EP2645027A1 - Kühlgerät, insbesondere für den Hausgebrauch, mit einer Getränkespendevorrichtung sowie Verfahren zur Montage davon - Google Patents

Kühlgerät, insbesondere für den Hausgebrauch, mit einer Getränkespendevorrichtung sowie Verfahren zur Montage davon Download PDF

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EP2645027A1
EP2645027A1 EP13159688.4A EP13159688A EP2645027A1 EP 2645027 A1 EP2645027 A1 EP 2645027A1 EP 13159688 A EP13159688 A EP 13159688A EP 2645027 A1 EP2645027 A1 EP 2645027A1
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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
    • F25D23/12—Arrangements of compartments additional to cooling compartments; Combinations of refrigerators with other equipment, e.g. stove
    • F25D23/126—Water cooler
    • 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
    • F25D23/028—Details
    • 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
    • F25D23/06—Walls
    • F25D23/065—Details
    • F25D23/067—Supporting elements
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2323/00—General constructional features not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2323/122—General constructional features not provided for in other groups of this subclass the refrigerator is characterised by a water tank for the water/ice dispenser

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  • the present invention relates to a refrigeration appliance, in particular for household use, comprising a beverage dispensing device.
  • a refrigeration appliance in particular for household use, of the type comprising a structure with at least one compartment formed therein for food preservation.
  • Refrigeration appliances known in the art typically comprise two compartments which are kept at different temperatures, thus providing at least two different food preservation states, in particular a refrigerator compartment suitable for preserving fresh food at a temperature between 0°C and 10°C and a freezer compartment suitable for preserving frozen food at a temperature between -15°C and -30°C; such refrigeration appliances are commonly referred to by those skilled in the art of household refrigeration as “double-door” or “combined” refrigerators, depending on the relative position of the two compartments. In a “double-door” refrigeration appliance, the freezer compartment is above the refrigerator compartment, whereas in a “combined” refrigeration appliance the freezer compartment is located at the bottom.
  • a refrigeration appliance in particular for household use, can comprise a device for dispensing a beverage outside said refrigeration appliance, said device comprising a tank positioned inside a compartment of the refrigeration appliance, in particular said tank being usually located in a refrigerator compartment.
  • a valve is normally associated with said tank, said valve being operated by an actuator element associated therewith and positioned externally to the refrigeration appliance, said actuator element being in turn operated by a user wanting the beverage to exit the valve.
  • Refrigeration appliances with such features have been common for decades in the USA; actually, the refrigeration appliances widespread on the American market are equipped with dispensers capable of dispensing not only refrigerated water, but also ice and, in some cases, refrigerated soft drinks.
  • These refrigeration appliances are usually fitted with two doors arranged side by side, and are therefore very bulky; the dispenser and the valve are associated with one door, the valve typically extending through the door, so that it protrudes both inside and outside the refrigeration appliance; furthermore, a recess is normally present on said door, outside the refrigeration appliance, where the valve or the associated ducts come out for dispensing the beverage; in said recess, the user can lay, for example, a glass or another container suitable for receiving the dispensed beverage.
  • the refrigeration appliances known in the art are so designed as to comprise a beverage dispensing tank, which tank is associated with one door of the refrigeration appliance itself; however, in known refrigeration appliances it is often the case that the tank is not firmly secured to said door.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic sectional view of a refrigeration appliance, in particular for household use, in accordance with the present invention, designated as a whole by reference numeral 1.
  • Said refrigeration appliance 1 comprises a structure 2 within which at least one compartment 3, 4 is obtained for preserving foodstuffs, which is adapted to be closed by at least one door 3P, 4P.
  • said at least one compartment 3, 4 comprises:
  • the refrigeration appliance 1 shown in Fig. 1 is a "combined" one, in that the freezer compartment 4 is located under the refrigerator compartment 3; it is however clear that the refrigeration appliance 1 according to the present invention may be of a different type as well.
  • the refrigeration appliance 1 comprises a beverage dispensing device, designated as a whole by reference numeral 10, said device 10 comprising a tank 11 associated with an inner wall 5 of the structure 2, in particular of said at least one door 3P, 4P, of the refrigeration appliance 1.
  • Said dispensing device 10 comprises a valve 12 associated with the tank 11.
