EP2898273B1 - Appareil réfrigérant muni d'un bac - Google Patents

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EP2898273B1
EP2898273B1 EP13762112.4A EP13762112A EP2898273B1 EP 2898273 B1 EP2898273 B1 EP 2898273B1 EP 13762112 A EP13762112 A EP 13762112A EP 2898273 B1 EP2898273 B1 EP 2898273B1
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Marietta Bormann
Jürgen FINK
Andrea FRONMÜLLER
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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

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  • the invention relates to a refrigeration device, with at least one arranged in the interior of the refrigerator container for receiving refrigerated goods, wherein the container has a base body and a displaceable on the base body between an open position and a closed position along a path door. Furthermore, the invention relates to a container for arrangement in an interior of such a refrigerator.
  • Refrigeration appliances in particular designed as household appliances refrigerators are known and are used to housekeeping in households or in the catering sector to store perishable food and / or drinks at certain temperatures.
  • CN 101709911 A discloses a refrigerator with a refrigerator door comprising a miniature door.
  • a sliding door is coupled via a support arm with the miniature door.
  • the sliding door is also connected to a return spring.
  • a sliding door is used as a partition between a small cooling area and the rest of the fridge's cooling area.
  • the return spring is also tensioned.
  • the closing of the miniature door is done by the restoring force of the return spring.
  • the miniature door is closed, the small cooling area is connected to the rest of the cooling area.
  • EP 2 299 215 A2 discloses an automatic door-closing device for automatically opening or closing a drawer without applying manual forces to the drawer, wherein a drive device is coupled to the drawer and the drawer Drive device is operated on the basis of signals from an input part and signals from a detection part with a controller.
  • the present invention is based on the recognition that the handling is already increased when a device only supports the opening and / or closing of the door.
  • the object according to the invention is achieved by a refrigeration device in which a drive element is provided for the mechanical support of a displacement of the door.
  • a refrigeration device is understood in particular to be a household appliance, that is to say a refrigeration device which is used for housekeeping in households or in the gastronomy sector, and in particular serves to store food and / or drinks at specific temperatures, such as, for example, a refrigerator, a freezer, a refrigerator Fridge freezer, a freezer or a wine fridge.
  • the drive element is designed to effect a displacement of the door in the horizontal direction.
  • the drive element is configured to receive mechanical energy of the door upon displacement of the door in a first path portion of a path between a closed position of the door and an open position of the door, and upon displacement of the door in a second path portion of the path between the closed position of the door Door and the open position of the door to transfer mechanical energy to the door.
  • the drive element is adapted to receive mechanical energy of the door upon displacement of the door in the second path portion of the path between the open position of the door and the closed position of the door, and upon displacement of the door in the first path portion of the path between the open position of the door and the closed position of the door to transfer mechanical energy to the door.
  • the first path section and the second path section have the same length. This achieves the technical advantage of storing as much mechanical energy as is needed to open or close the door is. Furthermore, the effort and the distance to be overcome for the opening and closing are the same for a user.
  • the drive element has a spring element, which is in operative connection with the door.
  • the drive element on a backdrop which is in operative connection with the spring element.
  • the technical advantage is achieved that a reliable function of the drive element is ensured by the backdrop.
  • the backdrop may be formed as an injection molded plastic, and is therefore particularly easy to manufacture.
  • the spring element has a helical spring and at least one spring arm which is connected in operative connection with the helical spring in a spring-connected manner.
  • the spring element has a guide element connected to the spring arm, which has a pin which engages in a recess of the door.
  • the spring element has another with the coil spring in operative connection spring force transmitting connected spring arm, and the backdrop is formed a first tread and a second tread having, with the first tread of the first spring arm and the second tread of the second spring arm is in active connection.
  • the technical advantage is achieved that the reliability of the drive element is further increased.
  • the coil spring and the spring arm are connected to each other in a spring force-transmitting manner.
  • the drive element is arranged on a rear wall of the container.
  • the technical advantage is achieved that the drive element is arranged concealed for a user.
  • the visual appearance of the container is not affected.
  • the drive element is in operative connection with another door to support the displacement of the other door.
  • the drive element has a further spring element, which is in operative connection with the other door.
  • the drive element has a particularly simple structure.
  • the spring element with the other door is force-transmitting in connection.
  • both spring elements are in operative connection with a link of the drive element.
