EP3293474B1 - Réfrigérateur - Google Patents

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EP3293474B1
EP3293474B1 EP17190012.9A EP17190012A EP3293474B1 EP 3293474 B1 EP3293474 B1 EP 3293474B1 EP 17190012 A EP17190012 A EP 17190012A EP 3293474 B1 EP3293474 B1 EP 3293474B1
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Seung Mok Lee
Sang Ho Park
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Priority to EP22162857.1A priority patent/EP4043815A1/fr
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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
    • F25D23/04—Doors; Covers with special compartments, e.g. butter conditioners
    • 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
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C5/00—Working or handling ice
    • F25C5/02—Apparatus for disintegrating, removing or harvesting ice
    • F25C5/04—Apparatus for disintegrating, removing or harvesting ice without the use of saws
    • F25C5/046—Ice-crusher machines
    • 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
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C5/00—Working or handling ice
    • F25C5/02—Apparatus for disintegrating, removing or harvesting ice
    • F25C5/04—Apparatus for disintegrating, removing or harvesting ice without the use of saws
    • F25C5/06—Apparatus for disintegrating, removing or harvesting ice without the use of saws by deforming bodies with which the ice is in contact, e.g. using inflatable members
    • 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
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C5/00—Working or handling ice
    • F25C5/20—Distributing ice
    • F25C5/22—Distributing ice particularly adapted for household 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
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C5/00—Working or handling ice
    • F25C5/20—Distributing ice
    • F25C5/24—Distributing ice for storing bins

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  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator according to a first embodiment.
  • Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the refrigerator with a portion of a refrigerator compartment door opened according to the first embodiment.
  • a refrigerator 1 according to this embodiment includes a cabinet 10 defining an outer appearance thereof and refrigerator doors 11 and 14 movably connected to the cabinet 10.
  • a storage compartment for storing foods is defined inside the cabinet 10.
  • the storage compartment includes a refrigerator compartment 102 and a freezer compartment 104 disposed below the refrigerator compartment 102.
  • the refrigerator door 11 and 14 include a refrigerator compartment door 11 opening and closing the refrigerator compartment 102 and a freezer compartment door 14 opening and closing the freezer compartment 104.
  • the freezer compartment door 14 includes a plurality of doors 15 and 16, which are vertically disposed.
  • the plurality of doors 15 and 16 includes a first freezer compartment door 15 and a second freezer compartment door 16 disposed below the first freezer compartment door 15.
  • the first and second refrigerator compartment doors 12 and 13 may be rotatably moved, and the first and second freezer compartment doors 15 and 16 may be slidably moved.
  • one freezer compartment door 14 may be provided to open and close the freezer compartment 104.
  • a dispenser 17 for dispensing water or ice is disposed in one door of the first and second refrigerator compartment door 12 and 13.
  • the dispenser 17 is disposed in the first refrigerator door 12 in Fig. 1 .
  • an ice making assembly (that will be described later) for generating and storing the ice cubes is disposed in one door of the first and second refrigerator compartment doors 12 and 13.
  • the dispenser 17 and the ice making assembly may be disposed in the first refrigerator compartment door 12 and the second refrigerator compartment door 13.
  • the dispenser 17 and the ice making assembly are disposed in the refrigerator compartment door 11.
  • the first refrigerator compartment door 12 and the second refrigerator compartment door 13 are commonly called the refrigerator compartment door 11.
  • the door liner 112 defines an ice compartment 120.
  • the ice making assembly 200 for generating and storing the ice cubes is disposed inside the ice compartment.
  • the ice compartment 120 is opened and closed by an ice compartment door 130.
  • the ice compartment door 130 is rotatably connected to the door liner 112 by a hinge 139.
  • the refrigerator compartment door 11 includes a door supply duct 122 for supplying the cool air of the main body supply duct 106 to the ice compartment and a door return duct 124 for recovering the cool air of the ice compartment 120 to the main body return duct 108.
  • the refrigerator compartment door 11 includes a first connector 125 for supplying an electric source to the ice making assembly 200.
  • the first connector 125 is exposed to the ice compartment 120.
