EP3080532B1 - Refrigeration appliance having a light - Google Patents

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EP3080532B1
EP3080532B1 EP14809405.5A EP14809405A EP3080532B1 EP 3080532 B1 EP3080532 B1 EP 3080532B1 EP 14809405 A EP14809405 A EP 14809405A EP 3080532 B1 EP3080532 B1 EP 3080532B1
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René Alt
Christoph Becke
Max Eicher
Christine Hartwein
Maike Kirschbaum
Ralph Staud
Thomas Tischer
Matthias Wiedenmann
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D27/00—Lighting arrangements
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V33/00—Structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for
    • F21V33/0004—Personal or domestic articles
    • F21V33/0012—Furniture
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21W—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS
    • F21W2131/00—Use or application of lighting devices or systems not provided for in codes F21W2102/00-F21W2121/00
    • F21W2131/30—Lighting for domestic or personal use
    • F21W2131/305—Lighting for domestic or personal use for refrigerators
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
    • F21Y2115/00—Light-generating elements of semiconductor light sources
    • F21Y2115/10—Light-emitting diodes [LED]
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D25/00—Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled
    • F25D25/02—Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled by shelves
    • F25D25/024—Slidable shelves
    • F25D25/025—Drawers

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  • the present invention relates to a refrigeration device with a light, in particular a household refrigerator.
  • the illumination of the storage space for refrigerated goods in a household refrigerator is usually carried out with one or more lights, which is arranged on a side wall of an inner container. Trays or drawers in the lower part of the storage room usually do not have their own lighting and are accordingly little lighted.
  • the EP 2 131 128 discloses a refrigerator with lights on the front sides of partitions, each illuminating a arranged under the partition drawer.
  • a light cone of a lamp is directed at a small angle to the rear into the shell, which is in the inserted position.
  • a cone of light continues to be directed forward at a large angle into the shell when it is in an extended position.
  • the JP 2003 075 060 is representative of refrigeration appliances with a ceiling light which illuminates refrigerated goods in the front area of storage shelves as well as refrigerated goods in a dish when it is in the pulled-out position.
  • the prior art lights provide uniform illumination of the front portion of the lowest shell, but no local area is emphasized. It is the object of the present invention to provide a refrigerator with a luminaire that emphasizes a local area of the lowest shell.
  • the refrigerator according to the invention has a body which has a refrigerator, which is closable at a door opening by means of a door hinged to the body, a lamp, shelves in the refrigerator, which of the Door opening are spaced by a distance, with a space between the door opening and shelves, and arranged below the shelves tray which protrudes into the free space in the inserted position and which has side walls and a front edge.
  • the luminaire is a spotlight for emitting light within a cone of light, the center of the leading edge of the shell being within the cone of light and the sidewalls of the shell being outside the cone of light.
  • the cone of light can be considered as a feature of the design and positioning of the luminaire, regardless of whether the luminaire is in operation.
  • the light cone is the easiest to detect, since the light of the lamp is guided substantially within the light cone.
  • the refrigerator according to the invention highlights the area around the center of the front edge of the shell in the inserted position by high-contrast illumination with respect to the side areas.
  • the contrast-rich illumination of the bowl center has the advantage that a stored in the middle of the shell refrigerated goods is very visible and visually highlighted.
  • the arranged below the shelves tray which protrudes into the free space in the inserted position, so essentially exploits the depth range of the door opening to the rear wall, is usually a shell for fresh food, especially vegetables that are subject to rapid aging.
  • the advantage is particularly great that these foods are presented to the user of the refrigerator highlighted.
  • a preferred embodiment of the invention is a refrigerator with a shell having a shell cover.
  • the cup cover With the cup cover, the cup forms a volume sealed within the refrigerator with reduced air exchange with the remaining refrigerator compartment.
  • the refrigerated goods in the shell is protected from rapid drying out. This is advantageously supported by the fact that the shell and the Shell cover have sealing elements which adjoin one another in the pushed-in position.
  • the shell projecting into the free space in front of the shelves is preferably the lowest shell in the cold room.
  • the shell cover is advantageously transparent.
  • the shell cover is anchored to the body, so that the shell can be pulled out as a drawer under the cover and the cover can carry objects.
  • the refrigeration device on a shell with a humidity influencing controllable air flow advantageously has an operating element for an air exchange between the shell and a directly accessible region of the cooling space.
  • control element in particular the control element for the humidity control is highlighted by means of light.
  • the lamp is arranged on a ceiling of the refrigerator.
  • an optical axis of the light cone is substantially perpendicular and the light cone is in the space in front of the shelves, where it is not hindered by refrigerated goods on the shelves.
  • the refrigeration device corresponds to a radius of the light cone at the level of the shell substantially a depth of the space in front of the shelves.
  • the cone of light does not necessarily have to have a circular cross section, but a circular and an elliptical cross section are preferred and can be achieved with a simple imaging optics.
  • a center of the light cone at the level of the shell lies in a preferred embodiment substantially at the edge of the shell or shell cover.
  • An edge of the light cone at the level of the shell lies in a preferred embodiment near the edge of the shell.
  • the luminaire advantageously has a luminous means, an optic for generating the light cone and a housing.
  • the housing substantially prevents radiation from the illuminant to the door, but allows an indication element laterally from the light cone.
  • Such an indication element allows the indication of information for the customer with a low light intensity, which is significantly lower than an illumination intensity for goods to be cooled in the light spot within the light cone.
  • the indication element preferably has a light guide for conducting light, in particular scattered light, from the light source to the indication element.
  • the housing advantageously also substantially prevents radiation from the illuminant to the storage shelves.
  • Fig. 1 shows a refrigeration device 10, with a body 11 and a door 12, which closes the door opening 13 of the body 11.
  • the body 11 has an outer wall 14 and an inner container 15.
  • Inner container 15 and door opening 13 define a storage space for refrigerated goods, the refrigerator 16.
