GB2107768A - Refrigerator door and mounting arrangement - Google Patents

Refrigerator door and mounting arrangement Download PDF

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GB2107768A
GB2107768A GB08129738A GB8129738A GB2107768A GB 2107768 A GB2107768 A GB 2107768A GB 08129738 A GB08129738 A GB 08129738A GB 8129738 A GB8129738 A GB 8129738A GB 2107768 A GB2107768 A GB 2107768A
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Derek Anthony Wilsher
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Electrical and Musical Industries Ltd
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Thorn Domestic Appliances Electrical Ltd
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D15/00—Suspension arrangements for wings
    • E05D15/48—Suspension arrangements for wings allowing alternative movements
    • E05D15/50—Suspension arrangements for wings allowing alternative movements for opening at either of two opposite edges
    • E05D15/505—Suspension arrangements for wings allowing alternative movements for opening at either of two opposite edges by radial separation of the hinge parts at the hinge axis
    • 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
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
    • E05Y2900/30—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for domestic appliances
    • E05Y2900/31—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for domestic appliances for refrigerators
    • 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
    • F25D2323/022—Doors that can be pivoted either left-handed or right-handed
    • 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

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Abstract

A door and mounting arrangement for an interior freezing compartment of a refrigerator consists of a door 1 with a handle 8a and mounting brackets 2, (3) or frame. The door 1 and brackets have projections 6 and 7 and resilient clip portions 9, 10, to provide a hinge axis at the left- hand end of the door or by inversion alternatively at the right-hand end of the door. Engagement of projections 4, 5 with the clip portions 9, 10 on the other of the brackets 2, 3 provides a loose engagement or retaining action for the door. <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION Door and mounting arrangement and a refrigerator including such a door and mounting arrangement This invention relates to a door and mounting arrangement for use, particularly but not exclusively on an interior freezing compartment of a regrigerator (often referred to in the art as the evaporator compartment).
According to the present invention there is provided a door and mounting arrangement compising a door and first and second mounting means to mount the door to a fixture, for instance a regrigerator freezing compartment, the door being removable from the first and second mounting means and provided with spaced first and second engagement means individually engageable with each of the first and second mounting means, the arrangement being such that the door is capable of being mounted to a fixture in one of two selected orientations relative to the first and second mounting means: in the first orientation engagement of the first mounting means with the first engagement means provides a first hinge axis about which the door is capable of beir;g rotated whilst engagement of the second engagement means with the second mounting means provides a retaining action for the door, and in the second orientation engagement of the first mounting means with the second engagement means provides a retaining action for the door whilst engagement of the first engagement means with the second mounting means provides a second hinge axis about which the door is capable of being rotated.
Further according to the present invention there is provided a refrigerator having at least one freezing compartment provided with a door and mounting arrangement as described in the immediately preceding paragraph.
The first and second mounting means may be on one member or frame, or alternatively on individual members which may be separately mounted to an appropriate fixture to support the door.
Preferably, the first and second mounting means respectively comprise first and second brackets adapted for mounting to a fixture, for example, by the provision of holes.
Each of the first and second mounting means is, preferably, engageable with each of the first and second engagement means by a snap-fit engagement. Any other convenient form of engagement may be used. Preferably, the first and second mounting means comprise or at least include resilient clips engageable with each of the first and second engagement means in the form of projections on the door. Alternatively, the first and second engagement means could be in the form of resilient clips on thedoor and the first and second mounting means could be suitable members (for example, rods or rod portions), engageable in the clips. Moreover, the first and second mounting means are, preferably, substantially identical and the first engagement means is dissimilar to the second engagement means.Alternatively, the first and second engagement means may be substantially identical and the first mounting means dissimilar to the second mounting means.
Where the first engagement means is dissimilar to the second engagement means and both comprise projections on the door as aforementioned, the projections may conveniently comprise first and second circular rods or rod portions of differing diameter, the first rod or rod portion having the larger diameter which substantially conforms to the diameter of a partcircular retaining portion on each of the resilient clips, engagement of the first rod or rod portion with each of the resilient clips providing the first and second hinge axes respectively, whilst engagement of the second rod or rod portion with each of the resilient clips provides the retaining action for the door.
Alternatively, where the first and second engagement means comprise resilient clips as aforementioned, the clips may be provided with dissimilar part-circular retaining portions engaging with first and second mounting means comprising rods or rod portions of similar diameters.
Moreover, where the first mounting means is dissimilar to the second mounting means as aforementioned, the first and second engagement means may comprise projections in the form of circular rods or rod portions or in the form of resilient clips with part circular retaining portions, and the rods, rod portions or clips may be similar.
