EP2606300A2

EP2606300A2 - Refrigerator with storage surface for storing articles

Info

Publication number: EP2606300A2
Application number: EP11740933.4A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Stefan Deissler; Jürgen FINK; Miguel Martinez De Falcon Perez
Original assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
Current assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
Priority date: 2010-08-20
Filing date: 2011-08-09
Publication date: 2013-06-26
Anticipated expiration: 2031-08-09
Also published as: TR201816068T4; WO2012022652A2; CN103210270B; PL2606300T3; DE102010039624A1; CN103210270A; EP2606300B1; WO2012022652A3

Abstract

A refrigerator has a shelf (108) for subdividing a stowage space in the refrigerator, also has a storage surface (152) for storing articles (200), and further has a retaining bracket (140), which retains the storage surface (152) on the shelf (108) such that it can be pivoted between a swung-in position and a swung-out position.

Description

Refrigerating appliance with storage area for storing refrigerated goods

The present invention relates to a refrigerator with a shelf for storing refrigerated goods. Refrigerating appliances, such as Refrigerators are typically through shelves,

Drawers or the like. Divided, which increase the storage area in the refrigerator and allow better organization of the stored refrigerated goods in the refrigerator. In some refrigerators, the intermediate floors can be pushed onto projections in the side walls of the interior of the refrigerator. By inserting or removing the shelves, the storage area in the refrigerator can be varied. The disadvantage here, however, is that this insertion or removal of the intermediate floors is relatively complex and further requires a separate storage of the removed shelves.

EP 1 278 035 B1 discloses a flat first component in a refrigerator against which, in an idle state, a flat second component is applied, passing through

Guide grooves guided obliquely forward can be extended.

EP 0 917 639 B1 discloses a bottle holder whose storage means are formed by substantially U-shaped angled mounting brackets, which at their free leg ends at the bottom of the intermediate floor transversely to the

Loading direction mounted pivotably and are connected by a largely rigid coupling element hinged together.

US Pat. No. 4,528,825 discloses a refrigerator having a storage grid which is rotatably coupled via two rotary members to arms attached to the rear wall of the refrigerator.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a device for storing refrigerated goods in a refrigerator, which can be provided in a simple manner and which can be produced inexpensively. Under a refrigeration device is in particular a household refrigeration appliance understood, ie a refrigeration appliance for household management in households or possibly in the

Catering area is used, and in particular serves to store food and / or drinks in household quantities at certain temperatures, such as a refrigerator, a freezer, a fridge-freezer or a wine storage cabinet.

According to one aspect, a refrigeration device is proposed, which has an intermediate floor for subdividing a storage space in the refrigeration appliance, a storage area for depositing refrigerated goods, and at least one retaining bracket which pivots the storage area between a folded position and an unfolded position

Zwischenboden holds. By unfolding the storage surface can thus be provided in addition to the intermediate floor another storage space. Due to the mounting of the shelf by means of one or more headband this can be achieved inexpensively. Since the tray is designed as a storage surface, not only bottles or similar cylindrical refrigerated goods but also flat-bottomed items, such as e.g. Yogurt cups, jam jars and the like are stored on the shelf. In contrast to bottle holders - also called bottle racks - which are usually only intended for bottles of a certain size, bottles and cans of various sizes can be stored. Under a "headband" is in this case understood in particular an element which surrounds a

Rotary axis is arranged rotatably and has a receiving portion which extends substantially parallel to this axis of rotation.

The shelf can be mounted by means of a detent on the headband. This allows a structurally simple structure in which the storage space can be removed if necessary. In particular, the detent is designed such that the headband when unfolding the shelf surface can perform a rotational movement, while the shelf surface remains aligned horizontally. That is, both in the folded position as well as in the unfolded position, the shelf is aligned horizontally. In the retracted position, the shelf is parallel to the false floor at the bottom of the false floor and thus takes up little storage space. The headband may be integrally formed. In particular, the headband may be formed as a wire bow. It can be provided for holding the one or more storage surfaces, for example, two headband, which

may be formed in particular as a wire hanger. The headband can support the shelf on both sides of the shelf. In particular, the support surface is rectangular and is supported on its two narrow sides or on its two broad sides by a respective retaining bracket. Preferably, the headband extends or extend the headband parallel to the front edge of the intermediate bottom.

