EP3312532A1 - Appareil de réfrigération et/ou de congélation - Google Patents

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EP3312532A1
EP3312532A1 EP17195504.0A EP17195504A EP3312532A1 EP 3312532 A1 EP3312532 A1 EP 3312532A1 EP 17195504 A EP17195504 A EP 17195504A EP 3312532 A1 EP3312532 A1 EP 3312532A1
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freezer
refrigerator
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Andreas Giesa
Erwin Locher
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Liebherr Hausgeraete Ochsenhausen GmbH
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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
    • F25D29/00—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
    • 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
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B49/00—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
    • 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
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B49/00—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
    • F25B49/02—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices for compression type machines, plants or systems
    • 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
    • F25D2400/00—General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for cooling or freezing apparatus not covered by any other subclass
    • F25D2400/36—Visual displays
    • F25D2400/361—Interactive visual displays

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  • the invention relates to a refrigerator and / or freezer with at least one device control and at least one associated communication module for connecting the refrigerator and / or freezer with a particular external server.
  • the invention is further directed to a method for implementing and / or activating at least one functionality of a networked refrigerator and / or freezer.
  • refrigerators and / or freezers it is known to produce a plurality of appliance variants of the same type of refrigerator and / or freezer, which differ, for example, in that they have different country-specific or region-specific functions depending on the country or region.
  • the production of corresponding refrigerators and / or freezers is complicated because according to the country or region different versions are required and must be provided by the factory.
  • refrigerators and / or freezers are difficult to be supplemented with additional functionalities, since connections to this, for example, required hardware components due to lack of interoperability between all participating components or between them required programs, applications and / or apps can not be provided or only with great effort.
  • existing refrigerators and / or freezers may provide little incentive for third parties to develop or provide additional hardware-related functionality, as known refrigerators and / or freezers are often isolated or difficult to couple with other components.
  • a refrigerator and / or freezer with the features of claim 1.
  • Advantageous embodiments are the subject of the dependent claims. Accordingly, a refrigerator and / or freezer is provided in which the communication module is designed to receive data from the server, which relate to at least one functionality of the refrigerator and / or freezer and wherein the refrigerator and / or freezer is executed, this To process data such that said functionality can be provided.
  • the communication module acquire or download and / or install additional services or features or basic settings for the refrigerator, for example via a Liebherr online shop such as the MyLiebherr portal or a comparable portal.
  • the user can configure his fridge and / or freezer via the communication module or via appropriately bookable functions or functionalities individually and thus better adapted to his needs or requirements.
  • the term functionality can be understood to mean any programs that can be executed in connection with the refrigerator and / or freezer or in connection with the appliance electronics thereof. This leads to a reduction of the device variants for the device manufacturer, so that the production of country-specific variants, for example, with or without Sabbath mode can be omitted.
  • the Sabbath mode may be a mode that uses a different operating setting to control / regulate the refrigerator and / or freezer on a weekday, the sabbath, than the rest of the week. It is conceivable, for example, that no automatic lighting of the refrigerator and / or freezer takes place on the sabbath, and / or that displays on the refrigerator and / or freezer are switched off on the sabbath, and / or that no manual temperature adjustment is possible.
  • the communication module may be formed as an integral part of the refrigerator and / or freezer and / or be designed as a retrofittable, in particular modular component, which can be easily retrofitted to an existing refrigerator and / or freezer.
  • the communication module comprise a separate from the refrigerator and / or freezer power supply and / or include a separate housing which facilitates a protected by the own housing arrangement of the communication module outside the refrigerator and / or freezer.
  • the communication module can be controlled by means of at least one particular external control device.
  • the external control unit can, for example, enable the selection and / or installation of corresponding functionalities and, if appropriate, be designed to enable or carry out a payment for a download of the respective functionality. If reference is made here to the functionalities, this may always include the case where a single functionality is meant, and vice versa.
  • the control unit can be connected directly via radio, for example via Bluetooth, with the communication module and / or be indirectly connected via the Internet to the communication module or connectable.
