EP2932171B1 - Domestic refrigerator with a display means for a container lid - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a household refrigerating appliance, comprising a mechanical control device which is designed to control a mode in the domestic refrigerator, a manual actuating means, which is designed to mechanically control the mechanical control device, and a display means, which is formed, a current functional state of at least two different Display functional states of the control device based on the current position of the manual actuating means.

The DE 10 2009 029 141 A1 describes a refrigeration appliance, in particular household refrigeration appliance, with a storage space and a container separated from the storage space, wherein at least one closure part of the container between an open and a closed position is adjustable, and wherein the container in the open position of the closure part with a high pressure area and a low pressure area of the storage room communicates. In this case, a horizontally movably guided slide is provided, wherein the one of a cover or the slider has an oblique guide contour and the other has a cooperating with the guide contour and relative to the guide contour displaceable element.

GB 927 943 A discloses a refrigerator according to the preamble of claim 1, with a door lock, which is indirectly actuated, and a temperature regulator, which is actuated from the outside of the refrigerator. The temperature regulator and a door closure actuator together with a thermometer or defrost control are mounted in an instrument panel on the front of the refrigerator above the door. A scale is fixed in the instrument panel and a pointer slider is slidably disposed along the scale.

US 2,129,474 discloses a temperature control of a refrigerator, the temperature controller consisting of an actuating mechanism mounted in a housing and on a panel. The panel fits into an opening in the front of the refrigeration unit housing. On the panel, an opening is provided, in which a Number can be displayed, which is applied to a translucent disc.

The object of the invention is to provide a household refrigerator, in which an indication of the manual operation of a container lid is improved.

The object of the invention is achieved by a household refrigerating appliance, according to claim 1, comprising a mechanical control device which is designed to control a mode in the household refrigerator, a manual actuating means, which is designed to mechanically control the mechanical control device, and a display means which is formed is to display a current functional state of at least two different functional states of the control device due to the current position of the manual actuating means, characterized in that the display means comprises a mask, which shows the at least two different functional states of the control device characteristic representations, in particular Representations in the form of mask cutouts, carries, and the display means has a depository portion, which can be in a respective position of the actuating means to visually project that representation of the mask, which is assigned to the position of the actuating means-responsive functional state of the control device.

An operating mode in the domestic refrigeration appliance can be, for example, the air humidity and / or temperature in a storage zone for refrigerated goods, such as a refrigerated drawer. A mechanical control device may be e.g. a flap or lid opening and / or closing an access opening to the storage zone or the refrigerated drawer. In order to move the mechanical control device, in particular the flap or the lid, the manual actuating means is provided. As the name already describes the manual actuating means for moving or adjusting the mechanical control device, in particular the flap or the lid is provided by manually moving the actuating means by a user of the household refrigerator. By moving the manual actuating means, the user can thus move the exemplary flap or lid and thereby control the humidity and / or temperature in the storage zone for refrigerated goods, such as in the refrigerated drawer.

The representation may be, for example, a lettering such as "open", "closed", "moist" or "dry". Alternatively, the lettering may describe a preferentially stored refrigerated goods, such as "vegetables", "fish", "meat" or "cheese". Alternatively or additionally, the information can also be, for example, a graphic representation, a symbol, a letter or a number.

The display means comprises at least one representation and a depository section, which can be adjustable relative to one another. In this case, the deposit section can be designed and / or arranged or adjustable such that the desired representation is optically exposed. The desired representation can be optically emphasized, for example, by the fact that the respective other representations are reset by the deposit section, for example covered or darkened, or by the deposit section highlighting, emphasizing or in one Execution of the mask in the form of mask cutouts, these mask cutouts filled with high contrast and / or contrasting in color.

As an alternative or in addition to an optically projecting display, the depositing section can be designed to optically withdraw those representations of the mask in the respective position of the actuating means which do not correspond to the functional state of the control device corresponding to the position of the actuating means.

The storage section may each have a symbol for a respective display region of the display means, in particular the symbols may be the same, for example, check marks.

Thus, the depository portion may be formed such that the other than the desired representations are reset by the deposit portion, for example, covered or darkened. In one embodiment of the mask in the form of mask cutouts, these mask cutouts may be low-contrast, in particular contrast-identical and / or color-like, in particular the same being backfilled by the deposit portion.