Furthermore, bearings can be provided for the pivotable mounting of the retaining clip on the intermediate bottom, wherein the bearing can be spaced from a side edge of the intermediate bottom in the lateral direction. Since the bearings are not directly attached to the

Side edges of the intermediate bottom, but each spaced by a certain distance below the intermediate bottom are provided, remains between the bearings and the side edges a free area, by means of which the intermediate bottom can rest on projections on the side walls of the refrigerator.

The bearing may be provided on a support element on which the

Intermediate floor rests. Such a support element thus fulfills two functions, namely to form a protective support for the intermediate floor and to provide a bearing for brackets below the false floor.

The support element may be formed as a rail, which runs along the side edge of the intermediate bottom. Such a rail can be easily manufactured and mounted on the intermediate floor. Furthermore, it is therefore not necessary to provide the intermediate bottom with recesses for the storage of the headband.

The support element may have an at least partially U-shaped profile, which surrounds the side edge of the intermediate bottom. Thus, that protects

Support element the intermediate floor from damage during installation. This is particularly advantageous if the intermediate bottom is formed as a glass plate. The bearing can be arranged for example on a bar, which on a

Leg of the U-shaped profile is arranged. The headband can each have at least one substantially horizontally extending bow section or

Have receiving portion, and the storage surface through the top of a horizontally extending between these ironing sections or receiving portions

arranged filing trays be formed.

The storage surface may be structured, and in particular have rounded hollows. Such troughs prevent the rolling down of bottles or similar cylindrical objects.

It can also be provided a locking means which cooperates with the headband such that it defines the unfolded and the folded position of the shelf. Such a locking means may be formed for example as a projection in the bar. The locking means may be formed, for example in the form of a circular sector, which has a parallel to the intermediate floor extending portion and a perpendicular to the intermediate bottom portion.

Further embodiments will be explained with reference to the accompanying drawings. Show it:

1 is a perspective view of the interior of a refrigerator with a

Storage device for storing refrigerated goods,

2 is a perspective view of the storage device,

3 is another perspective view of the storage device,

4 is a sectional view of the device for storage device,

5 is another perspective view of the storage device,

6A is a view of the storage device in the folded position,

6B is a view of the storage device in the unfolded position, and

6C is a detail view of the storage device in the unfolded position,

Unless otherwise indicated, like reference numerals in the figures denote like or functionally identical elements. 1 shows a perspective view of the interior of a refrigeration device 100 with a storage device 120 for storing refrigerated goods. The interior of the refrigerator 100 is bounded by an inner wall, the side walls 102 and rear wall 104 are shown in Fig. 1. The inner wall may be surrounded by an outer wall not shown here, wherein between the inner wall and the outer wall, a heat-insulating foam may be provided. Also illustrative

Reasons not shown in detail is a door which limits the interior of the refrigerator 100 forward.

On the side walls 102 a plurality of projections 106a, 106b are provided, which allow the support of shelves and thus the division of the interior into individual compartments and the increase of the storage area. The projections 106a, 106b may be introduced into the hard plastic or metal sidewalls 102 by a pressing or deep drawing process. In the example shown in FIG. 1, in each case a shorter front projection 106a and a slightly longer rear projection 106b are provided at five different heights. This facilitates that

Inserting and pulling out the false floor. In the example shown in FIG. 1, an intermediate floor 108 is mounted on the projections 106a, 106b, which thus subdivides the interior of the refrigeration device 100 into a compartment above the intermediate floor 108 and a compartment below the intermediate floor 108. This intermediate floor 108 may be formed, for example, as a glass plate or as a plastic plate.

