mit unterschiedlich aufgebauten Kältemittelkreisläufen geeigneten, von modellspezifischen Gehäuseteilen im Wesentlichen freien und dennoch kompakten Maschinenraum aufweist.The object of the invention is to provide a refrigeration device that is suitable for a variety of device models with different refrigerant circuits, from has model-specific housing parts substantially free, yet compact engine room.

Unter einem Kältegerät wird insbesondere ein Haushaltskältegerät verstanden, also ein Kältegerät das zur Haushaltsführung in Haushalten oder eventuell auch im Gastronomiebereich eingesetzt wird, und insbesondere dazu dient Lebensmittel und/oder Getränke in haushaltsüblichen Mengen bei bestimmten Temperaturen zu lagern, wie beispielsweise ein Kühlschrank, ein Gefrierschrank, eine Kühlgefrierkombination, eine Gefriertruhe oder ein Weinlagerschrank.A refrigeration appliance is understood in particular to be a household refrigeration appliance, that is to say a refrigeration appliance used for household purposes or possibly even in the gastronomy sector, and in particular for storing food and / or beverages in household quantities at specific temperatures, such as, for example, a refrigerator, a freezer , a fridge freezer, a freezer or a wine storage cabinet.

Die Aufgabe wird gelöst, indem bei einem Kältegerät mit einem Maschinenraum, der Komponenten eines Kältemittelkreislaufs aufnimmt, wobei Montageplätze für die Komponenten in dem Maschinenraum bereitgestellt sind, wenigstens ein unbesetzter Montageplatz durch eine in einem andern Montageplatz montierte Komponente blockiert ist.The object is achieved by blocking in a refrigerator with a machine room, which accommodates components of a refrigerant circuit, wherein mounting locations for the components are provided in the machine room, at least one vacant mounting position is blocked by a component mounted in another assembly station.

Zweckmäßigerweise sollten die Montageplätze im Maschinenraum so angeordnet und den darin montierbaren Komponenten so zugeordnet sein, dass die Blockierung eines Montageplatzes durch eine montierte Komponente bzw. das Nichtvorhandensein der für den blockierten Montageplatz vorgesehenen Komponente die Funktionsfähigkeit des Kältegerätes nicht in Frage stellt. Daher sollte der blockierte Montageplatz zweckmäßigerweise für eine Komponente ausgelegt sein, die mit der montierten Komponente wenigstens teilweise funktionsgleich ist.Conveniently, the assembly stations should be arranged in the machine room and assigned to the components mounted therein so that the blocking of a mounting station by a mounted component or the absence of the component provided for the blocked mounting position component does not jeopardize the functionality of the refrigerator. Therefore, the blocked mounting space should be expediently designed for a component that is at least partially functionally identical to the mounted component.

Die Funktionen der Komponenten an den sich gegenseitig blockierenden Montageplätzen können völlig identisch sein, z.B. um die Verwendung von Komponenten wie etwa Ventilen, Ventilatoren etc. verschiedener Hersteller zu ermöglichen, die sich zwar in ihren technischen Eigenschaften, nicht aber in ihrer Form und/oder der Art ihrer Befestigung gleichen.The functions of the components at the mutually blocking assembly sites may be completely identical, e.g. to allow the use of components such as valves, fans, etc. of different manufacturers, which are similar in their technical characteristics, but not in their shape and / or the manner of their attachment.

Eine teilweise Funktionsgleichheit kann z.B. darin beruhen, dass sowohl die montierte Komponente als auch eine Komponente, für die der blockierte Montageplatz ausgelegt ist, der Stromversorgung eines Verdichters dienen.A partial functional equality can be based, for example, in that both the mounted component and a component for which the blocked assembly station is designed serve to supply power to a compressor.

