EP4086546A1 - Domestic refrigerator and food storage container with an air-conditioning device with a specific adjustment between a shell and an attachment - Google Patents

Abstract

One aspect of the invention relates to a food storage container (8, 8') for a household refrigeration appliance (1), with a tray (10) for holding the food and with an air conditioning device (23) with which air can be exchanged between the environment and the interior of the food receptacle (8, 8') and with a wall attachment (17) that is separate from the shell (10) and can be placed on the shell (10) from above, the air-conditioning device (23) having a lifting device (24) with which the wall attachment (17) is arranged so that it can be moved relative to the shell (10) in the vertical direction (y) of the food receptacle (8, 8'), so that when the air-conditioning device (23) is in a ventilation position between the shell (10) and a ventilation gap (38) is formed in the wall attachment (17). The invention also relates to a domestic refrigerator (1).

Description

One aspect of the invention relates to a food storage container for a household refrigeration appliance, with a tray for receiving the food and with an air conditioning device with which air can be exchanged between the environment and the interior of the food storage container. The food storage container has a wall attachment that is separate from the bowl and can be placed on the bowl from above. Another aspect relates to a household refrigeration appliance.

Food storage containers for household refrigeration appliances are widely known. These can usually be placed in a storage space for food in the household refrigeration appliance. This receiving space is delimited by the walls of an inner container of the household refrigeration appliance. The receiving space can be a refrigerator compartment or a freezer compartment.

In addition, it is provided in known configurations of food storage containers that such a ventilation device or an air conditioning device is arranged in a lid that is designed and arranged separately from the shell. This results in movement restrictions or possibly cramped situations for the operation of the air conditioning device. In order to actuate such devices, relatively complex mechanical assemblies are required on a lid or on a cover in order to make the settings with an operating element. Such a control element is coupled with a variety of necessary mechanical components of the assembly in order to convert, for example, a sliding movement or a rotary movement of the control element into a movement of the cover.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a food storage container in which the operation of an air conditioning device is improved.

This object is achieved by a food storage container and a household refrigeration appliance according to the independent claims.

One aspect of the invention relates to a food storage container for a household refrigeration appliance. The food storage container has a tray for receiving the food. The food storage container also has an air conditioning device. With this, an exchange of air between the surroundings and the interior of the food receptacle can be carried out. The food receiving container has in particular an attachment that is separate from the bowl. This is in particular a wall attachment that can be placed on the shell from above. With the wall attachment, a wall elevation can be formed at least in partial areas of the shell.

This air conditioning device is intended to carry out an exchange of air between the environment and the interior of the food storage container in a first operating state of the air conditioning device. The air conditioning device is therefore a physically present component which, in particular, has at least two different operating states. The operating states can also be referred to as setting states. In this first operating state, an exchange of air between the surroundings and the interior of the shell of the food receptacle is made possible, as intended. In a second operating state of the air conditioning device, provision is made in particular for such an air exchange to be at least reduced, at least in the region of the air conditioning device, in comparison to the first operating state. In particular, the air exchange is prevented or essentially prevented in this second operating state in the area of the air conditioning device.

Provision is made for the air conditioning device to have in particular at least one lifting device. With this, the wall attachment is arranged to be movable relative to the shell in the height direction of the food receptacle, so that a ventilation gap is formed between the shell and the wall attachment in a ventilation position of the air conditioning device. The ventilation position is that in which the air conditioning device has the first operating state. It is thus made possible by such a food-receiving container, between two specific Components, namely the shell and the wall attachment to allow individual air conditioning conditions. In particular, the wall attachment is placed directly on top of the shell. In the ventilation position, an at least regional spacing is defined in this context by the lifting device and thus a corresponding ventilation gap is formed between these two components. The exchange of air between the environment and the interior of the food receptacle can thus take place via this ventilation gap. In the second operating state of the air conditioning device, this ventilation gap is closed. This to the effect that the wall attachment sits directly on the shell. Such a food receiving container enables an air conditioning concept that is improved in this regard. At a very specific interface on the in particular vertical walls of the food storage container, a spacing provided in the height direction between the wall attachment and the shell can be formed as required, or this can not be present. In this way, too, targeted ventilation can take place as required over such a complete side wall of the food receptacle. Depending on the situation, the interior can thus be ventilated via such a laterally open ventilation gap. This also makes it possible for other components of the food receptacle to remain positionally unchanged in order to be able to carry out such ventilation. This has advantages with regard to a change in the position of other components of the food receptacle which is then no longer necessary.

In particular when the food storage container additionally has a lid, this can remain arranged in a virtually unchanged position in the two operating states of the air conditioning device. Because it is then no longer absolutely necessary for the position of the cover to be changed in relation to the shell in order to be able to enable such air conditioning of the interior. It is also possible that the wall attachment is part of a cover with a roof wall. The cover is then trough-shaped. An additional cover can then be present in relation to which the cover can move, as a result of which the operating states of the air-conditioning device are formed.

In one exemplary embodiment, the lifting device is designed for manual actuation by a user. This also enables a simple concept. One component-saving design is achieved. In this context, therefore, no further motors or the like are provided that would actuate the lifting device. In this way, in particular, the interior of the shell is not affected in terms of volume and can be designed to be relatively large.

A wall attachment is intended to increase the height of a wall of the food storage container. It is intended in particular to raise a side wall and/or a rear wall of the shell. It can therefore also be referred to as a wall increase attachment.

In one embodiment, the lifting device is arranged directly on the wall attachment. A mechanically highly functional principle of action can thus be achieved. Because complicated and mechanical coupling chains, which would be required if the lifting device were arranged remotely from the wall attachment, can be saved as a result. In this way, both tolerance chains and malfunctions can be significantly reduced or avoided. This also means that complex mechanical assemblies that have separate operating elements on the lid or the cover itself are no longer required. Such are therefore not present in the food storage container. Rotating elements or the like as operating elements are then no longer required. Diverse components that convert the movement of the operating element into a movement of the cover are also no longer required with the invention.

