EP2375201A2 - A cooling chamber - Google Patents

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EP2375201A2
EP2375201A2 EP11157217A EP11157217A EP2375201A2 EP 2375201 A2 EP2375201 A2 EP 2375201A2 EP 11157217 A EP11157217 A EP 11157217A EP 11157217 A EP11157217 A EP 11157217A EP 2375201 A2 EP2375201 A2 EP 2375201A2
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separator
cooling chamber
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Mustafa Baybars Kirmaci
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Vestel Beyaz Esya Sanayi ve Ticaret AS
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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
    • F25D23/069—Cooling space dividing partitions
    • 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
    • F25D25/021—Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled by shelves combined with trays

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  • This invention relates to cooling chambers which are used in cooling devices and where the fruits/vegetables and/or foods to be kept under lower temperatures can be placed and which can be separated into different compartments in different temperatures by means of a separator, and which is developed in order to adjust the spaces of those compartments obtained.
  • Crisper and 0 °C compartments in a refrigerator are different and crisper can be in different locations and numbers in a refrigerator, in terms of keeping season vegetables fresh.
  • 0 °C compartments are used to keep foods for which lower temperature storage than of crispers is necessary, such as meat and chicken.
  • 0°C compartments can also be in different locations and numbers in a refrigerator as crispers.
  • crispers and 0°C compartments are produced in a certain space, foods having higher bulks than this space either can not be stored or they should be divided into smaller pieces in order to store them.
  • Interior space of cooling chamber of which interior space is adjustable which is developed with this invention, is divided at least into two different compartments as crisper and 0 °C compartments depending on user's needs and cooling power of each compartment is adjusted accordingly.
  • Said gap contains a part directed to adjust the gap in required manner according to location of the separator. Span of said gap is adjusted and amount of cool air flow into the compartment is regulated by this part.
  • the aim of this invention is to develop a cooling chamber of which interior space is adjustable directed to usage of crisper and 0 °C compartments in a refrigerator, in different space in the same cooling chamber, by meansof a moving separator.
  • Another aim of this invention is to develop a cooling chamber the compartment space, and therefore their cooling capacities, of which can be adjusted.
  • Another aim of this invention is to develop a cheap, secure, and easily demountable cooling chamber the space of which is adjustable.
  • a sample space-adjustable cooling chamber is illustrated in attached figureswherein;
  • Cooling chamber (1) 1 st compartment (2) 2 nd compartment (3) 3 rd compartment (4) Separator (5) Separator bearing (6) Separator bearing's end (7) Separator's parts (8, 9a) Exterior part (9b) Spring clearance (10) Spring (11) Air flow gap (12) Air intake channel (13) Air outlet channel (14)
  • FIG. 1 An outlook of a space-adjustable cooling chamber (1) is shown in Figure 1 .
  • the separator (5) developed in the scope of present invention, is developed for separating the chamber (1) into compartments by seating into opposite slots (6) in the chamber (1).
  • cooling chamber (1) is separated into three compartments by two separators (5).
  • 1 st compartment (2) at one side of chamber (1)and 2 nd compartment (3) in the middle, are, for example 0 °C compartment and the 3 rd compartment (4) at the other side is for example crisper compartment.
  • Chamber (1) can be separated into two compartments (2 and 3) by using single separator (5) or separator (5) can be removed completely and the chamber becomes single compartment as shown in figures 2 and 3 and usage space becomes larger, if required.
  • Said separator (5) includes at least two parts (8 and 9 a), which slide on each other and preferably in the form of a plate. There is at least one spring (11) on at least one of these parts (8 and 9 a) which pushes other part (9a or 8).
  • Single spring gap (10) can be formed on aforementioned parts (8, 9a) for location of each spring (11) on parts (8, 9a).