  • the refrigerator compartment door 11 includes a water supply pipe 126 for supplying water to the ice making assembly 200.
  • the water supply pipe 126 is disposed between the outer case 111 and the door liner 112, and its end passes through the door liner 112 and is disposed at the ice compartment 120.
  • Figs. 5 and 6 are perspective views of the ice making assembly according to the first embodiment.
  • the ice making assembly 200 defines spaces where ice cubes are generated, and includes an ice maker 210 supporting generated ice, a driving source 220 providing power for automatically rotating the ice maker 210 to remove ice cubes from the ice maker 210, a gear box 224 transmitting the power of the driving source 220 to the ice maker 210, a cover 230 covering the ice maker 210 to prevent the overflow of water when the water is supplied to the ice maker 210, and a water guider 240 guiding water supplied from the water supply pipe 126 to the ice maker 210.
  • the ice making assembly 200 includes a support mechanism 250 including a seat part 215 on which the ice maker 210 is placed, an ice bin 300 storing ice cubes removed from the ice maker 210, a full ice sensor 270 for sensing full ice state of the ice bin 300, and a motor assembly 280 selectively connected to the ice bin 300.
  • the first support part 252 is placed on the ice compartment 120.
  • the motor assembly 280 is installed on the first support part 252.
  • An ice opening 253 through which ice cubes discharged from the ice bin 300 pass is disposed in the bottom surface of the first support part 252.
  • the ice bin 300 is placed on the first support part 252. That is, the first support part 252 supports the ice bin 300.
  • the full ice sensor 270 is installed on the second support part 260 at a position spaced apart from the ice maker 210.
  • the full ice sensor 270 is disposed under the ice maker 210.
  • the full ice sensor 270 includes a transmission part 271 transmitting a signal, and a receiving part 272 spaced apart from the transmission part 271 and receiving a signal from the transmission part 271.
  • the transmission part 271 and the receiving part 272 are disposed in the inner space of the ice bin 300 when the ice bin 300 is placed on the first support part 252.
  • an opening 310 is defined at an upper side of the ice bin 300.
  • the ice bin 300 has a front wall 311, a rear wall 312, and sidewalls 313.
  • An inclined guide surface is disposed inside the ice bin 300 to support the stored ice cubes and guide the stored ice cubes such that the ice cubes slide downwardly by their self-weight.
  • An ice storage space 315 in which the ice cubes are stored is defined by the front wall 311, the rear wall 312, the sidewalls 313, and the inclined guide surface 320.
  • the ice discharge member 400 includes at least one rotation blade 410 to define a predetermined space 411 in which the ice cubes is disposed.
  • the ice discharge member 400 includes a plurality of rotation blades 410 to easily discharge the ice cubes.
  • the ice discharge member 400 including the plurality of rotation blades 410 will be described as an example.
  • the ice discharge member 400 is forwardly/reversely and rotatably (or rotatable in both directions) disposed on the discharge part 500.
  • At least one fixed blade 480 interacting with the rotation blades 410 to crash the ice cubes are disposed at a side of a lower portion of the ice discharge member 400, i.e., a side of the discharge part 500.
  • a plurality of fixed blades 480 are disposed in ice bin 300.
  • the ice bin 300 including the plurality of fixed blades 480 will be described as an example.
  • the plurality of fixed blades 480 is spaced from each other, and the rotation blades 410 pass through a space between the plurality of fixed blades 480.
  • an opening/closing member 600 selectively communicating with the discharge opening 510 and the ice storage space 315 to discharge ice cubes is disposed at the side of the lower portion of the ice discharge member 400, i.e., the side of the discharge part 500.
  • An operation restriction part 650 is disposed below the opening/closing member 600 to restrict an operation range of the opening/closing member 600, thereby preventing the ice cubes from being excessively discharged.
  • the plurality of rotation blades 410 is disposed spaced from each other in a direction parallel to an extending direction of the rotation axis 420.
  • the rotation axis 420 is connected to one side of each of the plurality of fixed blades 480. That is, the rotation axis 420 passes through the plurality of fixed blades 480.
