EP3473955A1 - Appareil de refroidissement ménager à encastrer doté d'un système de détection de la position de porte - Google Patents

Appareil de refroidissement ménager à encastrer doté d'un système de détection de la position de porte Download PDF

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EP3473955A1
EP3473955A1 EP18199118.3A EP18199118A EP3473955A1 EP 3473955 A1 EP3473955 A1 EP 3473955A1 EP 18199118 A EP18199118 A EP 18199118A EP 3473955 A1 EP3473955 A1 EP 3473955A1
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refrigeration appliance
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household refrigeration
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Klaus Flinner
Niklas Gutsche
Michael Seelmeier
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/02—Doors; Covers
    • F25D23/028—Details
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2323/00—General constructional features not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2323/02—Details of doors or covers not otherwise covered
    • F25D2323/024—Door hinges
    • 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
    • F25D2700/00—Means for sensing or measuring; Sensors therefor
    • F25D2700/02—Sensors detecting door opening

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  • the present invention relates to a built-in household refrigerating appliance comprising a body and a hinged to the body by means of a hinge door.
  • Such a built-in household refrigeration device may be, for example, a built-in refrigerator, a built-in freezer or a built-in fridge-freezer. It is known to make the illumination of a storage space located within the body or the control of a refrigeration cycle depending on whether the door is in a closed position in such modular refrigerators household. For this purpose, such modular household refrigerators often have a switch or a sensor to detect the closed position of the door.
  • the present invention has for its object to further develop such Einbauhaushaltskarltemaschinen in order to equip them easily and inexpensively with additional functions.
  • the built-in household refrigeration appliance has a door position detection system for detecting a door opening position.
  • the built-in household refrigeration appliance typically has a storage space arranged inside the carcass and closable and accessible through the door for receiving refrigerated goods and / or frozen goods.
  • the door open position represents a different position of the door from the closed position of the door in which the storage space is closed.
  • the door open position designates a specific open position of the door at a certain door opening angle. While the door opening angle in the closed position of the door corresponds to zero degrees, in the door opening position, a door opening angle is greater than zero degrees.
  • the door position detection system designed to detect a further door opening position. It is thus conceivable that the door detection system can detect two different door open positions, or three different door open positions or several door open positions different from each other.
  • the door opening detection system can have a, in particular mechanically actuated, switch.
  • the switch can interact with an activating element, for example a stop surface or a release cam.
  • the activation element can trigger the switch at a specific door opening angle.
  • the door position detection system comprises a sensor, e.g. a magnetic sensor.
  • the use of a sensor has the advantage that a very precise detection of the door opening angle is possible. By dispensing with mechanically movable parts within the door position detection system, a longer service life is also achievable.
  • the use of a sensor allows for easier cleanability of the modular refrigeration appliance over a movable switch.
  • a magnetic sensor is understood to be a sensor which is activated by a magnet cooperating with the sensor. It may, for example, be a Hall sensor. It is preferably provided that the sensor generates an electrical signal at the door opening angle.
  • the senor may be located at any location on the modular refrigeration appliance that allows the sensor to trigger at the specific door opening angle.
  • the sensor is thus preferably arranged such that it triggers each other in a relative movement of structural units of the household refrigerator.
  • the sensor can be arranged, for example, on the carcass, on the hinge or on the door.
  • the sensor can be arranged stationarily relative to the housing, in particular on or in the housing.
  • the sensor may be accommodated in a sensor housing.
  • the sensor can be positively, positively and / or cohesively connected to the sensor housing. In particular, the sensor can be latched or glazed with the sensor housing.
  • latching hooks can be formed on the sensor housing or on the sensor.
  • the sensor housing has at least one housing base, which is closed with a lid.
  • the sensor may in particular be attached to the housing base.
  • the cover can be connected or connected without tools to the housing base.
  • the sensor housing is preferably made of plastic and may be an injection molded component. It is conceivable that the sensor housing is non-destructively releasably attached to the body, to the hinge or to the door, so that on the one hand the maintenance and on the other hand a possible Mosanschlag lymph be simplified.
