EP2917663A1 - Domestic refrigeration device comprising a cooling air duct and a closure element integrated therein - Google Patents

Domestic refrigeration device comprising a cooling air duct and a closure element integrated therein

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EP2917663A1
EP2917663A1 EP13821968.8A EP13821968A EP2917663A1 EP 2917663 A1 EP2917663 A1 EP 2917663A1 EP 13821968 A EP13821968 A EP 13821968A EP 2917663 A1 EP2917663 A1 EP 2917663A1
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duct
refrigeration device
domestic refrigeration
cooling air
closure element
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Luis Lecumberri Bruna
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BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
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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
    • F25D17/00—Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces
    • F25D17/04—Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating air, e.g. by convection
    • F25D17/06—Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating air, e.g. by convection by forced circulation
    • F25D17/08—Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating air, e.g. by convection by forced circulation using ducts
    • 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
    • F25D17/00—Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces
    • F25D17/04—Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating air, e.g. by convection
    • F25D17/042—Air treating means within refrigerated spaces
    • F25D17/045—Air flow control arrangements
    • 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
    • F25D17/00—Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces
    • F25D17/04—Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating air, e.g. by convection
    • F25D17/06—Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating air, e.g. by convection by forced circulation
    • F25D17/062—Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating air, e.g. by convection by forced circulation in household refrigerators
    • F25D17/065—Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating air, e.g. by convection by forced circulation in household refrigerators with compartments at different temperatures
    • 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
    • F25D2317/00—Details or arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Details or arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces, not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2317/06—Details or arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Details or arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces, not provided for in other groups of this subclass with forced air circulation
    • F25D2317/067—Details or arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Details or arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces, not provided for in other groups of this subclass with forced air circulation characterised by air ducts