In particular, the lifting device, in particular complete with all its components, is arranged on the wall attachment itself, in particular directly on it. This particularly supports the advantages mentioned above.

In one embodiment, the lifting device has at least one elongated slide. In one exemplary embodiment, this slide is arranged on this wall attachment so that it can be moved relative to the wall attachment in the depth direction of the food storage container and/or in the height direction of the food storage container. A very simple actuation concept is also made possible by these very specific directions in which the elongate slide can move. This achieves very simple movements of the slider. This is also one given reduction in the complexity of the arrangement. In addition, an elongate slide can also be securely gripped and actuated, in particular when a user manually actuates it. This also enables user-friendly operation of the lifting device.

In one embodiment, the wall attachment has at least one side part. This side part extends in the depth direction of the food storage container. In particular, it is arranged flat in a plane that is spanned by the depth direction and the height direction of the food storage container. The side part has a side wall. The side part also has a bottom wall protruding from the side wall at an angle, in particular 90°. In particular, the bottom wall is oriented horizontally. The slider is arranged sitting on the bottom wall, at least in some areas. It is adjustable relative to the bottom wall. Thus, at least in terms of position, an advantageous concept is made possible. This is because a niche formed by this L-shaped geometry of the side part can serve to accommodate this slide. This achieves an overlapping arrangement between the side part and the slide, at least in the lateral extension of the bottom wall. A space-saving concept is thereby realized. This also makes it possible for this bottom wall to cover or protect the arrangement of the slide from below in a certain way. The bottom wall may extend inward from the side panel. Then the slider is arranged inside the food storage container. In another embodiment, the bottom wall is oriented outward from the side wall. This allows the pusher to be placed outside of the food storage container. It is then accessible from the outside.

In one exemplary embodiment, the bottom wall has a bottom wall section that is elastically resilient when viewed in the height direction of the food storage container. In particular, this bottom wall section sits on the shell. In particular, he lies directly on it. This is another very advantageous embodiment because it allows a simple mechanical operating principle to be implemented in order to transfer the movement of the slide into a movement of the bottom wall section and thus to be able to bring about the relative position change between the wall attachment and the shell. Very short mechanical action chains are thus achieved. A low complexity of the concept is made possible.

In one embodiment, the bottom wall portion is coupled to the slider. Depending on a first actuation position of the slide, the bottom wall section is pressed downwards by this slide, viewed in the vertical direction. Due to the bottom wall section resting on the shell, the wall attachment is then lifted upwards relative to the shell, viewed in the height direction, and the ventilation gap is formed. Due to the few components that are mechanically coupled to one another in a simple and yet robust, highly functional operating principle, the air conditioning device can thus be very easily adjusted between the at least two operating states mentioned. The air conditioning device is therefore also permanently very functional in this regard. Precisely because of this elastically resilient configuration of the bottom wall section, it can be moved back and forth reversibly and independently between the deflected position and the basic position. This can also be done simply and precisely by the direct action of the slider on this bottom wall section.

In one embodiment, the bottom wall section is coupled to the slide, so that the bottom wall section is not actuated by the slide depending on a second actuation position of the slide. Due to the bottom wall section resting on the shell, the wall attachment is then not raised relative to the shell and no ventilation gap is formed. Thus, the interface between the shell and the wall attachment is closed in this state. In particular, the wall attachment then sits directly on the shell. This is then the second operating state of the air conditioning device. Because of the weight of the wall attachment, this second operating state can also be safely maintained. An undesired occurrence of a spacing and thus an undesired occurrence of the ventilation gap is thereby avoided.

In one embodiment, a guide web is formed on one side of the side wall of the side part. This side may be the inner side facing the interior of the food storage container. This guide web engages in a guide groove. The guide groove is formed on the slider. The slide can thus be displaced by this guide device. In particular, it is thereby linearly displaceable on the side part in the depth direction of the food storage container stored. On the one hand, this enables a very simple movement scenario for the slide. On the other hand, this direct mechanical coupling of the slide to the side part, in particular the side wall of the side part, also enables a space-saving and component-saving concept. Complex and extensive coupling devices are then not provided here. In one exemplary embodiment, the web can have a sliding block on its upper side. This sliding block can engage in a guide link that is formed as a guide groove of the slide. In particular, this guide link, which is formed by the guide groove, can be formed on an upper side or in an upper wall of the slide. As a result, the sliding block, as it were, engages in this guide link when viewed in the vertical direction.

In one embodiment, a guide web is formed on one side of the side wall of the side part. This side may be the outside facing away from the inside of the food storage container.

In one embodiment, the slider includes an actuator. In one embodiment, the slider has a hollow area on its underside. The downwardly free-standing actuator of the slide can be arranged in this hollow area. As intended, this actuator is designed for mechanical coupling, in particular for direct coupling, to the elastically resilient bottom wall section. Depending on the displacement position of the slide relative to the wall attachment, this actuator acts on a base wall section of the base wall, in particular on an elastically deformable base wall section of the base wall, to deform it. In particular, the relevant deformation is generated as intended and defined in the vertical direction of the food receptacle. A defined element is thus arranged in this cavity as an actuator, which element acts very precisely and depending on the displacement position on this bottom wall section. This also makes it possible for this elastic deformation of the bottom wall section not to take place abruptly, but very continuously, and thus a corresponding bending of the bottom wall section from the basic position can take place in a very controlled and uniform manner. Thus, the lifting of the wall attachment from the shell for setting the first operating state of the air conditioning device is not abrupt, but by a very continuous and smooth process is achieved. In this way, undesired abrupt force peaks on the components can also be avoided.

Such a slide can be designed like a beam. In one embodiment, two separate sliders are provided. These are arranged in pairs opposite one another on opposite side parts of the design of the wall attachment.

In one exemplary embodiment, the wall attachment can have these two side parts. In one exemplary embodiment, it can also have a rear part. The wall attachment can be designed in one piece. In the embodiment mentioned above, it can also be U-shaped. In particular when side walls of the shell and a rear wall of the shell have lower heights in this respect than a front wall of the shell, a wall attachment of this type can achieve a corresponding wall increase in these side walls and/or the rear wall of the shell.