  • the sensor housing can be attached to the modular household refrigeration appliance without tools. In particular, the sensor housing can be latched to the built-in household refrigeration appliance.
  • the sensor housing is screwed to the built-in household refrigeration appliance. If the sensor housing is arranged stationary relative to the carcass, it can be provided, for example, when the hinge is attached to the carcass (eg the same connection means for attaching the hinge to a carcass can also fasten the sensor housing to the carcass). According to one embodiment, it is provided that the sensor is accommodated in a housing attached to the sensor housing, which extends over a front end face of the body in the direction of the door. In this way, on the one hand a simple energy and / or data lines to the sensor allows, and on the other hand allows a simple yet accurate detection of a relative movement of the door relative to the body.
  • the sensor housing has a projecting section, in which the sensor is arranged at least in sections.
  • the cantilevered Section at least partially along, in particular above or below, extending the hinge. At least in the closed position of the door, the projecting portion covers at least a portion of the hinge.
  • a relative to the body relatively moving component of the hinge moves parallel to a main extension plane of the discharged portion when opening the door.
  • the discharge projecting portion has a flat basic shape, for example, a substantially plate-like shape.
  • a height of the discharged portion may be substantially smaller than a width and a depth of the discharged portion.
  • the door position detection system comprises a magnet.
  • the magnet interacts in particular with the sensor. It can be provided that the magnet and the sensor are arranged such that the sensor is triggered by the magnet only in the door opening position.
  • the magnet may in particular be a permanent magnet.
  • the magnet is attached to the hinge. Compared to the arrangement of the magnet, for example on the door results in an extremely compact design of the door position detection system. In particular, when using a permanent magnet attachment to the hinge is simple and inexpensive.
  • the magnet is attached to a relative to the body movable element of the hinge.
  • the hinge may be a multi-joint hinge.
  • the door When using a multi-joint hinge, the door relative to the body when opening the door both a rotational and a translational movement.
  • a multi-joint hinge typically has a plurality of mutually movable hinge arms. According to one Embodiment is provided that the hinge is a multi-joint hinge and the magnet is attached to a hinged to the body hinge arm. This allows a particularly compact design.
  • the magnet is arranged on a carrier housing.
  • the carrier housing is preferably made of plastic, for example, the carrier housing may be an injection molded component. It is preferably provided that the carrier housing does not assume any further functions.
  • the magnet can be connected to the carrier housing in a form-fitting, non-positive and / or cohesive manner. It is preferably provided that the magnet is glued into a receptacle in the carrier housing.
  • the carrier housing may in principle be formed in one piece and / or einstoffig. It is also conceivable that the carrier housing is formed at least in two parts and two components of the carrier housing define a cavity in which the magnet is arranged.
  • the carrier housing may be fastened to a body, on the hinge or on the door in a form-fitting, non-positive and / or material-locking manner.
  • the carrier housing may have a fastening portion.
  • the carrier housing is non-destructively releasably, in particular without tools, attached.
  • the carrier housing is fastened by means of a latching connection or a screw connection to the carcass or to the hinge or to the door.
  • the locking connection may comprise locking lugs or retaining lugs.
  • the fastening portion is plate-shaped.
  • On the plate-shaped attachment portion may be formed, in particular at its edge portions, locking lugs or retaining lugs.
  • Such a flat mounting portion allows a particularly compact attachment, for example on the hinge.
  • the plate-shaped Attachment portion is arranged in a pending state of the hinge (door closed) between 2 components of the hinge.
  • the support housing namely the plate-shaped mounting portion, for disassembly (or assembly) of the support housing accessible.
  • a plate-shaped attachment portion thus uses in a typical hinge for a built-in household refrigeration device basically existing air gaps as a mounting location.
  • the carrier housing has a fastening portion and a magnetic receptacle, which are preferably connected to one another via an elongate connecting portion.
  • the connecting portion in particular in an elongated configuration, makes it possible to optimally secure the carrier housing on the one hand (for example very space-savingly via a plate-shaped fastening section) and, on the other hand, to hold the magnet in the respectively optimum position.
  • the attachment portion and the magnetic mount can be arranged on different height levels of the built-in household refrigeration appliance.