Definitions

  • a cooling-freezing combination device which comprises at least one room in the form of a cooling compartment, and one room, which is separated therefrom, in the form of a freezer compartment.
  • Known domestic refrigeration devices for this purpose comprise a cooling air duct, in which also a flap is contained, through which the flow channel can be closed. Thereby the flow of cold air at least into one room is correspondingly inhibited or dosed.
  • a disadvantage involved with the known designs is to be seen in that the flap element is arranged at the lower end of the duct part and thus remains quasi uncovered towards the bottom. At this lower end of the duct part a further component of the flow channel is attached for instance by way of glueing.
  • the duct element has an integrated segment of the flow channel. It is particularly advantageous that the closure element viewed in the longitudinal direction of this segment, and thus also in the flow direction on both sides, ends merging with the segment. This means that both upstream and downstream this segment quasi ends merging with the closure element and in this sense thus the closure element does not take the lowest end position in the duct element.
  • the closure element thus is arranged both in the interior of the duct element and with regard to the extension of the segment is arranged spaced apart from the two ends of the segment, wherein these two ends each represent exit areas of the segment from the duct part.
  • the closure element has a closure flap, or is a closure flap, which in particular is movable under electronic control. Depending on specific circumstances in at least one of the rooms then the flap may be correspondingly moved and thus the cross-section of the flow channel be changed individually through this closure flap so that also the flow of the cold air can be correspondingly adjusted and dosed.
  • the closure element has pivot pins, which extend within the receptacle of the duct part, and thereby a pivot axis for pivoting the closure element for opening and closing the duct channel is formed.
  • closure element in particular is formed as a single piece and correspondingly is built into the duct element and integrated therein.
  • Fig. 1 a schematic perspective representation of an embodiment of a domestic refrigeration device according to the invention
  • Fig. 3 a perspective representation of a duct element of the domestic refrigeration device
  • Fig. 4 a sectional view of the duct element according to Fig. 3;
  • a domestic refrigeration device 1 which may be for instance a cooling-freezing combination device.
  • the domestic refrigeration device 1 comprises a housing 2, in which a first room is arranged that builds a cooling compartment 3.
  • the cooling compartment 3 is designed to receive goods to be cooled in the form of food and the like.
  • a second room is formed below, which is a freezer compartment 4.
  • the two compartments 3 and 4 are separated by a wall 5.
  • Both the cooling compartment 3 as well as the freezer compartment 4 are bounded by walls of at least one common or two separate interior containers 6 and 7, respectively, wherein at the front side in each case openings are formed, via which access to the compartments 3 and 4 is provided.
  • the compartments 3 and 4 each are closable at the front side by a door 8 and 9.
  • the cooling air duct 10 comprises a flow channel 13.
  • a segment 14 of the flow channel 13 in this setup is formed within the duct element 1 1 .
  • This segment 14 of the flow channel 13 ends with a lower end 14a merging with the lower end of the duct element 1 1 .
  • the segment 14 comprises an upper end 14b (Fig. 4), which ends merging with the upper end of the duct element 1 1 .
  • the duct element 1 1 and the further component 15 are separate components, which are connected with each other, for instance may be glued together. Accordingly, the cooling air duct 10 may moreover have further separate components, which then in the entirety of the complete cooling air duct 10 and thus also each with its own segments form the complete flow channel 13.
  • Fig. 2 a segment of the domestic refrigeration device 1 is shown in a sectional perspective view, wherein the sectional plane lies in the y-z plane.
  • a closure element in the form of a closure flap 16 is integrated.
  • this closure flap 16 is arranged in the interior of the duct element 1 1 and thus is arranged in particular spaced apart from the ends 14a and 14b, each offset backwards into the interior of the duct element 1 1 .
  • this closure flap 16 in each case is arranged spaced apart and at a distance from the ends 14a and 14b.
  • the closure flap 16 By the closure flap 16 the flow channel 13 can be closed and thus the flow of the cold air between the individual compartments 3 and 4 be stopped.
  • Fig. 2 the closure flap 16 is shown in the closed state.
  • the closure flap 16 By way of integration and the arrangement of the closure flap 16 within the interior of such single-piece duct element 1 1 undesired leakage flows in the area of the closure flap and in particular at a spot, where the closure flap 16 is directly arranged at a connection between a duct element 1 1 and a further component of the cooling air duct 10, can be avoided.
  • the segment 14 thus ends already in the interior of the duct element 1 1 in the flow direction and also in the direction of the longitudinal axis A on both sides in the closure flap 16.
  • the closure flap 16 is in particular equally designed as a single piece and can be pivoted relative to the duct element 1 1 .
  • Fig. 3 in a perspective representation part of the duct element 1 1 is shown.
  • the lower end 14a of the segment 14 is shown, wherein by means of the flange 1 1 a of the duct element 1 1 formed thereby the coupling to the further component 15 is performed.
  • meandering heating unit 17 is formed at an outer surface 1 1 b of the duct element 1 1 a serpentine. Through this heating unit 17 a possibly occurring frozen state in the area of the closure flap 16 can be unfrozen. This freezing may also occur as a result of very cold air passing and freezing the given air humidity.
  • duct element 1 1 in a further perspective representation the duct element 1 1 is shown. It can be seen that the closure flap 16 can be opened and closed via electronic control through a motor 19.
  • the pivot axis 18 can be discerned, wherein here corresponding pivot pins 20 of the closure element or the closure flap 16 arranged on both sides are provided, the pivot pins 20 being received in corresponding receptacles 21 of the duct element 1 1 .

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  • Cold Air Circulating Systems And Constructional Details In Refrigerators (AREA)
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Abstract

The invention relates to a domestic refrigeration device (1) comprising a first room (3, 4) for receiving goods to be cooled and a second room (3, 4) for receiving goods to be cooled, and a cooling air duct (10), by means of which cold air is passable between the rooms (3, 4), and a closure element (16) for closing a flow channel (13) of the cooling air duct (10), wherein the closure element (16) is integrated within a duct element (11) of the cooling air duct (10).

