US20100018989A1 - Device for dispensing beverage cans - Google Patents
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- the present invention refers to a device for dispensing beverage cans to be applied, for example, to a stand-alone refrigerator or a combination refrigerator-freezer, for dispensing refrigerated beverage cans through the front door of the refrigerator.
- a dispenser device of beverage cans of the type mentioned above is described in patent application US 2005/015900A1 and comprises a can storage chute, mounted inside the refrigerator and constructed to store a plurality of beverage cans, which are arranged side by side so as to be released, usually by gravity, one by one, through a discharge end of a storage chute.
- Said device further comprises a rotating drum which presents a portion for receiving a beverage can released from the storage chute, and a closing portion capable to block the discharge end of the storage chute when the drum is rotated to a position for releasing, to the user, the can previously lodged in the receiving portion of the drum.
- Another dispenser device is described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,485,937 and comprises, besides the storage chute, an extracting lever, medianly articulated in a lower region of an opening provided in the refrigerator door and carrying, in an outer end, a can receiving cradle and, in an end inside the refrigerator, an extracting element.
- the extracting element elevates the first can of the storage chute, releasing it from a fixed stop provided in the discharge end of the chute, allowing said can to roll over the lever, through the opening of the refrigerator door, towards the can receiving cradle, and be retrieved by the user.
- the extracting element is constructed so as to retain the second can of the storage chute in the original position, while the first can is displaced over the fixed stop, ceasing to operate only when the lever returns to the rest position, allowing the second can of the storage chute to roll over the extracting element, coming to occupy the first position.
- the present device for dispensing beverage cans comprises: a chute disposed in the interior of the refrigerator and configured to receive and lodge a plurality of beverage cans disposed side by side, to be sequentially discharged through an outlet opening of the chute; a dispensing porthole externally carrying a cradle and being inferiorly and horizontally articulated in the front door, internally to the refrigerator, so as to be manually and angularly displaced between a closed position, in which it blocks the dispensing opening, positioning the cradle externally to said dispensing opening and manually accessible to the user, and an open position, in which it projects inclinedly upwardly and inwardly of the refrigerator, so as to block the dispensing opening with the cradle; and an extracting lever, which is medianly and horizontally articulated internally to the refrigerator, so as to be angularly displaced, upon movement of the dispensing porthole to the open position, from a non-operative position to an operative position, in which it displaces the first beverage can of the chute,
- the construction defined above is carried out by means of components presenting a relatively simple and resistant construction, allowing for an improved thermal insulation of the region of the refrigerator front door, in which the dispensing opening is provided.
- FIG. 1 represents a front perspective view of a refrigerator provided with the dispenser device object of the present invention
- FIG. 1 a represents a front perspective view of a refrigerator provided with the present dispenser device and having its front door open to illustrate the positioning of the chute;
- FIG. 2 represents a partial and simplified vertical sectional view of a refrigerator provided with the present dispenser device in a non-operative position
- FIG. 3 represents an enlarged detail of part of FIG. 2 , illustrating the dispensing porthole being displaced to an open position and displacing the extracting lever to an operative position;
- FIG. 4 represents a view similar to that of FIG. 3 , but illustrating the dispensing porthole in the open position and the extracting lever in the operative position, releasing the first beverage can from the chute;
- FIG. 5 represents a view similar to that of FIG. 4 , but illustrating the first beverage can released from the chute and already gravitationally rolled to the outer cradle of the dispensing porthole;
- FIG. 6 represents a view similar to that of FIGS. 3-5 , but illustrating the dispensing porthole returned to the closed position, with its outer cradle carrying a beverage can released from the chute, and with the extracting lever returned to the non-operative position;
- FIG. 7 represents a front perspective view of the dispensing porthole
- FIG. 8 represents an exploded perspective view of the components of the dispensing porthole illustrated in FIG. 7 ;
- FIG. 8 a represents a partial rear perspective view of the dispensing porthole, illustrating its articulation to the refrigerator front door;
- FIG. 9 represents an exploded perspective view of the extracting lever and of the element to which it is articulated.
- FIG. 10 represents a partially sectioned front upper perspective view of the beverage can storage chute.
- the present dispenser device D is applied to a refrigerator 10 of the stand-alone type or a combination refrigerator-freezer and whose front door 11 is provided with a dispensing opening 12 in which a respective part of the present dispenser device D is mounted, as it is simplifiedly illustrated in FIG. 1 of the enclosed drawings.
