EP3080531B1 - Domestic refrigeration appliance comprising a liquid-tight closing drawer for goods to be cooled - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a household refrigeration device, having a thermally insulated inner container, which has two opposite side walls, a bottom wall and a top wall, as well as a rear wall, which delimit a storage space for refrigerated goods, which is accessible via a door leaf that is movably mounted with respect to the inner container, and having at least a shelf arranged in the storage room between the two opposite side walls, which forms a storage area for the refrigerated goods, and a refrigerated goods drawer which is slidably mounted in the storage room between a closed position and an open position and which has a drawer space delimited by at least one drawer wall.

The DE 10 2009 029 141 A1 describes a refrigeration appliance, in particular a household refrigeration appliance, with a storage space and a container separated from the storage space, with at least one closure part of the container being adjustable between an open and a closed position, and with the container in the open position of the closure part having a high pressure area and a low pressure area of the storage room communicated. A horizontally movably guided slide is provided, one of which has an oblique guide contour of a cover or the slide and the other has an element which interacts with the guide contour and can be displaced relative to the guide contour.

US 4,850,206 A discloses a refrigerator with a freshness-humidity control comprising a shelf with a front opening and a space between a freshness tray and the shelf at a rear to provide flow ventilation when both are open. The shelf includes a laterally movable cover to close the front opening and an air flap at the back. A louver operating arm is connected to the louver and the sliding cover so that both are operable together by a single operation of a control button. The shelf has lateral slide rail channels into which flanged lips of the side walls of a container can be inserted and held.

US 4,557,118 discloses a refrigerator with a freshness-moisture control comprising a shelf with a front opening. The shelf includes a laterally movable cover to close the front opening. The shelf has lateral slide rail channels into which flanged lips of the side walls of a container can be inserted and held.

US 5,437,503 discloses a modular storage container that includes a molded container having a bottom, side and back walls, and a front wall. A molded front module includes a rectangular frame. The frame has a central opening and a panel positioned above the opening. The panel includes a vent and a slide control member to selectively open or close the vent.

US 2007/0262686 A1 discloses a refrigerator with a container main body having laterally inclined container portions and a lid having laterally inclined lid portions. The container sections and the lid sections include stoppers to prevent the lid from being separated from the container main body when the container main body is pulled out of the refrigerator. In addition, the container sections and the lid sections include friction reduction members.

KR 2010-0066876 discloses a refrigeration device with a container and a lid that covers the container. Container projections are arranged on the container. The lid includes lid ribs that cooperate with the container projections so that the lid is raised when the container is withdrawn from the refrigerator. A lid guide is positioned laterally of the lid to guide the vertical movement of the lid. A shelf is arranged above the lid, with the lid guides being arranged below the shelf.

US 2008/0203879 A1 discloses a refrigeration appliance comprising a shelf, the shelf comprising a support panel and a frame to support the edges of the support panel. Support projections are formed along the inner edge of the frame to support the lower edges of the support panel. A variety of catchers are molded into the front corners of the frame to protect the front corners of the support panel. A plurality of coupling links are attached to the rear corners of the frame, to fix the rear corners of the support panel.

KR 2007 0090493 discloses a shell with side edges, the side edges being guided in an extendable manner in guide grooves. A sliding member is attached to the side edges, which on the one hand serves as a sliding support on the bottom of the guide groove on the underside of the side edge, and on the other hand serves as a stop means for limiting an extension of the shell, with a counter-stop projection protruding into the guide groove on the ceiling of the guide groove.

US 2009/0199587 A1 discloses a refrigeration device with a container and a lid that covers the container. The lid is suspended from a shelf. The lid closes the container. The lid is arranged to be vertically movable. The lid can be lifted from the container using a control.

EP 2 473 806 A1 discloses a refrigeration device with a bowl and a lid that closes the bowl, the lid being suspended from a plate above and being height-adjustable.

CN 202485319 U reveals a shelf and a tray. The tray can be inserted and guided underneath the shelf. For this purpose, the shelf has side guides with guide ribs, with a shell having side ribs which are supported on the guide ribs.

The object of the invention is to create a household refrigeration appliance with an improved refrigerated goods drawer, in particular with an improved and/or simplified setting option for the degree of humidity in a drawer space of the refrigerated goods drawer.

The task is solved by the features of independent claims 1 and 2. Preferred embodiments are specified in the dependent claims.

The inner container, in particular the side walls, the bottom wall and the top wall, as well as the rear wall can be manufactured as a deep-drawn, one-piece plastic component. The door leaf can be pivotally mounted on a body or on the inner container of the household refrigerator using hinge fittings.

The shelf can be formed by a flat plate that extends in a horizontal plane in the inner container, the top of which forms the shelf on which refrigerated goods can be placed or placed. The shelf can in particular have a glass plate or can be formed solely by a flat glass plate.

The refrigerated goods drawer is mounted so that it can move between a closed position and an open position within the inner container, i.e. in the storage space. In the respective open position, the refrigerated goods drawer can be pulled out so far, in particular pulled out to an extended stop, that the drawer space is accessible for removing and inserting all types of refrigerated goods, in particular salad, vegetables and fruit.

Because the refrigerated goods drawer is designed to seal in its closed position with an underside of the shelf in order to seal the drawer space in a moisture-tight manner, a moist drawer space can optionally be provided in the closed position of the refrigerated goods drawer or a dry drawer space can be provided when the refrigerated goods drawer is open, in particular when the refrigerated goods drawer is adjusted to a ventilation position . In addition, special flaps, actuators or separate lids for opening or closing the drawer space can be completely eliminated. In this respect, the fact that the refrigerated goods drawer is designed to be sealed in its closed position with an underside of the shelf in order to seal off the drawer space in a moisture-tight manner can create a cost-effective technical solution, through which in The drawer space can be set to either a humid climate or a dry climate.

