EP3222949A1 - Inner container for a household refrigerator and household refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to an inner container (1) for a domestic refrigeration appliance, wherein walls (4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14) of the inner container (1) delimit a receiving space (2) for food. The inner container (1) comprises at least one container part (5, 6) through which at least one wall (4, 10, 12, 14) delimiting the receiving space (2) is formed. The at least one container part (5, 6) adjoins, with one edge (24), a further, separate functional component (7), which comprises at least one functional unit (27, 39, 40) which can be used for the operation of the household refrigerating appliance. Furthermore, the invention relates to a household refrigerator with such an inner container (1).

Description

The invention relates to an inner container for a household refrigerator, wherein walls of the inner container limit a receiving space for food. Furthermore, the invention relates to a household refrigerator with such an inner container.

Such an inner container for a household refrigerator is usually designed to be arranged in an outer housing of the domestic refrigerator surrounding the inner container. In this case, a feed opening of the inner container can be closed by means of a door of the household refrigerator. In the reception room food such as food and drinks can be accommodated.

Such inner containers for domestic refrigerators are usually produced by thermoforming or thermoforming of thermoplastics such as polystyrene (PS) or acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS). In order to provide domestic containers for household refrigerators of different widths and different heights, correspondingly different height and widths of different widths are produced in particular by deep drawing, such a thermoplastic material being pulled over a core.

The different dimensions of the household refrigerators require so far the production of matching the respective dimension, so manufactured for a singular purpose inner containers corresponding widths and heights. In this case, it proves difficult to integrate in a tool comprising the core corresponding tool slide and the like, about to provide on sidewalls of the inner container Abstellnocken or cavities, to which can install ventilation grille, light boxes, shelves and the like.

This is because the inner container is usually formed in a direction corresponding to the depth direction of the accommodating space. If it is, for example, an inner container for a household refrigerator in the form of a refrigerator, then the inner container is frontal to the refrigerator door out, so formed forward. This proves to be moreover complicated, in the rear area of the Provide inner sections cutouts, such as those used for ventilation technology and cooling technology. For example, such cutouts are subsequently produced by mechanical processing in the region of a rear wall of the inner container.

Furthermore, different functional units such as devices for the cold air distribution, sensors for detecting the temperature and lighting devices are usually mounted at different locations in known from the prior art inner containers. This partly interferes with the overall appearance of the inner container.

Object of the present invention is to provide an inner container of the type mentioned, which is particularly simple in construction, and to provide a household refrigerator with such an inner container.

This object is achieved by an inner container with the features of claim 1 and by a household refrigerator with the features of claim 14.

The inner container according to the invention for a household refrigerating appliance has walls which delimit a receiving space for food. The inner container in this case comprises at least one container part, through which at least one wall bounding the receiving space is formed. The at least one container part adjoins, with an edge, a further, separate functional component, which comprises at least one functional unit which can be used for the operation of the domestic appliance. Due to the separate design of the at least one container part on the one hand and the functional component on the other hand, different functional units can be integrated into the functional component, which are characterized summarized in a specific portion of the inner container, namely the functional component. This leads to a particularly quiet and very modern overall impression of the inner container. In addition, the laying of connections and supply lines for the individual functional units is particularly simple since such connections, lines and the like can be combined in the functional component. This is accompanied by a particularly simple construction of the inner container.

Characterized in that the at least one container part with the edge adjacent to the separate functional component, such as by the edge rests against the functional component, a part of the inner container is also formed by the functional component. In other words, the inner container is thus not formed in one piece, but provided by the at least one container part and the separate functional component.

In an advantageous embodiment, the inner container comprises at least two container parts, through which in each case the at least one wall bounding the receiving space is formed. In this case, the functional component is arranged between the at least two container parts such that the respective edges of the container parts adjoin the functional component. In the inner container is thus provided by the functional component, a link for the two container parts, which is designed in the manner of a spine or a spine on which so can arrange the two separate container parts to form the receiving space. This facilitates the manufacture of the inner container.

By using the at least two separate container parts and the functional component therebetween to provide the inner container, a particularly simple, low-effort production of the two container parts can be achieved. Namely, there is no need to be provided with slides or the like to represent convex or concave elements in the container parts. Thus, during thermoforming or deep drawing, for example, cams or similar projections and / or cavities can be formed in the removal direction of the container parts, without needing to provide undercuts or the like with details to be machined with slides. Rather, corresponds to a direction in which projections such as Abstellnocken protrude or in which cavities are formed, the Ausformrichtung the respective container part when pulling material of the container part on the core of the tool.

This therefore facilitates the design of the corresponding tool for producing the separate container parts, so that cost advantages can be realized during production. In particular, a tripartite division of the inner container into the two separate container parts and the functional component arranged therebetween thus ideally leads to a natural formability of Abstellnocken or the like Projections on the container parts, since such projections in the direction of a width (x-direction) of the household refrigerator can be formed and not in the direction of a depth (z-direction), as is the case in known from the prior art, one-piece inner containers. Also, concave elements such as cavities and the like may be molded into the two container parts of the inner container without requiring such details of a slider or the like in the production in a thermoforming method or deep drawing method. The corresponding container parts are therefore particularly easy to produce and without increased costs.

