EP0546439B1 - Refrigerator or freezer with a tray - Google Patents

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EP0546439B1
EP0546439B1 EP92120571A EP92120571A EP0546439B1 EP 0546439 B1 EP0546439 B1 EP 0546439B1 EP 92120571 A EP92120571 A EP 92120571A EP 92120571 A EP92120571 A EP 92120571A EP 0546439 B1 EP0546439 B1 EP 0546439B1
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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
    • F25D25/02—Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled by shelves
    • 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
    • F25D2325/00—Charging, supporting or discharging the articles to be cooled, not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2325/021—Shelves with several possible configurations
    • 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
    • F25D2325/00—Charging, supporting or discharging the articles to be cooled, not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2325/022—Shelves made of glass or ceramic
    • 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
    • F25D2331/00—Details or arrangements of other cooling or freezing apparatus not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2331/80—Type of cooled receptacles
    • F25D2331/803—Bottles
    • 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 refrigerator or freezer according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • a shelf is made in one piece from a glass pane, the rear side edge of which is bent upwards to form a supporting edge.
  • this support edge runs parallel to the rear wall of a relevant inner container, U-shaped guide grooves being formed in vertical side walls of the inner container which run parallel to one another.
  • opposite guide grooves engage parallel to each other and perpendicular to the support edge side edges of the shelf.
  • the support edge extends only over the length of the side edge in question, which corresponds to the clear width between the opposite U-shaped guide grooves.
  • rectangular cutouts are required in the corner area of the glass plate in question, which cause a special outlay on tools during production and an increased risk of breakage during production and use.
  • the invention has for its object to take measures in a refrigerator or freezer according to the preamble of claim 1, by which the storage plate one requires minimal manufacturing effort and has increased usability.
  • a thin material disc without corner cutouts can be used for the storage plate, which is to be made in particular from an unbreakable glass pane, so that when the rear side edge is bent, the support edge formed in this way extends into the guide grooves of an inner container .
  • a support edge with a height of up to 10 mm can thus be formed. In any case, this height is sufficient to prevent goods pushed onto the storage plate from slipping over the rear side edge.
  • a shelf 1 which is made of a rectangular pane made of glass, plastic or metal, has opposite side edges 2, which are to be pushed into guide grooves 3 of an inner container.
  • the guide grooves 3 run in a parallel arrangement horizontally one above the other in opposite side walls 4 of the inner container of the refrigerator or freezer.
  • the guide grooves 3 are open toward the opening plane indicated at 5, while their opposite ends 6 are at a distance from the rear wall 7 of the inner container opposite the opening plane 5.
  • a perpendicular to the side edges 2 side edge of the storage plate 1 is as a support edge 8 opposite the actual storage plate enclosed between the side edges 2 and the support edge 8 for material to be cooled bent.
  • This support edge 8 extends over the entire width of the storage plate including the side edges 2 and, like the side edges 2, engages in the guide grooves 3.
  • the clear height of the guide grooves 3 is much greater than the material thickness of the engaging side edges 2 or the actual storage plate.
  • the height of the support edge 8 is adapted to the height of the guide grooves 3 at least in the region of the guide grooves 3 or the side edges 2.
  • the support edge 8 protrudes up to the end 6 of the relevant guide groove 3 storage plate 1 and thus causes not only a stiffening of the storage plate, but also that refrigerated goods are not pushed backwards into the gap between the slot 8 and the rear wall of the inner container can.
  • the height of the supporting edge is preferably constant over its entire length, so that a simple rectangular material blank can be used for the production of the entire storage plate 1.
  • the storage plate 1 extends only a little more than half the length of the guide grooves 3 in the depth direction of the inner container. As a result, bottles or other tall objects can be placed on a storage shelf arranged underneath that reach higher than the short storage shelf 1 in question.
  • a plurality of storage shelves can be inserted into guide grooves 3 arranged one above the other.
  • a storage plate 1.1 designed in the same way in addition to a storage plate 1 into the associated guide grooves 3 so that its support edge 8.1 comes to rest in front of the front end 9 of the guide groove 3, while the opposite side edge 10.1 is on the concerned Side edge 10 of the shelf 1 connects continuously according to FIGS. 1 and 2. This results in a total storage plate extending over the entire length of the guide grooves 3 from the storage plates 1 and 1.1 designed as identical parts.
  • a storage plate 1.2 extending over the entire length of the guide grooves 3 in question with supporting edges 8 or 8.2, the supporting edges being directed in opposite directions with respect to the plane of the actual storage plate with otherwise the same design.
  • the storage plate 1.2 can therefore be used in the turned position, whereby the support edge 8.2 becomes the upward support edge 8.
  • the side edges 2 of this storage plate 1.2 run continuously and preferably parallel to one another over their length.
  • the upwardly directed support edge 8 remains in particular when pulling out the storage plate 1 from the guides 3 in question in close proximity to the upper guide wall 11 of the guide groove 3 in question, so that the storage plate 1 is secured over most of its displacement against tipping downwards.
  • the storage plate on its top as on its bottom with the same structure, for. B. printing, corrugation, embossing are provided. As a result, the respective storage plate can be inserted into the guide grooves 3 in any position without changing the appearance.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a tray (1), in particular made of glass, the set-down plate of which engages displaceably with mutually parallel running side edges (2) in U-shaped guide grooves (3) which are provided in opposite side walls (4) of the inner container of a refrigerator or freezer, and the side edge of which, which runs parallel to the rear wall (7) of the inner container, is bent over upwards to form a support edge (8). In order to achieve minimum manufacturing expenditure and increased fitness for use, the support edge (8) extends over the entire width of the set-down plate as far as into the guide grooves (3), the clear height of the guide grooves (3) being greater than the material thickness of the engaging side edges (2) and the height of the support edge (8) having, at least at its ends, at most the height of the guide grooves (3). <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Kühl- oder Gefrierschrank gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1.The invention relates to a refrigerator or freezer according to the preamble of claim 1.