  • storage shelves 17 are detachably attached to the inner container 15.
  • the inner container 15 includes a tray 18 for fresh food in the form of a drawer, and an open drawer 19 for further refrigerated goods.
  • the shell 18 is closed by a cover 20, which also forms a supporting floor for the open drawer 19. Above the open drawer 19 is a storage shelf 17.
  • the tray 18 and has a handle 21 and the open drawer 19 has a handle 22.
  • the shell 18 extends in the depth direction substantially from the door opening 13 to a rear wall 23 of the inner container 15th
  • the cover 20 is releasably secured to the inner container 15 and has an air exchange regulating elements.
  • the air evacuation regulating elements comprise an operating element 24 for air exchange between a directly accessible area 25 of the refrigerating space 16 and a freshness area 26 delimited by the bowl 18 and the cover 20.
  • Cover 20 also has not shown against the shell 18 sealing elements. Thus, it is possible to influence the dehumidification of the freshness region 26 by operating the operating element 24 via the adjustment of the air exchange between the directly accessible region 25 of the cooling space 16 and the freshness region 26.
  • the air in the directly accessible area 25 of the refrigerator compartment 16 is strongly dehumidified during normal cooling operation.
  • the refrigeration device 10 furthermore has lights for illuminating refrigerated goods, namely side wall lights 30 for illuminating, in particular, the rear area of the refrigerator compartment 16 and a spotlight 31 on the ceiling 32 of the refrigerator compartment 16.
  • the spot light 31 is arranged near the door opening 13 in a free space 33 between the door opening 13 and the shelves 17. When the door 12 is closed, door racks 34 protrude into the free space 33.
  • the following figures represent three embodiments of the refrigeration device 10, in each case with a representation of the body with the door open in each case as a cross section and the front area in a plan view.
  • Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 now show on the off Fig. 1 known refrigeration device 10 in an embodiment of the refrigerator 40, an embodiment of the spot light 31 as a spot light 41 with a narrow beam 42.
  • the light cone 42 has an optical axis 43 and a cone of light edge 44.
  • the spot light 41 is turned on in this generates Height of the surface 45 of the cover 20 a light spot 46, whose diameter corresponds to the diameter of the light cone 42 at the level of the surface 45.
  • the shell 18 is shown under the cover 20 in the inserted state.
  • the free space 33 extends laterally between the side walls 47 of the Inner shell 15 and in the depth direction between the door opening 13 and the edge 48 of the storage shelves 17.
  • the shell 18 extends in the depth direction substantially from the door opening 13 to a rear wall 23 of the inner container 15, wherein in Fig. 2 is shown as being aligned with the body while in Fig. 3 a common gap 57 between the edge 58 of the body 11 and the shell 20 is indicated.
  • the narrow light cone 42 is designed such that the light spot 46 has a diameter of approximately the depth of the free space 33.
  • the largest part of the light spot 46 lies behind the front edge 49 of the shell 18 and covers the operating element 24 completely.
  • the control element 24 is located at the center of the front edge 49 of the shell 18 between the side walls 47.
  • the spot light 41 serves to emit light within the light cone 42, the center of the front edge 49 of the shell 18 being within the light cone 42 and the side walls 59 of the shell 18 are outside the light cone 42.
  • FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 now show on the off Fig. 1 known refrigeration device 10 in an embodiment of the refrigerator 50, an embodiment of the spot light 31 as a spot light 51 with a wide beam 52.
  • the light cone 52 has an optical axis 53 and a cone of light edge 54.
  • switched spot light 51 generates this in Height of the surface 45 of the cover 20 a light spot 56 whose diameter corresponds to the diameter of the light cone 52 at the level of the surface 45.
  • the optical axis 53 in this example is at the level of the surface 45 near the middle of the front edge of the operating element 24.
  • the shell 18 is shown under the cover 20 in a partially withdrawn state.
  • the wide light cone 52 is designed in such a way that the light spot 56 has a circular cross section with a diameter of approximately twice the depth of the free space 33.
  • the largest part of the light spot 56 lies in the pulled-out region 55 of the shell 18 and covers the operating element 24 completely.
  • the spot light 51 serves to emit light within the light cone 52, wherein the center of the front edge 49 of the shell 18 is within the light cone 52 and the side walls 59 of the shell 18 are outside the light cone 52.
  • Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 now show on the off Fig. 1 known refrigeration device 10 in an embodiment of the refrigerator 60, an embodiment of the spot light 31 as a spot light 61 with a forwardly inclined to a vertical wide beam 62.
  • the light cone 62 has an optical axis 63 and a cone of light edge 64.
  • a light spot 66 whose diameter corresponds to the diameter of the light cone 62 at the level of the surface 45.
  • the optical axis 63 is inclined in this example to a vertical and lies at the level of the surface 45 outside of the cooling space.
  • the shell 18 is shown under the cover 20 in the extended state.
  • the wide light cone 62 is designed such that the light spot 66 has an elliptical cross section with a small extension in the depth direction of about twice the depth of the free space 33.
  • the largest part of the light spot 66 lies in the pulled-out region 65 of the shell 18 and covers the operating element 24 completely.
  • the spotlight 61 serves to emit light within the light cone 62, wherein the center of the front edge 49 of the shell 18 is within the light cone 62 and the side walls 59 of the shell 18 are outside the light cone 62.
  • control element 24 may be combined and varied with light cone design to achieve different desired illuminations of the fresh food bowl 18.
  • Fig. 8 shows a schematic representation of a spot lamp 70 according to an embodiment of the invention, as it can be used as a spot lamp 31 according to the preceding examples.
  • the spotlight 70 has a lighting means 71, an optical system 72 for generating the light cone and a housing 73.
  • the housing 73 receives the other components of the lamp and causes radiation from the lamp to the door and to the shelves is substantially prevented.
  • the light-emitting means 71 here is an LED 74 on a circuit board 75.
  • the optical system 72 is here protected by a flush-mounted with the housing 73 light exit window 76.
  • the spotlight 70 further comprises an indication element 77 laterally from the light cone in the housing 73.
  • the indication element 77 enables the display of information for the customer on a side wall 78 of the housing 73 with a low light intensity, which is significantly lower than an illumination intensity for goods to be cooled in the light spot.
  • the housing 73 has a light guide 79 for conducting light, in particular scattered light, from the light source 71 to the indication element 77.

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Kältegerät mit einer Leuchte, insbesondere ein Haushaltskältegerät.The present invention relates to a refrigeration device with a light, in particular a household refrigerator.

