EP1990592A1 - Haushaltskühlschrank mit Innenbeleuchtung - Google Patents

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EP1990592A1
EP1990592A1 EP07380122A EP07380122A EP1990592A1 EP 1990592 A1 EP1990592 A1 EP 1990592A1 EP 07380122 A EP07380122 A EP 07380122A EP 07380122 A EP07380122 A EP 07380122A EP 1990592 A1 EP1990592 A1 EP 1990592A1
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Joseba Barbara Ganzabal
Emmanuel Pouzin
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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
    • F25D27/00—Lighting arrangements
    • 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
    • F25D17/00—Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces
    • F25D17/04—Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating air, e.g. by convection
    • F25D17/06—Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating air, e.g. by convection by forced circulation
    • F25D17/062—Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating air, e.g. by convection by forced circulation in household 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
    • 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
    • F25D2317/06—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 with forced air circulation
    • F25D2317/067—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 with forced air circulation characterised by air ducts

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  • the present invention relates to a household refrigerator that comprises an internal lighting device.
  • Known household refrigerators comprise a lighting device for illuminating the internal compartment of the refrigerator.
  • Said internal compartment comprises various shelves upon which food products are disposed, it being necessary to illuminate each of said shelves.
  • Some lighting devices known in the prior art are disposed on the side walls of the compartment, on the roof of said compartment or on the back wall.
  • Another known solution involves disposing a lighting device on each shelf.
  • US 2004/0246716 A1 describes a household refrigerator that comprises an internal compartment with a back wall that comprises a lighting device, said lighting device being disposed in a vertical direction along said back wall.
  • Said lighting device comprises a column fixed to the back wall that delimits a front housing, and a lighting means disposed in said front housing.
  • the household refrigerator of the invention comprises an internal compartment with a back wall that comprises at least one lighting device, said lighting device being disposed in a substantially vertical direction along at least part of said back wall.
  • Said lighting device comprises a column fixed to the back wall that delimits a front housing, and a lighting means disposed in said front housing. Between the column of the lighting device and the back wall there is at least one through-channel through which a flow of cooling air circulates.
  • Said column comprises a plurality of side holes that communicate said through-channel with the internal compartment of the refrigerator.
  • the internal lighting device also provides a passage for a flow of cooling air towards said spaces.
  • the household refrigerator of the invention comprises an internal compartment 1 with a back wall 2 that comprises a lighting device 3, said lighting device 3 being disposed in a vertical direction along a substantial part of said back wall 2, in such a way that said lighting device 3 illuminates by itself the space corresponding to the different shelves 1a of the internal compartment 1 of the refrigerator.
  • Said lighting device 3 comprises a column 4 fixed to the back wall 2 that delimits a front housing 5, and a lighting means 6 disposed in said front housing 5, as can be seen in figure 5 .
  • a through-channel 7 through which a flow of cooling air circulates, as shown in figure 2 .
  • Said column 4 comprises a plurality of side holes 8 that communicate said through-channel 7 of cooling air with the internal compartment 1 of the refrigerator.
  • Said through-channel 7 comprises a damper (not shown in the figures) disposed on a bottom end of said through-channel 7, which permits the passage of the flow of cooling air of the refrigeration circuit (not shown in the figures) towards said through-channel 7 when the temperature T of the internal compartment 1 exceeds a predetermined value T d .
  • the refrigerator comprises control means and a temperature sensor (not shown in the figures) disposed in the internal compartment 1, so that said control means control the opening of the damper in accordance with the information received from said temperature sensor and the predetermined temperature T d .
  • the through-channel 7 is delimited by the back wall 2 and a piece 9 of insulating material, which is used to insulate the column 4 from the flow of cooling air. This prevents water from condensing due to the cooling of the column 4 as a consequence of said column 4 being in direct contact with said flow of cooling air.
  • Said insulating piece 9 is made of expanded polystyrene and comprises holes 10 that communicate the through-channel 7 with the side holes 8 of the column 4.
  • Said through-channel 7 extends along the entire length of the insulating piece 9.
  • the lighting device 3 also comprises a translucent panel 11 that covers the front housing 5 of the column 4.
  • the translucent panel 11 and the column 4 overlap in respective overlapping areas As.
  • Said translucent panel 11 comprises various fixing hooks 12 for fixing said translucent panel 11 to the column 4 through fixing holes 13 of the column 4, said fixing hooks 12 and said fixing holes 13 being disposed on the respective overlapping areas As of the translucent panel 11 and the column 4.
  • Said overlapping areas As are disposed on both sides of the front housing 5 of the column 4.
  • the side holes 8 of the column 4 are disposed on both sides of the front housing 5, on the overlapping areas As of the column 4, as shown in figures 4 and 5 .
  • the fixing hook 12 comprises an inverted L-shape that comprises a vertical section 14 with a groove 15 that is hooked onto a projection 16 disposed on an internal surface 17 of the respective fixing hole 13, when the fixing hook 12 passes through the fixing hole 13, as shown in figure 6 .
  • the translucent panel 11 comprises side narrowings 18 that leave the side holes 8 of the column 4 uncovered for the passage of the flow of cooling air towards the internal compartment 1.
  • the lighting means 6 is tubular and is fixed at its ends 6a to the column 4.
  • the front housing 5 of the column 4 comprises a top end 5a and a bottom end 5b which comprise a housing 19 with a front opening 19a for housing the respective ends 6a of the lighting means 6, with the result that the lighting means 6 are fixed in relation to the column 4 in a vertical direction.
  • Said lighting means 6 emits, in a preferred embodiment, a fluorescent light.
  • the lighting means 6 comprises a hood 20 to cover each end 6a of said lighting means, the electrical connections (not shown in the figures) thus being insulated from the internal compartment 1.
  • the front housing 5 comprises a top clip 21 and a bottom clip 22 which embrace the respective hood 20 of the lighting means 6. In this way the lighting means 6 is held in place, preventing each end 6a from coming out of its housing 19. Said hood 20 protects the ends 6a of the lighting means 6.
  • the column 4 is fixed to the back wall 2 of the refrigerator by fixing means.
  • Said fixing means comprise three screws 23 disposed in the front housing 5 of the column 4, as shown in figure 4 .