- the dispenser device D comprises a chute 20 to be provided in the interior of the refrigerator 10 and which is configured to receive and lodge a plurality of beverage cans 30 disposed side by side, to be sequentially discharged by the user actuating the dispenser device D.
- the chute 20 is mounted in the interior of the refrigerator 10 and comprises at least one support track 21 disposed according to a direction transversal to the plane of the front door 11 and having a front end 21 a , in which is defined an outlet opening 22 of the chute 20 , each support track 21 lodging a plurality of beverage cans 30 .
- the chute 20 can be constructed in different manners and in different materials, being affixed on a horizontal inner wall 13 of the refrigerator 10 or against a lateral inner wall of the latter, as long as its outlet opening 22 is turned to the dispensing opening 12 provided in the front door 11 of the refrigerator 10 .
- the chute 20 can be constructed in injected plastic material, formed in two halves to be afterwards connected and affixed one to the other so as to define two support tracks 21 disposed one over the other and interconnected by one of the ends, in a serpentine-shaped stack, the upper support track 21 presenting an inlet end 21 b that is open and configured to permit feeding the beverage cans 30 directly over said upper support track 21 .
- the front end 21 a of the lowermost support track 21 of the chute 20 in which is defined an outlet opening 22 , is provided with a lower stop 23 against which is laterally seated and retained the first beverage can 30 lodged in the chute 20 .
- FIG. 1 As illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 10 , the chute 20 can be constructed in injected plastic material, formed in two halves to be afterwards connected and affixed one to the other so as to define two support tracks 21 disposed one over the other and interconnected by one of the ends, in a serpentine-shaped stack, the upper support track 21 presenting an inlet end 21 b that is open and configured
- the front end 21 a of the lower support track 21 of the chute 20 presents a median slot 24 extending also along the lower stop 23 , splitting it in two side portions spaced from each other, said median slot 24 extending to the interior of the support track 21 by a distance sufficient to permit the first beverage can 30 , lodged in the chute 20 , to be seated on the support track 21 on opposite sides of said median slot 24 , as illustrated in FIG. 2 .
- the function of the median slot 24 will be described ahead.
- the support tracks 21 of the chute 20 are slightly inclined so that the beverage cans 30 are gravitationally forced towards the lower stop 23 disposed close to the outlet opening 22 of the chute 20 .
- the support tracks 21 of the chute 20 are slightly inclined so that the beverage cans 30 are gravitationally forced towards the lower stop 23 disposed close to the outlet opening 22 of the chute 20 .
- the chute 20 is preferably mounted in the interior of the refrigerator 10 , suspended under a horizontal inner wall 13 of the refrigerator 10 , which wall can be defined by the upper wall of the respective refrigerator cabinet. Said wall, which can also be defined by one of the inner shelves or other inner dividing elements of the refrigerator, is usually provided with suspension means 14 which can take the form of pins 14 a pending from said horizontal inner wall 13 of the refrigerator 10 .
- the chute 20 presents an upper wall portion 25 in which are provided engaging means 26 to be coupled to respective suspension means 14 provided under the horizontal inner wall 13 of the refrigerator 10 .
- the engaging means 26 take the form of oblong orifices 26 a made in said upper wall portion 25 of the chute 20 , being dimensioned to be removably fitted in respective suspension means 14 .
- the dispenser device D further comprises a dispensing porthole 40 which carries, externally and usually in a single piece, a cradle 50 having a cylindrical concave shape and dimensioned to receive and lodge a beverage can 30 released from the chute 20 .
- the dispensing porthole 40 is inferiorly and horizontally articulated to the front door 11 , inside the refrigerator 10 , so that it can be manually and angularly displaced between a closed position, in which it blocks the dispensing opening 12 , positioning the cradle 50 externally to the latter and manually accessible to the user, and an open position, in which it projects inclinably upwardly and inwardly of the refrigerator 10 , so as to make the dispensing opening 12 be blocked by the cradle 50 .
- the dispensing porthole 40 can present different constructions and different contours. However, it should be understood that the dispensing porthole 40 must present a contour compatible with that of the dispensing opening 12 and also according to the need of releasing the beverage cans 30 outwardly from the refrigerator 10 , through the front door 11 of the latter. Another aspect to be observed in the construction of the dispensing porthole 40 concerns its capacity to guarantee an adequate thermal insulation between the interior and the exterior of the refrigerator 10 .
