EP1532409A1 - Storage device for a refrigerator - Google Patents
Storage device for a refrigeratorInfo
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- EP1532409A1 EP1532409A1 EP03793641A EP03793641A EP1532409A1 EP 1532409 A1 EP1532409 A1 EP 1532409A1 EP 03793641 A EP03793641 A EP 03793641A EP 03793641 A EP03793641 A EP 03793641A EP 1532409 A1 EP1532409 A1 EP 1532409A1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
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- A47B57/06—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions with means for adjusting the height of the shelves
- A47B57/08—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions with means for adjusting the height of the shelves consisting of grooved or notched ledges, uprights or side walls
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
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- A47B57/06—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions with means for adjusting the height of the shelves
- A47B57/20—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions with means for adjusting the height of the shelves consisting of tongues, pins or similar projecting means coacting with openings
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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
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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
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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
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to a rack, as is usually mounted on the inside of the door of refrigerators, to accommodate bottles, small parts, etc.
- a rack is typically substantially box-shaped, with a bottom, a side wall and locking grooves in the side wall which are provided to cooperate with retaining cams formed on uprights projecting from the inside of the door.
- the heights that these racks can take up in a refrigerator are conventionally predetermined by the position of the holding cams on the bars. These are generally a few centimeters apart in the vertical direction, so that the distance between the racks can only be adjusted in rough steps. If an object to be accommodated in a lower rack is only a few millimeters larger than the distance to the rack above, the latter must be offset by an entire cam distance or, if this is not possible, removed in order to accommodate the object. The result is poor use of the storage space in the refrigerator.
- the object of the present invention is to provide a rack for a refrigeration device, which enables the available storage space to be used economically with a large degree of independence from the dimensions of the objects to be stored.
- each locking groove of the storage device preferably has parallel side flanks and an upper end which transfers the weight of the storage device to the locking cams of the door. This enables the use of compact spacers.
- the side flanks of the locking groove could also run upwards towards one another, in which case a spacer with an inverted U-shaped or V-shaped cross-section would be useful.
- the spacer is loosely inserted into the groove and can be removed from the rack and stored separately when not in use.
- the spacer can be inserted into the latching groove in a form-fitting and / or non-positive manner perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the latching groove.
- the groove is preferably widened in the depth direction, and the shape of the spacer is adapted to this cross section of the groove.
- the spacers are held horizontally displaceably on the side wall of the rack. In this way, they can be moved from a position in which they engage in the groove to a non-engaged position and back as required.
- the spacers can be rotatably mounted in the side wall about a horizontal axis of rotation. This results in a very space-saving arrangement of the spacers in the side wall.
- the spacers can be held in their setting positions defining different distances by a catch.
- the spacers each have a stepped lower edge; this allows the rack to be mounted on the retaining cam at different heights in accordance with one of the steps of the lower edge. This results in a particularly simple handling and manufacture of the spacers, in particular if they are made of injection molded plastic.
- the spacers are preferably each guided in a slot between an inner and an outer plate of the side wall and in this way protected against damage and dirt.
- the spacer should expediently have a handling projection protruding from the slot, which enables a user to move the spacer in the longitudinal direction of the slot and thereby insert it into the latching groove or pull it out of it.
- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a door rack according to a first
- Embodiment of the invention together with a piece of a door inner wall on which the rack is held;
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an end portion of a rack according to a second embodiment of the invention.
- Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a rack according to a third
- Embodiment of the invention with displaceable spacers
- FIG. 5 shows a spacer for the storage device from FIG. 4.
- FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a door rack 1 for a refrigerator according to a first embodiment of the invention and a section of an inner wall 2 of a refrigerator door on which the rack 1 is mounted.
- two parallel vertical bars 3 project into the interior of the device, only one of which is partially shown in the figure.
- Holding cams 4 arranged at a vertical distance of several centimeters. One of these can be seen in the figure, the rack 1 rests on a second, hidden one.
- locking grooves 6 are formed to match the retaining cams 4 of the spars 3, of which the spar not shown is shown in the figure is.
- the locking grooves 6 each have parallel vertical side flanks 7 and an upper end 8, which transfers the weight of the rack 1 to the holding cams 4.
- a spacer 9 is shown in front of the locking groove 6.
- the spacer 9 is a solid body made of rubber or another flexible material, which can be frictionally inserted into the locking groove 6 in contact with its upper end 8. If such a spacer 9 is inserted into both locking grooves 6 of the selector 1 e, the rest 1 is in a rest position, which is against the position that it would take without the spacer 9 by the height of the spacer 9 is offset upwards.