At the intermediate bottom 108, a storage device 120 is attached to the storage of refrigerated goods, which in the Fign. 2 to 6 is shown in more detail. 2 shows a

3 shows another perspective view of the depositing device 120, FIG. 4 shows a sectional view of the depositing device 120, FIG. 5 shows a further perspective view of the depositing device 120, FIG. 6A shows a view of the depositing device 120 in the folded-in position, FIG 6B is a view of the storage device 120 in the unfolded position, and Fig. 6C is a detail view of the storage device 120 in the unfolded position,

The storage device 120 comprises two support rails 130, two support brackets 140 and at least one storage tray 150. The two serve as support elements

Support rails 130 are on the side walls 102 facing side edges the intermediate bottom 108 is provided. The support rails 130 each have a portion with a U-shaped profile, the two legs 132a and 132b engage around the side edges of the intermediate bottom 108. This is best seen in Fig. 6C. The lower leg 132b rests on the projections 106a, 106b. This has the advantage that the intermediate bottom 108 does not rest directly on the projections 106a, 106b, but is mounted on the support rails 130 on the same.

In particular, when the intermediate floor 108 is formed as a glass plate provide the support rails 130 thus additional protection during installation and removal of the

Intermediate tray 108 in the refrigerator 100. The support rails 130 may be made of plastic, e.g. made of ABS or

Polypropylene. It is possible to first manufacture the support rails 130 as two separate components and then to slide on the side edges of the intermediate bottom 108. Alternatively, it is also possible to provide a U-shaped frame as a separate element, in which the intermediate bottom 108 is pushed, wherein the two side edges and the trailing edge of the intermediate bottom 108 are received in the frame. Furthermore, it is also possible to form the support rails 130 in that at least the side edges of the intermediate bottom 108 are encapsulated with polypropylene or the like. However, the separate deployment is the

Support rails 130 advantageous in that the support rails 130 again from

Intermediate base 108 can be solved. At the front edge of the intermediate floor 108, a decorative strip 160 and on the rear side, a protective strip 170 may be provided with a lip which prevents refrigerated goods is pushed to the evaporator, see Fig. 5. From the lower U-leg 132b of the support rails 130th is a substantially rectangular, for example, some mm to a few cm wide bar 134 vertically downwards from. To the front of the interior, the bar 134 is slightly beveled to avoid a right-angled edge down. In the bar 134, two through holes are provided, which bearings 136 for the

Storage of the bracket 140 form. The formation of the bearings 136 as through holes has the advantage that they can be made very easily, but it is also possible to provide bearing hubs or the like to support the storage. One the bearing 136 is provided near the rear end of the strip 134, for example at a distance of 0.3 to 2 cm from the rear end of the bar 134. The other of the bearings 136 is substantially spaced by a distance between the tray 150 in the unfolded state and the Between bottom 108 provided by the front edge of the bar 134 and the front edge of the intermediate shelf 108 spaced. Thus it stands

Tray in the folded state does not over the front edge of the intermediate floor 108 via.

The two retaining clips 140 may be formed, for example, as a wire bow and each have a plurality of strap portions 140a to 140d, see FIG. 5. At its two ends, the headband 140 short horizontal portions 140a, which engage in the bearing 136. The sections 140a are adjoined by sections 140b, which extend downwardly in the unfolded state and forward in the folded-in state. The length of these sections 140a determines the distance of the tray tray 150 from the false bottom in the unfolded state. Sections 140a and 140b form an angle of, for example, 80 to 90 degrees. Between the sections 140b four horizontally extending receiving portions 140c are provided in the present example, which are separated by upwardly bent portions 140d from each other. At the left in the figures arranged bracket sections 140c, the tray 150 is fixed, the top of which forms a storage surface 152. The storage tray 150 is formed substantially rectangular and rotatably mounted on its narrow sides on the mounting bracket 140. The support bracket 140 thus store the storage tray 150 and its storage surface 152 pivotally on the intermediate floor 108. The storage tray 150 has on its underside in the two edge regions on two recesses, which are pressed from above onto the mounting bracket 140. Along these recesses may be provided locking means, such as latching projections, so that the tray tray 150 can be secured to the retaining clips 140 latching. In the illustrated example, the storage surface 152 is slightly curved, which facilitates the storage of cylindrical objects, such as bottles 200 or cans, and prevents them from rolling laterally from the storage surface. Further, a rear wall 154 of the tray tray 150 protrudes upward by a few millimeters, thereby preventing refrigerated goods from being able to be pushed to the evaporator provided on the rear wall of the inner space. On the bottom of the tray, a plurality of reinforcing ribs 156 are provided. Alternatively, the storage surface 152 may also be formed flat, which facilitates the storage of stored goods with a flat support surface, such as yogurt cups or the like.