- the dispensing porthole 40 comprises, generally in injected plastic material, an outer casing 41 in the form of a trunk-pyramidal tray of rectangular contour and whose closed smaller base externally incorporates a front projection configured to superiorly define the cradle 50 and inferiorly define a pending flange 51 which defines an element to be manually held by the user when he desires to move the dispensing porthole 40 to extract a beverage can 30 from the interior of the chute 20 .
- the dispensing porthole 40 further comprises an inner casing 42 constructed to rearly close the outer casing 41 and defining a cam surface 43 whose function will be described ahead.
- a thermal insulating filler 44 is internally disposed in between the two casings 41 , 42 and a gasket 45 , preferably constructed in elastomeric material, is mounted around the outer casing 41 , to be seated against a trunk-pyramidal seat 16 provided in the front door 11 of the refrigerator 10 , around the dispensing opening 12 , when the dispensing porthole 40 is displaced to the closed condition.
- the outer casing 41 inferiorly incorporates two pairs of ears 46 pending downwardly and provided with respective holes 46 a axially aligned to each other.
- Each pair of ears 46 journals a pin 47 around which is mounted a return spring 48 , having an end cooperating with the front door 11 and the other end cooperating with the dispensing porthole 40 , between the respective pair of ears 46 , to constantly force the dispensing porthole 40 to a closed position, guaranteeing the closing of the dispensing opening 12 when the user ceases to manually operate the pending flange 51 of the dispensing porthole 40 .
- Each pin 47 projects outwardly from the respective pair of ears 46 , to be journaled in a hole 11 a designed in the front door 11 of the refrigerator 10 , close to a respective side of the dispensing opening 12 , to define a lower horizontal articulation of the dispensing porthole 40 in the front door 11 of the refrigerator 10 , as illustrated in FIGS. 8 and 8 a.
- the present dispenser device D further comprises an extracting lever 60 which is medianly and horizontally articulated to the front door 11 , internally to the refrigerator 10 , so as to be angularly displaced, upon the displacement of the dispensing porthole 40 to an open position, from a non-operative position to an operative position, in which it displaces the first beverage can 30 of the chute 20 , releasing said can through the outlet opening 22 of the chute 20 and gravitationally conducting the can to the cradle 50 , rolling the can over the dispensing porthole 40 .
- an extracting lever 60 which is medianly and horizontally articulated to the front door 11 , internally to the refrigerator 10 , so as to be angularly displaced, upon the displacement of the dispensing porthole 40 to an open position, from a non-operative position to an operative position, in which it displaces the first beverage can 30 of the chute 20 , releasing said can through the outlet opening 22 of the chute 20 and gravitationally conducting the can to the cradle 50 , rolling the can over
- the front door 11 of the refrigerator 10 carries, in its inside, a protective cover 70 circumferencially and rearly surrounding the dispensing opening 12 and the dispensing porthole 40 , said protective cover 70 being provided with a rear window 71 , in whose lower region is medianly articulated the extracting lever 60 .
- the extracting lever 60 preferably formed in a single piece molded in plastic material, comprises: an extracting portion 61 defined on a side of a median articulation region and disposed below the front end 21 a of the support track 21 of the chute 20 , and dimensioned to angularly oscillate in a vertical plane from a non-operative position below said chute 20 to an operative position displaced upwardly through the median slot 24 of the chute 20 , elevating the first beverage can 30 from its position seated against the lower stop 23 , so as to release said beverage can 30 from the stop, so that said can may roll towards the dispensing opening 12 of the front door 11 of the refrigerator 10 .
- the extracting lever 60 further comprises a conducting portion 62 defining an extension of the extracting portion 61 and also a cam follower portion 63 projecting transversally, forward of the extracting lever 60 in its median articulation region, said cam follower portion 63 being dimensioned and configured to be angularly displaced by the cam surface 43 of the dispensing porthole 40 , when the latter is conducted to the open position, so as to displace, upwardly, the extracting portion 61 and, therewith, the first beverage can 30 of the chute 20 and, downwardly, the conducting portion 62 of the extracting lever 60 , making said first beverage can 30 gravitationally roll down over the extracting lever 60 and over the dispensing porthole 40 , until seating on the cradle 50 , as illustrated in FIGS. 2-6 .
- FIG. 9 illustrates a perspective view of the protective cover 70 and of its rear window 71 in which the extracting lever 60 is articulated.
- the provision of the protective cover 70 creates a region which is maintained insulated from the inner ambient of the refrigerator while the extracting lever 60 remains in its non-operative position, the communication between the inner ambient of the refrigerator 10 and the outer ambient, through the dispensing opening 12 , being allowed only in the moment in which the extracting lever 60 is in its operative position with the dispensing porthole 40 in its open position, during the short space of time in which the first beverage can 30 of the chute 20 is rolling from the outlet opening 22 of the latter towards the cradle 50 .
