WO2014102359A1 - Mécanisme de liaison - Google Patents

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WO2014102359A1
WO2014102359A1 PCT/EP2013/078100 EP2013078100W WO2014102359A1 WO 2014102359 A1 WO2014102359 A1 WO 2014102359A1 EP 2013078100 W EP2013078100 W EP 2013078100W WO 2014102359 A1 WO2014102359 A1 WO 2014102359A1
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linking mechanism
cooling devices
connection member
support member
support members
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Kadir Ridvan Celik
Mehmet Ercan KAYMAK
Faik Emre Ozyuksel
Umud Yazgan
Suat Yuksel
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Arcelik Anonim Sirketi
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Priority to EP13823957.9A priority patent/EP2938226A1/fr
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B87/00—Sectional furniture, i.e. combinations of complete furniture units, e.g. assemblies of furniture units of the same kind such as linkable cabinets, tables, racks or shelf units
    • A47B87/007—Linkable independent elements with the same or similar cross-section
    • A47B87/008—Rectangular cabinets or racks in a side-by-side arrangement
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B95/00—Fittings for furniture
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F3/00—Show cases or show cabinets
    • A47F3/04—Show cases or show cabinets air-conditioned, refrigerated
    • A47F3/0482—Details common to both closed and open types
    • 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
    • F25D23/06—Walls
    • 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
    • F25D23/08—Parts formed wholly or mainly of plastics materials
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T403/00—Joints and connections
    • Y10T403/55—Member ends joined by inserted section
    • Y10T403/559—Fluted or splined section

