EP3152501B1 - Réfrigérateur domestique - Google Patents

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EP3152501B1
EP3152501B1 EP15726168.6A EP15726168A EP3152501B1 EP 3152501 B1 EP3152501 B1 EP 3152501B1 EP 15726168 A EP15726168 A EP 15726168A EP 3152501 B1 EP3152501 B1 EP 3152501B1
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Stephan Kempfle
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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
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/02—Doors; Covers
    • F25D23/028—Details
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05F—DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05F15/00—Power-operated mechanisms for wings
    • E05F15/60—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators
    • E05F15/603—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors
    • E05F15/611—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for swinging wings
    • E05F15/616—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for swinging wings operated by push-pull mechanisms
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05Y2201/00—Constructional elements; Accessories therefore
    • E05Y2201/40—Motors; Magnets; Springs; Weights; Accessories therefore
    • E05Y2201/404—Motors; Magnets; Springs; Weights; Accessories therefore characterised by the function
    • E05Y2201/422—Motors; Magnets; Springs; Weights; Accessories therefore characterised by the function for opening
    • E05Y2201/426—Motors; Magnets; Springs; Weights; Accessories therefore characterised by the function for opening for the initial opening movement
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05Y2201/00—Constructional elements; Accessories therefore
    • E05Y2201/60—Suspension or transmission members; Accessories therefore
    • E05Y2201/622—Suspension or transmission members elements
    • E05Y2201/686—Rods, links
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05Y2400/00—Electronic control; Power supply; Power or signal transmission; User interfaces
    • E05Y2400/80—User interfaces
    • E05Y2400/85—User input means
    • E05Y2400/852—Sensors
    • E05Y2400/856—Actuation thereof
    • E05Y2400/858—Actuation thereof by body parts
    • E05Y2400/86—Actuation thereof by body parts by hand
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
    • E05Y2900/30—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for domestic appliances
    • E05Y2900/31—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for domestic appliances for refrigerators
    • 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
    • F25D2323/00—General constructional features not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2323/02—Details of doors or covers not otherwise covered
    • F25D2323/024—Door hinges

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  • the invention relates to a household refrigerating appliance with an opening aid device which is set up to assist in opening a door leaf or pulling out a drawer of the household refrigerating appliance.
  • the DE 203 01 951 U1 discloses a household refrigerator comprising a door leaf and a door opening aid.
  • the door opening aid has a motor, an eccentric and a plunger.
  • the eccentric moves the plunger from a retracted position to an extended position in which the plunger pushes the door leaf a gap. After that, the door leaf can be manually opened further. After pressing the door leaf of the eccentric moves the plunger back to its retracted position, so that the door leaf can be manually closed again.
  • the WO 2007/009783 A1 discloses another household refrigerator with a door leaf and a door opening aid.
  • the door opening aid comprises drive means both for automatic opening and for automatically closing the door leaf.
  • the DE 10 2010 020 626 A1 discloses a refrigerator and / or freezer with a door and opening means which at least partially open the door.
  • the door with a correspondingly executed door closing spring device can also close again.
  • the EP 2 660 543 A2 discloses a refrigerator and / or freezer with a door and an opening system whose opening unit at least partially opens the door.
  • the opening unit can be designed such that it returns to its initial state after a certain time. This can ensure that in the event of a false trip or malfunction in connection with a self-closing door hinge no loss of cold can occur due to an accidentally open door.
  • the EP 1 077 354 A2 discloses a household refrigerator with a door leaf, a door opening aid and an automatic door leaf closing mechanism.
  • the Door opening aid includes a relatively long plunger, so that the door opening aid opens the door leaf by a distance which is greater than the maximum distance within which the automatic door leaf closing mechanism is able to close the door leaf.
  • the DE 10 2006 061 083 A1 discloses a refrigeration device comprising a body, a door and a drive element.
  • the refrigeration device comprises a pressure sensor for detecting a pushing or pulling on the closed door and a control circuit coupled to the pressure sensor, which then serve to activate the drive element, so that it pushes open the closed door.
  • Object of the present invention is to provide a safe-to-use household refrigeration appliance with an opening aid device which is adapted to assist in opening a door panel or pulling out a drawer of the household refrigerator.