Description

Domestic refrigeration device comprising a cooling air duct and a closure element integrated therein
The invention relates to a domestic refrigeration device comprising a first room for receiving goods to be cooled and a second room for receiving goods to be cooled, and a cooling air duct, by means of which cold air is passable between the rooms. The domestic refrigeration device moreover comprises at least one closure element for closing the flow channel of the cooling air duct between the rooms.
From the prior art domestic refrigeration devices, such as for instance a cooling-freezing combination device, is known, which comprises at least one room in the form of a cooling compartment, and one room, which is separated therefrom, in the form of a freezer compartment. For the sufficient cooling of the goods to be cooled cold air is correspondingly introduced. Known domestic refrigeration devices for this purpose comprise a cooling air duct, in which also a flap is contained, through which the flow channel can be closed. Thereby the flow of cold air at least into one room is correspondingly inhibited or dosed.
A disadvantage involved with the known designs is to be seen in that the flap element is arranged at the lower end of the duct part and thus remains quasi uncovered towards the bottom. At this lower end of the duct part a further component of the flow channel is attached for instance by way of glueing.
Since precisely at this specific place a multicomponent design is given, which moreover also envisages a corresponding connection by way of glueing, undesired flow leakages occur. Precisely when the flap is closed and a corresponding pressure in the locked area of the flow channel builds up, such leakages can occur via these weak spots.
It is the task of the present invention to provide a domestic refrigeration device, by means of which such leakages in the area of such closure element on a flow channel of a cooling air duct are prevented.
This task is solved by a domestic refrigeration device according to patent claim 1 . A domestic refrigeration device according to the invention comprises a first room for receiving goods to be cooled and a second room for receiving goods to be cooled. The domestic refrigeration device moreover comprises also a cooling air duct, by means of which cold air is passable between the rooms. Moreover, the domestic refrigeration device comprises at least one closure element for closing a flow channel of the cooling air duct between the rooms. An essential idea of the invention is to be seen in that this closure element is integrated within a duct element of the cooling air duct. By such a design it is thus avoided that exactly in the area of the closure element also an additional further coupling of a component of the cooling air duct via a connecting means occurs. Thereby, at these specific places undesired leakages can be avoided. By integration of this closure element within the duct element thus in this very area of the cooling air duct no undesired required couplings of corresponding components of the cooling air duct occur. At the very time when the closure element is closed and a corresponding pressure of the area of the cooling air duct builds up, in the area of the closure element and then also in this duct element corresponding leakages can be avoided.
Preferably, it is envisaged that the duct element has an integrated segment of the flow channel. It is particularly advantageous that the closure element viewed in the longitudinal direction of this segment, and thus also in the flow direction on both sides, ends merging with the segment. This means that both upstream and downstream this segment quasi ends merging with the closure element and in this sense thus the closure element does not take the lowest end position in the duct element. The closure element thus is arranged both in the interior of the duct element and with regard to the extension of the segment is arranged spaced apart from the two ends of the segment, wherein these two ends each represent exit areas of the segment from the duct part. Through this positioning of the closure element in the interior of the duct element and in the specific position in the segment of the flow channel the afore-mentioned advantages can be correspondingly promoted. Preferably, it is envisaged that the closure element has a closure flap, or is a closure flap, which in particular is movable under electronic control. Depending on specific circumstances in at least one of the rooms then the flap may be correspondingly moved and thus the cross-section of the flow channel be changed individually through this closure flap so that also the flow of the cold air can be correspondingly adjusted and dosed.
Preferably, it is envisaged that the duct part is formed as a single piece and in particular is made of plastic. In this connection for instance EPS (Expanded Polystyrene) can be provided as plastic. It may be envisaged that the first room is a cooling compartment and/or the second room is a freezer compartment.
Preferably, it is envisaged that the closure element has pivot pins, which extend within the receptacle of the duct part, and thereby a pivot axis for pivoting the closure element for opening and closing the duct channel is formed.
It may be the case that the closure element in particular is formed as a single piece and correspondingly is built into the duct element and integrated therein.
An embodiment of the invention is set out in more detail by referring to schematic drawings. They show in:
Fig. 1 a schematic perspective representation of an embodiment of a domestic refrigeration device according to the invention;
Fig. 2 a representation of a partial view of the domestic refrigeration
according to Fig. 1 in a perspective sectional representation;
Fig. 3 a perspective representation of a duct element of the domestic refrigeration device;
Fig. 4 a sectional view of the duct element according to Fig. 3; and
Fig. 5 a further perspective representation of the duct element according to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4.
