WO2008077757A2

WO2008077757A2 - Refrigerating appliance

Info

Publication number: WO2008077757A2
Application number: PCT/EP2007/063640
Authority: WO
Inventors: Michael Kordon; Rainer Spaag
Original assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH
Priority date: 2006-12-22
Filing date: 2007-12-11
Publication date: 2008-07-03
Also published as: CN101589280B; WO2008077757A3; DE202006019373U1; RU2442938C2; CN101589280A; EP2126498A2; RU2009123408A

Abstract

The invention relates to a refrigerating appliance comprising a refrigerating compartment (17) provided with at least one pair of guiding grooves (15) at least in sections on the lateral walls thereof. Lateral edges of shelves (9) for products to be refrigerated can be slid into the guiding grooves (15). The shelves (9) comprise holding means (6) which engage in counter holding means (18) inside the cooling compartment (17). According to the invention, a clamping part (1) is provided, which can be detachably fixed to the shelf (9) and/or the refrigerating compartment (17) for the product to be refrigerated, and positively engages in the gap between the guiding groove (15) and the shelf (9) in such a way that the holding means (6) are fixed in the counter holding means (18).

Description

Cooling device

The invention relates to a cooling device according to the preamble of claim 1.

A refrigerator usually has a number of refrigerated goods arranged in the refrigerator compartment. These are designed, for example, as filing grids, glass plates, small parts trays, vegetable trays or others. These refrigerated goods trays are generally hung on the side walls of the refrigerator. For the most part, guide grooves are provided on the sides of the cooling space for this purpose, in which the

Refrigerated goods trays can be introduced in a controlled manner and from the lower parts they are held. In order to prevent that during a loading or unloading of parked on the shelves or abzustellenden refrigerated goods chutes from the wings of the guide grooves and thereby deposited refrigerated goods fall to the ground, projections are attached to the refrigerated goods shelves, which in designated shots engage in the area of the guide grooves or on the rear wall of the cold room and secure the chilled goods shelf. The projections of the refrigerated goods trays are pressed by the weight of refrigerated goods in the shots. Therefore, the projections are usually arranged on the underside of the refrigerated goods trays.

During the transport of such cooling devices, however, the dead weight of the refrigerated goods shelves is often insufficient to ensure secure fixing of the projections and thus of the refrigerated goods trays in the guide grooves. So it is necessary in particular with the fragile glass plates to provide an additional transport lock, which fixes them at their intended position. Usually this tissue adhesive tapes are used with which the Kühlgutablagen be attached to the left and right of the refrigerator. These tapes are applied manually and therefore not always reliable, so that a sufficient transport safety is not always given. In addition, it is necessary after transport, the remains of these

Adhesive tapes to remove, which is often very tedious for the customer and therefore repeated led to customer complaints.

To avoid this problem, it is proposed in DE 298 15 932 U1 to form the receptacles for the projections of Kühlgutablagen in the guide grooves as a backdrop, so that the projections of Kühlgutablagen in the final position of

Refrigerated goods are held non-positively. In the case of a link structure, the chilled goods deposit has little play available, so that jumping out of the plate from the guide groove is also unlikely during transport. Nevertheless, it is also necessary here to secure the refrigerated goods deposit in the area of the door by means of an adhesive tape in order to prevent the refrigerated goods deposit from falling out to the front. In addition, this embodiment has the disadvantage that the insertion of the refrigerated goods tray in the precisely fitting guide slot is more cumbersome than the introduction of such Kühlgutablage in a wider gap of a guide groove.

The invention has the object of providing a cooling device in such a way that the refrigerated goods trays are always held securely in the guide grooves during transport and the operation of the refrigerator still remains customer-friendly.

The object is achieved according to the invention by the features of claim 1.

According to the invention, a clamping member is provided as a transport securing, which is shaped so that it fills the gap between the guide groove and the introduced Kühlgutablage at least one position and which further comprises a fastener, by which it is releasably connected to the Kühlgutablage or a suitable holder on the refrigerator is connectable. Due to the fact that the clamping part fills the gap between the refrigerated goods deposit and the guide groove, the refrigerated goods deposit is fixed in its position by preventing the refrigerated goods deposit from jumping up during transport. This ensures that the projections of the refrigerated goods trays are held in the recordings, a release of the projections, which could lead to slipping out of the refrigerated goods shelf, is no longer possible. As a guide is here understood almost arbitrarily far apart pair of projections on the side wall, the lower projection serves as a support bar for the refrigerated goods storage and the upper may already represent the support bar of the next higher shelf. The detachable attachment of the clamping part to the refrigerated goods storage or the cooling chamber ensures that the clamping part during transport in his

Determination position persists and can not be shaken out by itself. After transport, the clamping part can be easily detached and removed by the customer. By such a clamping part so on the one hand, a secure transport of a refrigerator with inserted Kühlgutablagen is guaranteed, on the other hand, such a transport lock is easy to remove from the customer.

