FR2622962A3 - SUPPORT SHELF FOR REFRIGERATING APPLIANCES - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to storage in refrigeration appliances. This shelf is provided with edges 11, identical for the front and for the rear. Each border comprises a cylindrical hooking portion 12, a wall 13 normally vertical on the rear side and provided with depressions 15 aligned with the cross members 7 of the shelf and a decorative strip 14, also provided with depressions 16 and which retains the wall. 13 vertical. On the front edge of the shelf, the edge 11 is folded down with its wall 13 in the plane of the crosspieces 7 and its strip 14 facing the observer to serve as a decoration. Main applications - household refrigerators.

Description

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  The present invention relates to a clay-

  intended to support foodstuffs which are to be stored in a refrigerating appliance, in

  particularly in a refrigerating appliance of the type

  ger, and equipped with a multifunctional border.

  In household refrigerating appliances

  ger, it is known to use shelves

  made of wire and can be inserted into horizontal guides at different heights on

  the side walls of the tank of the apparatus.

  The shelves are usually composed of a

  peripheral element on which are welded the

  which constitute the support surface that supports the

foodstuffs to keep.

  Generally, we fix on the back side of the

  shelf by a subsequent welding operation, a-

  edge which is intended to prevent objects placed on

  the shelf does not come into contact with the surfaces of

  poration which generally extend over the inner wall

  from the bottom of the tank of the apparatus.

  Finally, the shelf is subjected to

  anti-corrosive elements and we put on its side before

decorative hard.

  Decorative borders are usually

  killed by plastics wire, having a cross-section of "C" or "U" shape or the like which is resiliently interlocked in overlapping on the side

before the shelf.

  This shelf construction is at the origin of various disadvantages. First of all, the rear edge

  requires an additional welding operation and allo-

  thus the time of manufacture of the shelf.

  The retaining flange extends vertically and prevents rational storage of the shelves by

horizontal plans.

  Finally, the presence of the rim limits the flexibility of the mounting of the shelf, especially in the

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  case of an automated assembly, since this shelf must be oriented in a precise manner before being inserted

  in the quids of the cooling tank.

  Other disadvantages of conventional shelves are those that come from decorative borders. The main disadvantage is that

  these borders have numerous accumulation zones.

  dirt and are not easy to disassemble or re-assemble on the shelf during

  periodic cleaning of the refrigerator.

  In addition, we are led to give the edges

  edges of the border so thin that they

  pose a danger to the person handling the shelf,

especially in use.

  To overcome these drawbacks, French Patent No. 1,589,837 describes a decorative rim for support racks of the type described, which provides two

  anchors to hold on to the

  periphery of the shelf, and a protruding edge

  "C" wire that is mounted elastically on projections

anchors.

  Unfortunately, this construction requires many components and a mounting operation of the

  more complex and longer edge.

  For these reasons, the invention aims to

  to create a single-piece border that is easy to

  to mount it on the shelf and take it apart and who

  at the same time ensure the functions of the retaining lip

  naked to the objects on the shelf.

  Other objects of the invention are to simplify

  to optimize and rationalize assembly, storage and

  the use of the support rack.

  These goals and advantages of the invention as well as

  others are achieved with a metal wire shelf

  that intended to support foodstuffs in

  the tank of a refrigerating appliance, in particular of type

  pe household, which is composed of a peripheral element,

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  a plurality of sleepers fixed to the perimeter

  which constitute the support surface of the clay-

  te, as well as a border hung at least on the

  before the peripheral element of the shelf,

  in that the cross section of the said boundary

  the hard part comprises a central locking portion with

  quetting, on which a substantial portion

  mantle and a portion

  coratif; said portions being provided with transverse depressions arranged in alignment with the crosspieces of the shelf so that the edge can swing between two stable positions and substantially 90

the other.

  Figures in the attached drawing, given only

  by way of example, make it clear how

  vention can be realized. In this drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the shelf provided with curbs according to the invention and mounted in a traditional refrigerator tank; Figure 2 partially shows a front view

  enlarged and partly in section of the rear edge

  on the shelf of Figure 1; FIG. 3 is a transverse section of the shelf taken along line III-III of FIG. 2,

  with the border. tilted to the retaining flange

  naked; Figure 4 shows the shelf of the figure

  3 with the tilted border in the decorative position.

  The shelf 5 shown in the figures of the drawing is made of wire and it comprises a continuous peripheral element 6 on which are fixed several sleepers 7 juxtaposed to each other

  to form the supporting surface that will carry the den-

  foodstuffs which it is necessary to preserve in a

conventional refrigerating coil 8.

  The shelf 5 is supported by pairs of horizontal guides 9 provided at different heights on

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  the sides of the tank 10 of the refrigerating apparatus.

  As a replacement for the traditional

  the front decoration and the retaining rim

  the shelf 5 according to the invention is equipped with a multifunctional border 11 on the side as well.

before on the back side.

  The multifunctional border 11 (Figures 3, 4)

  consists of a single piece, preferably obtained

  by molding a plastic material, the section of which

  cross-section essentially comprises a portion of

  12 at the center, according to a configura-

  "L" portion, a holding portion 13 and a portion

corative 14.

  The retaining portion is constituted by a wall 13 provided with transverse depressions 15 (FIG. 2) formed on its inner side and at points which

  correspond to the sleepers 7 of the shelf.