  • the further spring element comprises a further spiral spring, a first spring arm and second spring arm operatively connected to the spiral spring, and a further guide element connected to the two spring arms, which has a pin which projects into a recess of the further door engages, wherein with the first running surface of the further first spring arm and with the second running surface of the further second spring arm are in operative connection.
  • the object according to the invention is achieved by a container for arrangement in an interior of a refrigerator, wherein the container has a main body and a door slidably mounted on the body between an open position and a closed position along a path through which the container can be opened or closed by a displacement of the door, wherein a drive element is provided for mechanically assisting a displacement of the door.
  • Fig. 1 shows a refrigerator as an embodiment of a refrigeration device 100 with an upper refrigerator door 114 and a lower refrigerator door 112 on its refrigerator front.
  • the refrigerator is used, for example, for cooling food and includes a refrigerant circuit with an evaporator (not shown), a compressor (not shown), a condenser (not shown) and a throttle body (not shown).
  • the evaporator is designed as a heat exchanger in which, after expansion, the liquid refrigerant is absorbed by heat from the medium to be cooled, i. Air inside the refrigerator, is evaporated.
  • the compressor is a mechanically driven component that draws refrigerant vapor from the evaporator and expels it at a higher pressure to the condenser.
  • the condenser is designed as a heat exchanger in which, after compression, the evaporated refrigerant is released by heat to an external cooling medium, i. the ambient air is liquefied.
  • the throttle body is a device for the continuous reduction of the pressure by reduction in cross section.
  • the refrigerant is a fluid used for heat transfer in the cryogenic system which absorbs heat at low temperatures and low pressure of the fluid and releases heat at higher temperature and higher pressure of the fluid, usually including changes in state of the fluid.
  • a container 104 is arranged, which is located in the interior 102 of the refrigeration device 100 when the lower refrigerator door 112 is closed.
  • the container 104 is formed in the present embodiment for receiving special refrigerated goods, namely eight pieces of butter commercial dimensions with a weight of 250g.
  • FIG. 1 shows Fig. 1 in that the container interior 118 of the container 104 is subdivided by a dividing wall 110 into two equal receiving spaces.
  • Each of the two receiving spaces is associated with a sliding door 106, 108.
  • one of the two receiving spaces can be opened in each case, or both receiving spaces can be closed.
  • the sliding doors 106, 108 are slidably mounted in the present embodiment in the use position of the container 104 in the horizontal direction.
  • Fig. 2 shows that in the present embodiment, the container 104 comprises a base body 200 and the two sliding doors 106, 108.
  • the base body 200 of the container 104 and the two sliding doors 106, 108 are made in the present embodiment of an optically transparent plastic material, so that an inspection of the container interior 118 is possible even with closed doors 106, 108.
  • the base body 200 is integrally formed by e.g. made of optically transparent plastic material by injection molding.
  • the main body 200 has a substantially cuboidal basic shape.
  • Fig. 3 shows that in the present embodiment, the base body 200 has the already mentioned partition wall 110, two side walls 300 and a rear wall 302 and a bottom portion 308.
  • the displaceable doors 106, 108 each have a front section 304 and a roof section 306, which together result in an L-shaped profile in cross section.
  • the container 104 can be opened on both sides, i. the container 104 is opened both on its front side and on its upper side, so that a large access opening is available for the convenient removal or storage of refrigerated goods.
  • the displaceable doors 106, 108 thus extend over a front side and an upper side of the container 104.
  • Fig. 4 shows the embodiment of the container 104 in an exploded view.
  • the container 104 has a drive element 400, which in the present embodiment, an opening and Close the two doors 106, 108 supports.
  • the shows Fig. 4 an upper guide rail 402 and a lower guide rail 404, wherein in the upper guide rail 402, an upper sliding block 406 and the lower guide rail 404, a lower groove block 408 engages around the two doors 106, 108 at the base body 200 slidably between a respective open position and a closed position to store, so that by a displacement of the doors 106, 108 of the container 104 can be opened or closed.
  • Fig. 5 shows an embodiment of the drive element 400.
  • the drive element 400 has in the present embodiment, a gate 500 with a first tread 502 and a second tread 504 on. Furthermore, in the present exemplary embodiment, the drive element 400 has a first spring element 506 and a second spring element 508, which, as will be described later, interact with the first running surface 502 and the second running surface 504.
  • Fig. 6 shows an exploded view of the in the 4 and 5 illustrated drive element 400.
  • the gate 500 in the present embodiment is an extruded plastic component.