Furthermore, in the manufacture of the inner container by changing the distance of the separate container parts from the functional component arranged between them to the feed opening, all-round receiving spaces of different dimensions can be provided on all sides. It can be made in this way, in particular inner container for different widths household refrigerators using the same two container parts. It is therefore possible to provide different widths household refrigerators of the same height and of the same type with adapted to the width of the household refrigerator inner containers. For this purpose, each separate inner container need not be produced in a complex manner, and the provision of receiving spaces of different dimensions can be realized in a particularly simple and low-effort manner.

By moving away the two container parts from the functional component arranged therebetween, an inner container for a domestic refrigerator with a greater width but otherwise of the same type can thus be provided by means of the same container parts. It is therefore possible to provide inner containers for domestic refrigeration appliances, in particular built-in appliances, with different appliance widths, container parts of the same design being used for these household refrigerators in each case.

In an advantageous embodiment, the two container parts are designed as half shells. Thus it can be ensured that the two container parts have a certain inherent rigidity, which facilitates the formation of the receiving space. This is especially true when the two half shells are mirror-symmetrical.

As a further advantage, it has been shown, although at least a portion of one of the receiving space bounding walls of the inner container is formed by the functional component. The edge of the at least one container part then adjoins a side of the functional component facing the edge, and it is not necessary for all the walls bounding the receiving space of the inner container to be provided by the at least one container part. This is accompanied by a saving of material for the provision of the container parts.

Preferably, the functional component has a U-profile in cross-section, wherein a part of a rear wall of the inner container is formed by a back of the functional component. A part of an upper wall of the inner container is formed by a first leg of the functional component connected to the back and a part of a bottom of the inner container by a second leg of the functional component connected to the back. The functional component is thus formed overall C-shaped. Accordingly, the functional component has the U-profile or the C-shape in a cross-section which runs in a vertical plane of the inner container. If the width of the inner container is indicated by an x-axis, the height of the inner container by ay-axis and the depth of the inner container by a z-axis, then the vertical plane is the y-z-plane of these mutually perpendicular axes.

By virtue of such a design, the functional component also has a desirable inherent rigidity, and a particularly large-area contact area is provided by the functional component in which the edges of both container parts are in contact with the functional component. This is particularly advantageous if the two container parts are to be displaced relative to the functional component in order to increase a width of the receiving space.

As a further advantage, it has been shown that the at least one functional unit comprises at least one lighting device for illuminating at least a part of the receiving space. By arranging the at least one lighting device in the region of the functional component, the cabling effort for electrical supply lines can be kept particularly low, since these are not in the range of at least need to be moved to a container part. This is especially true if the functional unit comprises a plurality of lighting devices.

In particular, when a plurality of lighting devices is provided, lighting devices may be arranged on a portion of the functional component, which is part of an upper wall of the inner container. Then food located in the receiving space can be illuminated particularly well from above.

Alternatively, but preferably additionally, the at least one lighting device is arranged on a portion of the functional component, which is part of a rear wall of the inner container. In that case, a particularly favorable, glare-free illumination can be achieved from above and from the rear wall of the inner container. A lighting device arranged on the back of the functional component can extend in particular along the entire height of the inner container, so that containers for vegetables or the like, which are usually arranged in a lower region of the receiving space, can also be illuminated from the rear.

Alternatively, but preferably additionally, the at least one lighting device may be arranged on a portion of the functional component, which is part of a wall forming a bottom region of the inner container. By such illumination from below, in particular, the content of usually placed on the bottom of the inner container coolers or such containers can be directly and well, namely illuminated from below.

Lighting devices arranged on the floor and on a ceiling of the inner container in the region of the functional component preferably extend over the entire depth of the inner container, ie along the z-axis of a rectangular coordinate system indicating the directions in the inner container.

In particular, when the lighting devices extend in the manner of a circulating around the inner container light band from the upper wall of the inner container over the rear wall thereof and the bottom portion along the functional component, a particularly homogeneous attractive illumination of the receiving space can be achieved.

It is furthermore advantageous if the at least one functional unit comprises at least one operating device and / or display device. Such an operating device or display device can also be arranged particularly well on the functional component and can be supplied with electrical energy via corresponding lines which can simply be laid in the functional component. Furthermore, such an operating or display device can be easily connected in this way to data lines and / or signal lines which run in the functional component.

Thus, operating inputs made at the operating device can be converted into control commands or information can be displayed on the display device. By such a functional unit a particularly high operating and display comfort is provided. Such an operating and display device can in particular comprise a touch-sensitive screen, that is to say be designed as a so-called touch screen or as a touch display.

The operating device and / or display device can be designed such that it can be pivoted from a non-use position into a position of use. In the use position, the operating or display device for a user of the household refrigerator is easily accessible or visible. Such pivoting in the use position can be made manually if necessary.

It is particularly comfortable, however, if the operating and / or display device is automatically pivoted from the non-use position to the use position by opening a door of the household refrigerating appliance. When closing the door is then preferably according to the control and display device pivoted back to its non-use position.

Advantageously, such a pivotable operating or display device is arranged in an end region of the functional component which adjoins a feed opening of the inner container. In particular, the operating or display device can in this case be arranged above the receiving space, since it is thus particularly easily accessible or visible to the user.

