US1951655A - Supporting means for refrigerating apparatus - Google Patents

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March 20,1934. GREENWALD 1,951,655

SUPPORTING MEANS FOR REFRIGERATING APPARATUS Filed May 28, 1931 2 She ets-Sheet l INVENTOR flaraZZ/Z. dreen a/aLd' ATTORNEYS March 20, 1934. H. A. GREENWA LD 1,951,655

SUPPORTING MEANS FOR REFRIGERATING APPARATUS Filed May 28, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS UN TED STATES PATENT orrics I SUPPORTING MEANS FOR IREFRIGEBATIN G APPARATUS Harold A. Greenwald, Detroit, Mich, assignor to Thomas C. Whitehead, Detroit, Mich.

, Application May 28, 1931, Serial No. 540,736

Claims. (01. 62-116) This invention relates generally to supporting cluding the cooling element 12 may be within means for refrigerating apparatus such as the the food compartmentjB. :As shown, the comportable apparatus of the package unit type illuspressor 8, condenser 11 and motor 9 are mounted trated in my pending application, Serial No. upon a base 1-1 that is rigid with the panel G,

5 440,556 filed March 31, 1930, now Patent No. while the cooling element 12 is mounted upon 60 1,898,438, patented February 21, 1933, and conand projects forwardly from the panel G. sists of certain novel features of construction, In the present instance the base H of the unit combinations and arrangements of parts that will is guided to and from the proper position within be hereinafter more fully described and particuthe compartment C and is supported therein by l0 larly pointed out in the appended claims. means of slides 15 and 16 which are pivoted at 65 In the accompanying drawings: their forward ends upon the upright side walls Figure 1 is a section through the refrigerator 17 and 18 respectively of the opening 7 and. are

with parts broken away; movable vertically for a limited distance in plates Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig- 19 and 20 respectively secured to uprights 21 and 15 ure 1; 22 respectively of the cabinet. As shown, each 70 Figure 3 is a sectional plan of a portion of a slide has a horizontal portion 24, a vertical 'porrefrigerator showing one of the slides attached tion 25 and a flange portion 26; Preferably the thereto; vertical portion 25 is at one longitudinal edge Figure 4 is a section on the line 44 of Figof the horizontal portion and extends a short 20 ure 3; distance beyond the rear end thereof, while the 75 Figure 5 is a perspective view .of one of the flangeportion 26 projects laterally 'from the, plates; upper edge of the vertical portion 25 adjacent Figure 6 is a perspective viewof one of the the rear end thereof. The horizontal portion 24 slides. serves as a seat for the base H, the projected 25 Referring now to thedrawings, A is a refrigerends 27 of the upright portions 25 are received ator cabinet of substantially rectangular conin slots 29 and 30 in the plates 19 and 20; and the figuration provided at its upper end with a transflanges 26overlap the base H and serve to retain versely extending vertical partition lhaving forthe same on the horizontal portions 24 of the wardly and rearwardly extending stepped. porslots.

30 tions 2 and 3 respectively secured to the front Thus with this construction the base H with 5 and rear walls 4 and 5 of the cabinet and dlvidthe high side E of the refrigerating apparatus ing the latter into compartments B and C rethereon may be readily moved through the openspectively. As shown, the compartment B is acing 7 and slid longitudinally of the sides 15 and cessible through an opening 6 in the front wall 16 until the panel G abuts the partition 1.

of the cabinet and is adapted to receive food, Inasmuch as the slides 15 and 16' are pivoted at [on while the compartment C is accessible through their forward ends and have a limited vertical an opening I in the partition 1 and is adapted vmovement at their rear ends, the high side E of to receive refrigerating apparatus 1). 6' are the refrigerating unit may be engaged with the openings for air in the front wall of the cabinet slides even though the base H is not exactly at 40 and 7' and 7" respectively are passages at the top right angles to the partition 1 and the opening '7 p5 of the cabinet. establishing communication bemay be effectively closed by the panel (3% even tween the openings 6' and compartment (3 though the panel should not be at a true right whereby air from the atmosphere may be conangle to the base 11, as the play afforded by the ducted to and from the compartment C. slides 15 and 16 will'permit the panel G to adapt 15 Preferably the refrigerating apparatus D is a itself properly to the front face of the partition l. 109 portable unit of the compressor expansion type Moreover, theweight of the parts on the slides with the refrigerant high and low side's'E and F will automatically maintain the rear ends of the thereof in a common horizontal plane upon opslides down and thus will cause the panel G to be posite sides of an upright panel G. Thus the high held firmly against the partition 1. In. other side of the apparatus including the compressor 8 words, the center of gravity 'of the entire machine 5 and associated parts such as the motor 9, fan 10 unit is on the opposite side of the slide pivot and condenser 11 may be within the compartpoints from the panel, therefore with the unit in ment C; the panel G may abut the forward face place gravity maintains the panel tightly against of the upright partition land close the ope ning the vertical machine, opening. Ii desired, a

