EP2913610B1 - Household refrigerator having a shelf and a holding device mounted on the shelf - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a household refrigerating appliance, comprising a thermally insulated inner container having two opposite side walls which laterally delimit a storage space for refrigerated goods, and at least one in the storage space between the two opposite side walls arranged shelf, which forms a storage area for the refrigerated goods, of at least an edge portion of the shelf is limited and comprising a the at least one edge portion bordering holding device for suspended storage of other refrigerated goods below the shelf.

The DE 196 31 374 A1 describes a device for horizontal storage for bottles, arranged on an intermediate floor for subdividing the storage space of a refrigerator, wherein on the opposite side of the shelf of the intermediate bottom side holding means supported, approximately parallel to the shelf surface provided storage means are provided for storing flaschenartigem stored goods in a first approximately parallel spaced from the bottom stop position can be brought to the holding means and which can be arranged in the unused state from this position in a largely parallel to the bottom in the vicinity thereof provided holding position on the holding means.

DE 10 2011 085 622 A1 discloses a compressible storage compartment for a household appliance having a frame. The frame has lateral rigid rails for insertion into grooves or on pads of a refrigerator.

US 5,044,704 discloses an adaptable refrigerator fresh keep container structure including a frame having three discrete locations for removable container support members. Therefore, the container support members may be disposed at discrete locations to accommodate different container sizes. One end of the container support member is clamped to the support frame. The other end is slidably received in the support frame. Two rigid rails are provided for reinforcement on the support frame. The rails are secured to the front and rear members of the frame and support the front and rear portions of the container support members.

US 3,169,813 discloses a shed structure comprising a rectangular plate having a rear channel member and a front angular member which are mounted on the rear and the front edge of the shed structure. The tray structure has a left-side portion and a right-side portion, which are supported adjacent to the plate, and a slide member which is supported in front-rear relation adjacent to the underside of the plate. The side sections have upwardly facing surfaces and the slide member has a pair of upwardly facing surfaces which cooperate with the upwardly facing surfaces of the side sections to support slidable containers therebetween.

CN 102538362 A discloses an egg tray component for a refrigerator, wherein the egg tray component comprises a tray and egg tray. The egg tray is provided with a plurality of egg recesses and is movably disposed below the tray.

EP 2 581 693 A2 discloses a holder for a food container in a refrigerator with at least two holders to be mounted on a shelf opposite each other as supports for the food container, wherein the holder is a rigid frame made of an endless loop of a round or flat material.

FR 1 315 663 discloses a tray to which profiled rails are attached. The profiled rails have hooked ends which engage around the edges of the tray. The rails are fixed to the tray, in which the hook-shaped ends are pressed by means of a tension spring to the edges of the tray.

US 6,578,720 B1 discloses slide rails having a main body. At the ends of the main body is ever a movable member attached. The movable member is slidable relative to the main body with a spring urging the movable member away from the main body. When a slide is placed between two horizontal support rods, a holding hook of a movable member engages around the horizontal support rod, the spring pressing the movable member against the horizontal support rod.

CN 2881488 Y discloses a frame on which a rail can be placed. The frame has slots into which retaining tabs of the rail are inserted. Right and left of the slots stop elements are provided which fix the retaining tabs in their position in the slots.

The object of the invention is to provide a household refrigeration appliance with an extended usability.

The object is achieved by a household refrigerator according to claim 1.

The shelf is bounded by a peripheral edge portion. The shelf may be formed as a flat, flat plate, in particular as a flat glass shelf, which has an at least substantially rectangular contour. Due to a rectangular contour of the peripheral edge portion of the shelf can be formed by a front straight edge portion, a rear straight edge portion and two lateral straight edge portions. According to the invention, the shelf has a holding device enclosing the edge section. The holding device may have fastening means or fastening sections which encompass the shelf at discrete locations and in full extent, in particular encompassing it from the outside over the edge. In a special embodiment, the shelf, in particular a glass shelf, can be extrusion-coated by the holding device, in particular the fixing sections. Alternatively, the shelf, in particular the glass shelf can be inserted into a frame-like holding device, in particular inserted. The holding device is used for suspended storage of other refrigerated goods below the shelf.

