EP3264015B1 - Réfrigérateur avec étagères en verre - Google Patents

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EP3264015B1
EP3264015B1 EP16176460.0A EP16176460A EP3264015B1 EP 3264015 B1 EP3264015 B1 EP 3264015B1 EP 16176460 A EP16176460 A EP 16176460A EP 3264015 B1 EP3264015 B1 EP 3264015B1
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Pasquale Ciniello
Augusto Ribolzi
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D25/00Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled
    • F25D25/02Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled by shelves
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47BTABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B88/00Drawers for tables, cabinets or like furniture; Guides for drawers
    • A47B88/40Sliding drawers; Slides or guides therefor
    • A47B88/497Sliding drawers; Slides or guides therefor with other guiding mechanisms, e.g. scissor mechanisms
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47BTABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B96/00Details of cabinets, racks or shelf units not covered by a single one of groups A47B43/00 - A47B95/00; General details of furniture
    • A47B96/06Brackets or similar supporting means for cabinets, racks or shelves
    • A47B96/062Brackets or similar supporting means for cabinets, racks or shelves for glass shelves
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00General constructional features
    • F25D23/06Walls
    • F25D23/062Walls defining a cabinet
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00General constructional features
    • F25D23/06Walls
    • F25D23/065Details
    • F25D23/067Supporting elements
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D25/00Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled
    • F25D25/02Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled by shelves
    • F25D25/024Slidable shelves
    • F25D25/025Drawers
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47BTABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B2210/00General construction of drawers, guides and guide devices
    • A47B2210/17Drawers used in connection with household appliances
    • A47B2210/175Refrigerators or freezers
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2325/00Charging, supporting or discharging the articles to be cooled, not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2325/022Shelves made of glass or ceramic

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  • the present invention relates to a refrigerator, in particular a domestic refrigerator, having an internal compartment with side walls, each side wall being provided with molded parts for supporting at least one glass shelf.
  • a refrigerator of the above kind is disclosed by EP 2606295 where the molded parts are grooves of the inner liner adapted to cooperate with support rails on which the shelf can slide.
  • Object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator in which the user can easily pass from a cavity with shelves only to a cavity with shelves and drawers.
  • the present invention avoids the lateral wobbling of the drawer and its vertical movement. In this way, during the use of the drawer, the customers feel a precise extraction of the drawer, similar to the use of metal telescopic rails.
  • the basic concept of the present invention consists of two plastic elements inserted at the glass shelf sides.
  • lateral parts of the plastic elements allow keeping the glass shelf in the center of the compartment or cell.
  • two elastic ribs with pins block the glass shelf on the cell, avoiding its movement during food items handling or during pull out of the drawer. In addition, they compensate the unavoidable deformation of the cabinet.
  • Plastic elements are made of Polyoxymethylene (POM) to allow a better sliding of the drawer.
  • plastic elements may be made of cheaper plastic material (for instance I Polypropylene (PP)) with co-molded shaped protrusion of Polyoxymethylene (POM) on which the drawer can slide.
  • PP Polypropylene
  • a refrigerator R comprises an inner cavity C where a plurality of glass shelves G is mounted.
  • Each shelf G is provided, on parallel sides, with plastic elements 10 having a C-shaped cross section mounted on edge 12 of the shelf G.
  • Each plastic element 10 may have a continuous C-shaped portion 11a (as shown in figure 7 ) or it can have a C-shaped slotted portion 11b (as shown in figure 6 ), both C-shaped portions 11a, 11b (continuous or slotted) having the same purpose for mounting the plastic element 10 on the shelf.
  • the inner walls W of the compartment C present two molded parts 14 and 17 which may be obtained by thermoforming the plastic inner liner, or by using components obtained by injection molding and inserted in aperture of the liner in a foam tightly manner.
  • molded parts we mean the above solutions, and any alternative solution as well.
  • the front molded part 14 comprises a blind hole 14a for receiving a pin 16a of an elastic portion 16 of the plastic element 10 which protrudes laterally and in the front portion thereof.
  • the detail of the mounted configuration is shown in figures 2 and 3 , where the pin 16a is elastically inserted in the blind hole 14a.
  • the front portion of the plastic element 10 present a cross part 10a which avoids any sliding of the glass shelf G toward the outside, while any backward movement of the shelf G is prevented by a similar cross part 10b present in the rear portion of the plastic element 10 ( figure 5 ) or by the rear wall of the compartment.
  • each plastic element 10 On the upper side of each plastic element 10, with reference to the installed configuration of the element, there are two series of protrusion 18 and 20.
  • the first series of protrusions are simple linear protrusions on which a bottom wall of a plastic drawer 22 can slide.
  • the protrusions of the second series are hook-shaped and are configured to cooperate with side rails 24 of the bottom of the drawer 22 for avoiding any tilting movement thereof.
  • each plastic element 10 is provided with a protrusion 26 on the front part of the element which is shaped so as to guide the drawer 22 and its side rails 24 in the initial mounting sliding movement of the drawer itself.
  • Each plastic element 10 is also provided with a side elastic tongue 28 which keeps the glass shelf G in the center of the compartment.
  • the drawer 22 presents lateral protrusion 30 configured to cooperate with corresponding protrusion (not shown) of the inner liner.
  • the series of protrusion 18 and 20, where the drawer 22 slides on may be of a plastic co-molded material different from the material of the plastic element and having a lower friction coefficient; this may reduce the overall cost of the plastic elements 10.