  • At least one gap (12) is formed on at least one (8 or 9a) of mentioned parts (8, 9a). Said gap (12) is developed for creating air flow at each side of the separator. Thanks to this air flow gap (12), temperature of compartments formed by means of separator (5) can be adjusted according to user's requirement.
  • Span of the air flow gap(12), can vary depending upon locations of two parts (8, 9a) with respect to each other. Locations of those two parts (8, 9a) with respect to each other are determined by distance between edges (7) of slots (6) in which the separator (5) is inserted.
  • separator slots (6) there is at least a pair of separator slots (6) in which the separator is inserted on opposite walls of sample cooling chamber (1) shown in figure 2 .
  • One edge (7) of those slots is placed at one side and the other edge (7) is placed at the other side of chamber (1).
  • Said slots (6) can be formed in various shapes and those slots (6) protrude from opposite sides of chamber (1) in chambers (1) shown in sample chambers of Figure 1 to 3 .
  • Distances between the edges (7) of separator slots (6) placed at the opposite sides of chamber (7) vary with respect to each other. This difference among distances between opposite edges (7) ensures adjustment of air flow space (12).
  • a sample cooling chamber (1) including separator slots (6), distance between opposite edges (7) of which are different with respect to each other, is shown in Figure 3 .
  • span of air flow gap (12) can also be adjusted by an exterior part (9b). Said exterior part (9b) moves on separator (5) in a way to adjust the span of air flow gap (12).
  • air flow gap (12) can be closed by exterior part (9b) in cases where compartment of chamber (1) which is separated considering requirement is desired to be large but air flow amount is desired to be less.
  • the separator (5) is inserted in the slot (6) distance between opposite edges of which (7) is most (the slot on the leftmost slot (6) in figure (3 )
  • a large compartment will be formed at one side of separator (5).
  • air flow gap (12) becomes larger.
  • the user desires to use said large compartment with less air flow amount, he/she can adjust the span of air flow gap (12) by moving the exterior part (9b) on separator (5).
  • Exterior part (9b) can also be considered as the cover of the part (8 or 9a) on the spring (11) as shown in Figure (4 ).Thus, springs (11) on the part (8 on 9a) can be covered and an aesthetic view can be obtained. Besides, exterior part (9b) can move as sliding on the parts of separator (5).
  • Temperatures of compartments on both sides of separator (5) were also checked by thermal flow analysis during these measurements.
  • the temperature of compartment containing air intake channel (13) of compartments determined by separator (5) takes values close to the temperature of air provided from air intake channel (14), and temperature of other compartment takes values higher than the temperature of provided air intake.
  • the cooling chamber (1) given as example in Figure 2 ; when the separator (5) is inserted in the slot (6) closest to air intake channel (13), the gap (12) span of separator will be least.
  • air for example in the temperature range of -1, 0-0, 2 °C and time range of 0, 6-0, 8 m/s was provided and temperature values of compartments were examined.
  • the temperature of compartment contains air intake channel (13) was in the range of -2, 3 °C and the temperature of compartment on the other side of separator (5), which contains air outlet channel was in the range of 8-10 °C.
  • low thermal conductor (thermal insulator) materials can be used as separator material in order to prevent condensation on separator (5) results from temperature difference.

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DE102011052089A1 (de) * 2011-07-22 2013-01-24 Miele & Cie. Kg Vorratsschrank zur klimatisierten und/oder temperierten Getränkelagerung
JP2014196894A (ja) * 2013-03-06 2014-10-16 パナソニック株式会社 冷蔵庫

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WO2008135391A1 (de) 2007-05-08 2008-11-13 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Behälter mit einer unterteilungsvorrichtung

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WO2008135391A1 (de) 2007-05-08 2008-11-13 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Behälter mit einer unterteilungsvorrichtung

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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DE102011052089A1 (de) * 2011-07-22 2013-01-24 Miele & Cie. Kg Vorratsschrank zur klimatisierten und/oder temperierten Getränkelagerung
JP2014196894A (ja) * 2013-03-06 2014-10-16 パナソニック株式会社 冷蔵庫

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