Classifications

• • 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
  • F25D23/12—Arrangements of compartments additional to cooling compartments; Combinations of refrigerators with other equipment, e.g. stove
  • F25D23/126—Water cooler

Definitions

• Refrigerating appliance with a water outlet
• the invention relates to a refrigerator with a water outlet.
• Refrigeration appliances in particular designed as household appliances refrigerators are known and are used to housekeeping in households or in the catering sector to store perishable food and / or drinks at certain temperatures.
• Such refrigerators are increasingly provided with water outputs for the discharge of cooled water.
• a spout is attached to a hose end and then inserted this assembly in a carrier element.
• the object according to the invention is achieved by a refrigeration appliance in which the water outlet has a hose with a hose section, the hose section being accommodated in a sleeve element, and wherein the sleeve element is connected to the water outlet.
• the technical advantage is achieved that the assembly can be simplified and in particular can be done without the use of tools. Furthermore, a tool-free disassembly is possible.
• the hose section may be a hose end of the hose.
• a refrigeration device is understood in particular to be a household appliance, that is to say a refrigeration device that is used for household purposes in households or in the gastronomy sector, and in particular for serving food and / or drinks to store certain temperatures, such as.
• the sleeve is made of plastic or metal.
• the technical advantage is achieved that the sleeve is made of a cheap and stable material. So a long life is achieved.
• the sleeve element is connected by press-fitting with the hose section and / or the sleeve element has at least one barb, which is in engagement with the hose section.
• the hose section has a larger diameter than the section of the sleeve element into which the hose section is inserted.
• the sleeve member has at least one inlet slope.
• the hose section is received in a receiving portion of the sleeve member.
• the receiving portion may be a cylindrical portion of the sleeve member.
• the technical advantage is achieved that the hose section is securely connected to the sleeve element, since the receiving section is clawed to the hose section.
• the sleeve member has a groove or a holding device which forms a latching connection with a hose holder of the refrigeration device or holds the hose section.
• the technical advantage is achieved that without additional fasteners, such as screws, the Hose is connected to the refrigerator. This simplifies the production, since no such fasteners need to be stored and mounted.
• the hose holder is associated with a carrier plate of the refrigeration device, which is designed for fastening further components of the water dispenser.
• the sleeve element is designed as a separate sleeve.
• the technical advantage is achieved that the sleeve can be manufactured independently of other components.
• advantageous material pairings are particularly easy to implement.
• the sleeve element is designed as a molded-on to a support plate of the refrigerator sleeve.
• the carrier plate and the sleeve formed thereon are formed in one piece and / or of the same material.
• the technical advantage is achieved that the carrier plate and the molded sleeve together in a manufacturing step, eg. made of plastic, e.g. can be manufactured by injection molding. This simplifies manufacturing even more.
• the receiving portion has at least one cut.
• the sleeve element has at least one circumferential collar.
• the technical advantage is achieved that the federal government forms a stop that limits an assembly movement, for example, for insertion of the tube portion in the sleeve member.
• the assembly is simplified.
• the hose section projects freely over the sleeve element.
• the technical advantage is achieved that the projecting hose section, eg a hose end assumes the function of a spout and therefore no separate spout must be mounted. This simplifies the assembly.
• the tube section is sunk in a depression of the water outlet.
• the technical advantage is achieved that the hose section, for example, a hose end is not visible to a user.
• the refrigeration device has a visually appealing appearance.
• the depression is introduced into a carrier plate of the refrigeration device.
• the tube section is connected to the separate sleeve by a joining movement in a first direction and the tube connected to the sleeve with the water output by a joining movement in a second direction.
• the first direction and the second direction are rectified. This achieves the technical advantage that the separate sleeve and the tube receptacle are particularly simple, i. without undercut, can be formed. This simplifies their production.
• the first direction and the second direction are unequal.
• the technical advantage is achieved that a force acting in one of said directions force acts only on the connection hose - sleeve or sleeve - water output to solve this.
• a particularly reliable Provided connection since the force is loaded only one of the two compounds.
• FIG. 1 is a front view of a refrigerator with a water outlet
• FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the water dispenser of FIG. 1; FIG.
• FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a support plate for a water outlet with mounted components
• FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the carrier plate of FIG. 3 without components
• FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a sleeve for hose attachment
• FIG. 5 is a sectional view through FIG. 5,
• FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a sleeve and a hose end
• 16 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a molded sleeve
• FIG. 17 is a view of the bottom of Fig.16.
• FIG. 18 is another perspective view of an embodiment of the molded sleeve of FIG. 16 from below,
• FIG. 19 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the molded sleeve of FIG. 16 from above,
• FIG. 21 shows FIG. 16 with an inserted hose end
• Fig. 22 is a further perspective view of FIG. 16 with an inserted hose end
• Fig. 23 is a sectional view through an integrally formed sleeve with an inserted hose end.
• Fig. 1 shows an embodiment of a refrigeration device 100.
• the refrigeration device 100 is formed as a refrigerator.
• the refrigeration device 100 has a refrigerator door 108 on its refrigeration device front side 1 10. By opening the refrigerator door 108, an interior of the refrigeration device 100 can be made accessible here in order to store or remove refrigerated goods therein. On the outside, i. accessible with the refrigerator door 108, a water dispenser 1 14 is arranged. The water outlet 1 14 is designed for the discharge of cooled, liquid water.
• the water output 1 14 is inserted into a recess 1 16 of the refrigerator door 108.
• Refrigeration unit 100 has a refrigerant circuit for cooling refrigerated goods with an evaporator (not shown), a compressor (not shown), a condenser (not shown) and a throttle device (not shown).
• the evaporator is designed as a water tank in which, after expansion, the liquid refrigerant is absorbed by heat absorption from the medium to be cooled, i. Air inside the refrigerator, is evaporated.
• the compressor is a mechanically driven component that draws refrigerant vapor from the evaporator and expels it at a higher pressure to the condenser.
• the condenser is designed as a water tank in which, after compression, the vaporized refrigerant is released by heat to an external cooling medium, i. the ambient air is liquefied.
• the throttle body is a device for the continuous reduction of the pressure by reduction in cross section.
• the refrigerant is a fluid used for heat transfer in the cryogenic system which absorbs heat at low temperatures and low pressure of the fluid and releases heat at higher temperature and higher pressure of the fluid, usually including changes in state of the fluid.
• Fig. 2 shows an embodiment of the water dispenser 1 14.
• the water dispenser 1 14 has a water dispenser housing 200, which was made in the present embodiment of plastic by injection molding.
• the water dispenser housing 200 has two opposing sidewalls 202, a back wall 204, a ceiling 206, and a floor 208.
• a discharge opening 212 is arranged through which cooled, liquid water can be discharged. This operation may be triggered by actuation of an actuation lever 210 which actuates a microswitch (not shown) connected to a control (not shown) of the water dispenser 1 14 to provide the delivery of water.
• a drip pan 214 is provided, in which dripping water can collect.
• the sump 214 is covered with a cover 216 disposed above the sump 214, which can be removed to clean the sump 214.
• the cover 216 is made in the present embodiment of plastic by injection molding.
• both the rear wall 204 and the cover 216 are designed as water guide surfaces, which guide dripping water into the drip pan 214.
• the back wall 204 and the cover 216 are provided with a lotus coating in the present embodiment to improve the water conductivity and prevent the formation of water marks. So that dripping water can get into the collecting trough 214, a gap 218 is formed between the cover 216 and the rear wall 204.
• the carrier plate 300 has an upper side 302 and a lower side 304. It is made in the present embodiment of plastic, for example by injection molding.
• the actuating lever 210 is mounted pivotably about a water dispensing pivot axis WS.
• the water dispensing pivot axis WS extends in refrigerating appliance width direction X.
• the actuating lever 310 can be displaced by a horizontal movement in the refrigerating appliance depth direction Y.
• the actuating lever 210 is pivotally mounted on the support plate 300 in the present embodiment.
• this has a first axis portion 306 and a second axis portion 308.
• the first axis section 306 and the second axis section 308 are formed integrally and integrally with the actuating lever 210.