So kann die montierte Komponente z.B. ausgewählt sein unter einem Stromverteiler, der den Verdichter und gegebenenfalls andere Verbraucher des Kältegerätes mit einem Versorgungsanschluss verbindet, einem Leistungsregler, der z.B. zwischen dem Versorgungsanschluss und dem Verdichter angeordnet sein muss, um die Aufnahme von elektrischer Leistung durch den Verdichter zu steuern, und einem mit dem Verdichter parallel geschalteten Kondensator. Der Kondensator wird insbesondere bei einem nicht leistungsgeregelten Verdichter benötigt, um bei einem Start des Verdichters den Spannungsanstieg an den Versorgungsklemmen des Verdichters zu verlangsamen und so ein abruptes, geräuschträchtiges Anfahren des Verdichters zu vermeiden. Ein Leistungsregler, insbesondere ein Drehzahlregler, kann hingegen dazu dienen, die Kühlleistung des Verdichters so zu steuern, dass dieser nur selten oder gar nicht aus- und wieder eingeschaltet werden muss.Thus, the assembled component may e.g. be selected under a power distributor, which connects the compressor and optionally other consumers of the refrigerator with a supply terminal, a power regulator, the e.g. between the supply port and the compressor must be arranged to control the absorption of electrical power by the compressor, and a condenser connected in parallel with the compressor. The condenser is particularly needed in a non-output-controlled compressor to slow the voltage rise at the compressor supply terminals at a start of the compressor and thus to avoid an abrupt, noisy startup of the compressor. A power controller, in particular a speed controller, on the other hand can serve to control the cooling capacity of the compressor so that it rarely or not at all off and must be switched on again.

Da somit der Leistungsregler den Kondensator und der Kondensator teilweise auch den Leistungsregler überflüssig machen kann, und deshalb beide nicht gleichzeitig im Kältegerät benötigt werden, ist die Funktionsfähigkeit des Gerätes durch die Blockierung eines der Montageplätze und die daraus resultierende Unmöglichkeit, beide Komponenten gleichzeitig einzubauen, nicht beeinträchtigt.Thus, since the power controller can make the capacitor and the capacitor partially unnecessary and the power controller, and therefore both are not required in the same time in the refrigerator, the functionality of the device by blocking one of the assembly stations and the resulting impossibility to install both components simultaneously is not impaired.

Durch eine Kombination von Steckeingriff und Verschraubung kann die montierte Komponente an ihrem Montageplatz schnell und effizient gesichert werden.Through a combination of plug-in engagement and screw connection, the assembled component can be secured quickly and efficiently at its installation site.

Einer anderen Ausgestaltung zufolge kann die montierte Komponente unter einem Ventil des Kältemittelkreislaufs und einem wasserführenden Ventil ausgewählt sein. Der blockierte Montageplatz ist dann zweckmäßigerweise eingerichtet, um die jeweils nicht ausgewählte Komponente aufzunehmen. Ventile werden im Kältemittelkreislauf im Wesentlichen dann benötigt, wenn dieser mehrere Kreise aufweist, die auf unterschiedlichen Betriebstemperaturen gehaltene Lagerfächer kühlen und die nicht immer gleichzeitig von Kältemittel durchströmt sein sollen. Ein wasserführendes Ventil ist insbesondere dann zweckmäßig, wenn das Kältegerät einen eingebauten Eis- und/oder Kaltwasserspender aufweist. Da dieser ein nicht vernachlässigbaren Platz in dem Kältegerät beansprucht, ist es meist unwirtschaftlich, den Platz im Innern des Kältegerätes, den der Maschinenraum und der Eis-/Wasserspender übrig lassen, noch in zwei verschiedene Temperaturbereiche aufzuteilen. Der Platz, der aus diesem Grund nicht für ein Ventil des Kältemittelkreislaufs benötigt wird, kann zweckmäßigerweise zur Unterbringung des Wasser führenden Ventils genutzt werden, und umgekehrt.According to another embodiment, the mounted component may be selected from a valve of the refrigerant circuit and a water-carrying valve. The blocked mounting space is then suitably set up to receive the respectively unselected component. Valves are essentially required in the refrigerant circuit when it has several circuits which cool the storage compartments held at different operating temperatures and which are not always to be flowed through simultaneously by the refrigerant. A water-conducting valve is particularly useful when the refrigerator has a built-in ice and / or cold water dispenser. Since this claimed a non-negligible space in the refrigerator, it is usually uneconomical to divide the space inside the refrigerator, leaving the engine room and the ice / water dispenser, still in two different temperature ranges. The place, for that reason is not needed for a valve of the refrigerant circuit, can be conveniently used to accommodate the water-conducting valve, and vice versa.