By the holding device is formed to store a removable from the storage room, designed to hold the other refrigerated goods refrigerated goods below the shelf extendable to the holding device, a variety of different, especially in the household already existing and / or commonly used refrigerated goods below the shelf can be inserted , By the holding device enclosing at least one edge portion of the shelf, the holding device according to the invention can be attached to the shelf, without it being absolutely necessary to customize the shelf specifically and / or modify. In addition, the holding device can be adapted in a simple manner to different wide refrigerated goods, although common shelves can be provided, which do not require specially adapted and / or modified holding means.

The rails may each have at least one groove. In this case, the grooves of a respective pair of rails are designed to hold the refrigerated goods carrier on opposite lateral edges of the refrigerated goods carrier. The refrigerated goods can be inserted so far between the rails in the grooves, so that the two opposite lateral edges of the refrigerated goods are positively held in the grooves, whereby the refrigerated goods is suspended suspended below the shelf.

As an alternative or in addition to the grooves, the rails may each have at least one upper wall facing the shelf at a distance from the underside of the shelf, which wall supports the additional and / or alternative extendable storage of a refrigerated goods carrier, in particular by supporting opposite lateral edges the Kühlgutträgers from below, is formed.

Each rail may have at least one spring, which is arranged for the lateral guidance of an inserted into the rail chilled goods in a groove bottom of the groove of the rail and / or on a subsequent wall to the upper vertical wall to press against a side edge of the refrigerated goods. Each rail may in particular have a plurality of springs. In the case of production of the rails as plastic injection molded parts, the springs can be integrally formed on the rails.

At least one rail can be mounted to change the distance of two adjacent rails from each other laterally adjustable below the shelf. By such lateral adjustability different different widths of refrigerated goods can be hung on the fixture. In particular, in the case of multiple pairs of rails, two or even several refrigerated goods carriers can be hung side by side under the same shelf.

The rear retaining strip can engage around the shelf at its rear edge section facing the rear wall of the inner container. The rear retaining strip of the holding device can insofar border the rear edge portion of the shelf. The front retaining strip can engage around the shelf at its front edge section facing the door leaf of the domestic refrigerator. The front retaining strip of the holding device holds in such a case, the front edge portion of the shelf. Both the rear retaining strip, as well as the front retaining strip form parts of the holding device, which surround the at least one edge portion of the shelf. The rear retaining strip and the front retaining strip can be firmly connected to the shelf. For this purpose, the rear retaining strip and the front retaining strip can be designed in each case groove-like and the respective edge portion of the shelf be inserted therein form-fitting. In order to obtain a particularly good, firmly joined connection of retaining strips and edge sections of the shelf, the shelf may, for example, on its underside in the region of the edge portions each having a groove into which a respective protruding bead of the retaining strip engages positively. Each rail can be held with its rear end to the rear retaining strip and with its front end to the front retaining strip form-fitting.

In order to be able to fasten the respective rail at different locking positions, the rear retaining strip may have a plurality of juxtaposed receiving pockets and the rail have at its rear end a retaining tongue which engages in one of a plurality of locking positions in one of the receiving pockets of the rear retaining strip.

The rail may additionally have in the region of the retaining tongue, which is designed to engage behind a locking projection of the rear retaining strip in a detent position of the rail. The rail has in the region of the hook portion on a detent spring, which is designed to engage behind a locking projection of the front retaining strip in a detent position of the rail. For this purpose, the detent spring may be designed to engage behind a detent projection of the rear retaining strip in a detent position of the rail.

In one embodiment, the rear retaining strip, the front retaining strip, and the two rails can form a one-piece mounted on the opposite side walls of the inner container, bordering the edge portions of the shelf frame, in which the shelf, in particular a glass shelf is inserted.

In such a one-piece design, the rear retaining strip, the front retaining strip, and the two rails form a one-piece, in particular on the opposite side walls of the inner container to be stored frame. The frame summarizes in such a variant, the edge portions of the shelf. A bordering is already given by the fact that the particular rectangular frame laterally bounds the edge sections. The shelf, in particular designed as a glass shelf, can be inserted into the frame so far. The frame may be formed as a one-piece plastic injection molded part.