The side parts of the wall attachment can have the same or essentially the same height over their entire length, viewed in the depth direction of the food receptacle. It is also possible that these side parts vary in height. In this context, a continuous decrease in this height of the side parts of the wall attachment can be implemented. In particular, they can taper continuously from a rear end to a front end.

In one exemplary embodiment, it is provided that the slide, viewed in the width direction, does not protrude or protrudes by a maximum of 10 centimeters of its width compared to the bottom wall of a side part of the wall attachment. This also supports the compact and highly functional structure. A particularly efficient action on the elastically resilient bottom wall section is also made possible as a result.

In one embodiment, the lifting device has at least one tilting beam. The tilting beam can be tilted about a tilting axis oriented in the width direction of the food receptacle. The tilting beam is mechanically coupled to a separate side part of the wall attachment. The tilting beam can be adjusted in at least two different, discrete tilting positions relative to the side parts of the wall attachment. In In a first tilted position, the side part and the tilting bar are offset in the vertical direction of the food storage container in such a way that the ventilation gap is formed. The first operating state of the air conditioning device is therefore set in this first tilted position. In a second tilted position of the tilting bar, which differs from the first tilted position, the side part and the tilting bar are arranged relative to one another in such a way that the ventilation gap is closed. This is then the second operating state of the air conditioning device. A direct mechanical coupling is thus formed between the at least one tilting beam and a side part of the wall attachment, so that these two components can move relative to one another and the at least two discrete and different tilt positions can be set relative to one another. Since the tilting beam is positioned differently from the side part in these two tilted positions, the different height positions of the components in relation to one another also result. This in turn results in a corresponding effect on the height of the side part and/or the tilting beam compared to the shell. Thus, due to these different tilt positions, the tilting beam and/or the side part can be positioned in a different position to the shell in the height direction, at least in certain areas. This results on the one hand in the open state of the air conditioning device and on the other hand in the closed state of the air conditioning device. In one embodiment, the tilting beam can also be part of the wall attachment with the side part. If the wall attachment has two side parts, two tilting beams can also be formed, each of which is coupled to one of the two side parts.

In one exemplary embodiment, the at least one tilting beam is arranged parallel to a side part of the wall attachment. The tilting beam thus extends with its longitudinal axis in the depth direction and thus preferably also parallel to the longitudinal axis of the side part. The two components are thus arranged parallel to one another over at least 50 percent, in particular at least 60 percent, in particular at least 70 percent in the depth direction. A correspondingly highly functional tilting principle is thus also implemented. This is because the tilting axis or the horizontal axis in this respect, about which the tilting beam can be tilted, also enables a correspondingly advantageous lever principle. In particular, this tilting axis is formed at a rear end of the tilting beam viewed in the depth direction. Especially when the tilting beam extends to the front end of the side part of the Wall essay or extends substantially to the front end of the side panel, the tilting beam can be easily tilted by pressing the front end. In particular, the tilting beam can have a handle at a front end, by which a user can grip the tilting beam for tilting as intended. An advantageous lever principle can be implemented by the operating principle explained above, in particular with the position between this handle and the tilting axis that is offset to the maximum in this respect. This means that the tilting is also very smooth and user-friendly. In particular, if the wall attachment has several side parts, in particular two opposite side parts, and a rear part and is particularly U-shaped in this regard, the side parts and/or the at least one tilting beam can then also be easily raised and lowered via this tilting mechanism.

In one exemplary embodiment, the tilting beam is coupled to the side part with an at least two-stage snap connection, in particular coupled directly thereto. In a first, discrete snap position of the snap connection, a first height offset is set between the tilting bar and the side part, so that the ventilation gap is formed as a result. In this first snap position, the air conditioning device is thus set in the first operating state. The at least two different discrete operating states of the air conditioning device can also be set very precisely by this specific snap connection. Last but not least, a simple haptic perception of the different discrete operating states is easily achieved by a user with such a design. Last but not least, with such a design of a snap connection, the respective set operating state and thus the set snap position can also be maintained independently and is therefore also locked to a certain extent in this respect. An adjustment from one snap position to the other snap position is then only possible, in particular, by appropriate manual intervention by a user. Therefore, the snap connection is also designed to be self-retaining in its snap positions.

In both of the above-mentioned exemplary embodiments, a redundant design of the slides on the one hand and the tilting beams on the other hand can be provided. This means that synchronous adjustment can also be carried out using both sliders and both tilting beams. A very This enables the wall attachment to be raised and lowered evenly. Jamming or spreading can thus be better avoided.

In one embodiment, a tilting beam can be part of a tilting bracket. The tilt bracket can have two tilt beams. These can in particular be connected to a connecting beam. This connecting beam is connected to the tilting beams, in particular at the rear ends thereof. In this way, the tilting bar can also be U-shaped in one exemplary embodiment. In one exemplary embodiment, it is therefore adapted to an advantageous embodiment of the wall attachment. Because this can also be U-shaped in an advantageous embodiment. As a result, the entire construction is mechanically more stable and even more rigid with regard to the relative settings via the tilt positions. As a result, the corresponding adjustment is also very precise and permanently highly functional. In one embodiment, the wall attachment may be located on the lid of the food receptacle. It can optionally be suspended from it. In this context, it can also be arranged on this cover so that it can be adjusted relative to this cover in the height direction. In particular, it is provided that the cover remains unchanged in its position when the wall attachment is changed in height relative to the shell. With regard to the air conditioning device, only the design of the ventilation gap between the wall attachment and the shell is relevant here. Possible other gaps or free spaces that are formed, for example, between a roof wall of a cover and the wall attachment are not to be counted in the present context to the air conditioning device shown here.