  • a through-hole 481 through which the rotation axis 420 passes is defined in the respective fixed blades 480.
  • the through-hole 481 may have a diameter greater than that of the rotation axis 420 such that the fixed blades 480 are not moved when the rotation axis 420 is rotated.
  • the plurality of rotation blades 410 and the plurality of fixed blades 480 are alternately disposed in the direction parallel to the extending direction of the rotation axis 420.
  • each of the plurality of fixed blades 480 is fixed to a lower side of the discharge guide wall 520.
  • a fixing member 485 is connected to the other side of the respective fixed blades 480 and inserted into a groove 521 defined in the discharge guide wall 520.
  • the opening/closing member 600 may be provided in one or plurality.
  • the opening/closing member 600 is disposed at a lateral side of the plurality of fixed blades 480.
  • the opening/closing member 600 is rotatably disposed on the discharge part 500.
  • the opening/closing member 600 may be formed of an elastic material or supported by an elastic member 640 such as a spring.
  • the ice discharge member 400, the fixed blade 480, and the opening/closing member 600 are disposed within the ice bin 300, and then, a front plate 311a constituting the front wall 311 of the ice bin 300 is disposed.
  • Fig. 9 is an exploded perspective view of an ice discharge member.
  • an insertion member 421 is inserted into a front end of the rotation axis 420.
  • the motor assembly (see reference numeral 280 of Fig. 6 ) includes a connection member 281 selectively connected to the connection plate 428.
  • a protrusion 430 on which the connection member 281 is hooked is disposed on the connection plate 428.
  • the support plate 425 has an inclined surface 426 to smoothly move the ice cubes disposed on a lateral surface of the support plate 425 toward the plurality of rotation blades 410.
  • the plurality of extension parts 413 may be spaced from each other.
  • a space 411 in which the ice cubes are disposed is defined between the two extension parts 413 adjacent to each other.
  • the respective extension parts 413 have a width gradually increasing from the central portion 412 toward the outside.
  • a hook part 416 is disposed on an end of the extension part 413 to prevent the ice cubes disposed in the space 411 from overflowing.
  • a crash part having a saw-tooth shape is disposed at one side of the extension part 413 to crash the ice by interacting with the fixed blade 480.
  • the plurality of rotation blades 410 does not completely overlap each other, but is disposed in a state in which the behind rotation blade 410 is rotated by a predetermined angle.
  • the rotation force of the ice discharge member 400 may be concentrated into the respective crush parts 418 to significantly improve the ice crush efficiency.
  • the crush part 488 having the saw-tooth shape may be disposed on the fixed blade 480 to crush the ice cubes.
  • Fig. 12 is a perspective view of the opening/closing member of Fig. 11 .
  • the opening/closing member 600 may be provided in plurality.
  • the plurality of opening/closing members 600 is independently moved with respect to each other.
  • the opening/closing member 600 closes the discharge opening 510, the second guide surface 612 and the inwardly inclined guide surface 322a form the continuous surface to reduce the movement speed of the ice cubes.
  • the second guide surface 612 When the opening/closing member 600 opens the discharge opening 510, the second guide surface 612 is downwardly moved to guide the ice cubes toward the discharge opening 510.
  • An inclination end point 321a of the first inclined guide surface 321 is disposed at a position higher than that of the rotation axis 420 of the ice discharge member 400. This is done for preventing fragments of the ice cubes crushed at a position at which the fixed blade 480 is disposed from being upwardly moved again.
  • the discharge guide wall 520 may have a curvature corresponding to that of the rotational track of the rotation blade 410.
  • the second inclined guide surface 322 is inclined at an angle less than that of the first inclined guide surface 321.
  • the rotation part 605 of the opening/closing member 600 is disposed at a position lower than that of the rotation axis 420 of the ice discharge member 400 such that the second inclined guide surface 322 is inclined at an angle less than that of the first inclined guide surface 321.
  • the operation restriction part 650 for restricting an opening angle of the opening/closing member 600 is disposed below the opening/closing member 600.