Weitere Merkmale und Vorteile der Erfindung werden deutlich anhand der nachfolgenden Beschreibung von Ausführungsbeispielen unter Bezugnahme auf die beigefügten Figuren. Aus dieser Beschreibung und den Figuren gehen auch Merkmale derFurther features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description of embodiments with reference to the accompanying figures. From this description and the figures are also features of the

Ausführungsbeispiele hervor, die nicht in den Ansprüchen erwähnt sind. Solche Merkmale können auch in anderen als den hier spezifisch offenbarten Kombinationen auftreten. Die Tatsache, dass mehrere solche Merkmale in einem gleichen Satz oder in einer anderen Art von Textzusammenhang miteinander erwähnt sind, rechtfertigt daher nicht den Schluss, dass sie nur in der spezifisch offenbarten Kombination auftreten können; stattdessen ist grundsätzlich davon auszugehen, dass von mehreren solchen Merkmalen auch einzelne weggelassen oder abgewandelt werden können, sofern dies die Funktionsfähigkeit der Erfindung nicht in Frage stellt. Es zeigen:

Fig. 1
einen schematischen horizontalen Teilschnitt durch den Korpus eines erfindungsgemäßen Kältegerätes;
Fig. 2
eine perspektivische Ansicht einer eine Stirnseite des Maschinenraums des Kältegerätes aus Fig. 1 auskleidenden Wandplatte;
Fig. 3
eine Draufsicht auf eine zur Montage an der Wandplatte vorgesehenen Verteilerdose;
Fig. 4
die Wandplatte aus Fig. 2 mit der daran montierten Verteilerdose;
Fig. 5
die montierte Verteilerdose im Schnitt;
Fig. 6
eine zu Fig. 2 analoge Ansicht der Wandplatte mit einer daran montierten Kondensatorabdeckung;
Fig. 7
eine zu Fig. 2 analoge Ansicht der Wandplatte mit einer daran montierten Drehzahlsteuerschaltung;
Fig. 8
eine perspektivische Ansicht eines der Wandplatte der Fig. 2 gegenüberliegenden Teils des Maschinenraums gemäß einer ersten Ausgestaltung; und
Fig. 9
eine zu Fig. 8 analoge Ansicht gemäß einer zweiten Ausgestaltung.
Embodiments, which are not mentioned in the claims. Such features may also occur in combinations other than those specifically disclosed herein. Therefore, the fact that several such features are mentioned in the same sentence or in a different type of textual context does not justify the conclusion that they can occur only in the specific combination disclosed; instead, it is generally to be assumed that it is also possible to omit or modify individual ones of several such features, provided this does not call into question the functionality of the invention. Show it:
Fig. 1
a schematic horizontal section through the body of a refrigerator according to the invention;
Fig. 2
a perspective view of a front side of the engine room of the refrigerator Fig. 1 lining wall plate;
Fig. 3
a plan view of a provided for mounting on the wall plate junction box;
Fig. 4
the wall plate off Fig. 2 with the junction box mounted thereon;
Fig. 5
the assembled junction box in section;
Fig. 6
one too Fig. 2 analogous view of the wall plate with a capacitor cover mounted thereon;
Fig. 7
one too Fig. 2 analogous view of the wall plate with a speed control circuit mounted thereon;
Fig. 8
a perspective view of one of the wall plate of Fig. 2 opposite part of the engine room according to a first embodiment; and
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one too Fig. 8 analogous view according to a second embodiment.

Fig. 1 zeigt einen horizontalen Schnitt durch den Korpus eines erfindungsgemäßen Haushaltskältegerätes. Der im Wesentlichen quaderförmige Korpus ist unterteilt in eine von wärmeisolierenden Wänden 2, 3 umgebene Lagerkammer 1 und einen Maschinenraum 4, der sich entlang einer unteren hinteren Kante des Korpus erstreckt. Die wärmeisolierenden Wände 2, 3 umfassen jeweils eine Schaumstoffschicht 5, einen Innenbehälter 6, der die Schaumstoffschicht 5 von der Lagerkammer 1 trennt, sowie die Schaumstoffschicht 5 nach außen verkleidende Außenwandplatten 7, 8. Fig. 1 shows a horizontal section through the body of a household refrigerator according to the invention. The substantially cuboidal body is subdivided into a storage chamber 1 surrounded by heat-insulating walls 2, 3 and a machine room 4 which extends along a lower rear edge of the carcass. The heat-insulating walls 2, 3 each comprise a foam layer 5, an inner container 6, which separates the foam layer 5 from the storage chamber 1, and the foam layer 5 outwardly facing outer wall panels 7, eighth

