EP2580549B1 - Kühlschrank - Google Patents

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EP2580549B1
EP2580549B1 EP11723971.5A EP11723971A EP2580549B1 EP 2580549 B1 EP2580549 B1 EP 2580549B1 EP 11723971 A EP11723971 A EP 11723971A EP 2580549 B1 EP2580549 B1 EP 2580549B1
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Ali Levent Hasanreisoglu
Ersin Donmez
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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
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/02—Doors; Covers
    • F25D23/025—Secondary closures
    • 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
    • F25D2323/00—General constructional features not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2323/02—Details of doors or covers not otherwise covered
    • F25D2323/021—French doors

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  • the present invention relates to a refrigerator the door of which is prevented from remaining open unintentionally.
  • doors In refrigerators comprising doors next to each other and named as "side-by-side", the doors are used which are arranged side-by-side, which cover the opening on the body, which are mounted to the body so as to rotate around the vertical axis by one of them being hinged from its left side and the other from its right side.
  • the doors disposed on the right and left cover a single compartment, for example the freshfood compartment, which is accessed into by means of the opening.
  • the doors When the doors are closed, the doors press on the frame around the opening and leak-proofing is provided by the gaskets between the door and the frame.
  • mullions In order to provide leak-proofing between the end to end sides of the two doors, mullions are used which rotate around the axis at which they are connected to the door, by going in and out of the bearing, connected to one of the doors and situated on one of the top or bottom sides of the frame facing the opening. When both doors are closed, the mullion provides insulation of the cooling volume by forming a surface against which the gaskets bear.
  • a refrigerator according to the preamble of claim 1 is known from JP 2005 156107 A .
  • the mullion When the door is open, the mullion bears against the side of the door to which it is connected and while the door is being closed, the mullion forms a surface against which the other door bears by rotating 90 degrees in the bearing. While the door is being opened, the mullion returns to its initial position wherein it bears against the side of the door to which it is connected by again rotating 90 degrees in the bearing. During the opening of the door, the mullion sometimes rotates and does not bear against the side of the door. This situation causes the doors not to be completely closed by preventing the mullion from being guided into the bearing when the door is desired to be closed again and causes the mullion to produce noise upon hitting the door. The doors not being closed completely both increases energy consumption and also causes the foodstuffs inside the body to deteriorate more quickly.
  • the aim of the present invention is the realization of a refrigerator the door of which is prevented from remaining open except for the intention of the user.
  • a refrigerator realized in order to attain the aim of the present invention is disclosed in claim 1.
  • the absorber is disposed onto the mullion.
  • the absorber moves together with the mullion during the opening/closing of the first door.
  • the absorber hits the bearing surface first during the opening of the first door and the kinetic energy of the mullion is absorbed by the absorber at this time.
  • the mullion is prevented from returning to the position it is in when the first door is closed by preventing the mullion from quick recoiling due to the effect of hitting.
  • undesired sounds such as noise, etc. are prevented during hitting the first door.
  • a magnet is disposed on the absorber and a plate produced from metal on the bearing surface, or a magnet is disposed on the bearing surface and a plate on the absorber.
  • the absorber is attached all along to the wall of the mullion facing the bearing surface when the first door is open.
  • the capacity of the absorber to absorb kinetic energy on the mullion during the opening of the first door is increased and the assembly of the absorber onto the mùullion is facilated.
  • the magnet is in strip form.
  • the magnet is easily mounted onto the absorber or the bearing surface which are almost in a planar form.
  • the problem of the mullion swinging open by hitting the first door at a high speed during the opening of the first door is eliminated.
  • the pin is prevented from not guiding into the bearing during the closing of the first door and the problems such as the doors remaining ajar unintentionally are eliminated.
  • the refrigerator (1) comprises a body (2), an opening (3) disposed on the body (2), two doors (4, 5) supported from one of their sides to the side walls of the body (2) to cover the opening (3) and to stand side by side when closed ( Figure 1 ).
