EP2956725A1

EP2956725A1 - Domestic refrigeration appliance with a display means for a container lid

Info

Publication number: EP2956725A1
Application number: EP13798961.2A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Christoph Becke; Max Eicher; Swetlana Gorodezki; Maike Kirschbaum; Ralph Staud; Thomas Tischer
Original assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
Current assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
Priority date: 2012-11-23
Filing date: 2013-11-15
Publication date: 2015-12-23
Anticipated expiration: 2033-11-15
Also published as: EP2956725B1; WO2014079781A1; CN104813126B; US20150300724A1; US9453672B2; DE102012221499A1; CN104813126A; TR201816083T4; RU2608055C2; PL2956725T3; RU2015121655A

Abstract

The invention relates to a domestic refrigeration appliance (1) having a heat-insulating inner container (3) which is designed to delimit at least one storage space for refrigerated goods, a refrigerated goods container (8) mounted in the inner container (3), which goods container has an opening accessible from the top, and a container lid (9) which is mounted in the inner container (3) such that a movement carried out by a manual actuator (12) is converted into a movement of the container lid (9) for opening and closing the opening of the refrigerated goods container (8), and having a display means (14) connected to the actuator (12), which display means (14) is designed to display, in a first position of the actuator (12) in which the container lid (9) is moved into a cover position so as to open the opening of the refrigerated goods container (8), an item of information characterising the open position, and in a second position of the actuator (12) in which the container lid (9) is moved into a cover position so as to close the opening of the refrigerated goods container (8), an item of information characterising the closed position.

Description

Household refrigerating appliance with a display means for a

container lid

The invention relates to a household refrigerating 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 is mounted in the inner container such that a implemented by a manual actuating means movement is converted into a movement of the container lid for opening and closing the opening of the refrigerated goods.

DE 10 2009 029 141 A1 describes a refrigerator, in particular domestic refrigeration appliance, with a storage space and a container separated from the storage space, wherein at least one closure part of the container is adjustable between an open and a closed position, and wherein the container in the open position of Closure parts communicates with a high pressure area and a low pressure area of the storage room. 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.

The object of the invention is to provide a household refrigerator, in which an indication of the 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 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 in that a movement carried out by a manual actuating means is converted into a movement of the container lid for opening and closing the opening of the refrigerated goods container, further comprising a display means coupled to the actuating means, which is formed in a first position of the actuating means, in which Container lid in an opening of the Refrigerated container opening lid position is moved to display a the opening position characterizing information and in a second position of the actuating means, in which the container lid is moved to the opening of the refrigerated goods shooting lid position, indicating a closed position characterizing information.

The information may be, for example, a lettering such as "open", "closed", "moist" or "dry". Alternatively, the lettering may describe a preferentially stored refrigerated goods, such as "vegetables", "fish", "meat" or "cheese". Alternatively or additionally, the information may, for example, also be a graphical representation, a symbol, a letter, such as A or B, or a number. The display means is designed according to the invention to display exactly that information which corresponds to the current lid position of the container lid. Depending on the lid position, the refrigerated goods container is aerated more or less so that a certain temperature and / or humidity is set depending on the ventilation. Depending on the temperature and / or humidity, a climate arises in the refrigerated goods container that is optimal for certain types of refrigerated goods.

An actuation, i. a change in state of the manual actuating means can in particular always in the same direction, for example by pressing done. A mechanical device in this regard may, for example, be analogous to a mechanism known per se to a person skilled in the art, such as e.g. used in ballpoint pens, be executed.

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. To make this possible, according to the invention a manual controllable, in particular circumferentially complete opening of the refrigerated goods to be achieved.

The refrigerated goods container can be 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.

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

In a first variant, the manual actuation means can be designed as a pressure switch, that is, have two switching states. In this case, in an initial position of the pressure switch, an actuating surface of the pressure switch protrude further than in a second position. In these two positions the actuating surface is unactuated, i. is not touched by a user's fingers. In the first position of the pressure switch, the container lid may be in the first position. In the second position of the pressure switch, the container lid may be in the second position. By means of such a pressure switch thus two container lid positions can be realized.

The display means may comprise a mask, which carries an information characterizing the open position and / or the closed position characterizing information in the form of a mask section, wherein the display means, in particular the Actuating means comprises a display section, which in the first position of the actuating means can optically project the information of the mask characterizing the opening position and / or in the second position of the actuating means, the information indicating the closed position of the mask can optically project. The mask may for example be formed as a film which is glued or laminated to an underside of a glass plate, for example.