In one embodiment, the mask can carry characteristic representations in the form of mask cutouts at least two different functional states of the control device, and the deposit section in the respective position of the actuating means visually emerges that mask cutout whose associated representation corresponds to the corresponding functional state of the control device. In this case, the deposit portion may be formed such that it fills the other mask cutout optically receding, in particular concealing, in this position of the actuating means. Thus, only that representation always emerges which is associated with the functional state of the control device which is in the position of the actuating means, and the respective other representations, that is, not associated with the functional state of the control device which is in the position of the actuating means, are visually pushed back.

In general, the depositing section may have a first color area section that is at least approximately coincident with respect to color and / or contrast with the mask, and has a second color area section that differs from the mask in terms of color and / or contrast, in particular with regard to color and / or color Contrast of the mask visually stands out.

Each of the two color surface portions may have a suitable color. As a color, it also means black, white or gray tones. The color surface portions may also have corresponding surface properties, for example, rough, smooth, dull, shiny, translucent and / or self-luminous. The representation is thus highlighted or not emphasized as a function of which of the two color surface sections is just below the section of the mask. The colors of the color area sections must be matched accordingly with the color of the mask.

In a special embodiment, the mask may be attached to a transparent wall, in particular to a transparent wall attached to the manual actuating means or to a transparent wall portion of a glass shelf of the domestic refrigerator, in particular to a top or bottom of the transparent wall or the transparent wall portion , in particular imprinted, glued or laminated.

The mask may be formed, for example, as a film which is glued or laminated on an underside of the transparent wall or a glass plate, for example. Alternatively, the mask can be formed from a print which is applied, for example, in a screen printing process in the form of liquid printing ink which hardens or dries.

In another embodiment, the manual actuating means may comprise the mask and the manual actuating means may be adjustably mounted on a base support having the backing portion.

In this embodiment, therefore, the deposit section can be attached to or on a base support. In this case, the base support can be formed, for example, by a front strip associated with a glass shelf or a drawer of the household refrigerating appliance, in particular the glass shelf or the drawer. The manual actuating means can then be mounted, in particular displaceably mounted, on this base carrier. By having the manual actuating means in the mask, the mask can be moved over the depositing section by moving the manual actuating means. By adjusting the mask with respect to the deposit section, that representation of the mask which is assigned to the functional state of the control device that corresponds to the position of the actuation means can optically stand out.

In all embodiments, the domestic refrigerator may have a particular transparent shelf, in particular a glass shelf, which has the mask and the manual actuating means has the deposit section.

The particular transparent shelf, in particular the glass shelf can be preceded by a front panel and / or the transparent shelf, in particular the glass shelf have the front bar, the manual actuating means on the front panel adjustable, in particular slidably mounted, and the manual actuating means with a reaching under the mask Leash be connected, which has the depository portion.

In this embodiment, the shelf does not necessarily have to be completely transparent. It is sufficient if the inserted aperture is made transparent. Thus, the shelf may have a cutout, in which the aperture formed as a separate component is inserted. In this case, the aperture can serve as a storage housing for the manual actuating means at the same time. Consequently, the manual actuating means can be prefabricated together with the panel as a preassembled module. The pre-assembled assembly can then be inserted into the cutout of the shelf.

In a further embodiment, the mask may have a transparent display section associated with all representations, one under the transparent ones Display tab-reaching tab having the deposit portion to be connected to the manual actuating means and the deposit portion at least one mark, which in the respective position of the manual actuating means one of the representations thereby optically by pointing to the one which shows that of the position the operating means corresponding functional state of the control device is assigned.

In this embodiment, the various representations are therefore primarily not covered or deposited by the deposit section, but there is a pointer-like assignment by the marking on the connected to the manual actuating means tab, which in the respective position, the the position of the actuating means-responsive functional state Assigned control device, points to the associated representation.

In all embodiments, the household refrigerating appliance may have a heat-insulating inner container which is designed to limit at least one storage space for refrigerated goods, a refrigerated goods container mounted in the inner container, which has an opening accessible from above, and a container lid which is mounted in the inner container such that a is implemented by a manual actuating means movement into a movement of the container lid for opening and closing the opening of the refrigerated goods, wherein the display means is formed, in a first position of the actuating means, in which the container lid is moved into a opening of the refrigerated goods container lid position, a view of the opening position characterizing the mask optically projecting display and in a second position of the actuating means, in which the container lid in a the opening of the refrigerated goods shooting lidposi tion is moved to indicate a closed position characterizing representation of the mask optically projecting.