  • the object of the invention is achieved by a household refrigerating appliance according to the patent claim 1 or the patent claim 4.
  • the domestic refrigerator according to the invention comprises the heat-insulated inner container which limits the coolable interior.
  • the coolable interior is intended for storing food and is cooled by means of the refrigeration device.
  • This is preferably designed as a refrigerant circuit which is known in principle to the person skilled in the art and is preferably designed such that it cools the coolable interior at least approximately to a predetermined temperature.
  • the coolable interior is intended for storing food.
  • the inner container is thermally insulated, preferably by the domestic refrigerator, e.g. a heat-insulating insulating foam, which rests in particular on the side facing away from the coolable interior surface of the inner container.
  • the domestic refrigerator e.g. a heat-insulating insulating foam
  • the domestic refrigerator according to the invention further comprises the pivotally mounted relative to the coolable interior door leaf.
  • the door leaf is pivotally mounted by means of a hinge with respect to a particular vertical axis.
  • At least one of the hinges is formed as a self-closing hinge.
  • Self-closing Hinges include a spring which automatically moves the door leaf from an open position to the closed position.
  • the at least one self-closing hinge of the household refrigerating appliance according to the invention is designed to automatically close the door leaf up to the first opening angle, ie if the door leaf is open up to and including this first opening angle and is not held by a person, it closes automatically. If the door leaf is opened further than the first opening angle, then the at least one self-closing hinge does not act on the door leaf to allow the door leaf to be open.
  • the first opening angle is for example a maximum of 45 °, preferably 30 °.
  • the domestic refrigerator according to the invention further comprises the opening aid device.
  • the opening aid device is preferably an electronic opening aid device.
  • the opening aid device assists in opening the door leaf, in that the push button presses the closed door leaf about the second opening angle when moving from the first position to the second position. After reaching the second position, the plunger moves automatically immediately or with a time delay in its first position and thus enables a closing of the door panel. Since the second opening angle is smaller than the first opening angle, it is possible for the at least one self-closing hinge to automatically close again the door leaf pressed up to the second opening angle by means of the tappet should e.g. a person does not want to open the door leaf. This can also be achieved that in a false triggering of the opening aid device, the door leaf does not remain open, but automatically closed again due to the at least one self-closing hinge.
  • the door panel household refrigerating appliance may also have at least one self-closing drawer, which is at least partially pulled out of the coolable interior and which is set up to a first distance by which the drawer is partially pulled out of the coolable interior, automatically in the coolable interior is able to move into a closed position.
  • the opening aid device is configured to allow closing of the drawer when the plunger is in its first position, the To move plunger from its first position to its second position to partially push the closed drawer by means of the plunger by a second distance, which is smaller than the first distance, from the coolable interior, and after reaching the second position immediately or time-delayed automatically to move the plunger to its first position.
  • a self-closing drawer includes a spring which automatically draws the drawer pulled out of the coolable interior into the coolable interior.
  • the self-closing drawer of the household refrigerator according to the invention is designed to close the drawer to the first distance by which the drawer is partially withdrawn from the coolable interior, i. if the drawer is partially pulled out of the coolable interior up to and including this first distance, and e.g. is not held by a person automatically closes. If the drawer is pulled further than the first distance out of the coolable interior, then the spring no longer acts on the drawer to allow the drawer to open.
  • the opening aid device supports a pulling out of the drawer from the coolable interior by the plunger pushes the closed drawer in a movement from the first position to the second position by the second distance from the coolable interior out.
  • the plunger automatically moves immediately or with a time delay to its first position and thus allows the drawer to close. Since the second distance is smaller than the first distance, it is possible for the self-closing drawer to automatically close again the drawer pushed out of the coolable interior by means of the plunger, should e.g. a person does not want to open the self-closing drawer. This can also be achieved that in a false triggering of the opening aid device, the self-closing drawer does not remain open, but is automatically closed again.
  • the opening aid device is preferably arranged centrally with respect to the inner container in order to allow a change of the stop of the door leaf or to extend the self-closing drawer neatly.