- the distance between the rack 1 and a lower rack can be increased as required by inserting spacers 9 if objects placed in the lower rack require this.
- the spacers 9 can be provided at different heights in order to implement different height offsets of the rack 1; but it is also possible to use several identical spacers 9 with one another in the locking grooves 6 of the storage 1.
- FIG. 2 shows a partial section through a further developed modification of the stop 1 from FIG. 1.
- the latching groove 6 here has a dovetail-shaped cross section, and the cross section of the spacer 9 is complementary to this in a trapezoidal shape.
- This modified spacer can only be inserted into the locking groove 6 from below, but is better secured against falling out due to its cross-sectional shape.
- Fig. 3 shows a perspective partial view of a rack 11 according to a second embodiment of the invention.
- the locking groove 6 has a plurality of lateral bulges 12 in its upper region, and the spacer 19 provided for insertion into the locking groove 16 from the lateral direction has the Form of an elongated bar, the longitudinal ends of which each engage in opposite bulges 12.
- a single spacer 19 is sufficient to be able to fix the rack 1 at different heights.
- the section of the latching groove 16 extending below the deepest bulges 12 with straight flanks ensures that the stowage 1 is held in a stable and tilt-proof manner on the holding cams 4 of the inner door wall even in the highest possible installation position.
- FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of the storage device 21
- FIG. 5 shows a plan view of one of its spacers 29.
- the side wall 25 of the storage device 21 is constructed in two layers on the end faces thereof, with an inner plate 27 and an outer plate 28 which are passed through a slot 30 are separated.
- a locking groove 26 extends through the outer plate 28 to the slot 30, the inner plate 27 is closed.
- the spacer 29 is essentially constructed from a flat plate 31, on the lower edge of which a plurality of steps 32 are formed, and a slide 33 molded onto the plate.
- the spacer 29 is held horizontally displaceably in the slot 30. Its position can be adjusted using the slide 33.
- the spacer 29 can assume a plurality of positions in the slot 30, in each of which one of the steps 32 is visible in the locking groove 26 and supports the rack 21 on a retaining cam of the door. In order to set different levels of the rack 21, it is therefore sufficient to move the spacer 29 such that a desired step 32 is exposed in the locking groove 26. This is shown in detail in FIGS. 6A to 6C for a spacer with two steps 32.
- FIG. 6A An upper rack 21a and a lower rack 21b are shown here, which are mounted one above the other on a spar 3.
- the spacer 29 is pulled out of the locking groove in both shutters, and the shutters 21a, 21b are each supported with the upper ends 8 of their locking grooves on the retaining cams.
- 6B and 6C show the upper spacer 21a with one of the steps 32 of its spacer 29 resting on the holding cam 4.
- the spacer 29 can also be adjusted in the same way in the lower rack 21b in order to reduce the distance between the two racks, if this is possible or is necessary because of a rack (not shown) which is even lower.
- the spacers 29 bear the entire weight of the rack 21 and any objects placed therein, it must be ensured that they cannot escape upwards out of their slot 30.
- One possibility is to form a downwardly exposed longitudinal shoulder in the slot 30, on which projecting locking lugs 34 bent out from the plate 31 can be supported, transverse to its main surface.
- these locking lugs 34 are located at the ends of elastic tongues 35, which are separated from the plate by two short gaps 36 in the lateral direction.
- the spacer can be inserted into the slot 30 from above, the locking lugs 34 being pressed elastically into alignment with the plate 31 when passing through the slot, and then returning to their bent-out position in which they rest on the underside of the shoulder.
- slot 30 is made so short or the spacer 29 so long that, in all positions that the spacer 29 can assume, both upper corners 37 of its plate 31 lie outside the slot and are thus closed Support the top of the side wall.
- the slot 30 is open at the bottom so that the plate 31 can be inserted from below, and the slide 33 is snapped onto the latching portion of the plate 31 protruding from the slot 30 after the plate 31 has been inserted.
- the inner walls of the slot 30 and the spacer 29 can be provided with detachably interlocking latching means or, as in the enlarged section of FIG 5, a small projection 38 is formed on a corner of each step 32, which engages behind the locking cams 4 and thus prevents the spacer 29 from slipping sideways.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a storage device (21) to be mounted especially in a door of a refrigerator. Said depositing device comprises a bottom, a side wall (25), and at least one catching groove (26) which is formed within the side wall and in the upper area of which a spacer (29) can be placed.
