EP3014204B1 - Domestic refrigerator having a keep-fresh container and an operating element and a movement-guiding device - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a household refrigerator with an interior for receiving food, which is limited by walls of an inner container. The household refrigerating appliance comprises a food storage container, which is arranged in the interior and can be closed by a lid. Furthermore, a storage device is formed, with which the cover for opening and closing of the fresh food container is mounted in the interior raised and lowered. The storage device can be actuated with a control element.

Such embodiments are known from the prior art. That's how it shows WO 2011/026749 A2 a corresponding refrigerator with a vegetable compartment. A bowl for receiving the vegetables can be introduced into the interior and taken out. This shell can be covered from above by a lid. At obliquely formed upper edges of the shell of the lid is in the closed state. Above the lid, a further plate is arranged, on which a front strip is formed, on which an operating element is movably positioned. The operating element can be displaced parallel to the front strip and is coupled with an inclined guide track in the form of a slot formed in the cover. Depending on this displacement of this slide then takes place a lifting of the lid, which is coupled via a corresponding mechanical coupling with the plate arranged above.

In addition, from the DE 40 40 341 C2 a freshness box with a closable lid known. This box is also used in an interior of a household refrigerator.

In both known from the prior art embodiments, it is provided to store the refrigerated goods introduced therein, for example in the form of vegetables, salads, meat, fruits and the like from undesirable rapid drying out. The problems occurring in the context are already in the DE 40 40 341 C2 adequately explained.

The DE 10 2009 029 139 A1 describes a household refrigerator with a housing enclosing a storage room. In the storage room a mounted container is arranged. The container comprises a shell and a lid, which is adjustable in height between a shell closing position and an open position. In order to effect the height adjustment of the lid, a slider is moved along a front panel, which is arranged on a plate arranged above the container. A downwardly extending from an upper wall element of the slider end portion of a finger engages in a slot, which is formed in the lid. Arranged on the lid pins and tongues engage in corresponding tabs, which are arranged on the front bar and a rear bar of the plate. This causes the movement of the lid in the depth direction and thus inevitably connected in the vertical direction.

The EP 2 662 648 A1 was published on 13 November 2013 and thus falls within the scope of Art. 54 (3) EPC. The EP 2 662 648 A1 describes a refrigerator, which is divided by shelves in several cooling zones. In one of the cooling zones, a container is arranged, which has a lid for the controlled adjustment of the humidity within the container. The lid is provided with a plate which is displaceable relative to the lid. Here, attached to the side of the pin pins are guided in slide tracks, which are formed in adapter strips. The adapter strips are attached to insides of the side walls of the refrigerator. By means of a handle, the plate can be moved parallel to the lid. The lid is mounted on the front side of the refrigerator by means of a pivot axis. Moving the plate horizontally to the rear causes a lifting of the plate due to the rearwardly rising slide tracks. Since the plate is guided by means of a tongue and groove connection on the lid, the lifting movement of the plate leads to lifting of the lid. The handle is in this case held in a receptacle which is formed in the lid.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a household refrigerator, in which the operation of the lid can be made user-friendly.

This object is achieved by a household refrigerator, which has the features of claim 1.

An inventive domestic refrigerator comprises an interior for receiving food, which is bounded by walls of an inner container. The household refrigeration appliance moreover comprises a food storage container, which is arranged in the interior, and which can be closed by a lid. The household refrigerating appliance moreover comprises a storage device with which the cover for opening and closing the fresh food container is mounted in the interior liftable and lowerable. The lid can be operated with a control element. An essential idea of the invention is to be seen in that a front strip has a movement guiding device for the operating element and the motion guiding device has a carrier plate with lateral guide elements, wherein the operating element has a sliding carriage, which is displaceably guided in the carrier plate. Thus, the control element is arranged on the one hand on the front panel and held there, on the other hand, it can also perform a relative movement relative to the front bar, which is achieved by the motion guide device.

This is also advantageous in that it can be held and supported parallel to the lateral guide elements in the movement of the operating element in a direction so that no jamming or spreading occurs. The linear motion control of the operating element, in particular in a push-push actuating mechanism, is particularly favored by such a circumferential lateral guidance. The design with a support plate and a very stable component is created, which can hold the guide elements also stable and can absorb, so that just with this plate-like large-scale design of lateral guide elements and a circumferential receptacle for the control is created.

