EP1553367A1 - Verschlusstür für Kühl- oder Gefriergerät - Google Patents

Verschlusstür für Kühl- oder Gefriergerät Download PDF

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EP1553367A1
EP1553367A1 EP04100071A EP04100071A EP1553367A1 EP 1553367 A1 EP1553367 A1 EP 1553367A1 EP 04100071 A EP04100071 A EP 04100071A EP 04100071 A EP04100071 A EP 04100071A EP 1553367 A1 EP1553367 A1 EP 1553367A1
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panel
closing door
boxes
supporting means
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Alexandre Barros Neves
Scott King
Mark Hetterick
Angelo Santarossa
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Electrolux Home Products Corp NV
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Priority to EP04100071A priority Critical patent/EP1553367A1/de
Priority to BRPI0418391-6A priority patent/BRPI0418391A/pt
Priority to PCT/EP2004/053673 priority patent/WO2005068923A1/en
Publication of EP1553367A1 publication Critical patent/EP1553367A1/de
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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
    • F25D23/04—Doors; Covers with special compartments, e.g. butter conditioners
    • 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
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2500/00—Problems to be solved
    • F25B2500/01—Geometry problems, e.g. for reducing size

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  • the present invention relates to a closing door for a refrigerating or a freezing apparatus, like for example a refrigerator or a freezer for domestic or professional use.
  • Closing doors of refrigerators or freezers known in the state of the art comprise an inner wall, formed by a moulded panel facing the refrigerating or freezing compartment, which is generally provided with supporting means adapted to support one or more removable containing elements or boxes for foodstuff, bottles and the like.
  • Such supporting means are generally constituted by projections peripherally arranged at intervals on the inner wall and formed in one piece with the panel during the moulding process; the inner wall can also be provided with a central rail extending vertically along the wall and formed also in one piece with the moulded panel; the central rail is provided, at opposite sides, with additional projections facing the projections located at the periphery of the inner wall.
  • the containing elements or boxes are provided at the sides with recesses adapted to house the projections, such that they can be easily mounted and removed in order to adjust their position along the height of the inner wall or for cleaning purposes.
  • two different types of supporting arrangements can be provided in a closing door: a first type having an inner wall provided with supporting projections arranged only peripherally, such that the containing elements or boxes removably supported by the projections extend substantially for the whole width of the inner wall, and a second type having, in addition to the peripheral projections, a central rail provided with projections at the sides such that the inner wall is vertically divided into substantially two halves by the rail and the containing elements or boxes, having a length which is less than half the width of the inner wall because of the space occupied by the rail, can be arranged at the sides of the central rail.
  • Combinations of the two supporting arrangements can also be obtained by, for example, reducing the vertical extension of the central rail to only a portion of the height of the inner wall, such that containing elements or boxes having a different extension, substantially corresponding to the whole width or to half-width of the inner wall, can be mounted on the same closing door.
  • a disadvantage with this known solution is that a closing door can be provided with only one of the supporting arrangements described above, because of the rigid configuration of the panel and projections obtained by moulding process; hence, to obtain doors having different configurations for the supporting arrangement, a number of different moulds are needed, thus increasing the manufacturing costs and the space needed for the storage of panels having different arrangements.
  • a door mounted on a specific refrigerating or freezing apparatus can only have a single, predefined, configuration, either of the first type or the second type or a combination of the two, thus making not possible for the final user to achieve a different configuration according to its specific needs.
  • the aim of the present invention is to provide a closing door having an inner wall provided with supporting means for removably supporting one or more containing elements or boxes which offers the possibility to be fitted with different supporting arrangements.
  • a purpose of the present invention is to provide a closing door which achieves a great degree of flexibility for the arrangement of the supporting means on the inner wall, thus meeting substantially all the specific needs of the final user.
  • Another purpose of the present invention is to provide a closing door having a modular solution for the supporting arrangement, such that the panel constituting the inner wall can be fitted with various configuration of the supporting arrangement.
  • a further purpose of the present invention is to provide a closing door having a reduced manufacturing cost and whose components can be stored in a storage facility in a more rational way and requiring less space.
  • a further and not less important purpose of the present invention is to provide a closing door capable of being manufactured using generally known and readily available tools, machinery and equipments.
  • the reference numeral 1 is used to generally indicate a closing door for a refrigerating or a freezing apparatus, such as a domestic or professional refrigerator or freezer, comprising an inner wall 2 formed by a panel 3, obtainable by moulding.
  • the panel 3 is provided, along the sides which, in use, extend upwardly, with first supporting means 4 for removably supporting one or more containing elements or boxes 5 adapted to contain foodstuff, bottles or the like.
  • the first supporting means 4 can be constituted by a plurality of first projections 6, preferably obtained in one piece with the panel 3 during the moulding process, arranged at intervals at two opposite sides of the panel 3 such that a projection on a side faces the respective projection on the other side (projections shown only on one side in figures 1 to 3).
  • the containing elements or boxes 5, having an extension substantially corresponding to the width of the panel 3, are provided with first recesses 7 respectively arranged at two opposite sides of each containing element or box 5 (recesses shown only on one side in figures 1 to 3) so as to engage with the corresponding first projections 6; first abutments 8, cooperating with the first projections 7, are provided at the upper side portions of the containing element or box 5 where the first recesses 7 are located in order to removably support the containing element or box 5 on the panel 3 in the selected position, as shown in figure 1.
  • a rail 9, formed by a rod 10 provided at the ends with respective arms 11, 12, can be removably mounted to the central region of the panel 3 by means of fastening means 13, such as, for example, screws.
  • a covering element 14 can be associated for protection and aesthetic purposes.
  • the rod 10 is provided with second supporting means 15 formed by, for example, second projections 16 facing, in use, the panel 3 and arranged at intervals along the longitudinal extension of the rod 10.
  • the containing elements or boxes 17 are provided, on a side, with a first recess 7 and a first abutment 8 adapted to engage and abut with a corresponding first projection 6, and on the opposite side with a housing 18 adapted to house the rod 10 and a second abutment 19 cooperating with the second projection 16 to removably support the containing element or box 17;
  • figures 2 and 3 show different arrangements of the containing elements or boxes 17 removably supported on an inner wall 2 provided with a rail 9.
  • the rail 9 can have a longitudinal extension shorter that the height of the panel 3, such that the portion of the panel 3 free from the rail 9 can removably support containing elements or boxes 5 having an extension substantially corresponding to the width of the panel 3, as previously described; however, as can be easily understood, the longitudinal extension of the rail 9 can be of any size, up to substantially correspond to the height of the panel 3, such that only containing elements or boxes 17 having a shorter extension can be removably mounted on the panel 3.
  • the closing door according to the present invention achieves the aims and purposes mentioned above: in fact, the inner wall of the closing door according to the present invention can be easily and readily fitted with different supporting arrangements by simply adding a rail 9 to a panel 3 which is the same for any supporting arrangement.
  • Another advantage of a closing door according to the present invention is the modularity of the panel 3, which can be adapted to any configuration of the supporting arrangement; in this way, only one mould is needed for production of panels of the same size, and these panels can be fitted afterwards, at the assembly stage, with any supporting arrangement, either with or without a rail 9, which can have different extensions, as well.
  • costs due to obtaining moulds and storage space needed for the panels are dramatically reduced.