In particular, in the folded-out or folded down, so pivoted down state of the operating and display device, ie in their position of use, on the display device, for example, the household refrigeration device relevant data can be viewed. Such data may include at least one temperature, in particular the temperatures in different zones of the receiving space. The data relating to food present in the receiving space can also be displayed on the operating and display device or, in particular manually, entered.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the at least one functional unit comprises at least one outlet opening, via which air and in particular cooling air can be introduced into the receiving space. By arranging such air outlets in the region of the functional component, the at least one container part can be designed to be particularly simple, namely not interrupted, that is, closed. This simplifies the production of the at least one container part. In addition, corresponding channels for conveying the air to the at least one outlet opening can be accommodated particularly well in the region of the functional component.

As further advantageous, it has been shown that the at least one functional unit comprises at least one sensor device. The lines and signal lines to be provided for supplying such sensor devices for transmitting quantities which can be detected by means of the sensor device can hereby be accommodated particularly well in the region of the functional component. As a result, the arrangement of such sensor devices on the functional unit is particularly inexpensive. Such a sensor device can be designed in particular for detecting a temperature in the receiving space. Namely, particularly for measuring and regulating the temperature, in particular the temperature in different zones of the receiving space, components to be provided can be integrated particularly well into the functional component.

The functional unit may further include at least one detection device, which is designed to detect at least one parameter which is assigned to a material introduced into the receiving space. For example, a use-by date of foodstuffs in the receiving room can be determined by means of the detection device are detected. Also, the detection device can detect when the food was introduced into the receiving space. On the basis of the data collected by the detection device data can be created in particular automated shopping lists or the like. Such a detection of parameters which are assigned to the goods introduced into the receiving space can in particular be carried out automatically after a respective closing of a door of the household appliance.

In this case, the detection device can in particular be designed to transmit data to an external device. Thus, the corresponding consumption data, such as the respective expiration date or the setting date of foods located in the receiving space, in particular can be transmitted wirelessly to external devices and thus, for example via an external computer, equipped with a computer functionality mobile phone, so a smartphone, a tablet PC or the like can be retrieved.

It is furthermore advantageous if the at least one functional unit comprises at least one image capture device. For example, cameras integrated in the functional unit can take pictures of foods in the receiving space, which can be displayed on a device-internal or device-external display. In particular, if the image capture device is designed to transfer image data to an external device, the content of the capture space can also be viewed from any location.

For example, the images captured by the image capture device may be transmitted to a smartphone or to a computer, such as a tablet PC. On the basis of such image data, it is possible in particular to obtain information about foods in the receiving space which do not have standardized packaging provided with a barcode and / or an expiry date, for example fresh produce in the form of meat, fish, fruit or vegetables.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the functional component has at least one groove, into which a holding region of a shelf insertable into the inner container can be inserted. By providing such grooves in the functional component need to be used in the at least one container part no grooves, which simplifies the design and the manufacturability of at least one container.

Such a groove may in particular have an insertion region, which widens towards the receiving space. In that case, the holding area of the shelf formed, for example, as a holding bar, can be inserted particularly easily into the groove.

Furthermore, an end region of the groove tapering towards the receiving space is advantageously provided, so that there is virtually a bottleneck in the groove. If the groove has a flat bottom, the holding area of the shelf can be inserted obliquely into the insertion area and then moved to the end area. By a subsequent lowering of the shelf can then be achieved that one end of the holding portion engages behind the bottleneck and so the shelf is kept particularly well secured over its holding area on the functional component.

Finally, it has proven to be advantageous if the at least one container part has at least one projection projecting into the receiving space, by means of which a support region for a shelf insertable into the container is formed. In particular, when providing a groove for a holding portion of the shelf, which is formed in the functional component, such a projection can be particularly small and inconspicuous form. Then only a small load on the projection needs to be supported.

The household refrigerating appliance according to the invention comprises an inner container according to the invention and an outer casing which surrounds the inner container. Usually, an insulating material, for example in the form of an insulating foam, is provided between the inner container and the outer housing. In particular, if such an insulating foam is provided, the at least one container part, the edge of which rests against the functional component, need not be connected to the functional component before foaming, because the thermosetting insulating foam ensures a fixation of said components relative to one another.

The advantages and preferred embodiments described for the inner container according to the invention also apply to the domestic refrigerator according to the invention and vice versa.

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

Fig.1

perspektivisch Komponenten eines Innenbehälters für ein Haushaltskältegerät, wobei die Komponenten zwei Behälterteile in Form von Halbschalen und ein Funktionsbauteil umfassen, und wobei die beiden Halbschalen von der Seite her an das Funktionsbauteil herangeschoben werden können, um den Innenbehälter für das Haushaltskältegerät zu bilden;

Fig. 2

den Innenbehälter im zusammengebauten Zustand, in welchem Ränder der zwei Behälterteile an dem mittig angeordneten Funktionsbauteil anliegen;

Fig. 3

den Innenbehälter gemäß Fig. 2, wobei in dem Aufnahmeraum Fachböden angeordnet sind, und wobei an den rückwärtigen Enden der Fachböden angeordnete Haltestege in Nuten eingeführt sind, welche in einem rückwärtigen Bereich des Funktionsbauteils ausgebildet sind;