In the example shown is arranged only on the left in the figures

Ironing sections 140c provided a tray tray 150. The distance between the front and rear mounting brackets 140 can be designed so that a wine bottle or bottle of mineral water or the like can be stored on two horizontal ironing sections 140c arranged one behind the other. A lateral rolling away of the bottles is prevented by the curved strap sections 140d. However, it is also possible that at several or even at all four horizontal

Ironing sections 140c, a storage tray 150 is provided. Furthermore, it is also possible that the tray trays 150 are freely attachable and removable. Thus, the user can configure his desired number of tray trays 150 according to his own wishes. In a further embodiment, the tray tray 150 can also be designed such that it is curved on one side in the form of a trough and flat on the other side, wherein the overhead side is arbitrary. Thus, the curvature of the shelf can be adapted to the stored goods. The buckle also prevents bottles or the like from

Tray tray 150 roll. It is advantageous if at least one of the tray trays 150 is fixed, thus ensuring that the front and the rear

Bracket 140 are mechanically coupled to each other, so that a pivoting of the front retaining clip 140 automatically leads to a pivoting of the rear retaining bracket 140. Furthermore, it is also possible that no curved bracket sections 140d are provided, and the storage tray 150 extends between the bracket sections 140b, ie substantially over approximately the width of the intermediate floor 108.

Fig. 6A shows the storage device 120 in the folded state and Fig. 6B in the unfolded state. As can be seen in Fig. 6A, the tray tray 150 is in the folded state at the bottom of the intermediate floor 108 at. The front edge of the tray tray 150 is flush with or just behind, for example, a few millimeters behind the front edge of the intermediate bottom 108 is arranged. The trailing edge of the tray tray 150 is spaced from the rear wall of the interior. In In this state, the retaining clips 140 extend essentially in a plane which runs parallel to the plane of the intermediate bottom. The storage device 120 is thus stowed to save space and takes only a few millimeters below the shelf 108 in

Claim. By a simple hand movement, the storage device 120 can be folded downwards, which is shown in Fig. 6B. For a clear definition of the folded and unfolded position, a latching projection 137 and holding projections 138 serving as latching means are formed on each of the strips 134. The locking projection 137 is disposed immediately in front of the front bracket 140 in the unfolded state. The holding projections 138 are each directly behind the brackets 140 in

arranged unfolded state and extend perpendicular to the intermediate floor 108. In the maximum unfolded state, the brackets 140 hit this

Holding projections 138 so that they limit the folding angle. The locking projection 137 has, for example, the shape of a circular sector and has two straight sections and a rounded portion. One of the straight sections is perpendicular to the intermediate floor 108 and the other straight section is arranged parallel to the intermediate floor 108. In this case, these sections are arranged so that they hold the front bracket 140 in the folded and unfolded state and thus define the folded and the unfolded position. When folding the storage device 120 from the in Fig. Fign. 1 to 5 illustrated state, the headband 140 is pulled forward, the portion 140 b of the retaining clip 140 is over the

Detent projection 137 is pulled, wherein the headband is possibly slightly compressed, and when the storage device 120 has been pivoted to the retracted position, the portion 140 b snaps back behind the locking projection 137 a.