The display means can thus be designed to emphasize exactly that representation which corresponds to the current lid position of the container lid. Depending on the lid position, the refrigerated goods container is aerated more or less, so that depending on the ventilation, a certain temperature and / or humidity established. Depending on the temperature and / or humidity, a climate arises in the refrigerated goods container that is optimal for certain types of refrigerated goods.

Since the air tends to be dehumidified in so-called no-frost household refrigerators, foods dry undesirably faster, which need a certain amount of moisture to maintain the nutritional value, the taste and the structure. To prevent this, these foods are stored in a separate refrigerated goods container, such as a vegetable box, to isolate them from the regular air circulation. However, since different foods need different humidities for optimal freshness preservation, a part of the resulting by condensation and transpiration of the stored air humidity should be removed again. In order to make this possible, according to the invention a manually controllable, in particular circumferentially complete opening of the refrigerated goods container is to be achieved.

The refrigerated goods container can be closed with a container lid which can be opened or closed by moving in one direction, for example, over inclined planes in the vertical and horizontal directions. Under a fixed glass plate, the container lid can be mounted with lateral frame strips on guide elements. In the container lid, for example, a groove, or a recess or cam can be introduced. On the fixed glass plate or on a frame is then a manual actuating means which engages, for example with a cam in the recess or cam in the container lid. It is also possible to reverse cam and cam or actuating pin. According to the slope of the guide groove or the shape of the recess, the container lid is moved horizontally and vertically during actuation of the actuating means. This creates a circumferential gap between the container lid and refrigerated goods.

The storage device, which is designed to implement a movement of the container lid caused by a manual actuating means for opening and closing the opening of the refrigerated goods container, can, for example according to DE 10 2009 029 141 A1 be executed.

In all embodiments of the household refrigerating appliance according to the invention, the display means may additionally comprise a light source which increases their visibility by lighting or backlighting the representations.

The lighting means can be designed to illuminate or illuminate the mask and / or the display section. Such lighting and candling may be independent of the position of the actuating means, i. be constantly activated. Alternatively, such lighting and candling can be carried out depending on the position of the actuating means. This may mean that the lighting means is turned on in a first position of the actuating means, i. is lit and turned off in a second position of the actuating means, i. not lit. It can also be provided two lamps, wherein in the first position of the actuating means only one lights and in the second only the other lights.

In summary and sometimes explained differently, the invention can be created only with robust mechanical means for a customer appealing and visually high-quality display device that can develop an optical effect that can be based on an electronic display-like display.

Such a display-type display can improve visualization and intelligibility. By way of example, various variants are described below, all of which can do without electrical lighting here. However, in an optional embodiment, electrical lighting may be employed in addition to the basic mechanical functionality to further enhance the display, particularly to illuminate the mechanical display means.

In a first variant, on a front strip, which may be, for example, a design panel, which is in front of a shelf, a glass plate or drawer, color surfaces are firmly applied to a storage section of the front panel, for example, below a movable sliding plate. The mounted above the sliding plate has a display-like disc, ie a transparent wall. This pane or transparent wall contains a graphic which describes the switching states, ie a representation on a mask which corresponds to a functional state of the control device corresponding to the position of the actuating means is assigned, and which can also accommodate additional information. Such a display graphic may contain mask-like, free-space areas, for example symbols and / or writing. Through these recesses appear on the underlying bar, ie applied to the deposit section of the front panel colors in the display. Depending on the switching state, you can visualize different displays such as "on" or "off" etc. This can be additionally supported by different colors.

In a second variant, an extension, such as an arrow-shaped pointer carry a carrier, such as a plate that rests directly under a glass plate, for example, a glass shelf and moves together with the movable sliding plate. This plate can form a deposit section and can be provided with appropriate graphics or color fields. The display with the appropriate graphics and cutouts can be printed on or behind the glass plate in the sliding area or even beyond. In the freespared areas then the corresponding color and / or graphics of the underlying slide can be seen. In addition, the slider itself can still be provided with a graphic or an indicator.

In a third variant of the extension, such as an arrow-shaped pointer can be provided with a color indicator. He moves under the glass plate and shows depending on the position on the respective graphic, which is printed under or on the glass plate.

Depending on the variant and embodiment, the solutions according to the invention can be understood well and unmistakably by a user of the household refrigerating appliance. In particular, complex contents can be displayed. It can be achieved a modern display effect and / or a very good differentiation can be achieved by different graphics with the same technical basis and cost-effective production.

Various embodiments of the invention are illustrated by way of example in the accompanying schematic drawings.