Bei einem bekannten Kühl- oder Gefrierschrank dieser Art (DE 39 35 212 Al) ist eine Abstellplatte einstückig aus einer Glasscheibe gefertigt, deren rückwärtige Seitenkante nach oben zu einem Stützrand umgebogen ist. Dieser Stützrand verläuft bei in den Kühl- oder Gefrierschrank eingeschobener Abstellplatte parallel zur Rückwand eines betreffenden Innenbehälters, wobei in parallel zueinander laufenden senkrechten Seitenwänden des Innenbehälters U-förmige Führungsnuten eingeformt sind. In sich gegenüberstehende Führungsnuten greifen dabei parallel zueinander und senkrecht zum Stützrand verlaufende Seitenränder der Abstellplatte verschiebbar ein. Der Stützrand erstreckt sich dabei nur über die Länge der betreffenden Seitenkante, die der lichten Weite zwischen den sich gegenüberliegenden U-förmigen Führungsnuten entspricht. Hierdurch sind im betreffenden Eckbereich der Glasplatte rechteckige Ausschnitte erforderlich, die bei der Herstellung einen besonderen Aufwand an Werkzeugen und bei der Produktion wie im Gebrauch eine erhöhte Bruchgefahr bewirken.In a known refrigerator or freezer of this type (DE 39 35 212 Al), a shelf is made in one piece from a glass pane, the rear side edge of which is bent upwards to form a supporting edge. When the storage shelf is pushed into the refrigerator or freezer, this support edge runs parallel to the rear wall of a relevant inner container, U-shaped guide grooves being formed in vertical side walls of the inner container which run parallel to one another. In opposite guide grooves engage parallel to each other and perpendicular to the support edge side edges of the shelf. The support edge extends only over the length of the side edge in question, which corresponds to the clear width between the opposite U-shaped guide grooves. As a result, rectangular cutouts are required in the corner area of the glass plate in question, which cause a special outlay on tools during production and an increased risk of breakage during production and use.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, bei einem Kühl- oder Gefrierschrank gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1 Maßnahmen zu treffen, durch welche die Abstellplatte einen minimalen Herstellungsaufwand erfordert und eine erhöhte Gebrauchstauglichkeit aufweist.The invention has for its object to take measures in a refrigerator or freezer according to the preamble of claim 1, by which the storage plate one requires minimal manufacturing effort and has increased usability.

Die Lösung dieser Aufgabe erfolgt gemäß der Erfindung durch die kennzeichnenden Merkmale des Anspruchs 1.This object is achieved according to the invention by the characterizing features of claim 1.