Preferably, the operating element is designed as a push-push actuating mechanism for moving the lid. Such a configuration makes it possible to perform a very user-friendly operation. Because the control element is also in terms of ergonomic and intuitive to be performed movements of a user improved by this configuration. Especially with respect to the running operator action and the usually existing position of a user in front of the container fresh food by this design of the control element and a direction of movement of a user is advantageously used to exercise the most uniform and directional force to move the control on the control element to the movement to reach the lid.

Especially with a push-push actuating mechanism this is particularly favored. A push-push actuating mechanism is to be understood as meaning that when a user is to adopt positions or positions which are to be assumed by the operating element, a movement triggering, which is oriented in the same direction, is always first initiated by a user. This means that both in a first and at a second end position of the operating element for further moving out of this control element from the respective position an operation in each case the same direction must first be carried out to then perform the further movement of the control, in particular automatically or to carry out independently.

This concept of push-push actuating mechanism thus contributes particularly user-friendly for generating the respective motion scenarios of the lid.

According to the invention it is provided that the operating element has a displacement slide which is guided displaceably in the support plate. Again, this is a particularly noteworthy embodiment, since thus the control element in its mechanical coupling with the motion guide device is designed in accordance with plate-like and thus reaffirms the advantages mentioned above. As a result, it is also achieved that a very flat construction configuration can be realized by this structure of the sliding carriage and the support plate and yet a very smooth motion control of the two parts is achieved relative to each other.

According to the invention, it is provided that the operating element has a sliding block, which is guided in a guide slot of the motion guiding device, in particular the carrier plate. Such a design, the push-push mechanism is particularly favored. The coupling between the control element and the On the one hand, motion-guiding device is therefore very stable, and on the other hand, the movement transmission from the operating element to further components up to the final lifting and lowering of the cover is thus very direct and thus subject to slight tolerances and little play.

According to the invention, it is provided that the displacement slide is arranged under the carrier plate of the motion guide device and the guide slot is formed on an underside of the carrier plate facing the displacement slide. The sliding block is arranged on an upper side of the sliding carriage. Just when the displacement slide is also formed substantially plate-like and the support plate is present, a quasi-layered structure or a corresponding arrangement of the components can be achieved and provided by the sliding block a simple coupling element. In addition to a very compact and flat design, the mechanical working principle and the respective relative displaceability of said components to each other are thus particularly favored. Since preferably the operating direction of the operating element, in which it can be moved in a straight line both when operating from the home position in the direction of displacement by a user and when releasing the displacement position can be moved, preferably in a plane in which the sliding carriage or the Extend support plate or extending in a parallel plane, a very simple motion control, which can run very smoothly and without splaying or jamming, allows. This favors again significantly the very user-friendly design and operation.

According to the invention, an engagement region, in which a coupling part engages on an upper side of the cover, is formed on an underside of the sliding carriage facing away from the carrier plate, so that the cover is motion-coupled to the operating element. As a result, a very robust connection is created, which makes it possible to wear the cover permanently wear-resistant.

In particular, it is provided that the guide slot has a first breakpoint for the sliding block and the control element is held in a depressed in the front bar displacement position in the first breakpoint. In this displacement position, the lid is coupled by the storage device coupled to the operating device arranged open state. The push-push actuating mechanism is specified by this embodiment by quasi an end position, namely the displacement position of the operating element, concretized. In concrete terms, in this embodiment of the push-push actuating mechanism, in a rectilinear movement of the operating element, this first displacement position is achieved, which is then also retained positionally by the coupling of the sliding block with the guide slot, even if the user releases the operating element , By then in turn given mechanical coupling of the motion guide device with the bearing device and the lid is then held in the open state.

By a very simple operation, namely the rectilinear movement of the control element in one direction in the displacement position is very smooth and virtually allows no play and movement tolerances of the open state of the lid.

In a particularly advantageous manner, the guide slot is designed as a heart curve. This is particularly advantageous in that the operating element in two end positions, namely the already mentioned displacement position on the one hand and a basic position on the other hand can be maintained. By a simple and then for both positions then rectified actuation of the control element, both the basic position can be solved in order to get from this then in the displacement position, which is then automatically held. Again, starting from the displacement position, this displacement position is also solved by a first in the same direction pressing the operating element and the operating element then passes through the movement in the opposite direction from the displacement position to the normal position. Due to the heart curve, this mechanism and the respective setting of the respective positions mentioned are achieved in a particularly simple manner and the respective actuation scenario for a user is guided particularly smoothly and smoothly.

In particular, it is provided that the engagement region is formed as a downwardly standing hollow neck. This is characterized mechanically very stable and can take a raised element on top of the lid well, possibly encircle.

In particular, this hollow neck is designed like a fireplace, whereby the above advantages are further improved.