In addition, this concept is also advantageous in that the slides on the one hand and the tilting beams on the other hand are arranged externally to the shell. Since the tray can move relative to the wall attachment in the depth direction of the food storage container, the wall attachment can also be adjusted independently of the position of the tray. This makes it easy to change the position of the sliders or tilting beams, for example when the shell is pulled out. A user-friendly setting is therefore also achieved in this regard.

In this context, the food receptacle can also be a fresh-keeping container. In this regard, different storage conditions can be set compared to the remaining volume of the receiving space. In particular, different air conditioning is possible here. Different temperatures and/or humidity levels can be set.

Another aspect of the invention relates to a household refrigeration appliance. This has at least one food receptacle according to the aspect mentioned above or an advantageous embodiment thereof. The household refrigeration appliance can be a refrigerator or a freezer or a fridge-freezer combination appliance. The household refrigeration appliance can have a housing. This has an outer housing. A separate inner container is accommodated in the outer housing. The walls of the inner container delimit at least one receiving space of the household refrigeration appliance. The receiving space can be a cold room or a freezer room. For this purpose, the food receiving container is a separate component that can be arranged in this receiving space. The food storage container can also be removed from this storage space as a whole. It is also possible that, in addition to or instead of this, only the shell of the food receptacle can be removed. This can also be pulled out and pushed in in the depth direction of the household refrigeration appliance.

The information “top”, “bottom”, “front”, “back”, “horizontal”, “vertical”, “depth direction”, “width direction”, “height direction” indicates the intended use and intended arrangement of the container or the device given positions and orientations.

Further features of the invention result from the claims, the figures and the description of the figures. 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 shown alone in the figures, can be used not only in the combination specified, but also in other combinations or on their own, without the frame to abandon the invention. Therefore, the invention also includes and discloses embodiments that are not explicitly shown and explained in the figures, but by separate combinations of features emerge from the explanations explained and can be generated. Versions and combinations of features are also to be regarded as disclosed which therefore do not have all the features of an originally formulated independent claim.

Fig. 1

eine perspektivische Darstellung eines Ausführungsbeispiels eines erfindungsgemäßen Haushaltskältegeräts;

Fig. 2

eine perspektivische Darstellung eines Ausführungsbeispiels eines erfindungsgemäßen Lebensmittel-Aufnahmebehälters;

Fig. 3

eine perspektivische Darstellung von Teilkomponenten des Lebensmittel-Aufnahmebehälters gemäß Fig. 2;

Fig. 4

eine Seitenansicht auf ein Seitenteil eines Wandaufsatzes des Lebensmittel-Aufnahmebehälters gemäß Fig. 2;

Fig. 5

eine Seitenansicht gemäß Fig. 4 mit einem daran angeordneten Schieber in einer ersten Schiebestellung;

Fig. 6

die Darstellung gemäß Fig. 5, bei welcher der Schieber in einer zu Fig. 5 unterschiedlichen Verschiebestellung angeordnet ist;

Fig. 7

eine perspektivische Darstellung eines weiteren Ausführungsbeispiels eines erfindungsgemäßen Lebensmittel-Aufnahmebehälters;

Fig. 8

eine Schnittdarstellung durch einen Teilbereich des Lebensmittel-Aufnahmebehälters gemäß Fig. 7 in einer ersten Kippstellung eines Kippbalkens;

Fig. 9

die Darstellung gemäß Fig. 8, wobei in Fig. 9 der Kippbalken in einer zu Fig. 8 unterschiedlichen Kippstellung angeordnet ist;

Fig. 10

eine perspektivische vergrößerte Darstellung der Ausgestaltung in Fig. 8; und

Fig. 11

eine vergrößerte Darstellung der Ausgestaltung in Fig. 9.

Exemplary embodiments of the invention are explained in more detail below with the aid of schematic drawings. Show it:

1

a perspective view of an embodiment of a household refrigeration appliance according to the invention;

2

a perspective view of an embodiment of a food storage container according to the invention;

3

a perspective view of sub-components of the food storage container according to FIG 2 ;

4

a side view of a side part of a wall attachment of the food storage container according to FIG 2 ;

figure 5

a side view according to FIG 4 with a slider arranged thereon in a first sliding position;

6

the representation according to figure 5 , in which the slide in a to figure 5 different displacement position is arranged;

7

a perspective view of another embodiment of a food storage container according to the invention;

8

a sectional view through a portion of the food storage container according to FIG 7 in a first tilting position of a tilting beam;

9

the representation according to 8 , where in 9 the toggle beam in a too 8 different tilt position is arranged;

10

a perspective enlarged view of the embodiment in 8 ; and

11

an enlarged view of the design in 9 .

Elements that are the same or have the same function are provided with the same reference symbols in the figures.

In 1 a domestic refrigeration appliance 1 is shown in an exemplary representation, which is embodied as a fridge-freezer combination appliance. The household refrigeration appliance 1 has a body 2 with an inner container 3 . The inner container 3 has, among other things, two opposite vertical side walls 3a and 3b. The inner container 3 delimits with its walls a first inner space or receiving space 4, which is a cooling space, and a second inner space or receiving space 5, which is a freezer space and is arranged below it by way of example and is separated therefrom. The receiving space 4 is generally used for frost-free cooling of refrigerated goods, preferably at temperatures between +4 °C and +8 °C. However, the receiving space 4 can also be designed as a zero-degree compartment, in particular for keeping fruit or vegetables fresh. The receiving space 4 is accessible when the door 6 is open, which closes the receiving space 4 at the front.

The additional receiving space 5 is generally used for deep-freezing frozen goods, at -18° C., for example. The receiving space 5 is accessible when the freezer compartment door 7 is open.

In the upper receiving space 4, a refrigerated or fresh food container is stored in a pull-out manner. The fresh-keeping container represents a food storage container 8 . The food storage container 8 has a drawer or tray 10 . In one embodiment, the food storage container 8 also has a lid 9 . This is separate from the shell 10. The cover 9 can only be provided for closing the shell 10 from above. It can then be placed directly on the shell 10. It can also be provided in one embodiment be that the cover 9 is also designed as a shelf or partition. It is then in particular mounted directly on the side walls 3a and 3b. In one embodiment, it is then not directly resting on the shell 10, but in particular arranged slightly offset upwards thereto.