Die Beleuchtung des Lagerraums für Kühlgut in einem Haushaltskältegerät erfolgt üblicherweise mit einer oder mehrerer Leuchten, die an einer Seitenwand eines Innenbehälters angeordnet ist. Schalen bzw. Schubladen im unteren Bereich des Lagerraums erhalten meist keine eigene Beleuchtung uns sind entsprechend wenig ausgeleuchtet.The illumination of the storage space for refrigerated goods in a household refrigerator is usually carried out with one or more lights, which is arranged on a side wall of an inner container. Trays or drawers in the lower part of the storage room usually do not have their own lighting and are accordingly little lighted.

Die EP 2 131 128 offenbart ein Kältegerät mit Leuchten an den Stirnseiten von Trennwänden, die jeweils eine unter der Trennwand angeordnete Schublade beleuchten. Ein Lichtkegel einer Leuchte ist dabei mit einem kleinen Winkel nach hinten gerichtet in die Schale hinein, die sich in eingeschobener Position befindet. Ein Lichtkegel ist weiterhin mit einem großen Winkel nach vorn gerichtet, in die Schale hinein wenn sich diese in herausgezogener Position befindet.The EP 2 131 128 discloses a refrigerator with lights on the front sides of partitions, each illuminating a arranged under the partition drawer. A light cone of a lamp is directed at a small angle to the rear into the shell, which is in the inserted position. A cone of light continues to be directed forward at a large angle into the shell when it is in an extended position.

Die JP 2003 075 060 steht stellvertretend für Kältegeräte mit einer Deckenleuchte, welche Kühlgut im vorderen Bereich von Ablageböden sowie Kühlgut in einer Schale beleuchtet, wenn sich diese in herausgezogener Position befindet.The JP 2003 075 060 is representative of refrigeration appliances with a ceiling light which illuminates refrigerated goods in the front area of storage shelves as well as refrigerated goods in a dish when it is in the pulled-out position.

Das Dokument DE 10 2009 000848 A1 offenbart ein Kältegerät gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1.The document DE 10 2009 000848 A1 discloses a refrigerator according to the preamble of claim 1.

Die Leuchten nach dem Stand der Technik bewirken eine gleichmäßige Beleuchtung des vorderen Bereichs der untersten Schale, jedoch wird kein lokaler Bereich hervorgehoben. Es ist die Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung, ein Kältegerät mit einer Leuchte zu schaffen, die einen lokalen Bereich der untersten Schale hervorhebt.The prior art lights provide uniform illumination of the front portion of the lowest shell, but no local area is emphasized. It is the object of the present invention to provide a refrigerator with a luminaire that emphasizes a local area of the lowest shell.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß gelöst durch ein Kältegerät mit den Merkmalen des Anspruchs 1. Das erfindungsgemäße Kältegerät hat einen Korpus, der einen Kühlraum aufweist, welcher an einer Türöffnung mittels einer an dem Korpus angelenkten Tür verschließbar ist, eine Leuchte, Ablageböden in dem Kühlraum, welche von der Türöffnung durch einen Abstand beabstandet sind, wobei ein Freiraum zwischen Türöffnung und Ablageböden besteht, sowie eine unterhalb der Ablageböden angeordneten Schale, welche in eingeschobener Position in den Freiraum hineinragt und welche Seitenwände und eine Vorderkante aufweist. Die Leuchte ist eine Spot-Leuchte zur Abstrahlung von Licht innerhalb eines Lichtkegels, wobei die Mitte der Vorderkante der Schale innerhalb des Lichtkegels liegt und die Seitenwände der Schale außerhalb des Lichtkegels liegen.This object is achieved by a refrigeration device with the features of claim 1. The refrigerator according to the invention has a body which has a refrigerator, which is closable at a door opening by means of a door hinged to the body, a lamp, shelves in the refrigerator, which of the Door opening are spaced by a distance, with a space between the door opening and shelves, and arranged below the shelves tray which protrudes into the free space in the inserted position and which has side walls and a front edge. The luminaire is a spotlight for emitting light within a cone of light, the center of the leading edge of the shell being within the cone of light and the sidewalls of the shell being outside the cone of light.

Der Lichtkegel kann als ein Merkmal der Ausgestaltung und Positionierung der Leuchte aufgefasst werden unabhängig davon, ob die Leuchte in Betrieb ist. Wenn die Leuchte in Betrieb ist, ist der Lichtkegel am einfachsten zu erkennen, da das Licht der Leuchte im Wesentlichen innerhalb des Lichtkegels geführt wird.The cone of light can be considered as a feature of the design and positioning of the luminaire, regardless of whether the luminaire is in operation. When the lamp is in operation, the light cone is the easiest to detect, since the light of the lamp is guided substantially within the light cone.

Das erfindungsgemäße Kältegerät hebt den Bereich um die Mitte der Vorderkante der Schale in eingeschobener Position durch kontrastreiche Beleuchtung gegenüber den Seitenbereichen hervor. Die kontrastreiche Ausleuchtung der Schalenmitte hat den Vorteil, dass ein vorne in der Mitte der Schale gelagertes Kühlgut sehr gut sichtbar ist und optisch hervorgehoben ist.The refrigerator according to the invention highlights the area around the center of the front edge of the shell in the inserted position by high-contrast illumination with respect to the side areas. The contrast-rich illumination of the bowl center has the advantage that a stored in the middle of the shell refrigerated goods is very visible and visually highlighted.

Die unterhalb der Ablageböden angeordneten Schale, welche in eingeschobener Position in den Freiraum hineinragt, also im Wesentlichen den Tiefenbereich von der Türöffnung bis zur Rückwand ausnutzt, ist üblicherweise eine Schale für frische Lebensmittel, insbesondere Gemüse, die einer schnellen Alterung unterliegen. Hier ist der Vorteil besonders groß, dass diese Lebensmittel dem Benutzer des Kältegeräts hervorgehoben präsentiert werden.The arranged below the shelves tray, which protrudes into the free space in the inserted position, so essentially exploits the depth range of the door opening to the rear wall, is usually a shell for fresh food, especially vegetables that are subject to rapid aging. Here, the advantage is particularly great that these foods are presented to the user of the refrigerator highlighted.

Im Weiteren werden Ausgestaltungen des erfindungsgemäßen Kältegeräts beschrieben, die einzeln oder in Kombination vorteilhaft wirken.In the following, embodiments of the refrigeration device according to the invention will be described, which act individually or in combination advantageous.