Description
Absteller für ein Kältegerät Storage rack for a refrigerator
Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft einen Absteller, wie er üblicherweise an der Innenseite der Tür von Kühlschränken montiert ist, um Flaschen, Kleinteile etc. aufzunehmen. Ein solcher Absteller ist typischerweise im wesentlichen kastenförmig, mit einem Boden, einer Seitenwand und Rastnuten in der Seitenwand, die vorgesehen sind, um mit Haltenocken zusammenzuwirken, die an von der Türinnenseite vorspringenden Holmen gebildet sind.The present invention relates to a rack, as is usually mounted on the inside of the door of refrigerators, to accommodate bottles, small parts, etc. Such a rack is typically substantially box-shaped, with a bottom, a side wall and locking grooves in the side wall which are provided to cooperate with retaining cams formed on uprights projecting from the inside of the door.
Die Höhen, die diese Absteller in einem Kältegerät einnehmen können, sind herkömmlicherweise vorgegeben durch die Position der Haltenocken an den Holmen. Diese haben in der Vertikalen im Allgemeinen einen Abstand von einigen Zentimetern, so dass der Abstand der Absteller voneinander nur in groben Schritten einstellbar ist. Wenn ein in einem unteren Absteller unterzubringender Gegenstand nur wenige Millimeter größer ist als der Abstand zum darüber liegenden Absteller, so muss letzterer, um den Gegenstand unterbringen zu können, um einen ganzen Nockenabstand aufwärts versetzt oder, wenn dies nicht möglich ist, ausgebaut werden. Eine schlechte Nutzung des Stauraums im Kältegerät ist die Folge.The heights that these racks can take up in a refrigerator are conventionally predetermined by the position of the holding cams on the bars. These are generally a few centimeters apart in the vertical direction, so that the distance between the racks can only be adjusted in rough steps. If an object to be accommodated in a lower rack is only a few millimeters larger than the distance to the rack above, the latter must be offset by an entire cam distance or, if this is not possible, removed in order to accommodate the object. The result is poor use of the storage space in the refrigerator.
Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung ist, einen Absteller für ein Kältegerät anzugeben, der eine ökonomische Nutzung des zur Verfügung stehenden Stauraums bei weitgehender Unabhängigkeit von den Abmessungen der zu lagernden Gegenstände ermöglicht.The object of the present invention is to provide a rack for a refrigeration device, which enables the available storage space to be used economically with a large degree of independence from the dimensions of the objects to be stored.
Die Aufgabe wird gelöst durch einen Absteller mit den Merkmalen des Anspruchs 1.The object is achieved by a rack with the features of claim 1.
Durch P latzieren d es A bstandhalters i m o beren B ereich d er N ut d ieses A bstellers w ird erreicht, dass der Absteller an einem gegebenen Haltenocken entsprechend den Abmessungen des Abstandhalters höher montierbar ist als ohne Abstandhalter. Wenn unterhalb des betreffenden Abstellers ein Gegenstand untergebracht werden muss, der einen geringfügig größeren Abstand der Absteller voneinander erfordert, so kann dieser hergestellt werden, indem ein Abstandhalter in die Rastnuten des oberen Abstellers eingesetzt, oder falls ein solcher Abstandhalter in den Rastnuten des unteren Abstellers vorhanden ist, aus diesen entfernt wird.
Vorzugsweise hat jede Rastnut des erfindungsgemäßen Abstellers parallele Seitenflanken und einen oberen Abschluss, der das Gewicht des Abstellers auf die Rastnocken der Tür überträgt. Dies ermöglicht die Verwendung kompakter Abstandhalter. Selbstverständlich könnten die Seitenflanken der Rastnut aber auch nach oben aufeinander zulaufen, wobei in diesem Falle ein Abstandhalter mit umgekehrt U- oder V-förmigem Querschnitt brauchbar wäre.By placing the spacer in the immediate area of the use of this selector, it is achieved that the rack can be mounted higher on a given retaining cam in accordance with the dimensions of the spacer than without a spacer. If an object has to be accommodated below the relevant rack, which requires a slightly greater distance between the racks from one another, this can be produced by inserting a spacer into the locking grooves of the upper rack, or if such a spacer is present in the locking grooves of the lower rack is removed from them. Each locking groove of the storage device according to the invention preferably has parallel side flanks and an upper end which transfers the weight of the storage device to the locking cams of the door. This enables the use of compact spacers. Of course, the side flanks of the locking groove could also run upwards towards one another, in which case a spacer with an inverted U-shaped or V-shaped cross-section would be useful.