In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the clamping part is fixed to the transport protection on the refrigerated goods shelf itself. This solution is particularly easy to install, since the clamping part are fixed in advance on the refrigerated goods storage and can be inserted together with the refrigerated goods storage in the guide and jammed in this. After transport, the customer can pull it out of the cooling unit together with the refrigerated goods rack and simply detach it from the refrigerated goods rack. The attachment fixes the clamping part on the Kühlgutablage both in the lateral direction, so that it can not slide away from the cooling chamber side away from the guide groove, as well as in the horizontal direction to the refrigerator door, thereby sliding out of the clamping part of the guide groove and a release of the Refrigerated goods storage is prevented by the clamping part in the door direction. By holding the clamping member to the refrigerated goods shelf both in the lateral direction and towards the front Kühlgutablage is fixed to the position at which the clamping part is clamped, this is their final position in the guide groove when transporting, as soon as the Kühlgutablage together with the clamping part in the guide groove clamped and the projection is inserted into the receptacle. Of course, it is also possible to first set up the clamping part only on the back of the refrigerated goods storage, then insert the refrigerated goods tray in the guide and only then pinch the clamping part in the guide by the lateral fixation is activated on the refrigerated goods shelf.

In principle, it is also possible, the clamping part on the guide groove itself and / or on the Rear wall of the refrigerator to secure. In this case, however, the clamping part is not easily removed with the refrigerated goods shelf but must be solved by the customer directly from the rear side of the refrigerator. This is somewhat cumbersome, but it may be easier for some models but the provision of fasteners on the refrigerator for some models than the refrigerated goods itself.

In a further advantageous embodiment, the fastening elements are designed as latching elements. Locking connections represent a particularly advantageous and easily executable possibility of a detachable connection, which is also common for the customer and therefore can be easily solved by this without tools.

In a further advantageous embodiment, a latching element, which fixes the chilled goods deposit forward to the door side on the clamping part is fastened to the surface of the chilled goods deposit opposite the section of the clamping part engaging in the guide groove by means of a latching hook. The latching hook is connected via a fixing portion with the body of the clamping part in connection. This attachment section encloses a holding web present on a surface of the refrigerated goods deposit. As a result, on the one hand, the refrigerated goods shelf is clamped between the latching hook and the clamping part, whereby the condition for a stable attachment is created, on the other hand ensures the inclusion of a holding web by means of the locking element, the refrigerated goods reliably against movement towards the door. It when the mounting portion is formed as a rider, which can be placed on a stop rib of Kühlgutablagen from above is particularly advantageous. Usually Kühlgutablagen on stop ribs, which are intended to prevent refrigerated goods comes directly into contact with the rear wall of the refrigerator. These

Stop ribs can be used as a holding web for the fixation of the clamping part, when the locking element is shaped so that it surrounds the stop rib at least on the door side form-fitting manner. As a result, neither a special holder for the clamping element must be provided on the refrigerated goods storage nor on the cold room itself, the locking element of the clamping member takes advantage of the already located on the refrigerated goods storage elements as a support. In a further advantageous embodiment, a further latching hook is provided on the clamping part, which engages in a holding web, which is also arranged on the surface of the refrigerated goods deposit and aligned substantially parallel to the side walls of the cooling space. Advantageously, this holding web is located on the surface of the refrigerated goods deposit facing the body of the clamping part or opposite the rear clamping hook. As a result, the fixation of the clamping element takes place in the lateral direction. As a result, slipping out of the clamping element is prevented from the guide groove. If the retaining bar in which the latching hook engages on the surface of the refrigerated goods deposit opposite the latching hook of the rearward element, the latching hook of the rearward element can assume a dual function. It also stabilizes the locking connection, which prevents displacement of the clamping part in the lateral direction.

Although the recordings for the projections of Kühlgutablagen, which are fixed by this type of transport lock in position, usually part of the

Guide grooves are, this is not a requirement for the invention. In principle, the refrigerated goods deposit could also be pressed into receptacles by means of a clamping part according to the invention, which are located, for example, on the rear wall of the refrigerating appliance.

Further details and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the subclaims in connection with the description of an embodiment which is explained in detail with reference to the drawing.

Show it:

1, the transport protection in a general supervision,

2 the transport lock in a side view,

Fig. 3 is a glass shelf for a refrigerator with attached transport lock and Fig. 4 is a glass shelf with attached transport lock, used in the Cold room of a refrigerator in a detail view.

In Figures 1 and 2, a plastic part used for the transport security of glass shelves in the refrigerator in different views can be seen. The main components of the plastic part are a clamping bar 2, a rear locking element 3 and a horizontal locking element 4. The rear locking element 3, which is clearly visible in Fig. 1, has as essential components, a tab section 5, the groove forms, which The horizontal locking element 4 is also constructed essentially of two components, namely a lever 7 and a latch 8. The individual components are connected via plastic webs with each other. Particularly simple and cost-effective, the entire clamping part 1 is produced for transport security in a plastic injection molding process.

