WO2018121859A1 - A cooling device - Google Patents

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WO2018121859A1
WO2018121859A1 PCT/EP2016/082775 EP2016082775W WO2018121859A1 WO 2018121859 A1 WO2018121859 A1 WO 2018121859A1 EP 2016082775 W EP2016082775 W EP 2016082775W WO 2018121859 A1 WO2018121859 A1 WO 2018121859A1
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compartment
cooling device
special
fresh food
cover
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Erkan CAKIR
Mehmet YASAR
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Arcelik Anonim Sirketi
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Priority to TR2017/14811A priority patent/TR201714811A2/tr
Publication of WO2018121859A1 publication Critical patent/WO2018121859A1/en

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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
    • 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
    • F25D2317/00—Details or arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Details or arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces, not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2317/04—Treating air flowing to refrigeration compartments
    • F25D2317/041—Treating air flowing to refrigeration compartments by purification
    • F25D2317/0417—Treating air flowing to refrigeration compartments by purification using an UV-lamp

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  • the present invention relates to a cooling device, such as in particular a refrigerator, having an improved storage capability for storing special products.
  • special products that need to be kept refrigerated, i.e. special food products, such as for instance baby food, breast milk, food supplements or special nutritionals, or special medical products, such as for instance drugs, biologics, medical devices or cosmetics, are maintained in the fresh food compartment together with the other food products.
  • special food products such as for instance baby food, breast milk, food supplements or special nutritionals
  • special medical products such as for instance drugs, biologics, medical devices or cosmetics
  • the aim of the present invention is to provide a cooling device which allows to safely store special products, preserving their quality over the time.
  • the cooling device realized in order to attain the aim of the present invention, explicated in the first claim and the respective claims thereof, comprises a special compartment which is separated from the remaining compartments provided in the cooling device, such as the fresh food compartment and the freezer compartment, and which is accessible through a cover, i.e. a door or a drawer cover, which is openable/closable independently from the other covers that close the remaining compartments.
  • a cover i.e. a door or a drawer cover, which is openable/closable independently from the other covers that close the remaining compartments.
  • the cooling device comprises a drawer slidingly mounted in the special compartment and the latter is advantageously arranged between the fresh food compartment and the freezer compartment so as to allow easy accessibility to the user.
  • the cooling device comprises ultraviolet (UV) light emitting means for illuminating the inner volume of the special compartment and thus irradiating the product therein stored. This ensures a better preservations of the special products therein contained due to the sterilization properties of the UV light.
  • UV ultraviolet
  • a switch is provided in order to turn on the UV light emitting means only when the cover of the special compartment is in the closed position, thus avoiding energy waste and possible annoyance for the user.
  • the switch when a drawer is provided in the special compartment, the switch is arranged so as to be switched on for turning on the UV light source when the drawer is brought to the closed position and to be switched off for turning off the UV light source when the drawer is opened, i.e. extracted from the special compartment.
  • the cooling device comprises one or more separators, preferably made of a transparent material, for dividing the inner volume of the special compartment into two or more subcompartments and, in a further embodiment, it comprises two or more lids, preferably made of a transparent material, for closing the at least two subcompartments.
  • the temperature inside the special compartment can be set by the user.
  • a temperature comprised in the range between 4°C and 8°C proved to be particularly suitable for an optimal preservations of delicate foods and of most of medical products.
  • Figure 1 – is a perspective exploded view of the cooling device according to the present invention.
  • Figure 2 – is a front view of the cooling device of Figure 1.
  • Figure 3 – is a cross-sectional view of the cooling device of Figure 1 taken along the line III-III of Figure 2.
  • Figure 4 – is a cross-sectional view of the cooling device of Figure 1 taken along the line IV-IV of Figure 2.
  • the cooling device 1 comprises a body 2 wherein at least a fresh food compartment 3 is defined. More in detail, the body 2 comprises outer walls 4 delimiting an inner volume, one or more partitions 5 for separating the inner volume into two or more compartments among which the fresh food compartment 3, and a first front aperture 6 through which the fresh food compartment is accessible.
  • the cooling device 1 further comprises a first cover 7 mounted on the body 2, in particular in front of the first front aperture 6, movable between an open position in which it allows access to the fresh food compartment 3 and a closed position in which it closes the fresh food compartment 3 separating it from the outer environment.
  • the cooling device 1 further comprises a special compartment 8 defined in the body 2 separate from the fresh food compartment 3 and a second cover 9 mounted on the body 2 movable between an open position in which it allows access to the special compartment 8 and a closed position in which it closes the special compartment 8 separating it from the outer environment.
  • the special compartment 8 is separated from the fresh food compartment 3 by means of a partition 5 and it is accessible through a second aperture 10 on the body 2 closable by means of the second cover 9.
  • the first cover 7 and the second cover 9 are movable independently from each other.
  • the presence of the special compartment 8 separate from the fresh food compartment 3 allows to safely store special products, without the risk that the latter get contaminated, even only by the odors of the other food products stored in the fresh food compartments.
