EP2923165B1 - Domestic refrigeration appliance with an actuator for a container lid - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a household refrigerating appliance, comprising a heat-insulating inner container which is designed to limit at least one storage space for refrigerated goods, a refrigerated goods container mounted in the inner container, which has an opening accessible from above, and a container lid which is mounted in the inner container by a storage device, which is in particular designed to implement a linear movement of the container lid executed by a manual actuating means in a depth direction into a lifting movement of the container lid for opening and closing the opening of the refrigerated goods container, wherein the manual actuating means is formed by a slide.

The DE 10 2009 029 141 A1 describes a refrigeration appliance, in particular household refrigeration appliance, with a storage space and a container separated from the storage space, wherein at least one closure part of the container between an open and a closed position is adjustable, and wherein the container in the open position of the closure part with a high pressure area and a low pressure area of the storage room communicates. In this case, a horizontally movably guided slide is provided, wherein the one of a cover or the slider has an oblique guide contour and the other has a cooperating with the guide contour and relative to the guide contour displaceable element.

Further, the US 2003/0222044 A1 a food receiving element for removable insertion into a cooling device receptacle with differential temperature zones.

Furthermore, the disclosure US 6,880,949 a partition wall assembly for a quick-cooling and Abtauffanne a refrigerator and the WO 03/043464 A1 an intelligent shelving system.

The object of the invention is to provide a household refrigeration appliance in which a manual operation of a container lid is improved.

The object of the invention is achieved by a household refrigeration appliance, comprising a heat-insulating inner container which is designed to limit at least one storage room for refrigerated goods, a refrigerated goods container mounted in the inner container having an opening accessible from above, and a container lid, which in the inner container by a is mounted with a manual actuating means coupled storage device, wherein the manual actuating means comprises a slider which is adapted to display a first optical representation in a first slider position and display a second optical representation in a second slider position in which the first optical representation is hidden ,

The object of the invention is achieved by a household refrigerator according to claim 1. In particular, a household refrigerating appliance comprises a heat-insulating inner container which is designed to limit at least one storage space for items to be refrigerated, a refrigerated goods container which is mounted in the inner container and has an opening accessible from above, and a container lid which is mounted in the inner container by a storage device which is formed to implement in a depth direction a lifting movement of the container lid for opening and closing the opening of the refrigerated goods container, wherein the manual actuating means comprises a slider and the slider is designed to display a first optical representation in a first slider position and in a second slider position, in which the first optical representation is hidden, to display a second optical representation.

Since the air tends to be dehumidified in so-called no-frost household refrigerators, foods dry undesirably faster, which need a certain amount of moisture to maintain the nutritional value, the taste and the structure. To prevent this, these foods are stored in a separate refrigerated goods container, such as a vegetable box, to isolate them from the regular air circulation. However, since different foods need different humidities for optimal freshness preservation, a part of the resulting by condensation and transpiration of the stored air humidity should be removed again. In order to make this possible, according to the invention, a manually controllable opening of the refrigerated goods container, which is as completely peripheral as possible, is to be achieved.

The refrigerated goods container is closed with a container lid, which can be opened or closed by moving in one direction, for example, over inclined planes in the vertical and horizontal directions. Under a fixed glass plate, the container lid can be mounted with lateral frame strips on guide elements. In the container lid, for example, a groove, or a recess or cam can be introduced. On the fixed glass plate or on a frame is then a manual actuating means which engages, for example with a cam in the recess or cam in the container lid. It is also possible to reverse cam and cam or actuating pin. According to the slope of the guide groove or the shape of the recess, the container lid is moved horizontally and vertically during actuation of the actuating means. This creates a circumferential gap between the container lid and refrigerated goods.

A storage device which is designed to implement a linear movement of the container lid caused by a manual actuating means in a depth direction into a lifting movement of the container lid for opening and closing the opening of the refrigerated goods container can, for example according to DE 10 2009 029 141 A1 be executed.

By the slider is designed to display a first optical representation in a first slider position and to display a second optical representation in a second slider position in which the first optical representation is concealed, an easily understandable or easily comprehensible actuation of the container lid is achieved. The direction of movement of the slider coincides with the movement of the container lid. In that regard, the movement of the slider can be synchronized with the movement of the container lid. In this case, the movement of the slide can be converted directly into the movement of the container lid, without a deflection or translation of the movement takes place. In that regard, a direct translation, ie direct coupling of slide and container lid can be realized. In an immediate connection of slide and container lid also a cost coupling can be realized with little effort.