Einer ersten, einfachen Ausgestaltung zufolge ist der Abstandhalter lose in die Nut eingeführt und kann bei Nichtgebrauch vom Absteller abgenommen und getrennt gelagert werden. Um einem solchen Abstandhalter sicheren Halt zu geben und zu verhindern, dass er aus der Rastnut herausfällt, bevor der Absteller auf den Haltenocken aufgesetzt werden kann, ist der Abstandshalter form- und/oder kraftschlüssig senkrecht zur Längsrichtung der Rastnut in die Rastnut einfügbar. Hierbei ist die Nut vorzugsweise in Tiefenrichtung verbreitert, und die Gestalt des Abstandhalters ist an diesen Querschnitt der Nut angepasst.According to a first, simple embodiment, the spacer is loosely inserted into the groove and can be removed from the rack and stored separately when not in use. In order to give such a spacer a secure hold and to prevent it from falling out of the latching groove before the rack can be placed on the retaining cam, the spacer can be inserted into the latching groove in a form-fitting and / or non-positive manner perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the latching groove. The groove is preferably widened in the depth direction, and the shape of the spacer is adapted to this cross section of the groove.
Einer bevorzugten Ausgestaltung zufolge sind die Abstandhalter an der Seitenwand des Abstellers horizontal verschiebbar gehalten. So können sie aus einer Stellung, in der sie in die Nut eingreifen, in eine Nichteingriffsstellung und zurück nach Bedarf verschoben werden.According to a preferred embodiment, the spacers are held horizontally displaceably on the side wall of the rack. In this way, they can be moved from a position in which they engage in the groove to a non-engaged position and back as required.
Alternativ dazu können die Abstandshalter in der Seitenwand um eine horizontale Drehachse drehbar gelagert sein. Dies ergibt eine sehr platzsparende Anordnung der Abstandshalter in der Seitenwand. Die Abstandshalter können dabei in ihren unterschiedliche Abstände definierenden Einstellpositionen durch eine Rast gehalten sein.Alternatively, the spacers can be rotatably mounted in the side wall about a horizontal axis of rotation. This results in a very space-saving arrangement of the spacers in the side wall. The spacers can be held in their setting positions defining different distances by a catch.
Vorteilhaft ist auch, wenn die Abstandhalter jeweils eine gestufte Unterkante aufweisen; dies erlaubt es, den Absteller auf unterschiedlichen Höhen jeweils entsprechend einer der Stufen der Unterkante am Haltenocken zu montieren. Hierdurch ergibt sich eine besonders einfache Handhabung und Herstellung der Abstandshalter, insbesondere wenn diese aus Kunststoff-Sphtzguss gefertigt sind.
Vorzugsweise sind die Abstandhalter jeweils in einem Schlitz zwischen einer Innen- und einer A ußenplatte d er S eitenwand g eführt u nd auf d iese Weise v or B eschädigung u nd Verschmutzung geschützt.It is also advantageous if the spacers each have a stepped lower edge; this allows the rack to be mounted on the retaining cam at different heights in accordance with one of the steps of the lower edge. This results in a particularly simple handling and manufacture of the spacers, in particular if they are made of injection molded plastic. The spacers are preferably each guided in a slot between an inner and an outer plate of the side wall and in this way protected against damage and dirt.
Zweckmäßigerweise sollte der Abstandhalter einen aus dem Schlitz vorstehenden Handhabungsvorsprung aufweisen, der es einem Benutzer ermöglicht, den Abstandhalter in Längsrichtung des Schlitzes zu verschieben und dadurch in die Rastnut einzuführen oder aus ihr herauszuziehen.The spacer should expediently have a handling projection protruding from the slot, which enables a user to move the spacer in the longitudinal direction of the slot and thereby insert it into the latching groove or pull it out of it.
Weitere Merkmale und Vorteile der Erfindung ergeben sich aus der nachfolgen Beschreibung von Ausführungsbeispielen mit Bezug auf die beigefügten Figuren. Es zeigen:Further features and advantages of the invention result from the following description of exemplary embodiments with reference to the attached figures. Show it:
Fig. 1 eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Türabstellers gemäß einer erstenFig. 1 is a perspective view of a door rack according to a first
Ausgestaltung der Erfindung, zusammen mit einem Stück einer Türinnenwand, an der der Absteller gehalten ist;Embodiment of the invention, together with a piece of a door inner wall on which the rack is held;
Fig. 2 einen Schnitt durch eine Seitenwand eines weiterentwickelten Abstellers;2 shows a section through a side wall of a further developed rack;
Fig. 3 eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Endabschnitts eines Abstellers gemäß einer zweiten Ausgestaltung der Erfindung;3 is a perspective view of an end portion of a rack according to a second embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Abstellers gemäß einer drittenFig. 4 is a perspective view of a rack according to a third
Ausgestaltung der Erfindung, mit verschiebbaren Abstandhaltern;Embodiment of the invention, with displaceable spacers;
Fig. 5 einen Abstandhalter für den Absteller aus Fig. 4; und5 shows a spacer for the storage device from FIG. 4; and
Fig. 6A-C Abstandhalter gemäß Fig. 4 in unterschiedlichen Montagestellungen.6A-C spacers according to FIG. 4 in different mounting positions.