The refrigerated goods drawer can also be referred to as a tray, which is suitable for storing vegetables and fruit in particular. The refrigerated goods drawer or the shell is designed with closed walls, i.e. the shell body, in particular two side drawer walls, a drawer front, a rear drawer wall and a drawer bottom can be designed together with closed walls and in this respect, apart from a basic shell opening pointing upwards, there is no opening for inserting and removing the refrigerated goods have further openings. The rear wall of the refrigerated goods drawer can in particular be designed to run horizontally. Alternatively, the rear wall can also have any desired course or contour. However, it should be ensured that this course or contour enables the rear wall to follow the underside of the shelf in order to be able to seal the drawer space in a moisture-tight manner in the closed position.

The shell body of the refrigerated goods drawer should form a closed unit with the shelf above it when positioned directly one above the other in the closed position. This means that the front wall, the two side walls and the rear wall of the refrigerated goods drawer are in direct contact with the underside of the shelf above in order to prevent moisture loss from the drawer space. An additional component, such as a movably mounted lid, is not required. According to the invention, the shelf above takes on the function of a lid for the refrigerated goods drawer. Since the shelf is arranged in a stationary manner in the household refrigeration appliance, humidity is regulated in the drawer space by adjusting the position and/or distance of the refrigerated goods drawer from the shelf, in particular by opening and closing the refrigerated goods drawer. In the closed position, a humid room climate develops in the drawer space. In the ventilation position, moisture can escape from the drawer space even when the door leaf is closed, so that a dry climate can develop in the drawer space.

The shelf located directly above the refrigerated goods drawer can in particular be a glass plate, a plastic plate or even an aluminum plate.

The refrigerated goods drawer can have a seal which runs along an upper edge of the at least one drawer wall and which rests in contact with the underside of the shelf in the closed position of the refrigerated goods drawer. The seal can be molded directly onto the upper edge of the drawer wall, for example if the refrigerated goods drawer is designed as a thermoplastic component and the seal is molded onto the plastic component as a particularly elastomeric sealing lip. Alternatively, the upper edge of the at least one drawer wall can, for example, have a groove into which a separate sealing cord is inserted.

In one embodiment variant, the refrigerated goods drawer can have a drawer front with a back, which rests against a front end face of the shelf in the closed position of the refrigerated goods drawer. In this embodiment, the refrigerated goods drawer can have a contour identical to the front side of the shelf on the inside of a shell panel or the drawer front. This creates a contact surface between the back of the drawer front and the front of the shelf. A moisture-proof seal can be achieved by direct contact from the back of the drawer front to the front of the shelf or a separate sealing section can be inserted in between. Alternatively, for example, a particularly soft additional component can be attached to the front side of the shelf, so that this component, for example an extruded plastic profile, creates an optimized seal against moisture loss.

In this respect, the refrigerated goods drawer can have a sealing section on its rear side of the drawer front facing the front end face of the shelf at the level of the end face of the shelf, which rests in contact with the end face of the shelf in the closed position of the refrigerated goods drawer.

Alternatively, the shelf can have a seal on its end face facing the back of the drawer front of the refrigerated goods drawer, which contacts the back of the drawer front in the closed position of the refrigerated goods drawer. For this purpose, the seal can, for example, either be attached separately as a sealing strip that can be attached to the front edge of the shelf, in particular a glass shelf, or the seal can be made in one piece with a plastic frame with which the shelf, in particular the glass shelf, is encapsulated.

In a first sealing variant, the seal can be equipped with a single elastic sealing lip which extends along the front side of the shelf and projects elastically towards the drawer front.

In a second sealing variant, the seal can be provided with several, in particular three, elastic sealing lips aligned parallel to one another. These elastic sealing lips can extend along the front side of the shelf and project elastically towards the drawer front.

In a third seal variant, the seal can be designed with a solid profile that has an elastic surface with an arcuate cross section.

In each sealing variant, the respective elastic sealing lip or the elastic surface can be formed in one piece with a plastic profile that can be attached to the shelf or with the overmolded frame. Alternatively, in each sealing variant, the respective elastic sealing lip or the elastic surface can be manufactured as a separate sealing component and connected to a plastic profile that can be attached to the shelf or to the overmolded frame. In order to connect the separate seal to the shelf or the frame, the separate seal can be glued to the shelf or the frame or inserted or clamped in a form-fitting manner behind a recess on the shelf or the frame.

In the various embodiments, the seal can be integrated into a complete glass panel encapsulation or integrated into a separate glass panel front profile. The glass panel front profile can be, for example, an extrusion profile. Different embodiments of sealing profiles are also possible, for example with one or more sealing lips, which can be made from the base material or using two-component technology. With injection molded or molded sealing lips, a sealing and damping lip cavity can be integrated into the injection molding or extruder tool. The sealing lip can either be made in one piece from the same material as the glass plate's encapsulation or can be co-injected with a second material using a two-component process. Subsequently inserted sealing and damping lips, for example sealing rubbers, can be subsequently inserted into a groove.

In order to achieve a good sealing effect, any gaps that may exist in other places in the refrigerated goods drawer can also be sealed. For example, a seal can be made on the glass plate support on the inner container, in the area from the side wall of the refrigerated goods drawer to the shelf and/or towards the drawer front. For this purpose, further design measures can be provided, for example side sealing tabs and walls, which create stagnant air. Alternatively, guides and the like can be provided for sealing.