Each resilient clip may comprise opposing spaced clip portions, the clip portions of one clip being engageable simultaneously with opposing first rod portions whilst the clip portions of the other clip are engageable simultaneously with opposing second rod portions. Each resilient clip is, preferably, provided with a tapered mouth to lead the projections into engagement therewith.
An embodiment of a door and mounting arrangement in accordance with the present invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: FIGURE 1 shows an isometric view of a door and first mounting means of the embodiment which is for use on an interior freezing compartment of a refrigerator; FIGURE 2 shows a plan view of the embodiment with the door in one selected orientation, and FIGURE 3 illustrates the engagement of the door on the first mounting means and on second mounting means.
Figure 1 shows an elongated door generally designated at 1, which is for use on an interior freezing compartment of a refrigerator (not shown), and a first mounting means in the form of a bracket generally designated at 2. The bracket 2 together with second mounting means in the form of a bracket 3 (see Figure 2) comprise a mounting arrangement for mounting the door 1 to a freezing compartment. The door 1 and brackets 2, 3 are all one piece mouldings. Alternatively, the brackets 2, 3 could be part of a door frame moulding.
The door 1 is provided with first engagement means in the form of upward and downward, circular, right cylindrical rod portions 4, 5 at the left-hand end of the door in Figure 1. The door may be manufactured independently of the first engagement means which may comprise rods or rod portions glued to the door. The door 1 includes a flange 1 a which extends substantially from the perimeter of the door and inwardly towards the bracket 2. The rod portions 4, 5 are located respectively on upper and lower flange portions 1 b, 1 c of flange 1 a. Similarly the door 1 is provided with second engagement means in the form of upper and lower, circular, right cylindrical rod portions 6,7 at the right-hand end of the door in Figure 1, which are also located respectively on upper and lower flange portions 1 b, 1 c.The second engagement means may be manufactured independently of the door and then glued thereto.
The rod portions 4, 5 are of smaller diameter than the rod portions 6, 7 (see Figure 3) and are therefore dissimilar. The rod portions 4, 5, 6, 7, need not be circular; they could be elliptical. In particular rod portions 6, 7 could be circular and rod portions 4, 5 could be part-circular with opposed parallel flat edges; the diameter across the part-circular portions comforming to the diameter of the rod portions 6, 7 and the distance across the flat edges conforming to the diameter of the circular rod portions 4, 5 in the illustrated embodiment.
The door has a central recessed portion 8, and a further recessed portion 8a at the left-hand end of the door in Figures 1 and 2 which forms a handle to open and close the door 1.
The bracket 2 is substantially identical to bracket 3 and each bracket 2, 3 includes spaced upper and lower clip portions 9, 1 0 which are inherently resilient. Each clip portion 9, 10 extends horizontally and includes pait-circular retaining portions aa, 1 Oa, and a tapered mouth 9b, 1 Ob leading into the respective part-circular retaining portion. Clip portion 9 extends from the top of an upright portion 11 and clip portion 10 extends in the same direction from the bottom of the upright portion 11. Each bracket is adapted for mounting to a freezing compartment by the provision of two holes 12 on the upright portion 11.
Figure 2 shows the door 1 in an open position and the brackets 2, 3 mounted in place on walls 13, 14 of a freezer compartment. As shown at the right-hand end of the figure, rod portions 6 and 7 are engaged in the part-circular retaining portions 9a, 1 Oa of the bracket 3. The diameter of the rod portions 6, 7 conform to the diameter of the partcircular retaining portions 9a, 1 Oa and are engaged therein by a snap fit engagement to prsvide a hinge axis 1 5 about which the door 1 can be rotated. To engage the rod portions 6, 7 into the bracket 3, said rod portions are introduced simultaneously into the tapered mouths 9b and 1 orb which are opened under pressure and snap over the said rod portions when they are fully located within the part-circular portions 9a, 1 Oa.
As shown at the left-hand end of Figure 2 and more clearly in Figure 3, engagement of rod portions 4, 5 into the part-circular retaining portions 9a, 1 Oa of bracket 2 provides a retaining action for the door. The rod portions 4, 5 are only held in loose engagement with part-circular portions 9a, 1 Oa. This is so that when the door 1 is shut on the freezing compartment it will open from the left hand end, when a pull is exerted on the handle 8a, because the engagement of bracket 3 with the door 1 is tighter than engagement of bracket 2 with the door 1.
If it is desired for the door 1 to be opened from the right instead of from the left as shown, the door 1 can be removed from engagement with the bracket 3, by opening the door at an angle of 90 to its closure position and pulling sharply outwardly from the bracket 3 or forcing the free end of the door downwards. Once the door has been removed it may be inverted and the rod portions 7, 6 engaged with the part-circular portions 9a, 1 Oa of the bracket 2 to provide a hinge axis on the left of Figure 2, whilst engagement of the rod portion 5, 4 with the partcircular portions 9a, 1 Oa of brackets 3 provides a retaining action for the door. Therefore, the door may be positioned in either of two orientations i.e.
hinged about either of two axes.
The above described embodiment provides a simple reversible arrangement to enable a door to be selectively opened from the left or from the right, or indeed from the top or from the bottom if preferred. It may be preferable for the rod portions 4, 5, 6, 7 to be of the same diameter and the partcircular clip portions 9a, 1 Oa to be of one diameter on bracket 2 and of a different diameter on bracket 3. In addition, the part circular retaining portions could be provided on the door and the first and second mounting means comprise the rod portions.