  The central attachment portion 12 (FIG.

  4) has a "C" shaped cross-section

  to snap on the peripheral element 6 of the

  5. It should be noted that the transient depressions

  Versales 15 of the wall 13 also concern the upper edge of the attachment portion "C" 12 (Figure 3).

  The decorative portion consists of a banana

  water with semicircular section 14 whose free end

  is substantially parallel to the wall 13 and is also

  if provided with transverse depressions 16 (Figures 2, 3,

  4) to the right of the sleepers 7 of the shelf 5.

  The tightness that is established between the portion of

  12 and the peripheral element 6 of the grid 5 does not prevent the border 11 from rotating between a

  decorative position (Figure 4), which will be adopted

  on the front side of shelf 5, and a posi-

  in which this border plays the role of retaining rim (Figure 3) and which will preferably be adopted on the

rear side of the key 5.

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  In the decorative position of Figure 4, the strip 14 extends in front of the front side of the shelf, while the wall 13 is almost in the same plane as the bearing surface of the shelf 5, this thanks to the coupling between the transverse depressions 15 and

the sleepers 7 of the shelf 5.

  In FIGS. 2 and 3, which relate to

  the rear edge of the shelf 5, the edge is at the opposite

  re tipped 90 around the peripheral element 6 of

  claye.tte 5, in the opposite direction to that of the

  clockwise from the surface of this shelf.

  In this case, the depressions 16 of the decorative strip

  ratified 14 are coupled to the lower sides of

  7 of the shelf 5 and maintain the wall 13 in a position perpendicular to the shelf 5. Therefore, the wall 13 of the edge 11 thus eliminates the traditional rim on the rear side of the shelf and all disadvantages of the manufacture of storage and mounting of the shelf which are related to the presence of this rim. He is at

  note that the border 11 according to the invention does not

  will not have thin or sharp parts and it can be hooked to the shelf 5 and be separated by simple operations and safe for the one who

runs manually.

  Indeed, the assembly operation on the clayet-

  it boils down to exerting a simple pressure on the border

  re 11 until it is placed in the latching position shown in Figure 4. It is obvious

  that the operation described can be advantageously automatically

  on both sides of the shelf. In addition, the possible automation of the implementation operation

  place of the shelf inside the tank of the

  refrigeration is significantly simplified since this

  the operation can be performed on both sides of the

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  shelf which are provided with a border.

  The separation between the border 11 and the clay-

  te 5 is just as simple, thanks to the central position

  given to the fastening portion 12 between the strip of

  14 and the retaining wall 13. Indeed, when the border has been tilted in the position of Figure 4, it is sufficient to exert on the strip 14 a pressure

  upwards enough to get the portion of

  12 of the peripheral element 6 of the shelf 5. It follows from what has been described above that the invention achieves the goals of making a border of a single piece which, in addition to being easy to attaching to and separating the shelf, provides both a decorative function and a restraint function

  objects supported by the shelf.

  In addition, the edge according to the invention facilitates

  the automation of the fastening operations of the

  re on the shelf and setting up this shelf

  inside the tank of the refrigerating appliance.

  Finally, the border 11 according to the invention eliminates

  undermines all the disadvantages of manufacturing and

  which are due to the welded retainer flange

on traditional shelves.

  It goes without saying that various modifications

  will be made by those skilled in the art to the device which has just been described as a non-exemplary example.

  limiting, in particular by substituting the technical means

  equivalent, without departing from the scope of the

vention.

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R E V E N DI CATIONS

  1 - Wire shelf for supporting

  carry foodstuffs in the tank of an appliance

  refrigeration equipment, particularly of the household type,

  taking a peripheral element, a plurality of

  attached to the peripheral element and constituting the support surface of the shelf, and a border

  at least on the front side of the peripheral element

  of the shelf, characterized in that the cross section of said border (11) comprises a snap hooking central portion (12), on which a retaining flange portion

  (13) and a decorative strip portion (14); the-

  said portions being provided with transverse depressions (15, 16) formed in line with the sleepers (7) of the

  rack (5) so that the border (11) can

  between two stable positions and approximately 90

one from the other.

  2 - Shelf according to claim 1, characterized

  in that said snap fastening portion

  ge (12) has a cross section in the form of

  "C" on which arise, according to a configura-

  substantially in "L", a rectilinear portion forming a retaining wall (13) and a curved portion forming

  decorative strip (14), the free end of which is parallel

leles to the wall (13).

  3 - Shelf according to claim 1, provided with at least one edge which is preferably attached along the rear side of the shelf, characterized in that the border (11) is tilted around the element

  device (6) of the shelf (5) to occupy a po-

  retaining position in which the wall (13) is sensi-

  perpendicular to the support surface of the shelf (5) and the decorative strip (14) abuts

  against the lower side of the sleepers (7) of the clay-

te (5).

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  4 - Shelf according to claim 1, provided with at least one edge, which is preferably attached along the front side of the shelf, characterized in that

  that the border (11) is tilted around the element

  Rectangular (6) of the shelf (5) to occupy a decorative position in which the decorative strip (14) extends on the front side of the shelf (5) and the retaining wall (13) abuts against the upper side of the sleepers (7) of the shelf (5) and is substantially

  in the same plane as the support surface of the clay-

you.