In an alternative embodiment, the rear retaining strip, the front retaining strip, as well as the two rails a multi-part, connected by connecting means, mounted on the opposite side walls of the inner container, bordering the edge portions of the shelf forming frame in which the shelf, in particular a glass shelf is inserted ,

The connecting means may be formed by a slot in one of the connecting parts of the rear retaining strip, the front retaining strip or the rail and the other part of the rear retaining strip to be connected, the front retaining strip or the rail may have an in Connected state, the slot by cross-pin, which engages behind the slot form fit.

In a further embodiment, a pair of rails may be formed to enclose the shelf at two opposite lateral edge portions of the shelf and thereby at least one, in particular two bands may be provided, which wrap around the two rails together with the shelf to the rails against the edge portion of the shelf.

In all embodiments of the holding device, the respective refrigerated goods carriers can be designed as a baking sheet, a bottle holder, a Gastronorm container, a tray and / or a food bowl.

Various exemplary embodiments of a domestic refrigerator with a shelf and a holding device according to the invention are described in the following description with reference to the attached FIGS. 1 to 16 explained in more detail. Concrete features of these embodiments, regardless of the specific context in which they are mentioned, if appropriate also individually or in combination, represent general features of the invention.

Figur 1

eine perspektivische Ansicht eines beispielhaften Haushaltskältegeräts mit einem Fachboden;

Figur 2

eine schematische perspektivische Darstellung des Fachboden zusammen mit einer ersten Ausführungsform einer erfindungsgemäßen Haltevorrichtung und einem Backblech;

Figur 3

eine schematische perspektivische Darstellung des Fachboden zusammen mit der Haltevorrichtung gemäß Fig. 2 und einem Flaschenhalter;

Figur 4

eine vergrößerte Darstellung des hinteren Endes einer erfindungsgemäßen Schiene der Haltevorrichtung gemäß Fig. 2;

Figur 5

eine vergrößerte Darstellung des vorderen Endes der erfindungsgemäßen Schiene der Haltevorrichtung gemäß Fig. 2;

Figur 6

eine schematische perspektivische Darstellung des Fachboden zusammen mit einer zweiten Ausführungsform einer erfindungsgemäßen Haltevorrichtung von hinten;

Figur 7

eine schematische perspektivische Darstellung des Fachboden zusammen mit der Haltevorrichtung gemäß Fig. 6 von vorne;

Figur 8

eine Teilschnittansicht im Bereich des hinteren Endes einer Schiene der Haltevorrichtung gemäß Fig. 6;

Figur 9

eine perspektivische Darstellung im Bereich des vorderen Endes der Schiene der Haltevorrichtung gemäß Fig. 6 mit einer Rastfeder;

Figur 10

eine Teilschnittansicht im Bereich des vorderen Endes der Schiene der Haltevorrichtung gemäß Fig. 6 mit einer Rastfeder;

Figur 11

eine schematische Ansicht von vorne einer erfindungsgemäßen Haltevorrichtung mit eingeschobenem Backblech und Deckblech;

Figur 12

eine schematische perspektivische Darstellung der zweiten Ausführungsform der Haltevorrichtung gemäß Fig. 6 mit einer einzelnen Essensschale;

Figur 13

eine schematische perspektivische Darstellung der zweiten Ausführungsform der Haltevorrichtung gemäß Fig. 6 mit zwei Essensschalen;

Figur 14

eine schematische perspektivische Darstellung einer dritten, einteiligen Ausführungsform einer Haltevorrichtung und einem Backblech;

Figur 15

eine perspektivische Teilansicht eines Verbindungsmittels einer vierten, mehrteiligen Ausführungsform einer Haltevorrichtung; und

Figur 16

eine schematische perspektivische Darstellung einer vierten Ausführungsform einer Haltevorrichtung mit zwei Bändern.