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  1. Réfrigérateur (R), en particulier un réfrigérateur domestique, présentant un compartiment interne (C) avec des parois latérales (W), chaque paroi (W) étant pourvue de pièces moulées (14, 17) pour supporter une étagère en verre (G) du réfrigérateur (R), dans lequel deux côtés parallèles de l'étagère en verre (G) sont pourvus d'éléments en plastique (10) présentant une coupe transversale en forme de C pour intégrer, au moins partiellement, les bords respectifs (12) de l'étagère en verre, chaque élément en plastique (10) étant pourvu d'une première portion élastique (16) configurée pour coopérer avec un siège correspondant (14a) d'une pièce moulée (14), dans lequel chaque élément en plastique (10) comprend, sur un côté supérieur de celui-ci, une première série de saillies linéaires (18) configurées pour recevoir, de manière à pouvoir coulisser, une paroi inférieure d'un tiroir en plastique (22) du réfrigérateur (R), caractérisé en ce que chaque élément en plastique (10) comprend, sur un côté supérieur de celui-ci, une seconde série de saillies (20), ladite seconde série de saillies (20) étant en forme de crochet et configurée pour coopérer avec des rails latéraux (24) de la paroi inférieure d'un tiroir en plastique (22).
  2. Réfrigérateur (R) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel chaque élément en plastique (10) est pourvu d'une seconde portion en plastique (28) coopérant avec la paroi latérale (W) respective pour maintenir l'étagère en verre (G) centrée à l'intérieur du compartiment interne (C).
  3. Réfrigérateur (R) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel, pour chaque paroi latérale (W) et chaque étagère en verre (G), les parties moulées comprennent une portion arrière (17) et une portion avant (14), la première portion élastique (16) étant configurée pour coopérer avec la première partie moulée (14, 14a).
  4. Réfrigérateur (R) selon la revendication 3, dans lequel la première portion élastique (16) est une partie de l'élément en plastique (10) saillante latéralement depuis celui-ci et configurée pour coopérer avec un siège abaissé (14a) de la partie moulée avant (14).
  5. Réfrigérateur (R) selon la revendication 4, dans lequel la seconde portion élastique (28) de l'élément en plastique (10) est une languette élastique saillante latéralement depuis celui-ci dans une direction sensiblement opposée à la première portion élastique (16).
  6. Réfrigérateur (R) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel les éléments en plastique (10) sont constitués de polyoxyméthylène (POM).
  7. Réfrigérateur (R) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel les éléments en plastique (10) sont constitués d'un matériau moins cher que le polyoxyméthylène (POM) avec des saillies façonnées co-moulées (18, 20) constituées de polyoxyméthylène (POM).
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