In another embodiment variant, the refrigerated goods drawer can have two opposite side drawer walls and a rear drawer wall opposite the drawer front, the two side drawer walls each having a sloping, in particular linearly sloping, upper edge starting from the drawer front in the direction of the rear drawer wall. In other words, the overall height of the refrigerated goods drawer decreases starting from the drawer front towards the rear drawer wall. The side drawer walls can slope down in a defined slope from the front of the shell to the back of the shell, in particular in a straight line.

The defined slope of the side walls and the matching slope of webs on the shelf ensure that the refrigerated goods drawer only comes into contact with the shelf in the closed position and therefore no abrasion or noise occurs between the side walls of the refrigerated goods drawer and the shelf.

According to claim 1 of the invention, the refrigerated goods drawer has a separate side wall insert which is on an upper edge of the side Drawer walls and / or attached to an upper edge of the rear drawer wall.

The at least one separate side wall insert is designed to compensate for an oblique and/or stepped course of an immediate upper edge of the refrigerated goods drawer formed directly by the shape of the side drawer walls and/or the rear drawer wall of the refrigerated goods drawer in such a way that the

Attaching the at least one separate side wall insert, the newly formed upper edge of the refrigerated goods drawer has an at least substantially or even completely straight, in particular horizontal, course.

By means of the at least one separate side wall insert, a refrigerated goods drawer that is initially unsuitable for moisture-tight closure as such can be converted, so that new upper edges of the refrigerated goods drawer are formed by upper longitudinal edges of the side wall inserts, the course of which is now designed to seal the refrigerated goods drawer in a moisture-tight manner with the underside of the shelf. For example, the upper edges of the side drawer walls, which are at a lower height compared to the upper edge of the rear drawer wall and the drawer front, can be increased to such an extent by two side wall inserts placed on the left and right lateral side walls of the refrigerated goods drawer that the upper edges of the side wall inserts, i.e. the new upper edges of the The refrigerated goods drawer combined with the side wall inserts is at least approximately or even completely the same height as the rear drawer wall and the drawer front.

To attach the at least one separate side wall insert to the refrigerated goods drawer, the at least one separate side wall insert can have a locking means which fixes the side wall insert to the refrigerated goods drawer in a form-fitting and/or non-positive manner. A seal can be arranged between the side wall insert and the original upper edge of the refrigerated goods drawer, which seals a gap formed between the side wall insert and the refrigerated goods drawer in a moisture-tight manner. The locking means can be designed for non-destructively detachable fastening of the separate side wall insert to the refrigerated goods drawer. So can the separate side-side wall insert For example, for the purpose of cleaning, a user can manually remove it from the refrigerated goods drawer and reattach it.

According to claim 2, the shelf has two downward-facing shelf side walls and / or a downward-facing shelf rear wall on the lower edges, the course of which is adapted to the upper edges of the side drawer walls or the upper edge of the rear drawer wall, so that these lower edges are in the Closed position of the refrigerated goods drawer at least close to the contour or touching, in particular with the interposition of a seal, follow the respective upper edges of the refrigerated goods drawer.

The two downward-facing shelf side walls and/or the downward-facing shelf rear wall are designed as components separate from the shelf, ooin, which are connected to the shelf in a moisture-tight manner. In this respect, lateral webs can be attached to the shelf on both sides, which have identical straight-line slopes as the refrigerated goods drawer. These webs, i.e. the shelf side walls and/or the downward-facing rear wall of the shelf, can either be attached to the storage level, i.e. the shelf, as independent parts, for example plastic injection molded parts, or can already be manufactured directly as a component. This can be particularly useful if the shelf is designed as a plastic plate or a glass plate overmolded with a plastic frame, so that it is no longer necessary to install your own webs, in particular shelf side walls and/or the downward-facing rear wall of the shelf.

In an embodiment in which the downward-facing shelf side walls and the downward-facing shelf rear wall are plugged onto the storage level, ie the shelf, as separate parts, the two downward-facing shelf side walls and the downward-facing shelf rear wall can be designed as a one-piece side wall frame, which is manually detachably attached to the shelf.

The two downward-facing shelf side walls and the downward-facing shelf rear wall can accordingly form a U-shaped frame that is open on one side towards the drawer front and is connected to the shelf by one or more fastening means, which fastening means positively and/or non-positively attaches to the side wall frame fixed to the shelf. The fastening means can be designed for non-destructively detachable fastening of the separate side wall frame to the shelf. For example, the separate side wall frame can be manually detached from the shelf and reattached by a user for cleaning purposes. A seal can be arranged between the side wall insert and the underside of the shelf, which seals a gap formed between the side wall frame and the shelf in a moisture-tight manner.

The at least one fastening means can be a hook attached to the side wall frame, in particular formed in one piece with the side wall frame, which laterally surrounds the shelf from below and rests in a form-fitting manner on an edge section of the top of the shelf. Alternatively or additionally, the fastening means can be formed by at least one pin and a tab that interacts with the pin. For example, the shelf can have a tab on its left and right side edges that has a hole. The side wall frame can have two pins that extend laterally away from one another. When the shelf and side wall frame are assembled, the pins of the side wall frame that extend from one another are inserted into the holes in the tabs of the shelf.

In a special sealing variant, which is designed to seal the closed refrigerated goods drawer against the shelf in a moisture-tight manner, a seal can be provided which seals the front edge of the shelf against the drawer front, which is formed on an elastic cover which at least partially or even covers a front handle of the refrigerated goods drawer completely surrounds. The seal can be designed to be detached manually from the handle of the refrigerated goods drawer, in particular to be detached and reattached non-destructively.