Bei einer Ausgestaltung eines Kühl- oder Gefrierschranks gemäß der Erfindung kann für die Abstellplatte, die insbesondere aus einer bruchsicheren Glasscheibe herzustellen ist, eine dünne Materialscheibe ohne Eckausschnitte verwendet werden, so daß beim Umbiegen der rückwärtigen Seitenkante der dadurch gebildete Stützrand in die Führungsnuten eines Innenbehälters reicht. Bei einer lichten Höhe der Führungsnuten von beispielsweise etwa 15 mm und einer Materialstärke der Abstellplatte im Bereich ihrer Seitenränder von etwa 4 mm kann somit ein Stützrand mit einer Höhe bis zu 10 mm ausgebildet werden. Diese Höhe reicht jedenfalls aus, um auf die Abstellplatte aufgeschobene Güter am Abrutschen über die rückwärtige Seitenkante zu hindern. Da die rückwärtige Seitenkante zudem mit Abstand von der Rückwand des Innenbehälters bzw. einem dort angeordneten Verdampfer gehalten wird, kann zu kühlendes Gut nicht bis an den Verdampfer herangeschoben werden und dort festfrieren bzw. unterkühlt werden. Durch den Eingrif des hochgestelllten Stützrandes in die Führungsnuten wird zudem eine erhöhte Kippsicherheit der Abstellplatte besonders beim Herausziehen aus den Führungsnuten erreicht, weil der Stützrand bis zum vollständigen Herausziehen mit der oberen Flanke der betreffenden FÜhrungsnut in Eingriff bleibt und ein frühzeitiges Abkippen verhindert. Wird die Abstellplatte in Richtung der Tiefe des Innenbehälters nur etwa halb so lang wie die Länge der betreffenden Führungsnuten ausgebildet, dann kann eine weitere gleichgestaltete, entsprechend kurz ausgebildete Abstellplatte zusätzlich eingeschoben werden, deren Stützrand dann vorzugsweise nach unten gerichtet ist. Es ergibt sich dadurch eine ästhetische Gestaltung und ein stufenloses Aufschieben von Kühlgut auf die betreffenden Abstellplatten von vorn.In a configuration of a refrigerator or freezer according to the invention, a thin material disc without corner cutouts can be used for the storage plate, which is to be made in particular from an unbreakable glass pane, so that when the rear side edge is bent, the support edge formed in this way extends into the guide grooves of an inner container . With a clear height of the guide grooves of, for example, approximately 15 mm and a material thickness of the storage plate in the region of its side edges of approximately 4 mm, a support edge with a height of up to 10 mm can thus be formed. In any case, this height is sufficient to prevent goods pushed onto the storage plate from slipping over the rear side edge. Since the rear side edge is also held at a distance from the rear wall of the inner container or an evaporator arranged there, material to be cooled cannot be pushed up to the evaporator and freeze there or be undercooled. The engagement of the raised support edge in the guide grooves also increases the stability of the storage plate against tipping, particularly when it is pulled out of the guide grooves, because the support edge remains in engagement with the upper flank of the guide groove in question until it is completely pulled out and prevents it from tipping over prematurely. If the shelf in the direction of the depth of the inner container is only about half as long as the length of the guide grooves in question, then another shelf of the same design, of correspondingly short design, can also be inserted. whose support edge is then preferably directed downwards. This results in an aesthetic design and a stepless pushing of refrigerated goods onto the relevant storage shelves from the front.

Die Erfindung ist nachfolgend anhand der Zeichnungen eines Ausführungsbeispiels näher erläutert.The invention is explained below with reference to the drawings of an embodiment.

Es zeigen:

  • Fig. 1 eine aus zwei Abstellplatten zusammengesetzte Gesamt-Abstellplatte in perspektivischer Ansicht.
  • Fig. 2 einen Teilausschnitt eines Kühl- oder Gefrierschrankes mit eingesetzten Abstellplatten und
  • Fig. 3 eine weitere Möglichkeit zur Anordnung der Abstellplatten.
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  • Fig. 1 is a composed of two storage plates total storage plate in a perspective view.
  • Fig. 2 shows a partial section of a refrigerator or freezer with inserted shelves and
  • Fig. 3 shows another way of arranging the storage plates.

