US20070271948A1 - Insertable Container for a Refrigerating Appliance - Google Patents

Insertable Container for a Refrigerating Appliance Download PDF

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US20070271948A1
US20070271948A1 US10/569,523 US56952304A US2007271948A1 US 20070271948 A1 US20070271948 A1 US 20070271948A1 US 56952304 A US56952304 A US 56952304A US 2007271948 A1 US2007271948 A1 US 2007271948A1
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Ralf Grobleben
Thomas Knoller
Petra Wustling
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BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
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    • 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
    • F25D25/00—Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled
    • F25D25/02—Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled by shelves
    • F25D25/024—Slidable shelves
    • F25D25/025—Drawers

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  • the present invention relates to an insertable container which can be placed in a larger container such as a drawer of a refrigerator in order to subdivide said drawer, to sort items of different types in the container or utilise the available space more effectively.
  • Insertable containers of this type are usually box-shaped, constructed with a bottom and side walls and fabricated in one piece from plastic by injection moulding.
  • a drawer of a refrigerator is used for storing chilled goods which can evaporate water such as unpackaged vegetables for example, the moisture evaporated from these chilled goods can deposit on the inner walls of the drawer and collect on its bottom. For this reason many users line the bottom of this type of drawer with absorbent paper.
  • the same problem can arise so that, instead of lining the insertable container with absorbent material, a user may well prefer not to use this at all and instead, stack the chilled goods higher in the drawer than is beneficial to their quality.
  • Another object is to provide an insertable container wherein the problem of moisture deposition is avoided.
  • an insertable container comprising a bottom and side walls joined to said bottom by the side walls being separated from one another by a gap.
  • the side walls of the insertable container are preferably provided with an outwardly projecting angled flange at their upper edge which can be placed on the upper edges of the walls of a box accommodating the insertable container in order to hold the insertable container at a distance above the bottom of the box.
  • the flange is more appropriately extended by a downwardly directed gripping tab by which the insertable container can be conveniently grasped so that it can easily be removed from the box.
  • the gripping tab preferably projects outwards over the front side of the drawer so that on the one hand it does not hinder any displacement of the drawer and on the other hand it can be grasped directly by a user to optionally pull the drawer jointly with its insertable container from the refrigerating appliance.
  • Perforation of the bottom additionally improves the air exchange between the container and the box accommodating it.
  • the flanges of the insertable container resting on the upper edge of one wall of the box are preferably not wider than the upper edge on which they lie so that they do cannot project over the lateral boundaries of the box and impede its displaceablity.
  • the side walls of the insertable container press elastically against the walls of the box. This can be achieved particularly simply if the insertable container has side walls which run downwards towards one another, which in their upper area in the unstressed state are somewhat further apart from one another than the width of the box accommodating the insertable container and which consequently contact the walls of the box when the insertable container is inserted in the box.
  • Flexible deformity of the side walls is provided by the fact that they are not connected to one another.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an insertable container according to the invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the insertable container placed in a drawer of a refrigerating appliance.
  • the insertable container 1 shown in perspective view in FIG. 1 is formed from an approximately cross-shaped blank of flat, transparent plastic material by bending the arms of the cross not completely at right angles to thus form the four side walls 2 to 5 of the insertable container. Pairs of opposing side walls 2 , 4 or 3 , 5 each run downwards towards one another towards the bottom 6 .
  • the side walls 2 to 5 are each separated from one another by a corner gap 7 which allows the side walls 2 , 4 or 3 , 5 to yield elastically to a force acting from the lateral direction.
  • a horizontally, outwardly projecting flange 8 parallel to the bottom 6 is formed on each of the upper edges of the side walls 3 , 5 . No such flange is provided at the rearward side wall 4 . At the front side wall 2 said flange is extended by a gripping tab 9 which runs obliquely forwards and downwards.
  • a plurality of holes 10 is formed at the bottom 6 .
  • this could additionally have an imprinted corrugation not shown in the figure on its upper side.
  • FIG. 2 shows the same insertable container 1 mounted in a drawer of a refrigerating appliance.
  • the drawer 11 is shown as opaque in the figure but in the same way as the insertable container 1 , can be made of transparent plastic material.
  • the flange 8 of the front side wall 2 rests on the upper edge 12 of a front side 13 of the drawer 13 which, when this is placed correctly in a refrigerating appliance, is facing the door opening of the refrigerating appliance.
  • a handle recess 14 for withdrawing the drawer 11 .
  • the gripping tab 9 of the insertable container 1 projects over the front side 13 of the drawer 11 so that a user can also withdraw the drawer 11 by pulling the gripping tab 9 . The user can then conveniently lift out the insertable container 1 from the drawer 11 using this gripping tab 9 without needing to reach into the interior of the drawer 11 .
  • This is especially advantageous because in its pushed-in position the drawer 11 is generally covered by a plate located thereover which makes it difficult to reach into the drawer 11 behind the rear wall 4 of the insertable container 1 even when the drawer 11 is pulled out.
  • the side walls 3 , 5 of the insertable container 1 press elastically from inside against its walls 15 , 16 such that its flanges 8 are supported on its upper edges.
  • the drawer 11 becomes distorted during handling and as a result, the upper edges of the walls 15 , 16 move away from one another to some extent, the side walls 3 , 5 follow this movement and their flanges 8 remain stably resting on the upper edges of the walls 15 , 16 .
  • the small bearing area of the flanges 8 it is ensured that these are supported onto the walls 15 , 16 if, for example, the drawer 11 is removed from the refrigerating appliance and becomes distorted under the weight of its contents. Any support of the insertable container 1 in the interior of the drawer 11 is thus eliminated.