7 therein, and the low side F of the apparatus insingle clamp 31 may be used to secure the panel m G against the partition 1. Thus the unit may be easily and quickly moved to and from operative position in the cabinet. The opening 7 will be closed even though inaccuracies in assembly of the base and panel occur and it is not necessary to use a number of securing means to retain the parts in such operative position.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In combination, a refrigerator cabinet having an upright part provided with an opening through which portable refrigerating'apparatus may be inserted, and a support for such apparatus including an element permanently mounted in said cabinet independently of said refrigerating apparatus for pivotal movement relative to said part.

2. In combination, a refrigerator cabinet having an upright portion provided with an opening through which the high side of refrigerating apparatus may be inserted, and a support for such apparatus including a slide pivoted upon said upright portion.

3. In combination, a refrigerator cabinet having an upright partition provided with an opening through which the compressor of refrigerating apparatus may be inserted, and a support for such compressor including slides pivoted at their forward ends upon the side walls of said opening.

4. In combination, a refrigerator cabinet having an upright partition provided with an opening through which a portion of refrigerating apparatus may be inserted, and a support for such apparatus including slides pivotally engaging the partition at spaced points thereof, and means in rear of said partition for limiting the pivotal movement of said slides.

5. In combination, a refrigerator cabinet having an upright partition provided with an opening through which a compressor of a refrigerating apparatus may be inserted, and a support for such compressor including slides pivoted upon the side walls of the opening and extending rearwardly with respect to said partition, and stationary means in rear of said partition for limiting the pivotal movement of said slides.

6. In combination, a refrigerator cabinet having an upright partition provided with an opening through which refrigerating apparatus may be inserted and having an upright member in rear of said partition, an element carried by the upright member and having a slot therein, and a slide for refrigerating apparatus pivoted at its rear end movable in the slot in said element.

'7. In combination, a refrigerator cabinet having an upright partition provided with an opening through which a base of a portable refrigerating apparatus may be inserted and which is adapted to be closed by a panel carried by said base, and a support for said base including means independent of said base permanently carried by and movable relative to said partition, whereby the panel may close the opening.

8. In combination, a refrigerator cabinet having an upright part provided with an opening through which the high side of a portable refrigerating apparatus may be inserted, and a support for such apparatus including slides pivotally mounted for movement in rear of said part.

9. In combination, a refrigerator cabinet having a food compartment and a machine compartment, a portable refrigerating apparatus including a low side adapted to be received in said food compartment and a high side adapted to be received in said machine compartment, and a support for said high side including means secured to a fixed wall of the machine compartment and being arranged for pivotal movement within said machine compartment.

10. In combination, a refrigerator cabinet having a food compartment and a machine compartment and being provided with an opening leading to the food compartment, a unitary refrigerating apparatus including a refrigerant condensing element adapted to be received in said machine compartment, a refrigerant evaporating element adapted to be received in said food compartment, and a slab of insulating material disposed between said elements, and a support for said condensing element comprising means secured to a stationary wall of the machine compartment and being arranged for pivotal movement in said machinecompartment whereby said slab of insulating material seals said food compartment from said machine compartment by the weight of said condensing element, said unitary refrigerating apparatus being insertable and removable into and from said cabinet through said opening.

HAROLD A. GREENWALD.

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Patent No. 1,951,655.

March 20, 1934.

HAROLD A. GREENWALD.

it is hereby certified that the, above numbered patent was erroneously issued to "Thomas C. Whitehead, Detroit, Michigan," as assignee, whereas said patent should have been issued to Kelvinator Corporation, Detroit Michigan, a corporation of Michigan, as assignee by mesne assignments of the entire interest in said invention as shown by the records of assignments in this office; page 1, line 88. for "sides" read slides; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with these corrections therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 19th day of June, A. D. 1934,

(Sean Bryan M. Battey

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