It is preferably provided that the operating element is held biased by a spring in a basic position which is extended forward relative to the front strip and in a displaced position which is pressed into the front strip at least more than in the basic position. The displacement position can be released by pressing the control element against the direction of movement from the displacement position to the basic position and against the spring force. These simple straight-line movements lead to a simple operation for a user.

In particular, it is provided that the operating element has a front-side cap which is connected to the displacement slide. In particular, a non-destructively releasable connection, such as latching, can be provided here. This cap can then be replaced.

Preferably, the actuating direction or the operating direction of the operating element is directed perpendicular to the front panel. In particular, this means that the actuating direction and the longitudinal axis of the front strip are in a horizontal plane and the longitudinal axis and the direction of movement are perpendicular to each other. It is thus achieved by pressing the control element in the horizontal direction into the interior of the movement of the control element.

The operating element is arranged in particular on a front horizontal edge of the front strip and thus also movable in a horizontal direction perpendicular to this front edge.

In particular, the operating element is arranged in its basic position on the front over the front edge of the front panel projecting forward.

In an advantageous embodiment, it is provided that a carrier plate of the motion-guiding device is arranged on a lower side of a cover which extends into the front strip with a front edge. The cover may for example be formed as at least partially transparent plate and may for example be a glass plate or a plastic plate. The movement guide device is thus covered from above by the cover. In particular, the lid is disposed under this cover, wherein a vertical distance between the lid and the cover is such that the lid can raise and lower accordingly to be able to take the open and closed positions easily. Through the cover also a compartment divider and thus a floor for that portion of the interior, which is located directly above the cover, achieved.

It can be provided that the storage device has guide rails which are formed on a frame adjoining the front strip. In particular, the guide rails are then positionally arranged on this frame, that upon actuation of the operating element, a motion is transmitted to the cover such that it is movable along these guide rails and is thus moved relative to the freshness container so that the open or closed state occurs and thus a relative raising or lowering of the lid takes place to the preservation container.

In a particularly advantageous embodiment, it is provided that the storage device is formed externally to the fresh food container and a support frame connected to the front strip. Thus, the direct connection of the lid to achieve the lowering or raising is coupled directly to components that belong to the preservation container or to a directly receiving the control Front bar with the support frame belong. The storage device is in the context then very stable attachable and the motion control of the lid allows very precise and without play and tolerance. On account of relative movements possibly resulting movement inaccuracies that can lead to a blocking or jamming, as this may result in relatively movable components comprising the freshness container and the front strip with the support frame, can be prevented. Just then, even if the control element is arranged on the front strip with the support frame and occurs by a relative movement by pushing the control element in the front bar, such an undesirable tilting or spreading can be prevented in an external arrangement of the storage device.

It is preferably provided that the storage device comprises guide rails, which are formed on opposite inner sides of the inner space bounding vertical side walls. This is a particularly advantageous embodiment, which brings the above advantages especially. In these guide rails engage suspension elements, which are arranged on the lid, and are movable along it. The movement guidance is favored thereby.

It is preferably provided that the guide rails are formed with notches, in which the suspension elements for adjusting the closed state of the lid are arranged. As a result, the closed state is very defined and precisely achieved and also held accordingly. In particular, it is provided that against the notches higher lying support tracks are formed on the guide rails on which rest the suspension elements for adjusting the open state of the lid. The suspension elements are displaceable relative to the actuation of the operating element relative to the guide rails between the notches and the support tracks, whereby the entire cover is correspondingly relatively displaceable.

Preferably, the guide rails are formed as integrally formed on the inner sides of the inner container surveys or bulges. As a result, the number of components is reduced and allows the very exact positional arrangement of the guide rails.

It can be provided that the support webs are rectilinear and horizontally oriented. In such an embodiment, a return from the open state of the lid in the closed state and thus the transferring the positional arrangement of the suspension elements of the support tracks in the notches of the guide rails by an automatic mechanism, such as a spring bias, advantageous.

In a particularly advantageous embodiment, it can be provided that the support webs are oriented obliquely inclined and in particular are oriented obliquely downward sloping downwards towards the front from a rear, closer to a rear wall of the inner container. In such an embodiment, then, after the release of the shift position of the operating element, supported by the weight of the lid movement from an open state of the lid in the closed state, in particular carried out completely automatically. The suspension elements then slide forward along these tracks, due to the oblique orientation of the support tracks, until they enter the notches and come to rest there. An automatic transfer by a spring preload or the like is then no longer required here, but may also be additionally provided.