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DE20313431U DE20313431U1 (de) 2003-08-29 2003-08-29 Einsatzbehälter für ein Kältegerät
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PCT/EP2004/009650 WO2005024322A1 (de) 2003-08-29 2004-08-30 Einsatzbehälter für ein kältegerät

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JP2013029230A (ja) * 2011-07-27 2013-02-07 Mitsubishi Electric Corp 冷蔵庫
US20170131016A1 (en) * 2015-11-11 2017-05-11 BSH Hausgeräte GmbH Domestic refrigeration appliance with a keep-fresh container the front wall of which is an outer wall of the appliance
US20180017316A1 (en) * 2015-01-26 2018-01-18 Arcelik Anonim Sirketi Storage container suitable to be used in a refrigerator
USD831965S1 (en) 2017-07-13 2018-10-30 Walmart Apollo, Llc Tote insert
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US3826550A (en) * 1971-03-26 1974-07-30 Miller H Inc Stackable drawer and cover
US4106486A (en) * 1976-03-01 1978-08-15 Lee B Paul Cooking utensil
US4941401A (en) * 1990-01-09 1990-07-17 Ensar Corporation Microwaveable fish poacher
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US5634702A (en) * 1995-09-27 1997-06-03 Fistonich; Juraj Hands free waste container having a closed cover that automatically opens when the container is moved outside its cabinet enclosure
US6073794A (en) * 1998-01-12 2000-06-13 Bidot; Eduardo Organizer
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ES2373508A1 (es) * 2009-03-30 2012-02-06 Fagor, S. Coop Contenedor para un aparato frigorífico.
JP2013029230A (ja) * 2011-07-27 2013-02-07 Mitsubishi Electric Corp 冷蔵庫
US20180017316A1 (en) * 2015-01-26 2018-01-18 Arcelik Anonim Sirketi Storage container suitable to be used in a refrigerator
US10527343B2 (en) * 2015-01-26 2020-01-07 Arcelik Anonim Sirketi Storage container suitable to be used in a refrigerator
US20170131016A1 (en) * 2015-11-11 2017-05-11 BSH Hausgeräte GmbH Domestic refrigeration appliance with a keep-fresh container the front wall of which is an outer wall of the appliance
US9903635B2 (en) * 2015-11-11 2018-02-27 BSH Hausgeräte GmbH Domestic refrigeration appliance with a keep-fresh container the front wall of which is an outer wall of the appliance
US10494154B2 (en) 2016-08-24 2019-12-03 Walmart Apollo, Llc Receptacle and cover
USD831965S1 (en) 2017-07-13 2018-10-30 Walmart Apollo, Llc Tote insert

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