  • the operation restriction part 650 includes a vertically disposed first rib 651, a second rib 652 spaced from the first rib 651 and having a height greater than that of the first rib 651, and an inclined contact part 653 connecting an upper portion of the first rib 651 to an upper portion of the second rib 652.
  • the opening/closing member 600 is stopped by contacting the contact part 653.
  • the opening/closing member 600 may be provided in plurality. Also, the opening/closing members 600 may have maximum opening angles different from each other, respectively.
  • Fig. 15 is a plan view of the ice bin.
  • the ice jam prevention part 330 is disposed inside the front wall 311 of the ice bin 300.
  • the ice jam prevention part 330 protrudes or extends inwardly from the front wall 311 of the ice bin 300.
  • the ice jam prevention part 330 disposed in a space between the rotation blade 410 disposed at the most front side of the plurality of rotation blades 410 and the front wall 311.
  • the ice jam prevention part 330 may be disposed above a portion at which the crushed ice cubes are discharged.
  • Fig. 16 is a vertical sectional view of the refrigerator compartment door of the first embodiment
  • Fig. 17 is a view of a state in which an ice maker is rotated to separate ice from the ice maker of Fig. 16 .
  • the ice bin 300 is substantially vertically disposed below the ice maker 210 in a state where the ice making assembly 200 is disposed within the ice compartment 120.
  • an inlet 301a of the opening 310 of the ice bin 300 is disposed at a position lower than that of the ice maker 210.
  • the ice bin 300 when the ice compartment door 130 closes the ice compartment 120, the ice bin 300 is not disposed in a first region A between the ice compartment door 130 and the ice maker 210. That is, the ice bin 300 may be disposed in a second region except for a first region between the ice compartment door 130 and the ice maker 210 in an entire region of the ice compartment 120.
  • the ice bin 300 does not need to dispose the ice bin 300 in the first region A because the ice maker 210 is tuned over by its rotation operation to separate ice cubes I from the ice maker 210 due to ice cubes' self-weight, thereby dropping into the ice bin 300. That is, since the ice cubes I separated from the ice maker 210 do not pass through the first region A, the ice bin need not be disposed in the first region A.
  • the rotation shaft 212 of the ice maker 210 crosses the rotation axis 420 disposed inside the ice bin 300. This is done because the ice compartment 120 increases in volume when the rotation shaft 212 of the ice maker 210 is disposed parallel to the rotation axis 420 disposed inside the ice bin 300.
  • the plurality of rotation blades 410 may be disposed spaced from each other in a direction parallel to the extending direction of the rotation axis 420.
  • the plurality of rotation blades 410 may be disposed within a range of a front-rear width W of the ice maker 210.
  • a portion of the plurality of ice cubes separated from the ice maker 210 directly drops into at least one rotation blade of the plurality of rotation blades 410. That is, the ice cubes I separated from the ice maker 210 drop down by their self-weight, and at least one of the dropping ice cubes I directly contact at least one rotation blade 410.
  • a horizontal distance from the ice compartment door 130 to the rotation shaft 212 of the ice maker 210 is greater than the shortest horizontal distance from the ice compartment door 130 to the discharge opening 510.
  • the driving source 220 is operated. A power of the driving source 220 is transmitted to the ice maker 210 by the gear box 224 to rotate the ice maker 210 on a whole.
  • the ice cubes are separated by the twisting operation of the ice maker 210.
  • the twisting operation of the ice maker 210 is performed, one end and the other end of the ice maker 210 are twisted by their relative motion.
  • the ice cubes are separated from the ice maker 210. Since a principle of the twisting operation of the ice maker 210 is well-known, detailed descriptions will be omitted.
  • a portion of the ice cubes separated from the ice maker 210 may drop onto the plurality of rotation blades 410, another portion of the ice cubes may drop onto the first inclined guide surface 321, and further another portion of the ice cubes may drop onto the second inclined guide surface 322.
  • the ice cubes disposed in the space 411 of the plurality of rotation blades 410 are disposed on the fixed blade 480 by the rotation of the rotation blades 410.
  • the ice cubes disposed in the space 411 may be the ice cubes directly dropping onto the plurality of rotation blades 410 or the ice cubes sliding along the first inclined guide surface 321.