  • the first spring element 506 and the second spring element 508 are identical in construction in the present embodiment. Therefore, the following discussion applies to both the first spring member 506 and the second spring member 508.
  • the first spring element 506 has a guide element 600, a spiral spring 602, a first spring arm 604 and a second spring arm 606.
  • the guide element 600 has in the present embodiment, a pin 608 for establishing a force-transmitting connection with the door 106. Furthermore, the guide element 600 has a pivot 610.
  • the guide member 600 with the pin 608 and the pivot 610 is in the present embodiment in one piece and of the same material, e.g. as a plastic injection molded part, formed.
  • the first spring arm 604 and the second spring arm 606 are identical in construction in the present embodiment. Therefore, the following discussion applies to both the first spring arm 604 and the second spring arm 606.
  • the first spring arm 604 has in the present embodiment at its one end a roller 612, which rolls on the first tread 502. At the other end, the first spring arm 604 has an opening 614 into which the pivot pin 610 engages. Thus, the first spring arm 604 is mounted rotatably about a pivot axis S on the guide element 600.
  • the spiral spring 602 is arranged in the present embodiment.
  • the coil spring 602 has in the present embodiment, a first straight end portion 616 and a second straight end portion 618, which are in engagement with the first spring arm 604 and the second spring arm 606, so that a pivotal movement of a spring arm 604, 606 about the pivot axis S to a compression the spiral spring 602 leads, and conversely, a decompression of the coil spring 602 leads to a pivotal movement of one or both of the spring arms 604, 606 about the pivot axis S.
  • Fig. 7 shows that in the present embodiment, the first spring element 506 can be displaced along a first path 700 to move the door 106 from the closed position to the open position.
  • the second spring member 508 may be displaced along a second path 702 to displace the door 108 from the closed position to the open position.
  • first guide element 600 and the second guide element 600 are constructed identically in the present exemplary embodiment, the following embodiments relate to both the displacement of the first guide element 600 along the first path 700 and the displacement of the second guide element 600 along the second path 702.
  • the first path 700 is divided into a first section 704 and a second section 706. During the displacement of the first guide element 600, the rollers 612 on the first spring arm 604 and the second spring arm 606 roll on the first running surface 502 and the second running surface 504, respectively.
  • the rollers 612 When the rollers 612 are in the first section 704 during the displacement, the rollers 612 will become smaller due to the decreasing distance of the first treads 502 and the second tread 504 are compressed from each other. As a result, the coil spring 602 is compressed until it reaches the end of the first portion 704 compressed more and more. Due to the progressive compression or tensioning of the coil spring 602 stores this more and more mechanical energy.
  • the distance of the first tread 502 and the second tread 504 increases again from each other.
  • the coil spring 602 relaxes again.
  • the relaxation of the coil spring due to the increasing distance between the first tread 502 and the second tread 504 causes the door 106 now automatically by the stored in the tensioned coil spring 602 mechanical energy to the end of the second portion 706 and thus to End of the path 700 is moved so that the open position of the door 106 is reached.
  • first running surface 502 and the second running surface 504 are each formed with a tread stop 708, which defines the respective closed position for the first door 106 and the second door 108.
  • Fig. 8 shows an embodiment of the container 104. It can be seen that the pin 608 of the first guide member 600 engages in a recess 800 which is introduced into the roof portion 306 of the first door 106. Thus, the first spring element 506 with the first door 106 and the second spring element 508 with the second door 108 are connected to transmit power.
  • Fig. 9 shows how Fig. 8 an embodiment of the container 104, wherein the drive element 400 is disposed on the rear wall 302 of the container 104.
  • the drive member 400 may be disposed at the bottom portion 308 of the container 104.
  • a user To open the container 104, a user must manually displace only the first door 106 and the second door 106 against the spring force of the coil spring 602 along the path 700, 702 until the rollers 612 are in the second portion 706. From here, the first door 106 and the second door 108 is further moved by the stored in the coil spring 602 mechanical energy until the container 104 is opened.
  • the user wants to close the container 104 again, he must manually move the first door 106 and the second door 108 in the opposite direction until the rollers 612 are again in the first section 704. From here, the first door 106 and the second door 108 are further moved by the mechanical energy stored in the coil spring 602 until the rollers 612 reach their respective tread stop 708 and the container 104 is closed again.