  • the household refrigerating appliance according to the invention comprises two coolable inner spaces for storing food, one of which is provided with the self-closing drawer and the other with the hinged door leaf, of which at least one of the hinges is designed as the self-closing hinge ,
  • the self-closing drawer and the door leaf are each assigned a corresponding opening aid device.
  • the household refrigerating appliance according to the invention is designed such that, due to a pressing on the closed door leaf or on the closed drawer, the opening aid device automatically moves the plunger from its first position to its second position with a time delay.
  • the desire of a person to open the door leaf or the drawer is noticed by pressing on the door leaf or on the drawer.
  • Pressing on the drawer or on the door leaf may be e.g. be recognized by the evaluation of the pressure within the coolable interior or its change.
  • the domestic refrigerator according to the invention comprises e.g. a pressure sensor and evaluates its output signals. Namely, if pressed on the door leaf or on the drawer, then the pressure increases within the coolable interior.
  • the opening device moves by a period of time, for example, 0.5 seconds, the plunger from its first to its second position to assist the opening of the door leaf or the drawer.
  • a period of time for example, 0.5 seconds
  • the plunger moves by a period of time, for example, 0.5 seconds, the plunger from its first to its second position to assist the opening of the door leaf or the drawer.
  • the time-delayed opening of the door leaf or the drawer prevents the opening aid device already presses the door leaf or the drawer against the person during the pressing.
  • the door leaf or the drawer automatically opens at a gap or around the second distance, in order to allow the person to manually further open the door leaf or the drawer.
  • the household refrigerating appliance according to the invention is designed such that, after a press on the closed door leaf or on the closed drawer, the opening aid device automatically delays the plunger from its second position to its first position by a period of, for example, 3 seconds emotional. As a result, the opening device holds the door leaf or the drawer slightly open for this period. As a result, the person has enough time to open the door leaf or the drawer further, before this or this automatically closes again.
  • the household refrigerating appliance according to the invention can therefore be designed such that, as a result of the pressing on the door leaf, in particular on its front or on the drawer, the opening aid device is activated.
  • the door leaf is pushed up to the second opening angle. This creates an opening gap of, for example, a few centimeters.
  • the door leaf is preferably held by the opening aid device until the person grasps the door leaf.
  • the opening aid device retracts its plunger.
  • the type of closure can be influenced accordingly by the speed profile of the plunger return of the opening aid device.
  • the opening gap of the door leaf is matched to the respective self-closing hinge. This means that the second opening angle, which is triggered by the opening aid device, is smaller than the first opening angle, to which the self-closing effect of the self-closing hinge is still effective.
  • the extended path (second route) is not greater than the path (first route), the extract or the self-closing drawer can go back automatically.
  • the household refrigerating appliance according to the invention is designed such that due to pulling on the closed door leaf or due to pulling on the closed drawer, the opening aid device automatically moves the plunger immediately from its first position to its second position.
  • the door leaf or the drawer may have a handle.
  • the desire of a person to open the door leaf or the drawer is noticed by pulling on the door leaf or on the drawer.
  • Pulling on the drawer or on the door leaf may e.g. be recognized by the evaluation of the pressure within the coolable interior or its change. Namely, when pulled on the door leaf or on the drawer, then the pressure decreases within the coolable interior.
  • the opening device the plunger from its first to its second position to assist the opening of the door panel or the drawer.
  • the opening device moves the plunger immediately from its first to its second position to assist the person when pulling on the door leaf or on the drawer as possible without delay.
  • the Fig. 1 shows a household refrigerator 1 in a perspective view and the Fig. 2 shows the household refrigerator 1 in a plan view.
  • the household refrigerator 1 has a body 2 with a thermally insulated inner container 3, which limits a coolable interior 4.
  • the coolable interior 4 is provided for storing food not shown.
  • the door leaf 5 is pivotally mounted, in particular with respect to a not shown, vertically extending axis. With open door leaf 5, as in the Fig. 1 shown, the coolable interior 4 is accessible.
  • the door leaf 5 is pivotally mounted relative to the heat-insulated inner container 2 by means of hinges. The hinges are attached to the body 2, for example.
  • a plurality of door racks 6 are arranged for storing food in the case of the present embodiment.