  • the refrigerator (1) furthermore, comprises an protrusion (13) disposed on the inner surface of the first door (4), at least one bearing (6) disposed at the region where the doors (4, 5) join at the lower and/or upper wall of the body (2) facing the opening (3), a mullion (7) disposed on the first door (4), having at least one pin (8) disposed at the lower and/or upper end thereof, making rotational movement around the axis at which it is connected to the first door (4) by the pin (8) going in and out of the bearing (6) during the opening/closing movement of the first door (4) and air leak-proofingly covering the region between the doors (4, 5) when both doors (4, 5) are closed and a bearing surface (10) disposed on the protrusion (13) and facing the second door (5) when the doors (4, 5) are closed ( Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 ).
  • the mullion (7) is mounted onto the first door (4) such that the pin (8) at the end thereof is seated into the bearing (6) during the opening/closing movement of the first door (4).
  • the mullion (7) extends along the bearing surface (10) when the first door (4) is closed.
  • the pin (8) moves forward in the bearing (6) by entering into the bearing (6) during the closing of the first door (4).
  • the mullion (7) performs a rotational movement together with the pin (8) with respect to the first door (4).
  • the mullion (7) rotates from the first door (4) towards the second door (5) during the closing of the first door (4).
  • the mullion (7) forms a surface against which the second door (5) bears when closed.
  • both doors (4, 5) are closed, the mullion (7) covers all along the region between the doors (4, 5) ( Figure 3 ).
  • the refrigerator (1) of the present invention furthermore comprises an absorber (9) attached to the mullion (7) so as to remain between the bearing surface (10) and the mullion (7) ( Figure 4 , Figure 5 and Figure 6 ).
  • the pin (8) dislodges from the bearing (6) by moving inside the bearing (6) while the first door (4) is being opened.
  • the mullion (7) rotates almost 90 degrees such that the absorber (9) remains between the bearing surface (10) and the mullion (7) by the movement of the pin (8) inside the bearing (6) ( Figure 6 ).
  • the absorber (9) prevents the mullion (7) from swinging open by hitting the bearing surface (10) by absorbing the kinetic energy generated from the movement of the mullion (7).
  • problems that may arise in the guiding of the pin (8) into the bearing (6) while the first door (4) is being closed are prevented.
  • the doors (4, 5) are prevented from remaining open except the intention of the user. Accordingly, both the increase in energy consumption of the refrigerator (1) is prevented and also the foodstuffs are provided to be kept fresh for a longer period of time.
  • the absorber (9) is disposed on the mullion (7) and comes to the position of facing the opening (3) when the first door (4) is closed by rotating together with the mullion (7) during the closing of the first door (4) ( Figure 5 and Figure 6 ).
  • the absorber (9) is attached to the surface of the mullion (7) so as to remain between the bearing surface (10) and the mullion (7) when the first door (4) is open.
  • the absorber (9) is positioned between the bearing surface (10) and the mullion (7) by rotating almost 90 degrees together with the mullion (7) while the first door (4) is being opened.
  • the absorber (9) hits the bearing surface (10) while the first door (4) is being opened.
  • the kinetic energy generated due to the movement of the mullion (7) inside the bearing (6) is absorbed by the absorber (9).
  • the mullion (7) is prevented from swinging open by hitting the bearing surface (10) since the momentum of the mullion (7) is decreased by the absorber (9) absorbing the kinetic energy.
  • the absorber (9) since the absorber (9) has an elastic structure, undesired noises such as sound, etc. are prevented from occurring during the absorber (9) hitting the bearing surface (10).
  • the absorber (9) is attached lengthwise the wall of the mullion (7) facing the bearing surface (10) when the first door (4) is open ( Figure 4 ).
  • the capacity of the absorber (9) to absorb kinetic energy occurring on the mullion (7) during the opening of the first door (4) is increased and the assembly of the absorber (9) onto the mullion (7) is facilitated.
  • the absorber (9) is disposed on the bearing surface (10).
  • the mullion (7) moves and rotates almost 90 degrees and hits the absorber (9).
  • the kinetic energy of the mullion (7) gains by means of the rotational movement it performs during the opening of the first door (4) is absorbed by the absorber (9).
  • the mullion (7) is prevented from swinging open again.