The actuating means may comprise a display section which, in the first position of the actuating means, visually retreats the information indicating the closed position of the mask and / or in the second position of the actuating means, visually withdraws the information of the mask characterizing the opening position.

In a position of a first actuation surface of the actuation means, for example, a second color surface section of the presentation section mounted on a wall section can lie exactly underneath a mask section of the mask so that the information to be displayed emerges visually on account of the color design of the second color surface section and the mask. In this case, for example, the second color area section may have a different color from the mask, in particular high-contrast.

In another position of the first actuating surface, for example, a first color area section of the display section mounted on the wall section can come to lie exactly underneath the mask section of the mask, so that the information does not appear visually, that is, visually recedes due to the color design of the first color surface section and the mask. In this case, for example, the first color surface section may have the same color and / or the same contrast as the mask. In one embodiment, the presentation section can have a first color area section, which is at least approximately coincident with the mask, in particular identical, and has a second color area section which differs in color from the mask, especially contrasting contrast of the color of the mask.

Each of the two color surface portions may have a suitable color. As a color is also understood black and white. The color surface portions may also have corresponding surface properties, for example, rough, smooth, dull, shiny, translucent and / or self-luminous. The information is thus visually highlighted or not highlighted as a function of which of the two color area sections is just below the section of the mask, while the colors of the color surface sections are to be matched accordingly with the color of the mask.

In one embodiment, the mask may be attached to a transparent shelf arranged above the refrigerated goods container, in particular to a glass plate.

The mask may in particular be attached to a back or underside of the glass plate and be visible through the glass plate.

In another embodiment, the mask may be attached to a panel arranged above the refrigerated goods container, in particular be attached to a connected to a shelf, in particular a glass plate panel.

In this embodiment, the shelf does not necessarily have to be transparent. It is sufficient if the inserted aperture is made transparent. Thus, the shelf may have a cutout, in which the aperture formed as a separate component is inserted. In this case, the aperture can serve as a storage housing for the manual actuating means at the same time. Consequently, the manual actuating means can be prefabricated together with the panel as a preassembled module. The pre-assembled assembly can then be inserted into the cutout of the shelf.

In a further embodiment, the mask can be attached to a display wall of the actuating means, in particular on a front wall of the actuating means be, the actuating means to be mounted adjustably on a support portion and the support portion thereby have the presentation section.

The actuating means may be designed as a cross-sectionally U-shaped bracket, which has an upper ceiling wall and a lower ceiling wall, between which each oriented at right angles to a display wall extends. With its cross-sectionally U-shaped bracket, the actuating means is mounted in this embodiment on a support portion of the shelf or the glass plate.

The actuating means is mounted adjustable with respect to the support section. The mask is attached to the display wall of the actuating means in this embodiment. The support portion of the shelf or the glass plate then carries on one of the display wall of the actuating means assigning end face the presentation section. In all embodiments, the manual actuation means may comprise an actuation portion, in particular an actuation pressure surface, and may be configured to return the actuation portion to an initial position when the actuation portion is released after each manual actuation. The actuation pressure surface can be, for example, a front surface of a probing body which is mounted on a diaphragm or on a frame in the inner container of the household refrigerating appliance. The actuating pressure surface can be arranged above the refrigerated goods container, in particular centrally. The actuation pressure surface can be arranged, for example, on a front edge of a shelf mounted above the refrigerated goods container, in particular a glass plate.

In particular, in the case of this embodiment, the support portion may be formed on the shelf, in particular on the glass plate. In all embodiments of the household refrigerating appliance according to the invention, the display means may comprise an electronic display means, in particular an optical display means, in particular a light source which characterizes the information characterizing the open position and / or the closed position characterizing Display information directly visually bright or indirectly by lighting or backlighting a fixed graphical display.

The electronic display means, in particular the optical display means, in particular the lighting means may be designed to illuminate or to illuminate the mask and / or the display section. Such lighting and candling may be independent of the position of the actuating means, i. be constantly activated. Alternatively, such lighting and candling can be carried out depending on the position of the actuating means. This may mean that the electronic display means, in particular the optical display means, in particular the lighting means is switched on in a first position of the actuating means, i. is lit and turned off in a second position of the actuating means, i. not lit. It can also be two electronic display means, in particular two optical display means, in particular two light sources may be provided, wherein in the first position of the actuating means only one lights and in the second only the other lights.