Both the first optical representation and the second optical representation may each be a text, or only a word such as "open", "closed", or "open", "closed", or any other designation (such as "hydro -fresh "or" coldfresh "). However, both the first optical representation and the second optical representation can also be only a pictorial representation, such as a symbol. Pictorial and textual representations can also be combined in an optical representation.

The slider is mounted in the depth direction adjustable in the front panel. In other words, in this embodiment, the slider is guided linearly displaceable in the front panel.

The slider may have a slide portion which has on its upper side the first optical representation and is arranged with its upper side opposite the underside over a support surface, in particular rests on a support surface having the second optical representation. The slider portion may be formed in particular plate-shaped. The slider portion may be referred to as a display surface on which the respective optical representation is mounted. By moving the slider so the slider portion or the display surface between a hidden position and a visible position is reciprocated. In addition to this movement of the slider portion or the display surface is also moved by the slider at the same time the container lid, i. the refrigerated goods container is opened or closed.

The slide can be mounted so adjustably in a front panel, which has a window opening, that in the first slider position, the first optical representation is visibly positioned through the window opening and the second optical representation is covered by a particular plate-shaped slide portion of the slider, and in that the second slider position, the first optical representation of the window removed, under a wall portion of the front panel is optically hidden and positioned the second optical representation of the particular plate-shaped slide portion and visible through the window pane. In the window cutout, not only the slider portion or the display surface may be arranged, but also a handle portion to be supported by the fingers of a Hand of a user can be gripped and over which the slider is actuated and thus the container lid can be moved.

The front panel may be upstream in the depth direction of a front edge of the glass shelf and / or the front edge of the container lid. The front panel can thus form a housing for the slide. The slider can be displaceably mounted in particular in the front panel. By the front panel in the depth direction of the front edge of the glass shelf and / or the front edge of the container lid is upstream, the slider is easily accessible and the first and second optical representation can be easily viewed.

A depth-adjustable slider can be understood to mean a manual actuating means that can be moved manually, in a direction that leads from the front of the household refrigerator to a rear of the domestic refrigerator and back through the extension of the storage space of the household refrigerator. The access side generally has the cold vegetable door leaf. At the back of the domestic refrigerator, a condenser of a refrigeration cycle device is generally located outside the storage room. The depth direction is therefore generally the same as the geometric depth of the domestic refrigerator. Manual movement can be accomplished by one or more fingers of a user's hand, in which the user places the one and more fingers on a handle portion of the slider and thereby moves the actuator. The slider performs an adjustment in the depth direction.

The slide having the front panel can be attached either to a stored above the refrigerated goods in the inner container frame or mounted on a refrigerated goods above the refrigerated goods in the inner container glass shelf.

The slider can be adjustably mounted in all embodiments in the depth direction and attached to the adjustable in the depth direction of the container lid. By the slider is attached to the container lid, complex coupling gear can be omitted. By having the slider attached directly to the container lid, the movement of the slider can be synchronized with the movement of the container lid. In this case, the movement of the slide can be converted directly into the movement of the container lid, without a deflection or translation of the movement would be necessary. In that regard, a direct translation, ie direct coupling of slide and container lid can be realized. In an immediate connection of slide and container lid also a cost coupling can be realized with little effort.

The slider may also have a grip portion adjoining the slider portion carrying the first optical representation. The grip portion may have at least one grip edge projecting upwards over the top of the slider portion. Since the slider has a grip section adjoining the slider section carrying the first optical representation, the function of the slider is clearly demonstrated to a user by the spatial proximity of the optical display and the grip section. Immediately in visual proximity to the handle portion, which is usually viewed by a user during an operation, then also the visual appearance of the user immediately and immediately catches the eye, without having to digress the view.

The handle portion, in particular the projecting handle edge may extend within the window opening of the front panel. By extending the handle portion, in particular the projecting handle edge within the window opening of the front panel, the window opening or a peripheral edge of the window opening can optically indicate the actuating direction. In addition, peripheral edge portions may also form mechanical guide surfaces, between which the slider or at least the handle portion or the slider portion is guided or mounted linearly displaceable.