  • the refrigerator (1) comprises a magnet (11) disposed on the absorber (9) and a plate (12) produced from metal disposed on the bearing surface (10), or the refrigerator (1) comprises a magnet (11) disposed on the bearing surface (10) and a plate (12) disposed on the absorber (9).
  • the magnet (11) and the plate (12) pair By means of the magnet (11) and the plate (12) pair, a magnetic attraction force is generated between the bearing surface (10) and the absorber (9) when the first door (4) is open.
  • the mullion (7) is prevented from recoiling during the opening of the first door (4) by providing the absorber (9) to remain between the bearing surface (10) and the mullion (7).
  • the magnet (11) is in strip form ( Figure 6 ).
  • the magnet (11) is easily mounted onto the absorber (9) or the bearing surface (10) which are almost in a planar form.
  • the absorber (9) is a bellows-shaped gasket ( Figure 5 and Figure 6 ).
  • the absorber (9) is of sponge.
  • the mullion (7) is prevented from swinging open by hitting the first door (4) during the opening of the first door (4).
  • the problem of the pin (8) not guiding into the bearing (6) during the closing of the first door (4) is eliminated and the doors (4, 5) are prevented from remaining ajar unintentionally. Consequently, the problems that might occur such as unnecessary energy consumption and fast deterioration of foodstuffs by the door (4) remaining open are prevented.

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  1. Kühlschrank (1), umfassend einen Gehäusekörper (2), wenigstens eine Öffnung (3), die am Gehäusekörper (2) angeordnet ist, zwei Türen (4, 5), die an einer ihrer Seiten an den Seitenwänden des Gehäusekörpers (2) getragen werden, um die Öffnung (3) abzudecken und, wenn sie geschlossen sind, Seite an Seite zu stehen, einen Vorsprung (13), der an der Innenfläche der ersten Tür (4) angeordnet ist, wenigstens ein Lager (6), das an der unteren und/oder oberen Wand des Gehäusekörpers (2) angeordnet ist und der Öffnung (3) dort zugewandt ist, wo die Türen (4, 5) zusammenkommen, wenn sie geschlossen sind, ein Pfosten (7), der an der ersten Tür (4) angeordnet ist und wenigstens einen Zapfen (8) aufweist, der an seinem unteren und/oder oberen Ende angeordnet ist und eine Drehbewegung um die Achse vollzieht, an der er mit der ersten Tür (4) verbunden ist, indem der Zapfen (8) während der Öffnungs-/Schließbewegung der ersten Tür (4) in das Lager (6) ein- und aus diesem heraustritt und die Region zwischen den Türen (4, 5) luftdicht abdeckt, wenn beide Türen (4, 5) geschlossen sind, eine Lagerfläche (10), die an dem Vorsprung (13) angeordnet ist und der zweiten Tür (5) zugewandt ist, wenn die Türen (4, 5) geschlossen sind, einen Absorbierer (9), der derart am Pfosten (7) angebracht ist, dass er zwischen der Lagerfläche (10) und dem Pfosten (7) bleibt, gekennzeichnet durch
    einen Magnet (11), der an dem Absorbierer (9) angeordnet ist, und eine Platte (12) aus Metall, die an der Lagerfläche (10) angeordnet ist, oder
    einen Magnet (11), der an der Lagerfläche (10) angeordnet ist, und eine Platte (12), die am Absorbierer (9) angeordnet ist.
  2. Kühlschrank (1) nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Absorbierer (9) am Pfosten (7) angeordnet ist und in die Position gelangt, in der er der Öffnung (3) zugewandt ist, wenn die erste Tür (4) geschlossen wird, indem er sich während des Schließens der ersten Tür (4) zusammen mit dem Pfosten (7) dreht.
  3. Kühlschrank (1) nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Absorbierer (9) längs an der Wand des Pfostens (7) angeordnet ist, die der Lagerfläche (10) zugewandt ist, wenn die erste Tür (4) offen ist.
  4. Kühlschrank (1) nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Magnete (11) streifenförmig sind.
  5. Kühlschrank (1) nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Absorbierer (9) eine balgförmige Dichtung ist.
  6. Kühlschrank (1) nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Absorbierer (9) aus Schwamm ist.
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