  • the fresh food compartment 3 and the special compartment 8 are accessible by means of independent covers, that can be opened and closed independently from each other, ensures optimal storage conditions for the special products kept in the special compartment 8, since the second cover 9 is actually opened only when specific access to the special compartment 8 is needed.
  • the cooling device 1 comprises a drawer 11 slidingly mounted in the special compartment 8.
  • the second cover 9 is defined by the front of the drawer 11 abutting the body 2 when in the closed position, with the drawer 11 fully inserted in the special compartment 8. The presence of the drawer 11 renders more easily accessible and clearly visible all the products stored in the special compartment 8, when the drawer 11 is extracted from the special compartment 8.
  • the cooling device 1 further comprises a freezer compartment 12 and the special compartment 8 is arranged between the fresh food compartment 3 and the freezer compartment 12. More in detail, the freezer compartment 12 and the special compartment 8 are separated by means of a partition 5.
  • the freezer compartment 12 is accessible through a third front aperture 13 closable by means of a third cover 14, which is also movable independently from the second cover 9 of the special compartment 8 and from the first cover 7 of the fresh food compartment 3.
  • the cooling device 1 further comprises ultraviolet (UV) light emitting means 15 mounted on the body 2 for illuminating the inner volume of the special compartment 8.
  • UV light emitting means 15 allows to provide a more protective environment into the special compartment 8, due to the sterilization properties of the UV light that limit the growth of harmful bacteria and microorganisms in the products stored in the special compartment 8, by irradiating them while stored.
  • the UV light emitting means 15 comprises an ultraviolet light source 16 and a light conveyor 17, i.e. a light diffusor, which are arranged on the body 2 so as to illuminate substantially the whole inner volume of the special compartment 8.
  • the cooling device 1 comprises a switch 18 for selectively turning on and off the UV light emitting means 15. More in detail, in case the second cover 9 is a door, the switch 18 can be operationally connected to the door so as to be switched off when the door is open for accessing the special compartment 8 and switched on when the door is closed.
  • the switch 18 is mounted on the body 2 so as to be switched off by the drawer 11 when the latter is extracted from the special compartment 8 and to be switched on by the drawer 11 when the latter is inserted in the special compartment 8.
  • the UV light emitting means functioning while the second cover 9 is closed and at the same time the safety and comfort of the user is guaranteed by the UV light emitting means being automatically switched off when the second cover 9 is opened in order to access the special compartment 8.
  • the cooling device 1 comprises one or more separators 19 for dividing the inner volume of the special compartment 8 into two or more subcompartments 20.
  • the presence of the subcompartments 20 allows to store in a more organized manner the products in the special compartment 8 and it also allows to maintain the different products physically separate from one another, thus ensuring a better safety and diminishing the risk of contaminations.
  • the UV light emitting means 15 are arranged transversally with respect to the subcompartments 20 of the special compartment 8, so that it directly irradiates each subcompartment 20.
  • the separators 19 are made of a substantially transparent material.
  • the cooling device 1 comprises two or more lids 21 each of which is suitable for closing a correspondent subcompartment 20.
  • the lids 21 are independently openable, so that the user can select to access only the desired subcompartments 20.
  • the lids 21 are made of a substantially transparent material for allow the UV light to penetrate inside the subcompartments 20 and also to allow the user to see the content of each subcompartment 20 without needing to remove the correspondent lid 21.
  • the temperature in the special compartment 8 can be set by the user according to his specific needs.
  • the temperature in the special compartment 8 is comprised between 4°C and 8°C, which is lower than the typical room temperature (around 20°C) and slightly higher than the temperature generally set in the fresh food compartment 3.
  • the temperature in the special compartment 8 within the range above specified allows in particular to preserve at best delicate food such as baby food, breast milk or food supplements.
  • special products that need to be kept refrigerated and in particular delicate products that need to be carefully stored (which can be food products, such as for instance baby food, breast milk, food supplements or special nutritionals, or can be special medical products, such as for instance drugs, biologics, medical devices or cosmetics) are optimally preserved in a dedicated compartment, avoiding possible contaminations with the normal food or products kept in the fresh food compartment or in the freezer compartment.
  • food products such as for instance baby food, breast milk, food supplements or special nutritionals
  • special medical products such as for instance drugs, biologics, medical devices or cosmetics
  • the cooling device 1 is suitable to be used in a domestic environment and also in a professional environment, as for instance in a restaurant, a hotel, a laboratory or a hospital.

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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JP2007003060A (ja) * 2005-06-22 2007-01-11 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd 冷蔵庫
JP2007278569A (ja) * 2006-04-05 2007-10-25 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd 冷蔵庫
EP2128546A1 (en) * 2007-10-31 2009-12-02 Panasonic Corporation Refrigerator
US20110018415A1 (en) * 2009-07-22 2011-01-27 Lg Electronics Inc. Refrigerator

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP2007003060A (ja) * 2005-06-22 2007-01-11 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd 冷蔵庫
JP2007278569A (ja) * 2006-04-05 2007-10-25 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd 冷蔵庫
EP2128546A1 (en) * 2007-10-31 2009-12-02 Panasonic Corporation Refrigerator
US20110018415A1 (en) * 2009-07-22 2011-01-27 Lg Electronics Inc. Refrigerator

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