With reference to Figures 3 and 4, the operation of the

Plastic clamping part 1 can be seen. Fig. 3 shows a glass shelf 9, which can be used to store refrigerated goods in a refrigerator. The glass shelf 9 is essentially of a glass plate 10, on which the refrigerated goods is parked, a stop rib 1 1, which prevents the refrigerated goods to the rear wall of the refrigerator abuts and a projection 12, which is only hinted at here and serves to ensure a certain fixation of the glass shelf by engaging in a corresponding receptacle in the guide groove of the side wall of the refrigerator. In this illustration, a plastic clamping part 1 is also seen, which is placed on the stop rib 11 of the glass shelf 9. On the rear surface of the glass shelf 9 locking webs 13 and 14 are provided left and right, in which the locking lug 8 of the plastic clamping part 1 can engage.

To secure the glass shelf 9 in the refrigerator for transport is first, as can be seen in Fig. 3, the plastic clamping part 1 is placed with its rear locking element 3 on the stop rib 11 of the glass shelf 9, the rider 5 surrounds the stop rib 1 1 and the locking projection 6 at the bottom of Glass shelf 9 engages. Thus, the back of the glass shelf 9 is clamped between the elements of the locking element 3 and the plastic clamping part 1 is latched on the glass shelf 9. A movement between the glass shelf 9 and plastic clamping part 1 in the X direction, ie when the glass shelf 9 is inserted into the refrigerator in the direction of the door, is no longer possible. The patch plastic clamping part 1 is then pushed horizontally in the Y direction to the latching web 13, on which the locking lug 8 engages. This second latching connection fixes the plastic clamping part 1 in the y direction and thus holds the plastic clamping part 1 firmly in its position of use as a transport lock.

The final use position of the plastic clamping part 1 in the refrigerator can be seen with reference to a section in Fig. 4. The partially illustrated glass shelf 9 is here introduced into the guide groove 15 of a side wall 16 of a likewise partially shown cooling space 17 of a refrigerator such as a refrigerator. When inserting the provided with the plastic clamping part 1 glass shelf 9 in the

Guide groove 15 pushes the clamping bar 2 of the plastic clamping part 1 together with the glass shelf 9 in the guide groove 15 and fills the gap between the glass plate 10 and the upper stop of the guide groove 15. As a result, the visible in Fig. 3 projection 12, which is located on the underside of the glass plate 10, in the space provided for this, on the overlying guide groove 15 visible receptacle 18 is pressed against the guide groove 15 of the side wall. As a result, the glass shelf is anchored securely over its projection 12 during transport of the refrigerator in the guide groove 15 and can not slip out of her.

To the transport lock, so the plastic clamping part 1 after setting up the

Removing the refrigerator, the user removes this together with the glass shelf 9, triggers by pressing the lever 7, the horizontal clamping element 4 and then can pull the clamping element 1 laterally from the stop rib or lift off by releasing the locking projection 6 of this. Thus, the transport lock after transport by the customer without tools and without the retention of disturbing residual components as they would leave an adhesive tape to accomplish LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1 plastic clamping part

2 clamping bars

3 locking element

4 locking element

5 rider section

6 locking projection

7 lever

8 latch

9 glass shelf

10 glass plate

11 stop rib

12 lead

13 snap bridge

14 snap bridge

15 guide groove

16 side wall

17 refrigerator

18 recording

Claims

claims

1. cooling device with a cooling space (17) which is provided on both sides at least partially with at least a pair of guide grooves (15) into which lateral edges of refrigerated goods trays (9) are inserted, wherein the refrigerated goods trays (9) holding means (6 ), which engage in counter holding means (18) in the cooling space (17), characterized in that a

Clamping part (1) is provided, which on the Kühlgutablage (9) and / or the cooling space (17) is detachably fastened and positively engages in the gap between the guide groove (15) and Kühlgutablage (9) such that the engagement of the holding means (6 ) is fixed in the counter-holding means (18).

2. Cooling device according to claim 1, characterized in that the gap in the vertical direction over the in the guide grooves (15) engaging lateral edges of Kühlgutablage (9) formed and the gap with a holding portion (2) of the clamping part (1) is filled.

3. Cooling device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the clamping part (1) perpendicularly acting fastening elements (3, 4) for attachment to the refrigerated goods tray (9) to the clamping part (1) in the horizontal and vertical direction of the Refrigerated goods shelf (9) to fix.

4. Cooling device according to claim 3, characterized in that at least one of the fastening elements is designed as a latching element (3, 4), which receives a latching connection with the refrigerated goods deposit (9).

5. Cooling device according to claim 4, characterized in that the latching element (3) has a latching hook (6), with which it fixes the Kühlgutablage (9) on its, the clamping part (1) opposite surface.

6. Refrigerator according to claim 3, characterized in that one of

Fastening elements (3) has a portion (5), with which it, in the rear portion of the Kühlgutablage (9) existing, in the direction of the side walls of the cooling space (17) extending around retaining rib (11) engages.

7. Refrigerator according to claim 6, characterized in that the holding rib as a rear stop web (1 1) of the refrigerated goods tray (9) is formed and the fastening element (3) can be plugged onto this.

8. Refrigerator according to claim 7, characterized in that the fastening element (3) in Aufsteckzustand on the stop web (1 1) can be latched thereto.

9. Refrigerator according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that a

Detent element (4) has a latching hook (8) which can be latched on a lateral edge of the refrigerated goods deposit (9).