Fig. 1

eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Haushaltskältegeräts mit mehreren Kühlgutbehältern und Fachböden und einem Kühlgutbehälter mit Behälterdeckel und manuellem Betätigungsmittel;

Fig. 2

eine perspektivische schematische Teilansicht einer Kühlgutschublade mit einem offenbaren und schließbaren Deckel, als eine mechanische Steuervorrichtung, die durch ein manuelles Betätigungsmittel angesteuert wird und der ein Anzeigemittel zugeordnet ist;

Fig. 3

eine perspektivische schematische Teilansicht im Zusammenbau einer ersten Ausführungsform eines manuellen Betätigungsmittels mit einem Anzeigemittel, bei dem die Maske auf dem manuellen Betätigungsmittel angebracht ist;

Fig. 4

eine perspektivische schematische Explosionsdarstellung von Einzelteilen der ersten Ausführungsform des manuellen Betätigungsmittels gemäß Fig. 3;

Fig. 5

eine perspektivische schematische Teilansicht im Zusammenbau einer zweiten Ausführungsform eines manuellen Betätigungsmittels mit einem Anzeigemittel, bei dem die Maske auf einem Glasfachboden angebracht und ein Hinterlegungsabschnitt mit dem manuellen Betätigungsmittel verbunden ist;

Fig. 6

eine perspektivische schematische Explosionsdarstellung von Einzelteilen der zweiten Ausführungsform des manuellen Betätigungsmittels gemäß Fig. 5;

Fig. 7

eine perspektivische schematische Teilansicht im Zusammenbau einer dritten Ausführungsform eines manuellen Betätigungsmittels mit einem Anzeigemittel, bei dem das manuelle Betätigungsmittel eine unter den transparenten Anzeigeabschnitt reichende Lasche aufweist, die mit einer Markierung versehen ist;

Fig.8

eine perspektivische Frontansicht eines Ausführungsbeispiels eines erfindungsgemäßen Haushaltskältegeräts;

Fig. 9

eine perspektivische Darstellung einer Ausführung eines Betätigungsmittels und eines Fachbodens zum Abdecken eines Kühlgutbehälters;

Fig. 10

eine perspektivische Draufsicht auf eine Ausführung eines Betätigungsmittels und eines Hinterlegungsabschnitt;

Fig. 11

eine perspektivische Ansicht von unten auf die Ausführung gemäß Fig. 10;

Fig. 12

eine Draufsicht auf eine Ausführung eines Anzeigebereichs eines Anzeigmittels; und

Fig. 13

eine Draufsicht auf die Ausführung gemäß Fig. 10.

Show it:

Fig. 1

a perspective view of a household refrigerator with a plurality of refrigerated goods and shelves and a refrigerated goods container with container lid and manual actuating means;

Fig. 2

a perspective schematic partial view of a refrigerated goods drawer with an openable and closable lid, as a mechanical control device, which is controlled by a manual actuating means and which is associated with a display means;

Fig. 3

a partial perspective schematic view of the assembly of a first embodiment of a manual actuating means with a display means in which the mask is mounted on the manual actuating means;

Fig. 4

a perspective exploded view of parts of the first embodiment of the manual actuating means according to Fig. 3 ;

Fig. 5

a partial schematic perspective view of the assembly of a second embodiment of a manual actuating means with a display means in which the mask is mounted on a glass shelf and a depository portion is connected to the manual actuating means;

Fig. 6

a perspective exploded view of parts of the second embodiment of the manual actuating means according to Fig. 5 ;

Fig. 7

a partial schematic perspective view of the assembly of a third embodiment of a manual actuating means with a display means, wherein the manual actuating means comprises a flap which extends under the transparent display portion and is provided with a marking;

Figure 8

a front perspective view of an embodiment of a household refrigerator according to the invention;

Fig. 9

a perspective view of an embodiment of an actuating means and a shelf for covering a refrigerated goods container;

Fig. 10

a perspective top view of an embodiment of an actuating means and a depository portion;

Fig. 11

a perspective view from below of the embodiment according to Fig. 10 ;

Fig. 12

a plan view of an embodiment of a display area of a display means; and

Fig. 13

a plan view of the embodiment according to Fig. 10 ,

An in Fig. 1 household refrigerating appliance 1 shown by way of example has a body 2 with an inner container 3. The inner container 3 is divided in the illustrated embodiment in an upper cooling compartment 4 and a freezer compartment 5 arranged below. The cooling space 4 is generally used for frost-free cooling of refrigerated goods, preferably at temperatures between plus 4 and plus 8 degrees Celsius. However, the cooling space 4 can also be designed as a zero-degree compartment, in particular for keeping fruit or vegetables fresh. The refrigerator 4 is accessible when the refrigerator door 6 is open. The freezer compartment 5 is generally used for freezing frozen food at about minus 18 degrees Celsius. The freezer compartment 5 is accessible when the freezer compartment door 7 is open. In the cooling chamber 4, an exemplary refrigerated goods container 8 is mounted extendable, which is closed by means of a container lid 9 mounted above the refrigerated goods 8. Over the container lid 9, as shown, a shelf 10 may be stored.