In particular, the suspension elements are formed on the cover as laterally projecting wing-like elements. Preferably, two such suspension elements are formed on each lateral edge.

An inventive domestic refrigerator comprises an interior for receiving food, which is bounded by walls of an inner container. The household refrigeration appliance moreover comprises a food storage container, which is arranged in the interior, and which can be closed by a lid. The household refrigerating appliance moreover comprises a storage device with which the cover for opening and closing the fresh food container is mounted in the interior liftable and lowerable. The lid can be operated with a control element. An essential idea of the invention is to be seen in that a front strip has a movement guiding device for the operating element and the Motion guide means comprises a support plate with lateral guide elements, wherein the operating element has a displacement slide which is guided displaceably in the support plate. A particularly precise motion control is thereby made possible, without that spreads or jamming would occur in the relative movement of the control element to the front panel. A very user-friendly and permanently smooth motion control is made possible.

Further features of the invention will become apparent from the claims, the figures and the description of the figures. The features and feature combinations mentioned above in the description, as well as the features and combinations of features mentioned below in the description of the figures and / or shown alone in the figures, can be used not only in the respectively specified combination but also in other combinations or in isolation, without the frame to leave the invention. Thus, embodiments of the invention are to be regarded as encompassed and disclosed, which are not explicitly shown and explained in the figures, however, emerge and can be produced by separated combinations of features from the embodiments explained.

Fig. 1

eine perspektivische Darstellung eines Ausführungsbeispiels eines erfindungsgemäßen Haushaltskältegeräts;

Fig. 2

eine perspektivische Darstellung einer Frontleiste mit einem Bedienelement in einer Grundstellung;

Fig. 3

eine perspektivische Darstellung der Ausgestaltung in Fig. 2 mit dem Bedienelement in einer Verschiebestellung;

Fig. 4

eine Ansicht von unten auf ein erstes Ausführungsbeispiel eines Bedienelements in der Grundstellung gemäß Fig. 2;

Fig. 5

eine Ansicht von unten auf die Ausführung gemäß Fig. 4 mit einem Bedienelement in der Verschiebestellung;

Fig. 6

eine Explosionsdarstellung eines Ausführungsbeispiels eines Bedienelements mit weiteren Komponenten der Frontleiste und einer Bewegungsführungsvorrichtung;

Fig. 7

eine Ansicht von unten auf ein weiteres Ausführungsbeispiel der Komponenten eines Bedienelements und einer Bewegungsführungsvorrichtung mit einer Frontleiste in einer Grundstellung des Bedienelements;

Fig. 8

eine perspektivische Darstellung einer Frontleiste mit einem Bedienelement in der Grundstellung gemäß Fig. 7, wobei die Ausführung gemäß Fig. 7 von oben gezeigt ist;

Fig. 9

eine Schnittdarstellung der Ausführung gemäß Fig. 8;

Fig. 10

eine perspektivische Ansicht von unten auf die Ausführung gemäß Fig. 7 bis 9 mit einem abgenommenen Verschiebeschlitten des Bedienelements;

Fig. 11

eine Ansicht gemäß der Darstellung in Fig. 10 mit zusätzlich gezeigtem Verschiebeschlitten des Bedienelements; und

Fig. 12

eine perspektivische Schnittdarstellung eines Ausführungsbeispiels der Fig. 7 bis 11 mit zusätzlich gezeigtem Deckel und einem Trägerrahmen sowie einer Lagervorrichtung für den Deckel.

Embodiments of the invention are explained in more detail below with reference to schematic drawings. Show it:

Fig. 1

a perspective view of an embodiment of a household refrigerator according to the invention;

Fig. 2

a perspective view of a front panel with an operating element in a basic position;

Fig. 3

a perspective view of the embodiment in Fig. 2 with the operating element in a displacement position;

Fig. 4

a view from below of a first embodiment of an operating element in the basic position according to Fig. 2 ;

Fig. 5

a view from below of the execution according to Fig. 4 with an operating element in the displacement position;

Fig. 6

an exploded view of an embodiment of an operating element with other components of the front panel and a motion guide device;

Fig. 7

a bottom view of a further embodiment of the components of a control element and a motion guide device with a front panel in a basic position of the control element;

Fig. 8

a perspective view of a front panel with an operating element in the basic position according to Fig. 7 , wherein the execution according to Fig. 7 shown from above;

Fig. 9

a sectional view of the embodiment according to Fig. 8 ;

Fig. 10

a perspective view from below of the embodiment according to Fig. 7 to 9 with a removed sliding carriage of the operating element;

Fig. 11

a view as shown in Fig. 10 additionally shown sliding carriage of the operating element; and

Fig. 12

a perspective sectional view of an embodiment of the Fig. 7 to 11 additionally shown cover and a support frame and a storage device for the lid.