The slider can be stored in a window cutout of a mounted in the inner container front panel or a frame mounted in the inner container such that the slide portion and / or the first optical representation is optically hidden in the first slide position and can be seen in the second slide position.

Alternatively, the slide can be mounted in a window cutout of a front panel mounted in the inner container or a frame mounted in the inner container such that the slider portion and / or the first optical representation can be seen in the first slider position and is optically hidden in the second slider position.

In all embodiments, the slider may be formed by its movement between the first slider position and the second slider position, an additional function, in particular a temperature control device, a Lighting device and / or an additional moisture control device to control.

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated by way of example in the accompanying schematic drawings.

Fig. 1

eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Haushaltskältegeräts mit mehreren Kühlgutbehältern und Fachböden,

Fig. 2

eine perspektivische Teilansicht des Haushaltskältegeräts im Bereich einer Gemüseschublade mit Behälterdeckel, die mit einer Frontblende versehen ist, an der ein erfindungsgemäßer Schieber angeordnet ist;

Fig. 3

eine perspektivische Teilansicht der Gemüseschublade mit Behälterdeckel gemäß Fig. 2 mit dem erfindungsgemäßen Schieber in einer ersten Schieberstellung, in der die erste optische Darstellung durch den Fensterausschnitt sichtbar positioniert ist und die zweite optische Darstellung durch einen Schieberabschnitt überdeckt ist;

Fig. 4

eine perspektivische Teilansicht der Gemüseschublade mit Behälterdeckel gemäß Fig. 2 mit dem erfindungsgemäßen Schieber in einer zweiten Schieberstellung, in der die erste optische Darstellung von dem Fensterausschnitt entfernt, unter einem Wandabschnitt der Frontblende optisch verdeckt positioniert und die zweite optische Darstellung von dem Schieberabschnitt freigegeben und durch den Fensterausschnitt sichtbar ist;

Fig. 5

eine perspektivische Schnittdarstellung des in der Frontblende gelagerten Schiebers in der ersten Schieberstellung gemäß Fig. 3, und

Fig. 6

eine perspektivische Schnittdarstellung des in der Frontblende gelagerten Schiebers in der zweiten Schieberstellung gemäß Fig. 4.

Show it:

Fig. 1

a perspective view of a household refrigerator with multiple refrigerated goods and shelves,

Fig. 2

a partial perspective view of the household refrigerator in the region of a vegetable drawer with container lid, which is provided with a front panel on which a slide according to the invention is arranged;

Fig. 3

a partial perspective view of the vegetable drawer with container lid according to Fig. 2 with the slider according to the invention in a first slider position, in which the first optical representation is visibly positioned through the window opening and the second optical representation is covered by a slide portion;

Fig. 4

a partial perspective view of the vegetable drawer with container lid according to Fig. 2 with the slider according to the invention in a second slider position, in which the first optical representation removed from the window, under a wall portion of the front panel optically hidden positioned and the second optical representation of the slide portion released and visible through the window pane;

Fig. 5

a perspective sectional view of the slide mounted in the front panel in the first slide position according to Fig. 3 , and

Fig. 6

a perspective sectional view of the slider mounted in the front panel in the second slide position according to Fig. 4 ,

An in Fig. 1 household refrigerating appliance 1 shown by way of example has a body 2 with an inner container 3. The inner container 3 is divided in the illustrated embodiment in an upper cooling compartment 4 and a freezer compartment 5 arranged below. The cooling space 4 is generally used for frost-free cooling of refrigerated goods, preferably at temperatures between plus 4 and plus 8 degrees Celsius. However, the cooling space 4 can also be designed as a zero-degree compartment, in particular for keeping fruit or vegetables fresh. The refrigerator 4 is accessible when the refrigerator door 6 is open. The freezer compartment 5 is generally used for freezing frozen food at about minus 18 degrees Celsius. The freezer compartment 5 is accessible when the freezer compartment door 7 is open. In the cooling space 4, a refrigerated goods container 8 is mounted extendable, which is closed by means of a container lid 9 mounted above the refrigerated goods 8. As shown, a glass shelf 10 can be mounted above the container lid 9.