  • the refrigerator 600 guide element 102 inner space 602 spiral spring 104 container 604 first spring arm 106 door 606 second spring arm 108 door 608 spigot 110 partition wall 610 pivot 112 lower refrigerator door 612 role 114 upper refrigeration door 614 opening 116 inside 616 first end section 118 Container interior 618 second end section 200 body 700 first way 702 second way 300 Side wall 704 first section 302 rear wall 706 second part 304 front section 708 Tread stop 306 roof section 308 bottom section 800 deepening 400 driving element 402 upper guide rail 404 lower guide rail 406 upper sliding block 408 lower groove stone 500 scenery 502 first tread 504 second tread 506 first spring element 508 second spring element

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  1. Récipient (104) destiné à être agencé dans un compartiment intérieur (102) d'un appareil frigorifique (100), le récipient (104) comprenant un corps de base (200) et une porte (106, 108) montée mobile entre une position ouverte et une position fermée le long d'un trajet (700, 702) sur le corps de base (200), et un élément d'entraînement (400) étant prévu pour le soutien mécanique d'un déplacement de la porte (106, 108), caractérisé en ce que l'élément d'entraînement (400) est conçu pour absorber l'énergie mécanique de la porte (106, 108) lors d'un déplacement de la porte (106, 108) dans un premier segment de trajet (704) d'un trajet (700, 702) entre une position fermée de la porte (106, 108) et une position ouverte de la porte (106, 108), et pour transmettre l'énergie mécanique sur la porte (106, 108) lors du déplacement de la porte (106, 108) dans un deuxième segment de trajet (706) du trajet (700, 702) entre la position fermée de la porte (106, 108) et la position ouverte de la porte (106, 108).
  2. Récipient (100) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'élément d'entraînement (400) est conçu comme effectuant un déplacement de la porte (106, 108) dans la direction horizontale.
  3. Récipient (100) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'élément d'entraînement (400) est conçu pour absorber l'énergie mécanique de la porte (106, 108) lors d'un déplacement de la porte (106, 108) dans le deuxième segment de trajet (706) du trajet (700, 702) entre la position ouverte de la porte (106, 108) et la position fermée de la porte (106, 108), et pour transmettre l'énergie mécanique sur la porte (106, 108) lors du déplacement de la porte (106, 108) dans le premier segment de trajet (704) du trajet (700, 702) entre la position ouverte de la porte (106, 108) et la position fermée de la porte (106, 108).
  4. Récipient (100) selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que le premier segment de trajet (704) et le deuxième segment de trajet (706) sont conçus de même longueur.
  5. Récipient (100) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que l'élément d'entraînement (400) comprend un élément de ressort (506, 508) qui coopère avec la porte (106, 108).
  6. Récipient (100) selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que l'élément d'entraînement (400) comprend une coulisse (500) qui coopère avec l'élément de ressort (506, 508).
  7. Récipient (100) selon la revendication 5 ou la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de ressort (506, 508) comprend un ressort en spirale (602) et au moins un bras de ressort (604, 606) coopérant avec le ressort en spirale (602).
  8. Récipient (100) selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de ressort (506, 508) comprend un élément de guidage (600) relié au bras de ressort (604, 606) qui comprend un tenon (608) qui s'insère dans une cavité (800) de la porte (106, 108).
  9. Récipient (100) selon la revendication 7 ou la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de ressort (506) comprend un autre bras de ressort (606) coopérant avec le ressort en spirale (602), et la coulisse (500) est conçue comme comprenant une première bande de roulement (502) et une deuxième bande de roulement (504), dans lequel le premier bras de ressort (604) coopère avec la première bande de roulement (502) et le deuxième bras de ressort (606) coopère avec la deuxième bande de roulement (504).
  10. Récipient (100) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'élément d'entraînement (400) est agencé sur une paroi arrière (302) du récipient (104).
  11. Récipient (100) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'élément d'entraînement (400) coopère avec une autre porte (108) pour le soutien du déplacement de l'autre porte (108).
  12. Récipient (100) selon la revendication 10, caractérisé en ce que l'élément d'entraînement (400) comprend un autre élément de ressort (508) qui coopère avec l'autre porte (108).
  13. Récipient (100) selon la revendication 12, caractérisé en ce que les deux éléments de ressort (506, 508) coopèrent avec une coulisse (500) de l'élément d'entraînement (400).
  14. Appareil frigorifique (100), comprenant au moins un récipient (104) selon une ou plusieurs des revendications 1 à 13 agencé dans le compartiment intérieur (102) de l'appareil frigorifique (100).
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