- the extracting lever 60 is preferably constructed so as to incorporate, on both sides of its median articulation portion, two shaft portions 65 to be journaled in a pair of side cradles 73 incorporated in the lower region of the rear window 71 of the protective cover 70 .
- small helical springs 74 Over the two shaft portions 65 are mounted small helical springs 74 having an end cooperating with the extracting lever 60 and the opposite end cooperating with the protective cover 70 , so as to constantly force the extracting lever 60 to its non-operative position illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 6 .
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The present device for dispensing beverage cans is mounted in a refrigerator whose front door is provided with a dispensing opening and comprises:
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- a chute disposed in the interior of the refrigerator to lodge a plurality of beverage cans;
- a dispensing porthole externally carrying a cradle and being inferiorly and horizontally articulated to the front door, to be displaced between a closed position, blocking the dispensing opening, and an open position, projecting inclinedly to the interior of the refrigerator; and
- an extracting lever medianly and horizontally articulated internally to the refrigerator to be displaced, by the porthole, from a non-operative position to an operative position, in which it releases the first beverage can of the chute, gravitationally rolling said can over the dispensing porthole towards the cradle.
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- The present invention refers to a device for dispensing beverage cans to be applied, for example, to a stand-alone refrigerator or a combination refrigerator-freezer, for dispensing refrigerated beverage cans through the front door of the refrigerator.
- There are known from the prior art different devices for individually dispensing cans of carbonated or not carbonated beverages through the front door of a stand-alone refrigerator or a combination refrigerator-freezer, aiming at minimizing the opening operations of the refrigerator door by the user, in order to obtain refrigerated beverage cans. It is well known that the lesser the door is open the greater will be the energetic efficiency of its operation under the same load and ambient conditions.
- A dispenser device of beverage cans of the type mentioned above is described in patent application US 2005/015900A1 and comprises a can storage chute, mounted inside the refrigerator and constructed to store a plurality of beverage cans, which are arranged side by side so as to be released, usually by gravity, one by one, through a discharge end of a storage chute. Said device further comprises a rotating drum which presents a portion for receiving a beverage can released from the storage chute, and a closing portion capable to block the discharge end of the storage chute when the drum is rotated to a position for releasing, to the user, the can previously lodged in the receiving portion of the drum.
- While operating adequately, the previous solution cited above requires a relatively complex assembly to guarantee a controlled and smooth rotation of the drum and also an adequate sealing between its side surface and the adjacent walls of the refrigerator door, to prevent the cold air from escaping from the interior of the refrigerator to the external ambient.
- Another dispenser device is described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,485,937 and comprises, besides the storage chute, an extracting lever, medianly articulated in a lower region of an opening provided in the refrigerator door and carrying, in an outer end, a can receiving cradle and, in an end inside the refrigerator, an extracting element. Upon the angular movement of the extracting lever by the user, the extracting element elevates the first can of the storage chute, releasing it from a fixed stop provided in the discharge end of the chute, allowing said can to roll over the lever, through the opening of the refrigerator door, towards the can receiving cradle, and be retrieved by the user. The extracting element is constructed so as to retain the second can of the storage chute in the original position, while the first can is displaced over the fixed stop, ceasing to operate only when the lever returns to the rest position, allowing the second can of the storage chute to roll over the extracting element, coming to occupy the first position.
- This second known solution presents a simple construction, less complex and costly than that previously discussed. However, this second construction turns difficult the provision of efficient thermal insulating means in the opening region of the refrigerator door, through which is mounted the oscillating extracting lever. The difficulty in obtaining an adequate thermal insulation in this region of the refrigerator door compromises the thermal efficiency of said refrigerator or considerably increases the cost of the mounting arrangement as a whole.
- As a function of the inconveniences mentioned above and related to the known solutions, it is an object of the present invention to provide a device for dispensing beverage cans, to be applied to a refrigerator, for dispensing beverage cans through a dispensing opening in the refrigerator front door, said device presenting a simple and resistant construction, which guarantees an adequate degree of thermal insulation in the region of the dispensing opening provided in the front door.
