EP2778579A1 - Verbesserte Anordnung für ein verschließbares Fach - Google Patents

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EP2778579A1
EP2778579A1 EP13159020.0A EP13159020A EP2778579A1 EP 2778579 A1 EP2778579 A1 EP 2778579A1 EP 13159020 A EP13159020 A EP 13159020A EP 2778579 A1 EP2778579 A1 EP 2778579A1
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Tomasz Arciszewski
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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
    • F25D23/04—Doors; Covers with special compartments, e.g. butter conditioners
    • 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
    • F25D2323/024—Door hinges

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  • the present invention relates to an assembly for a closable compartment, particularly a plastic closable compartment, for being used in a domestic refrigerator or in a domestic freezer.
  • compartments normally comprise at least one fixed part aimed to contain the items to be cooled, and a movable part which is typically a cover protecting the contained items.
  • a cover is pivotally hinged to the container in order to open or close the compartment.
  • compartments are normally made of plastic material, which is a cheap and cleanable material, suitable to support temperature changes without any major wearing.
  • plastic material which is a cheap and cleanable material, suitable to support temperature changes without any major wearing.
  • Typical materials used for this purposes are ABS, PS and GPPS.
  • Aim of the present invention is therefore to provide a cheap closable compartment with an improved control of the opening and closure operations and which overcomes the drawbacks of the known solutions.
  • a compartment assembly preferably a dairy compartment is described.
  • the assembly comprises a fixed part 1, for instance in the form of a balcony, and a movable part 2, such as a cover rotatably hinged thereto.
  • the fixed part 1 is preferably shaped as a container, for containing items to be cooled in a refrigerator or in a freezer, made of plastic material such as GPPS. However, the fixed part could also include portions of other materials, including metal, depending on the specific purpose of the container.
  • the fixed part 1 can be a plastic counter door compartment integral with the door or hanged to a wall of the refrigerator/freezer.
  • the fixed part 1 is provided with opposed recesses R1, typically bores, in which opposed first pins P1 of the movable part 2 are rotatably housed, so as to define with them a hinge system.
  • the fixed part 1 is also provided with an additional recess R2 for housing a raised portion P3 of a bumper element 3, further described. This would allow keeping the bumper element solid with the fixed part during the relative movement of the two parts.
  • the movable part 2 can be shaped as a flap which can be rotatably hinged to the fixed part 1, through the first pins P1, which define a pivot axis X.
  • the first pins P1 can be integral with a movable part 2, the cover, or can be separate object.
  • the movable part 2 is connected and can rotate about first pins P1, when the latter are housed in the opposed recesses R1 of the fixed part 1.
  • pivot axis X should pass through the center of mass of cover, to reduce arm length which gives lower impact force.
  • the cover is preferably also entirely made of plastic, for instance of GPPS, transparent or not, and can be pivotally coupled with the fixed part, in a hinge system, through its first pins P1.
  • the movable part also presents a second pin P2.
  • the second pin is preferably integral with the movable part.
  • the hinge system could further include an additional guide G2 in the fixed part, through which the second pin P2 is movable.
  • a complementary configuration of the hinge system in respect to the described embodiment is however compatible with the present invention.
  • a complementary configuration of the second pin (placed in the fixed part), is compatible with the present invention.
  • a bumper element 3 is interposed between the fixed part 1 and the movable part 2 which is preferably made of plastic or rubber.
  • the bumper element 3 is preferably shaped as a disk provided with a central bore B through which one of the first pins P1 fits.
  • a central protrusion PB can be also present to facilitate the coupling with the fixed part 1.
  • the bumper element 3 can be provided with a protruding portion P3 suitable to be housed in an additional recess R2 of the fixed part 1 in order to keep the bumper element 3 solid with the fixed part 1 during the relative movement of the movable part 2, for obtaining the functionality described as follows.
  • a complementary design (not shown) in which the bumper element 3 is provided with an additional recess and the fixed part is provided with a protruding portion suitable to be housed in the additional recess, is also compatible with the present invention.
  • the bumper element is fixed to the fixed part 1 by means of traditional fixing means like screw, rivets or the like, and the fixed part presents equivalent counter fixing means.
  • the bumper element 3 is further provided with at least one slot G1 whose shape depends on the movement trajectory of the movable part 2.
  • the slot has substantially a semi-circular shape for a rotational movement.
  • the width of the slot G1 reduces towards the ends thereof so that friction means F exert an elastic friction action against the second pin P2.
  • the friction means F are shaped as to preferably modulate the friction action in the vicinity of the end portion E1 and/or E2 in order to slow down the movement of the second pin P2 (and of the connected movable part 2).
  • Such friction means F are preferable elastic means which can have a flexible open shape, such as the section of "the head of a mushroom" (se Fig. 4A or 4B ), or a flexible closed shape, a "flexible track” (see in Fig. 5 ), entirely connected with other portions of the bumper element 3.
  • the bumper element is provided with two slots G1 because it allows to be applied on both the sides of the closable compartment, without the need of having an additional "ad hoc element".
  • the position of the second pin P2 in the first end position E1 corresponds to an open position of the movable part 2 in respect to the fixed part 1, while the position of the second pin P2 in the second end position E2, corresponds to a closed position of the movable part 2 in respect to the fixed part 1.
  • the shape of the slot G1 is preferably symmetric with respect to a centreline and optionally presents means H for holding the second pin P2 in at least one of the end position E1, E2, so that the user has to exert an initial force in order to move the second P2 pin from the first E1 and/or the second end E2 position thus resulting in a stable position of the movable part 2 in its closed and/or open position.
  • the shape of the holding means H can be such that the force required to open the flap 2 is lower than the force require to close the same compartment. In this manner the control of the opening/closure movement is further improved, allowing the user to operate this movement using only one hand. Moreover the sudden noisy impact of the movable part hitting the fixed part when closing is prevented, as well as any possible related damage.
  • the bumper element 3 is preferably provided with a symmetrical geometry so that the mounting of the component is facilitated for the operator.
  • intermediate stable positions for the movable part can be created by shaping the bumper element with intermediate sites likewise the end portions (not illustrated).
  • two bumper elements 3 on the right and left positions of the cover are required for each assembly.
  • the bumper element 3 is preferably made of polymeric material containing PTFE in the percentage comprised between 10% and 30% in weight of its composition.
  • PTFE composition is preferably in the percentage around 20%.
  • PE material has a Young Module which is too low, and it is therefore not fully efficient for this purpose.
  • Polymeric materials may additionally include self lubrificant material such as Nylon based or Polypropylene polymers or Polyoxymethylene based polymers (POM), for reducing the friction.
  • self lubrificant material such as Nylon based or Polypropylene polymers or Polyoxymethylene based polymers (POM)
  • POM Polyoxymethylene based polymers