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EP04100071A EP1553367A1 (de) 2004-01-12 2004-01-12 Verschlusstür für Kühl- oder Gefriergerät
BRPI0418391-6A BRPI0418391A (pt) 2004-01-12 2004-12-22 porta de fechamento para um aparelho de refrigeração ou congelamento, e, aparelho de refrigeração ou congelamento
PCT/EP2004/053673 WO2005068923A1 (en) 2004-01-12 2004-12-22 Closing door for a refrigerating or a freezing apparatus

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EP2108907A1 (de) 2008-04-09 2009-10-14 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Kältegerät, insbesondere Haushaltskältegerät, mit mehrteiliger Türschiene für einen Türabsteller

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US2728623A (en) * 1952-09-27 1955-12-27 Amana Refrigeration Inc Inner door bins for upright freezer
EP0580962A1 (de) * 1992-07-29 1994-02-02 BOSCH-SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GmbH Kühlschranktür
DE19633978A1 (de) * 1996-08-22 1998-02-26 Bosch Siemens Hausgeraete Tür für einen Haushalts-Kühlschrank
DE29720097U1 (de) * 1997-11-12 1998-04-09 Liebherr-Hausgeräte GmbH, 88416 Ochsenhausen Kühlschranktür

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2728623A (en) * 1952-09-27 1955-12-27 Amana Refrigeration Inc Inner door bins for upright freezer
EP0580962A1 (de) * 1992-07-29 1994-02-02 BOSCH-SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GmbH Kühlschranktür
DE19633978A1 (de) * 1996-08-22 1998-02-26 Bosch Siemens Hausgeraete Tür für einen Haushalts-Kühlschrank
DE29720097U1 (de) * 1997-11-12 1998-04-09 Liebherr-Hausgeräte GmbH, 88416 Ochsenhausen Kühlschranktür

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP2108907A1 (de) 2008-04-09 2009-10-14 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Kältegerät, insbesondere Haushaltskältegerät, mit mehrteiliger Türschiene für einen Türabsteller

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