Fig. 4

in einer vergrößerten Detailansicht das Aufliegen eines vorderen Eckbereichs eines Fachbodens auf einer Abstellnocke, welche an einer Seitenwand des Behälterteils angeordnet ist;

Fig. 5

das Funktionsbauteil mit den Nuten für die Haltestege der Fachböden, wobei die Haltestege noch nicht in die Nuten eingehängt sind;

Fig. 6

in einer vergrößerten Detailansicht eine der in dem Funktionsbauteil ausgebildeten Nuten;

Fig. 7

in einer Perspektivansicht ein rückwärtiges Ende eines der Fachböden mit den beiden Haltestegen;

Fig. 8

das schräge Einführen eines des Haltestege in die mit dem Haltesteg korrespondierende Nut;

Fig. 9

das Verankern des Haltestegs in der Nut, indem der Fachboden abgesenkt wird;

Fig. 10

eine in ihre Nichtgebrauchsstellung verschwenkte Anzeige mit einem berührungsempfindlichen Bildschirm, welche an einem frontseitigen, oberen Ende des Funktionsbauteils angeordnet ist;

Fig. 11

die in ihre Nichtgebrauchsstellung verschwenkte, also nach oben geklappte Anzeige in einer Perspektivansicht;

Fig. 12

das Herunterklappen der Anzeige in ihre Gebrauchsstellung;

Fig. 13

das Haushaltskältegerät mit der in ihre Gebrauchsstellung verschwenkten, also heruntergeklappten Anzeige, wobei eine Tür des Haushaltskältegeräts geöffnet ist;

Fig. 14

das Funktionsbauteil in einer Perspektivdarstellung,

Fig. 15

das Funktionsbauteil mit einem an diesem angeordneten Behälterteil und drei in den Aufnahmeraum eingebrachten Fachböden;

Fig. 16

einen unteren Teilbereich des Aufnahmeraums, in welchem ein als Schublade ausgebildetes Behältnis für Lebensmittel angeordnet ist, wobei dieses Behältnis von hinten und von unten ausgeleuchtet wird;

Fig. 17

das Funktionsbauteil mit einer in das Funktionsbauteil integrierten Bilderfassungseinrichtung, welche zum Aufnehmen von Bildern von sich in dem Aufnahmeraum befindenden Lebensmitteln ausgebildet ist; und

Fig. 18

das Funktionsbauteil mit einer in das Funktionsbauteil integrierten Erfassungseinrichtung, mittels welcher sich die Lebensmittel betreffende Parameter wie etwa ein Verfallsdatum erfassen lassen.

Further advantages, features and details of the invention will become apparent from the claims, the following description of preferred embodiments and from the drawings. Showing:

Fig.1

in perspective, components of an inner container for a domestic refrigerator, the components comprising two container parts in the form of half-shells and a functional component, and wherein the two half-shells can be pushed from the side to the functional component to form the inner container for the household refrigerator;

Fig. 2

the inner container in the assembled state, in which edges of the two container parts rest against the centrally arranged functional component;

Fig. 3

the inner container according to Fig. 2 wherein shelves are disposed in the receiving space, and wherein holding webs disposed at the rear ends of the shelves are inserted in grooves formed in a rear portion of the functional member;

Fig. 4

in an enlarged detail view, the resting of a front corner region of a shelf on a Abstellnocke, which is arranged on a side wall of the container part;

Fig. 5

the functional component with the grooves for the holding webs of the shelves, wherein the retaining webs are not yet hung in the grooves;

Fig. 6

in an enlarged detail view of one of the formed in the functional component grooves;

Fig. 7

in a perspective view, a rear end of one of the shelves with the two retaining webs;

Fig. 8

the oblique insertion of one of the retaining webs in the groove corresponding to the retaining web;

Fig. 9

anchoring the retaining bar in the groove by lowering the shelf;

Fig. 10

a tilted into its inoperative position display with a touch-sensitive screen, which is arranged at a front, upper end of the functional component;

Fig. 11

the display pivoted into its inoperative position, ie folded upwards, in a perspective view;

Fig. 12

the folding down of the display in its position of use;

Fig. 13

the household refrigerator with the pivoted in their position of use, so folded down display, with a door of the household refrigerator is open;

Fig. 14

the functional component in a perspective view,

Fig. 15

the functional component with a container part arranged thereon and three shelves introduced into the receiving space;

Fig. 16

a lower portion of the receiving space, in which a designed as a drawer container for food is arranged, said container is illuminated from behind and from below;

Fig. 17

the functional component with an image acquisition device integrated into the functional component, which is designed to receive images of foods located in the receiving space; and

Fig. 18

the functional component having a detection device integrated into the functional component, by means of which the parameters relating to the food, such as an expiration date, can be detected.

From a household refrigerator 37 (cf. Fig. 13 ) are in Fig. 1 Components of an inner container 1 shown. The inner container 1 limits in the household refrigerator 37, which may be, for example, a refrigerator, a freezer or a KühlGefrier combi unit, a receiving space 2, the front-side charging opening can be closed by a door 36 of the household refrigerator 37 (see Fig. 13 ).

Usually, such inner container 1 are integrally formed by a semi-finished plastic product is drawn in a deep drawing process over a core. Here, a forming direction corresponds to a depth of the inner container 1, which with a in Fig. 1 coincided z-direction. This makes it particularly difficult to form Abstellnocken 3 on side walls 4 of the inner container 1, since this slide and the like are provided in a corresponding core tool to provide appropriate undercuts.