Bei einem Kühl- oder Gefrierschrank weist eine Abstellplatte 1, die aus einer rechteckigen Scheibe aus Glas, Kunststoff oder Metall gefertigt ist, gegenüberliegende Seitenränder 2 auf, die in Führungsnuten 3 eines Innenbehälters zu schieben sind. Die Führungsnuten 3 verlaufen in paralleler Anordnung waagerecht übereinander in gegenüberliegenden Seitenwänden 4 des Innenbehälters des Kühl- oder Gefrierschrnkes. Die Führungsnuten 3 sind zu der bei 5 angedeuteten Öffnungsebene hin offen, während ihre gegenüberliegenden Enden 6 mit Abstand von der der Öffnungsebene 5 gegenüberliegenden Rückwand 7 des Innenbehälters liegen. Eine senkrecht zu den Seitenrändern 2 verlaufende Seitenkante des Abstellstplatte 1 ist als Stützrand 8 gegenüber der zwischen den Seitenrändern 2 und dem Stützrand 8 eingeschlossenen eigentlichen Abstellplatte für zu kühlendes Gut umgebogen. Dieser Stützrand 8 erstreckt sich über die gesamte Breite der Abstellplatte einschließlich der Seitenränder 2 und greift wie die Seitenränder 2 in die Führungsnuten 3 ein. Die lichte Höhe der Führungsnuten 3 ist dabei wesentlich größer als die Materialstärke der eingreifenden Seitenränder 2 bzw. der eigentlichen Abstellplatte. Dabei ist die Höhe des Stützrandes 8 zumindest im Bereich der Führungsnuten 3 bzw. der Seitenränder 2 an die Höhe der Führungsnuten 3 angepaßt. Der Stützrand 8 ragt bei der bis an das Ende 6 der betreffenden Führungsnut 3 eingeschobenen Abstellplatte 1 nach oben und bewirkt so neben einer Versteifung der Abstellplatte auch, daß aufgelegtes Kühlgut nicht nach hinten in den Spalt zwischen dem Schlitz 8 und der Rückwand des Innenbehälters geschoben werden kann. Vorzugsweise ist die Höhe des Sützrandes über seine gesamte Länge gleichbleibend, so daß ein einfacher rechteckiger Materialzuschnitt für die Herstellung der gesamten Abstellplatte 1 verwendet werden kann.In a refrigerator or freezer, a shelf 1, which is made of a rectangular pane made of glass, plastic or metal, has opposite side edges 2, which are to be pushed into guide grooves 3 of an inner container. The guide grooves 3 run in a parallel arrangement horizontally one above the other in opposite side walls 4 of the inner container of the refrigerator or freezer. The guide grooves 3 are open toward the opening plane indicated at 5, while their opposite ends 6 are at a distance from the rear wall 7 of the inner container opposite the opening plane 5. A perpendicular to the side edges 2 side edge of the storage plate 1 is as a support edge 8 opposite the actual storage plate enclosed between the side edges 2 and the support edge 8 for material to be cooled bent. This support edge 8 extends over the entire width of the storage plate including the side edges 2 and, like the side edges 2, engages in the guide grooves 3. The clear height of the guide grooves 3 is much greater than the material thickness of the engaging side edges 2 or the actual storage plate. The height of the support edge 8 is adapted to the height of the guide grooves 3 at least in the region of the guide grooves 3 or the side edges 2. The support edge 8 protrudes up to the end 6 of the relevant guide groove 3 storage plate 1 and thus causes not only a stiffening of the storage plate, but also that refrigerated goods are not pushed backwards into the gap between the slot 8 and the rear wall of the inner container can. The height of the supporting edge is preferably constant over its entire length, so that a simple rectangular material blank can be used for the production of the entire storage plate 1.

Die Abstellplatte 1 erstreckt sich vorliegenden nur über etwas mehr als die Hälfte der Länge der Führungsnuten 3 in Tiefenrichtung des Innenbehälters. Hierdurch können auf eine darunter angeordnete Abstellplatte Flaschen oder andere hohe Gegenstände aufgestellt werden, die höher als bis zur betreffenden kurzen Abstellplatte 1 reichen.The storage plate 1 extends only a little more than half the length of the guide grooves 3 in the depth direction of the inner container. As a result, bottles or other tall objects can be placed on a storage shelf arranged underneath that reach higher than the short storage shelf 1 in question.