Die aus Blech geformten Außenwandplatten 7 der seitlichen Wände 2 bilden auch die Schmalseiten des quaderförmigen Maschinenraums 4. Sie sind an ihrem hintern Rand abgewinkelt, um zwei eine Rückseite des Maschinenraums 4 definierende Stege 9 zu bilden. Die einander zugewandten Ränder der Stege 9 sind gekröpft und mit in der Fig. nicht gezeigten Rastöffnungen versehen. Eine innere Wandplatte 10, die eine der Schmalseiten des Maschinenraums 4 überdeckt, ist einerseits durch Verrastung an den Rastöffnungen des ihr benachbarten Stegs 9, andererseits durch flächige Anlage an der sich zwischen dem Maschinenraum 4 und der Lagerkammer 1 erstreckenden Außenwandplatte 7 fixiert. Die Wandplatte 10 weist Montageplätze und Befestigungsmittel für verschiedene Typen von im Maschinenraum zu montierenden Komponenten auf. Eine zweite innere Wandplatte 11 mit anderen Montageplätzen für andere Typen von Komponenten befindet sich an der entgegengesetzten Schmalseite des Maschinenraums 4.The formed from sheet metal outer wall panels 7 of the side walls 2 also form the narrow sides of the cuboid machine room 4. They are angled at their rear edge to form two backs of the machine room 4 defining webs 9. The mutually facing edges of the webs 9 are cranked and provided with locking openings, not shown in the figure. An inner wall plate 10, which covers one of the narrow sides of the machine room 4, is fixed on the one hand by latching on the latching openings of the web 9 adjacent thereto, on the other hand by surface contact with the outer wall plate 7 extending between the machine room 4 and the storage chamber 1. The wall panel 10 has mounting locations and attachment means for various types of components to be mounted in the machine room. A second inner wall panel 11 with other mounting locations for other types of components is located on the opposite narrow side of the machine room 4.

Eine Außenwandplatte 8, die den Maschinenraum zur Gerätevorderseite hin begrenzt, kann aus Karton bestehen.An outer wall plate 8, which limits the engine room to the front of the device, may be made of cardboard.

Zwischen den beiden Wandplatten 10, 11 erstreckt sich in Bodennähe des Maschinenraums 4 eine Verdunstungsschale 12. Auf ihr ist ein Verdichter 13 montiert. Ein Verflüssiger 14 kann, wie gezeigt, zusammen mit einem ihn und den Verdichter 13 kühlenden Ventilator 15 ebenfalls im Maschinenraum 4 oder darüber an einer Rückwand des Korpus, montiert sein.Between the two wall panels 10, 11 extends near the bottom of the machine room 4, an evaporation tray 12. On her a compressor 13 is mounted. A condenser 14 may, as shown, together with a him and the compressor 13th cooling fan 15 also in the engine room 4 or above on a rear wall of the body to be mounted.

Fig. 2 zeigt die aus Kunststoff spritzgeformte Wandplatte 10 in einer perspektivischen Ansicht. Ein ebener Zentralbereich 16 ist an allen vier Seiten von versteifenden Rippen oder Wänden umgeben. Eine im montierten Zustand der Rückseite des Maschinenraums 4 benachbarte Rippe 17 weist an ihrer vom Zentralbereich abgewandten Seite den Steg 9 umgreifende Haken und in dessen Rastöffnungen einrastende Zungen sowie an ihrer dem Zentralbereich 16 zugewandten Seite eine halbrunde Aussparung 18 auf. Von einem sich entlang der Wandplatte 8 erstreckenden, der Rippe 17 gegenüberliegenden Wandabschnitt 19 springt ein flacher Steg 20 vor, an dessen Spitze ebenfalls eine halbrunde Aussparung 21 gebildet ist. Fig. 2 shows the molded plastic wall plate 10 in a perspective view. A flat central region 16 is surrounded on all four sides by stiffening ribs or walls. A in the assembled state of the rear side of the machine room 4 adjacent rib 17 has on its side facing away from the central region of the web 9 encompassing hooks and latching in the latching openings tongues and on its central region 16 side facing a half-round recess 18. From a along the wall plate 8 extending, the rib 17 opposite wall portion 19 projects a flat web 20 before, at the top of a half-round recess 21 is formed.