- According to the invention, the present device for dispensing beverage cans comprises: a chute disposed in the interior of the refrigerator and configured to receive and lodge a plurality of beverage cans disposed side by side, to be sequentially discharged through an outlet opening of the chute; a dispensing porthole externally carrying a cradle and being inferiorly and horizontally articulated in the front door, internally to the refrigerator, so as to be manually and angularly displaced between a closed position, in which it blocks the dispensing opening, positioning the cradle externally to said dispensing opening and manually accessible to the user, and an open position, in which it projects inclinedly upwardly and inwardly of the refrigerator, so as to block the dispensing opening with the cradle; and an extracting lever, which is medianly and horizontally articulated internally to the refrigerator, so as to be angularly displaced, upon movement of the dispensing porthole to the open position, from a non-operative position to an operative position, in which it displaces the first beverage can of the chute, releasing it through the outlet opening of said chute and gravitationally conducting said can to the cradle, rolling said can over the dispensing porthole. The extracting lever is usually constantly forced to the non-operative position.
- The construction defined above is carried out by means of components presenting a relatively simple and resistant construction, allowing for an improved thermal insulation of the region of the refrigerator front door, in which the dispensing opening is provided.
- The invention will be described below, with reference to the enclosed drawings, given by way of example of an embodiment of the invention and in which:
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FIG. 1 represents a front perspective view of a refrigerator provided with the dispenser device object of the present invention; -
FIG. 1 a represents a front perspective view of a refrigerator provided with the present dispenser device and having its front door open to illustrate the positioning of the chute; -
FIG. 2 represents a partial and simplified vertical sectional view of a refrigerator provided with the present dispenser device in a non-operative position; -
FIG. 3 represents an enlarged detail of part ofFIG. 2 , illustrating the dispensing porthole being displaced to an open position and displacing the extracting lever to an operative position; -
FIG. 4 represents a view similar to that ofFIG. 3 , but illustrating the dispensing porthole in the open position and the extracting lever in the operative position, releasing the first beverage can from the chute; -
FIG. 5 represents a view similar to that of FIG. 4, but illustrating the first beverage can released from the chute and already gravitationally rolled to the outer cradle of the dispensing porthole; -
FIG. 6 represents a view similar to that ofFIGS. 3-5 , but illustrating the dispensing porthole returned to the closed position, with its outer cradle carrying a beverage can released from the chute, and with the extracting lever returned to the non-operative position; -
FIG. 7 represents a front perspective view of the dispensing porthole; -
FIG. 8 represents an exploded perspective view of the components of the dispensing porthole illustrated inFIG. 7 ; -
FIG. 8 a represents a partial rear perspective view of the dispensing porthole, illustrating its articulation to the refrigerator front door; -
FIG. 9 represents an exploded perspective view of the extracting lever and of the element to which it is articulated; and -
FIG. 10 represents a partially sectioned front upper perspective view of the beverage can storage chute. - As illustrated and previously mentioned, the present dispenser device D is applied to a
refrigerator 10 of the stand-alone type or a combination refrigerator-freezer and whosefront door 11 is provided with a dispensingopening 12 in which a respective part of the present dispenser device D is mounted, as it is simplifiedly illustrated inFIG. 1 of the enclosed drawings. - As illustrated in
FIGS. 1 a and 2, the dispenser device D comprises achute 20 to be provided in the interior of therefrigerator 10 and which is configured to receive and lodge a plurality ofbeverage cans 30 disposed side by side, to be sequentially discharged by the user actuating the dispenser device D. - In the illustrated construction, the
chute 20 is mounted in the interior of therefrigerator 10 and comprises at least onesupport track 21 disposed according to a direction transversal to the plane of thefront door 11 and having afront end 21 a, in which is defined an outlet opening 22 of thechute 20, eachsupport track 21 lodging a plurality ofbeverage cans 30. Thechute 20 can be constructed in different manners and in different materials, being affixed on a horizontalinner wall 13 of therefrigerator 10 or against a lateral inner wall of the latter, as long as its outlet opening 22 is turned to the dispensingopening 12 provided in thefront door 11 of therefrigerator 10. - As illustrated in