  • the connecting portion may have an L-shaped cross section and / or stiffening rib for increased stability.
  • a conduit e.g., electrical conduit or fluid conduit
  • This conduit may serve to provide operating and / or display functions within the door or to direct water to a water outlet in the door.
  • the door position detection system detects a change in position of a line arranged between the body and the door.
  • this aspect of the invention is based on the recognition that in the case of a door opening there is always a relative movement of the line relative to sections of the body, the hinge and / or the door.
  • a arranged within the carcass or within the door line tracking can be made possible in this way a very compact and fully integrable in the body or in the door door position detection system.
  • a magnet is arranged on the line.
  • the magnet is thus at least with respect to a portion of the line with this motion coupled.
  • the door opening position is in a door opening angle range between 10 degrees and 90 degrees, preferably between 30 degrees and 60 degrees.
  • the door position detection system can be coupled to a control unit, in particular by means of a data and / or power line.
  • the door position detection system may direct a signal to the control unit when the door open position is present.
  • the control unit may be configured to trigger a function of the built-in household refrigeration appliance, in particular, the built-in household refrigeration appliance may include a camera module for generating a photograph, e.g. the storage room and / or an inside of the door, have. In the door open position, the sensor can thus generate a signal, which is passed to the control unit and which then drives the camera module to produce a photo.
  • the built-in household refrigerating appliance has two, three or more doors, wherein a door position detection system is provided for each of the doors.
  • the door position detection systems may be technically different (for example, a door position detection system having a switch, another door position detection system having a sensor).
  • the two, three or more door position detection systems are designed to be technically identical.
  • top, bottom, front, “rear”, “horizontal”, “vertical”, “depth direction”, “width direction”, “height direction” etc. are in the intended use and proper arrangement of the built-in household refrigeration unit and at a given then before the Einbauhaushalts holteuze and given in the direction of the Einbauhaushaltshimlteuzes observer given positions and orientations.
  • Fig. 1 shows a representation of a modular refrigeration appliance 1, in the form of a built-in refrigerator-freezer combination refrigerator.
  • the built-in household refrigeration device 1 has 2, not shown, and located within the body 2 storage rooms, which are each closed by separately formed doors 3,4 or accessible.
  • the built-in household refrigeration appliance 1 is arranged and fastened in a niche 5 shown in dashed lines.
  • the niche 5 is formed by kitchen furniture.
  • Each door 3,4 is hinged to the carcass 2 by two hinges 6,7,8,9. In FIG. 1 both doors 3,4 are shown in the closed position, ie the two corresponding storage rooms are completely closed by the doors 3,4.
  • FIG. 2 shows a section of the built-in household refrigeration appliance 1 without the kitchen furniture.
  • the hinge 6 is a multi-joint hinge, which has a plurality of hinge arms 10, 11, 12.
  • a hinge on 12 is fixedly arranged on one of the door 3 facing end face 13, namely screwed.
  • Another hinge arm 10 is fixedly connected to the door 3, namely screwed.
  • the hinge 6 has a top surface 14, which forms a surface of the hinge 6 in the height direction.
  • a sensor housing 15 is arranged above the end face 13 and in particular has a projecting portion 17.
  • the sensor housing 15 consists of a housing base 18 and a lid 19, which together form a cavity. In this cavity is, as in FIG. 3 can be seen, a sensor 16 is arranged.
  • the sensor 16 is glazed into the sensor housing 15, in particular into the housing base 18.
  • the housing base 18 a plurality of locking lugs 20 on an electrical line 21 connects the sensor 16 with a control unit, not shown, the electrical line 21 is guided via a channel portion 22 to an open towards the body 2 outlet port 23. In the region of the outlet opening 23, the cable 21 enters the body 2.
  • the lid 19 is non-positively connected to the housing base 18.
  • the projecting portion 17 projects beyond the hinge 6 in the depth direction of the modular refrigeration appliance 1 in about halfway.
  • the carrier housing 24 has a mounting portion 25, a connecting portion 6. 20 and a magnet holder 27.