Die Aussparungen 18, 21 und der dazwischen liegende ebene Zentralbereich 16 bilden einen Montageplatz für eine in Fig. 3 in Draufsicht gezeigte Verteilerdose 22. Die flach quaderförmige Verteilerdose 22 hat an ihrer unteren Schmalseite einen Einlass 23 für ein Netzkabel und an ihrer oberen Schmalseite mehrere Auslässe 24 für Kabel, die zu elektrischen Verbrauchern des Kältegerätes wie etwa dem Verdichter 13, einer Innenbeleuchtung etc. führen. Die Verteilerdose 22 wird montiert, indem von zwei von den seitlichen Flanken der Verteilerdose 22 abstehenden flachen Laschen 25, die herkömmlicherweise zum Verschrauben der Verteilerdose 22 an einer Unterlage vorgesehen sind, eine in die Aussparung 21 eingeführt wird, dann wird die Verteilerdose gegen den Zentralbereich geschwenkt, so dass die zweite Lasche 25 in die Aussparung 18 einrückt und dort hinter einer elastischen Zunge einrastet. Alternativ zu der Zunge könnte in einem in der Ansicht der Fig. 2 von der Rippe 17 verdeckten Bereich des Zentralbereichs 16 eine Schrauböffnung oder ein Schraubdom gebildet sein, der eine sich durch die Bohrung der zweiten Lasche 25 erstreckende Schraube aufnimmt. Da nur eine Schraube benötigt wird, ist die Montage der Verteilerdose 22 schnell und effizient.The recesses 18, 21 and the intermediate flat central region 16 form a mounting place for a in Fig. 3 Junction box 22 shown in plan view, the flat cuboid junction box 22 has on its lower narrow side an inlet 23 for a power cord and on its upper narrow side a plurality of outlets 24 for cables that lead to electrical consumers of the refrigerator such as the compressor 13, interior lighting, etc. , The junction box 22 is assembled by inserting two flat tabs 25 projecting from the side flanks of the junction box 22, which are conventionally provided for screwing the junction box 22 to a base, into the recess 21, then pivoting the junction box against the central portion , so that the second tab 25 engages in the recess 18 and engages there behind an elastic tongue. Alternatively to the tongue could be in one in the view of the Fig. 2 be covered by the rib 17 area of the central region 16 a screw hole or a screw dome, which receives a through the bore of the second tab 25 extending screw. Since only one screw is needed, mounting the junction box 22 is fast and efficient.

Wenn die Verteilerdose 22, wie in Fig. 4 gezeigt, an dem flachen Zentralbereich 16 der Wandplatte 10 montiert ist, kann sich der Einlass 23 an einer das Netzkabel fixierenden Kabelschelle 26 (siehe Fig. 2) abstützen.When the junction box 22, as in Fig. 4 shown mounted on the flat central region 16 of the wall plate 10, the inlet 23 can be fixed to a power cord fixing cable clamp 26 (see Fig. 2 ).