  • the valve 12 is associated with the first door 3P; in this embodiment, the valve 12 according to the present invention preferably also acts as a duct for dispensing the beverage outside the refrigeration appliance 1, conducting the beverage to a recess 3N obtained on an outer wall 6 of said structure 2, in particular of said first door 3P. It is however clear that said valve 12 and said recess 3N may be associated with other parts of the structure 2.
  • valve 12 is associated with an actuator element 12A positioned outside the refrigeration appliance 1, said actuator element 12A being preferably of the type that can be operated via a thrust exerted by a user wanting the beverage to exit the valve 12 (e.g. said thrust being exerted by means of a container, designated by reference C in Fig. 1 ).
  • the refrigeration appliance 1 comprises a hooking system (designated as a whole by reference numeral 20) for hanging the tank 11 on the inner wall 5 of the structure 2, in particular of said at least one door 3P, 4P.
  • a hooking system designated as a whole by reference numeral 20 for hanging the tank 11 on the inner wall 5 of the structure 2, in particular of said at least one door 3P, 4P.
  • said hooking system 20 comprises at least one coupling and supporting element 21 adapted to be placed into a cut-out 5T of the inner wall 5.
  • Said coupling and supporting element 21 comprises at least one wing 22 adapted to be positioned into an interspace 7 obtained between the inner wall 5 and an outer wall 6 of the structure 2 and then buried into an insulating material, in particular a plastic foam material (e.g. polyurethane), so that the coupling and supporting element 21 is firmly positioned and secured in said cut-out 5T of the inner wall 5.
  • an insulating material in particular a plastic foam material (e.g. polyurethane)
  • the thickness of the interspace 7 and of the insulating material depends on the type of cell (i.e. on the cell's operating temperatures) and, of course, on the type of insulating material in use.
  • said coupling and supporting element 21 comprises a cavity 23 adapted to receive at least one appendix 17 of said tank 11; in particular, said appendix 17 is located on a back surface 11P of the tank 11, i.e. a surface of the tank 11 which, in an operating condition (i.e. a condition occurring when the tank has been hung on the inner wall 5), faces the inner wall 5.
  • said appendix 17 comprises at least one rib 17N on its top surface and/or on its bottom surface, said at least one rib 17N making the appendix 17 stronger and/or allowing the appendix 17 to be properly centered in the cavity 23.
  • said cavity 23 and said appendix 17 are so designed as to have a downward inclined profile when viewed from the tank 11 in the direction of the inner wall 5, in particular when observing the tank 11 laterally, so that the tank 11 can stay firmly hung on the inner wall 5.
  • said hole F is made in the structure 2, in particular in said at least one door 3P, 4P, in order to allow the passage of the valve 12 or of any element (e.g. an extension) associated with said valve 12.
  • the coupling and supporting element 21 further comprises an edge 24 adapted to be associated with said cut-out 5T, said edge 24 preventing the insulating material from undesirably coming out of the interspace 7 and improving the finishing of the inner wall 5 of the refrigeration appliance 1.
  • said coupling and supporting element 21 and/or said inner wall 5 comprise abutments (not shown in the drawings), which allow the coupling and supporting element 21 to be properly positioned into the cut-out 5T.
  • the tank 11 is coupled to the inner wall 5 in such a way as to leave a space S (visible in Figures 2a and 2b ) between the back surface 11P of the tank 11 and said inner wall 5, so as to allow for air circulation in said space S and to improve the thermal exchange with the tank 11 for adequately cooling the content of said tank 11.
  • a space S visible in Figures 2a and 2b
  • the tank 11 and/or the inner wall 5 may comprise at least one spacer element 18 (visible in Figures 2a and 2b ) adapted to maintain said space S between the back surface 11 P of the tank 11 and the inner wall 5.
  • the hooking system 20 of the present invention may be so designed as to comprise a coupling and supporting element 21 which includes an appendix adapted to be placed into a cavity located on a back surface 11P of the tank 11.
  • the cavity and the appendix must be so designed as to have a downward inclined profile when viewed from the tank 11 in the direction of the inner wall 5, in particular when viewed laterally (i.e. when observing the tank 11 laterally), so that the tank 11 can stay firmly hung on the inner wall 5; it is clear that also such an embodiment requires the coupling between the tank 11 and the inner wall 5 to occur through a substantially diagonal translational movement of the tank 11.
  • the hooking system 20 of the present invention may be designed in a manner such that the coupling and supporting element 21 comprises a cavity with a substantially horizontal profile, adapted to be associated with a second appendix with a substantially horizontal profile, located on a back surface 11P of the tank 11.