  • a plurality of shelves 7 are arranged for storing food in the coolable interior 4 and in the lower region of the coolable interior 4, in particular a drawer 8 is arranged, in which also food can be stored.
  • the household refrigerating appliance 1 further comprises a door seal 5 a fastened to the side of the door leaf 5 directed towards the coolable interior 4.
  • the refrigerant circuit comprises a compressor, a condenser downstream of the compressor, a throttle device connected downstream of the condenser, which is designed in particular as a throttle or capillary tube, and an evaporator disposed between the throttle device and the compressor.
  • the household refrigerator 1 is e.g. a household refrigerator and / or can be designed as a so-called no-frost household refrigeration appliance.
  • the household refrigerating appliance 1 comprises an electronic control device 9 which is set up to control the refrigerant circuit, in particular its compressor, in a manner generally known to those skilled in the art, such that the coolable interior 4 is at least approximately a predefined or predefinable setpoint temperature having.
  • the electronic control device 9 is preferably set up to regulate the temperature of the coolable interior 4.
  • the household refrigerating appliance 1 can have at least one temperature sensor (not shown in greater detail and connected to the electronic control device 9).
  • At least one of the hinges of the domestic refrigerator 1 is formed as a self-closing hinge 10.
  • the self-closing hinge 10 comprises a non-illustrated, acting on the hinge 10 biased spring, which automatically moves the door leaf 5 due to the force exerted by the spring force in its closed position up to a first opening angle a, with the door leaf 5 is opened ,
  • the opened with the first opening angle ⁇ door leaf 5 is in the Fig. 2 drawn dashed.
  • the first opening angle ⁇ is in particular less than or equal to 45 °, preferably approximately 30 °.
  • the household refrigerator 1 further comprises a in the Fig. 3
  • the opening aid device 11 of the household refrigerating appliance 1 is intended to support an opening of the door panel 5.
  • the opening aid device 11 is thus in the case of in the Fig. 1 shown household refrigerator 1, a door opening aid device.
  • the opening aid device 11 is fastened in or on the body 2, preferably centrally with respect to the door leaf 5.
  • the opening aid device 11 comprises a plunger 12 which is at least indirectly actuated by means of an actuator, e.g. an electric motor 13 between a first position and a second position can be moved back and forth.
  • the opening aid device 11 comprises a switched between the plunger 12 and the electric motor 13 gear 14.
  • the electric motor 13 and the transmission 14 are disposed within a housing 17 and the plunger 12 projects at least partially in its second position from the housing 17th
  • the opening aid device 11 is provided to automatically press the door leaf 5 from its closed position to a second opening angle ⁇ by means of the plunger 12, so that from there the door leaf 5 can be opened manually for complete opening.
  • the door leaf 5 in the means of the plunger 12 to the second opening angle ⁇ open position is in the Fig. 5 shown by solid lines.
  • the plunger 12 In its first position, the plunger 12 is retracted and allows closing the door panel 5. In its second position, the plunger 12 is extended by a predetermined distance I of eg 35mm and pushes the door leaf 5 a gap far up to the second opening angle ⁇ .
  • the plunger 12 in its first position is in the Fig. 3 drawn with solid lines and dashed in its second position.
  • the self-closing hinge 10 and the opening aid device 11 are matched to one another such that the second opening angle ⁇ , with which the plunger 12 opens the door leaf 5, smaller, preferably substantially smaller than the first opening angle a, within which the self-closing hinge 10, the door leaf. 5 can close automatically.
  • the opening aid device 11 is controlled by means of its own electronic control device 15.
  • the electronic Control device 15 is arranged in particular within the housing 17. But it is also possible that the opening aid device 11 is driven by the refrigerant circuit driving electronic control device 9. It can also be provided that both electronic control devices 9, 15 can communicate with each other.
  • the electronic control device 15 when the electronic control device 15 recognizes the desire of a person to want to open the door leaf 5, the electronic control device 15 controls the electric motor 13 so that the plunger 12 from its first position to its second Moved position to open the door leaf 5 to the second opening angle ⁇ . After the plunger 12 is in its second position and the door leaf 5 is pressed a gap far, controls the electronic control device 15, the electric motor 13 after a predetermined period of time or immediately again, so that the plunger 12 from its second position to its first Position moves. If the person does not want to open the door leaf 5 any further, then the door leaf 5 automatically closes due to the self-closing hinge 10.