It can also be provided, as shown, that a separate cover 11 in addition to the cover 9 is arranged, for example in the form of a partition wall, for example a glass shelf. This is arranged directly and slightly spaced from the cover 9 above the cover 9 .

An additional or different food receiving container 8' can also be provided.

The food storage container 8 is separated from the remaining partial volume of the storage space 4 at least by the cover 11 .

The food storage container 8 can be removed from the storage space 4 in a detachable manner without destroying it. Also in the inserted state in the receiving space 4 it is provided that the shell 10 can be pushed back and forth in the depth direction and thus in the z-direction when still stored in the receiving space 4 in order to be able to get into the interior of the shell 10 . The same can also be provided for the food receptacle 8'. This can also be designed with a shell 10 and in particular also with a cover 9 . A cover 11 can then also be arranged directly above the cover 9 . This is then arranged, for example, directly below the shell 10 of the food receptacle 8 . The tray 10 of the food receptacle 8 can then be placed on this cover 11 of the food receptacle 8'.

In one exemplary embodiment, the food receptacle 8′, viewed in the depth direction, can be longer than the components arranged directly above it. It can therefore be made longer towards the front in this depth direction than the food storage container 8 arranged above it, for example. In this case, the food storage container 8 can also just be a simple shell. It can then also have a different design and does not necessarily have to be a fresh-keeping container.

In principle, a food receiving container 8, 8' can be provided as intended for storing specific food. In this context, different storage conditions can also be set in such a food storage container 8, 8' compared to the rest of the storage space 4.

In particular, storage conditions, such as individual temperature and/or humidity, can be set inside the food storage container 8' or 8 as a result. This enables individual air conditioning.

In 2 is shown in a perspective view as an exemplary embodiment of the food storage container 8 '. The tray 10 has a front wall 12 and opposite side walls 13 and 14, a bottom wall 15 and a rear wall 16. The food receptacle 8' also has a wall attachment 17 as an example of an attachment as shown in 3 is shown in a partial representation. The wall attachment 17 is a separate component from the shell 10 . It is intended to be placed on the shell 10 from above in the height direction. A corresponding increase in the wall can thus be generated in specific areas of the shell 10 . In particular, it is provided in the exemplary embodiment that the side walls 13 and 14 and the rear wall 16 are lower than the front wall 12. The separate wall attachment 17 compensates for these height differences at least in certain areas. In particular, the wall attachment 17 sits directly on the upper edges of the side walls 13 and 14 and/or the upper edge of the rear wall 16 . In one exemplary embodiment, the wall attachment 17 can be arranged on the cover 9 . For example, it can be attached to the cover 9 from below. In this context, it is possible for the wall attachment 17 to be arranged such that it can be moved relative to the cover in the vertical direction. However, it can also be provided that the wall attachment 17 and the cover 9, which is then a roof wall, are designed as a complete cover. It can then also be designed in one piece. This exemplary embodiment is also possible in particular when the cover 11 is present. The lid 9 designed in this way can then be movably attached to this cover 11 .

The wall attachment 17 has a side part 18 in the exemplary embodiment. In particular, it also has another side part 19 ( 4 ) on. In one embodiment, the wall attachment 17 can have a rear part 20 . This connects the two side parts 18 and 19. In particular, the wall attachment 17 is then U-shaped in such an embodiment. The wall attachment 17 can be designed in one piece. For example, it can be made of plastic. In one embodiment, the side parts 18 and 19 extend over at least 50 percent, in particular at least 60 percent, in particular at least 70 percent, in particular at least 80 percent of the length of the side walls 13 and 14 measured in the depth direction.

As in 3 can be seen, the side part 18 has a side wall 21 . A bottom wall 22 of the side part 18 adjoins this side wall 21 at the lower edge. In the cross section, the side part 18 is thus in particular L-shaped. The side part 19 can be designed accordingly. The food storage container 8 ′ has an air conditioning device 23 . The air conditioning device 23 is intended to enable an exchange of air between the interior of the food storage container 8', in particular the shell 10, and the environment of the food storage container 8', depending on the situation. The air conditioning device 23 has at least two specific operating states. In the first operating state, such an exchange of air is made possible at a specific interface. This interface is formed in the area between the wall attachment 17 and the shell 10 . In the second operating state, the air conditioning device 23 is closed. This means that an exchange of air at this interface between the wall attachment 17 and the shell 10 is at least less than in the first operating state. In particular, an exchange of air at this interface is prevented or essentially prevented in this respect.

In one exemplary embodiment, the air conditioning device 23 has at least one lifting device 24 . This lifting device 24 is intended to carry out a position adjustment between the wall attachment 17 and the shell 10 in the vertical direction. In particular, provision is made for the wall attachment 17 to be moved or adjusted in this vertical direction relative to the shell 10 .

As a result, the first operating state of the air conditioning device 23 can be set such that it has a ventilation position. In this ventilation position, a ventilation gap is defined between the shell 10 and the wall attachment 17 . An exchange of air, as explained above, can therefore take place precisely at this interface through the ventilation gap. In the second operating position, this ventilation gap does not exist or is closed and the wall attachment 17 sits directly on the shell 10, in particular on the upper edges of the side walls 13 and 14 and the rear wall 16.

The lifting device 24 has in the embodiment according to 3 a slider 25 on. This is an elongated component. In particular, it is bar-shaped. The slider 25 is formed in one piece. It is arranged directly on the side part 18 . It is arranged to be displaceable relative to the side part 18 . In particular, this possibility of displacement is linear. In particular, it is formed in the depth direction of the food accommodating container 8'.

In the exemplary embodiment, a further slide 26 of this type is arranged on the side part 19 on the opposite side. This implements a redundant design. In particular, a symmetrical configuration can be provided here. In this way, in particular, both slides 25 and 26 can be operated synchronously. A very smooth movement of the wall attachment 17 in the vertical direction is made possible.