In the figures same elements or elements with the same function are equipped with the same reference signs. In Fig. 1 in a perspective view a domestic refrigeration device 1 is shown, which may be for instance a cooling-freezing combination device. The domestic refrigeration device 1 comprises a housing 2, in which a first room is arranged that builds a cooling compartment 3. The cooling compartment 3 is designed to receive goods to be cooled in the form of food and the like.
In the embodiment a second room is formed below, which is a freezer compartment 4. The two compartments 3 and 4 are separated by a wall 5. Both the cooling compartment 3 as well as the freezer compartment 4 are bounded by walls of at least one common or two separate interior containers 6 and 7, respectively, wherein at the front side in each case openings are formed, via which access to the compartments 3 and 4 is provided. The compartments 3 and 4 each are closable at the front side by a door 8 and 9.
The domestic refrigeration device 1 moreover comprises a cooling air duct 10 (Fig. 2), by means of which cold air is passable between the compartments 3 and 4. The cooling air duct 10 comprises a duct element 1 1 , which is integrally formed as a single piece in particular of plastic, for instance EPS. This duct element 1 1 is arranged behind the compartments 3 and/or 4 adjacent to a rear wall 12 of the housing 2.
The cooling air duct 10 comprises a flow channel 13. A segment 14 of the flow channel 13 in this setup is formed within the duct element 1 1 . This segment 14 of the flow channel 13 ends with a lower end 14a merging with the lower end of the duct element 1 1 . Moreover, the segment 14 comprises an upper end 14b (Fig. 4), which ends merging with the upper end of the duct element 1 1 .
The duct element 1 1 towards the bottom ends merging with a further component 15, which represents a further component of the cooling air duct 10. The duct element 1 1 and the further component 15 are separate components, which are connected with each other, for instance may be glued together. Accordingly, the cooling air duct 10 may moreover have further separate components, which then in the entirety of the complete cooling air duct 10 and thus also each with its own segments form the complete flow channel 13. In Fig. 2 a segment of the domestic refrigeration device 1 is shown in a sectional perspective view, wherein the sectional plane lies in the y-z plane.
As can be discerned from the representation provided in Fig. 2, a closure element in the form of a closure flap 16 is integrated. In this representation, it can be seen in particular that this closure flap 16 is arranged in the interior of the duct element 1 1 and thus is arranged in particular spaced apart from the ends 14a and 14b, each offset backwards into the interior of the duct element 1 1 . In particular in the longitudinal direction A of the duct channel 13, and thus also of the segment 14, this closure flap 16 in each case is arranged spaced apart and at a distance from the ends 14a and 14b.
By the closure flap 16 the flow channel 13 can be closed and thus the flow of the cold air between the individual compartments 3 and 4 be stopped. In Fig. 2 the closure flap 16 is shown in the closed state. By way of integration and the arrangement of the closure flap 16 within the interior of such single-piece duct element 1 1 undesired leakage flows in the area of the closure flap and in particular at a spot, where the closure flap 16 is directly arranged at a connection between a duct element 1 1 and a further component of the cooling air duct 10, can be avoided.
Through such internally integrated arrangement of the closure flap 16 the segment 14 thus ends already in the interior of the duct element 1 1 in the flow direction and also in the direction of the longitudinal axis A on both sides in the closure flap 16. The closure flap 16 is in particular equally designed as a single piece and can be pivoted relative to the duct element 1 1 .
In Fig. 3 in a perspective representation part of the duct element 1 1 is shown. Here the lower end 14a of the segment 14 is shown, wherein by means of the flange 1 1 a of the duct element 1 1 formed thereby the coupling to the further component 15 is performed.
Moreover, it can be discerned that at an outer surface 1 1 b of the duct element 1 1 a serpentine, meandering heating unit 17 is formed. Through this heating unit 17 a possibly occurring frozen state in the area of the closure flap 16 can be unfrozen. This freezing may also occur as a result of very cold air passing and freezing the given air humidity.
In Fig. 4 a sectional view of Fig. 3 is shown, wherein here equally the section lies in the y- z plane. In contrast to the view in Fig. 2 in Fig. 4 a view in the positive x-direction is shown, wherein in Fig. 2 a view in the negative x-direction is shown.
In Fig. 4 apart from the closed position of the closure flap 16 in simplified line representation also the open position 16a is indicated. A pivoting in this connection occurs via a pivot axis 18, which in Fig. 4 is perpendicular to the figure plane.
Arrows P insinuate the flow of the cold air.
In Fig. 5 in a further perspective representation the duct element 1 1 is shown. It can be seen that the closure flap 16 can be opened and closed via electronic control through a motor 19. The pivot axis 18 can be discerned, wherein here corresponding pivot pins 20 of the closure element or the closure flap 16 arranged on both sides are provided, the pivot pins 20 being received in corresponding receptacles 21 of the duct element 1 1 .
It may be envisaged that a spring 22 is arranged for the pre-stressed positioning of the closure flap 16.
In particular by virtue of such an integral arrangement and interior positioning of the closure flap 16 within such single-piece duct element 1 1 of the cooling air duct 10 undesired leakages in the closed state of the closure flap 16 at this spot of the closure flap 16 can be avoided. List of References
1 domestic refrigeration device
2 housing
3 cooling compartment
4 freezer compartment
5 wall
6 interior container
7 interior container
8 door
9 door
10 cooling air duct
1 1 duct element
1 1 a flange
1 1 b outer surface
12 rear wall
13 flow channel
14 segment
14a end
14b end
15 component
16 closure flap
16a open position
17 heating unit
18 rotational axis
19 motor
20 pivot pin
21 receptacles
22 spring
P arrow
A longitudinal direction