Show it:

FIG. 1

a perspective view of an exemplary household refrigerator with a shelf;

FIG. 2

a schematic perspective view of the shelf together with a first embodiment of a holding device according to the invention and a baking sheet;

FIG. 3

a schematic perspective view of the shelf together with the holding device according to Fig. 2 and a bottle holder;

FIG. 4

an enlarged view of the rear end of a rail according to the invention of the holding device according to Fig. 2 ;

FIG. 5

an enlarged view of the front end of the rail according to the invention of the holding device according to Fig. 2 ;

FIG. 6

a schematic perspective view of the shelf together with a second embodiment of a holding device according to the invention from behind;

FIG. 7

a schematic perspective view of the shelf together with the holding device according to Fig. 6 from the front;

FIG. 8

a partial sectional view in the region of the rear end of a rail of the holding device according to Fig. 6 ;

FIG. 9

a perspective view in the region of the front end of the rail of the holding device according to Fig. 6 with a detent spring;

FIG. 10

a partial sectional view in the region of the front end of the rail of the holding device according to Fig. 6 with a detent spring;

FIG. 11

a schematic front view of a holding device according to the invention with inserted baking tray and cover plate;

FIG. 12

a schematic perspective view of the second embodiment of the holding device according to Fig. 6 with a single bowl of food;

FIG. 13

a schematic perspective view of the second embodiment of the holding device according to Fig. 6 with two food bowls;

FIG. 14

a schematic perspective view of a third, one-piece embodiment of a holding device and a baking sheet;

FIG. 15

a partial perspective view of a connecting means of a fourth, multi-part embodiment of a holding device; and

FIG. 16

a schematic perspective view of a fourth embodiment of a holding device with two bands.

An in Fig. 1 household refrigerating appliance 1 shown by way of example has an inner container 2 foamed with insulating material. The inner container 2 has two opposite side walls 3a, 3b, a bottom wall 4 and a top wall 5, and a rear wall 6 on. The inner container 2 or the side walls 3a, 3b, the bottom wall 4 and the top wall 5, and the rear wall 6 define together with a relative to the inner container 2 movably mounted door leaf 7 a storage space 8 for refrigerated goods. The inner container 2 or the side walls 3a, 3b, the bottom wall 4 and the top wall 5, and the rear wall 6 are made as a deep-drawn, one-piece plastic component. In the case of the present exemplary embodiment, the door leaf 7 is mounted pivotably on a carcass 12 or on the inner container 2 by means of hinge fittings 11.

The storage space 8 is generally used for frost-free cooling of refrigerated goods, in particular food preferably at temperatures between plus 4 and plus 8 degrees Celsius. However, the storage space 8 can also be designed as a zero-degree compartment, in particular for keeping fruit or vegetables fresh, or have a corresponding area within the storage space 8. The storage room 8 is accessible when the door leaf 7 is open. Furthermore, the domestic refrigerator 1, which is formed in the present embodiment as a refrigerator / freezer combination device, a freezer compartment 9. The freezer compartment 9 is generally used for freezing frozen food, especially food at about minus 18 degrees Celsius. The freezer compartment 8 is accessible when the freezer compartment door 10 is open.

The storage room 8 is accessible when the door leaf 7 is open to set refrigerated goods in the storage room 8 or to be able to remove from the storage room 8. For storage of refrigerated goods in the storage room 8 at least one shelf 13 is provided on which the refrigerated goods can be stored or stored within the storage room 8. The shelf 13 is arranged in the storage space 8 between the two opposite side walls 3a, 3b. For this purpose, the shelf 13 may be removably inserted by means not shown holding strips. The shelf 13 forms a storage area for the refrigerated goods.

The shelf 13 is bounded by a peripheral edge portion 14. The shelf is in the case of dargstellten embodiment as a flat, flat plate, in particular as a flat glass shelf 13a formed, which has a rectangular contour. Due to the rectangular contour, the peripheral edge portion 14 of the shelf 13 is formed by a front straight edge portion 14a, a rear straight edge portion 14c, and two side edge portions 14b and 14d. FIG. 2 ). The shelf 13 has a peripheral portion 14 enclosing holding device 15. The holding device 15 serves for suspended storage of further goods to be cooled below the shelf 13.

The holding device 15 is designed to extend a removable from the storage space 8, designed to receive the other refrigerated goods refrigerated goods 16 below the shelf 13 on the holding device 15 extendable.

