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US20090064701A1
US20090064701A1 US11/666,540 US66654005A US2009064701A1 US 20090064701 A1 US20090064701 A1 US 20090064701A1 US 66654005 A US66654005 A US 66654005A US 2009064701 A1 US2009064701 A1 US 2009064701A1
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Peter Bauer
Eric Hell
Michael Neumann
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BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
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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
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/06—Walls
    • F25D23/062—Walls defining a cabinet
    • F25D23/063—Walls defining a cabinet formed by an assembly of panels
    • 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
    • F25D2500/00—Problems to be solved
    • F25D2500/02—Geometry problems

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  • the invention relates to a modular refrigerator comprising several planar thermally insulated elements which may be connected together and detached from each other and which, when connected, form a housing for the refrigerator.
  • Such a modular refrigerator is disclosed, for example, in DE 84 15 798 U1.
  • This modular refrigerator consists of two replaceable lateral walls, a rear wall, a ceiling wall, a bottom wall and a front door, which are fastened to each by means of fastening and articulation means.
  • the lateral walls, the rear wall, the ceiling wall and the bottom wall are each produced as one complete unit, e.g. are tightened against each other with screws and form the housing of the refrigerator.
  • the individual walls are connected together by means of connecting surfaces through which heat or moisture is able to penetrate from the outside into the interior of the housing.
  • the object of this invention is therefore to construct a modular refrigerator so that as little heat and/or moisture as possible reaches the inside from the outside via the connection surfaces of the individual components.
  • a modular refrigerator comprising a plurality of planar thermally insulated elements each exhibiting a certain thickness, which may be connected together or detached from each other and, when connected, form a housing for the refrigerator, and two of which planar thermally insulated elements, when connected, are connected together by means of a connection surface and where the connecting surface has a first spatial extension from the interior of the housing to the outside, and a second spatial extension along the housing, characterised in that the first spatial extension of the connection surface is greater than the thickness of the two planar thermally insulated elements connected together.
  • the modular refrigerator according to the invention is provided in particular for being delivered in the non-assembled condition, i.e.
  • thermally insulated elements which comprise, for example, two lateral elements, a bottom element, a ceiling element and the rear wall, to form a functional refrigerator.
  • thermally insulated elements may also be a combination, for example, of a lateral element and a ceiling element, i.e. a planar thermally insulated element is part of the housing of the refrigerator. Because the first spatial extension of the connection surface is greater than the thickness of the two planar thermally insulated elements connected together, the section provided for the possible production of heat is extended, which means that less heat or moisture is able to penetrate from the outside into the interior of the housing of the modular refrigerator.
  • the first spatial extension may then be constructed in a relatively simple manner so that it is greater than the thickness of the two planar thermally insulated elements when the first spatial extension is designed in the form of steps, as is provided for according to a preferred variant of the modular refrigerator according to the invention.
  • the material of the thermally insulated elements in the region of the connection services has the lowest possible thermal conductivity and/or the material of the thermally insulated elements in the region of the connection surfaces is as thin as possible.
  • At least one of the two planar thermally insulated elements along the second spatial extension of the connection surface comprises at least one seal.
  • This seal may, be example, be tied in, extruded on, packed in foam, or it may be a strip of ribbing and/or a plastic lip. In this case the seal preferably lies adjacent to the outside of the housing or the inside of the housing.
  • the seal may, for example, be made from TPE.
  • FIGURE An exemplary embodiment of a modular refrigerator according to the invention is represented by way of example in the diagrammatic FIGURE below.
  • FIGURE shows a modular refrigerator 1 partially assembled.
  • Housing G of refrigerator 1 comprises in this exemplary embodiment two lateral walls 2 and 3 , a ceiling element 4 , a bottom element 5 and a rear wall 6 , which may be connected together with furniture fittings 7 and may also be detached from each other again.
  • the FIGURE shows lateral wall 3 , bottom element 5 , rear wall 6 and ceiling element 4 already connected together.
  • the individual elements 2 - 6 are designed as planar thermally insulated elements and in this exemplary embodiment each comprise an inner and outer lining, not shown in detail, which enclose a cavity filled with a thermal insulation material.
  • Modular refrigerator 1 also comprises a door, not shown in the FIGURE, with which housing G of refrigerator 1 may be sealed, and a refrigerant circuit, not shown in detail either, which comprises an evaporator, a condenser and a compressor.
  • the refrigerant circuit is arranged on rear wall 6 .
  • FIG. 7 shows metal pins 7 a which are screwed into lateral wall 2 .
  • Metal pins 7 a are inserted in corresponding holes in ceiling element 4 . These holes are concealed in the FIGURE and are not therefore shown.
  • lateral wall 2 comprises further metal pins, not shown in the FIGURE, which are inserted in holes 7 b in bottom element 5 and rear wall 6 respectively for connecting lateral wall 2 to rear wall 6 and bottom element 5 .
  • connection surfaces By way of example the FIGURE shows a connection surface 8 by means of which lateral wall 2 is to be connected to rear wall 6 , and a connection surface 9 , by means of which bottom element 5 is to be connected to lateral element 2 .
  • connection surfaces 8 , 9 by means of which lateral wall 2 is connected to bottom element 5 and rear wall 6 , are designed in steps in their extensions from outside to inside relative to housing G. This means that the sections between the outside and the inside along the individual connection surfaces are larger than thicknesses D of the individual planar thermally insulated elements.
  • each connection surface comprises two seals.
  • a seal 10 and a seal 11 are shown for connection surface 9 of bottom element 5 .
  • seal 10 is tied into connection surface 9 and extends along bottom element on the edge facing the outside of bottom element 5 .
  • seal 11 is a strip of ribbing which is tied into connection surface 9 of bottom element 5 and runs along the edge facing towards the inside of housing G.
  • the FIGURE also shows two further seals 12 and 13 , which are tied into rear wall 6 in the region of connection surface 8 .
  • seal 12 extends along rear wall 6 on the edge facing the outside of rear wall 6
  • seal 13 is a strip of ribbing which runs along the edge facing the inside of housing G.
  • seals 9 to 13 are tied into the corresponding planar thermally insulated elements.
  • the seals may also be extruded on or packed in foam.
  • a plastic lip instead of the strip of ribbing a plastic lip, in particular, may also be used here.