  • the second cavity and the second appendix must be so designed as to have a substantially horizontal extension, so that, while coupling the tank 11 to the coupling and supporting element 21 through a substantially diagonal translational movement of the tank 11, said second horizontal appendix will snap by interference into said cavity with a horizontal profile.
  • the special provisions of the hooking system 20 make the refrigeration appliance of the present invention more versatile, in that they allow to easily transform a refrigeration appliance 1 in order to make it suitable for comprising a beverage dispensing tank 11 without requiring new moulds or a full conversion of the production lines.
  • the provisions of the present invention allow to provide a refrigeration appliance 1 which is so designed that the beverage dispensing tank 11 can be firmly secured to the inner wall 5 of the structure 2 of the refrigeration appliance 1, in particular of said at least one door 3P, 4P, since the hooking system 20 allows hanging the tank 11 on said inner wall 5.
  • the tank 11 comprises at least one first block 15 that allows coupling at least one container or door storage compartment 16 to said tank 11 (the first block 15 and the shelf or door storage compartment 16 being visible in Fig. 3 ), so that said tank 11 can act as a support for said at least one container or door storage compartment 16.
  • Said at least one first block 15 preferably cooperates with a corresponding block 5A (also visible in Fig. 3 ) associated with the inner wall 5 of the structure 2, in particular of said at least one door 3P, 4P, for supporting said at least one container or door storage compartment 16.
  • said at least one first block 15 is associated with at least one side surface 11L of the tank 11.
  • the provisions of the present invention allow to firmly secure the beverage dispensing tank 11 to the inner wall 5 of the structure 2, in particular of said at least one door 3P, 4P, and then to secure at least one container or door storage compartment 16 to said tank 11.
  • first block 15 on the tank 11 allows to couple at least one container or door storage compartment 16 to said tank 11, said tank 11 having already been firmly secured to the inner wall 5 of the structure 2, in particular of said at least one door 3P, 4P; this further improves the versatility of the refrigeration appliance 1, in particular without requiring a conversion of the production lines of said refrigeration appliance 1.
  • said method comprises the following steps:
  • said step c) may also comprise or be replaced by a step c1) of hanging the tank 11 on said coupling and supporting element 21 by inserting an appendix (not shown in the drawings) located on said inner wall 5 into a cavity (also not shown in the drawings) of a back surface 11P of the tank 11.
  • said step c) may also comprise or be replaced by a step c2) of snapping by interference a second horizontal appendix located on the back surface 11P of the tank 11 into a horizontal cavity of the coupling and supporting element 21.
  • said step c) and/or said step c1) and/or said step c2) are carried out through a substantially diagonal translational movement of the tank 11, so as to allow for an easy insertion of the appendix 17 into the cavity 23.
  • the method according to the present invention may comprise a step d) of coupling at least one container or door storage compartment 16 to at least one first block 15 of said tank 11, in particular said at least one first block 15 being associated with at least one side surface 11L of the tank 11.
  • the special features of the refrigeration appliance 1 according to the present invention allow to make the refrigeration appliance 1 according to the present invention more versatile, in that they make said refrigeration appliance 1 suited to including a beverage dispensing tank 11 without requiring a conversion of the production lines of said refrigeration appliance 1 and without requiring new moulds.
  • the provisions of the present invention allow to provide a refrigeration appliance 1 which is so designed that the beverage dispensing tank can be firmly secured to the inner wall 5 of the structure 2 of the refrigeration appliance 1, in particular of said at least one door 3P, 4P.
  • a further advantage of the present invention is that the special provision of a first block 15 on the tank 11 allows to couple at least one container or door storage compartment 16 to said tank 11, said tank 11 having already been firmly secured to the inner wall 5 of the structure 2, in particular of said at least one door 3P, 4P; this further improves the versatility of the refrigeration appliance 1, in particular without requiring a conversion of the production lines of said refrigeration appliance 1.

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JPS49137158U (de) * 1973-03-09 1974-11-26
DE102009047245A1 (de) * 2009-11-27 2011-06-01 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Kältegerät
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US2777304A (en) * 1953-12-09 1957-01-15 Avco Mfg Corp Water dispenser for refrigerator
US3178061A (en) * 1963-12-18 1965-04-13 Joseph J Giacalone Refrigerator door canteen
JPS49137158U (de) * 1973-03-09 1974-11-26
DE102009047245A1 (de) * 2009-11-27 2011-06-01 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Kältegerät
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