In the in Fig. 2 shown first embodiment of a holding device 15 according to the invention, this has a pair of spaced-apart, mutually parallel rails 17.1 and 17.2. The rails 17.1 and 17.2 extend to the extendable mounting of the refrigerated goods carrier 16 on the rails 17.1 and 17.2 below the shelf 13 parallel to the side walls 3a, 3b of the inner container 2. In the in Fig. 2 As shown embodiment is used as refrigerated goods 16 a baking tray 16a extendable.

Each rail 17.1 and 17.2 has a groove 18.1 and 18.2. The grooves 18.1, 18.2 are designed to hold the refrigerated goods carrier 16 at opposite lateral edges 16.1 and 16.2 of the refrigerated goods carrier 16. The refrigerated goods 16 can be inserted so far between the rails 17.1, 17.2 in the grooves 18.1, 18.2, so that the two opposite side edges 16.1, 16.2 of the refrigerated goods 16 are positively held in the grooves 18.1, 18.2, whereby the refrigerated goods 16 below the shelf 13 is stored suspended.

In addition, the holding device 15, or the rails 17.1, 17.2 each have a at a distance from the bottom of the shelf 13 extending, on the shelf 13 facing upper walls 19.1 and 19.2, which in the case of dargstellten embodiment for additional and or alternatively extendable storage of a refrigerated goods carrier 16, for example, the baking tray 16 a, as in Fig. 2 shown or a bottle holder 16b, as in Fig. 3 shown by supports of opposite lateral edges 16.1, 16.2 of the refrigerated goods carrier 16 from below, are formed.

The holding device 15 also includes a rear retaining strip 20 and a front retaining strip 21. The rear retaining strip 20 engages around the shelf 13 at its rear wall 6 of the inner container 2 facing rear edge portion 14c. The rear retaining strip 20 of the holding device 15 includes so far the rear edge portion 14 c of the shelf 13 a. The front retaining strip 21 surrounds the shelf 13 at its the door leaf 7 of the household refrigerator 1 facing front edge portion 14 a. The front retaining strip 21 of the holding device 15 so far includes the front edge portion 14 a of the shelf 13 also. Both the rear retaining strip 20, as well as the front retaining strip 21 form parts of the holding device 15, which surround the at least one edge portion 14 of the shelf 13. The rear retaining strip 20 and the front retaining strip 21 are firmly connected to the shelf 13. For this purpose, the rear retaining strip 20 and the front retaining strip 21 may be designed in each case groove-like and the respective edge portion 14a, 14c of the shelf 13 inserted therein form-fitting manner. This is especially true in the FIGS. 4 . 8th and 10 clarified. In order to obtain a particularly good, firmly joined connection of retaining strips 20, 21 and edge sections 14a, 14c of the shelf 13, the shelf 13 may have, for example, on its underside in the region of the edge sections 14a, 14c respectively a groove 22a, 22c into which a respective projecting bead 23a, 23c of the retaining strip 20, 21 engages positively. Each rail 17.1, 17.2 is held with its rear end 17c on the rear retaining strip 20 and with its front end 17a on the front retaining strip in a form-fitting manner.

At least one rail 17.1, 17.2, in the case of the present embodiment, in particular as in Fig. 5 are shown, both rails 17.1, 17.2 to change their distance from each other laterally adjustable below the shelf 13 stored. For this purpose, the front retaining strip 21 has a plurality of ribs 24, which project in particular on a front end wall of the retaining strip 21 and thereby specify different locking positions at which the rail 17.1, 17.2 can be selectively attached at different locations.