  • inventive refrigerator and / or freezer or its functionality can be used or used, regardless of where the user is currently located.
  • an embodiment of the controller as permanent or Separately connected to the refrigerator and / or freezer control unit, which may include, for example, a touch screen for the input of control commands. It is also possible to use a plurality of control units if necessary also by different users and / or at different locations for controlling the communication module.
  • a mobile user of the functionality can be made possible for a first user, wherein the first user can retrieve corresponding functionalities while traveling or during the execution of purchases, while in particular a second user in the area of the refrigerator and / or freezer at the same time can use a different functionality.
  • control unit is designed as a smart phone and / or tablet.
  • the control unit can also be referred to as a terminal and / or in a design as a smart phone and / or as a tablet, it is possible already existing in a household terminals or control units for connection to a refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention or Use of execution of a refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention. As a result, the construction or the provision of a corresponding refrigerator and / or freezer is simplified.
  • the refrigerator and / or freezer is provided with the cooling and / or freezer in particular permanently connected control device with, for example, a touch screen, which additionally or solely for driving the communication module and thus or above can be used to provide or control the functionality.
  • the data transmitted by the server concern at least one additional operating mode for operating the refrigerator and / or freezer and / or data for connecting the refrigerator and / or freezer in a network with additional standards.
  • the term operating mode can relate to functions or functionalities, basic settings and / or features of the refrigerator and / or freezer.
  • the activation a feature or feature will cause the refrigerator and / or freezer to have enhanced functionality such as a Sabbath mode that the customer or user of the refrigerator and / or freezer can use or set directly, and / or or that the refrigerator and / or freezer can communicate in a network with additional standards or by means of additional standards, eg after activation of a home kit compatibility.
  • the network can be, for example, a WLAN network via which, in addition to the refrigerator and / or freezer, further hardware components which can be connected to one another can be networked with one another and in particular with the refrigerator and / or freezer for data transfer.
  • the communication module is designed to receive data from an online shop.
  • the data can be received directly from the server and / or indirectly via an Internet-compatible control unit.
  • control device is set up to execute payment processes, in particular via the server.
  • payment processes in particular via the server.
  • apps or programs such as PayPal executable on the controller.
  • control unit can be connected to the communication module via radio, in particular via Bluetooth.
  • the functions and / or applications or that the function and / or the application can be operated indirectly via the control unit and / or directly via an input unit on the refrigerator and / or freezer.
  • the refrigerator and / or freezer may in this case be configured accordingly to detect operating commands for operating the functions.
  • the hardware module may be a camera and / or microphone module, another sensor device, a device for manually entering information, a receiving device for receiving deliveries of a delivery service or other components, in particular electronic or electronically controllable components, which can be coupled to perform at least one functionality with the refrigerator and / or freezer.
  • the executable functionality may not and need not be related to the function or basic function of the refrigerator and / or freezer.
  • the concept of the invention also encompasses the case that the additional functionality can be provided solely by means of the additional hardware module.
  • the hardware module with the communication module and / or the control unit for data transmission is composites and by means of said components and possibly a corresponding program, an application or the functionality is executable.
  • the implementation of the functionality of the refrigerator and / or freezer may in this case relate, for example, to a partial or complete download or download of the data relating to the functionality from the server.
  • the activation of the functionality may be related to executing or releasing a functionality implemented at least partially on a device controller, in particular factory-implemented by means of or with the aid of, for example, release data or encryption data.
  • the method comprises the step of connecting the refrigerator and / or freezer with at least one hardware module, in particular via radio.
  • the additional functionality provided according to the invention can thus also be a functionality which can be carried out in connection with at least one additional hardware module connected or connectable to the refrigerator and / or freezer.
  • the hardware module can be any electronic component that can be connected, for example via Bluetooth, to the refrigerator and / or freezer or to its device electronics and / or to the communication module, in particular for data transfer.
  • the hardware module can be, for example, a camera and / or microphone unit or another sensor unit. It is also conceivable that the usable in connection with the additional functionality hardware module is a receiving device for receiving delivery of a delivery service.