Eine bevorzugte Ausgestaltung der Erfindung ist ein Kältegerät mit einer Schale, die eine Schalenabdeckung aufweist. Mit der Schalenabdeckung bildet die Schale ein innerhalb des Kühlraums abgeschlossenes Volumen mit verringertem Luftaustausch mit dem restlichen Kühlraum. Dadurch wird das Kühlgut in der Schale vor schnellem Austrocknen geschützt. Dies wird vorteilhaft dadurch unterstützt, dass die Schale und die Schalenabdeckung Dichtelemente aufweisen, die in eingeschobener Position aneinander grenzen.A preferred embodiment of the invention is a refrigerator with a shell having a shell cover. With the cup cover, the cup forms a volume sealed within the refrigerator with reduced air exchange with the remaining refrigerator compartment. As a result, the refrigerated goods in the shell is protected from rapid drying out. This is advantageously supported by the fact that the shell and the Shell cover have sealing elements which adjoin one another in the pushed-in position.

Die in den Freiraum vor den Ablageböden hineinragende Schale ist vorzugsweise die unterste Schale im Kühlraum. Die Schalenabdeckung ist vorteilhaft transparent.The shell projecting into the free space in front of the shelves is preferably the lowest shell in the cold room. The shell cover is advantageously transparent.

Vorzugsweise ist die Schalenabdeckung an dem Korpus verankert, so dass die ist Schale als Schublade unter der Abdeckung herausziehbar ist und die Abdeckung Gegenstände tragen kann.Preferably, the shell cover is anchored to the body, so that the shell can be pulled out as a drawer under the cover and the cover can carry objects.

In einer besonders bevorzugten Ausgestaltung der Erfindung weist das Kältegerät eine Schale mit eine die Feuchte beeinflussende steuerbare Luftführung auf. Dazu weist vorteilhaft die Schalenabdeckung ein Bedienelement für einen Luftaustausch zwischen der Schale und einem direkt zugänglichen Bereich des Kühlraums auf.In a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention, the refrigeration device on a shell with a humidity influencing controllable air flow. For this purpose, the shell cover advantageously has an operating element for an air exchange between the shell and a directly accessible region of the cooling space.

Ein besonderer Vorteil der vorliegenden Erfindung kommt dann zur Geltung, wenn das Bedienelement an oder nahe der Mitte der Vorderkante der Schalenabdeckung, und damit an oder nahe der Mitte der Vorderkante der Schale, angebracht ist. Dann liegt das Bedienelement innerhalb des Lichtkegels und die Seitenwände der Schale liegen außerhalb des Lichtkegels. In dieser Ausgestaltung wird auch das Bedienungselement, insbesondere das Bedienungselement für die Feuchtesteuerung mittels Licht hervorgehoben.A particular advantage of the present invention will be realized when the control is mounted at or near the center of the leading edge of the shell cover, and thus at or near the center of the leading edge of the shell. Then the operating element lies inside the light cone and the side walls of the shell are outside the light cone. In this embodiment, the control element, in particular the control element for the humidity control is highlighted by means of light.

Vorteilhaft ist die Leuchte an einer Decke des Kühlraums angeordnet. In dieser Anordnung liegt eine optische Achse des Lichtkegels im Wesentlichen senkrecht und der Lichtkegel liegt in dem Freiraum vor den Ablageböden, wo er nicht durch Kühlgut auf den Ablageböden behindert wird.Advantageously, the lamp is arranged on a ceiling of the refrigerator. In this arrangement, an optical axis of the light cone is substantially perpendicular and the light cone is in the space in front of the shelves, where it is not hindered by refrigerated goods on the shelves.

Gemäß einer weiteren vorteilhaften Ausgestaltung des Kältegeräts entspricht ein Radius des Lichtkegels in Höhe der Schale im Wesentlichen einer Tiefe des Freiraums vor den Ablageböden. Der Lichtkegel muss nicht notwendig einen kreisförmigen Querschnitt aufweisen, allerdings sind ein kreisförmiger und ein elliptischer Querschnitt bevorzugt und mit einer einfachen Abbildungsoptik zu erreichen.According to a further advantageous embodiment of the refrigeration device corresponds to a radius of the light cone at the level of the shell substantially a depth of the space in front of the shelves. The cone of light does not necessarily have to have a circular cross section, but a circular and an elliptical cross section are preferred and can be achieved with a simple imaging optics.

Ein Zentrum des Lichtkegels in Höhe der Schale liegt in einer bevorzugten Ausgestaltung im Wesentlichen an der Kante der Schale bzw. Schalenabdeckung.A center of the light cone at the level of the shell lies in a preferred embodiment substantially at the edge of the shell or shell cover.

Ein Rand des Lichtkegels in Höhe der Schale liegt in einer bevorzugten Ausgestaltung nahe der Kante der Schale.An edge of the light cone at the level of the shell lies in a preferred embodiment near the edge of the shell.

Die Leuchte weist vorteilhaft ein Leuchtmittel, eine Optik zur Erzeugung des Lichtkegels und ein Gehäuse auf. Das Gehäuse verhindert im Wesentlichen eine Abstrahlung von dem Leuchtmittel zu der Tür hin, ermöglicht aber ein Indikationselement seitlich von dem Lichtkegel. Ein solches Indikationselement ermöglicht die Indikation einer Information für den Kunden mit einer geringen Lichtintensität, die deutlich geringer ist als eine Beleuchtungsintensität für Kühlgut im Lichtspot innerhalb des Lichtkegels. Das Indikationselement weist vorzugsweise einen Lichtleiter auf zur Leitung von Licht, insbesondere Streulicht, von dem Leuchtmittel zu dem Indikationselement.The luminaire advantageously has a luminous means, an optic for generating the light cone and a housing. The housing substantially prevents radiation from the illuminant to the door, but allows an indication element laterally from the light cone. Such an indication element allows the indication of information for the customer with a low light intensity, which is significantly lower than an illumination intensity for goods to be cooled in the light spot within the light cone. The indication element preferably has a light guide for conducting light, in particular scattered light, from the light source to the indication element.

Vorteilhaft verhindert das Gehäuse im Wesentlichen auch eine Abstrahlung vom Leuchtmittel zu den Ablageböden hin.The housing advantageously also substantially prevents radiation from the illuminant to the storage shelves.

