US20100218547A1 - Refrigerator and/or freezer - Google Patents

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US20100218547A1
US20100218547A1 US12/681,218 US68121808A US2010218547A1 US 20100218547 A1 US20100218547 A1 US 20100218547A1 US 68121808 A US68121808 A US 68121808A US 2010218547 A1 US2010218547 A1 US 2010218547A1
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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
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/02—Doors; Covers
    • F25D23/028—Details
    • 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
    • F25D2323/024—Door hinges
    • 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
    • F25D2400/00—General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for cooling or freezing apparatus not covered by any other subclass
    • F25D2400/40—Refrigerating devices characterised by electrical wiring

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  • the present invention relates to a refrigerator and/or freezer with at least one body and at least one door or flap pivotable relative to the body, wherein the door or flap has a first region which is defined by a circumferential seal when the door or flap is closed, and wherein the door or flap has at least one second region located outside this first region.
  • a seal for the insulating termination of the cooling and/or freezing space usually is provided on the inside of the door or flap.
  • Appliances are known from the prior art, in which the door has a protruding region which is located above or below the region defined by the circumferential seal. This protruding region can for example serve to cover a region of the body when the door or flap is closed, so that an optically appealing and uniform appearance of the appliance is obtained.
  • said second region i.e. in the region which is not surrounded by a seal or is not in alignment with a region surrounded by the seal when the door or flap is closed, at least one receiving element is arranged, in which one or more functional elements of the refrigerator and/or freezer are arranged.
  • the idea underlying the invention thus consists in utilizing said second region as a receiving region for one or more functional elements, which involves the advantage that the space in which these functional elements are accommodated in known appliances now is available for other uses.
  • the second region protruding beyond the first region, which is not utilized in known appliances thus is used for the arrangement of one or more functional elements.
  • This receiving element can form a firm part of the door or flap or can also releasably be connected with the door, for example by a positive connection, by a screw connection or also by a bonded connection and the like.
  • the receiving element can for example be configured as a plastic part, in which regions are arranged in which the or said functional elements can be accommodated in a suitable way.
  • the receiving element includes at least one recess in which a bearing or parts of a bearing are accommodated for the pivotable arrangement of the door or flap.
  • the receiving element includes one or more regions in which means for influencing the movement of the door or flap are arranged. These can be closing dampers, closing aids, etc.
  • one or more regions are arranged in which electronic components and/or means for the power and/or data supply of a load arranged in the door or flap, in particular of a display, are arranged. It is conceivable, for example, to arrange a cable guide, a space for a plug connection of the cable or also for a controller of a load, for its power supply etc., in the receiving element.
  • the receiving element has a length which substantially corresponds to the width or height of the door or the flap.
  • the receiving element has a depth which substantially corresponds to the depth of the door or the flap.
  • the receiving element can extend in vertical direction, for example above and/or below the first region of a door or for example also laterally of the first region of a flap.
  • the invention is not restricted thereto.
  • FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the upper end region of a door of a refrigerator and/or freezer with a plug-in part arranged above the seal, and
  • FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the plug-in part in the demounted condition.
  • reference numeral 10 designates the door of a refrigerator and/or freezer in its upper portion from the inside facing the cooling space. At its top and bottom, the door is pivotally accommodated with one bearing 20 each on a non-illustrated body of the appliance.
  • Reference numeral 40 designates a circumferential seal which in the closed condition of the door 10 rests against an end face of the body and in this way terminates the region to be cooled.
  • the seal 40 is formed around and defines a first region 16 located within the sealing region.
  • the second region 18 is located in the embodiment shown here, i.e. the region which is not directly adjacent to the cooling and/or freezing space when the door or flap is closed.
  • the region 18 protrudes beyond the region 16 and for example conceals an end-face body region when the door 10 is closed.
  • the bearing 20 is located in the second region 18 .
  • a receiving element 50 configured as plug-in part is located, which is shown in FIG. 2 .
  • the receiving element 50 includes receptacles 14 , 14 ′ for receiving the bearing 20 .
  • the receiving element 50 is configured as plastic part, which can be inserted in the second region 18 above the region 16 surrounded by the seal, as can be taken from FIG. 1 .
  • the receiving element 50 includes a space or cavity into which various functional elements can be inserted.
  • means for influencing the closing behavior such as closing dampers, closing aids of the door should be mentioned, as they are designated by the reference numeral 80 in FIG. 1 .
  • a further example is the receptacle of a cable 30 , which partly also is located in the region formed by the receiving element 50 , as can be taken from FIG. 1 .
  • the bearing 20 consists of a pivot pin, which extends vertically downwards from the bearing bracket 21 which is stationarily arranged on the body of the appliance.
  • the pivot pin is rotatably mounted in a bearing bush 22 which is not firmly connected with the door, but can be removed from the same.
  • the connection between the receptacle 14 , 14 ′ of the receiving element 50 and the bearing bush 22 thus is of the releasable type.
  • the bearing bush 22 is plugged into the respective end face 12 of the door 10 from above or at the bottom of the door from below.
  • the cable extends over the bearing bracket 21 , over the non-illustrated pivot pin extending from the bearing bracket 21 and over the bearing bush 22 .
  • the cable 30 is guided in the bearing bush 22 such that it always exits from the bearing bush 22 in a defined position independent of the angle of rotation of the door.
  • guideways 15 , 15 ′ are located in the receptacles 14 , 14 ′, which extend parallel to the plug-in direction of the bearing bush 22 and prevent the bearing bush 22 from rotating in the recesses 14 , 14 ′. Furthermore, the shape of the bearing bush 22 and of the receptacles 14 , 14 ′ prevents a rotation of the bush 22 in the receptacles 14 , 14 ′.
  • the receiving element 50 can be arranged above or below the first region 16 of the door 10 and/or also beside this region 16 .
  • the cable 30 In its end region located in the door 10 , the cable 30 includes a plug part 32 .
  • the same is releasably connected with a further plug part of a cable portion, which leads for example to a display in the door.
  • the cable portion guided over the bearing 20 is releasably connected with a display or the like or with a cable arranged thereon.
  • the present invention provides for expediently utilizing the region 18 of the door or flap protruding beyond said first region 16 .
  • the second region 18 can extend above, below and/or also beside the first region 16 .

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