Fig. 5 zeigt einen schematischen vertikalen Schnitt durch die an der Wandplatte 10 montierte Verteilerdose 22. Das hier mit 27 bezeichnete Netzkabel enthält mehrere Adern 28, die jede mit einem Verteilerblock 29 kontaktiert ist. Einer dieser Verteilerblöcke 29 ist im Schnitt gezeigt; er umfasst ein Bündel von Kontaktplättchen 30, die jeweils an einem Ende durch eine Schraube 31 mit einer der Adern 28 kontaktiert, zusammengehalten und am Boden der Verteilerdose 22 fixiert sind und deren aufgefächerte Enden ausgelegt sind, um daran Steckschuhe 32 von zu den diversen elektrischen Verbrauchern des Kältegerätes führenden Kabeln 33 aufzustecken. Die Verteilerdose 22 hat eine rein passive Funktion, ohne einen Einfluss auf die Leistungsversorgung der einzelnen Verbraucher. Fig. 5 shows a schematic vertical section through the mounted on the wall plate 10 junction box 22. The designated here with 27 power cord includes a plurality of wires 28, each of which is contacted with a manifold block 29. One of these manifold blocks 29 is shown in section; it comprises a bundle of contact pads 30 which are each contacted at one end by a screw 31 with one of the wires 28, held together and fixed to the bottom of the junction box 22 and whose fanned-out ends are adapted to attach thereon shoes 32 to the various electrical consumers of the refrigerator leading cables 33 aufzustecken. The junction box 22 has a purely passive function, without affecting the power supply of the individual consumers.

Wiederum bezogen auf Fig. 2 ist an dem Wandabschnitt 19 eine Nische 34 ausgebildet. In Fig. 6 ist diese Nische 34 durch einen aufgerasteten Deckel 35 verschlossen. Der Deckel ist gleichzeitig Träger eines nun im Innern der Nische 34 verborgenen Kondensators. Dieser Kondensator ist mit dem Verdichter 13 parallel geschaltet, um, wenn eine nicht dargestellte Steuerschaltung den Verdichter 13 mit Spannung beaufschlagt, den Spannungsanstieg an den Klemmen des Verdichters 13 zu verlangsamen und ein schonendes und geräuscharmes Anlaufen des Verdichters 13 zu erreichen. Wie aus der Zusammenschau der Fig. 4 und 6 deutlich wird, können die Verteilerdose 22 und der über sie versorgte Kondensator gleichzeitig an der Wandplatte 10 montiert sein.Again referring to Fig. 2 is formed on the wall portion 19 a niche 34. In Fig. 6 This niche 34 is closed by a latched lid 35. The lid is at the same time a carrier of a now concealed inside the niche 34 capacitor. This capacitor is connected in parallel with the compressor 13 to, when a control circuit, not shown, the compressor 13 with voltage to slow down the voltage increase at the terminals of the compressor 13 and to achieve a gentle and low-noise starting of the compressor 13. As from the synopsis of 4 and 6 becomes clear, the junction box 22 and the capacitor supplied via it can be mounted simultaneously on the wall plate 10.

Fig. 7 zeigt die Wandplatte 10 mit einer daran montierten Drehzahlsteuerschaltung 36. Die Drehzahlsteuerschaltung 36 ist bekannt, so dass ihr Aufbau hier nicht im Detail erläutert zu werden braucht. Ihre Funktion besteht darin, in Abhängigkeit von einer in der Lagerkammer 1 gemessenen Temperatur die Drehzahl (und damit die Kühlleistung bzw. die aufgenommene elektrische Leistung) des Verdichters 13 an den tatsächlichen Bedarf der Lagerkammer 1 anzugleichen, so dass der Verdichter 13 mit allenfalls schwach fluktuierender Leistung kontinuierlich laufen kann und ein Ein- und Ausschalten des Verdichters 13 zur Regelung der Temperatur in der Lagerkammer 1 nicht erforderlich ist. Die Drehzahlsteuerschaltung 36 enthält leistungsstarke Transistoren, muss deren Abwärme abgeben können und hat daher nicht vernachlässigbare Abmessungen. Da sie die Stromzufuhr zum Verdichter 13 steuert, kann sie einerseits mit dem Netzkabel 27 und andererseits mit dem Verdichter 13 elektrisch verbunden sein und so die Funktion der Fig. 7 shows the wall plate 10 with a speed control circuit mounted thereon 36. The speed control circuit 36 is known, so that their structure need not be explained in detail here. Their function is, depending on a measured temperature in the storage chamber 1, the speed (and thus the cooling capacity or the electrical power absorbed) of the compressor 13 to match the actual needs of the storage chamber 1, so that the compressor 13 with at most weakly fluctuating Power can run continuously and switching on and off of the compressor 13 to control the temperature in the storage chamber 1 is not required. The speed control circuit 36 includes high-power transistors, must be able to give off their heat and therefore has not negligible dimensions. Since it controls the power supply to the compressor 13, it can be electrically connected on the one hand to the power cord 27 and on the other hand with the compressor 13 and so the function of