Fig. 1 zeigt eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Türabstellers 1 für ein Kältegerät gemäß einer ersten Ausgestaltung der Erfindung sowie einen Abschnitt einer Innenwand 2 einer Kältegerätetür, an der der Absteller 1 montiert ist. An der Innenwand 2 springen zwei parallele vertikale Holme 3 ins Innere des Gerätes vor, von denen in der Figur nur einer teilweise gezeigt ist. An den Holmen 3 sind einander paarweise gegenüberliegend
Haltenocken 4 in einem vertikalen Abstand von mehreren Zentimetern angeordnet. Einer von diesen ist in der Figur zu sehen, auf einem zweiten, verdeckten ruht der Absteller 1. An dessen Seitenwand 5 sind passend zu den Haltenocken 4 der Holme 3 Rastnuten 6 geformt, von denen die dem nicht gezeigten Holm zugewandte in der Figur zu sehen ist. Die Rastnuten 6 haben jeweils parallele vertikale Seitenflanken 7 und einen oberen Abschluss 8, der das Gewicht des Abstellers 1 auf die Haltenocken 4 überträgt.1 shows a perspective view of a door rack 1 for a refrigerator according to a first embodiment of the invention and a section of an inner wall 2 of a refrigerator door on which the rack 1 is mounted. On the inner wall 2, two parallel vertical bars 3 project into the interior of the device, only one of which is partially shown in the figure. On the spars 3 are opposite one another in pairs Holding cams 4 arranged at a vertical distance of several centimeters. One of these can be seen in the figure, the rack 1 rests on a second, hidden one. On its side wall 5, locking grooves 6 are formed to match the retaining cams 4 of the spars 3, of which the spar not shown is shown in the figure is. The locking grooves 6 each have parallel vertical side flanks 7 and an upper end 8, which transfers the weight of the rack 1 to the holding cams 4.
Vor der Rastnut 6 ist ein Abstandhalter 9 dargestellt. Bei dieser Ausgestaltung ist der Abstandhalter 9 ein massiver Körper aus Gummi oder einem anderen flexiblen Material, der reibschlüssig in die Rastnut 6 in Kontakt mit ihrem oberen Abschluss 8 einführbar ist. Wenn e in s olcher A bstandhalter 9 i n b eide R astnuten 6 d es A bstellers 1 e ingefügt i st, ergibt sich für den Absteller 1 eine Ruheposition, die gegen die Position, die er ohne Abstandhalter 9 einnehmen würde, um die Höhe des Abstandhalters 9 nach oben versetzt ist.A spacer 9 is shown in front of the locking groove 6. In this embodiment, the spacer 9 is a solid body made of rubber or another flexible material, which can be frictionally inserted into the locking groove 6 in contact with its upper end 8. If such a spacer 9 is inserted into both locking grooves 6 of the selector 1 e, the rest 1 is in a rest position, which is against the position that it would take without the spacer 9 by the height of the spacer 9 is offset upwards.
So kann der Abstand des Abstellers 1 von einem (nicht dargestellten) tieferliegenden Absteller durch Einfügen von Abstandhaltern 9 nach Bedarf erhöht werden, wenn in dem tieferliegenden Absteller abgestellte Gegenstände dies erfordern.The distance between the rack 1 and a lower rack (not shown) can be increased as required by inserting spacers 9 if objects placed in the lower rack require this.
Die Abstandhalter 9 können in verschiedenen Höhen bereitgestellt werden, um unterschiedliche Höhenversätze des Abstellers 1 zu realisieren; es ist aber auch möglich, mehrere identische Abstandhalter 9 untereinander in die Rastnuten 6 des Abstellers 1 einzusetzen.The spacers 9 can be provided at different heights in order to implement different height offsets of the rack 1; but it is also possible to use several identical spacers 9 with one another in the locking grooves 6 of the storage 1.