Claims

Claims
1 . A domestic refrigeration device (1 ) comprising a first room (3, 4) for receiving goods to be cooled and a second room (3, 4) for receiving goods to be cooled, and a cooling air duct (10), by means of which cold air is passable between the rooms (3, 4), and a closure element (16) for closing the flow channel (13) of the cooling air duct (10), characterized in that the closure element (16) is integrated within a duct element (1 1 ) of the cooling air duct (10).
2. The domestic refrigeration device (1 ) according to claim 1 , characterized in that the duct element (1 1 ) integrally has a segment (14) of the flow channel (13), and the closure element (16) in the longitudinal direction (A) of the segment (14) on both sides ends merging with the segment (14) and is arranged in the interior of the duct element (1 1 ).
3. The domestic refrigeration device (1 ) according to any one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the closure element is arranged spaced apart from the two ends (14a, 14b) of the segment (14) and is arranged offset towards the interior within the duct element (1 1 ).
4. The domestic refrigeration device (1 ) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the closure element has a closure flap (16), in particular is a closure flap (16), which is movable under electronic control.
5. The domestic refrigeration device (1 ) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the duct element (1 1 ) is formed as a single piece from plastic.
6. The domestic refrigeration device (1 ) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first room is a cooling compartment (3) and/or the second room is a freezer compartment (4).
7. The domestic refrigeration device (1 ) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the closure element (16) has pivot pins (20), which extend into receptacles (21 ) of the duct element (1 1 ), and thereby a pivot axis (18) is formed for pivoting the closure element (16) for opening and closing the flow channel (13).
8. The domestic refrigeration device (1 ) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that duct element (1 1 ) on both sides is fluidically coupled to further components (15) of the cooling air duct (10).
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