In all embodiments of the domestic refrigerator according to the invention, the manual actuating means may be formed by a push-button switch which moves the container lid in the open position in a depressed state of a first actuating surface of the push-button switch and moves the container lid in the closed position in a depressed state of a second actuating surface of the push-button switch wherein a coupling device connected to the pushbutton switch is configured to move the first actuating surface to its starting position by pressing the second actuating surface and to move the second actuating surface into its initial position by pressing the first actuating surface.

In a first variant, the manual actuation means can be designed as a pressure switch, that is, have two switching states. In this case, in an initial position of the pressure switch, an actuating surface of the pressure switch protrude further than in a second position. In these two positions, the actuating surface is unactuated, ie is not touched or pressed by the fingers of a user. In the first position of the pressure switch, the container lid may be in the first position. In the second position of the pressure switch, the container lid in the second Position. By means of such a pressure switch thus two container lid positions can be realized.

In summary and sometimes explained differently, a simple, understandable display of the state, in particular of the moisture in a refrigerated goods container, in particular in a refrigerated goods drawer, can be realized.

For example, a glass shelf, in particular with a front strip, can be located above a moisture-controllable drawer. The actual lid, which can regulate the humidity by sealing the refrigerated goods drawer, is located underneath. In contrast to known simple slides this cover is moved, for example by means of two push buttons. Such pushbuttons can be coupled and guided with each other via a mechanism. For this purpose, agents known per se to the person skilled in the art, such as e.g. Lever arms, parallelogram, gears, cables, etc. are used. This means that when one key is pushed in, the other key comes out at the same moment and the sealing cover changes its position. To better show the two switching states, for example "damp" and "dry"

can, the display means described according to the invention are formed

For example, a glass plate can be masked from below, printed or provided with a foil. An exemplary graphic or text visualizing the switching states is omitted. The switch, which moves under this surface, has on its upper side two different colored surfaces, which show alternately under the graphics section. Thus, the graphic can be highlighted in color depending on the switching state.

Such a mechanical solution can be located in a display-like plastic part, for example in a plastic plate instead of under a glass plate. A colored background of the display graphic can also be done directly in the button and there on the top surface and and front sign off. Alternatively or additionally, mechanical solutions can also be performed with electronic displays, such as LEDs or other electrically illuminated graphics. Overall, a simple, clear and striking operation and display can be achieved. Such a solution can be more sophisticated and refined. A simulation of a display display can be done via low-cost background technology or LEDs.

Various embodiments of the invention are illustrated by way of example in the accompanying schematic drawings.

a perspective view of a household refrigerator with several refrigerated goods and shelves and a refrigerated goods according to the invention with container lid and manual actuating means; a partial perspective view of a first embodiment of a manual actuating means with a display means in a switching position B;

3 shows a perspective partial view of the first embodiment of a manual actuating means according to FIG. 2 with the display means in a switching position A;

Fig. 4 is a partial sectional view through a wall portion of a manual

Actuating means, which is mounted below a glass shelf, with a second embodiment of a display means in a switching position A;

Fig. 5 is a partial sectional view through a wall portion of the manual

Actuating means according to Figure 4, with the display means in a switching position B. 6 is a partial perspective view of a second embodiment of a manual actuating means with a display means in the form of a shutter attached to a shelf; 7 shows a perspective partial sectional view of a third embodiment of a manual actuating means with a display means in which the mask is attached to a display wall of the actuating means, wherein the actuating means is adjustably mounted with respect to a support section, with deactivated switching position A;

Fig. 8 is a partial perspective sectional view of the third embodiment according to

Fig. 7 with activated switching position A; a partial perspective view of a fourth embodiment of a manual actuating means with an electronic display means in the form of a lighting means in activated switching position B; and a partial perspective view of the fourth embodiment of the manual actuating means of FIG. 9 with an electronic display means in the form of a lighting means with activated switching position A.

A household refrigerating appliance 1 shown by way of example in FIG. 1 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 chamber 4, an exemplary refrigerated goods container 8 is mounted extendable, which is closed by means of a container lid 9 mounted above the refrigerated goods 8. Over the container lid 9, as shown, a shelf 10 may be stored.