• the second axis portion 308 includes a shift lever 310 for actuating a switch 312, e.g. a microswitch or button, on which by means of an electrical signal line (not shown) with a controller (not shown) of the water output 1 14 control signal transmitting connected.
• a switch 312 e.g. a microswitch or button
• the shift lever 310 is rotationally connected to the actuating lever 210.
• the carrier plate 300 has a first bearing bush 400 and a second bearing bush 402 (see FIG. 4).
• the first bearing bush 400 and the second bearing bush 402 are arranged on the upper side 302 of the carrier plate 300.
• the first bearing bush 400 is formed to receive the first shaft portion 306 in the axial direction and has a first opening 404 having a diameter corresponding to the diameter of the first shaft portion 306.
• the second bushing 402 is configured to receive the second axle portion 308 and has a second opening 406 with a diameter corresponding to the diameter of the second axle portion 308.
• a light source 314 for example an LED, is arranged on the carrier plate 300, with the light in the actuating lever 210 can be coupled to illuminate this.
• the electrical lead 316 is provided, having at its end the plug 318 for connection to a power source (not shown).
• the light source 314 is arranged on the upper side 302 of the carrier plate 300.
• the support plate 300 has a hose support 320 into which, as will be described below, a hose end (not shown in Figs. 3 and 4) can be latched. The hose end then forms the dispensing opening 212.
• the switch 312, the light source 314, the first bushing 400, and the second bushing 402 form components 322 (see FIG. 3) of the water dispenser 1 14 attached to the carrier plate 300.
• Fig. 5 shows a first embodiment of a sleeve member which is formed as a separate sleeve 500 for hose attachment.
• the sleeve 500 is made of plastic in the present embodiment. It has a groove 502, which causes a height fixing of the sleeve 500 by engagement with the tube holder 320. Further, the sleeve 500 in this embodiment has a cylindrical receiving portion 504, which is provided in the present embodiment with four cuts 506, which are circumferentially evenly spaced in the present embodiment, so that the receiving portion 504 upon insertion of a hose end (not shown) can widen.
• the sleeve 500 is made in the present embodiment to undersize.
• FIG. 6 shows a section through the sleeve 500 shown in FIG. 5. It can be seen that in the interior of the sleeve 500, an inner circumferential collar 600 is provided, which acts as a stop for a tube end to be inserted and limits the further insertion movement.
• two inlet slopes 602 can be seen, which cause a radially inwardly directed narrowing of the receiving portion 504 in the direction of the collar 600 and thus enable a firm engagement with a hose end.
• the inlet slopes 602 each have a barb 604 at their upper ends.
• 7 shows a first assembly step of an exemplary embodiment for fastening a hose 700 to the carrier plate 300.
• the hose 700 produces a liquid-conducting connection from a water tank (not illustrated) to the water outlet 1 14 of the refrigeration device 100.
• a free hose end 702 of the hose 700 is inserted into the receiving portion 504 of the sleeve 500 in the direction I of the first joining movement so far until the sleeve 500 and the hose 700 are firmly connected or until the hose end in the present embodiment as a hose section 702 at the collar 600 is applied.
• the barbs 604 cling into the hose end 702 and thus fix the hose end 702 by forming an engagement.
• Fig. 8 shows the second mounting step for attaching the tube 700 to the support plate 300. Now firmly connected to the tube 700 sleeve 500 is displaced so far by a joining movement in the direction II of the second joining movement until the groove 502 of the sleeve 500 with the Hose holder 320 of the support plate 300 locked.
• the direction I of the first joining movement and the direction II of the second joining movement are orthogonal to one another.
• FIG. 8 also shows that, when the refrigeration device 100 is upright, the direction II of the second joining movement extends in the refrigerator depth direction Y.
• FIG. 9 shows the tube 700 connected to the carrier plate 300, the free tube end 702 now connected to the sleeve 500 serving as the dispensing opening 212.
• the hose holder 320 and the groove 502 form a latching connection 900.
• the sleeve 500 is compressed by the hose holder 320 and so the locking connection 900 secured against unintentional loosening.
• Fig. 10 shows a second embodiment of a sleeve member formed as a separate sleeve 1000 for hose attachment.