The Fig. 2 shows the refrigerated goods 8 with an apparent and closable container lid 9, in cooperation with a manual actuating means 11 and a person skilled in the art known storage device 20, for example according to DE 10 2009 029 141 A1 , forms a mechanical control device 21, through which in This embodiment, the humidity and / or temperature in the refrigerated goods 8 can be controlled manually.

The household refrigerating appliance 1 thus has a mechanical control device 21, which is designed to control an operating mode in the household refrigerating appliance 1, wherein the manual actuating means 11 is designed to mechanically control the mechanical control device 21. A display means 12 is designed to display a current functional state of at least two different functional states of the control device 21 on the basis of the current position of the manual actuating means 11. In the present case of a refrigerated goods container 8 and a container lid 9, two functional states are possible, namely a first functional state in which the container lid 9 closes the refrigerated goods container 8 in particular airtight and a second functional state in which the refrigerated goods container 8 is opened, i. the container lid 9 is at least slightly lifted from the refrigerated goods 8. In this case, a first mask section 15a of a mask 13 is associated with the first functional state, and a second mask section 15b of the mask 13 is assigned to the second functional state. The two mask sections 15a, 15b form representations which visually display to the user information about the respective functional state.

In the Fig. 2 Accordingly, an exemplary variant of a retractable and inserted into the inner container 3 Kühlgutbehälters 8 is shown, which has an accessible from above opening, which is closed by the container lid 9.

The container lid 9 is mounted in the inner container 3 by a not shown in detail, known in the art storage device 20. The storage device 20 is formed in the illustrated embodiment, implement a executed by the manual actuating means 11 linear movement of the container lid 9 in a depth direction in a lifting movement of the container lid 9 for opening and closing the opening of the refrigerated goods 8. Above the container lid 9, a glass shelf 18 is also stored in the household refrigerator 1. Upstream of the glass shelf is a front panel 19, on which the slide formed as a manual actuating means 11 is adjustably mounted.

In the in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 shown first embodiment of a manual actuating means 11 with a display means 12, a mask 13 is mounted on the manual actuating means 11. The Fig. 3 shows in an enlarged section a portion of the front panel 19 according to Fig. 2 , At this front panel 19 designed as a slide manual actuating means 11 is adjustably mounted.

The mask 13 is attached to a transparent wall 14 which is fixed to or formed integrally with the manual actuating means 11. The mask 13 has a plurality of mask cutouts 15a, 15b. The mask 13 may be printed, glued or laminated on the transparent wall 14, for example. The mask cutouts 15a, 15b may, for example, represent a lettering such as "open", "closed", "moist" or "dry". Alternatively, the mask cutouts 15a, 15b may describe in words a preferably stored chilled goods, such as "vegetables", "fish", "meat" or "cheese". Alternatively or additionally, the mask sections 15a, 15b may represent information, for example, in the form of a graphic representation, a symbol, one or more letters or one or more numbers.

The manual actuating means 11 is adjustably mounted on a base support 16 in the first embodiment, which has a depository portion 17. The base support 16 is thereby formed by a glass shelf 18 of the household refrigerator 1 associated, in particular the glass shelf 18 front panel 19.

The display means 12 has the mask 13, which carries the at least two different functional states of the control device 21 characteristic representations in the form of the mask cutouts 15a, 15b. The display means 12 in this case has the depositing section 17, which in a respective position of the manual actuating means 11, that representation, ie that mask cutout 15a, 15b of the mask 13 can project optically assigned to the position of the manual actuating means 11 responsive functional state of the mechanical control device 21 is.

For this purpose, in the illustrated embodiment, the depository portion 17 is also formed to leave the representation of the mask 13 visually in the respective position of the actuating means 11, which does not correspond to the position of the actuating means 11-responsive functional state of the control device 21 just.