FIG. 2 shows a first embodiment of a manual actuating means 12 with a display means 14 in a switching position B. Above the refrigerated goods container 8, the container lid 9 is mounted such that by moving, in particular lifting and lowering the container lid 9 of the refrigerated goods 8 opened and closed can be. Above the container lid 9, a shelf 10 in the form of a glass plate 1 1 is arranged. At a front edge of the glass plate 1 1, a front panel 13 is provided. In the front panel 13, a push-button switch 15 is inserted, which has a first actuating surface 16 and a second actuating surface 17. The manual actuating means 12 forms in the embodiment of FIG. 2 a push-button switch 15 which moves the container lid 9 in an open position in a depressed state of a first actuating surface 16 of the push-button switch 15 and in a depressed state of a second actuating surface 17 of the push-button switch 15 the container lid 9 is moved to the closed position, wherein a connected to the push-button switch 15, known in the art coupling device is formed by pressing the second actuating surface 17, the first actuating surface 16 to move to its original position and pressing the first actuating surface 16, the second actuating surface 17 in to move their initial position, as shown schematically by the Fig. 2 and Fig. 3.

In the position of the container lid 9 shown in FIG. 2, the refrigerated goods container 8 is closed. In that regard, in Fig. 2, the manual actuating means 12 in the second position. In this case, as shown, the container lid 9 closes the refrigerated goods container and the second actuating surface 17 is pressed, the display means 14 exemplarily indicating or highlighting a switching position B as information. Clearly, the closed lid position of the container lid 9 can be seen.

In the position of the container lid 9 shown in FIG. 3, the refrigerated goods container 8 is opened. In that regard, in Fig. 3, the manual actuating means 12 in the first position. In this case, as shown, the container lid 9 opens the refrigerated goods and the first actuating surface 16 is pressed, wherein the display means 14 exemplarily indicates a switching position A as information or highlights. Clearly, the opening lid position of the container lid 9 can be seen.

FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of a manual actuating means 12 with a display means 14 which has a mask 18. The mask 18 carries a characteristic of the open position or the closed position characterizing Information A, B in the form of a mask section. The mask 18 is formed in the case of the illustrated embodiment as a film which is glued or laminated on an underside of the glass plate 1 1, for example.

The first actuating surface 16 of the manual actuating means 12 has a display section 19 which, in the illustrated embodiment, displays an A as exemplary information and which in the first position of the manual actuating means 12 visually projects the information A indicative of the open position of the mask 18. The manual actuating means 12 has for this purpose a wall portion 20 which is mounted below the glass plate 1 1. On the wall portion 20 of the display section 19 is attached.

If the first actuating surface 16 is in the position shown in FIG. 4, a second color surface section 19b of the presentation section 19 mounted on the wall section 20 comes to lie exactly under the mask section of the mask 18, so that due to the color design of the second color surface section 19b and the Mask 18, the information to be displayed A visually emerges. In this case, for example, the second color surface portion 19b have a different color from the mask 18, in particular high-contrast. If the first actuating surface 16 is in the position shown in FIG. 5, a first color surface section 19a of the display section 19 mounted on the wall section 20 comes to lie exactly under the mask section of the mask 18, so that due to the color design of the first color surface section 19a and the Mask 18 the information A does not appear optically, ie visually withdraw. In this case, for example, the first color surface section 19a may have the same color and / or the same contrast as the mask 18.

6, an alternative embodiment of a manual actuating means 12 is shown with a display means 14, in the form of a mounted on the shelf 10 separate aperture 21st In this embodiment, the shelf 10 need not necessarily be transparent. It is sufficient if the inserted aperture 21 is made transparent. Thus, the shelf 10, as shown, have a cutout, in which the shutter 21 formed as a separate component used is. In this case, the diaphragm 21 can simultaneously serve as a storage housing for the manual actuating means 12. Consequently, the manual actuating means 12 can be prefabricated together with the diaphragm 21 as a preassembled module. The preassembled module can then be inserted into the cutout of the shelf 10. Fig. 7 shows a third embodiment of a manual actuating means 12 with a display means 14 in which the mask 18 is mounted on a display wall 22 of the actuating means 12. In the illustrated embodiment, the actuating means 12 is designed as a cross-sectionally U-shaped bracket having an upper ceiling wall 23 and a lower ceiling wall 24, between which each aligned at right angles to the display wall 22 extends. With its cross-sectionally U-shaped bracket, the actuating means 12 is attached to a support portion 25 of the shelf 10 and the glass plate 1 1.

The actuating means 12 is mounted adjustable with respect to the support portion 25. The mask 18 is attached to the display wall 22 of the actuating means 12 in this embodiment. The support portion 25 of the shelf 10 and the glass plate 1 1 carries on one of the display wall 22 of the actuating means 12 facing end face 26 the display section 19. In the position of the actuating means 12 shown in Fig. 7, the mask 18 of the actuating means 12 is at a significant distance positioned on the front side 26 of the support portion 25 of the shelf 10 and the glass plate 1 1 so that the mask section A is dark and the information does not stand out so far, but visually withdraws or even remains hidden.