Fig. 2 zeigt einen Teilschnitt durch eine weiterentwickelte Abwandlung des Abstellers 1 aus Fig. 1. Die Rastnut 6 weist hier einen schwalbenschwanzförmigen Querschnitt auf, und komplementär dazu ist der Querschnitt des Abstandhalters 9 trapezförmig. Dieser abgewandelte Abstandhalter ist nur von unten her in die Rastnut 6 einführbar, ist aber durch seine Querschnittsform besser gegen Herausfallen gesichert.FIG. 2 shows a partial section through a further developed modification of the stop 1 from FIG. 1. The latching groove 6 here has a dovetail-shaped cross section, and the cross section of the spacer 9 is complementary to this in a trapezoidal shape. This modified spacer can only be inserted into the locking groove 6 from below, but is better secured against falling out due to its cross-sectional shape.
Fig. 3 zeigt eine perspektivische Teilansicht eines Abstellers 1 1 gemäß einer zweiten Ausgestaltung der Erfindung. Bei dieser Ausgestaltung weist die Rastnut 6 in ihrem oberen Bereich eine Mehrzahl von seitlichen Ausbuchtungen 12 auf, und der zum Einführen in die Rastnut 16 aus seitlicher Richtung vorgesehene Abstandhalter 19 hat die
Form eines länglichen Riegels, dessen Längsenden jeweils in gegenüberliegende Ausbuchtungen 12 eingreifen. Bei dieser Ausgestaltung genügt ein einziger Abstandhalter 19, um den Absteller 1 in unterschiedlichen Höhen fixieren zu können. Außerdem ist durch den unterhalb der tiefstgelegenen Ausbuchtungen 12 sich erstreckenden Abschnitt der Rastnut 16 mit geraden Flanken sichergestellt, dass auch in der höchstmöglichen Montageposition des Abstellers 1 dieser stabil und kippsicher an den Haltenocken 4 der Türinnenwand gehalten ist.Fig. 3 shows a perspective partial view of a rack 11 according to a second embodiment of the invention. In this embodiment, the locking groove 6 has a plurality of lateral bulges 12 in its upper region, and the spacer 19 provided for insertion into the locking groove 16 from the lateral direction has the Form of an elongated bar, the longitudinal ends of which each engage in opposite bulges 12. In this embodiment, a single spacer 19 is sufficient to be able to fix the rack 1 at different heights. In addition, the section of the latching groove 16 extending below the deepest bulges 12 with straight flanks ensures that the stowage 1 is held in a stable and tilt-proof manner on the holding cams 4 of the inner door wall even in the highest possible installation position.
Eine dritte Ausgestaltung des erfindungsgemäßen Abstellers wird anhand der Fig. 4 bis 6 erläutert. Fig. 4 zeigt eine perspektivische Ansicht des Abstellers 21 , Fig. 5 eine Draufsicht auf einen von dessen Abstandhaltern 29. Die Seitenwand 25 des Abstellers 21 ist an dessen Stirnseiten zweischichtig aufgebaut, mit einer Innenplatte 27 und einer Außenplatte 28, die durch einen Schlitz 30 getrennt sind. Eine Rastnut 26 erstreckt sich durch die Außenplatte 28 bis zum Schlitz 30, die Innenplatte 27 ist geschlossen.A third embodiment of the switch according to the invention is explained with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6. FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of the storage device 21, FIG. 5 shows a plan view of one of its spacers 29. The side wall 25 of the storage device 21 is constructed in two layers on the end faces thereof, with an inner plate 27 and an outer plate 28 which are passed through a slot 30 are separated. A locking groove 26 extends through the outer plate 28 to the slot 30, the inner plate 27 is closed.
Der Abstandhalter 29 ist im wesentlichen aufgebaut aus einer flachen Platte 31 , an deren unteren Rand mehrere Stufen 32 geformt sind, und einem an die Platte angeformten Schieber 33. Der Abstandhalter 29 ist in dem Schlitz 30 horizontal verschiebbar gehalten. Seine Stellung ist mit Hilfe des Schiebers 33 einstellbar. Der Abstandhalter 29 kann in dem Schlitz 30 eine Mehrzahl von Stellungen einnehmen, in denen jeweils eine der Stufen 32 in der Rastnut 26 sichtbar ist und den Absteller 21 auf einem Haltenocken der Tür abstützt. Um unterschiedliche Niveaus des Abstellers 21 einzustellen, genügt es also, dessen Abstandhalter 29 so zu verschieben, dass eine gewünschte Stufe 32 in der Rastnut 26 freiliegt. Dies ist in den Fig. 6A bis 6C für einen Abstandhalter mit zwei Stufen 32 im Detail dargestellt. Gezeigt sind hier jeweils ein oberer Absteller 21a und ein unterer Absteller 21 b, die an einem Holm 3 übereinander montiert sind. In Fig. 6A ist bei beiden Abstellern der Abstandhalter 29 aus der Rastnut herausgezogen, und die Absteller 21a, 21 b stützen sich jeweils mit den oberen Abschlüssen 8 ihrer Rastnuten auf die Haltenocken auf. Die Fig. 6B und 6C zeigen den oberen Abstandhalter 21a mit jeweils einer der Stufen 32 seines Abstandhalters 29 auf dem Haltenocken 4 aufliegend. Selbstverständlich kann auch beim unteren Absteller 21 b der Abstandhalter 29 in gleicher Weise verstellt werden, um den Abstand zwischen den zwei Abstellern zu verringern, wenn dies möglich oder wegen eines (nicht dargestellten) noch tiefer liegenden Abstellers erforderlich ist.