The shelf can have a glass shelf. The glass shelf can enclose the contour of the shelf or the contour of the glass plate Have frames, in particular plastic frames. In the case of a plastic frame, the shelf can be encapsulated by the plastic frame. The frame, in particular the plastic frame, can have one or more ventilation openings that can be covered or uncovered by an adjustable slider. The slider and/or the ventilation openings can be arranged on a front edge of the frame, in particular of the plastic frame. The slider can be mounted adjustably on the front edge of the frame, in particular of the plastic frame. For this purpose, the slider can have a handle section. In a closed position of the slide that closes the ventilation openings, the ventilation openings are at least largely or even completely sealed in a moisture-tight manner. In an open position of the slide, in which the ventilation openings are at least partially or even completely opened, moisture can escape from the refrigerated goods drawer via the ventilation openings or, if necessary, penetrate into the refrigerated goods drawer from the outside.

The refrigerated goods drawer can be stored in the inner container by a storage device which is designed to keep the refrigerated goods drawer stable in a ventilation position lying between the open position and the closed position, in which the storage space can be closed by means of the door leaf.

For this purpose, the storage device can have a projection which dips into a corresponding recess in the ventilation position of the refrigerated goods drawer in order to keep the refrigerated goods drawer stable in the ventilation position.

In a first variant, the projection can be arranged on the refrigerated goods drawer or on a component of the storage device that is firmly connected to the refrigerated goods drawer and the corresponding recess can be arranged in the bottom wall of the inner container, on a component of the storage device that is firmly connected to the inner container, in particular a pull-out rail or on the Shelf must be provided.

In a second variant, the recess can be arranged on the refrigerated goods drawer or on a component of the storage device that is firmly connected to the refrigerated goods drawer and the corresponding projection can be arranged in the bottom wall of the inner container a component of the storage device that is firmly connected to the inner container, in particular a pull-out rail or on the shelf.

For the user, the clear ventilation position can be determined by appropriate mechanical depressions or elevations, particularly in the guide area of the refrigerated goods drawer. For example, depressions can be provided in the guide rails or in the bottom of the refrigerated goods container. These can be positioned differently depending on the type of tray guidance, for example running on the bottom of the refrigerated goods container, running on external plastic guide rails, guided with full extensions or partial extensions or running on a glass plate. Two exemplary embodiments of a household refrigeration device according to the invention are included in the following description with reference to Figures 1 to 15 explained in more detail.

Figur 1

eine perspektivische Ansicht eines beispielhaften Haushaltskältegeräts mit einer Kühlgutschublade und zugeordnetem Fachboden;

Figur 2

eine schematische perspektivische Darstellung eines Beispiels, das nicht Teil der Erfindung ist, einer Kühlgutschublade mit zugeordnetem Fachboden in einer Schließstellung;

Figur 3

eine schematische perspektivische Darstellung des ersten Beispiels der Kühlgutschublade gemäß Fig. 2 mit zugeordnetem Fachboden in einer Belüftungsstellung

Figur 4

eine schematische perspektivische Darstellung des ersten Beispiels der Kühlgutschublade gemäß Fig. 2 mit zugeordnetem Fachboden in einer Offenstellung;

Figur 5

eine schematische perspektivische Darstellung einer zweiten Ausführungsform einer erfindungsgemäßen Kühlgutschublade mit zugeordnetem Fachboden in einer Schließstellung;

Figur 6

eine schematische perspektivische Darstellung der zweiten Ausführungsform einer erfindungsgemäßen Kühlgutschublade gemäß Fig. 5 mit zugeordnetem Fachboden in einer Belüftungsstellung;

Figur 7

eine schematische perspektivische Darstellung der zweiten Ausführungsform einer erfindungsgemäßen Kühlgutschublade gemäß Fig. 5 mit zugeordnetem Fachboden in einer Offenstellung;

Figur 8

eine schematische perspektivische Darstellung eines Beispiels, das nicht Teil der Erfindung ist, einer Kühlgutschublade mit einer an den Fachboden stirnseitig angesetzten Dichtung;

Figur 9

eine schematische perspektivische Darstellung eines Beispiels, das nicht Teil der Erfindung ist, einer Kühlgutschublade mit einem Fachboden, der mit einem Kunststoffrahmen umspritzt ist, an dessen Stirnseite eine Dichtung ausgebildet ist;

Figur 10-15

Teilschnittdarstellungen dreier beispielhafter Dichtungsvarianten jeweils links in einer geöffneten Position der Kühlgutschublade und jeweils rechts in einer geschlossenen abdichtenden Position der Kühlgutschublade;

Figur 16

eine schematische perspektivische Darstellung einer fünften Ausführungsform einer erfindungsgemäßen Kühlgutschublade mit separaten Seitenwandeinsätzen, die an Oberkanten der Kühlgutschublade aufzusetzen sind;

Figur 17

eine schematische perspektivische Darstellung der fünften Ausführungsform einer erfindungsgemäßen Kühlgutschublade gemäß Fig. 16 mit den an den Oberkanten der Kühlgutschublade aufgesetzten Seitenwandeinsätzen;

Figur 18

eine schematische perspektivische Darstellung einer sechsten Ausführungsform einer erfindungsgemäßen Kühlgutschublade mit einem separaten Seitenwandrahmen, der an einer Unterseite des Fachbodens zu befestigen ist;

Figur 19

eine schematische perspektivische Darstellung der sechsten Ausführungsform einer erfindungsgemäßen Kühlgutschublade gemäß Fig. 18 mit dem an der Unterseite des Fachbodens befestigten Seitenwandrahmen;

Figur 20

eine Schnittdarstellung durch eine erfindungsgemäße Kühlgutschublade mit einer gegenüber den Fig. 10 bis Fig. 15 abgewandelten Dichtungsvariante;

Figur 21

eine perspektivische Teilansicht auf einen am Fachboden verstellbar gelagerten Schieber in einer Schließstellung; und

Figur 22

eine perspektivische Teilansicht auf den am Fachboden verstellbar gelagerten Schieber gemäß Fig. 21 in einer Offenstellung.