In particular, the sliders 25 and 26 are provided for manual actuation by a user.

As in 3 can also be seen, the slide 26, which is also shown here, a top wall 27 on. A guide groove 28 is preferably formed in this top wall 27 . This guide groove 28 is designed here in particular as a guide link. In addition, it can also be seen that the slider 26 is hollow. In particular, it is designed to save weight and can therefore be moved more easily. In particular, it is designed to be open on the side that faces the side part 19 .

In addition, in the exemplary embodiment, the slide 26 is designed with a hollow area 29 that is open at the bottom. This hollow area 29 faces the bottom wall of the side part 19 . An actuator 30 of the slide 26 is arranged in this hollow area 29 or protrudes into this hollow area 29 . It extends downwards in this regard. In this context, it is arranged so that it freely cantilevers downwards in the height direction (y-direction).

According to the slide 26, the slide 25 is preferably formed. As can be seen, in the exemplary embodiment, a guide bar 32 , in particular a horizontal one, is formed on an inner side 31a of the side wall 21 of the side part 19 . In one exemplary embodiment, the guide web 32 has a sliding block 33 . This is formed here on an upper side of the guide web 32 and extends upwards. This sliding block 33 engages from below in the guide groove 28 designed as a guide link. A slit area 34 between the top wall 27 and an upper cover of the hollow area 29 also allows the guide web 32 to be guided very precisely inside the slider 26 . In particular, this also prevents the sliding block 33 from slipping out of the guide groove 28 undesirably.

In 4 this side part 19 is shown. A bottom wall 35 of the side part 19 is also shown there. In a corresponding manner, the side part 18 is also equipped with a corresponding guide bar and a sliding block 36 ( 3 ) educated. In this regard, the sliding block 36 is arranged in the corresponding guide groove 28 in the slide 25 .

As moreover in 4 can also be seen, the bottom wall 35 has an elastic bottom wall section 37 . This is designed as a freely projecting strip. In this regard, it is designed to be elastically springy in the vertical direction.

If the slider 26 is arranged in a correspondingly coupled manner on the side part 19 , the actuator 30 can act on the elastic bottom wall section 37 depending on its linear displacement position in the depth direction.

In 4 the bottom wall portion 37 is bent downward. This is the case when the actuator 30 acts on it. For the sake of clarity, 4 this actuator 30 and the slide 26 are not shown in order to be able to better recognize the structure of the bottom wall 35 and the bottom wall section 37 .

In 3 a corresponding elastically resilient bottom wall section 37' of the bottom wall 22 is shown.

In figure 5 a partial view of the food storage container 8' is shown. The side part 19 of the wall attachment 17 is shown here. The wall attachment 17 is seated here directly on the upper edges of the side walls 13 and 14 and/or possibly also the rear wall 16 . The air conditioning device 23 is thus arranged in the second operating state. It is closed in this regard. In this second operating state, the slider 26 is in a second operating position. In particular, this can be a rear position viewed in the depth direction. In this position, the actuator 30 does not yet act on the bottom wall section 37 in such a way that this bottom wall section 37 would be pressed down from the basic position. Rather, it can be seen here that the bottom wall section 37 is arranged in the basic position and in this context is oriented in particular evenly with the remaining area of the bottom wall 35 . A ventilation gap between the wall attachment 17 and the side wall 14 is therefore not formed.

Is now based on the position in figure 5 the air conditioning device 23 actuates, this can be done by manually adjusting the slide 26. For this purpose, the slider 26 is gripped directly by a user and is displaced backwards relative to the side part 19 by a linear displacement movement in the depth direction, as illustrated by the arrow P1. As a result, the actuator 30 acts on the bottom wall section 37 and presses it downwards, as can be seen according to the arrow P2. As a result, the wall attachment 17 is lifted upwards in the height direction relative to the shell 10, in particular the side wall 14. This forms a ventilation gap 38 between an upper edge 14a of the side wall 14 and the bottom wall 35. The air-conditioning device is then arranged in the first operating state.

If the slide 25 is also actuated accordingly, the same occurs at the interface between the side part 18 and the side wall 13. If the slides 25 and 26 are adjusted simultaneously, the wall attachment 17 is raised synchronously in this regard relative to the shell 10 at all corresponding points.

The slide 26 remains in the in 6 stand independently in the shift position shown. As a result, this first operating state of the air conditioning device 23 is automatically maintained with the ventilation gap 38 that is then formed. Only when a user manually pushes the slider 25 and 26 forward again does the wall attachment 17 lower again and reach the state according to FIG figure 5 .

In 7 a food receiving container 8' is shown in a further exemplary embodiment.

At the in Figures 2 to 4 In the exemplary embodiment explained, the cover 9 moves in particular in the vertical direction and in principle also in no other direction if an adjustment of the wall attachment 17 between the in 5 and 6 positions shown.

In the embodiment in 7 the shell 10 is partially shown. It is also shown in the state pulled out forward in the depth direction. In this embodiment, in contrast to Figures 2 to 4 no design with slides 25 and 26 is provided. The sliders 25 and 26 are considered separate parts and are intended for linear displacement in the depth direction.

In contrast, in the embodiment in 7 at least one tilting beam 39 is provided. In the exemplary embodiment shown here, the tilting beam 39 is also arranged in particular on the side part 18 of the wall attachment 17 . Here, too, it is an elongated beam. In particular, it is mechanically arranged directly on the side part 18 and mechanically coupled thereto. In particular, a relative position adjustment option, namely tilting, between the tilting beam 39 and the side part 18 is also made possible here. The tilting beam 39 extends with its longitudinal axis in the depth direction. It is about a tilting axis A oriented in the width direction (x-direction). tiltable up and down. This tilting axis A is formed in particular at a rear end 39a of the tilting beam 39 . If, for example, the tilting beam 39 is raised at a front end 39b, a corresponding tilting about the tilting axis A takes place. For this purpose, a gripping element 39c can be formed at the front end 39b. This can be a grip tab, for example. In the exemplary embodiment, the food receiving container 8 ′ has a further tilting beam 40 . This is designed in accordance with the tilting beam 39 . In this context, it is arranged on the side part 19 of the wall attachment 17 . In this regard, it extends parallel to the other tilting beam 39. In one exemplary embodiment, it can be provided that a tilting device 41 is formed. This has the two tilting beams 39 and 40 . These can then be connected to a connecting beam 42 . In particular, these tilting beams 39 and 40 are formed in one piece with the connecting beam 42 . In this respect, the tilting device 41 is then designed in a U-shape. It is then adapted in particular to the shape of the preferably U-shaped wall attachment 17 .