Da die Abstandhalter 29 das gesamte Gewicht des Abstellers 21 und von ggf. darin abgestellten Gegenständen tragen, muss gewährleistet sein, dass sie aus ihrem Schlitz 30 nicht nach oben entweichen können. Eine Möglichkeit ist, in dem Schlitz 30 eine nach unten freiliegende Längsschulter zu bilden, an der sich aus der Platte 31 quer zu ihrer Hauptfläche herausgebogene abstehende Rastnasen 34 abstützen können. Bei dem in Fig. 5 gezeigten Ausführungsbeispiel befinden sich diese Rastnasen 34 an den Enden von elastischen Zungen 35, die in seitlicher Richtung von der Platte jeweils durch zwei kurze Spalte 36 getrennt sind. Der Abstandhalter ist von oben in den Schlitz 30 einsteckbar, wobei die Rastnasen 34 beim Passieren des Schlitzes elastisch in die Flucht mit der Platte 31 gedrückt werden, und anschließend in ihre ausgebogene Stellung zurückkehren, in der sie an der Unterseite der Schulter anliegen.The spacer 29 is essentially constructed from a flat plate 31, on the lower edge of which a plurality of steps 32 are formed, and a slide 33 molded onto the plate. The spacer 29 is held horizontally displaceably in the slot 30. Its position can be adjusted using the slide 33. The spacer 29 can assume a plurality of positions in the slot 30, in each of which one of the steps 32 is visible in the locking groove 26 and supports the rack 21 on a retaining cam of the door. In order to set different levels of the rack 21, it is therefore sufficient to move the spacer 29 such that a desired step 32 is exposed in the locking groove 26. This is shown in detail in FIGS. 6A to 6C for a spacer with two steps 32. An upper rack 21a and a lower rack 21b are shown here, which are mounted one above the other on a spar 3. In Fig. 6A, the spacer 29 is pulled out of the locking groove in both shutters, and the shutters 21a, 21b are each supported with the upper ends 8 of their locking grooves on the retaining cams. 6B and 6C show the upper spacer 21a with one of the steps 32 of its spacer 29 resting on the holding cam 4. Of course, the spacer 29 can also be adjusted in the same way in the lower rack 21b in order to reduce the distance between the two racks, if this is possible or is necessary because of a rack (not shown) which is even lower. Since the spacers 29 bear the entire weight of the rack 21 and any objects placed therein, it must be ensured that they cannot escape upwards out of their slot 30. One possibility is to form a downwardly exposed longitudinal shoulder in the slot 30, on which projecting locking lugs 34 bent out from the plate 31 can be supported, transverse to its main surface. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, these locking lugs 34 are located at the ends of elastic tongues 35, which are separated from the plate by two short gaps 36 in the lateral direction. The spacer can be inserted into the slot 30 from above, the locking lugs 34 being pressed elastically into alignment with the plate 31 when passing through the slot, and then returning to their bent-out position in which they rest on the underside of the shoulder.
Eine andere Möglichkeit ist, den Schlitz 30 so kurz bzw. den Abstandhalter 29 so lang zu machen, dass in allen Stellungen, die der Abstandhalter 29 einnehmen kann, beide oberen Ecken 37 von dessen Platte 31 außerhalb des Schlitzes liegen und sich somit an der geschlossenen Oberseite der Seitenwand abstützen. Bei dieser Lösung ist der Schlitz 30 nach unten offen, so dass die Platte 31 von unten her eingeführt werden kann, und der Schieber 33 ist nach dem Einführen der Platte 31 auf einen aus dem Schlitz 30 herausragenden Rastabschnitt der Platte 31 aufgerastet.Another possibility is to make the slot 30 so short or the spacer 29 so long that, in all positions that the spacer 29 can assume, both upper corners 37 of its plate 31 lie outside the slot and are thus closed Support the top of the side wall. In this solution, the slot 30 is open at the bottom so that the plate 31 can be inserted from below, and the slide 33 is snapped onto the latching portion of the plate 31 protruding from the slot 30 after the plate 31 has been inserted.