As in Fig. 4 shown in detail, the mask 13 carries the at least two different functional states of the control device 21 characteristic representations in the form of the mask cutouts 15a, 15b and the depositing section 17 fills in the respective position of the actuating means 11 those mask cutout 15a, 15b whose associated representation representations in the form of a the mask cutouts 15a, 15b corresponds to the responsive functional state of the control device 21.

For this purpose, the depositing section 17 has a first, in particular identical, first color surface section 22, at least approximately matching, in particular color and / or contrast with the mask 13, and a second color surface section 23, which differs from the mask 13 in terms of color and / or contrast, in particular in terms of color and / or contrast of the mask 13 optically lifts.

In the in Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 illustrated second embodiment of a manual actuating means 11 with a display means 12, the mask 13 is mounted on the transparent shelf 10, in particular the glass shelf 18 and the manual actuating means 11 has the deposit portion 17 on.

In this case, the front shelf 19 is the transparent shelf 10, and the glass shelf 18 upstream. The manual actuating means 11 is adjustable on the front panel 19, in particular slidably mounted. Like in the Fig. 6 shown in more detail, the manual actuating means 11 is connected to a flap 14 extending under the mask 13, which carries the backing portion 17. The tab 24, in addition to its function as a support for the storage portion 17 may have a finger 27, as described in more detail in FIG DE 10 2009 029 141 A1 is executed and described.

Thus, a finger 27 can be formed on the manual actuating means 11, which extends below an underside of the transparent shelf 10 or of the glass shelf 18. A downwardly angled end portion of the finger 27 is provided to intervene in the mounted state in a slot, not shown, of the container lid 9. The engagement of the end portion of the finger 27 in the slot forces a movement of the container lid 9 in the depth direction of the domestic refrigerating appliance 1 coupled to the lateral movement of the manual operating means 11 to move the container lid 9 in the depth direction into a lifting position and by means of the mechanical control device 21 Lowering the container lid 9 to open and close the refrigerated goods 8 implement.

In the in Fig. 7 illustrated third embodiment of a manual actuating means 11 with a display means 12, the mask 13 on all representations associated transparent display section 25 on. A tab 24 extending under the transparent display section 25 has the backing portion 17 and is connected or integrally formed with the manual operating means 11. In this third embodiment, the depositing section 17 has at least one marking 26 which, in the respective position of the manual actuating means 11, allows one of the representations to project optically by pointing to the representation which indicates the functional state of the control device 21 which is in response to the position of the actuating means 11 assigned. Instead of the arrow illustrated by way of example, the marking 26 can alternatively also be formed as a simple stroke or also represent an underline which, in a modification, does not directly point to the respective representation but underlines it, for example in which the stroke just below the respective representation in horizontal Alignment is brought close to the respective representation.

In Fig. 8 is shown in a perspective view of another embodiment of a household refrigerator 1. The household refrigerating appliance 1 here also comprises a refrigerated goods container 8 and an actuating means 11, by means of which the humidity in the refrigerated goods container 8 can be controlled or adjusted. The household refrigerating appliance 1 comprises a housing 1a and an inner container 3. The refrigerated goods salary 8 is arranged in the housing 1a or in the inner container 3. The refrigerated goods container 8 is the fresh food storage area of the refrigerator or of the household refrigerating appliance 1.

The refrigerated goods container 8 comprises a drawer 8a, which has a front wall, a rear wall and two side walls and a bottom. In addition, an external separate upper wall of the shelf 10 is formed, which covers the upper opening of the drawer 8a, when the drawer 8a is arranged in the inserted end position. The shelf 10 is a tray for a storage compartment on the drawer 8a.

The actuating means 11 is arranged on a front edge 224 of the shelf 10. The actuating means 11 may also be formed here as a sliding element and may allow the sliding movement of the front part 224, in particular the front strip 19, and a corresponding displacement along this front edge 224 of the actuating means 11 is also possible.

A main body 11a of the actuating means 11 is designed in a compatible with the sliding movement embodiment. In addition, a cover 40 is disposed between the shelf 10 and the drawer 8a, which effects air and moisture exchange between the environment around the drawer 8a and the interior of the drawer 8a. The cover 40 is slidable between a closed and open position. The cover 40 is displaced together with the actuating means 11. During the displacement movement by a displacement element 33, which is arranged on the actuating means 11 and in Fig. 11 is shown, the cover 40 is moved between said positions.