Weitere vorteilhafte Merkmale von Ausgestaltungen und Aspekte der Erfindung sind Gegenstand der Unteransprüche sowie der im Folgenden beschriebenen Ausführungsbeispiele der Erfindung. Im Weiteren wird die Erfindung anhand bevorzugter Ausführungsformen unter Bezugnahme auf die beigelegten Figuren näher erläutert.Further advantageous features of embodiments and aspects of the invention are the subject of the dependent claims and the embodiments of the invention described below. Furthermore, the invention will be explained in more detail with reference to preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying figures.

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eine schematische Darstellung eines seitlichen Querschnitts eines Innenraums eines Kältegerätes gemäß einer Ausführungsform der Erfindung mit schmalem Lichtkegel;
Figur 3:
eine schematische Darstellung einer Aufsicht eines Ausschnitts eines Innenraums des Kältegerätes aus Figur 2;
Figur 4:
eine schematische Darstellung eines seitlichen Querschnitts eines Innenraums eines Kältegerätes gemäß einer Ausführungsform der Erfindung mit breitem Lichtkegel;
Figur 5:
eine schematische Darstellung einer Aufsicht eines Ausschnitts eines Innenraums des Kältegerätes aus Figur 4;
Figur 6:
eine schematische Darstellung eines seitlichen Querschnitts eines Innenraums eines Kältegerätes gemäß einer Ausführungsform der Erfindung mit nach vorne gerichtetem breitem Lichtkegel;
Figur 7:
eine schematische Darstellung einer Aufsicht eines Ausschnitts eines Innenraums des Kältegerätes aus Figur 6; und
Figur 8:
eine schematische Darstellung einer Leuchte gemäß einer Ausführungsform der Erfindung.
It shows:
FIG. 1:
a schematic representation of a lateral cross section of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 2:
a schematic representation of a lateral cross-section of an interior of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the invention with a narrow cone of light;
FIG. 3:
a schematic representation of a plan view of a section of an interior of the refrigerator from FIG. 2 ;
FIG. 4:
a schematic representation of a lateral cross section of an interior of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the invention with a wide beam of light;
FIG. 5:
a schematic representation of a plan view of a section of an interior of the refrigerator from FIG. 4 ;
FIG. 6:
a schematic representation of a lateral cross section of an interior of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the invention with forward wide beam of light;
FIG. 7:
a schematic representation of a plan view of a section of an interior of the refrigerator from FIG. 6 ; and
FIG. 8:
a schematic representation of a lamp according to an embodiment of the invention.

In den Figuren sind zur knappen Darstellung voneinander unabhängige Ausgestaltungen in derselben Ausführungsform realisiert. Identische Bezugszeichen in verschiedenen Figuren bezeichnen gleiche oder gleichwirkende Elemente. Die Ausgestaltungen zeigen einen Kühlschrank mit einem Lagerraum für Kühlgut, Kombinationen mit weiteren Lagerräumen, beispielsweise für Gefriergut, sind von der Erfindung mit umfasst.In the figures, embodiments which are independent of one another for the purpose of concise presentation are realized in the same embodiment. Identical reference numerals in different figures indicate the same or equivalent elements. The embodiments show a refrigerator with a storage space for refrigerated goods, combinations with other storage spaces, for example, for frozen food, are included in the invention.

Fig. 1 zeigt ein Kältegerät 10, mit einem Korpus 11 und einer Tür 12, welche die Türöffnung 13 des Korpus 11 verschliesst. Der Korpus 11 weist eine Aussenwand 14 und einen Innenbehälter 15 auf. Innenbehälter 15 und Türöffnung 13 begrenzen einen Lagerraum für Kühlgut, dem Kühlraum 16. In dem Kühlraum 16 sind Ablageböden 17 am Innenbehälter 15 lösbar befestigt. Der Innenbehälter 15 enthält eine Schale 18 für frische Lebensmittel in Form einer Schublade, und eine offene Schublade 19 für weiteres Kühlgut. Fig. 1 shows a refrigeration device 10, with a body 11 and a door 12, which closes the door opening 13 of the body 11. The body 11 has an outer wall 14 and an inner container 15. Inner container 15 and door opening 13 define a storage space for refrigerated goods, the refrigerator 16. In the refrigerator 16 storage shelves 17 are detachably attached to the inner container 15. The inner container 15 includes a tray 18 for fresh food in the form of a drawer, and an open drawer 19 for further refrigerated goods.

Die Schale 18 wird durch eine Abdeckung 20 verschlossen, die auch einen tragenden Boden für die offene Schublade 19 bildet. Über der offenen Schublade 19 befindet sich ein Ablageboden 17. Die Schale 18 und weist einen Griff 21 und die offene Schublade 19 weist einen Griff 22 auf. Die Schale 18 erstreckt sich in Tiefenrichtung im Wesentlichen von der Türöffnung 13 bis zu einer Rückwand 23 des Innenbehälters 15.The shell 18 is closed by a cover 20, which also forms a supporting floor for the open drawer 19. Above the open drawer 19 is a storage shelf 17. The tray 18 and has a handle 21 and the open drawer 19 has a handle 22. The shell 18 extends in the depth direction substantially from the door opening 13 to a rear wall 23 of the inner container 15th

Die Abdeckung 20 ist an dem Innenbehälter 15 lösbar befestigt und weist einen Luftaustauch regulierende Elemente auf. Die den Luftaustauch regulierenden Elemente umfassen ein Bedienelement 24 für einen Luftaustausch zwischen einem direkt zugänglichen Bereich 25 des Kühlraums 16 und einem Frische-Bereich 26, der von der Schale 18 und der Abdeckung 20 begrenzt wird.The cover 20 is releasably secured to the inner container 15 and has an air exchange regulating elements. The air evacuation regulating elements comprise an operating element 24 for air exchange between a directly accessible area 25 of the refrigerating space 16 and a freshness area 26 delimited by the bowl 18 and the cover 20.

Abdeckung 20 weist weiterhin nicht gezeigte gegen die Schale 18 abdichtende Elemente auf. Damit ist es möglich, durch Bedienen des Bedienelements 24 über die Einstellung des Luftaustauschs zwischen dem direkt zugänglichen Bereich 25 des Kühlraums 16 und dem Frische-Bereich 26 die Entfeuchtung des Frische-Bereich 26 zu beeinflussen. Die Luft im direkt zugänglichen Bereich 25 des Kühlraums 16 wird im normalen Kühlbetrieb stark entfeuchtet.Cover 20 also has not shown against the shell 18 sealing elements. Thus, it is possible to influence the dehumidification of the freshness region 26 by operating the operating element 24 via the adjustment of the air exchange between the directly accessible region 25 of the cooling space 16 and the freshness region 26. The air in the directly accessible area 25 of the refrigerator compartment 16 is strongly dehumidified during normal cooling operation.