  • the desire of the person to open the door leaf 5 can be expressed by pushing or pulling on the closed door leaf 5.
  • the household refrigerating appliance 1, in particular its opening aid device 11, has a pressure sensor 16 whose output signals can be correspondingly evaluated by the electronic control device 15 of the opening aid device 15. If the person pulls on the door leaf 5 in order to open it, the air pressure within the coolable interior 4 decreases. This is detected by the electronic control device 15 on the basis of the output signals generated by the pressure sensor 16. If, on the other hand, the person pulls on the closed door leaf 5, the pressure within the coolable interior 4 increases. This also recognizes the electronic control device 15 due to the output signals generated by the pressure sensor 16.
  • the electronic control device 15 controls the electric motor 13 differently depending on the detected pulling or pressing on the door leaf 5.
  • the temporal courses of this driving or the resulting movements of the plunger 12 are in the Fig. 4 shown. This shows a first course 41, which is associated with the movement of the plunger 12 due to a pulling on the closed door leaf 5, and a second course 42, which is associated with the movement of the plunger 12 due to a pressing on the closed door leaf 5.
  • the electronic control device 15 detects a pull on the closed door leaf 5 at the time t o , then immediately the plunger 12 is moved from its first position to its second position, which it reaches at time t 1 . After reaching the second position at time t 1 , the plunger 12 is immediately moved back to its first position, which it reaches at time t 2 .
  • the time it takes for the plunger 12 to reach its second position at time t 1 is preferably less than 0.4 s, preferably about 0.2 s.
  • the time required for the plunger 12 to move between the second position and the first position is, in particular, longer than the time for the movement from the first position to the second position.
  • the period of time for the movement of the plunger 12 from the second position to the first position is for example 0.5 s.
  • the plunger 12 is delayed, so only after a period of, for example, about 0.5s at time t 3 automatically moved from its first position to its second position, the he reached at time t 4 .
  • the period of time required by the plunger 12 after being detected on the door leaf 5 until it has reached its second position starting at its first position at the time t 3 at the time t 4 is longer than the corresponding time duration when the door leaf 5 is detected and amounts to eg 1.0s.
  • the plunger 12 Before the plunger 12 is moved again from its second position to its first position, the plunger 12 lingers after a recognized press on the door leaf 5 for a predetermined Duration of particular several seconds, for example, of 3.0s, in its second position to then be automatically moved at time t 5 from its second position to its first position. His first position reaches the plunger 12 at time t. 6
  • the period of time for the movement of the plunger 12 from the second position to the first position is for example 0.5 s.
  • the Fig. 5 shows a plan view of another household refrigerator 51. Unless otherwise described, then components of the in the Fig. 5 shown domestic refrigerator 51, with components of the in the Fig. 1 shown domestic refrigeration appliance 1 are essentially identical in construction and function, provided with the same reference numerals.
  • FIG. 5 shown domestic refrigerator 51 differs essentially from that in the Fig. 1 shown household refrigerating appliance 1 in that it has no door leaf for opening and closing the coolable interior 4, but at least one self-closing drawer 52, which at least partially pulled out for loading food from the refrigerated interior 4 and for storing the food in the coolable interior 4 inside can be pushed.
  • the self-closing drawer 52 includes a non-illustrated, acting on the self-closing drawer 52 preloaded spring which up to a first distance L1 from which the self-closing drawer 52 can be pulled out of the coolable interior 4, the self-closing drawer 52 due to the the spring force exerted spring automatically in its closed position in which the drawer 51 is fully pushed into the coolable interior 4 moves.
  • the up to the first distance L1 from the coolable interior 4 pulled out self-closing drawer 52 is in the Fig. 5 drawn dashed.
  • the self-closing drawer 52 is configured such that it is possible to pull it out of the coolable interior 4 further than the first distance L1.
  • domestic refrigeration appliance 51 also has the opening aid device 11, which is provided for the household refrigerator 51, the self-closing drawer 51 automatically from its closed position to a second distance L2 by means of the plunger 12 from the coolable interior 4 to Press to facilitate a manual complete extraction of the drawer 51.