Show it:

Figure 1

a perspective view of an exemplary household refrigeration device with a refrigerated goods drawer and associated shelf;

Figure 2

a schematic perspective view of an example, which is not part of the invention, of a refrigerated goods drawer with an associated shelf in a closed position;

Figure 3

a schematic perspective view of the first example of the refrigerated goods drawer Fig. 2 with assigned shelf in a ventilation position

Figure 4

a schematic perspective view of the first example of the refrigerated goods drawer Fig. 2 with assigned shelf in an open position;

Figure 5

a schematic perspective view of a second embodiment of a refrigerated goods drawer according to the invention with an associated shelf in a closed position;

Figure 6

a schematic perspective view of the second embodiment of a refrigerated goods drawer according to the invention Fig. 5 with assigned shelf in a ventilation position;

Figure 7

a schematic perspective view of the second embodiment of a refrigerated goods drawer according to the invention Fig. 5 with assigned shelf in an open position;

Figure 8

a schematic perspective view of an example, which is not part of the invention, of a refrigerated goods drawer with a seal attached to the front of the shelf;

Figure 9

a schematic perspective view of an example, which is not part of the invention, of a refrigerated goods drawer with a shelf which is encapsulated with a plastic frame, on the end face of which a seal is formed;

Figures 10-15

Partial sectional representations of three exemplary sealing variants, each on the left in an open position of the refrigerated goods drawer and each on the right in a closed, sealing position of the refrigerated goods drawer;

Figure 16

a schematic perspective view of a fifth embodiment of a refrigerated goods drawer according to the invention with separate side wall inserts which are to be placed on the upper edges of the refrigerated goods drawer;

Figure 17

a schematic perspective view of the fifth embodiment of a refrigerated goods drawer according to the invention Fig. 16 with the side wall inserts placed on the upper edges of the refrigerated goods drawer;

Figure 18

a schematic perspective view of a sixth embodiment of a refrigerated goods drawer according to the invention with a separate side wall frame to be attached to an underside of the shelf;

Figure 19

a schematic perspective view of the sixth embodiment of a refrigerated goods drawer according to the invention Fig. 18 with the side wall frame attached to the bottom of the shelf;

Figure 20

a sectional view through a refrigerated goods drawer according to the invention with a opposite Fig. 10 to Fig. 15 modified seal variant;

Figure 21

a perspective partial view of a slide that is adjustable on the shelf in a closed position; and

Figure 22

a perspective partial view of the slider, which is adjustable on the shelf Fig. 21 in an open position.

An in Fig. 1 Household refrigeration device 1 shown as an example has an inner container 2 foamed with insulating material. The inner container 2 has two opposite side walls 3a, 3b, a bottom wall 4 and a top wall 5, and a rear wall 6. The inner container 2 or the side walls 3a, 3b, the bottom wall 4 and the top wall 5, as well as the rear wall 6, together with a door leaf 7 which is movably mounted with respect to the inner container 2, delimit a storage space 8 for refrigerated goods. In the case of the present exemplary embodiment, the inner container 2 or the side walls 3a, 3b, the bottom wall 4 and the top wall 5, as well as the rear wall 6 are manufactured as a deep-drawn, one-piece plastic component. In the case of the present exemplary embodiment, the door leaf 7 is pivotally mounted on a body 12 or on the inner container 2 by means of hinge fittings 11.

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

The storage room 8 is accessible when the door leaf 7 is open in order to be able to place refrigerated goods in the storage room 8 or take them out of the storage room 8. To store refrigerated goods in the storage room 8, at least one shelf 13 is provided, on which the refrigerated goods can be placed or stored within the storage room 8. The shelf 13 is arranged in the storage space 8 between the two opposite side walls 3a, 3b of the inner container 2. For this purpose, the shelf 13 can be removably inserted by means of retaining strips, not shown, in particular attached to the opposite side walls 3a, 3b. The shelf 13 forms a storage area for the refrigerated goods. A refrigerated goods drawer 14 is arranged under the shelf 13. The refrigerated goods drawer 14 is designed to store refrigerated goods in a storage compartment separate from the inner container 2, the drawer space 15. The refrigerated goods drawer 14 is within the inner container 2, ie in the storage space 8 between a closed position ( Fig. 2 , Fig. 5 ) and an open position ( Fig. 4 , Fig. 7 ) stored movably. In the respective open position, the refrigerated goods drawer 14 is pulled out so far, in particular pulled out to an extended stop, that the drawer space 15 is accessible for removing and inserting all types of refrigerated goods, in particular salad, vegetables and fruit.

According to an example that is not part of the invention, shows Fig. 2 schematically the refrigerated goods drawer 14 and the shelf 13 in a single position together with associated pull-out rails 16a. In the case of the present exemplary embodiment, the shelf 13 is designed as a flat, rectangular glass plate. The refrigerated goods drawer 14 has two opposite side drawer walls 17a, 17b, a drawer front 18 and a rear drawer wall 19 opposite the drawer front 18. The two side drawer walls 17a, 17b as well as the rear drawer wall 19 and the drawer front 18 laterally delimit the drawer space 15. The refrigerated goods drawer 14 is designed in accordance with its closed position Fig. 2 or. Fig. 5 , with an underside of the shelf 13 to seal in order to seal the drawer space 15 in a moisture-tight manner.