In the figures, identical or functionally identical elements are provided with the same reference numerals.

In Fig. 1 is shown in an exemplary representation of a household refrigerator 1, which is designed as a fridge-freezer combination device. The household refrigerator 1 comprises a body 2 with an inner container 3. The inner container 3 is limited with its walls a first internal space, which is a refrigerated space 4, and a second internal space separated therefrom, which is a freezing space 5. The cooling space 4 is generally used for frost-free cooling of refrigerated goods, preferably at temperatures between + 4 ° C and + 8 ° C. However, the refrigerator 4 can also be designed as a zero-degree compartment, in particular for keeping fresh fruit or vegetables. The refrigerator 4 is accessible when the door 6 is open, which closes the room 4 at the front.

The freezer compartment 5 is generally used for freezing frozen food, for example, at -18 ° C. The freezer compartment 5 is accessible with the freezer compartment door 7 open.

In the cooling chamber 4, a refrigerated goods or fresh food container 8 is mounted extendable, which is closed by means of a lid 9 mounted above the fresh food container 8. As shown, an additional cover 10, for example in the form of a glass shelf, can be arranged above the lid 9.

The inner container 3 has two opposite vertical side walls 3a and 3b.

In Fig. 2 is shown in a perspective view, the cover 10. At a front and thus the door 6 facing edge a front panel 11 is arranged. The cover 10 is thus preferably arranged in certain regions in the front strip 11 hineinerstreckend, for example, inserted therein.

The front strip 11, which is formed in particular from plastic, also extends over the entire width of the cover 10. The front strip 11 also serves as a support for an operating element 12. The operating element 12 is provided for actuating the cover 9.

In Fig. 2 the control element 12 is shown with a control cap 13, which is accessible from the front and directly accessible and actuated by a user. The operating element 12 is arranged approximately centrally along the width (extension in the x direction) of the front strip 11 and thus also of the cover 10. The operating element 12 is designed as a push-push actuating mechanism for actuating the lid 9. In particular, it is thus provided that it can only be moved back and forth in the z-direction and is thus held and guided correspondingly in the front strip 11.

For this purpose, an actuation along the arrow P is provided. In Fig. 2 a situation is shown in which the operating element 12 is arranged in a basic position. This also means, for example, that the control element cap 13 extends in the z-direction forward toward the front strip 11 and thus projects forward. Starting from the illustration in Fig. 2 can be compared to the basic position, showing a first end position, second end position is set, which is a so-called displacement position, as in Fig. 3 is shown. In this displacement position, the control element cap 13 is positioned further in the direction of the cover 10, and in particular the control element cap 13 is arranged flush with the front strip 11 on the front side.

Due to the push-push actuating mechanism is in both end positions, as in Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 are shown, the further actuation of the operating element 12 by a linear pressing in the horizontal depth direction and thus in the z-direction along the arrow P only possible.

In the exemplary embodiment it is provided that the basic position, as in Fig. 2 is shown biased by a spring.

In the Fig. 3 shown displacement position of the control element 12 is also formed independently holding. Is based on the displacement position according to Fig. 3 again the basic position according to Fig. 2 be achieved, a user must first push the control element 12 in the direction of the arrow P inwards to solve this shift position can, in which case after this loosening automatically rectilinear retraction and returning the control element 12 in the in Fig. 2 shown basic position is reached.

This embodiment is also in particular part of the push-push actuating mechanism.

The lid 9 can be raised and lowered by a storage device 14, whereby the opening and closing of the fresh food container 8 is reached. In the lowered state of the lid 9, the container 8 is thus closed from above, being in the raised state of the lid 9 is open. By such a configuration, the vegetables or fruits or fish or the like contained in the container 8 can be kept fresh for a long time and does not dry out. The in the DE 40 40 341 C2 explained problems can be positively influenced.

The operating element 12 in its position and in particular in its configuration as a push-push actuating mechanism allows a particularly user-friendly operation, which is also permanently durable and stable and smoothly take place.

In Fig. 4 is a bottom view of a component representation as in Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 shown is shown. In this case, a first embodiment of an operating element 12 is shown. The control element cap 13 is in the context of a displacement member 15 non-destructively detachable, for example, by a latch connected. The cap 13 thus covers this sliding part 15 from the front. In the embodiment shown, the displacement part 15 has a central web 16, on which a sliding block 17 is arranged on an upper side facing the cover 10. This sliding block 17 engages in a trained as in the embodiment of the heart cam guide slot 18 a. The guide slot 18 is arranged on a lower side 19 of a carrier plate 20. The support plate 20 is preferably formed integrally and integrally with the front panel 11. It is also arranged above the part 15 and the web 16 beyond.

