FR2829568A1 - Refrigerator intended for large scale distribution, comprises frame which is wider than it is tall or deep, doors which may be independently opened and perforated internal partitions for shelves - Google Patents

Abstract

The refrigerator/freezer (1,4) has risers (2) which support doors (6) and internal partitions (3). The partitions are perforated to permit the circulation of cold air and are also used to support shelves. The doors are arranged such that they may be opened without mutual interference and air vents (5) are provided at the rear. The design may be extended to the rear at an angle to provide more space

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In the field of refrigerators and / or freezers offered to mass retailers, none take into account the fact that today we live longer and that as a result, we are more often the victim of the inevitable back pain.

At these precise moments, bending down to take food in this type of device is often painful.

The technical solution of this invention therefore consists in designing one of these devices horizontally, because from a certain volume, one cannot place a refrigerator and / or freezer of vertical design in height, otherwise it is necessary to have a stool to catch the foods at the very top.

The advantage offered by this invention is therefore to avoid bending while avoiding the use of a stool.

This device will therefore be wider than high or deep with one or more doors for the same refrigerated space depending on the volume thereof. A range of these devices will be built-in, integrable or designed as a kitchen block and in this case, there will be fixing systems provided to hang them at height. They can also be designed for a kitchen or dining buffet.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention.

Figure 1 shows a model designed as a kitchen block.

We see the carcass (l), an intermediate crosspiece (2) which serves as a common support for two doors (6).

There is also a vertical and perforated intermediate shelf support (3) sufficient to allow circulation of the cold. This is a refrigerator with a separate freezer (4).

There are vents (5) on the back.

For the doors (6) the opening system will take into account that, depending on the direction of opening and the distance between two doors, these do not touch. There may be stops or opening limitations.

The dimensions will be chosen according to the device.

For an insert in an equipped kitchen, the door dimensions will be close to sixty centimeters by sixty centimeters with three doors and a suitable width.

For a model designed as a kitchen block, we can design a device with a width of two meters with four doors fifty centimeters wide for a height of sixty centimeters.

From the horizontal position, an interesting variant is possible, that is to say a corner design.

In Figure 2, we see that in this way not only can you catch everything without moving laterally with the fact of increasing the volume of the refrigerator and / or freezer without increasing its front surface because the increase in volume is done in the corner socket on the rear part (7).

There may be separation in the corner (8) of the refrigerator and freezer section.

In FIG. 3, it can be seen that the increase in the volume recovered on the rear part (7) makes it possible to place the compressor (9) there.

In addition, this corner design allows a variant with a large door (l0) on which is fixed at the base a large plate (l 1) in quarter round which covers practically the entire interior surface.

It therefore accompanies the opening movement and allows if various boxes are placed there or if it is separated into several compartments to take out all the content with a single gesture.

plateaux peuvent être superposés. ibThe plate has on its periphery and below, bearings (12) which ensure its maintenance. Else

trays can be stacked. ib

Claims (2)

 CLAIMS 1) Refrigerator and / or freezer (l) intended for mass distribution characterized by the fact of being designed horizontally. It is therefore wider than high or deep with one or more doors (6) for the same refrigerated space depending on the size of the latter. For a design with several doors, intermediate vertical crosspieces serve as common support for the joints of two separate doors (6).  There are also vertical and perforated intermediate shelf supports (3). 2) Refrigerator and / or freezer according to claim 1 characterized by a design of the device at an angle making it possible to increase its volume on the rear part (7) with the holding on one door (10) of one or more trays ( 11) which accompany the opening movement.