An advantage of the embodiment described above is that with relatively few and easily manufactured parts, a storage device 120 can be provided, with which an optional subdivision of the storage space in the refrigerator or an increase of the storage area by providing a second storage level below the

False floor can be created. The storage device 120 is also easy to manufacture and in a few steps, since the assembly only the sliding of the support rails 130 on the intermediate bottom 108, latching the tray 150 at the headband 140, as well as the insertion of the headband 140 in the bearing 136 requires. Furthermore, the support rail 130 surrounds the side edges of the intermediate bottom 108, which is particularly advantageous when the intermediate bottom 108 is made of glass.

Further, the bearing 136 is spaced from a side edge of the intermediate bottom 108 in the lateral direction. This allows a fold-out storage device even in a construction in which the intermediate floor on in the side walls of the

Interior provided projections rests.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

100 refrigeration unit

102 side walls

104 back wall

106a, 106b projections

108 intermediate floor

120 Storage device for storing refrigerated goods

130 support rails

132a, 132b thighs

134 bar

136 bearings

137 locking projection

138 retaining projections

140 retaining bracket

140a - 140d bracket sections

150 storage tray

152 storage area

154 rear wall

156 reinforcing ribs

160 decorative strip

170 protective strip

200 refrigerated goods

Claims

1. Refrigerating appliance with an intermediate bottom (108) and at least one storage surface (152) for storing refrigerated goods (200), characterized by at least one headband (140), which is provided, the storage surface (152) between a retracted position and a deployed position pivotally supported on the intermediate bottom (108).

2. Refrigerating appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that the storage surface (152) by means of a detent on the mounting bracket (140) is mounted.

3. Refrigerating appliance according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the headband (140) is in one piece.

4. Refrigerating appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the retaining bracket (140) the storage surface (152) on both sides thereof on the intermediate bottom (108) holds.

5. Refrigerating appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a bearing (136) for pivotally mounting the retaining clip (140) on the intermediate bottom (108) is provided.

6. Refrigerating appliance according to claim 5, characterized in that the bearing (136) from a side edge of the intermediate bottom (108) is spaced in the lateral direction.

7. Refrigerating appliance according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that the bearing (136) on a support element (130) is arranged, on which the

Intermediate bottom (108) rests.

8. Refrigerating appliance according to claim 7, characterized in that the support element (130) provided on side walls (102) of the refrigeration device (100)

Protrusions (106) rests. Refrigerating appliance according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that the

Support element (130) is designed as a rail which extends along the side edge of the intermediate bottom (108).

Refrigerating appliance according to one of claims 7 to 9, characterized in that the support element (130) has an at least partially U-shaped profile which engages around the side edge of the intermediate bottom (108).

Refrigerating appliance according to claim 10, characterized in that on one leg of the U-shaped profile, a strip (134) is arranged, in which the bearing (136) is arranged.

Refrigerating appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the retaining bracket (140) is designed as a wire bracket, wherein in particular two wire brackets are provided.

Refrigerating appliance according to claim 12, characterized in that the wire brackets each have at least one substantially horizontally extending bracket portion (140c), and that the storage surface (152) through the top of a horizontally extending between these bracket sections (140c) arranged tray tray (150) is formed ,

Refrigerating appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the storage surface (152) is structured, and in particular has rounded hollows.

Refrigerating appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the intermediate bottom (108) is formed as a glass plate. 16. Refrigerating appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the intermediate bottom (108) has no recesses.

17. Refrigerating appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that further comprises a latching means (137) is provided which cooperates with the headband (140) such that it defines the unfolded and the folded position of the shelf (152).

18. Refrigerating appliance according to claim 17, characterized in that the latching means (137) is formed as a projection in the strip (134).

19. Refrigerating appliance according to claim 17 or 18, characterized in that the

Locking means (137) is designed in the form of a circular sector, which has a parallel to the intermediate bottom portion and a perpendicular to the

Having intermediate floor extending section.