  • the pushed out to the second distance L2 drawer 52 is in the Fig. 5 shown by solid lines.
  • the plunger 12 In its first position, the plunger 12 has retracted and allows the drawer 51 to close. In its second position, the plunger 12 is displaced by the predetermined distance I from e.g. Extended 35mm and pushes the drawer 51 to the second distance L2 from the coolable interior 4 out.
  • the self-closing drawer 52 and the opening aid device 11 are matched to one another such that the second distance L2 is smaller than the first distance L1.
  • the electronic control device 15 when the electronic control device 15 detects the desire of a person to pull the drawer 51 out of the coolable interior 4, the electronic control device 15 controls the electric motor 13 such that the plunger 12 moves from its first position moved to its second position to push the drawer 52 to the second distance L2 from the coolable interior 4.
  • the electronic control device 15 controls the electric motor 13 time-delayed or immediately again, so that the plunger 12 of its second Position moved to its first position. If the person does not want to pull the drawer 52 out of the coolable interior 4, the drawer 52 automatically moves completely into the coolable interior 4 due to its self-closing feature.
  • the desire of the person to pull the drawer 52 out of the coolable interior 4 can be expressed by pushing or pulling on the closed drawer 52.
  • the pressure change within the coolable interior 4 is evaluated by means of the electronic control device 15. Press the person on the closed drawer 52, the pressure within the coolable interior 4 increases. If the person pulls on the drawer 52, the pressure within the coolable interior 4 decreases.
  • the electronic control device 15 controls the electric motor 13 differently depending on the detected pulling or pressing on the drawer 52.
  • the time courses of this activation or of the resulting movements of the plunger 12 correspond to the time courses 41, 42 for the opening of the door leaf 5 of the household refrigerating appliance 1.
  • the electronic control device 15 detects a pull on the closed drawer 52 at the time t o , then immediately the plunger 12 is moved from its first position to its second position, which it reaches at time t 1 . After reaching the second position at time t 1 , the plunger 12 is immediately moved back to its first position, which it reaches at time t 2 .
  • the time it takes for the plunger 12 to reach its second position at time t 1 is preferably less than 0.4 s, preferably about 0.2 s.
  • the time required for the plunger 12 to move between the second position and the first position is, in particular, longer than the time for the movement from the first position to the second position.
  • the period of time for the movement of the plunger 12 from the second position to the first position is for example 0.5 s.
  • the plunger 12 is moved from its first position to its second position after a period of time of about 0.5 s at the time t 3 , at a time t 4 reached.
  • the period of time that the plunger 12 needs after detecting depression on the drawer 52 until it has reached its second position starting from its first position at the time t 3 at the time t 4 is longer than the corresponding period of time when pulling on the drawer 52 is detected and is eg 1.0s.
  • the plunger 12 Before the plunger 12 is moved again from its second position to its first position, the plunger 12 lingers after recognized pressing on the drawer 52 for a predetermined time duration of in particular several seconds, for example of 3.0 s, in its second position, in order then to be automatically moved from its second position to its first position at time t 5 . His first position reaches the plunger 12 at time t. 6
  • the period of time for the movement of the plunger 12 from the second position to the first position is for example 0.5 s.
  • domestic refrigerating appliance 1 comprises a further coolable interior, which is provided with a self-closing drawer and an opening aid 11 for this drawer, according to the self-closing drawer 52 in the Fig. 5 shown domestic refrigerator 51.