In Fig. 5 is the execution according to Fig. 4 shown, in contrast to the representation in Fig. 4 the control element 12 is shown in the displacement position.

In this context, the configuration of the guide slot 18 is particularly advantageous as a heart curve. For the sliding block 17 and the coupling achieved between the control element 12 and the support plate 20 allows a particularly precise and smooth relative displacement in the direction of the arrow P between the control element 12 and the front panel 11. This also achieves a corresponding relative displacement of the lid 9, the is mechanically coupled to the part 15 and / or the web 16.

In Fig. 4 a situation is shown in which the sliding block 17 is arranged in a second dead center or second breakpoint. Is based on the representation in Fig. 4 pressed on the front side in the direction of the arrow P on the control element 12, the sliding block 17 moves in the guide slot 18 to a front first dead center or first breakpoint 21, as in Fig. 5 is shown. By the push-push actuating mechanism, which includes the guide slot 18 in its specific shape and the sliding block 17, a self-holding state of the operating element 12 in the displacement position, as shown in FIG Fig. 5 shown is achieved. To solve this shift position, as already to the Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 has been explained, a movement is again required in turn in the direction of arrow P, in which case in turn dependent on the push-push actuating mechanism independent movement against this arrow P takes place and the control element 12 again in the outwardly projecting and with respect to the front panel 11 raised self-holding basic position according to Fig. 4 is moved.

The parts 15 and 16 are component-specific associated with a motion guide device 22.

In particular, this independent repatriation according to the release of the displacement position according to Fig. 5 achieved by acting in the z-direction spring, which then presses the actuating element or the control element 12 by the bias to the outside.

In Fig. 6 an additional embodiment is shown in an exploded view, in which the embodiment of the motion guide device 22 different 4 and FIG. 5 is. In this embodiment, no displacement member 15 is provided with a further central central web 16, but a plate-like displacement slide 23 realized. A spring 24 is preferably again intended to bring about the already explained movement sequences from the return of the control element 12, starting from the displacement position into the basic position.

Also in Fig. 6 the integral design of the support plate 20 can be seen with the front panel 11.

In Fig. 7 is a bottom view of the embodiment according to Fig. 6 shown, in which case the operating element 12 is shown in the basic position.

In particular advantage of this embodiment, it is provided that the support plate 20 extends rearwardly with respect to the front strip 11 and on the parallel to the direction P extending side edges 20a and 20b guide elements 25a and 25b are formed. In particular, these guide elements 25a and 25b are formed integrally with the carrier plate 20. These guide elements 25a and 25b surround the plate-like displacement slide 23 at the edge, so that it can not fall down and is guided on both sides in the horizontal displacement direction according to the arrow P. This embodiment is particularly advantageous in that no undesirable tilting occurs about the axis of the arrow P, so that the operation can be performed very smoothly and continuously for a user.

The coupling of the control element cap 13 with the displacement slide 23 is shown by latching elements 13a and 13b and 13c.

In an advantageous embodiment, it is provided that an engagement region 26 is formed on an underside 23a of the sliding carriage 23 facing away from the cover 10. This is raised in the exemplary embodiment projecting down and designed like a fireplace. It is thus a hollow engagement region 26, in which a counter element, which is arranged on an upper side of the lid 9, can engage. As a result, a mechanical operative connection and coupling between the operating element 12 and the lid 9 is achieved.

As from the illustration in Fig. 7 it can be seen, the direction of displacement according to the arrow P in a plane or in a parallel plane in which the displacement slide 23 and the support plate 20 extend.

In addition, it is provided that a further coupling region 27 is formed on the carrier plate 20. In this extends from above coming down a guide pin 28 which can be guided in a guide track 29 in the support plate 20. This guide pin 28 is provided with a display plate 30 (FIG. Fig. 8 ) on the Support plate 20 is arranged, connected. Due to the movement of the operating element 12 and the associated movement of the sliding carriage 23, this display plate 30 is also displaced via this pin 28. As a result, a relative displacement of the display plate 30 to the cover 10, so that in this respect by the display plate 30 optically also the respectively existing state of the lid 9 and thus the open or closed state of the lid 9 can be displayed. By means of this optical field, which can be designed individually in color as a function of the state of the lid, or a specific colored area can be viewed by the user depending on the respective position, a corresponding position of the lid 9 can be recognized intuitively and quickly.