  • the receiving device may be positioned at a distance from the refrigerator and / or freezer and / or connected to its components, such as the communication module and / or the control unit, in particular via radio.
  • Information about the content of the receiving device and / or closing and / or opening at least one door or a locking mechanism of the receiving device can be communicated via the radio links.
  • the functionality may also allow third parties to such a receiving device in particular to act to close and / or open its closure mechanism and / or to transfer data in particular to the content of the receiving device.
  • the additional receiving device can be configured as a buffer which can be operated by a plurality of users and which can be positioned, in particular, at an at least partially publicly accessible location and / or separately from a refrigerating and / or freezing device according to the invention arranged, for example, in a household.
  • the receiving device may comprise a plurality of independently openable and / or closable compartments, to which a corresponding plurality of users are available independently of one another and in particular using the functionality according to the invention.
  • Compartments for cooling, for freezing and / or completely uncooled compartments can be used via a corresponding functionality and if necessary by several users, that is to say in particular opened, closed and used for the temporary storage of goods.
  • a plurality of possibly different hardware modules can be connected to the refrigerator and / or freezer.
  • the additional hardware module for example, an application for automatic and / or manual detection of the contents of the refrigerator and / or freezer can be performed.
  • FIG. 1 shows the schematic structure of a cross-linked according to the invention refrigerator and / or freezer 1 with a device controller 2 and a so connected in particular for data transmission communication module 3.
  • Das Communication module 3 can be connected, for example via a plug-in slot with the device controller 2.
  • the communication module 3 is also connected, for example, via a WLAN connection with a particular external server 4, which in turn can be connected to a trained as a smart phone controller 5.
  • the external control unit 5 is connected to the communication module 3, for example via a radio connection such as via Bluetooth.
  • the communication module 3 is designed to receive data from the server 4, which relate to at least one functionality of the refrigerator and / or freezer 1.
  • the functionality may, for example, be a function or a basic setting or an operating mode of the refrigerator and / or freezer 1 or else a home kit standard for connecting the refrigerator and / or freezer 1 to further hardware devices. Modules which are provided in the area of the refrigerator and / or freezer 1 or also spaced therefrom.
  • the communication module 3 can be connected for data exchange with an online shop, are offered to the various device features or extensions for the networking of the refrigerator and / or freezer 1, the user via a terminal or controller 5 such as a smart IPhone or tablet can be purchased. If a feature is acquired by a user, the acquired feature is activated via a server 4 or cloud service on the communication module 3.
  • Activated or unlocked features can be operated both locally on the refrigerator and / or freezer 1 as well as via an existing networking solution in the form of an application such as an app on a smart phone or a tablet.
  • the reference numeral 6 refers to functionalities which can be selected, downloaded and / or operated by means of the control device 5.
  • the functionalities may alternatively or additionally be selected, downloaded and / or operated via the communication module 3.
  • the functionalities 6 relate to functions which are executable in cooperation with one or more hardware modules (not shown).
  • the hardware modules can be camera and / or microphone modules, other sensor modules, input modules for, in particular, manual inputting of information, receiving device for accepting deliveries of a delivery service, and / or other, especially electronic, couplable or controllable devices.

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EP1384965A2 (fr) * 2002-07-27 2004-01-28 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Réfrigérateur avec point d'acces sans fil
WO2016089440A1 (fr) * 2014-12-03 2016-06-09 Ebay Inc. Réfrigérateur compartimenté intelligent à gestion automatisée de produits
TWM527082U (zh) * 2016-04-11 2016-08-11 Probe Jet Tech 智慧型冰箱

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EP1384965A2 (fr) * 2002-07-27 2004-01-28 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Réfrigérateur avec point d'acces sans fil
WO2016089440A1 (fr) * 2014-12-03 2016-06-09 Ebay Inc. Réfrigérateur compartimenté intelligent à gestion automatisée de produits
TWM527082U (zh) * 2016-04-11 2016-08-11 Probe Jet Tech 智慧型冰箱
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