Das Kältegerät 10 weist weiterhin Leuchten zum Beleuchten von Kühlgut auf, nämlich Seitenwandleuchten 30 zur Ausleuchtung vor allem des hinteren Bereichs des Kühlraums 16 und eine Spot-Leuchte 31 an der Decke 32 des Kühlraums 16.The refrigeration device 10 furthermore has lights for illuminating refrigerated goods, namely side wall lights 30 for illuminating, in particular, the rear area of the refrigerator compartment 16 and a spotlight 31 on the ceiling 32 of the refrigerator compartment 16.

Die Spot-Leuchte 31 ist nahe der Türöffnung 13 in einem Freiraum 33 zwischen der Türöffnung 13 und den Ablageböden 17 angeordnet. Bei geschlossener Tür 12 ragen Türabsteller 34 in den Freiraum 33 hinein.The spot light 31 is arranged near the door opening 13 in a free space 33 between the door opening 13 and the shelves 17. When the door 12 is closed, door racks 34 protrude into the free space 33.

Die folgenden Figuren stellen drei Ausführungsformen des Kältegeräts 10 dar, und zwar jeweils mit einer Darstellung des Korpus bei geöffneter Tür jeweils als Querschnitt und der vordere Bereich in Aufsicht.The following figures represent three embodiments of the refrigeration device 10, in each case with a representation of the body with the door open in each case as a cross section and the front area in a plan view.

Fig. 2 und Fig. 3 zeigen nun an dem aus Fig. 1 bekannten Kältegerät 10 in Ausgestaltung des Kältegeräts 40 eine Ausführung der Spot-Leuchte 31 als Spot-Leuchte 41 mit einem schmalen Lichtkegel 42. Der Lichtkegel 42 hat eine optische Achse 43 und einen Lichtkegel-Rand 44. Bei eingeschalteter Spot-Leuchte 41 erzeugt diese in Höhe der Oberfläche 45 der Abdeckung 20 einen Lichtspot 46, dessen Durchmesser dem Durchmesser des Lichtkegels 42 in Höhe der Oberfläche 45 entspricht. Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 now show on the off Fig. 1 known refrigeration device 10 in an embodiment of the refrigerator 40, an embodiment of the spot light 31 as a spot light 41 with a narrow beam 42. The light cone 42 has an optical axis 43 and a cone of light edge 44. When the spot light 41 is turned on in this generates Height of the surface 45 of the cover 20 a light spot 46, whose diameter corresponds to the diameter of the light cone 42 at the level of the surface 45.

In der Fig. 3 ist die Schale 18 unter der Abdeckung 20 in eingeschobenem Zustand dargestellt. Der Freiraum 33 erstreckt sich seitlich zwischen den Seitenwänden 47 des Innenbehälters 15 und in Tiefenrichtung zwischen der Türöffnung 13 und der Kante 48 der Abstellböden 17. Die Schale 18 erstreckt sich in Tiefenrichtung im Wesentlichen von der Türöffnung 13 bis zu einer Rückwand 23 des Innenbehälters 15, wobei sie in Fig. 2 als fluchtend mit dem Korpus dargestellt ist während in Fig. 3 ein üblicher Spalt 57 zwischen dem Rand 58 des Korpus 11 und der Schale 20 angedeutet ist.In the Fig. 3 the shell 18 is shown under the cover 20 in the inserted state. The free space 33 extends laterally between the side walls 47 of the Inner shell 15 and in the depth direction between the door opening 13 and the edge 48 of the storage shelves 17. The shell 18 extends in the depth direction substantially from the door opening 13 to a rear wall 23 of the inner container 15, wherein in Fig. 2 is shown as being aligned with the body while in Fig. 3 a common gap 57 between the edge 58 of the body 11 and the shell 20 is indicated.

Der schmale Lichtkegel 42 ist derart konzipiert, dass der Lichtspot 46 einen Durchmesser von etwa der Tiefe des Freiraums 33 aufweist. Der größte Teil des Lichtspots 46 liegt hinter der Vorderkante 49 der Schale 18 und überdeckt das Bedienelement 24 vollständig. Das Bedienelement 24 liegt an der Mitte der Vorderkante 49 der Schale 18 zwischen den Seitenwänden 47. Die Spot-Leuchte 41 dient der Abstrahlung von Licht innerhalb des Lichtkegels 42, wobei die Mitte der Vorderkante 49 der Schale 18 innerhalb des Lichtkegels 42 liegt und die Seitenwände 59 der Schale 18 außerhalb des Lichtkegels 42 liegen.The narrow light cone 42 is designed such that the light spot 46 has a diameter of approximately the depth of the free space 33. The largest part of the light spot 46 lies behind the front edge 49 of the shell 18 and covers the operating element 24 completely. The control element 24 is located at the center of the front edge 49 of the shell 18 between the side walls 47. The spot light 41 serves to emit light within the light cone 42, the center of the front edge 49 of the shell 18 being within the light cone 42 and the side walls 59 of the shell 18 are outside the light cone 42.

Fig. 4 und Fig. 5 zeigen nun an dem aus Fig. 1 bekannten Kältegerät 10 in Ausgestaltung des Kältegeräts 50 eine Ausführung der Spot-Leuchte 31 als Spot-Leuchte 51 mit einem breiten Lichtkegel 52. Der Lichtkegel 52 hat eine optische Achse 53 und einen Lichtkegel-Rand 54. Bei eingeschalteter Spot-Leuchte 51 erzeugt diese in Höhe der Oberfläche 45 der Abdeckung 20 einen Lichtspot 56, dessen Durchmesser dem Durchmesser des Lichtkegels 52 in Höhe der Oberfläche 45 entspricht. Die optische Achse 53 ist in diesem Beispiel in Höhe der Oberfläche 45 nahe der Mitte der Vorderkante des Bedienelements 24. 4 and FIG. 5 now show on the off Fig. 1 known refrigeration device 10 in an embodiment of the refrigerator 50, an embodiment of the spot light 31 as a spot light 51 with a wide beam 52. The light cone 52 has an optical axis 53 and a cone of light edge 54. When switched spot light 51 generates this in Height of the surface 45 of the cover 20 a light spot 56 whose diameter corresponds to the diameter of the light cone 52 at the level of the surface 45. The optical axis 53 in this example is at the level of the surface 45 near the middle of the front edge of the operating element 24.