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WO2017005314A1 (en) * 2015-07-07 2017-01-12 Arcelik Anonim Sirketi Refrigerator provided with a flap connection mechanism
WO2017220424A1 (en) 2016-06-20 2017-12-28 Arcelik Anonim Sirketi Cooling appliance having a closable compartment assembly
US10458696B1 (en) * 2018-04-04 2019-10-29 Whirlpool Corporation Opening system for a storage bin assembly
US11079167B2 (en) * 2017-06-30 2021-08-03 Qingdao Haier Special Refrigerator Co., Ltd. Storage device and refrigerator having the same

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US5530992A (en) * 1993-08-27 1996-07-02 Baermann; Eckhard Double-sided hinges
US6074030A (en) * 1996-11-18 2000-06-13 Amana Company, L.P. Quiet compartment door
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EP1338741A2 (de) * 2002-02-25 2003-08-27 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Scharnierverbindung und damit ausgetatteter Behälter
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WO2011080109A2 (en) * 2009-12-31 2011-07-07 Arcelik Anonim Sirketi A refrigerator comprising flap doors
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US5289616A (en) * 1992-09-08 1994-03-01 Yoshihiko Taniyama Hinge with motion limiting mechanism
US5530992A (en) * 1993-08-27 1996-07-02 Baermann; Eckhard Double-sided hinges
US6074030A (en) * 1996-11-18 2000-06-13 Amana Company, L.P. Quiet compartment door
WO2002014761A1 (en) * 2000-08-17 2002-02-21 Arçelik A.S. Storage container for refrigerators
EP1338741A2 (de) * 2002-02-25 2003-08-27 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Scharnierverbindung und damit ausgetatteter Behälter
DE202005005533U1 (de) * 2005-04-07 2006-08-17 Liebherr-Hausgeräte Lienz Gmbh Kühl- und/oder Gefriergerät sowie Bewegungsdämpfer hierfür
US20090033191A1 (en) * 2007-04-20 2009-02-05 Lg Electronics Inc. Refrigerator
EP2405215A1 (de) * 2009-03-04 2012-01-11 Panasonic Corporation Kühlschrank
DE102009028419A1 (de) * 2009-08-10 2011-02-17 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Einbaubehälter für ein Kältegerät
WO2011080109A2 (en) * 2009-12-31 2011-07-07 Arcelik Anonim Sirketi A refrigerator comprising flap doors

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WO2017005314A1 (en) * 2015-07-07 2017-01-12 Arcelik Anonim Sirketi Refrigerator provided with a flap connection mechanism
WO2017220424A1 (en) 2016-06-20 2017-12-28 Arcelik Anonim Sirketi Cooling appliance having a closable compartment assembly
US11079167B2 (en) * 2017-06-30 2021-08-03 Qingdao Haier Special Refrigerator Co., Ltd. Storage device and refrigerator having the same
US10458696B1 (en) * 2018-04-04 2019-10-29 Whirlpool Corporation Opening system for a storage bin assembly
EP3550236B1 (de) * 2018-04-04 2021-07-14 Whirlpool Corporation Eine aufbewahrungsbehälteranordnung für ein kühlgerät

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