  • the opening/closing member 600 may prevent the ice cubes disposed on the second inclined guide surface 322 from being discharged.
  • the ice cubes disposed in the space 411 of the plurality of rotation blades 410 may be the ice cubes directly dropping onto the plurality of rotation blades 410 or the ice cubes sliding along the second inclined guide surface 322.
  • the ice cubes dropping onto the first inclined guide surface 321 are moved into the space 411 by their self-weight when the plurality of rotation blades 410 is rotated in the first direction.
  • the plurality of rotation blades 410 is rotated, the ice cubes within the space 411 are downwardly moved.
  • the ice cubes disposed on the respective inclined surfaces 321 and 322 are not moved in a state where the operation of the plurality of rotation blades 410 is stopped.
  • the ice bin may be reduced in thickness.
  • the thickness of the ice bin represents a thickness of the ice bin in the extending direction of the rotation axis.
  • the refrigerator compartment door may be reduced in thickness by the decrease of the thickness of the ice bin and the position of the ice bin within the ice compartment according to the separation method of the ice cubes from the ice maker.
  • a basket for additionally receiving the food may be disposed in the refrigerator compartment door.
  • Fig. 20 is a perspective view of a refrigerator according to a second embodiment.
  • a refrigerator 70 of this embodiment may be a side-by-side type refrigerator in which a refrigerator compartment 712 and a freezer compartment 714 are disposed at left and right sides, respectively.
  • the freezer compartment 712 is opened and closed by a freezer compartment door 720, and the refrigerator compartment 714 is opened and closed by a refrigerator compartment door 730.
  • the refrigerator 70 includes an ice making assembly 740 for generating ice cubes.
  • the ice making assembly 740 includes an ice maker 750 for generating the ice cubes and an ice bin 760 for storing the ice cubes separated from the ice maker 750.
  • the ice maker 750 is disposed in the freezer compartment 712, and the ice bin 760 is separably disposed in the freezer compartment door 720.
  • the freezer compartment door 720 closes the freezer compartment 712, the ice bin 760 is disposed below the ice maker 750.
  • the freezer compartment door may be reduced in thickness due to the improved structure of the ice bin.
  • Fig. 21 is a perspective view of a refrigerator according to a third embodiment.
  • This embodiment is equal to the second embodiment except for a position of an ice making assembly. Thus, only specific portions of this embodiment will now be described.
  • a freezer compartment door 770 of this embodiment includes a door liner 772 defining an ice compartment 774.
  • the ice compartment 774 includes an ice making assembly 780.
  • the ice making assembly 780 has the same structure as that of the first embodiment.
  • the freezer compartment door may be reduced in thickness due to the operation of the ice maker and the improved structure of the ice bin, which are described in the first embodiment.
  • Fig. 22 is a perspective view of a refrigerator according to a fourth embodiment.
  • a sealing part (not shown) may be disposed on one of the first and second insulation cases 870 and 880 to seal a space between a bottom surface of the first insulation case 870 and a top surface of the second insulation case 880.
  • the ice bin can be reduced in thickness.
  • a basket for additionally receiving the food can be disposed in the refrigerator door.