In contrast, in the position of the actuating means 12 shown in FIG. 8, the mask 18 of the actuating means 12 is positioned directly in front of the display section 19 on the end face 26 of the support section 25 of the shelf 10 or the glass plate 11, so that the mask section A is bright or color, in particular contrasting emerges and the information visually so far stands out and thus easily recognizable.

In a fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 9, the manual actuating means 12 is provided with an electronic display means 14 in the form of a lighting means 14a educated. The illuminant 14a, as indicated schematically in FIG. 10, shows the information A characterizing the open position and / or, as indicated schematically in FIG. 9, the information B characterizing the closed position, directly visually illuminated.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1 household refrigerator

2 corpus

3 inner container

4 refrigerator

5 freezer room

6 refrigerator door

7 freezer door

8 refrigerated goods containers

9 container lid

10 shelves

1 1 glass plate

12 manual actuating means

13 front panel

14 display means

14a bulbs

15 push-button switch

16 first actuating surface

17 second actuating surface

18 mask

19 Presentation section

19a first colored area section

19b second colored area section

20 wall section

21 aperture

22 Display wall

23 upper ceiling wall

24 lower ceiling wall

25 supporting section

26 front side

Claims

Domestic refrigerating appliance, comprising a heat-insulating inner container (3) which is designed to limit at least one storage space for refrigerated goods, a refrigerated goods container (8) mounted in the inner container (3), which has an opening accessible from above, and a container lid (9) in the inner container (3) is mounted such that by a manual actuating means (12) executed movement in a movement of the container lid (9) for opening and closing the opening of the refrigerated goods container (8) is implemented, characterized by a to the actuating means (12 ) coupled display means (14) which is formed, in a first position of the actuating means (12) in which the container lid (9) is moved to a opening of the refrigerated goods container (8) opening the lid position, indicating the opening position characterizing information and in a second position of the actuating means (12), in which the container lid (9) in a di e opening of the refrigerated goods container (8) shooting lid position is moved to display a closed position characterizing information.

Domestic refrigerating appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that the display means (14) has a mask (18) which carries a position characterizing the open position and / or the closed position characterizing information in the form of a mask cutout, and the display means (14), in particular the actuating means ( 12) has a display section (19) which in the first position of the actuating means (12) can optically project the information of the mask (18) characterizing the open position and / or in the second position of the actuating means (12) the information characterizing the closed position Mask (12) can be optically project.

Domestic refrigerating appliance according to claim 2, characterized in that the actuating means (12) has a display section (19) in the first position of the actuating means (12), the information indicating the closed position of the mask (18) optically recede and / or in the second Position of the actuating means (12) can optically withdraw the information characterizing the opening position of the mask (18).

Domestic refrigerating appliance according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the display section (19) has a first color with the mask at least approximately matching, in particular identical first color surface portion (19a) and a second color surface portion (19b), which differs in color from the mask , in particular contrasting with the color of the mask stands out.

Domestic refrigerating appliance according to one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that the mask (18) on a above the refrigerated goods container (8) arranged transparent shelf (10), in particular on a glass plate (1 1) is mounted.

Domestic refrigerating appliance according to one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that the mask (18) on a above the refrigerated goods container (8) arranged aperture (21) is mounted, in particular on one with a shelf (10), in particular a glass plate (1 ) connected aperture (21) is mounted.

Domestic refrigerating appliance according to one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that the mask (18) on a display wall (22) of the actuating means (12), in particular on a front wall of the actuating means (12) is mounted, the actuating means (12) on a support portion (25) is adjustably mounted and the support section (25) has the presentation section (19).

Domestic refrigerating appliance according to claim 7, characterized in that the support section (25) on the shelf (10), in particular on the glass plate (1 1) is formed.

Domestic refrigerating appliance according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the display means (12) is an electronic display means, in particular a optical display means, in particular a light source (14a), which displays the information characterizing the opening position and / or the information characterizing the closed position directly optically bright or indicates indirectly by lighting or backlighting a fixed graphical representation.

10. Domestic refrigerating appliance according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the manual actuating means (12) by a push-button switch (15) is formed in a depressed state of a first actuating surface (16) of the push-button switch (15) the container lid (9 ) is moved to the open position and in a depressed state of a second operation surface (17) of the push button switch (15) moves the container lid (9) to the closed position, wherein a coupling device connected to the push button switch (15) is formed by pressing the second operation surface (17) to move the first actuating surface (16) to its initial position and to move the second actuating surface (17) by pressing the first actuating surface (16) in its initial position.