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1. A door and mounting arrangement comprising a door and first and second mounting means to mount the door to a fixture, for instance a refrigerator freezing compartment, the door being removable from the first and second mounting means and provided with spaced first and second engagement means individually engageable with each of the first and second mounting means, the arrangement being such that the door is capable of being mounted to a fixture in one of two selected orientations relative to the first and second mounting means; in the first orientation engagement of the first mounting means with the first engagement means provides a first hinge axis about which the door is capable of being rotated whilst engagement of the second engagement means with the second mounting means provides a retaining action for the door, and in the second orientation engagement of the first mounting means with the second engagement means provides a retaining action for the door whilst engagement of the first engagement means with the second mounting means provides a second hinge axis about which the door is capable of being rotated.
2. An arrangement as claimed in claim 1 in which the first and second mounting means respectively comprise first and second brackets adapted for mounting to a fixture.
3. An arrangement as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2 in which each of the first and second mounting means is engageable with each of the first and second engagement means by a snap-fit engagement.
4. An arrangement as claimed in claim 3 in which the first and second mounting means comprise or at least include resilient clips engageable with each of the first and second engagement means in the form of projections on the door.
5. An arrangement as claimed in claim 3 in which the second engagement means are in the form of resilient clips on the door engageable with each of the first and second mounting means which comprise or at least include projections.
6. An arrangement as claimed in claim 4 or claim 5 in which the first and second mounting means are substantially identical and the first engagement means is dissimilar to the second engagement means.
7. An arrangement as claimed in claim 4 or claim 5 or claim 6 when dependent from claim 4 in which the projections comprise first and second circular rods or rod portions of differing diameter, the first rod or rod portion having the larger diameter which substantially conforms to the diameter of a part-circular retaining portion on each of the resilient clips, engagement of the first rod or rod portion with each of the resilient clips providing the first and second hinge axes respectively, whilst engagement of the second rod or rod portion with each of the resilient clips provides the retaining action for the door.
8. An arrangement as claimed in claim 4 or claim 5 or claim 6 when dependent from claim 5 in which the resilient clips have respective first and second part-circular retaining portions of differing diameter, the first part-circular retaining portion having the larger diameter which substantially conforms to the diameter of the projections which comprise circular rods or rod portions, engagement of the first part-circular retaining portion with each of the rods or rod portions providing the first and second hinge axes respectively, whilst engagement of the second part-circular retaining portion with each of the rods or rod portions provides the retaining action for the door.
9. An arrangement as claimed in claim 7 or claim 8 in which each resilient clip comprises opposing spaced clip portions, the clip portion of one clip being engageable simultaneously with opposing first rod portions at one end of the door whilst the clip portions of the other clip are engageable simultaneously with opposing second rod portions at the other end of the door.
10. An arrangement as claimed in any one of claims 4 to 9 in which each resilient clip is provided with a tapered mouth to lead the projections to engagement therewith.
11. An arrangement as claimed in any one of the preceding claims in which the door and the first and second mounting means are all one-piece mouldings.
12. A door and mounting arrangement substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying figures.
1 3. A refrigerator including at least one freezing compartment provided with a door and mounting arrangement as claimed in any one of the preceding claims.
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US5064255A (en) * 1988-05-10 1991-11-12 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Opening/closing device of a door member
US5222792A (en) * 1988-05-10 1993-06-29 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Opening/closing device of a door member
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WO2010060782A1 (en) * 2008-11-27 2010-06-03 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Refrigeration appliance comprising a door that can be mounted on two sides
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EP0342479A2 (en) * 1988-05-10 1989-11-23 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Opening/closing device of a door member
EP0342479A3 (en) * 1988-05-10 1990-04-11 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Opening/closing device of a door member
US5052151A (en) * 1988-05-10 1991-10-01 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Opening/closing device of a door member
US5064255A (en) * 1988-05-10 1991-11-12 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Opening/closing device of a door member
EP0542715A1 (en) * 1988-05-10 1993-05-19 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Support device to carry the load of a door
US5222792A (en) * 1988-05-10 1993-06-29 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Opening/closing device of a door member
GR1001575B (en) * 1992-10-16 1994-05-31 Pilux A E Front of built in electric energy switch board.
WO2010060782A1 (en) * 2008-11-27 2010-06-03 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Refrigeration appliance comprising a door that can be mounted on two sides
EP2993428A1 (en) * 2014-09-04 2016-03-09 BSH Hausgeräte GmbH Cover for a door of a household appliance and door of a household appliance having a cover
US10697694B2 (en) 2016-08-23 2020-06-30 Dometic Sweden Ab Cabinet for a recreational vehicle
US11187456B2 (en) 2016-08-26 2021-11-30 Dometic Sweden Ab Refrigerating device for a recreational vehicle
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