Classifications

• • 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
  • F25D29/00—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
• • 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
  • F25D2400/00—General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for cooling or freezing apparatus not covered by any other subclass
  • F25D2400/36—Visual displays
  • F25D2400/361—Interactive visual displays
• • 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
  • F25D2600/00—Control issues
  • F25D2600/06—Controlling according to a predetermined profile

Definitions

• the invention relates to a household refrigerator.
• Conventional household refrigerators have an inner container with a coolable interior, a cooling device for cooling the interior and a
• Control device which is adapted to control the refrigeration device such that the interior has at least approximately a manually adjustable target temperature.
• the object of the invention is to provide an easier-to-use household refrigeration appliance.
• a domestic refrigerator comprising a heat-insulating inner container with a coolable interior for storing refrigerated goods, a refrigeration device for cooling the interior, a control device for driving the refrigeration device, so that it at least approximately cools the interior to an adjustable target temperature , and a setting device, which is coupled to the control device, for adjusting the setpoint temperature, and a data memory, in which a data record having a fixed predetermined target temperature for the interior space is permanently stored, and the setting device has an input device, when actuated, the control device automatically retrieves the data record in order to control the refrigeration device in accordance with the fixed preset temperature of the data set.
• the domestic refrigerator according to the invention is e.g. a household refrigerator, a household freezer or a freezer-fridge combination.
• the domestic refrigeration appliance therefore comprises the coolable interior and the refrigeration device, which is designed, for example, as a refrigeration cycle with at least one evaporator, a compressor, etc., and the control device which controls the refrigeration device such that it at least approximately to an intentional desired interior - Temperature cools.
• the control device may in particular be designed such that it the actual temperature of the interior according to the predetermined target temperature regulates and may accordingly comprise a control device known in principle to the person skilled in the art.
• the input means is e.g. as a key.
• the coolable interior may be e.g. be designed as a freezer, can be stored in the frozen food as refrigerated goods.
• the interior can also be a cold room and the food to be refrigerated.
• the interior space is designed as a freezer compartment for storing frozen food and as a refrigerator compartment separate from the freezer compartment for storing refrigerated goods.
• the dataset has information about a predetermined target temperature for the
• the fixed predetermined target temperature may preferably be selected such that the stored refrigerated material remains fresh for as long as possible.
• the coolable interior is the freezer compartment
• the fixed setpoint temperature of the data set can correspond to -18 ° C., so that the stored frozen food remains fresh for as long as possible.
• the fixed set temperature of the record can correspond to 4 ° C, so that the stored refrigerated goods remains fresh for as long as possible.
• a further data record is permanently stored in the data memory, which has information about a further fixed predetermined target temperature of the interior according to a possible energy-saving cooling of the interior.
• the adjusting device can then have a further input means, upon actuation of which the control device automatically retrieves the further data record in order to control the refrigeration device in accordance with the further fixed predetermined setpoint temperature of the further data set.
• the operator allows, by simply pressing an input means to adjust the domestic refrigeration appliance according to the invention so that it keeps stored refrigerated fresh as long as possible or that household refrigeration appliance according to the invention is operated as energy efficient, the refrigerated goods is indeed sufficiently cooled, but this is not necessarily as long as fresh, as would be possible with improved cooling.
• the input device of the household refrigerating appliance according to the invention can be configured such that with this manually the target temperature is adjustable.
• a "Fresh Mode” button is provided in refrigerators / freezers.
• the correct temperatures are automatically set, in which the foodstuffs are optimally stored.
• the domestic refrigeration appliance according to the invention accordingly has an additional control button, generally an additional input means that causes or the specific temperature settings (if necessary, reset to factory settings refrigerator: 4 ° C and / or freezer compartment -18 ° C, if this in particular "optimal" temperature settings