In the Fig. 2 is an exemplary, in the inner container 3 pulled out and inserted stored refrigerated goods container 8, which has an accessible from above opening, which is closed by the container lid 9.

The container lid 9 is mounted in the inner container 3 by a not shown in detail, known to those skilled in storage device 11. The storage device 11 is formed in the illustrated embodiment, implement a executed by a manual actuating means 12 linear movement of the container lid 9 in a depth direction in a lifting movement of the container lid 9 for opening and closing the opening of the refrigerated goods 8.

The manual actuating means 12 has a slide 13, which is formed in a first slide position, in the illustrated embodiment according to Fig. 3 to display a first optical representation 14 and in a second slider position, in the illustrated embodiment according to Fig. 4 in which the first optical representation 14 is concealed, to display a second optical representation 15.

According to the embodiment according to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 the slider 13 is mounted in the direction of depth T adjustable in a front panel 16.

Under a direction adjustable in the depth direction T slide 13 is a manual actuating means understood that can be moved in a direction by the extension of the storage room, such as the refrigerator 4 or the freezer compartment 5 of the household refrigerator 1 from a front access side of the household refrigerator 1 to a back of the household refrigerator 1 and leads back. The access side generally has the cold panel door leaf, such as the refrigerator door 6 or the freezer compartment door 7. On the back of the domestic refrigerator 1, a condenser of a refrigeration cycle device is generally arranged outside the storage space, such as the refrigerator 4 or the freezer compartment 5. The depth direction T is thus generally in accordance with the geometric depth of the household refrigerator 1. Manual movement may be by one or more fingers of a user's hand, in which the user places the one or more fingers on a handle portion 17 of the slider 13 and thereby moves the actuating means. The slider 13 performs an adjustment in the depth direction T from.

The slider 13 is thus mounted adjustably in the depth direction T and is fixed in the illustrated embodiment to the adjustable in the depth direction T container lid 9. The container lid 9 is arranged hidden below the glass shelf 10 in the embodiment. The container lid 9 is therefore in the FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 indicated only as a dashed line, since the container lid 9 is mounted under the glass shelf 10 and behind the front panel 16. In the in Fig. 3 indicated position, the container lid 9 closes the top opening of the refrigerated goods 8. In the in Fig. 4 indicated, shifted backwards in the depth direction T position of the container lid 9 opens the top opening of the refrigerated goods 8, at least by a gap.

Under the fixed glass shelf 10, the container lid 9 is thus mounted with lateral frame strips on guide elements. The container lid 9 is connected directly to the slider 13. On the fixed glass shelf 10 or on a frame 18 of the slider 13 is slidably mounted. According to a slope, for example, a guide groove or the shape of a recess on the guide elements, the container lid 9 is vertical and optional when the slide 13 is actuated moved horizontally. This creates a circumferential gap between the container lid 9 and refrigerated goods 8.

The frame 18 or the inner container 3 may include the storage device 11, which is formed by the manual actuating means, the slider 13 linear movement of the container lid 9 in a horizontal plane in a vertical lifting movement of the container lid 9 to open and close the opening to implement the refrigerated goods 8. The frame 18 and the storage device 11 may be made in several parts. However, the frame 18 and the storage device 11 may also be made in one piece.

The storage of the slider 13 in the front panel 16 is in the Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 shown in more detail in a sectional view. The front panel 16 has a window opening 19. The slider 13 is mounted so adjustable in the front panel 16 and within the window opening 19 that in the first slide position according to Fig. 5 the first optical representation 14 is visibly positioned through the window opening 19 and the second optical representation 15 is covered by a particular plate-shaped slide portion 20 of the slider 13. In addition, the slider 13 is mounted so adjustable in the front panel 16 and within the window opening 19, that in the second slide position according to Fig. 6 the first optical representation 14 is removed from the window opening 19, is optically hidden under a wall section 24 of the front panel 16 and the second optical representation 15 is released from the particular plate-shaped slider section 20 and visible through the window opening 19.

The particular plate-shaped slide portion 20 has substantially a thin and flat shape and is so far formed by a flat solid object. The slider portion 20 carries on its top the first optical representation 14. The slider portion 20 is located with its top side opposite the underside on a support surface 21, which has the second optical representation 15. The support surface 21 is part of the front panel 16 in the illustrated embodiment.