In the context is in Fig. 8 a perspective view of the embodiment according to Fig. 7 shown from above. The carrier plate 20, which covers the displacement slide 23 from above, is shown.

In Fig. 9 is in a perspective sectional view along the section line IX-IX, the embodiment in Fig. 8 shown. As can be seen, a coupling part 9b is shown on an upper side 9a of the cover 9, which is shown engaging in the engagement region 26. The support plate 20 is arranged projecting relative to a front edge 10a of the cover 10 and slightly pulled upwards, so that the cover 10 is quasi also slightly recessed and embedded embedded therein. The guide slot 18 is formed on the underside 19, and the sliding block 17 is seated in a front region of the sliding carriage 23 on an upper side 23b.

In addition, it can be seen that the spring 24 is arranged in a corresponding installation space which is box-shaped or half-tubular.

In Fig. 10 is the execution of the components as they are in Fig. 7 to 9 was explained in a perspective shown from below. In this case, the displacement slide 23 is removed from the control element cap 13, so that it is possible to look at the underside 19 of the carrier plate 20. The guide slot 18 can be seen in the context. Also, in this connection, the arrangement and shape of the guide elements 25a and 25b can be seen in detail.

In the perspective view from below in Fig. 11 are the components as they are in Fig. 7 shown are shown. In contrast to the representation in Fig. 10 is then additionally arranged here the sliding carriage 23. The semi-tubular or dome-like housing structure 31, which opens into the engagement region 26 and over which the spring 24 is covered on the displacement slide 23, is shown.

In Fig. 12 is shown in a further perspective sectional view next to the lid 9 and a bearing device 14 in a specific embodiment. This is a particularly advantageous embodiment, since the storage device 14 is arranged externally to the preserving container 8 and the front strip 11 and to a support frame 32 which is connected to the front strip 11. In particular advantage, it is provided that the bearing device 14 is integrated with the vertical side walls 3a and 3b. The bearing device 14 is thus arranged externally to said components. The bearing device 14 in this context comprises guide rails on opposite sides and thus on the vertical side walls 3a and 3b, wherein Fig. 12 only the guide rail 33 is shown. This is as inwardly curved elevation from the side wall 3a in the interior or in the refrigerator 4 outstanding. This guide rail 33 comprises on an upper side 34 two notches 35, wherein in Fig. 12 only the front notch 35 can be seen. On the cover 9, a suspension element 36 is integrally formed on the opposite and the side walls 3a and 3b side edges 9c. This extends angled and wing-like to the side and in the embodiment shown according to Fig. 12 the suspension element 36 is positioned lying in the front notch 35. A further suspension element, which is formed on this side edge 9c in the rear region of the cover 9, is likewise arranged lying in a corresponding notch.

However, it can also be provided that only a single suspension element 36 is integrally formed on the edge 9c and on the opposite side edge also only such a suspension element is formed. Adjacent to the notch 35, the upper side 34 of the guide rail 33 comprises a support path 37, which is higher in the vertical direction and thus in the y-direction than the notch 35.

The clarity is in Fig. 12 the cover 10 is not shown, which would be arranged above the lid 9 and arranged engaging both in the front strip 11 and in the lateral support frame 32.

By the in Fig. 12 shown position, the lid 9 is closed. Proceeding from this, the operating element 12 can then be pressed in the direction of the arrow P, wherein, owing to this, in particular in FIG Fig. 9 shown coupling of the individual elements results in a displacement of the sliding carriage 23 in the direction of this arrow P. Due to the coupling of the engagement portion 26 with the coupling part 9b and the lid 9 is then moved in this direction of the arrow P and thus to the rear. This ensures that the suspension elements 36 slide out of the notches 35 and reach the top of the support track 37. As a result, the open state of the lid 9 is then automatically set because it is raised.

It can be provided that this support track 37 extends completely horizontally. In such an embodiment, it is then necessary that the return of the raised and thus opened state of the lid 9 in the then lowered and thus closed state of the lid 9 by an additional auxiliary element, in particular by a spring, for example the spring 24, takes place ,

A particularly advantageous embodiment results from the fact that this support sheet 37 is oriented obliquely and is oriented in particular by the notch 35 to the rear rising. In such an embodiment, an automatic return to the closed position of the lid 9 is then achieved due to the weight of the lid 9 in the open state upon actuation of the control element 12, as this automatically by the weight and the inclined support surface 37 back to the front slides and the suspension elements 36 retract into the notch 35. A spring preload or other auxiliary support for returning to the closed state of the lid 9 is then not required in this embodiment.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