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  1. Réfrigérateur, comprenant :
    une carrosserie (10) présentant un compartiment de stockage ;
    une porte de réfrigérateur (11) ouvrant ou fermant le compartiment de stockage ;
    une machine à glaçons (210) définissant un espace pour produire de la glace ;
    un bac à glace (300) monté sur la porte du réfrigérateur et disposé sous la machine à glaçons (210) pour recevoir la glace produite dans la machine à glaçons (210), le bac à glace (300) présentant une ouverture d'évacuation (510) sur un fond ;
    un ensemble de moteur (280) prévu dans la porte du réfrigérateur (11) et incluant un élément de raccordement (281) ;
    un élément de refoulement de glace (400) disposé dans le bac à glace (300) pour refouler sélectivement la glace dans le bac à glace (300), et incluant :
    un axe de rotation (420) disposé horizontalement dans le bac à glace (300) ;
    une pluralité de pales de rotation (410) fixées à l'axe de rotation (420) et disposées espacées l'une de l'autre dans une direction d'extension de l'axe de rotation (420), la pluralité de pales de rotation (410) étant configurée pour tourner dans une première direction pour broyer la glace et tourner dans une seconde direction pour refouler la glace dans un état non broyé ; et
    une pluralité de pales fixées (480) disposées en alternance avec la pluralité de pales de rotation (410) dans la direction d'extension de l'axe de rotation (420) ; et
    un élément d'ouverture/de fermeture (600) disposé sur un côté latéral de la pluralité de pales fixées (480),
    dans lequel le bac à glace (300) inclut :
    une paroi avant (311) ;
    une paroi arrière (312) ;
    des parois latérales (313) raccordant des extrémités latérales de la paroi avant (311) et la paroi arrière (312) ;
    une première surface de guidage inclinée (321) inclinée vers le bas depuis une paroi des parois latérales (313) vers une partie centrale du bac à glace (300) ; et
    une seconde surface de guidage inclinée (322) inclinée vers le bas depuis l'autre paroi des parois latérales (313) vers la partie centrale du bac à glace (300),
    caractérisé en ce que
    l'élément de refoulement de glace (400) inclut une plaque de raccordement (428) raccordée sélectivement à l'élément de raccordement (281), l'axe de rotation (420) passant au travers de la plaque de raccordement (428) ;
    l'élément de refoulement de glace (400) est disposé de manière rotative entre la première surface de guidage inclinée (321) et la seconde surface de guidage inclinée (322) ;
    la première surface de guidage inclinée (321) est disposée de manière adjacente à la pluralité de pales fixées (480) ;
    la seconde surface de guidage inclinée (322) est disposée de manière adjacente à l'élément d'ouverture/de fermeture (600) ; et
    la seconde surface de guidage inclinée (322) est inclinée à un angle inférieur à un angle de la première surface de guidage inclinée (321).
  2. Réfrigérateur selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le bac à glace (300) inclut une paroi de guidage d'évacuation (520) présentant une courbure correspondant à une courbure de piste de rotation de la pale de rotation (410).
  3. Réfrigérateur selon la revendication 2, dans lequel un point de fin d'inclinaison (321a) de la première surface de guidage inclinée (321) est disposé au-dessus de l'axe de rotation (420).
  4. Réfrigérateur selon la revendication 1, dans lequel la seconde surface de guidage inclinée (322) inclut :
    une surface de guidage inclinée vers l'extérieur (322b) raccordée à une extrémité inférieure de l'autre paroi des parois latérales (313) ; et
    une surface de guidage inclinée vers l'intérieur (322a) raccordée à la surface de guidage inclinée vers l'extérieur (322b).
  5. Réfrigérateur selon la revendication 4, dans lequel la surface de guidage inclinée vers l'intérieur (322a) est inclinée à un angle inférieur à un angle de la surface de guidage inclinée vers l'extérieur (322b).
  6. Réfrigérateur selon la revendication 4, dans lequel l'élément d'ouverture/de fermeture (600) inclut :
    une partie de rotation (605) disposée de manière rotative dans le bac à glace (300), la partie de rotation (605) étant supportée de manière élastique par l'élément élastique (640) ;
    une première surface de guidage (610) formée pour être arrondie ; et
    une seconde surface de guidage (612) raccordant la partie de rotation (605) et la première surface de guidage (610).
  7. Réfrigérateur selon la revendication 6, dans lequel la seconde surface de guidage (612) forme une surface continue avec la surface de guidage inclinée vers l'intérieur (322a) pour réduire la vitesse de mouvement des glaces.
  8. Réfrigérateur selon la revendication 6, dans lequel la partie de rotation (605) est disposée dans une position inférieure à une position de l'axe de rotation (420).
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SI201032085T SI3293474T1 (sl) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Hladilnik
EP22210524.9A EP4177548A1 (fr) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Réfrigérateur
EP21175149.0A EP3913304A1 (fr) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Réfrigérateur
EP22162857.1A EP4043815A1 (fr) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Réfrigérateur
PL17190012T PL3293474T3 (pl) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Lodówka

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