In order to be able to fasten the respective rail 17.1, 17.2 at the various latching positions, the rear retaining strip 20 has a plurality of receiving pockets 25 arranged side by side. Each rail 17.1, 17.2 has at its rear end 17c a retaining tongue 26 which engages positively in one of a plurality of locking positions in one of the receiving pockets 25 of the rear retaining strip 20. This is in Fig. 4 shown closer. In that in Fig. 4 Shown embodiment, the rail 17.1, 17.2 also in the region of the retaining tongue 26, a detent spring 27a. The detent spring 27a is designed to engage behind a detent projection 28a of the rear retaining strip 20 in a detent position of the rail 17.1, 17.2. The detent spring 27a has in the illustrated embodiment, a resilient foot portion 27.1, which is in particular integrally connected to the rear end 17c of the rail 17.1, 17.2. At a free end of the resilient foot portion 27.1 carries the detent spring 27a a latch 27.2. The locking lug 27.2 engages in the locking position of the rail 17.1, 17.2 the locking projection 28a of the rear retaining strip 20. In addition, the detent spring 27a at its free end, in particular outside the locking lug 27.2 an Anführungsschräge 27.3. The Anführungsschräge 27.3 is designed to slide during the insertion of the retaining tongue 26 into the receiving pocket 25 on the locking projection 28a, such that during insertion the detent spring 27a, in particular the resilient foot portion 27.1 is bent, so that the locking lug 27.2 on the locking projection 28a snaps away and behind the locking projection 28a can positively lock.

The Fig. 5 shows the rail 17.1, 17.2 with a provided at its front end 17a hook portion 29 which engages in the locking position of the rail 17.1, 17.2, the front retaining bar 21 form fit. In this case, the hook portion 29 comes to rest between two adjacent ribs 24 of the front retaining strip 21. By these two adjacent ribs 24, the rail is 17.1, 17.2 secured in its current detent position against lateral displacement form-fitting manner.

The Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 shows a modified compared to the first embodiment, the second embodiment. In contrast to the first embodiment, the second embodiment rails 17.1, 17.2, in which a detent spring 27b is not provided in the region of the retaining tongue 26 at the rear end 17c of the rail 17.1, 17.2, but is provided in the region of the hook portion 29. The detent spring 27b is designed to engage behind a latching projection 28b of the front retaining strip 21 in a detent position of the rail 17.1, 17.2. This is in enlarged partial views in FIGS. 9 and 10 shown closer. With the detent spring 27b, a handle portion 31 is connected. The grip portion 31 is formed for manually releasing the detent spring 27b from the detent projection 28b. Thus, the rail 17.1, 17.2 be released from its current detent position.

Also in Fig. 9 It is shown that the rail 17.1, 17.2 has a plurality of springs 30, which for the lateral guidance of an inserted into the rail 17.1, 17.2 Kühlgutträgers 16 in a groove bottom of the groove 18.1, 18.2 of the rail 17.1, 17.2 and / or on one of the upper wall 19.1, 19.2 subsequent vertical wall 32 is arranged to press against a lateral edge of the refrigerated goods 16.

The Fig. 11 shows two different uses of the holding device 15. In the usage shown above, a first baking sheet 16a is inserted in a lower position in the grooves 18.1, 18.2 of the rails 17.1, 17.2 and additionally a second baking sheet 16c in an inverted, ie rotated by 180 degrees position in the same grooves 18.1, 18.2 of the rails 17.1, 17.2 inserted. The second baking sheet 16c forms a cover for the further refrigerated goods, which is mounted on the first baking sheet 16a. In the type of use shown below, the first baking sheet 16a is placed in an upper position on the upper walls 19.1, 19.2 of the rails 17.1, 17.2.

The Fig. 12 shows two rails 17.1, 17.2, which are suspended on the shelf 13 at a reduced distance from each other for the extendable, hanging storage of a narrow food bowl 33. The Fig. 13 shows a total of two pairs, ie four rails 17.1, 17.2, which are suspended to the extendable, hanging storage of two narrow food bowls 33 at a reduced distance side by side on the shelf 13.

In the Fig. 14 a third embodiment of a holding device 15 is shown with a baking sheet 16a. The holding device 15 is integrally formed in this third embodiment. In such a one-piece design, the rear retaining strip 20, the front retaining strip 21, and the two rails 17.1, 17.2 form a one-piece on the opposite side walls 3a, 3b of the inner container 2 to be stored frame 34. The frame 34 summarizes the edge portions 14a to 14d of Shelf 13 a. To this extent, a bordering is already given by the fact that the in particular rectangular frame 34 laterally delimits the edge sections 14a to 14d. The shelf 13, in particular designed as a glass shelf 13a is so far inserted in the frame 34. The frame 34 may be formed as a one-piece plastic injection molded part.