As in Fig. 10 is shown by way of example, the embodiment includes an at least partially transparent display area 221, which is present or can be seen to a closed position of the actuating means 11 and is associated with a specific humidity or signals. Moreover, a display element or a mask 13 is displaceable together with the actuating means 11 and makes it possible to visualize a symbol 341 which represents an associated air humidity that is set in the display area or display area 221. The mask 13 is plate-shaped. It is integrally formed with the actuating means 11 in the embodiment shown. For this purpose, a bridge element 32 (FIG. Fig. 11 ) extending from the rear portion of a front wall 310 of the actuator 11 to the front end and the front edge 342 of the mask 13, respectively. The displacement element 33 is in a transition region of the Bridge element 32 and the mask 13 is formed. When the actuating means is connected to a front edge of the shelf 10, the mask 13 remains under the shelf. The mask 13 extends parallel with respect to the shelf 10.

On the shelf 10, a display area 321 is formed to partially make the mask 13 visible when a closed position of the operating means 11 is set. This display area 221 is partially or completely transparent. In the embodiment shown in the Fig. 9 to 13 two display areas 221 are formed. One display area 221 describes high humidity, whereas the other display area 221 characterizes a low humidity setting. At a location close to each display area 221, an air humidity symbol 222 is formed, which describes or represents the respectively associated set air humidity.

On the mask 13, a symbol 341 is formed, which can be recognized by the display area 221. As in Fig. 13 1 is a symbol 341 for each of the two display areas 221 as shown in FIG Fig. 12 are shown formed. The symbols 341 in the Fig. 9 to 13 are release characters and a colored background is generated around these release characters. If the humidity setting is present as displayed on the display area 221, a symbol 341 is recognizable by this display area 221. Therefore, a surrounding area of this display area 221 is formed of a non-transparent material or designed to be opaque. If the shelf 10 is transparent, a display area 221 may be painted or printed so that it is not transparent. In the embodiment according to Fig. 12 is a color cover or painting formed.

In the same way, a symbol 341 on the mask 13 is realized by a printing or a painting. In one possible embodiment, it may be provided that each symbol 341 has an individual coloring and thus different colors for the respective symbols 341 are realized. In addition, as in example Fig. 13 is shown, the symbol have an individual shape and drawing representation.

In a position near the display area 221, an information element 223 is formed, which displays those foods for which the associated air humidity is compliant or suitable. This information element 223 can also be made possible by a print or a corresponding inking.

In use, the shelf 10 is applied to the drawer 8a and the actuator 11 is positioned at the front edge 224. The user shifts the actuating means 11 to the right or to the left, this being dependent on the foods introduced in the refrigerated goods container 8 and, moreover, depending on the information displayed on the information element 223 and / or on the information displayed on a humidity sign 222 are recognizable. If the desired setting is present, the symbol 341 formed on the mask 13 becomes visible and the user is symbolized and indicated that the associated setting has been reached. The icon 341 helps the user learn and recognize the correct humidity in the refrigerated goods container 8 when the user views this refrigerated goods container 8. If the current setting is to be changed and a different setting is desired, the actuating means 11 is displaced again in the opposite direction. As a result, the other symbol 341 in turn becomes visible in another display area or display area 221.

REFERENCE LIST

1

Household refrigerator

1a

casing

2

corpus

3

inner container

4

refrigerator

5

freezer

6

Fridge door

7

Freezer door

8th

refrigerated goods

8a

drawer

9

container lid

10

Fold bottom

11

manual actuating means

11a

body

12

display means

13

mask

14

transparent wall

15a, 15b

mask cutouts

16

base support

17

deposit section

18

Glass shelf

19

front bar

20

storage device

21

mechanical control device

22

first colored area section

23

second colored area section

24

flap

25

transparent display section

26

mark

27

finger

32

bridge element

33

displacement element

40

cover

221

display area

222

Humidity Symbol

223

information element

224

front edge

310

front wall

341

symbol

342

front edge

Claims (14)

