EP2464922A1

EP2464922A1 - Cooler

Info

Publication number: EP2464922A1
Application number: EP10737325A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Yufa Bai; Christoph Becke; Max Eicher; Alexander Rupp; Ralph Staud; Thomas Tischer; Zhenyan Yu
Original assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
Current assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
Priority date: 2009-08-10
Filing date: 2010-07-29
Publication date: 2012-06-20
Also published as: RU2012105682A; WO2011018345A1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cooler comprising a door (31), at least one cold store (23), and a door compartment (22) mounted on the door (31), the door compartment (22) comprising a container chamber (21) for receiving items to be cooled. According to the present invention, the door compartment (22) comprises a fixing device for securing the cold store (23).

Description

COOLING UNIT

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a cooling device, more particularly to a cooling device comprising a cold storage.

BACKGROUND

In the prior art, it is known to provide a cold storage in a refrigerator, so that the temperature in the refrigerator or the temperature of other rooms or objects to be cooled as desired by the heat absorption of the

Cold storage is reduced.

Such a refrigerator, in which a cold storage is arranged on a freezer compartment door, is known in the art. For example, document CN

101398249 A a refrigerator in which a projection which projects in the direction of a cooling body, at the rear of the refrigerator door is formed. A

Recess is formed on the ledge to form a space for receiving one

Cold storage to form. This arrangement makes it necessary to change the configuration of the existing refrigerator door, and thus to modify the mold assembly for manufacturing the door, so that the manufacturing cost is increased. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is an object of the invention to solve at least one of the above-mentioned problems and to provide a cooling device in which a cold storage can be arranged on a door of the refrigerator without modifying the configuration of the cooling door.

Thus, the present invention relates to a refrigerator, the refrigerator door, at least one cold storage and a mounted on the door door compartment, the container space comprises for receiving objects to be cooled, comprises, characterized in that the door compartment a fixing device for securing the

Cold storage includes. Since the cold storage is held in the door compartment, it is possible to keep the cold storage for a user easily accessible to the refrigerator door, without modifying the configuration of the existing refrigerator door. This can facilitate the reduction of manufacturing costs. Furthermore, since the door compartment is provided with fixing means for securing the cold accumulator, the possibility of the cold accumulator falling out of the door compartment upon movement of the refrigerator door is greatly avoided.

Other individual features, or features, which are combined with other features to form the characteristics of the present invention are described in the appended claims.

According to a particularly preferred embodiment of the present invention, the fixing device is provided in the container space of the door compartment. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the fixing means comprises a partition member, and the partition member is used to divide the tank space into the first space for holding the cold storage therein and a second space for holding other objects to be cooled therein. Thus, mutual interference of the cold accumulator and other objects to be cooled in the same storage container can be largely avoided. In this way, the user can easily and quickly place the cold storage and / or other objects to be cooled.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first space and the second space are not in fluid communication with each other at least at their bottom portions, so that even if some liquid is present in the second space, that liquid can not readily enter the first space. to pollute the cold storage.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the separating element extends transversely in the container space in order to divide the container space into the first space and the second space. Therefore, the first room and the second room are arranged one behind the other. For example, the space that is rarely accessed (such as the first room) is located at a location remote from the user and the space that is frequently accessed (such as the second room) is on a location close to the user. This can be the

Further increase the usability of the refrigerator.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the separating element is formed by a partition wall. According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the partition member has a box shape or a box-like shape for defining the first space.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first space of a rear wall of the door is closer than the second space. The cold storage is provided near the rear wall of the door. On the one hand, this effectively prevents the cold storage from falling out of the door compartment. On the other hand, in the case of one is rare

taken out cold storage of the cold storage at a location that is located away from the user, so that the cold storage has substantially no adverse effect on the operation by the user when the user puts other objects to be cooled in the refrigerator or removed from it.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the cold storage is fixed by side walls of the first space in the container space.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the separating element is integrally formed on the door compartment.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention is Separator removably attached to the door compartment. Thus, in a refrigerator having a plurality of storage containers, it is possible for the user to decide to provide the first space on a storage container desired by him.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, at least a portion of the separating element is elastic, so that on the cold storage a

Clamping force is exercised. According to a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, at least two separating elements are mounted in the door compartment.

According to a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, the at least two separating elements are mounted in the door compartment, that there is a separating distance between the cold stores. This can effectively prevent the cold stores from freezing to each other.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the fixing device comprises a projection between the adjacent cold storage to separate the adjacent cold storage from each other.