Household refrigerator

2

corpus

3

inner container

3a

Vertical sidewall

3b

Vertical sidewall

4

refrigerator

5

freezer

6

door

7

Freezer door

8th

Cling container

9

cover

9a

top

9b

coupling part

9c

edge

10

cover

11

front bar

12

operating element

13

Control element cap

13a

locking element

13b

locking element

13c

locking element

14

storage device

15

displacement part

16

center web

17

sliding block

18

guide link

19

bottom

20

support plate

20a

margin

20b

margin

21

halt

22

Motion control device

23

displacement slide

23a

bottom

23b

top

24

feather

25a

guide element

25b

guide element

26

engagement area

27

coupling region

28

guide pin

29

guideway

30

display panel

31

housing structure

32

support frame

33

guide rail

34

top

35

notch

36

suspension member

37

support track

P

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Claims (11)

1. Domestic refrigerator (1) having an interior (4, 5) for receiving groceries, which is delimited by walls of an inner container (3), and a keep-fresh container (8) for groceries arranged in the interior (4, 5), which can be closed by a lid (9) and having a storage device (14), with which the lid (9) for opening and closing the keep-fresh container (8) is supported so as to be able to raise and lower in the interior (4, 5), and having a control element (12), with which the lid (9) can be actuated, characterised in that a front strip (11) has a movement-guiding device (22) for the control element (12) and the movement-guiding device (22) has a support plate (20) with lateral guiding elements (25a, 25b), wherein the control element (12) has a slider carriage (23), which is displaceably guided in the support plate (20), wherein the control element (12) has a slide block (17), which is guided in a guide link (18) of the movement-guiding device (22), wherein the slider carriage (23) is arranged below the support plate (20) of the movement-guiding device (22) and the guide link (18) is embodied on an underside of the support plate (20) which faces the slider carriage (23), and the slide block (17) is arranged on a top side of the slider carriage (23) and wherein an engagement area (26) is embodied on an underside of the slider carriage (23) which faces away from the support plate (20), in which a coupling part (9b) engages on a top side (9a) of the lid (9) so that the lid (9) is movably coupled with the control element (12).
2. Domestic refrigerator (1) according to claim 1, characterised in that the slider carriage (23) is embodied in the manner of a plate.
3. Domestic refrigerator (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the slide block (17) is guided in the guide link (18) of the support plate (20).
4. Domestic refrigerator (1) according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the guide link (18) has a first stopping point (21) for the slide block (17) and in the first stopping point (21) the control element (12) is held in the displacement position pressed into the front strip (11), in which the lid (9) is arranged in the opened state by the support device (14) coupled to the control element (12).
5. Domestic refrigerator (1) according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the guide link (18) has a heart-shaped curve.
6. Domestic refrigerator (1) according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that the engagement area (26) is embodied as a downwardly vertical hollow connecting piece.
7. Domestic refrigerator (1) according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the control element (12) is held in a pretensioned manner by a spring (24) in a basic position which extends forward in relation to the front strip (11) and in a displacement position pressed into the front strip (11) at least further than in the basic position, and the displacement position can be released by pressing onto the control element (12) against the direction of movement from the displacement position into the basic position and against the spring force.
8. Domestic refrigerator (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the support plate (20) of the movement-guiding device (22) is arranged on an underside of a cover (10) which extends with a front edge (10a) into the front strip (11).
9. Domestic refrigerator (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the support device (14) is embodied externally to the keep-fresh container and to a support frame (32) connected to the front strip (11).
10. Domestic refrigerator (1) according to claim 9, characterised in that the support device (14) has guide rails (33), which are embodied on opposite inner sides of vertical side walls (3a, 3b) delimiting the interior (4, 5), in which suspension elements (36) engage on the lid (9) and can be moved therealong, in particular the guide rails (33) are embodied with notches (35), in which the suspension elements (36) are arranged for setting the closed state of the lid (9), and have supporting surfaces (37) which are positioned higher in relation to the notches (35), on which the suspension elements (36) rest for setting the opened state of the lid (9), wherein as a function of the actuation of the control element (12) relative to the guide rails (33) the suspension elements (36) can be displaced between the notches (35) and the supporting surfaces (37).
11. Domestic refrigerator (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the control element (12) is embodied as a push-push actuation mechanism for moving the lid (9), so that both with a first and also with a second end position of the control element (12) for further moving this control element (12) out of the respective position, an actuation has firstly to take place in, in each case, the same direction in order then to be able to perform the further process sequence of the control element (12).

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