In der Fig. 5 ist die Schale 18 unter der Abdeckung 20 in teilweise herausgezogenem Zustand dargestellt. Der breite Lichtkegel 52 ist derart konzipiert, dass der Lichtspot 56 einen kreisförmigen Querschnitt mit einem Durchmesser von etwa der doppelten Tiefe des Freiraums 33 aufweist. Der größte Teil des Lichtspots 56 liegt in dem herausgezogenen Bereich 55 der Schale 18 und überdeckt das Bedienelement 24 vollständig. Die Spot-Leuchte 51 dient der Abstrahlung von Licht innerhalb des Lichtkegels 52, wobei die Mitte der Vorderkante 49 der Schale 18 innerhalb des Lichtkegels 52 liegt und die Seitenwände 59 der Schale 18 außerhalb des Lichtkegels 52 liegen.In the Fig. 5 the shell 18 is shown under the cover 20 in a partially withdrawn state. The wide light cone 52 is designed in such a way that the light spot 56 has a circular cross section with a diameter of approximately twice the depth of the free space 33. The largest part of the light spot 56 lies in the pulled-out region 55 of the shell 18 and covers the operating element 24 completely. The spot light 51 serves to emit light within the light cone 52, wherein the center of the front edge 49 of the shell 18 is within the light cone 52 and the side walls 59 of the shell 18 are outside the light cone 52.

Fig. 6 und Fig. 7 zeigen nun an dem aus Fig. 1 bekannten Kältegerät 10 in Ausgestaltung des Kältegeräts 60 eine Ausführung der Spot-Leuchte 31 als Spot-Leuchte 61 mit einem zu einer Senkrechten nach vorn geneigten breiten Lichtkegel 62. Der Lichtkegel 62 hat eine optische Achse 63 und einen Lichtkegel-Rand 64. Bei eingeschalteter Spot-Leuchte 61 erzeugt diese in Höhe der Oberfläche 45 der Abdeckung 20 einen Lichtspot 66, dessen Durchmesser dem Durchmesser des Lichtkegels 62 in Höhe der Oberfläche 45 entspricht. Die optische Achse 63 ist in diesem Beispiel zu einer Senkrechten geneigt und liegt in Höhe der Oberfläche 45 außerhalb des Kühlraums. Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 now show on the off Fig. 1 known refrigeration device 10 in an embodiment of the refrigerator 60, an embodiment of the spot light 31 as a spot light 61 with a forwardly inclined to a vertical wide beam 62. The light cone 62 has an optical axis 63 and a cone of light edge 64. When the spot -Leuchte 61 generates this at the level of the surface 45 of the cover 20, a light spot 66 whose diameter corresponds to the diameter of the light cone 62 at the level of the surface 45. The optical axis 63 is inclined in this example to a vertical and lies at the level of the surface 45 outside of the cooling space.

In der Fig. 7 ist die Schale 18 unter der Abdeckung 20 in weit herausgezogenem Zustand dargestellt. Der breite Lichtkegel 62 ist derart konzipiert, dass der Lichtspot 66 einen elliptischen Querschnitt mit einer kleinen Ausdehnung in Tiefenrichtung von etwa der doppelten Tiefe des Freiraums 33 aufweist. Der größte Teil des Lichtspots 66 liegt in dem herausgezogenen Bereich 65 der Schale 18 und überdeckt das Bedienelement 24 vollständig. Die Spot-Leuchte 61 dient der Abstrahlung von Licht innerhalb des Lichtkegels 62, wobei die Mitte der Vorderkante 49 der Schale 18 innerhalb des Lichtkegels 62 liegt und die Seitenwände 59 der Schale 18 außerhalb des Lichtkegels 62 liegen.In the Fig. 7 the shell 18 is shown under the cover 20 in the extended state. The wide light cone 62 is designed such that the light spot 66 has an elliptical cross section with a small extension in the depth direction of about twice the depth of the free space 33. The largest part of the light spot 66 lies in the pulled-out region 65 of the shell 18 and covers the operating element 24 completely. The spotlight 61 serves to emit light within the light cone 62, wherein the center of the front edge 49 of the shell 18 is within the light cone 62 and the side walls 59 of the shell 18 are outside the light cone 62.

Diese Beispiele zeigen, wie eine Beleuchtung des Bedienelements 24 mit Gestaltung des Lichtkegels zur Erreichung unterschiedlicher gewünschter Ausleuchtungen der Schale 18 für frische Lebensmittel kombiniert und variiert werden kann.These examples illustrate how lighting of the control element 24 may be combined and varied with light cone design to achieve different desired illuminations of the fresh food bowl 18.

Fig. 8 zeigt eine schematische Darstellung einer Spot-Leuchte 70 gemäß einer Ausführungsform der Erfindung, wie sie als Spot-Leuchte 31 gemäß den vorhergehenden Beispielen eingesetzt werden kann. Fig. 8 shows a schematic representation of a spot lamp 70 according to an embodiment of the invention, as it can be used as a spot lamp 31 according to the preceding examples.

Die Spot-Leuchte 70 weist ein Leuchtmittel 71, eine Optik 72 zur Erzeugung des Lichtkegels und ein Gehäuse 73 auf. Das Gehäuse 73 nimmt die weiteren Komponenten der Leuchte auf und bewirkt, dass eine Abstrahlung von dem Leuchtmittel zu der Tür und zu den Ablageböden hin im Wesentlichen verhindert wird.The spotlight 70 has a lighting means 71, an optical system 72 for generating the light cone and a housing 73. The housing 73 receives the other components of the lamp and causes radiation from the lamp to the door and to the shelves is substantially prevented.

Das Leuchtmittel 71 ist hier eine LED 74 auf einer Platine 75. Die Optik 72 ist hier durch ein mit dem Gehäuse 73 bündig abschließendes Lichtaustrittsfenster 76 geschützt.The light-emitting means 71 here is an LED 74 on a circuit board 75. The optical system 72 is here protected by a flush-mounted with the housing 73 light exit window 76.