The tilting beam 40 also preferably has a rear end 40a, a front end 40b and a handle element 40c. This configuration allows the gripping elements 39c and 40c to be gripped simultaneously and the tilting beams 39 and 40 to be tilted synchronously together.

In one embodiment, the rear end 39a of the tilting beam 39 and the rear end 40a of the tilting beam 40 are uncoupled from the wall attachment 17. In particular, the tilting beam 39 and the tilting beam 40 sit on the shell 10 with their rear ends 39a and 40a.

In the area of the front ends 39b and 40b, the tilting beam 39 is mechanically directly coupled to the side part 18 in one exemplary embodiment. There, at this coupling point, these components can also be moved relative to one another. In one exemplary embodiment, the tilting beam 40 is mechanically coupled to the side part 19 in the area of the front end 40b.

In 8 an uncut side view of the tilting beam 40 is shown in a simplified sectional view of the food receptacle 8'. The air conditioning device 23 is shown here in the second operating state. In this sits here in the exemplary embodiment, in particular the tilting bar 40 directly on the upper edge or the upper edge of the side wall 14 of the shell 10 . As can be seen here, the cover 9 is shaped accordingly, so that the tilting beam 40 is partially covered by this cover 9 here. Provision can be made for the side part 19 to be arranged at a distance from the upper edge of the side wall 14 . In the first operating state, however, the side part 19 can also be seated in some areas on the upper edge of the side wall 14 . Then, in one exemplary embodiment, the tilting beam 19 can also be arranged at a distance from the upper edge of the side wall 14 in this second operating state.

If, based on this second operating state of the air conditioning device 23, the tilting bar 40 is now actuated, a relative adjustment between the tilting bar 40 and the in 8 and 9 Unrecognizable side part 19 of the wall attachment 17. In this context, as already explained above, the tilting beam 40 is raised at its front end 40b. By sitting on the shell 10 at the rear end 40a, the tilting beam 40 tilts.

As a result, as shown in 9 also, in turn, a ventilation gap 38 between the side wall 14 and the wall attachment 17. The first operating state of the air-conditioning device 23 is then also set here. In particular, the ventilation gap 38 is formed here only in the front area. In the rear area, the tilting beam 40 continues to lie directly on the upper edge of the side wall 14 . In the 8 and 9 The explanations given for tilting beam 40 also apply accordingly to tilting beam 39.

In 10 is an enlarged view of the embodiment according to 8 shown in the area of the front end 40b of the tilting beam 40. As can be seen, a snap connection 43 is formed between the tilting beam 40 and the side part 19 . This is the coupling point between the tilting beam 40 and the side part 19. As a result, a first snap position and a different second snap position can be set at this front end 40b. In this regard, a relatively discrete height adjustment between the tilting beam 40 and the side part 19 can thus take place. In this regard, in 10 the second snap position shown.

In 11 is a corresponding representation as in 10 shown. In contrast to 10 however, a first snap position is shown here. In this, the tilting beam 40 is raised upwards at its front end 40b, so that the ventilation gap 38 is formed. In this context, the snap connection 43 can have snap elements and counter-snap elements. These are formed on the one hand on the tilting beam 40 and on the other hand on the side part 19 . The respective tilted positions can then also be held independently by this snap connection 43 .

In one exemplary embodiment, it can be provided that these tilting beams 39 and/or 40 lift the side parts 18 and/or 19 off the shell 14 or rest on them. In this context, the side part 19 and/or the side part 18 can then be in direct contact with the side wall 14, in particular the upper edge 14a, in the laid-on state. In such an embodiment, the tilting beam 39 and/or the tilting beam 40 can then also be arranged at least in regions at a distance from the shell. In particular, only the upward tilting movement of the front ends 39b and 40b is then required in order to be able to switch from the second operating state to the first operating state of the air-conditioning device 23 .

In another exemplary embodiment, however, it is also possible for the tilting beams 39 and/or 40 in the basic configuration to be those components which rest on top of the shell 10, in particular over their entire length, when the second operating state is set. In this exemplary embodiment, at least these tilting beams 39 and 40 are the components that close the ventilation gap 38 or, in principle, do not yet form it. In such an embodiment, the side parts 18 and 19 of the wall attachment 17 can then optionally also be arranged at a distance from the side walls 13 and 14, in particular also over their entire length. If a first operating state is then set in such an exemplary embodiment, the tilting beam 39 and/or the tilting beam 40 is adjusted relative to the side parts 18, 19, in particular by the corresponding tilting movement at the front end 39b and 40b. This then, as shown in the examples in Figures 8 to 11 is explained, the fully laid-down condition of the rocker beams 39 and 40 is released and the front ends 40b and 39b from the upper edges of the side walls 13 and 14 picked up. This then forms the ventilation gap 38. In this exemplary embodiment, it can then be provided that the side parts 18, 19 remain unchanged in their position in both operating states and thus only a movement of these tilting beams 39 and/or 40 takes place in order to adjust the individual operating states of the Adjust air conditioning device 23.

In this exemplary embodiment, the tilting beam 39 and/or the tilting beam 40 can then also be part of the wall attachment 17 . In this context, the side areas of the wall attachment 17 are then formed on the one hand by the side part 18 and the tilting beam 39, and on the other hand additionally or instead by the side part 19 and the tilting beam 40. With such a multi-part structure of the side areas of the wall attachment 17, a corresponding relative position adjustment in the height direction is then also formed overall between at least one component of such a side area of the wall attachment 17 relative to the shell 10.