In the present case can be dispensed with the provision of such slide, since the inner container 1 is constructed in several parts. Namely, it comprises a first container part 5, which is designed as a half-shell, a second container part 6, which is likewise designed as a half-shell, and a functional component 7, which between the two Half shells is arranged. The two presently mirror-symmetrical container parts 5, 6 can be formed in one direction, which in Fig. 1 indicated by respective arrows 8. Accordingly, a direction in which the Abstellnocken 3 emerge from the respective side wall 4 out towards the center of the receiving space 2 coincides with the Ausformrichtung the Abstellnocken 3. As a result, projections such as the Abstellnocken 3 but also cavities particularly easily in the respective container part 5, 6 are formed without need to be provided in the corresponding core tool slide or the like.

The corresponding Ausformrichtungen the two container parts 5, 6 parallel to a in Fig. 1 indicated x-axis, which extends in the direction of a width B of the inner container 1 (see Fig. 2 ). Furthermore, a vertical direction of the inner container 1 through a y-axis of the in Fig. 1 indicated rectangular coordinate system indicated.

The forming of the inner container 1 from the two separate container parts 5, 6 and the functional component 7 further makes it possible to provide with the same container parts 5, 6 different width inner container 1 and correspondingly different widths receiving spaces 2. For forming the inner container 1 namely the two container parts 5, 6 are moved towards the functional component 7, which serves as a connecting part for the two container parts 5, 6.

The functional component 7 has a U-profile in a cross-sectional plane that runs parallel to the y-z plane. Here, a part of a rear wall of the inner container 1 is formed by a back 9 of the functional component 7. The remaining part of the rear wall of the inner container 1 is formed by respective back portions 10 of the two container parts 5, 6 extending parallel to the x-y plane.

A first leg 11, which forms part of an upper wall of the inner container 1, is connected to the back 9 of the functional component 7. The remaining parts of the upper wall of the inner container are formed by upper wall portions 12 of the two container parts 5, 6.

The functional component 7 further comprises a second leg 13 connected to the back 9, through which part of a bottom of the inner container 1 is formed. The remaining parts of the bottom, ie an underside wall of the inner container 1, are formed by respective bottom regions 14 of the two container parts 5, 6. The bottom regions 14 of the two container parts 5, 6, as well as the back regions 10 and the upper wall regions 12 of the respective container parts 5, 6, extend perpendicularly away from the respective side wall 4 and toward the functional component 7.

The areas of the container parts 5, 6 on the one hand and of the functional component 7 on the other hand brought together when the inner container 1 is assembled are from the perspective view in FIG Fig. 1 seen.

Thus, each of the two container parts 5, 6 has an edge flange 15, which is formed on a side of the respective container part 5, 6 facing the functional component 7. In the present case, the edge flange 15 is offset outwardly in the manner of a step relative to a base body of the respective container part 5, 6 formed by the upper wall region 12, the back region 10 and the bottom region 14 and the side wall 4. The edge flange 15 can therefore be easily pushed over from the outside via a respective edge region 16 of the functional component 7, the two edge regions 16 of the functional component 7 facing the respective container parts 5, 6.

If the container parts 5, 6 in cooperation with the functional component 7 form the inner container 1, which is closed up to the feed opening, the edge flanges 15 overlap with the edge regions 16 at least in regions. In this case, the edge flanges 15 of the two container parts 5, 6 rest on a side of the respective edge region 16 of the functional component 7 facing away from the receiving space 2. By the edge regions 16 of the functional component 7 bearing surfaces for the edge flanges 15 of the container parts 5, 6 are thus created. Both the edge regions 16 of the functional component 7 and the edge flanges 15 of the container parts 5, 6 preferably have a U-profile in cross-section along the yz plane. They are thus formed around the receiving space 2 circumferentially.

Of the two mutually facing edge flanges 15 of the container parts 5, 6 jump respective extensions 17 to the opposite container part 5, 6 towards. These two projections 17 can be brought into overlap with a front region 18 of the first leg 11 of the functional component 7, when the two container parts 5, 6 formed as half shells are pushed from the side to the functional component 7 (cf. Fig. 1 ). The extensions 17 in this case essentially have the shape of flat plates, which form a step 19 towards the charging opening of the receiving space 2. This step 19 engages over a bar 20 of the functional component 7 which terminates in the front area 18 towards the charging opening and is substantially rectangular in cross-section, when the plate-shaped areas of the extensions 17 rest on top of the functional component 7 in the front area 18 of the functional component 7 (see FIG Fig. 3 ).

Similarly trained projections 21 reach when pushing the two container parts 5, 6 from the side of the functional component 7 with a receiving space 2 facing away from the underside of the second leg 13 of the functional component 7 in Appendix (see Fig. 1 ). Here, too, steps formed on the respective extensions 21 then engage over a second, lower leg 13 of the functional component 7 to the front side of the inner container 1, closing the bar 22 (see FIG Fig. 16 ).