Verteilerdose 22 übernehmen, zum anderen macht sie, indem ein Ein- und Ausschalten des Verdichters 13 zumindest weitgehend vermieden wird, den oben mit Bezug auf Fig. 6 erwähnten Kondensator überflüssig. Sie kann daher, indem sie einerseits an einem Schraubdom 37 der Rippe 17 befestigt ist und andererseits in die Kondensatornische 33 sowie in zwischen der Nische 33 und dem Steg 20 am Wandabschnitt 19 gebildete Steckbuchsen 38 eingreift, den anderenfalls für die Verteilerdose 22 und den Kondensator benötigten Montageplatz belegen. Wie im Fall der Verteilerdose 22 erlaubt die Kombination von Steckverbindung und Verschraubung eine schnelle und einfache Montage. So ermöglicht es die Wandplatte 10, je nach Modell des Kältegerätes unterschiedliche Anordnungen von Kältemaschinenkomponenten in dem Maschinenraum 4 platzsparend unterzubringen.On the other hand makes them by turning on and off the compressor 13 is at least largely avoided, the above with reference to Fig. 6 mentioned capacitor superfluous. It can therefore, by being attached on the one hand to a screw dome 37 of the rib 17 and on the other hand engages in the condenser niche 33 and between the niche 33 and the web 20 formed on the wall portion 19 sockets 38, otherwise required for the junction box 22 and the capacitor Assemble assembly area. As in the case of the junction box 22, the combination of connector and gland allows quick and easy installation. Thus, the wall plate 10 makes it possible, depending on the model of the refrigeration device, to accommodate different arrangements of refrigeration machine components in the machine room 4 in a space-saving manner.

Eine ähnliche Wirkung ist mit Hilfe der gegenüberliegenden Wandplatte 11 erreichbar, wie in Fig. 8 und 9 gezeigt. Fig. 8 zeigt die Wandplatte 11 mit zwei daran montierten Magnetventilen 39, 40, die benötigt werden, um beispielsweise die Verteilung des von Verdichter 13 umgewälzten Kältemittels auf zwei verschiedenen Lagerkammern des Kältegerätes zu steuern. Wenn das Kältegerät nur eine Lagerkammer hat, oder wenn es zwar zwei oder mehr Lagerkammern hat, deren Verdampfer aber im Kältemittelkreislauf in Reihe verbunden sind und daher nicht unabhängig voneinander mit Kältemittel beaufschlagbar sind, wird wenigstens eines der Magnetventile 39, 40 nicht benötigt. Der durch Weglassung des unteren Magnetventils 40 frei werdende Platz kann, wie in Fig. 9 gezeigt, genutzt werden, um dort eine auf die Ränder der Verdunstungsschale 12 aufgerastete Baugruppe 41 unterzubringen, die eine oder zwei wasserführende Ventile enthält. Diese wasserführenden Ventile sind eingangsseitig über einen Anschlussstutzen 42 an eine Hauswasserleitung anschließbar; ausgangsseitig sind sie mit einem in dem Kältegerät eingebauten Wassertank oder mit einem automatischen Eisbereiter verbunden, um die Wasserzufuhr zu diesen zu steuern.A similar effect can be achieved with the help of the opposite wall plate 11, as in 8 and 9 shown. Fig. 8 shows the wall plate 11 with two mounted thereon solenoid valves 39, 40, which are needed, for example, to control the distribution of circulated by the compressor 13 refrigerant on two different storage chambers of the refrigerator. If the refrigeration device has only one storage chamber, or if it has two or more storage chambers, but their evaporators are connected in series in the refrigerant circuit and therefore can not be acted upon independently with refrigerant, at least one of the solenoid valves 39, 40 is not needed. The vacated by omission of the lower solenoid valve 40 space can, as in Fig. 9 shown used there to accommodate a aufgrastierten on the edges of the evaporation tray 12 assembly 41, which contains one or two water-carrying valves. These water-carrying valves can be connected on the input side via a connecting piece 42 to a domestic water pipe; On the output side they are connected to a built-in refrigeration unit water tank or with an automatic ice maker to control the water supply to these.