The structure of the present invention and other objects and advantageous

Effects thereof will be understood by the description of the preferred embodiments together with the drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

As part of the description, and to further explain the present invention, the drawings illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention and, together with the description, are used to explain the principle of the present invention. In the drawings shows: Figure 1 is a schematic perspective view of a refrigerator according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a schematic perspective view of a cold storage provided with a door compartment according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 3 is a schematic perspective view of a door compartment according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; and Figure 4 is a schematic perspective view of a partition member according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION As shown in FIG. 1, a refrigerator 1 comprises a heat-insulated body 30 and a door 31 hingedly attached to one side of the front end of the body 30. The body 30 and the door 31 together define a heat-insulated

Storage compartment 32 for storing items to be cooled therein. In the embodiment shown, the cooling device 1 comprises only one storage compartment 32. Preferably, the storage compartment 32 is a freezer compartment. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the specific arrangement of the storage compartment of the refrigerator. The present invention can be applied to other forms of refrigerators, such as a refrigerator with a refrigerating compartment and a freezer compartment, these compartments being stacked on top of each other

Refrigerator with side-by-side combination, and a refrigerator with a drawer-like door and / or a refrigerator with a French side-by-side combination. The body 30 is provided in its interior with a plurality of trays 3 and a drawer-like storage container 2 to place objects to be cooled thereon. A plurality of door compartments 22 is detachable on the inside of the Door 31 is mounted so that objects to be cooled can be held on the inside of the door 31. The contents described below relate only to the door compartment 22 associated with the present invention. As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the door compartment 22 includes a bottom wall 37, a rear wall 28 adjacent a rear surface of the refrigerator door, a front wall 29, which faces the rear side wall 28 and opens to the user after the door has been opened, and left and right side walls 38 connected between the front side wall 28 and the rear side wall 29. These walls 28, 29, 37, 38 together define a container space 21 which has an upper opening end and is adapted to store objects to be cooled. The door compartment 22 includes a mounting portion 39 located at the rear end of each of the left and right side walls 38. The door compartment 22 is secured by means of the mounting portion 39 on the inside of the refrigerator door, the rear side wall 28 abuts against the rear surface 4 of the refrigerator door.

In these embodiments, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, the front and rear side walls 28, 29 and the left and right side walls 38 in the longitudinal height are identical to each other. However, in an alternative embodiment, the door compartment may not be provided with the rear wall, or the height of the

Rear side wall is smaller than that of other side walls, so that the rear end of the container space is open or partially open. When the door compartment is attached to the inside of the refrigerator door, the rear end of the refrigerator door will be locked

Storage compartment enclosed by the refrigerator door.

The door compartment 22 is designed to hold the cold accumulator 23. In the present embodiment, the cold storage 23 includes a cold storage medium enclosed in an airtight housing. The cold storage medium is frozen in the storage compartment 32 during normal operation (the temperature range of the storage compartment 32 is below the freezing point of the cold storage medium). When the cold storage 23 is placed in a higher temperature environment, the cold storage medium becomes one frozen state in a liquefied state to absorb heat and thus the surrounding environment, such as the storage compartment 32, which does not operate normally, or other facilities / objects outside the refrigerator 1 to cool down.

In the embodiment shown, the door compartment 22 can hold two stores 23 that are identically shaped and have the same size. In other embodiments, it should be noted that, depending on the size and shape of the cold reservoir 23, the door compartment may be configured to hold one or more cold stores that are identical / not identical to each other.

The door compartment 22 includes a fixing device to secure the cold storage 23 to the door compartment 22. Therefore, the cold storage 23 can be securely held in the door compartment 22 while the refrigerator door is opened or closed. At this

Embodiment, the fixing device comprises a separating element 24, which is located in the container space 21 and is used to divide the container space 21 into a first space 25 for holding the cold storage tank 23 and a second space 26 for holding other objects to be cooled. Preferably, the first space 25 and the second space 26 are not in fluid communication with each other at least at their bottom portions, so that liquid in the second space 26 is prevented from flowing into the first space 25 to flow therethrough

Cold storage to pollute 23. As shown in FIG. 3, in the illustrated embodiment, the partition 24 is formed by a partition wall 27 located in the tank space 21. The partition wall 27 is integrally formed on the door compartment 22. In an alternative

Embodiment, the partition 27 may also be a separate element which is fixed in the door compartment 22.

The partition wall 27 extends transversely in the container space 21. The second space 26 and the first space 25 are provided one behind the other. The first space 25 is between the Partition 27 and the rear wall 28 is provided. The second space 26 is provided between the partition wall 27 and the front side wall 29. Thus, the first space 25 is provided closer to the rear surface 4 of the door 31 than the second space 26. The cold storage 23 is secured in the door compartment 23 adjacent to the rear surface 4 of the door 31. Since the second space 26 is closer to the user after the refrigerator door has been opened, the user can take out an object from the second space 26, or put an object into this space, without the

Cold storage to disturb 23. The length of the first space 25 in the front-to-back direction (at this

Embodiment, the distance between the partition wall 27 and the rear side wall 28) is designed so that it is substantially identical to the thickness of the cold accumulator 23. Thus, after the cold storage 23 is inserted into the first space 25, the partition wall 27 and the rear side wall 28 can restrain the movement of the cold storage tank 23 in the back and forth direction.