Die Spot-Leuchte 70 weist weiterhin ein Indikationselement 77 seitlich von dem Lichtkegel in dem Gehäuse 73 auf. Das Indikationselement 77 ermöglicht die Darstellung einer Information für den Kunden an einer Seitenwand 78 des Gehäuses 73 mit einer geringen Lichtintensität, die deutlich geringer ist als eine Beleuchtungsintensität für Kühlgut im Lichtspot. Das Gehäuse 73 weist einen Lichtleiter 79 auf zur Leitung von Licht, insbesondere Streulicht, von dem Leuchtmittel 71 zu dem Indikationselement 77.The spotlight 70 further comprises an indication element 77 laterally from the light cone in the housing 73. The indication element 77 enables the display of information for the customer on a side wall 78 of the housing 73 with a low light intensity, which is significantly lower than an illumination intensity for goods to be cooled in the light spot. The housing 73 has a light guide 79 for conducting light, in particular scattered light, from the light source 71 to the indication element 77.

BezugszeichenlisteLIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1010
KältegerätThe refrigerator
1111
Korpuscorpus
1212
Türdoor
1313
Türöffnungdoorway
1414
Aussenwandouter wall
1515
Innenbehälterinner container
1616
Kühlraumrefrigerator
1717
Ablagebodenshelf
1818
SchaleBowl
1919
offene Schubladeopen drawer
2020
Abdeckungcover
2121
GriffHandle
2222
GriffHandle
2323
Rückwandrear wall
2424
Bedienelementoperating element
2525
direkt zugänglicher Bereichdirectly accessible area
2626
Frische-BereichFresh range
3030
SeitenwandleuchteSide wall sconce
3131
Spot-LeuchteSpot Light
3232
Deckeceiling
3333
Freiraumfree space
3434
Türabstellerdoor racks
4040
KältegerätThe refrigerator
4141
Spot-LeuchteSpot Light
4242
Lichtkegellight cone
4343
optische Achseoptical axis
4444
Lichtkegel-RandBeam edge
4545
Oberflächesurface
4646
Lichtspotlight spot
4747
SeitenwandSide wall
4848
Kanteedge
4949
Vorderkanteleading edge
5050
KältegerätThe refrigerator
5151
Spot-LeuchteSpot Light
5252
Lichtkegellight cone
5353
optische Achseoptical axis
5454
Lichtkegel-RandBeam edge
5555
herausgezogener Bereichpulled out area
5656
Lichtspotlight spot
5757
Spaltgap
5858
Randedge
5959
SeitenwandSide wall
6060
KältegerätThe refrigerator
6161
Spot-LeuchteSpot Light
6262
Lichtkegellight cone
6363
optische Achseoptical axis
6464
Lichtkegel-RandBeam edge
6565
herausgezogener Bereichpulled out area
6666
Lichtspotlight spot
7070
Spot-LeuchteSpot Light
7171
LeuchtmittelLamp
7272
Optikoptics
7373
Gehäusecasing
7474
LEDLED
7575
Platinecircuit board
7676
LichtaustrittsfensterLight emission window
7777
Indikationselementindication element
7878
SeitenwandSide wall
7979
Lichtleiteroptical fiber

Claims (15)

  1. Refrigeration appliance (10, 40, 50, 60) having a body (11) which comprises a cooling chamber (16) which is able to be closed at a door opening (13) by means of a door (12) articulated to the body (11), having a light, having storage shelves (17) in the cooling chamber (16) which are spaced apart from the door opening (13) by a spacing, wherein a free space (33) is present between the door opening (13) and the storage shelves (17), and having a tray (18) which is arranged below the storage shelves (17) and which projects into the free space (33) in the pushed-in position and which has side walls (59) and a front edge (49), characterised in that the light is a spotlight (31, 41, 51, 61) for radiating light inside a light cone (42, 52, 62), the centre of the front edge (49) of the tray (18) being located inside the light cone (42, 52, 62) and the side walls (59) of the tray (18) being located outside the light cone (42, 52, 62).
  2. Refrigeration appliance according to claim 1, characterised in that a diameter of the light cone (42, 52, 62) at the height of the tray (18) corresponds substantially to a depth of the free space (33).
  3. Refrigeration appliance according to claim 1, characterised in that a radius of the light cone (42, 52, 62) at the height of the tray (18) substantially corresponds to a depth of the free space (33).
  4. Refrigeration appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that a centre of the light cone (42, 52, 62) at the height of the tray is substantially located on the front edge (49) of the tray (18).
  5. Refrigeration appliance according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that an edge of the light cone (42, 52, 62) at the height of the tray is located in the vicinity of the front edge (49) of the tray (18).
  6. Refrigeration appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the spotlight (31, 41, 51, 61) is arranged on a ceiling (32) of the cooling chamber (16).
  7. Refrigeration appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that an optical axis (43, 53, 63) of the light cone (42, 52, 62) is inclined relative to a vertical line, in particular is inclined to the front.
  8. Refrigeration appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the tray (18) has a transparent tray cover (20).
  9. Refrigeration appliance according to claim 6 or 7, characterised in that the tray (18) and the tray cover (20) comprise sealing elements which in the pushed-in position are adjacent to one another.
  10. Refrigeration appliance according to one of claims 6 to 8, characterised in that the tray cover (20) comprises a control element (24) for an air exchange between the tray (18) and a directly accessible region (25) of the cooling chamber (16).
  11. Refrigeration appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the spotlight (31, 41, 51, 61) comprises a lighting means (71, 74), an optical system (72) for producing the light cone (42, 52, 62) and a housing (73).
  12. Refrigeration appliance according to claim 11, characterised in that the housing (73) substantially prevents radiation from the lighting means (71, 74) to the door.
  13. Refrigeration appliance according to claim 11 or 12, characterised in that the housing (73) substantially prevents radiation from the lighting means (71, 74) to the storage shelves (17).
  14. Refrigeration appliance according to one of claims 11 to 13, characterised in that the housing (73) has an indicator element (77) to the side of the light cone (42, 52, 62).
  15. Refrigeration appliance according to one of claims 11 to 14, characterised in that the spotlight (31, 41, 51, 61) has a light guide (79) for conducting light, in particular scattered light, from the lighting means (71) to the indicator element (77).
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