Fig. 2 shows the inner container 1 in an assembled state, in which therefore the container parts 5, 6 are pushed from the side towards the functional component 7. In this case, a width B of the limited by the walls of the inner container 1 receiving space 2 is minimal. According to end faces of the extensions 17, 21 abut each other. Furthermore, edges 24 or narrow sides of the edge flanges 15 with a raised shoulder 23 in abutment, which is formed on the functional component 7. This raised, designed in the manner of a stop bump paragraph 23 extends between the two edge regions 16 of the functional component 7 and provides as well as the end faces of the extensions 17, 21 for limiting a movement of the two container parts 5, 6 toward each other when the receiving space 2 with the minimum width B is to be provided.

By providing the two container parts 5, 6, for example, the parking cam 3 can of course be formed. In addition, further convex or concave can be Form elements easily in the container parts 5, 6. Due to the mobility of the two formed as half-shells container parts 5, 6 towards the functional component 7 can also be indoor container 1 for household refrigerators of the same height but different widths using the same components. This is because the edge flanges 15 can overlap with the edge regions 16 to different degrees, depending on how far the container parts are pushed towards the functional component 7. In any case, the edge 24 of the respective container part 5, 6 rests on the edge region 16 of the functional component 7 and thus adjoins the functional component 7.

A plurality of functional units that can be used for the operation of the domestic refrigerator 37 are presently integrated in the functional component 7, which is thus designed in the manner of a supply housing. This centrally placed supply housing is structurally matched to the two half-shells designed container parts 5, 6, that the composed of the container parts 5, 6 and the functional component 7 inner container 1 can be used for household refrigerators 37 different widths.

In addition, it is favorable for an attractive overall appearance of the inner container 1, that the functional units provided for the household refrigerating appliance 37 are arranged in the centrally located functional component 7. This increases the practicability of the household refrigerator 37.

As in the following with reference to Fig. 3 to Fig. 9 explained, the functional component 7 is used, inter alia, the fixation of shelves 25 in a safe and unobtrusive manner. Namely, at the rear ends of the shelves 25 provided holding webs 26 are inserted into grooves 27, which are formed in the back 9 of the functional component 7. In order to arrange the shelves 25 at different heights in the receiving space 2, in the two edge regions 16 of the functional component 7 and that on a receiving space 2 side facing respective, in the direction of the width B of the inner container 1 aligned grooves 27 are provided at different heights ,

In order to provide near the feed opening of the inner container 1, further support surfaces for the respective shelves 25, the Abstellnocken 3 are provided in the respective grooves 27 corresponding heights on the side walls 4 of the container parts 5, 6. However, these may, as in the present case, be particularly inconspicuous and small, since the main load of the shelves 25 is received by the grooves 27.

Fig. 4 shows a front corner portion 28 of one of the shelves 25, in which the shelf 25 rests on one of the Abstellnocken 3.

Fig. 5 shows the shelves 25 before hanging the two holding webs 26 of the shelves 25 in the respective formed in the back 9 of the functional component 7 grooves 27th

Out Fig. 6 the geometric shape of one of the grooves 27 is clearly visible. Thus, the respective groove 27 on a flat bottom 29, while the groove 27 is bounded on the upper side by obliquely shaped portions of the substantially cuboid-shaped edge portion 16 of the functional component 7. As in particular in conjunction with Fig. 8 can be clearly seen, the respective groove 27 has a to the receiving space 2 of the inner container 1 towards expanding insertion area 30 and adjoining the insertion 30 and the receiving space 2 towards end portion 31 tapered.

Fig. 7 shows one of the shelves 25 in a perspective view, from which the shape of the holding webs 26 emerges. Thus, the two holding webs 26 project from a strip 32 of the shelf 25 which encloses a plate body 33 of the shelf 25, preferably formed of a transparent material such as plastic or glass.

From the side view in Fig. 8 It can be seen particularly clearly that the respective holding webs 26 have a beveled end region 34 which can be easily inserted into the insertion region 30 of the groove 27 when the shelf 25 is tilted obliquely upwards. Subsequently, this end portion 34 of the shelf 25 is inserted into the end portion 31 of the groove 27 and then the shelf 25 such lowered, that it has a horizontal orientation, that is aligned parallel to the xz plane of the inner container 1 (see Fig. 9 ).

Accordingly, the shelf 25 is securely fixed in the grooves 27 of the functional component 7 as soon as the end region 34 of the respective holding web 26 engages behind a constriction formed in the groove 27, in which the insertion region 30 and the end region 31 of the groove 27 adjoin one another. By simply hooking the retaining webs 26 of the shelves 25 in the grooves 27 and the subsequent dropping of the front corner portions 28 of the shelves 25 on the respective Abstellnocken 3, the shelves 25 can be particularly easy to arrange in the receiving space 2 of the inner container 1

However, the functional component 7 not only facilitates the fixing of the shelves 25, but it forms a central supply area for the cooling technology, the lighting, instrumentation and other functions of the household refrigeration device 37th

Thus, as a functional unit in the front region 18 of the functional component 7, a display 35 can be arranged, which in the present case is pivotable about a pivot axis S, wherein the pivot axis S extends through the bar 20. In Fig. 10 is the display 35, which is preferably designed as a display and control device, shown in its non-use position in which the display 35 is pivoted upward or folded.

In particular, the display 35 may comprise a touch-sensitive screen, that is to say be designed as a so-called touch display or as a so-called touchscreen. The display 35 is in Fig. 11 also shown in its raised position, ie in the non-use position.