The fixing device comprises a projection 40 which extends into the first space 25 and is located between two adjacent cold stores 23. The adjacent cold storage 23 are separated from each other by a predetermined distance over the projection 40. In this embodiment, the projection 40 is formed on the partition wall 27, has the shape of a nose, and includes a pair of walls 41 facing the left and right side walls 38 of the door compartment 22, respectively. The distance between the wall 41 and the corresponding side wall 38 is substantially identical to the width of the respective cold accumulator 23, so that the movement of the cold accumulator 23 in the left and right direction is restricted.

Thus, the cold storage 23 defined by the walls (including the partition wall 27, the rear wall 28 and the walls 41 of the protrusion 40) of the first space 25 is secured in the container space 21. Preferably, the length of the first space 25 in its direction back and forth is slightly less than the thickness of

Cold reservoir 23. The partition wall 27 is elastic, so that the partition wall 27 and the rear side wall 28 can exert a clamping force on the cold storage 23, and thus the cold storage 23 is more stable secured.

FIG. 4 shows a schematic perspective view of a separating element according to a further preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the partition member 5 has a box shape or a box-like shape and includes four side walls enclosing a first space 6 for receiving and securing the cold accumulator 23. The separating element 5 is preferably detachably fastened in the container space of the door compartment. After the partition 5 is fixed to the door compartment, the container compartment of the door compartment is divided into the first space 6 for holding and securing the cold accumulator and a second holding space for holding other objects to be cooled. The cold storage is on the door compartment through

Side walls of the separating element 5 secured.

A divided space (i.e., the first space 25) is formed on the door compartment 22 so as to hold the cold storage 23. Thus, on the one hand, the cold storage 23 can be held in a place where it is convenient for the user to remove the cold storage 23 from the refrigerator door or put him there, under the condition that it is not necessary, the configuration of the refrigerator door change. On the other hand, it can be largely avoided that the other objects to be cooled and the cold storage 23 in the door compartment 22 interfere with each other. Further, by means of the fixing means provided on the door compartment 22, the cold storage tank 23 can be stably secured in the door compartment 22. In this way, the cold accumulator 23 does not move and / or shake to produce noises when the door 31 moves, or the cold accumulator 23 does not fall out of the door 31.

Claims

A refrigerator comprising a door (31), at least one cold storage (23) and a door compartment (22) attached to the door (31), the door compartment (22) having a

Container space (21) for receiving objects to be cooled therein, characterized in that the door compartment (22) comprises a fixing device for securing the cold accumulator (23).

2. The cooling device according to claim 1, characterized in that the

Fixing device in the container space (21) of the door compartment (22) is provided.

3. The cooling device according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that the fixing device comprises a separating element (24, 5), and the separating element (24, 5) divides the container space (21) into a first space (25, 6) for Holding the cold accumulator (23) and a second space (26) for holding other objects to be cooled.

4. The cooling device (1) according to claim 3, characterized in that the first space (25, 6) and the second space (26) are not in fluid communication with each other at least at their bottom portions.

5. The cooling device according to claim 3 or claim 4, characterized in that the separating element (24, 5) extends transversely in the container space (21) to the

Container space in the first and second space (25, 26) to divide.

6. The cooling device according to claim 3, claim 4 or claim 5, characterized

in that the separating element (24) is formed by a dividing wall (27).

7. The cooling device according to claim 3, claim 4 or claim 5, characterized characterized in that the partition member (5) has a box shape or a box-like shape for defining the first space (6).

8. The refrigerator according to one of claims 3 to 7, characterized in that the first space (25, 6) closer to a rear surface (4) of the door (31) than the second space (26), and the cold storage (23 ) adjacent to the rear surface (4) of

Door (31) is provided.

9. The cooling device according to one of claims 3 to 8, characterized in that the cold storage (23) in the container space (21) by side walls (28, 27, 38, 41) of the first space (25, 6) is secured.

10. The cooling device according to one of claims 3 to 9, characterized in that the separating element (24) is integrally formed on the door compartment (22).

11. The cooling device according to one of claims 3 to 9, characterized in that the separating element (5) is releasably attached to the door compartment.

12. The cooling device according to one of claims 3 to 11, characterized in that at least a portion of the separating element (24) is elastic, so that a

Clamping force is exerted on the cold storage (23).

13. The cooling device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized

in that at least two cold stores (23) are secured in the door compartment (22).

14. The refrigerator according to claim 13, characterized in that the at least two cold storage (23) in the door compartment (22) are secured such that the cold storage are separated by a distance from each other.

15. The cooling device according to claim 14, characterized in that the Fixing device comprises a projection (40) between the adjacent cold storage (23) to separate the adjacent cold storage (23) from each other.