In order to seal the refrigerated goods drawer 14 against the underside of the shelf 13 in a moisture-tight manner, the refrigerated goods drawer 14 in the illustrated embodiment has a seal 20 running along an upper edge of the drawer walls, in particular of side drawer walls 17a, 17b, rear drawer wall 19 and possibly front drawer front 18. The seal 20 is firmly connected to the upper edge of the drawer walls and lies as shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. 5 shown, touching the underside of the shelf 13 in the closed position of the refrigerated goods drawer 13.

In addition to the three upper edges of the two drawer walls 17a, 17b, the drawer front 18 and the rear drawer wall 19, a sealing section 20a of the seal 20 can also be provided, which lies on a rear side of the drawer front 18 of the refrigerated goods drawer 14 and which in the closed position of the refrigerated goods drawer 14 on one front face 13.1 of the shelf 13 is touching.

In the example according to the Figures 2 to 4 , which is not part of the invention, the two side drawer walls 17a, 17b, as well as the rear drawer wall 19 are designed at a constant height to form an upper edge running in a common horizontal plane.

In the second embodiment according to Figures 5 to 7 the two side drawer walls 17a, 17b are each provided with a sloping, in particular linearly sloping, upper edge, starting from the drawer front 18 in the direction of the rear drawer wall 19.

In the second embodiment, as shown, the shelf 13 can have two downward-facing shelf side walls 13a, 13b and a downward-facing shelf rear wall 13c. The shelf side walls 13a, 13b have lower edges, the course of which is adapted to the upper edges of the side drawer walls 17a, 17b or the upper edge of the rear drawer wall 19, so that these lower edges are at least close to the contour or touching, in particular below, in the closed position of the refrigerated goods drawer 14 Intermediate the seal 20, follow the respective upper edges of the refrigerated goods drawer 14.

The two downward-facing shelf side walls 13a, 13b and/or the downward-facing shelf rear wall 13c are designed as components that are separate from the shelf 13 and are connected to the shelf 13 in a moisture-tight manner.

An enlarged section of each Fig. 3 and Fig. 6 show how the refrigerated goods drawer 14 is supported by a storage device 16, which is designed to keep the refrigerated goods drawer 14 stable in a ventilation position lying between the open position and the closed position, in which the storage space 8 can be closed by means of the door leaf 7. For this purpose, in the cases of the exemplary embodiments shown, the storage device 16 has a projection 21, which is in the ventilation position according to Fig. 3 and Fig. 6 the refrigerated goods drawer 14 is immersed in a corresponding recess 22 in order to keep the refrigerated goods drawer 14 stable in the ventilation position. In the cases of the exemplary embodiments shown, the projection 21 is provided on the refrigerated goods drawer 14 and the corresponding recess is provided on the pull-out rail 16a which is firmly connected to the inner container 2.

The Fig. 8 shows schematically an example of a refrigerated goods drawer 14, which is not part of the invention, with a seal 20 attached to the end face of the shelf 13. In this sealing variant, a separate elastic seal 20 is connected to a plastic profile 24 that can be attached to the shelf 13. In order to connect the seal 20 to the shelf 13, the seal 20 is glued to the plastic profile 24, molded on or inserted or clamped in a form-fitting manner behind a recess of the plastic profile 24.

The Fig. 9 shows schematically an example of a refrigerated goods drawer 14, which is not part of the invention, with a shelf 13 which is encapsulated with a plastic frame 23, on the end face of which the seal 20 is formed. The seal 20 can either be formed in one piece with the plastic frame 23 or manufactured as a separate sealing component and attached to the plastic frame 23. To the separate seal To connect 20 to the plastic frame 23, the separate seal 20 can be used glued to the plastic frame 23 or inserted or clamped in a form-fitting manner behind a recess on the plastic frame 23.

In a first sealing variant according to Fig. 10 and Fig. 11 the seal 20 is equipped with a single elastic sealing lip 20.1, which extends along the end face of the shelf 13 and which projects elastically in the direction of the drawer front 18 or in the direction of the rear drawer wall 19.

In a second sealing variant according to Fig. 12 and Fig. 13 the seal 20 is provided with three elastic sealing lips 20.2 aligned parallel to one another. These elastic sealing lips 20.2 extend along the end face of the shelf 13 and project elastically in the direction of the drawer front 18 or in the direction of the rear drawer wall 19.

In a third sealing variant according to Fig. 14 and Fig. 15 the seal 20 can be designed with a solid profile 20. 3, which has an elastic surface 20. 4 with an arcuate cross section.

In the in Fig. 16 and Fig. 17 In the embodiment variant shown, the refrigerated goods drawer 14 has two opposite side drawer walls 17a, 17b and a rear drawer wall 19 opposite the drawer front 18, two side wall inserts 25 separate from the refrigerated goods drawer 14 being provided, each of which is attached to an upper edge of the side drawer walls 17a, 17b.

The two separate side wall inserts 25 are designed to compensate for an oblique and/or stepped course of the immediate upper edge of the refrigerated goods drawer 14, which is formed directly by the shape of the side drawer walls 17a, 17b of the refrigerated goods drawer 14, in such a way that the two separate side wall inserts 25 are newly added formed upper edges of the refrigerated goods drawer 14 have an at least substantially or even completely straight, in particular horizontal course, as shown in particular in Fig. 17 is shown.

By means of the two separate side wall inserts 25, a refrigerated goods drawer 14 that is initially unsuitable for moisture-tight closure as such can be converted are formed, so that new upper edges of the refrigerated goods drawer 14 are formed by upper longitudinal edges of the side wall inserts 25, the course of which is now designed to seal the refrigerated goods drawer 14 in a moisture-tight manner with the underside of the shelf 13.