It can be provided that the display 35 is folded down manually, but can also be provided an automatic pivoting of the display 35 in a use position, which can be effected for example by opening the door 36 of the household refrigerator 37 (see Fig. 13 ). This in Fig. 13 shown domestic refrigeration unit 37 includes an outer housing 38 which surrounds the inner container 1.

Fig. 12 shows the pivoting of the display 35 about the pivot axis S, approximately as a result of opening the door 36 of the household refrigerator 37th

In Fig. 13 is the inner container 1 comprehensive household refrigerator 37 with the door open 36 shown. In this case, the display 35 is pivoted into its position of use, in which it is preferably aligned substantially parallel to the xy plane of the inner container 1. When the door 36 of the household refrigerator 37 is closed, however, the display 35 is collapsed, ie in their in Fig. 11 shown non-use position pivoted.

In the unfolded state, the household refrigeration device 35 relevant core data can be viewed on the display 35. Such information may, for example, be a temperature prevailing in the receiving space 2 or temperatures prevailing in different zones of the receiving space 2 in each case. However, information can also be displayed on the display 35, which relate to food stored in the receiving space 2. In particular, when the display 35 is designed as a display and operating device, data of foods can be entered manually via the display 35. This may be, for example, the type of food and / or the date of their introduction into the receiving space 2 and / or their durability or the like.

Out Fig. 14 is particularly clear how components of the cooling technology and ventilation technology can be integrated into the functional component 7. For introducing air or cooling air into the receiving space 2, slot-shaped outlet openings 39 are provided in the functional component 7 in the present case, which extend in the direction of the width B of the inner container 1. The outlet openings 39 can in this case from in Fig. 14 left edge region 16 to the right edge region 16 of the functional component 7 rich. As a result of the arrangement of the outlet openings 39 at different heights of the interior 1, it is possible, in particular, to act on different zones of the receiving space 2 with differently cold air. Thus, 2 different cooling areas can be provided in the receiving space.

By means of the substantially C-shaped functional component 7, a particularly large-area and bright illumination of the receiving space 2 can also be achieved. So in the present case extend along the back 9, the upper leg 11 and the lower leg 13 of the functional component 7 respective lighting devices 40 in the form of flat-shaped light panels. As a result, an encompassing lighting concept is realized in which all areas of the receiving space 2 can be particularly well illuminated.

Thus, in the present case, a first lighting device 40 extends along the ceiling of the inner container, namely from the front region 18 of the functional component 7 to an upper region of the back 9 of the functional component 7. With this lighting device 40, the area between the uppermost shelf 25 and a ceiling of the Inner container 1 illuminate particularly well. By means of further, along the back 9 of the functional component 7 arranged light means 40, the delimited by the other shelves 25 areas of the receiving space 2 can be well illuminated. In the area of these middle shelves 25 or temperature zones also fresh boxes or similar containers for food can be arranged, which can illuminate well by means of this arranged on the back 9 of the functional component 7 lighting devices 40 from behind.

Furthermore, at the bottom of the inner container 1, namely in the region of the second leg 13 of the functional component 7, a further lighting device 40 is provided. This preferably extends as well as arranged on the ceiling lighting device 40 over the entire depth of the inner container 1. In an analogous manner, the arranged on the back lighting devices 40 extend over the entire height of the inner container 1, wherein a arranged by the back 9 lighting devices 40th formed light band is interrupted only by the outlet openings 39.

By means of arranged at the bottom of the inner container 1 lighting device 40 can be particularly well act on a lower temperature zone of the receiving space 2 with light in which a Frischhaltebox or the like container 41 can be illuminated from below (see Fig. 16 ). However, the container 41 is also applied via the arranged in the back 9, lowest lighting device 40 with light and thus illuminated from behind. Due to the circumferential arrangement of the lighting devices 40 can be an optimized, glare-free illumination of the levels and boxing from both above and below and from below. This is especially for about designed as drawers fresh food boxes like the in Fig. 16 shown container 41 advantageous.

Furthermore, sensor devices 42 provided in the receiving space 2 for checking and monitoring the temperature can be integrated into the functional component 7 (cf. Fig. 17 ). In this way it can be ensured that the respective desired temperature is maintained via corresponding control technology, in particular in different zones of the receiving space 2.

How out Fig. 17 Furthermore, it can be seen, for example, integrated into the back 9 of the functional component 7 image capture devices 43. By means of such an image detection device 43, images of food 44 can be taken, which are accommodated in the receiving space 2 of the inner container 1. The image capture device 43 can be designed, in particular, to transmit image data to an external device, so that the content of the receiving space 2 can be viewed without a user needing to open the door 36 of the domestic refrigeration device 37. Namely, the images created by the image capture device 43 can be retrieved via external devices such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, or the like.

To monitor the freshness and quality of the goods in the receiving space 2, in particular in individual zones of the receiving space 2, scanners or similar detection devices 45 may be provided in addition to such imaging technology.

By means of such a detection device 45, it is possible to record relevant data about the food 44, such as its expiration date. This can in particular be done automatically when closing the door 36 of the household refrigerator 37. By means of the detection device 45, it is also possible to register the foods 44, which are fed into the receiving space 2 when the receiving space 2 is loaded. Likewise, a removal of food 44 can be detected by means of the detection device 45, so that it is possible to create in particular digital, shopping lists or the like.