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  • the present invention relates to a linking mechanism that connects two or more cooling devices.
  • connection holes are formed on the outer surfaces of the cooling devices desired to be connected and the cooling devices are held together by means of a connector placed on the connector holes.
  • the grouped cooling devices are deformed when desired to be used separately, the esthetic appearance thereof is deteriorated.
  • the insulation thickness at the portions at which the cooling devices grouped in the said manner are deformed decreases and consequently the cooling performance of the cooling device decreases.
  • the aim of the present invention is the realization of a linking mechanism that enables two or more cooling devices to be firmly grouped without forming any deformation on the cooling devices.
  • the linking mechanism realized in order to attain the aim of the present invention, explicated in the first claim and the respective claims thereof, comprises a first support member mounted on the side wall of one of the cooling devices, a second support member mounted on the side wall of the other cooling device and a connection member that connects the first support member and the second support member to each other by being passed therebetween when the cooling devices are brought side by side.
  • the support members can be detached from the side walls of the cooling devices when desired.
  • the volume occupied by the cooling devices decreases.
  • the support members are mounted to the cooling devices by means of an adhesion means.
  • the support members are bracket-shaped.
  • the support member can be easily mounted on the cooling device.
  • the linking mechanism comprises extensions that enable the position of the support members in the vertical direction to be determined by being mounted on the upper surface of the cooling devices disposed at the upper portion of the support members.
  • the linking mechanism comprises a stopper that enables the position of the support members in the direction of the depth of the cooling device to be determined.
  • the stopper By means of the stopper, the support members mounted on the cooling devices are enabled to be aligned with each other.
  • the protrusions disposed on the side surfaces of the connection member are passed through the channels disposed on the support members.
  • the channels and the protrusions enable the connection member to be mounted to the support member by being slid.
  • the channels form housings and the support members are enabled to be interlocked by the protrusions being seated into the housings.
  • the linking mechanism comprises screws mounted on the short edge of the connection member close to the front walls of the cooling devices.
  • the connection member is prevented from moving inside the support members.
  • the screw and the screw path extend along the connection member.
  • connection member is symmetric.
  • the first support member and the second support member are identical.
  • the stock tracking of the support members is facilitated.
  • the cooling devices connected by means of the linking mechanism can be moved via a single cooling device. As the user moves one of the cooling devices, the other cooling device also moves automatically.
  • Figure 1 – is the exploded view of a linking mechanism in an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 2 – is the front view of a linking mechanism in an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 3 – is the perspective view of a linking mechanism in an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 4 – is the perspective view of a cooling device, a first support member and a connection member in an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 5 – is the partial rear view of a cooling device, a first support member and a connection member in an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 6 — is the partial rear view of two cooling devices and a linking mechanism in an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 7 — is the partial rear view of two cooling devices and two support members in an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 8 — is the view of detail A in Figure 1.
  • Figure 9 – is the partial view of the cooling devices and the linking mechanism in an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the linking mechanism (1) comprises a connection member (2) suitable to be placed between the two cooling devices (C1, C2) situated side by side.
  • the linking mechanism (1) of the present invention comprises a first support member (3) mounted on the side wall of one of the cooling devices (C1), a second support member (103) mounted on the side wall of the other cooling device (C2) and a connection member (2) that connects the first support member (3) and the second support member (103) to each other by being passed therebetween when the cooling devices (C1, C2) are brought side by side.
  • the user positions the cooling devices (C1, C2) he/she desires to connect side by side such that a distance remains therebetween.
  • the user places the support members (3, 103) on the side walls of the cooling devices (C1, C2) facing each other so as to be aligned with each other. Afterwards, he/she connects the cooling devices (C1, C2).
  • the connection member (2) is passed between the support members (3, 103) by being slid.
  • the user can easily group the cooling devices (C1, C2) and move two or more cooling devices (C1, C2, ...) together.
  • the support members (3, 103) are detachably mounted on the cooling devices (C1, C2).
  • the cooling devices (C1, C2) When the user desires to separate the cooling devices (C1, C2) he/she grouped by means of the linking mechanism (1), he/she detaches the connection member (2) from between the support members (3, 103). When the connection member (2) is detached, the cooling devices (C1, C2) can be separated. Since the support members (3, 103) can be detached from the surfaces on which they are mounted, the esthetic appearance of the cooling devices (C1, C2) is not deteriorated when desired to be used alone by being separated from each other.
  • the linking mechanism (1) comprises support members (3, 103) that are adhered on the side wall of the each of the cooling devices (C1, C2), which are desired to be connected, facing each other.
  • the support members (3, 103) are adhered on the side surfaces of the cooling device (C1, C2) by means of double-sided tape.
  • the support members (3, 103) are bracket-shaped. In this embodiment, the support members (3, 103) are placed on the edges of the cooling device (C1, C2) that connect the top wall and the side wall thereof.
  • the linking mechanism (1) comprises an extension (4, 104) disposed on the top edge of the support member (3, 103) and that enables the position of the support member (3, 103) on the side wall of the cooling device (C1, C2) in the vertical direction to be determined by extending towards the top wall of the cooling device (C1, C2).
  • the extension (4, 104) By means of the extension (4, 104), the support members (3, 103) mounted separately on the cooling devices (C1, C2) remain in the aligned position when the cooling devices (C1, C2) are brought side by side.
  • the linking mechanism (1) comprises a stopper (5) disposed on one of the short edges of the connection member (2) and that enables the position of the support member (3) in the direction of the depth of the cooling device (C1) to be determined.
  • the connection member (2) before the first support member (3) is mounted on the cooling device (C1), the connection member (2) is fitted over the first support member (3). While the support member (3) is mounted on the cooling device (C1), the stopper (5) is aligned with the rear wall of the cooling device (C1) and the position of the first support member (3) in the direction of the depth of the cooling device (C1) is determined. After the first support member (3) is mounted on the cooling device (C1), the connection member (2) is detached from the first support member (3). Before the second support member (103) is mounted on the other cooling device (C2), the connection member (2) is fitted over the second support member (103). The second support member (103) is also mounted on the cooling device (C2) in the same manner.
  • the linking mechanism (1) comprises at least one channel (6, 106) disposed on each support member (3, 103) and protrusions (8) extending along the connection member (2) so as to protrude beyond the side surfaces of the connection member (2), suitable to be placed into a housing (7) formed by the channels (6, 106) aligned with each other when the cooling devices (C1, C2) are brought side by side.
  • the support members (3, 103) are enabled to be connected.
  • the linking mechanism (1) comprises at least one screw path (9) arranged on the connection member (2) and at least one screw (10) that provides the fixing of the position of the connection member (2) between the first support member (3) and the second support member (103) by being mounted to the screw path (9) after the connection member (2) is inserted between the support members (3, 103).
  • the connection member (2) is placed between the support members (3, 103) so as to move between the support members (3, 103).
  • the position of the connection member (2) being fixed, the position of the cooling devices (C1, C2) in the back and forth direction is prevented from changing.
  • the screw path (9) and the screw (10) extend along the support members (3, 103).
  • the connection member (2) is firmly fixed.
  • connection member (2) is symmetric. Thus, flexibility of utilization is provided.
  • the support members (3, 103) are identical. Thus, ease of production is provided.
  • two or more cooling devices (C1, C2, 7) can be grouped without being subjected to deformation.
  • the user can perform the process of grouping the cooling devices (C1, C2, %) without requiring the maintenance personnel and this situation increases customer satisfaction.

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La présente invention concerne un mécanisme de liaison (1), comprenant un élément de raccordement (2) approprié pour être placé entre les deux dispositifs de refroidissement (C1, C2) situés côte à côte, un premier élément de support (3) monté sur la paroi latérale de l'un des dispositifs de refroidissement (C1) et un second élément de support (103) monté sur la paroi latérale de l'autre dispositif de refroidissement (C2).
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