FIGS. 2 and 10 , thechute 20 can be constructed in injected plastic material, formed in two halves to be afterwards connected and affixed one to the other so as to define twosupport tracks 21 disposed one over the other and interconnected by one of the ends, in a serpentine-shaped stack, theupper support track 21 presenting aninlet end 21 b that is open and configured to permit feeding thebeverage cans 30 directly over saidupper support track 21. Thefront end 21 a of thelowermost support track 21 of thechute 20, in which is defined an outlet opening 22, is provided with alower stop 23 against which is laterally seated and retained the first beverage can 30 lodged in thechute 20. As best illustrated inFIG. 10 , thefront end 21 a of thelower support track 21 of thechute 20 presents amedian slot 24 extending also along thelower stop 23, splitting it in two side portions spaced from each other, saidmedian slot 24 extending to the interior of thesupport track 21 by a distance sufficient to permit the first beverage can 30, lodged in thechute 20, to be seated on thesupport track 21 on opposite sides of saidmedian slot 24, as illustrated inFIG. 2 . The function of themedian slot 24 will be described ahead. - In order that the
beverage cans 30 can be automatically displaced in the interior of thechute 20 and towards the outlet opening 22 of the latter, as the cans are sequentially and progressively removed from the interior of therefrigerator 10, thesupport tracks 21 of thechute 20 are slightly inclined so that thebeverage cans 30 are gravitationally forced towards thelower stop 23 disposed close to the outlet opening 22 of thechute 20. Hence, whenever there is the load of at least one beverage can 30 in the interior of thechute 20, there will be one beverage can 30 laterally seated against thelower stop 23, transversally to themedian slot 24. - As illustrated in
FIG. 2 , thechute 20 is preferably mounted in the interior of therefrigerator 10, suspended under a horizontalinner wall 13 of therefrigerator 10, which wall can be defined by the upper wall of the respective refrigerator cabinet. Said wall, which can also be defined by one of the inner shelves or other inner dividing elements of the refrigerator, is usually provided with suspension means 14 which can take the form ofpins 14 a pending from said horizontalinner wall 13 of therefrigerator 10. Thechute 20 presents anupper wall portion 25 in which are providedengaging means 26 to be coupled to respective suspension means 14 provided under the horizontalinner wall 13 of therefrigerator 10. In the illustrated constructive example, theengaging means 26 take the form ofoblong orifices 26 a made in saidupper wall portion 25 of thechute 20, being dimensioned to be removably fitted in respective suspension means 14. - The dispenser device D further comprises a dispensing
porthole 40 which carries, externally and usually in a single piece, acradle 50 having a cylindrical concave shape and dimensioned to receive and lodge a beverage can 30 released from thechute 20. The dispensingporthole 40 is inferiorly and horizontally articulated to thefront door 11, inside therefrigerator 10, so that it can be manually and angularly displaced between a closed position, in which it blocks the dispensingopening 12, positioning thecradle 50 externally to the latter and manually accessible to the user, and an open position, in which it projects inclinably upwardly and inwardly of therefrigerator 10, so as to make the dispensingopening 12 be blocked by thecradle 50. - The dispensing
porthole 40 can present different constructions and different contours. However, it should be understood that the dispensingporthole 40 must present a contour compatible with that of the dispensing opening 12 and also according to the need of releasing thebeverage cans 30 outwardly from therefrigerator 10, through thefront door 11 of the latter. Another aspect to be observed in the construction of the dispensingporthole 40 concerns its capacity to guarantee an adequate thermal insulation between the interior and the exterior of therefrigerator 10. - In the construction illustrated in the enclosed drawings, the dispensing
porthole 40 comprises, generally in injected plastic material, anouter casing 41 in the form of a trunk-pyramidal tray of rectangular contour and whose closed smaller base externally incorporates a front projection configured to superiorly define thecradle 50 and inferiorly define apending flange 51 which defines an element to be manually held by the user when he desires to move the dispensingporthole 40 to extract a beverage can 30 from the interior of thechute 20. The dispensingporthole 40 further comprises aninner casing 42 constructed to rearly close theouter casing 41 and defining acam surface 43 whose function will be described ahead. Athermal insulating filler 44 is internally disposed in between the twocasings gasket 45, preferably constructed in elastomeric material, is mounted around theouter casing 41, to be seated against a trunk-pyramidal seat 16 provided in thefront door 11 of therefrigerator 10, around the dispensing opening 12, when the dispensingporthole 40 is displaced to the closed condition. - In the illustrated construction, the
outer casing 41 inferiorly incorporates two pairs ofears 46 pending downwardly and provided withrespective holes 46 a axially aligned to each other. Each pair ofears 46 journals apin 47 around which is mounted areturn spring 48, having an end cooperating with thefront door 11 and the other end cooperating with the dispensingporthole 40, between the respective pair ofears 46, to constantly force the dispensingporthole 40 to a closed position, guaranteeing the closing of the dispensing opening 12 when the user ceases to manually operate thepending flange 51 of the dispensingporthole 40. - Each
pin 47 projects outwardly from the respective pair ofears 46, to be journaled in ahole 11 a designed in thefront door 11 of therefrigerator 10, close to a respective side of the dispensingopening 12, to define a lower horizontal articulation of the dispensingporthole 40 in thefront door 11 of therefrigerator 10, as illustrated inFIGS. 8 and 8 a. - The present dispenser device D further comprises an extracting