Mehrere Abstellplatten können gemäß Fig. 3 in übereinander angeordnete Führungsnuten 3 eingeschoben werden. Es ist jedoch auch möglich, eine in gleicher Weise ausgebildete Abstellplatte 1.1 zusätzlich zu einer Abstellplatte 1 in die zugehörigen Führungsnuten 3 so gewendet einzuschieben, daß ihr Stützrand 8.1 vor dem vorderen Ende 9 der Führungsnut 3 zu liegen kommt, während die gegenüberliegende Seitenkante 10.1 an die betreffende Seitenkante 10 der Abstellplatte 1 stufenlos gemäß den Fig. 1 und 2 anschließt. Es ergibt sich dadurch eine über die ganze Länge der Führungsnuten 3 reichende Gesamtabstellplatte aus den als Gleichteile ausgebildeten Abstellplatten 1 und 1.1.According to FIG. 3, a plurality of storage shelves can be inserted into guide grooves 3 arranged one above the other. However, it is also possible to insert a storage plate 1.1 designed in the same way in addition to a storage plate 1 into the associated guide grooves 3 so that its support edge 8.1 comes to rest in front of the front end 9 of the guide groove 3, while the opposite side edge 10.1 is on the concerned Side edge 10 of the shelf 1 connects continuously according to FIGS. 1 and 2. This results in a total storage plate extending over the entire length of the guide grooves 3 from the storage plates 1 and 1.1 designed as identical parts.

Daneben ist es auch möglich, eine über die gesamte Länge der betreffenden Fürhungsnuten 3 reichende Abstellplatte 1.2 mit Stützrändern 8 bzw. 8.2 zu versehen, wobei die Stützränder gegenüber der Ebene der eigentlichen Abstellplatte bei sonst gleicher Gestaltung gegenläufig gerichtet sind. Die Abstellplatte 1.2 kann demnach in gewendeter Stellung benutzt weren, wodurch der Sützrand 8.2 zum nach oben gericheten Stützrand 8 wird. Die Seitenränder 2 dieser Ablageplatte 1.2 verlaufen über ihre Länge stufenlos und vorzugsweise parallel zueinander.In addition, it is also possible to provide a storage plate 1.2 extending over the entire length of the guide grooves 3 in question with supporting edges 8 or 8.2, the supporting edges being directed in opposite directions with respect to the plane of the actual storage plate with otherwise the same design. The storage plate 1.2 can therefore be used in the turned position, whereby the support edge 8.2 becomes the upward support edge 8. The side edges 2 of this storage plate 1.2 run continuously and preferably parallel to one another over their length.

Der nach oben gerichetete Stützrand 8 bleibt insbesondere beim Herausziehen der Abstellplatte 1 aus den betreffenden Führungen 3 in enger Nachbarschaft zur oberen Führungswand 11 der betreffenden Führungsnut 3, so daß die Abstellplatte 1 über den größten Teil ihres Verschiebeweges gegen Abkippen nach unten gesichert ist. Außerdem kann die Abstellplatte an ihrer Oberseite wie an ihrer Unterseite mit gleicher Struktur, z. B. Bedruckung, Nörpelung, Prägung versehen sind. Dadurch kann die jeweilige Abstellplatte in beliebiger Lage ohne Änderung des Erscheinungsbildes in die Führungsnuten 3 eingesetzt werden.The upwardly directed support edge 8 remains in particular when pulling out the storage plate 1 from the guides 3 in question in close proximity to the upper guide wall 11 of the guide groove 3 in question, so that the storage plate 1 is secured over most of its displacement against tipping downwards. In addition, the storage plate on its top as on its bottom with the same structure, for. B. printing, corrugation, embossing are provided. As a result, the respective storage plate can be inserted into the guide grooves 3 in any position without changing the appearance.

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  1. Refrigerator or freezer having a tray (1), in particular composed of glass, and an inner container comprising two opposing side walls (4) and a rear wall (7), the tray slidably engaging with mutually parallel side edges (2) in U-shaped guide grooves (3), which are provided in the side walls (4) of the inner container and whose clear height is greater than the material thickness of the engaging side edges (2), and wherein rear edge of the tray (1) extending parallel to the rear wall (7) of the inner container is bent up to form a support edge (8), characterised in that the support edge (8) extends over the entire breadth of the tray (1) into the guide grooves (3), and in that the height of the support edge (8) has at most the same height as the guide grooves (3) at least at its ends.
  2. Refrigerator or freezer according to claim 1, characterised in that the support edge (8) has a constant height over its entire length.
  3. Refrigerator or freezer according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the tray has the same structures on the upper face and on the lower face.
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