As in Fig. 17 It can be seen that the upper edges of the side drawer walls 17a, 17b, which are at a lower height compared to the upper edge of the rear drawer wall 19 and the drawer front 18, are increased to such an extent by two side wall inserts 25 placed on the left and right lateral side walls of the refrigerated goods drawer 14 that the upper edges of the side wall inserts 25 , i.e. the new upper edges of the refrigerated goods drawer 14 combined with the side wall inserts 25, are at least approximately or even completely the same height as the rear drawer wall 19 and the drawer front 18.

To attach each separate side wall insert 25 to the refrigerated goods drawer 14, each separate side wall insert 25 has at least its own locking means 26, which fixes the side wall insert 25 in a form-fitting manner on the refrigerated goods drawer 14.

In the in Fig. 18 and Fig. 19 In the embodiment shown, downward-facing shelf side walls 13a, 13b and the downward-facing shelf rear wall 13c are plugged onto the storage level, ie the shelf 13, as a separate part. The two downward-facing shelf side walls 13a, 13b and the downward-facing shelf rear wall 13c are designed as a one-piece side wall frame 27, which is manually releasably attached to the shelf 13.

The two downward-facing shelf side walls 13a, 13b and the downward-facing shelf rear wall 13c accordingly form a U-shaped frame that is open on one side towards the drawer front 18 and is connected to the shelf 13 by one or more fastening means. The fastening means fixes the side wall frame 27 to the shelf 13 in a form-fitting and/or non-positive manner, as shown in particular in Fig. 19 is shown. The fastening means is designed for non-destructively releasable fastening of the separate side wall frame 27 to the shelf 13.

In the case of the present exemplary embodiment, the at least one fastening means is Fig. 18 and Fig. 19 formed by two hooks 28 attached to the side wall frame 27, in particular formed in one piece with the side wall frame 27, which laterally surround the shelf 13 from below and rest in a form-fitting manner on an edge section of the top of the shelf 13, as shown in particular in Fig. 19 is shown. In addition, the fastening means is formed by two additional pins 29 and a tab 30 that interacts with the pin 29. The shelf 13 has a tab 30 on its left and right side edges, which has a hole. The side wall frame 27 carries the two pins 29 which extend laterally from one another. When the shelf 13 and side wall frame 27 are assembled, the pins 29 of the side wall frame 27 which extend away from one another are inserted into the holes in the tabs 30 of the shelf 13, as shown in Fig. 19 shown.

In the seal variant according to Fig. 20 the seal 20 is designed to seal the closed refrigerated goods drawer 14 against the shelf 13 in a moisture-tight manner. The seal 20 is formed on an elastic cover which at least partially or even completely surrounds a front handle 33 of the refrigerated goods drawer 14. The seal 20 is designed to be detached manually from the handle 33 of the refrigerated goods drawer 14, in particular to be detached and reattached non-destructively.

The shelf 13 can have a shelf 34 made of glass. The storage surface 34 made of glass can have the frame 23, in particular a plastic frame, which surrounds the contour of the storage surface 34 or the contour of the glass plate. In the case of a plastic frame, the shelf 13 can be encapsulated by the plastic frame. The frame 23, in particular the plastic frame, has, as in the Fig. 21 and Fig. 22 shown, one or more ventilation openings 32, which are covered by an adjustable slide 31 ( Fig. 21 ) or released ( Fig. 22 ) can be. In the case of the present exemplary embodiment, the slider 31 and/or the ventilation openings 32 are arranged on the front edge of the frame 23, in particular of the plastic frame. The slider 31 is adjustable on the front edge of the frame 23, in particular the plastic frame. The slider 31 can have a handle section for this purpose. In a closed position ( Fig. 21 ) of the slide 31, the ventilation openings 32 are at least largely or even completely sealed in a moisture-tight manner. In an open position ( Fig. 22 ) of Slider 31, in which the ventilation openings 32 are at least partially or even completely released, moisture can escape from the refrigerated goods drawer 14 via the ventilation openings 32 or possibly penetrate into the refrigerated goods drawer 14 from the outside.

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Household refrigeration device

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inner container

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side walls

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floor wall

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ceiling wall

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Back wall

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door leaf

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storage room

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freezer compartment

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freezer compartment door

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Hinged fittings

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Corpus

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Fold bottom

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front face

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Shelf side walls

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Shelf rear wall

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Refrigerated goods drawer

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Drawer space

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Storage facility

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Pull-out rails

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side drawer walls

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Drawer front

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back drawer wall

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poetry

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sealing lip

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sealing lips

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Full profile

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surface

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sealing section

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head Start

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deepening

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Frame

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Plastic profile

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Sidewall inserts

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Rest means

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Side wall frame

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Pen

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tabs

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Slider

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Ventilation openings

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Handle

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Glass shelf

Claims (13)