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DE102004052620A DE102004052620A1 (de) 2004-10-29 2004-10-29 Modulares Kältegerät
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PCT/EP2005/055125 WO2006045693A1 (de) 2004-10-29 2005-10-10 Modulares kältegerät

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US20140345316A1 (en) * 2013-05-22 2014-11-27 The Coca-Cola Company Systems and methods for a modular cooler assembly
US9097454B2 (en) 2013-02-04 2015-08-04 Whirlpool Corporation In-the-door compact cooling system for domestic refrigerators
US9115924B2 (en) 2013-02-04 2015-08-25 Whirlpool Corporation In-the-door cooling system for domestic refrigerators
US20230080310A1 (en) * 2021-09-10 2023-03-16 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Refrigerator

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US5289657A (en) * 1992-03-13 1994-03-01 The Standard Products Company Refrigerator gasket and retainer
US5536078A (en) * 1992-12-07 1996-07-16 Novikoff, Inc. Modular furniture system
US5810505A (en) * 1996-07-26 1998-09-22 Kimball International, Inc. Double threaded fastener system
US5823700A (en) * 1996-09-18 1998-10-20 Bush Industries, Inc. Drawer front fastener
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US6530575B2 (en) * 1997-09-09 2003-03-11 Federal Mogul Sealing Systems Static sealing joint
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US9097454B2 (en) 2013-02-04 2015-08-04 Whirlpool Corporation In-the-door compact cooling system for domestic refrigerators
US9115924B2 (en) 2013-02-04 2015-08-25 Whirlpool Corporation In-the-door cooling system for domestic refrigerators
US20140345316A1 (en) * 2013-05-22 2014-11-27 The Coca-Cola Company Systems and methods for a modular cooler assembly
US20230080310A1 (en) * 2021-09-10 2023-03-16 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Refrigerator
US12352490B2 (en) * 2021-09-10 2025-07-08 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Refrigerator

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