Reference List

1

domestic refrigeration appliance

2

body

3

inner container

3a

vertical side wall

3b

vertical side wall

4

recording room

5

recording room

6

door

7

freezer door

8th

food storage container

8th'

food storage container

9

lid

10

Peel

11

cover

12

front wall

13

Side wall

14

Side wall

14a

upper edge

15

bottom wall

16

back panel

17

wall attachment

18

side panel

19

side part

20

back part

21

Side wall

22

bottom wall

23

air conditioning device

24

lifting device

25

slider

26

slider

27

ceiling wall

28

guide groove

29

hollow area

30

actuator

31a

inside

32

guide bar

33

sliding block

34

slot area

35

bottom wall

36

sliding block

37

bottom wall section

37'

bottom wall section

38

ventilation gap

39

tilting beam

39a

rear end

39b

front end

39c

grip element

40

tilting beam

40a

rear end

40b

front end

40c

grip element

41

tilting device

42

connecting beam

43

snap connection

x

latitude direction

y

height direction

e.g

depth direction

A

tilt axis

P1

Arrow

p2

Arrow

Claims (15)

Food storage container (8, 8') for a household refrigeration appliance (1), with a shell (10) for receiving the food and with an air conditioning device (23) with which an air exchange between the environment and the interior of the food storage container (8 , 8') can be carried out in a first operating state of the air conditioning device (26), and with a wall attachment (17) separate from the shell (10) and which can be placed on the shell (10) from above, the air conditioning device (23) being a lifting device (24), with which the wall attachment (17) is arranged to be movable relative to the shell (10) in the height direction (y) of the food receptacle (8, 8'), so that in a ventilation position of the air-conditioning device (23) that is the first operating state, a ventilation gap (38) is formed between the shell (10) and the wall attachment (17). Food storage container (8, 8') according to claim 1, wherein the lifting device (24) is designed for manual actuation by a user. Food storage container (8, 8') according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the lifting device (24) is arranged directly on the wall attachment (17). Food storage container (8, 8') according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the lifting device (24) has at least one elongated slide (25, 26) which can be moved in the depth direction (z) and/or in the height direction (y) relative to the wall attachment (17) is arranged on the wall attachment (17). Food storage container (8, 8') according to claim 4, wherein the wall attachment (17) has at least one side part (18, 19) which extends in the depth direction (z) of the food storage container (8. 8'), wherein the Side part (18, 19) has a side wall (21, 31) and a bottom wall (22, 35) protruding at an angle therefrom, the slide (25, 26) in the width direction (x) of the food receptacle (8, 8') overlapping the bottom wall (22, 35) and is adjustable relative to the bottom wall (22, 35). Food storage container (8, 8') according to claim 5, wherein the bottom wall (22, 35) has a bottom wall section (37, 37') which is elastically resilient in the height direction (y), in particular which rests on the shell (10). Food storage container (8, 8') according to claim 6, wherein the bottom wall section (37, 37') is coupled to the slide (25, 26) so that, depending on a first actuation position of the slide (25, 26), the bottom wall section ( 37, 37') is pressed downwards by the slide (25, 26), whereby the wall attachment (17) is lifted upwards relative to the shell (10) due to the bottom wall section (37, 37') resting on the shell (10). and the ventilation gap (38) is formed. Food storage container (8, 8') according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the bottom wall section (37) is coupled to the slide (25, 26) so that, depending on a second actuation position of the slide (25, 26), the bottom wall section (37 , 37') is unactuated by the slide (25, 26), whereby due to the resting of the bottom wall section (37, 37') on the shell (10), the wall attachment (17) is not raised relative to the shell (10) and no ventilation gap (38) is formed. Food storage container (8, 8') according to one of the preceding claims 5 to 8, wherein a guide web (32) is formed on an inner side (31a) of the side wall (31) of the side part (21, 31) and fits into a guide groove ( 28) engages on the slide (25, 26), so that the slide (25, 26) is mounted on the side part (21, 31) so that it can be displaced by this guide device, in particular linearly displaceable in the depth direction (z). Food storage container (8, 8') according to one of the preceding claims 4 to 9, wherein the slide (25, 26) has a downwardly open hollow region (29) into which a downwardly free-standing actuator (30) of the slide ( 25, 26), the actuator (30) projecting onto a base wall section (37, 37') of the base wall (22, 35) to deform it, in particular in height direction (y). Food storage container (8, 8') according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 3, wherein the lifting device (24) has at least one tilting beam (39, 40) which is coupled to side parts (18, 19) of the wall attachment () and relatively to the side parts (18, 19) of the wall attachment (17) in at least two different discrete tilt positions, wherein in a first tilt position the at least one tilting beam (39, 40) is offset in the height direction (y) in such a way that the ventilation gap (38 ) is formed, and in a second tilted position of the tilting beam (39, 40), side parts (18, 19) of the wall attachment (17) and the tilting beam (39, 40) are arranged relative to one another in such a way that no ventilation gap (38) is formed. Food storage container (8, 8') according to claim 11, wherein the tilting beam (39, 40) is arranged parallel to a side part (18, 19) of the wall attachment (17) at least in the second tilting position. Food accommodating container (8, 8') according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the tilting bar (39, 40) has a handle (39c, 40c) at a front end (39b, 40b) on which a user can hold the tilting bar (39, 40) to tilt. Food storage container (8, 8') according to one of the preceding claims 11 to 13, wherein the tilting beam (39, 40) is coupled to at least one side part (18, 19) with an at least two-stage snap connection (43), wherein in a first Snap position of the snap connection (43) a first height offset between the tilting beam (39, 40) and the side part (18, 19) is set so that the ventilation gap (38) is formed. Household refrigerating appliance (1) with a food storage container (8, 8') according to one of the preceding claims.

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