Images of the food 44 or food 44 relevant data or parameters such as their nature, date and / or time of introduction, expiration date, and the like may also preferably be wirelessly transmitted to an external device. Furthermore, it is possible to display this information on the display 35. Also, the consumption-relevant data can be retrieved via the food 44 via the display 35.

Thus, a data collection and management of the accommodated in the receiving space 2 goods is possible. In the case of products which have no barcode which can be scanned by means of the detection device 45 or a printed expiration date, manual input of relevant data can take place via the display 35 designed as a touch-sensitive screen or touchscreen. This applies, for example, to fresh goods such as meat, fish, fruit or vegetables. However, the input of corresponding data can also be done via an external device, which is designed to communicate the display 35. Then the externally entered data can be transferred to the household refrigerator 1. The recording and monitoring of goods located in the receiving space 2 and their consumption-relevant data, such as the expiration date, is thus particularly simple.

By integrating such devices for scanning and / or capturing images into the functional component 7, the food stored in the receiving space 2 can be digitally managed and monitored in a discrete manner.

In addition, in a region between the functional component 7 and the outer housing 38 of the household refrigerating appliance 37, it is possible to accommodate devices such as a compressor and ventilation technology components which are used particularly well for refrigeration technology. As a result, all these components are accommodated in a space defined by the shape of the functional component 7, so that a particularly simple construction of the household refrigerating appliance 37 results.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

inner container

2

accommodation space

3

Abstellnocke

4

Side wall

5

container part

6

container part

7

functional component

8th

arrow

9

move

10

back

11

leg

12

wall area

13

leg

14

floor area

15

edge flange

16

border area

17

extension

18

front area

19

step

20

strip

21

extension

22

strip

23

paragraph

24

edge

25

Fold bottom

26

holding web

27

groove

28

corner

29

ground

30

insertion

31

end

32

strip

33

plate body

34

end

35

display

36

door

37

Household refrigerator

38

outer casing

39

outlet

40

lighting device

41

container

42

sensor device

43

Image capture device

44

Food

45

detector

B

width

S

swivel axis

Claims (14)

Inner container (1) for a household refrigerator (37), wherein walls (4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14) of the inner container (1) delimit a receiving space (2) for food, characterized in that the inner container (1 ) comprises at least one container part (5, 6), by which at least one wall (4, 10, 12, 14) delimiting the receiving space (2) is formed, wherein the at least one container part (5, 6) is provided with an edge (24). adjacent to a further, separate functional component (7) which comprises at least one functional unit (27, 35, 39, 40, 42, 43, 45) which can be used for the operation of the household refrigerating appliance. Inner container according to claim 1, characterized in that the inner container (1) at least two container parts (5, 6), through which in each case the at least one receiving space (2) bounding wall (4, 10, 12, 14) is formed, wherein the functional component (7) is arranged between the at least two container parts (5, 6) which adjoin the respective edges (24) of the container parts (5, 6) to the functional component (7). Inner container according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that also by the functional component (7) at least a portion of one of the receiving space (2) bounding walls (4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14) of the inner container (1). is formed. Inner container according to claim 3, characterized in that the functional component (7) has a U-profile in cross-section, by a back (9) of the functional component (7) a part of a rear wall of the inner container (1), by a first, with the leg (11) of the functional component (7) connected to the back (9) forms part of an upper wall of the inner container (1) and a part of a bottom by a second leg (13) of the functional component (7) connected to the back (9) of the inner container (1) are formed. Inner container according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the at least one functional unit comprises at least one lighting device (40) for illuminating at least a part of the receiving space (2). Inner container according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the at least one functional unit comprises at least one, in particular a touch-sensitive screen comprehensive, operating device and / or display device (35). Inner container according to Claim 6, characterized in that the operating device and / or display device (35) arranged in particular in an end region of the functional component (7) adjoining a feed opening of the inner container (1), in particular by opening a door (36) of the Household refrigerating appliance (37), is formed pivotable from a non-use position into a use position. Inner container according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the at least one functional unit comprises at least one outlet opening (39) for introducing air, in particular cooling air, into the receiving space (2). Inner container according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the at least one functional unit (7) comprises at least one, in particular for detecting a temperature in the receiving space formed, sensor device (42). Inner container according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the at least one functional unit (7) at least one, in particular for transmitting data to an external device formed, detection means (45) which is adapted to detect at least one parameter which is assigned to a product (44) introduced into the receiving space (2). Inner container according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the at least one functional unit at least one, in particular for transmitting data to an external device formed, image capture device (43). Inner container according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the functional component (7) at least one, in particular to the receiving space (2) towards expanding insertion area (30) and / or to the receiving space (2) out having tapered end portion (31), groove (27) into which a holding portion (26) of a in the inner container (1) can be introduced shelf (25) can be inserted. Inner container according to one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the at least one container part (5, 6) at least one in the receiving space (2) projecting projection (3) through which a support area for a in the inner container (1) can be introduced Shelf (25) is formed. Domestic refrigerating appliance (37) with an inner container (1) according to one of claims 1 to 13 and with an outer housing (38) which surrounds the inner container (1).

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