1. Domestic refrigerator, having
   a mechanical control device (21), which is embodied to control a mode of operation in the domestic refrigerator (1),
   a manual actuation means (11), which is embodied to mechanically activate the mechanical control device (21), and
   a display means (12), which is embodied to display a current functional state of at least two different functional states of the control device (21) based on the current position of the manual actuation means (11),
   characterised in that the display means (12) has a mask (13) which bears displays which identify the at least two different functional states of the control device (21), and the display means (12) has a shaded segment (17), which, in a respective position of the actuation means (11) allows the relevant display of the mask (13) to become highlighted optically, said display being assigned to the functional state of the control device (21) which corresponds to the position of the actuation means (11), that the domestic refrigerator has a heat-insulating inner container (3) which is embodied to delimit at least one storage compartment for refrigerated goods, a refrigerated goods container (8) supported in the inner container (3) which has an opening which is accessible from above and a container lid (9) which is supported in the inner container (3) such that a movement effected by the manual actuation means (11) is converted into a movement of the container lid (9) for opening and closing the opening of the refrigerated goods container (8), wherein in a first position of the actuation means (11), in which the container lid (9) is moved into a lid position which opens the opening of the refrigerated goods container (8), the display means (12) is embodied to display a display of the mask (13), in a manner so as to become highlighted optically, which identifies the open position and in a second position of the actuation means (11), in which the container lid (9) is moved into a lid position which closes the opening of the refrigerated goods container (8), to display a display of the mask (13), in a manner so as to become highlighted optically, which identifies the closed position.
2. Domestic refrigerator according to claim 1, characterised in that in the respective position of the actuation means (11), the shaded segment (17) is embodied to allow the displays of the mask (13) to be opticallyobscured, said displays not corresponding to the functional state of the control device which corresponds to the position of the actuation means (11).
3. Domestic refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the mask (13) bears the displays, in the form of mask cutouts (15a, 15b), which identify at least two different functional states of the control device (21), and in the respective position of the actuation means (11) the shaded segment (17) allows, in particular fills in, the mask cutout (15a, 15b) so as to become highlighted optically, the assigned display of which corresponds to the corresponding functional state of the control device (21).
4. Domestic refrigerator according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the shaded segment (17) has a first coloured surface segment (22) which at least approximately matches, is in particular identical to the mask (13) in respect of colour and/or contrast and a second coloured surface segment (23), which differs from the mask (13), in particular sets itself apart from the mask (13) in respect of colour and/or contrast.
5. Domestic refrigerator according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the shaded segment (17) has a symbol (341) for a display region (221) of the display means (12) in each case, in particular the symbols (341) are the same.
6. Domestic refrigerator according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that the mask (13) is attached, in particular printed, glued or laminated, to a transparent wall (14), in particular to a transparent wall (14) fastened on the manual actuation means (11) or to a transparent wall segment of a glass compartment base (18) of the domestic refrigerator (1), in particular on an upper side or lower side of the transparent wall (14) or of the transparent wall segment.
7. Domestic refrigerator according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the manual actuation means (11) has the mask (13) and the manual actuation means (11) is movably supported on a base carrier (16) which has the shaded segment (17).
8. Domestic refrigerator according to claim 7, characterised in that the base carrier (16) is formed of a front strip (19) assigned to a transparent compartment base (10), in particular a glass compartment base (18) of the domestic refrigerator (1), in particular supported in front of the transparent compartment base (10) or the glass compartment base (18).
9. Domestic refrigerator according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterised in that the domestic refrigerator (1) has a particularly transparent compartment base (10), in particular a glass compartment base (18), which has the mask (13) and the manual actuation means (11) has the shaded segment (17).
10. Domestic refrigerator according to claim 9, characterised in that the shaded segment (17) is connected to the actuation element (11) by means of a bridge element (32).
11. Domestic refrigerator according to claim 9 or 10, characterised in that a front strip (19) is supported in front of the particularly transparent compartment base (10), in particular the glass compartment base (18) and/or the transparent compartment base (10), in particular the glass compartment base (18) has the front strip (19), the manual actuation means (11) can be adjusted to the front strip (19), in particular supported displaceably.
12. Domestic refrigerator according to claim 11, characterised in that the manual actuation means (11) is connected to a tab (24) which extends below the mask (13) and which has the shaded segment (17).
13. Domestic refrigerator according to one of claims 9 to 12, characterised in that the mask (13) has a transparent display segment (25) assigned to all displays, a tab (24) which has the shaded segment (17) and which extends below the transparent display segment (25), is connected to the manual actuation means (11) and the shaded segment (17) has at least one marker (26), which, in the respective position of the manual actuation means (11), allows one of the displays to become highlighted optically, by it indicating on the display which functional state of the control device (21) which corresponds to the position of the actuation means (11) is assigned thereto.
14. Domestic refrigerator according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that a mode of operation is an air moisture and/or temperature in a storage zone for refrigerated goods in the domestic refrigerator, in particular a compartment base (10), covering a refrigerated goods container (8), can be displaced between a first position, which does not permit air humidity to escape from the refrigerated goods container (8), and a second position, which permits air humidity to escape, by means of the actuation means (11).

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