Alternatively, the rear retaining strip 20, the front retaining strip 21, and the two rails 17.1, 17.2 a multi-part, connected by connecting means 35, mounted on the opposite side walls 3a, 3b of the inner container 2, the edge portions 14a to 14d of the shelf 13 enclosing frame 34a form, in which the shelf 13, in particular the glass shelf 13a is inserted.

The connecting means 35 has in the in Fig. 15 Sectionally shown frame 34a a slot 36 in one of the parts to be connected, here for example in the front retaining strip 21 on. The other part to be connected, here for example the rail 17.2, has a pin 37. In a connected state, the pin 37 passes through the slot 36, and engages behind the slot 36 positively by means of an enlarged head 38 of the pin 37. A corresponding, as in Fig. 15 illustrated connecting means 35 may be provided at each connecting corner of the multi-part frame 34 a.

The Fig. 16 schematically shows a pair of rails 17.1, 17.2, which encloses the shelf 13 at two opposite lateral edge portions 14a to 14d of the shelf 13. In the case of the present fourth embodiment, two bands 39a, 39b are provided, which wrap around the two rails 17.1, 17.2 together with the shelf 13 in order to press the rails 17.1, 17.2 against the edge portion 14a to 14d of the shelf 13.

REFERENCE DRAWING LIST

1

Household refrigerator

2

inner container

3a, 3b

side walls

4

bottom wall

5

ceiling wall

6

rear wall

7

door leaf

8th

storage room

9

freezer

10

Freezer door

11

hinge fittings

12

corpus

13

Fold bottom

13a

Glass shelf

14, 14a-d

edge sections

15

holder

16

refrigerated goods

16.1,16.2

margins

16a

first baking sheet

16b

bottle Cage

16c

second baking tray

17.1,17.2

rails

17a

front end

17c

rear end

18.1,18.2

groove

19.1,19.2

upper walls

20

rear retaining strip

21

front retaining strip

22a, 22c

grooves

23a, 23c

beads

24

ribs

25

receiving pockets

26

holding tongue

27a, 27b

detent spring

27.1

foot section

27.2

locking lug

27.3

Anführungsschräge

28a, 28b

catch projection

29

hook section

30

feathers

31

handle portion

32

vertical wall

33

food bowl

34, 34a

frame

35

connecting means

36

Long hole

37

pen

38

head

39a, 39b

bands

Claims (12)