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Kältegerät, insbesondere Haushaltskältegerät, mit einem Maschinenraum (4), der Komponenten (13, 14, 15, 22, 34, 39, 40) eines Kältemittelkreislaufs aufnimmt, wobei Montageplätze (16, 18, 21; 34; 37, 38) für die Komponenten (13, 14, 15, 22, 34, 39, 40) in dem Maschinenraum (4) bereitgestellt sind, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass wenigstens ein unbesetzter Montageplatz (16, 18, 21; 34; 37, 38) durch eine in einem anderen Montageplatz (16, 18, 21; 34; 37, 38) montierte Komponente blockiert ist.Refrigerating appliance, in particular household refrigerating appliance, with a machine room (4) which accommodates components (13, 14, 15, 22, 34, 39, 40) of a refrigerant circuit, assembly stations (16, 18, 21; 34; 37, 38) for the Components (13, 14, 15, 22, 34, 39, 40) are provided in the engine room (4), characterized in that at least one unoccupied mounting space (16, 18, 21; 34; 37, 38) by a in a other assembly station (16, 18, 21; 34; 37, 38) mounted component is blocked. Kältegerät nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der blockierte Montageplatz (16, 18, 21; 34; 37, 38) für eine Komponente (22; 36) ausgelegt ist, die mit der montierten Komponente (36; 22) teilweise funktionsgleich ist.Refrigeration appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that the blocked mounting space (16, 18, 21; 34; 37, 38) is designed for a component (22; 36) which is partially functionally identical to the assembled component (36; Kältegerät nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die montierte Komponente (36; 22) der Stromversorgung eines Verdichters (13) dient.Refrigerating appliance according to claim 2, characterized in that the mounted component (36; 22) of the power supply of a compressor (13) is used. Kältegerät nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die montierte Komponente (36; 22) ausgewählt ist unter einem Stromverteiler (22), einem Leistungsregler (36) für den Verdichter (13) und einem mit dem Verdichter (13) parallel geschalteten Kondensator.Refrigerating appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the mounted component (36; 22) is selected from a power distributor (22), a power regulator (36) for the compressor (13) and a capacitor connected in parallel with the compressor (13) , Kältegerät nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der blockierte Montageplatz (16, 18, 21; 34; 37, 38) eingerichtet ist, um eine andere unter Stromverteiler (22), Leistungsregler (36) und Kondensator ausgewählte Komponente aufzunehmen.Refrigeration appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the blocked mounting space (16, 18, 21; 34; 37, 38) is adapted to receive another component selected from the power distributor (22), power regulator (36) and capacitor. Kältegerät nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die montierte Komponente unter einem Ventil (39, 40) des Kältemittelkreislaufs und einem wasserführenden Ventil (41) ausgewählt ist.Refrigerating appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that the mounted component under a valve (39, 40) of the refrigerant circuit and a water-conducting valve (41) is selected. Kältegerät nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der blockierte Montageplatz eingerichtet ist, um die jeweils nicht ausgewählte Komponente aufzunehmen.Refrigerating appliance according to claim 6, characterized in that the blocked mounting station is set up to receive the respectively unselected component. Kältegerät nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die montierte Komponente (22, 36) an ihrem Montageplatz (16, 18, 21; 34; 37, 38) durch Steckeingriff und durch Verschraubung gesichert ist.Refrigerating appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the mounted component (22, 36) at its mounting location (16, 18, 21; 34; 37, 38) is secured by plug-in engagement and by screwing. Kältegerät nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine Wand des Maschinenraums (4) mit einer Wandplatte (10; 11) verkleidet ist, an der die Montageplätze (16, 18, 21; 34; 37, 38) gebildet sind.Refrigerating appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a wall of the machine room (4) is covered with a wall plate (10, 11) on which the assembly stations (16, 18, 21, 34, 37, 38) are formed. Kältegerät nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Wandplatte (10, 11) an einer Schmalseite des Maschinenraums (4) angeordnet ist.Refrigerating appliance according to claim 8, characterized in that the wall plate (10, 11) is arranged on a narrow side of the machine room (4).
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