1. Household refrigeration appliance, having a thermally insulated inner container (2), which has two opposite side walls (3a, 3b), a bottom wall (4) and a top wall (5), as well as a rear wall (6), which delimit a storage compartment (8) for refrigerated goods, which is accessible via a door leaf (7) that is mounted such that it can be moved in relation to the inner container (2), as well as having at least one shelf (13), which is arranged in the storage compartment (8) between the two opposite side walls (3a, 3b) and which forms a placement area for the refrigerated goods, and a refrigerated goods drawer (14), which is mounted such that it can be displaced in the storage compartment (8) between a closed position and an open position and which has a drawer compartment (15) that is delimited by at least one drawer wall, wherein the refrigerated goods drawer (14) is embodied, in its closed position, to seal with a lower side of the shelf (13), in order to close off the drawer compartment (15) in a moisture-proof manner, and the refrigerated goods drawer (14) has two opposite lateral drawer walls (17a, 17b) and a rear drawer wall (19) opposite the drawer front (18) and at least one side wall insert (25) is provided, which is separate from the refrigerated goods drawer (14) and which is fastened to an upper edge of the lateral drawer walls (17a, 17b) and/or to an upper edge of the rear drawer wall (19), wherein the at least one separate side wall insert (25) is embodied such that the upper edge of the separate side wall insert (25) forms a substantially straight-running new upper edge, which compensates for the immediate upper edge of the refrigerated goods drawer (14).
2. Household refrigeration appliance, having a thermally insulated inner container (2), which has two opposite side walls (3a, 3b), a bottom wall (4) and a top wall (5), as well as a rear wall (6), which delimit a storage compartment (8) for refrigerated goods, which is accessible via a door leaf (7) that is mounted such that it can be moved in relation to the inner container (2), as well as having at least one shelf (13), which is arranged in the storage compartment (8) between the two opposite side walls (3a, 3b) and which forms a placement area for the refrigerated goods, and a refrigerated goods drawer (14), which is mounted such that it can be displaced in the storage compartment (8) between a closed position and an open position and which has a drawer compartment (15) that is delimited by at least one drawer wall, wherein the refrigerated goods drawer (14) is embodied, in its closed position, to seal with a lower side of the shelf (13), in order to close off the drawer compartment (15) in a moisture-proof manner, and the shelf (13) has two shelf side walls (13a, 13b) pointing downwards and/or a shelf rear wall (13c) pointing downwards, which are embodied as constituent parts that are separate from the shelf (13) and are connected to the shelf (13) in a moisture-proof manner, wherein the two shelf side walls (13a, 13b) pointing downwards and/or the shelf rear wall (13c) pointing downwards have lower edges, the progression of which in each case is adapted to the upper edges of the lateral drawer walls (17a, 17b) or the upper edge of the rear drawer wall (19), so that these lower edges, in the closed position of the refrigerated goods drawer (14), follow the respective upper edges of the refrigerated goods drawer (14) at least close to the contour or in contact with them.
3. Household refrigeration appliance according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the refrigerated goods drawer (14) has a seal (20), which runs along an upper edge of the at least one drawer wall and which, in the closed position of the refrigerated goods drawer (14), rests against the lower side of the shelf (13), in contact with it.
4. Household refrigeration appliance according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the refrigerated goods drawer (14) has a drawer front (18) with a rear side which, in the closed position of the refrigerated goods drawer (14), stands out on a front end face (13.1) of the shelf (13).
5. Household refrigeration appliance according to claim 4, characterised in that the refrigerated goods drawer (14), on its rear side of the drawer front (18) facing towards the front end face (13.1) of the shelf (13), at the height of the end face (13.1) of the shelf (13), has a seal section (20a) which, in the closed position of the refrigerated goods drawer (14), rests against the end face (13.1) of the shelf (13), in contact with it.
6. Household refrigeration appliance according to claim 4, characterised in that the shelf (13), on its end face (13.1), has a seal (20), in particular a seal (20) with a single elastic sealing lip (20.1), with three elastic sealing lips (20.2) oriented in parallel with one another and/or with a full profile (20.3), which comprises a surface (20.4) that runs in an arc-shaped manner in cross-section, which in the closed position of the refrigerated goods drawer (14) stands out on the rear side of the drawer front (18), in contact with it.
7. Household refrigeration appliance according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the refrigerated goods drawer (14) has two opposite lateral drawer walls (17a, 17b) and a rear drawer wall (19) opposite the drawer front (18) and the two lateral drawer walls (17a, 17b), starting from the drawer front (18) in the direction of the rear drawer wall (19), in each case have a descending, in particular linearly descending upper edge.
8. Household refrigeration appliance according to claim 2, characterised in that the lower edges, in the closed position of the refrigerated goods drawer (14), follow the respective upper edges of the refrigerated goods drawer (14), at least close to the contour or in contact with them, with the interposition of a seal (20).
9. Household refrigeration appliance according to claim 8, characterised in that the two shelf side walls (13a, 13b) pointing downwards and the shelf rear wall (13c) pointing downwards are embodied as a single-piece side wall frame (27), which is fastened to the shelf (13) in a manually detachable manner.
10. Household refrigeration appliance according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterised in that the refrigerated goods drawer (14) is mounted in the inner container (2) by a mounting facility (16), which is embodied to hold the refrigerated goods drawer (14) stable in a ventilation position, which lies between the open position and the closed position and in which the storage compartment (8) can be closed off by means of the door leaf (7).
11. Household refrigeration appliance according to claim 10, characterised in that the mounting facility (16) has a protrusion (21) which, in the ventilation position of the refrigerated goods drawer (14), submerges into a corresponding depression (22), in order to keep the refrigerated goods drawer (14) stable in the ventilation position.
12. Household refrigeration appliance according to claim 11, characterised in that the protrusion (21) is arranged on the refrigerated goods drawer (14) or on a constituent part of the mounting facility (16) permanently connected to the refrigerated goods drawer (14) and the corresponding depression (22) is provided in the bottom wall (4) of the inner container (2), on a constituent part of the mounting facility (16) permanently connected to the inner container (2), in particular a pull-out rail (16a) or on the shelf (13).
13. Household refrigeration appliance according to claim 11, characterised in that the depression (22) is arranged on the refrigerated goods drawer (14) or on a constituent part of the mounting facility (16) permanently connected to the refrigerated goods drawer (14) and the corresponding protrusion (21) is provided in the bottom wall (4) of the inner container (2), on a constituent part of the mounting facility (16) permanently connected to the inner container (2), in particular a pull-out rail (16a) or on the shelf (13).

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