Um sicherzustellen, dass der Abstandhalter 29 nicht verrutscht, wenn der Absteller 29 an einer Kältegerätetür montiert und belastet ist, können die Innenwände des Schlitzes 30 und der Abstandhalter 29 mit lösbar ineinandergreifenden Rastmitteln versehen sein, oder es kann, wie in dem vergrößerten Ausschnitt der Fig. 5 gezeigt, an einer Ecke jeder Stufe 32 ein kleiner Vorsprung 38 gebildet sein, der jeweils den Rastnocken 4 hintergreift und so ein seitliches Verrutschen des Abstandhalters 29 verhindert.
In order to ensure that the spacer 29 does not slip when the rack 29 is mounted and loaded on a refrigerator door, the inner walls of the slot 30 and the spacer 29 can be provided with detachably interlocking latching means or, as in the enlarged section of FIG 5, a small projection 38 is formed on a corner of each step 32, which engages behind the locking cams 4 and thus prevents the spacer 29 from slipping sideways.
Claims
1. Absteller (1 ; 11 ; 21 ) für ein Kältegerät mit einem Boden, einer Seitenwand (5) und wenigstens einer in der Seitenwand gebildeten Rastnut (6; 16; 26) , gekennzeichnet durch wenigstens einen bewegbaren, in einem oberen Bereich der Rastnut (6; 16; 26) platzierbaren Abstandhalter (9; 19; 29).1. rack (1; 11; 21) for a refrigerator with a bottom, a side wall (5) and at least one locking groove formed in the side wall (6; 16; 26), characterized by at least one movable, in an upper region of the locking groove (6; 16; 26) placeable spacers (9; 19; 29).
2. Absteller nach Anspruch 1 , dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Rastnut (6; 16; 26) parallele Seitenflanken (7) und einen oberen Abschluss (8) aufweist.2. A rack according to claim 1, characterized in that the locking groove (6; 16; 26) has parallel side flanks (7) and an upper end (8).
3. Absteller nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Abstandhalter (9; 19) lose in die Rastnut (6; 16) eingeführt ist.3. A rack according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the spacer (9; 19) is loosely inserted into the locking groove (6; 16).
4. Absteller nach Anspruch 1 oder 2 dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Abstandshalter (9; 19) form- und/oder kraftschlüssig senkrecht zur Längsrichtung der Rastnut (6; 16) in die Rastnut (6, 16) einführbar sind.4. Storage according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the spacers (9; 19) are positively and / or non-positively perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the locking groove (6; 16) in the locking groove (6, 16) can be inserted.
5. Absteller nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Rastnut (6) in Tiefenrichtung verbreitert ist.5. Storage according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the locking groove (6) is widened in the depth direction.
6. Absteller nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Abstandhalter (29) an der Seitenwand (25) horizontal verschiebbar gehalten sind.6. Storage according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the spacers (29) on the side wall (25) are held horizontally displaceable.
7. Absteller nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Abstandshalter (29) in der Seitenwand (25) um eine horizontale Drehachse drehbar angeordnet sind.7. A rack according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the spacers (29) in the side wall (25) are arranged rotatably about a horizontal axis of rotation.
8. Absteller nach Anspruch 6 oder 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Abstandhalter (29) eine gestufte Unterkante (32) aufweisen. 8. A rack according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the spacers (29) have a stepped lower edge (32).
9. Absteller nach einem der Ansprüche 6 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die9. A rack according to one of claims 6 to 8, characterized in that the
Abstandhalter (29) jeweils in einem Schlitz (30) zwischen einer Innen- und einer Außenplatte (27, 28) der Seitenwand (25) geführt sind.Spacers (29) are each guided in a slot (30) between an inner and an outer plate (27, 28) of the side wall (25).
10. Absteller nach Anspruch 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jeder Schlitz (30) auf eine der Rastnuten (26) mündet.10. A rack according to claim 9, characterized in that each slot (30) opens onto one of the locking grooves (26).
11. Absteller nach Anspruch 9 oder 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein Handhabungsvorsprung (33) des Abstandhalters (29) aus dem Schlitz (30) vorsteht. 11. A rack according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that a handling projection (33) of the spacer (29) protrudes from the slot (30).
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