  • the connecting portion 25 is fixed to the hinge 6 by means of a latching connection by clipping the connecting portion 25 to a movable arm 11 of the hinge 6.
  • the connecting portion 5 and 20 is plate-shaped, so that it can be arranged even with a closed door 3 between 2 articulated arms 12,11 of the hinge 6, without affecting the function of the hinge 6.
  • the connecting portion 26 is formed substantially elongated, as well as in FIG. 3 can be seen. It essentially has a monotonous cross section on which is stabilized by a plurality of stiffening ribs 28.
  • the magnetic retainer 27 is disposed at another end of the connecting portion 46.
  • the magnet holder 27 is formed substantially box U-shaped. In the magnet holder 27 is a magnet 29 shown in dashed lines.
  • FIGS. 5 and 6 show a section of the built-in household refrigeration appliance FIG. 1 namely, a plan view of the upper corner area. Is shown in FIG. 5 the situation with the door closed 3 and in FIG. 6 the situation with the door open 3.
  • FIG. 7 shows a section of a built-in household refrigeration appliance 1 according to the invention according to a second embodiment.
  • the door position detection system 30 is completely disposed within the door 3 in this embodiment.
  • the door position detection system 30 makes use of a change in position of a line 31 arranged between the body 2 and the door 3.
  • the line 31 is an electrical line.
  • the line is guided within the door 3 by means of a line voltage system 32.
  • the line voltage system 32 allows tracking of the line to compensate for the translation occurring between the door 3 and the body 2 when the door is opened.
  • the line voltage system 32 a displaceable against a spring force slide 33, which executes a translational movement when opening the door.
  • a support housing 34 is fixedly arranged, which is displaced with the carriage 33.
  • a magnet 35 is arranged within the carrier housing 34.
  • a sensor 36 In the height direction below the carrier housing 34 and thus also below the magnet 35 is a sensor 36.
  • the closed position of the door FIG. 8
  • the specific door opening position FIG. 9
  • FIGS. 10 and 11 each show a detail of a plan view of a third embodiment with the door closed ( FIG. 10 ) and opened door ( FIG. 11 ).
  • the door position detection system 43 is also based here on detecting a change in position of a line 37 guided between the body 2 and the door 3.
  • the line 37 is guided in a loop-shaped manner in a line receptacle 38 within the body 2.
  • the line 37 may move due to the winding sections of the line receptacle 38 in the direction of the door 3. In this way, a translational movement between the body 2 and door 3 is compensated.
  • a magnet 39 is arranged by means of a carrier housing 40.
  • a sensor 41 is further arranged in the line receptacle 38. In the closed position of the door 3 there is no overlap in the height direction between magnet 39 and sensor 41. In the specific door opening position ( FIG. 11 ), an overlap between magnet 39 and sensor 41 in the height direction takes place.

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WO2006069882A1 (fr) * 2004-12-23 2006-07-06 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Appareil menager integre
DE102006061083A1 (de) * 2006-12-22 2008-06-26 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Kältegerät mit Türöffnungshilfe
EP3165856A1 (fr) * 2015-07-30 2017-05-10 LG Electronics Inc. Réfrigérateur
JP2017181010A (ja) * 2015-10-05 2017-10-05 三星電子株式会社Ｓａｍｓｕｎｇ Ｅｌｅｃｔｒｏｎｉｃｓ Ｃｏ．，Ｌｔｄ． 冷蔵庫用扉開閉機構

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US20050279122A1 (en) * 2004-04-14 2005-12-22 Cohen Marc L Combination refrigerator
WO2006069882A1 (fr) * 2004-12-23 2006-07-06 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Appareil menager integre
DE102006061083A1 (de) * 2006-12-22 2008-06-26 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Kältegerät mit Türöffnungshilfe
EP3165856A1 (fr) * 2015-07-30 2017-05-10 LG Electronics Inc. Réfrigérateur
JP2017181010A (ja) * 2015-10-05 2017-10-05 三星電子株式会社Ｓａｍｓｕｎｇ Ｅｌｅｃｔｒｏｎｉｃｓ Ｃｏ．，Ｌｔｄ． 冷蔵庫用扉開閉機構

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