lever 60 which is medianly and horizontally articulated to thefront door 11, internally to therefrigerator 10, so as to be angularly displaced, upon the displacement of the dispensingporthole 40 to an open position, from a non-operative position to an operative position, in which it displaces the first beverage can 30 of thechute 20, releasing said can through the outlet opening 22 of thechute 20 and gravitationally conducting the can to thecradle 50, rolling the can over the dispensingporthole 40. In the illustrated construction, thefront door 11 of therefrigerator 10 carries, in its inside, aprotective cover 70 circumferencially and rearly surrounding the dispensing opening 12 and the dispensingporthole 40, saidprotective cover 70 being provided with arear window 71, in whose lower region is medianly articulated the extractinglever 60. - In the illustrated construction, the extracting
lever 60, preferably formed in a single piece molded in plastic material, comprises: an extractingportion 61 defined on a side of a median articulation region and disposed below thefront end 21 a of thesupport track 21 of thechute 20, and dimensioned to angularly oscillate in a vertical plane from a non-operative position below saidchute 20 to an operative position displaced upwardly through themedian slot 24 of thechute 20, elevating the first beverage can 30 from its position seated against thelower stop 23, so as to release said beverage can 30 from the stop, so that said can may roll towards the dispensing opening 12 of thefront door 11 of therefrigerator 10. - The extracting
lever 60 further comprises a conductingportion 62 defining an extension of the extractingportion 61 and also acam follower portion 63 projecting transversally, forward of the extractinglever 60 in its median articulation region, saidcam follower portion 63 being dimensioned and configured to be angularly displaced by thecam surface 43 of the dispensingporthole 40, when the latter is conducted to the open position, so as to displace, upwardly, the extractingportion 61 and, therewith, the first beverage can 30 of thechute 20 and, downwardly, the conductingportion 62 of the extractinglever 60, making said first beverage can 30 gravitationally roll down over the extractinglever 60 and over the dispensingporthole 40, until seating on thecradle 50, as illustrated inFIGS. 2-6 . -
FIG. 9 illustrates a perspective view of theprotective cover 70 and of itsrear window 71 in which the extractinglever 60 is articulated. The provision of theprotective cover 70 creates a region which is maintained insulated from the inner ambient of the refrigerator while the extractinglever 60 remains in its non-operative position, the communication between the inner ambient of therefrigerator 10 and the outer ambient, through the dispensingopening 12, being allowed only in the moment in which the extractinglever 60 is in its operative position with the dispensingporthole 40 in its open position, during the short space of time in which the first beverage can 30 of thechute 20 is rolling from the outlet opening 22 of the latter towards thecradle 50. Even so, theprotective cover 70 creates an intermediary chamber, preventing great loss of thermal energy during the instants in which the dispensingporthole 40 and the extractinglever 60 are cooperating with each other to allow a beverage can 30 to be released. The extractinglever 60 is preferably constructed so as to incorporate, on both sides of its median articulation portion, twoshaft portions 65 to be journaled in a pair of side cradles 73 incorporated in the lower region of therear window 71 of theprotective cover 70. Over the twoshaft portions 65 are mounted smallhelical springs 74 having an end cooperating with the extractinglever 60 and the opposite end cooperating with theprotective cover 70, so as to constantly force the extractinglever 60 to its non-operative position illustrated inFIGS. 2 and 6 . - While only one preferred embodiment for the present invention has been described and illustrated herein, it should be understood that alterations can be made in the form and arrangement of the elements, without departing from the constructive concept defined in the claims that accompany the present specification.
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1. A device for dispensing beverage cans through a dispensing opening provided in the front door of a refrigerator, comprising:
a chute disposed in the interior of the refrigerator and configured to receive and lodge a plurality of beverage cans disposed side by side, to be sequentially discharged through an outlet opening of the chute;
a dispensing porthole externally carrying a cradle and being inferiorly and horizontally articulated in the front door, internally to the refrigerator, so as to be manually and angularly displaced between a closed position, in which it blocks the dispensing opening, positioning the cradle externally to said dispensing opening and manually accessible to the user, and an open position, in which it projects inclinedly upwards and inwards of the refrigerator, so as to block the dispensing opening with the cradle; and
an extracting lever that is medianly and horizontally articulated internally to the refrigerator, so as to be angularly displaced, upon the displacement of the dispensing porthole to an open position, from a non-operative position to an operative position, in which it displaces the first beverage can of the chute, releasing it through an outlet opening of said chute and gravitationally conducting it to the cradle, rolling said beverage can over the dispensing porthole.