• the sleeve 1000 is made of plastic in the present embodiment. It has, in contrast to the sleeve 500 of the previous embodiment on an outside circumferential collar 1002, which acts as a stop, as will be explained later.
• the Sleeve 1000 of this embodiment is formed like sleeve 500 of the previous embodiment for receiving the free tube end 702 of tube 700.
• FIG. 1 1 shows the free hose end 702 connected to the sleeve 1000 after a first assembly step for fastening a hose 700 to the carrier plate 300 by a joining movement in a first direction I. It can be seen that the free hose end 702 extends beyond the sleeve 1000 projects. Thus, in this embodiment, as in the previous embodiment, the free hose end 702 is not received in a receiving portion 504.
• Fig. 12 shows the second mounting step for attaching the tube 700 to the support plate 300.
• Now firmly connected to the tube 700 sleeve 1000 is so far displaced by a joining movement in the direction II of the second joining movement until the sleeve 10OOmit the tube holder 320 of the support plate 300 locked.
• the outside circumferential collar 1002 now acts as a stop and limits the joining movement in the second direction II.
• the direction I of the first joining movement and the direction II of the second joining movement are rectified, i. the axes of the directions I, II are parallel to each other.
• FIG. 8 shows that, when the refrigeration device 100 is upright, the direction II of the second joining movement extends in the direction of the refrigeration device height Z.
• FIG. 13 shows the tube 700 connected to the carrier plate 300, with the free tube end 702 now serving as the dispensing opening 212.
• the tube holder 320 and the sleeve 1000 form a latching connection 1300.
• the sleeve 1000 is compressed by the tube holder 320 and so the latching connection 1300 secured against unintentional loosening.
• Fig. 15 shows a third embodiment of a sleeve member which is formed as a separate sleeve 1500 for hose attachment.
• the sleeve 1500 is made of metal in the present embodiment.
• the sleeve 1500 is formed according to this embodiment as a double collar rivets. It has a first circumferential collar 1502 and a second circumferential collar 1504 which divide the sleeve 1500 into three sections.
• the first portion is an end portion 1506 onto which the free hose end 702 is slid.
• the second portion is a central portion 1508 that engages with the tube support 320.
• the third section is again an end section 1510, which is formed in the present embodiment as a spout.
• 16 to 20 show a further embodiment of a sleeve member which is formed as a molded sleeve 1602.
• a support plate 1600 which corresponds to the support plate 300 of FIG. 3 except for the fact that the support plate 1600 has the molded sleeve 1602 in this embodiment.
• the carrier plate 1600 and the molded sleeve 1602 are in the present embodiment made of plastic, e.g. made by injection molding.
• the support plate 1600 and the sleeve 1602 are integrally formed and of uniform material.
• the backing plate 1600 and sleeve 1602 may also be non-uniform in material, e.g. be designed as a 2K component.
• the molded sleeve 1602 in the present embodiment has a holding device 1604, with which, as will be described, a hose end can be attached.
• the molded sleeve 1602 has a cylindrical receiving portion 1606 in this embodiment.
• five inlet slopes 1608 can be seen, which cause a radially inwardly directed constriction of the receiving portion 1606, thus enabling a firm engagement with a hose end 702.
• 21 to 23 show the free hose end 702 connected to the molded-in sleeve 1602 in a depression 1612 of the carrier plate 1600 (see FIG. 21) after an assembly step for fastening a hose 700 to the carrier plate 1600 by a joining movement in a first direction I. It can be seen that the free hose end 702 protrudes beyond the molded sleeve 1602. For assembly, the free end of the tube 702 is inserted in the direction I until, for example, a section with a length of 10 cm protrudes from the dispensing opening 212. This section can be used to perform a watertightness test of the water outlet 1 14 during installation, by connecting a corresponding test device to this end.
• the tube section protruding from the dispensing opening 212 is cut to length so that only a tube section with a length of, for example, 1.5 cm protrudes from the molded sleeve 1602.
• the cut-to-length tube section is pushed through the dispensing opening 212 counter to the direction I by means of a tool, for example by machine, until only a cut-to-length tube section with a length of, for example, 1 cm protrudes from the molded sleeve 160212.

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