• Control device of the household refrigerator according to the invention provided. In this mode, if necessary, the "optimal" cooling and / or
• Freezing temperatures set the household refrigerator according to the invention.
• an energy-saving mode can also be provided in which the temperatures are set in such a way that the domestic refrigerator according to the invention operates as sparingly as possible. If, on the other hand, the fresh mode is activated, then the temperatures may be adjusted automatically, so that the stored food is cooled and / or frozen "optimally.” An operator of the invention
• Household refrigerating appliance can thus possibly between the "Fresh Mode"
• Fig. 1 is a household refrigerator with a cooling and a freezer compartment and Fig. 2 is a setting device of the household refrigerator for setting the target temperatures of the refrigerator and the freezer compartment.
• the household refrigerator 1 shows a household refrigeration appliance 1 in a perspective view, which is executed in the case of the present embodiment as a freeze-refrigeration combination in the form of a so-called side-by-side device.
• the household refrigerator 1, which is designed in particular as a no-frost device, has a body or a housing with a heat-insulating inner container 9.
• the inner container 9 is in a
• the freezer compartment 2 is used, for example, for freezing frozen food.
• the household refrigerating appliance 1 further comprises a non-illustrated, in principle, however, known in the art refrigeration device for cooling the freezer compartment 2 and the refrigerator compartment 3, which is controlled by a control device 10 shown in FIG. so that the cooling chamber 2 and the freezer compartment 3 have at least approximately preset target temperatures.
• the control device 10 can in particular a
• the refrigeration device comprises e.g. one or more
• Refrigeration circuits e.g. one or more evaporator, condenser, etc. have.
• the domestic refrigeration appliance 1 has two door leaves 4, 5 hinged to the housing by means of hinges, for closing the freezer compartment 2 or the refrigerator compartment 3.
• the freezer compartment 2 and the refrigerator compartment 3 are accessible.
• a plurality of door racks 6 are arranged in the case of the present exemplary embodiment.
• a plurality of shelves 7 are arranged one above the other in the cooling space 3 and the freezer compartment 2, on which refrigerated goods or frozen goods can be stored.
• the household refrigerator 1 an icemaker 1 1, which is disposed within the freezer compartment 2.
• the ice maker 11 comprises e.g. an ice making device for making pieces of ice from water, e.g. be stored in a storage device of the ice maker 9, to be replaced by a e.g. be arranged in the door leaf 4 of the freezer compartment 2 arranged output 21 with the door leaf 4 closed.
• the household refrigerating appliance 1 comprises e.g. on the front of one of the door leaves 4, 5 e.g. Einteilvoriques 12 arranged in the Beriech the output 21 for setting the target temperatures of
• the adjusting device 12 is connected to the
• Control device 10 for example, connected by means of an electrical connection 13.
• the control device 10 comprises electronics that include, for example, a microprocessor or microcontroller 14 and a data memory 15 connected to the microcontroller 14.
• the adjusting device 12 has in the case of the present embodiment, a display 16, the set target temperatures of the freezer compartment 2 and the
• Refrigerator 3 displays.
• input means of the setting device 12 are e.g. provided in the form of button 17, 18.
• the set target temperatures are e.g. stored in the data memory 15.
• a data record is stored in the data memory 15, the predetermined, fixed stored target temperatures of
• Freezer 2 and the refrigerator 3 is assigned. These target temperatures
• the adjusting device 12 has an input means, for example in the form of a key 19, upon actuation of which the control device 10 or its microcontroller 14 automatically retrieves the fixed data record and thus the target temperatures of the freezing and cooling chamber 2, 3 to the target temperatures according to the best possible, if not optimal
• a further data record is permanently stored in the data memory 15, which is assigned to the predetermined, further permanently stored setpoint temperatures of the freezer compartment 2 and the cooling chamber 3.
• the further setpoint temperatures correspond to a power-saving mode of the household refrigerating appliance 1, in which this requires relatively little, if not as little as possible, electrical energy, but still at least adequate cooling of the freezer and refrigerator Refrigerator 2, 3 ensures.
• these setpoint temperatures are each greater than the setpoint temperatures for the best possible, if not optimal
• the adjusting device 12 has further input means, for example in the form of a further key 20, upon actuation of which the control device 10 or its microcontroller 14 automatically retrieves the further fixed data record and thus the setpoint temperatures of the freezing and cooling space 2, 3 sets to the target temperatures corresponding to the energy saving mode.
• the further key 20 is e.g. marked with "energy-saving mode”.

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