2. Dispenser device, as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the chute is mounted in the interior of the refrigerator and comprises at least one support track disposed according to a direction transversal to the plane of the front door and having a front end in which is defined an outlet opening of the chute, said support track housing a plurality of beverage cans.
3. Dispenser device, as set forth in claim 2 , wherein the chute comprises at least two support tracks disposed one over the other and interconnected by one of the ends, in a serpentine-shaped stack, the upper support track presenting an open inlet end, for feeding the beverage cans.
4. Dispenser device, as set forth in claim 2 , wherein the front end of the support track, in which is defined an outlet opening of the chute, is provided with a lower stop against which is laterally seated and retained the first beverage can lodged in the chute.
5. Dispenser device, as set forth in claim 4 , wherein the beverage cans are gravitationally forced towards the lower stop, close to the outlet opening of the chute, by inclination of the respective support track.
6. Dispenser device, as set forth in claim 2 , wherein the chute is superiorly provided with engaging device to be coupled with the respective suspension means provided under a horizontal inner wall of the refrigerator.
7. Dispenser device, as set forth in claim 6 , wherein the engaging means take the form of oblong orifices made in an upper wall portion of the chute and dimensioned to be removably fitted in suspension device in the form of pins pending from a horizontal inner wall of the refrigerator.
8. Dispenser device, as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the dispensing porthole is constantly forced to a closed position by a return spring operatively associated with the front door and with the dispensing porthole.
9. Dispenser device, as set forth in claim 8 , wherein the dispensing porthole comprises:
an outer casing in the form of a trunk-pyramidal tray of rectangular contour, whose closed smaller base incorporates, externally, a front projection configured to superiorly define the cradle of cylindrical concave shape and, inferiorly, a pending flange to be manually held by the user;
an inner casing rearly closing the outer casing and defining a cam surface;
a thermal insulating filler disposed in between the two casings; and
a gasket mounted around the outer casing, to be seated against a trunk-pyramidal seat provided in the front door, around the dispensing opening, when the dispensing porthole is displaced to a closed position.
10. Dispenser device, as set forth in claim 9 , wherein the outer casing inferiorly incorporates two pairs of ears provided with respective axially aligned holes, each pair of ears journaling a pin around which is mounted a return spring having an end cooperating with the front door and the other end cooperating with the dispensing porthole, each pin projecting outwards from the respective pair of ears, to be journaled in a hole made in the front door, close to one of the sides of the dispensing opening, so as to define a lower horizontal articulation of the dispensing porthole in the front door of the refrigerator.
11. Dispenser device, as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the front door carries, in its inner side, a protective cover circumferencially and rearly surrounding the dispensing opening and the dispensing porthole and being provided with a rear window in whose lower region is medianly articulated the extracting lever.
12. Dispenser device, as set forth in claim 11 , wherein the extracting lever comprises:
an extracting portion;
a conducting portion defining an extension of the extracting portion; and
a cam follower portion projecting transversally forward of the extracting lever, in its median articulation region, said cam follower portion being displaced by the dispensing porthole, when the latter is conducted to the open position, so as to displace, upwardly, the extracting portion and therewith, the first beverage can of the chute and, downwardly, the conducting portion of the extracting lever, making said first beverage can gravitationally roll over the extracting lever and over the dispensing porthole, until seating on the cradle.
13. Dispenser device, as set forth in claim 12 , wherein the chute comprises at least one support track lodging a plurality of beverage cans and having a front end in which is defined an outlet opening of the chute, and provided a lower stop, against which is laterally seated and retained the first beverage can lodged in the chute, the upward displacement of the extracting portion (60) upwardly displacing said first beverage can, releasing the can from the lower stop and allowing it to gravitationally roll over the extracting lever and over the dispensing porthole, until reaching the cradle.
14. Dispenser device, as set forth in claim 12 , wherein the extracting lever incorporates, on both sides of its median articulation portion, two shaft portions to be journaled in a pair of side cradles incorporated in the lower region of the rear window of the protective cover, each shaft portion carrying a helical spring cooperating with the protective cover and the extracting lever, so as to constantly force the latter to a non-operative position.
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