1. Household refrigerator having
   a thermally insulated inner container (2), which has two opposing side walls (3a, 3b), which laterally delimit a storage compartment (8) for refrigerated goods, and at least one lower shelf (13) arranged in the storage compartment (8) between the two opposing sides walls (3a, 3b), which forms a storage area for the refrigerated goods, which is delimited by at least one edge section (14, 14a-14d) of the lower shelf (13)
   and having
   a holding device (15) surrounding the at least one edge section (14, 14a-14d) for the suspended storage of further refrigerated goods below the lower shelf (13), wherein the holding device (15) is embodied
   to store, in a pull-out manner, below the lower shelf (13) on the holding device (15), a refrigerated goods carrier (16) which can be removed from the storage compartment (8) and is embodied to receive the further refrigerated goods, wherein
   the holding device (15) has at least one pair of rails (17.1, 17.2) arranged at a distance from one another and aligned parallel to one another, which, for the purpose of storage, in a pull-out manner, of the refrigerated goods carrier (16) on the rails (17.1, 17.2) below the lower shelf (13) extends parallel to the side walls (3a, 3b) of the inner container (2), wherein
   the holding device (15) has a rear holding strip (20) surrounding the lower shelf (13) on its rear edge section (14c) facing the rear wall (6) of the inner container (2) and
   a front holding strip (21) surrounding the lower shelf (13) on its front edge section (14a) facing the door leaf (7) of the household refrigerator (1), and the two rails (17.1, 17.2) are each held in a form-fit manner with their rear ends (17c) on the rear holding strip (20) and with their front ends (17a) on the front holding strip (21), and wherein
   the rail (17.1, 17.2) has a hook section (29) on its front end (17a), which in a latching position of the rail (17.1, 17.2) surrounds the front holding strip (21) in a form-fit manner,
   characterised in that in the region of the hook section (29) the rail (17.1, 17.2) has a catch spring (27b), which is embodied to engage behind a latching projection (28b) of the front holding strip (21) in a latching position of the rail (17.1, 17.2), wherein
   the catch spring (27b) is connected to a handle section (31), which is embodied to manually detach the catch spring (27b) from the latching projection (28b).
2. Household refrigerator according to claim 1, characterised in that the rails (17.1, 17.2) each have at least one groove (18.1, 18.2) and the grooves (18.1, 18.2) of each pair of rails (17.1, 17.2) are embodied to hold the refrigerated goods carrier (16) on opposing lateral edges (16.1, 16.2) of the refrigerated goods carrier (16).
3. Household refrigerator according to claim 2, characterised in that the rails (17.1, 17.2) each have an upper wall (19.1, 19.2) extending at a distance from the lower side of the lower shelf (13) and facing the lower shelf (13), which is embodied for the purpose of additionally and/or alternatively storing, in a pull-out manner, a refrigerated goods carrier (16), in particular by supporting opposing lateral edges (16.1, 16.2) of the refrigerated goods carrier (16) from below.
4. Household refrigerator according to claim 2 or 3, characterised in that the rail (17.1, 17.2) has at least one spring (30), which is arranged for laterally guiding a refrigerated goods carrier (16) inserted into the rail (17.1, 17.2) in a groove base of the groove (18.1, 18.2) of the rail (17.1, 17.2) and/or on a vertical wall (32) adjoining the upper wall (191, 19.2), in order to press against a lateral edge (16.1, 16.2) of the refrigerated goods carrier (16).
5. Household refrigerator according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that at least one rail (17.1, 17.2) is supported in a laterally adjustable manner below the lower shelf (13) in order to change the distance between two adjacent rails (17.1, 17.2).
6. Household refrigerator according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that the rear holding strip (20) has a number of receiving pockets (25) arranged adjacent to one another and on its rear end (17c) the rail (17.1, 17.2) has a holding tab (26), which in one of several latching positions engages in one of the receiving pockets (25) of the rear holding strip (20).
7. Household refrigerator according to claim 6, characterised in that in the region of the holding tab (26) the rail (17.1, 17.2) has a catch spring (27a), which in a latching position of the rail (17.1, 17.2) is embodied to engage behind a latching projection (28a) of the rear holding strip (20).
8. Household refrigerator according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterised in that the rear holding strip (20), the front holding strip (21), and the two rails (17.1, 17.2) form a one-piece frame (34) supported on the opposing side walls (3a, 3b) of the inner container (2) and surrounding the edge sections (14, 14a-14d) of the lower shelf (13), in which the lower shelf (13), in particular a lower glass shelf (13a), is placed.
9. Household refrigerator according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterised in that the rear holding strip (20), the front holding strip (21), and the two rails (17.1, 17.2) form a multipart frame (34a) connected by connecting means (35), supported on the opposing side walls (3a, 3b) of the inner container (2) and surrounding the edge sections (14, 14a-14b) of the lower shelf (13), in which the lower shelf (13), in particular a lower glass shelf (13a), is placed.
10. Household refrigerator according to claim 9, characterised in that the connecting means (35) is formed by an elongated hole (36) in one of the connecting parts of the rear holding strip (20), front holding strip (21) or rail (17.1, 17.2) and the other part to be connected of the rear holding strip (20), front holding strip (21) or rail (17.1, 17.2) has a pin (37) which passes through the elongated hole (36) in the connected state and which engages in a form-fit manner behind the elongated hole (36).
11. Household refrigerator according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterised in that a pair of rails (17.1, 17.2) is embodied to surround the lower shelf (13) on two opposing lateral edge sections (14, 14a-14d) of the lower shelf (13) and at least one, in particular two strips (39a, 39b) are provided, which clasp the two rails (17.1, 17.2) together with the lower shelf (13), in order to press the rails (17.1, 17.2) against the edge section (14, 14a-14d) of the lower shelf (13).
12. Household refrigerator according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterised in that the refrigerated goods carrier (16) is embodied as a baking tray (16a, 16c), a bottle holder (16b), a standard catering container, a shelf and/or a food tray (33).

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