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Cited By (6)

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EP2543944A1 (de) * 2011-07-06 2013-01-09 Forster Küchen- & Kühltechnik AG Kühlschrank
US8690274B2 (en) 2010-11-29 2014-04-08 Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Household appliance including glass interior walls
WO2017191231A1 (en) * 2016-05-06 2017-11-09 Arcelik Anonim Sirketi A cooling device illuminated through a cover fixed to the rear wall
CN108224885A (zh) * 2016-12-09 2018-06-29 Bsh家用电器有限公司 在食品接收室上具有盖板的特殊固定装置的家用制冷器具以及用于装配该盖板的方法
CN117120792A (zh) * 2021-04-09 2023-11-24 海尔智家股份有限公司 操作制冷电器中的照明组件的方法
US12405051B2 (en) 2017-12-18 2025-09-02 Whirlpool Corporation Wall panel for an appliance

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US5768909A (en) * 1995-11-30 1998-06-23 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Damper cover for refrigerators
WO1999051923A1 (en) 1998-04-03 1999-10-14 Arcelik A.Ş. A refrigerator illuminated by an acrylic sheet placed above the cold air diffusion system and by lighting tubes
WO2005100886A2 (en) * 2004-04-14 2005-10-27 Whirlpool Corporation Modular refrigeration and/or freezer appliance
EP1605217A2 (de) * 2004-06-11 2005-12-14 Whirlpool Corporation Multifunktionsträger für Regale von Kältegeräten, insbesondere für modulare Geräte
US20070095089A1 (en) 2005-10-31 2007-05-03 General Electric Company Evaporator assembly for a refrigeration device
EP1857757A2 (de) * 2006-05-19 2007-11-21 Lg Electronics Inc. Kühlschrank

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US5768909A (en) * 1995-11-30 1998-06-23 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Damper cover for refrigerators
WO1999051923A1 (en) 1998-04-03 1999-10-14 Arcelik A.Ş. A refrigerator illuminated by an acrylic sheet placed above the cold air diffusion system and by lighting tubes
WO2005100886A2 (en) * 2004-04-14 2005-10-27 Whirlpool Corporation Modular refrigeration and/or freezer appliance
EP1605217A2 (de) * 2004-06-11 2005-12-14 Whirlpool Corporation Multifunktionsträger für Regale von Kältegeräten, insbesondere für modulare Geräte
US20070095089A1 (en) 2005-10-31 2007-05-03 General Electric Company Evaporator assembly for a refrigeration device
EP1857757A2 (de) * 2006-05-19 2007-11-21 Lg Electronics Inc. Kühlschrank

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US8690274B2 (en) 2010-11-29 2014-04-08 Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Household appliance including glass interior walls
EP2543944A1 (de) * 2011-07-06 2013-01-09 Forster Küchen- & Kühltechnik AG Kühlschrank
WO2017191231A1 (en) * 2016-05-06 2017-11-09 Arcelik Anonim Sirketi A cooling device illuminated through a cover fixed to the rear wall
CN108224885A (zh) * 2016-12-09 2018-06-29 Bsh家用电器有限公司 在食品接收室上具有盖板的特殊固定装置的家用制冷器具以及用于装配该盖板的方法
US12405051B2 (en) 2017-12-18 2025-09-02 Whirlpool Corporation Wall panel for an appliance
CN117120792A (zh) * 2021-04-09 2023-11-24 海尔智家股份有限公司 操作制冷电器中的照明组件的方法

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