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  1. Appareil frigorifique ménager, présentant un réservoir intérieur (3) calorifugé qui délimite un espace intérieur (4) réfrigérable destiné à stocker des produits alimentaires, un dispositif de réfrigération destiné à réfrigérer l'espace intérieur (4) réfrigérable, un panneau de porte (5) logé de manière pivotante par rapport à un axe, par rapport au réservoir intérieur (3) au moyen de charnières, destiné à ouvrir et fermer l'espace intérieur (4) réfrigérable, au moins une des charnières étant réalisée comme une charnière (10) à fermeture automatique, laquelle peut fermer le panneau de porte (5) automatiquement jusqu'à un premier angle d'ouverture (α), et un dispositif d'aide à l'ouverture (11) qui présente un actionneur (13) et un coulisseau (12) déplaçable en va-et-vient entre une première position et une deuxième position au moins indirectement au moyen de l'actionneur (13), et lequel dispositif d'aide à l'ouverture est réalisé pour permettre une fermeture du panneau de porte (5) lorsque le coulisseau (12) se trouve dans sa première position, pour déplacer le coulisseau (12) de sa première position en sa deuxième position, pour presser, au moyen du coulisseau (12), le panneau de porte (5) fermé jusqu'à un deuxième angle d'ouverture (β) qui est inférieur au premier angle d'ouverture (α), pour déplacer immédiatement ou de manière temporisé, le coulisseau (12) automatiquement en sa première position après obtention de la deuxième position, le dispositif d'aide à l'ouverture (11), en raison d'une traction sur le panneau de porte (5) fermé, déplaçant le coulisseau (12) automatiquement immédiatement de sa première position en sa deuxième position, et le dispositif d'aide à l'ouverture (11), en raison d'une pression sur le panneau de porte (5) fermé, déplaçant de manière temporisée le coulisseau (12) automatiquement de sa première positon en sa deuxième position.
  2. Appareil frigorifique ménager selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'après une traction sur le panneau de porte (5) fermé, le dispositif d'aide à l'ouverture (11) déplace le coulisseau (12) immédiatement automatiquement de sa deuxième position en sa première position.
  3. Appareil frigorifique ménager selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 2, caractérisé en ce qu'après une pression sur le panneau de porte (5) fermé, le dispositif d'aide à l'ouverture (11) déplace le coulisseau (12) automatiquement de sa deuxième position en sa première position de manière temporisée d'une durée.
  4. Appareil frigorifique ménager, présentant un réservoir intérieur (3) calorifugé qui délimite un espace intérieur (4) réfrigérable destiné à stocker des produits alimentaires, un dispositif de réfrigération destiné à réfrigérer l'espace intérieur (4) réfrigérable, un tiroir (52) à fermeture automatique, lequel peut être extrait de l'espace intérieur (4) réfrigérable et peut se déplacer automatiquement en une position fermée dans l'espace intérieur (4) réfrigérable jusqu'à un premier trajet (L1) duquel le tiroir (52) est partiellement extrait de l'espace intérieur (4) réfrigérable, et présentant un dispositif d'aide à l'ouverture (11) qui présente un actionneur (13) et un coulisseau (12) déplaçable en va-et-vient entre une première position et une deuxième position au moins indirectement au moyen de l'actionneur (13), et lequel dispositif d'aide à l'ouverture est réalisé pour permettre une fermeture du tiroir (52) lorsque le coulisseau (12) se trouve dans sa première position, pour déplacer le coulisseau (12) de sa première position en sa deuxième position, pour presser le tiroir (52) fermé, au moyen du coulisseau (12), en partie hors de l'espace intérieur (4) réfrigérable, d'un deuxième trajet (L2) qui est inférieur au premier trajet (L1), et, après obtention de la deuxième position, pour déplacer immédiatement ou avec temporisation le coulisseau (12) automatiquement dans sa première position, le dispositif d'aide à l'ouverture (11), en raison d'une traction sur le tiroir (52) fermé, déplaçant le coulisseau (12) automatiquement immédiatement de sa première position en sa deuxième position, et le dispositif d'aide à l'ouverture (11), en raison d'une pression sur le tiroir (52) fermé, déplaçant de manière temporisée le coulisseau (12) automatiquement de sa première positon en sa deuxième position.
  5. Appareil frigorifique ménager selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce qu'après une traction sur le tiroir (52) fermé, le dispositif d'aide à l'ouverture (11) déplace le coulisseau (12) automatiquement immédiatement de sa deuxième position en sa première position.
  6. Appareil frigorifique ménager selon l'une quelconque des revendications 4 à 5, caractérisé en ce qu'après une pression sur le tiroir (52) fermé, le dispositif d'aide à l'ouverture (11) déplace le coulisseau (12) automatiquement de sa deuxième position en sa première position de manière temporisée d'une durée.
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