As shown, the slider 13 also has the grip portion 17 adjoining the slide portion 20 carrying the first optical representation 14. Of the Handle portion 17 has in the illustrated embodiment, on the top of the slide portion 20 upwardly projecting grip edge 22. The projecting handle edge 22 may extend upward beyond an upper surface of the front panel 16. Alternatively or additionally, the front panel 16, as in the FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 have a recess 23 through which the handle portion 17 and the grip edge 22 is accessible to the fingers of a user's hand.

The grip portion 17, in particular the projecting grip edge 22 extends within the window opening 19 of the front panel 16. The handle portion 17, in particular the projecting grip edge 22 can, as shown, be formed by an elongated, straight bar which is in particular perpendicular to the depth direction T, that extends parallel to a plane of the closed refrigerator door 6 or closed freezer compartment door 7. In that regard, the handle portion 17, or the handle edge 22 or the elongated, straight bar extends perpendicular to the direction of movement of the slider thirteenth

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

Household refrigerator

2

corpus

3

inner container

4

refrigerator

5

freezer

6

Fridge door

7

Freezer door

8th

refrigerated goods

9

container lid

10

Glass shelf

11

storage device

12

actuating means

13

pusher

14

first optical representation

15

second optical representation

16

front panel

17

handle portion

18

frame

19

pane

20

slide portion

21

support surface

22

Hand grip

23

recess

24

wall section

T

depth direction

Claims (9)

1. Domestic refrigeration appliance having a heat-insulating inner container (3), which is configured to delimit at least one storage space for refrigerated goods, a refrigerated goods container (8) that is supported in the inner container (3) and has an opening which is accessible from above, and a container lid (9) that is supported in the inner container (3) by a support apparatus (11) coupled to a manual actuator (12), wherein the manual actuator (12) has a slider (13), wherein the slider (13) is configured to indicate a first optical display (14) in a first slider position and to indicate a second optical display (15) in a second slider position, in which the first optical display (14) is concealed, characterised in that in the depth direction (T) the slider (13) is adjustably supported in the front panel (16).
2. Domestic refrigeration appliance according to claim 1, characterised in that the slider (13) has a particularly plate-shaped slider section (20), which, on its top side, has the first optical display (14) and with its bottom side facing the top side is arranged above a support surface (21), in particular rests on the support surface (21), which has the second optical display (15).
3. Domestic refrigeration appliance according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the slider (13) is adjustably supported in a front panel (16), which has a window cutout (19), such that in the first slider position the first optical display (14) is visibly positioned through the window cutout (19) and the second optical display (15) is covered by a particularly plate-shaped slider section (20) of the slider (13) and that in the second slider position the first optical display (14) is remote from the window section (19), is positioned in an optically concealed fashion below a wall section (24) of the front panel (16) and the second optical display (15) is uncovered by the particularly plate-shaped slider section (20) and is visible through the window cutout (19).
4. Domestic refrigeration appliance according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the front panel (16) having the slider (13) is fastened to a frame (18) supported above the refrigerated goods container (8) in the inner container (3) or to a glass tray (10) supported above the refrigerated goods container (8) in the inner container (3).
5. Domestic refrigeration appliance according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the slider (13) is adjustably supported in the depth direction (T) and the slider (13) is fastened to the container lid (9) which can be adjusted in the depth direction (T).
6. Domestic refrigeration appliance according to one of claims 2 to 5, characterised in that the slider (13) has a handle section (17) adjoining the slider section (20) supporting the first optical display (14).
7. Domestic refrigeration appliance according to claim 6, characterised in that the handle section (17) has at least one handle edge (22) projecting upwards beyond the top side of the slider section (20).
8. Domestic refrigeration appliance according to claim 6 or 7, characterised in that the handle section (17), in particular the projecting handle edge (22) extends within the window cutout (19) of the front panel (16).
9. Domestic refrigeration appliance according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterised in that the slider (13) is configured to control an additional function, in particular a temperature control apparatus, a lighting apparatus and/or an additional humidity control apparatus by means of its movement between the first slider position and the second slider position.

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