MX2014014326A - Device for housing canned beverages. - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention pertains to a device for housing cans, preferably canned beverages, which is applied specially in refrigeration devices, such as refrigerators, freezers, coolers in general, comprising technical and structural characteristics and characteristics of construction and functionality able to provide improvements and substantial benefits in the use of inner spaces in a cooling compartment; more particularly, the present invention comprises a device for housing canned beverages formed by a base structure (11) with protruding flanges (12), including retractable encased supports (13), where these retractable supports (13) are encased cooperatively with said protruding flanges (12) by means of rotatable elements (14) responsible of promoting the opening and closing of the device intended to house cans (10).

Description

DEVICE FOR ACCOMMODATING CANNED BEVERAGES TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention pertains to a device for accommodating cans, preferably beverages, canned beverages, especially applied to cooling apparatuses, such as refrigerators, the freezer, chillers in general. More specifically, the can housing device, according to the present invention, comprises technical, structural, construction and functional characteristics capable of providing significant improvements and benefits depending on the use of internal spaces of a cooling compartment.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION According to the general knowledge available in the state of the art, innumerable models of devices for housing canned beverages designed for the application in cooling apparatuses are already known. It is appreciated that these models of accommodation devices, specially designed to fit in spaces dedicated exclusively to interior can cabinets, require certain complementary design care, as there are clear restrictions imposed by the arrangement of the cooling cabinet of conventional refrigeration appliances. .

More specifically, it is appreciated that these appliances are designed to store many other foods and products, as well as canned beverages, and for this reason, it is established that certain models of refrigeration appliances are provided with exclusive compartments for storing these canned beverages, which are formed in the manner of shelving arrangement, beverage dispensing modules, and honeycomb-type devices for housing cans in an individualized manner.

As all experts in the field know, there are certain models of modern beverage can accommodation that have the ability, in addition to storing, to distribute and organize the cans in a sequence, for example, according to the time the cans are stored, which ensures that the accessible can is the one that has been in the refrigeration unit for the longest time. Therefore, it is appreciated that the state of the art comprises innumerable models of can housings, but practically all the models show a great inconvenience related to the physical space occupied by these structures.

More specifically, it can be seen that the vast majority of accommodation devices have a static and fixed arrangement in the sense that in the absence of canned beverages to be housed, the space occupied by said structures will be the same. That is, if there are no canned beverages to be cooled, the user eventually loses space in the cooling cabinet where the compartments dedicated to the storage of cans are placed and / or installed.

Alternatively, it is known that there are some can housing models that are completely separable from the cooling cabinet, and then in the absence of cans, the user can completely remove said housing means. However, the fact that the structure and components of the accommodation device will occupy some other space in the user's home can not be overlooked, that is, there will still be some inconvenience related to the arrangement of these hosting devices. Furthermore, it is known that the removal and / or dismantling of the structure of these accommodation devices requires relatively complex procedures that end up discouraging removal from inside the cabinet, and therefore there will always be a space within the cabinet that is compromised and without utility.

In this sense, with the aim of trying to solve some of these disadvantages, the state of the technique includes certain models of accommodation of beverage containers whose arrangement allows, to a certain extent, a better use of the space occupied by its components when there is no cans to be cooled. More specifically, the following documents may be cited: CN202836029, CN 1464271, CN 102401540 and PI 1001402, which show container structures for beverage containers that substantially comprise complex technical, construction and functional aspects.

Additionally, these housing device models include structures that do not efficiently guarantee storage of canned drinks, since they are arranged on the basis of retractable bars that can easily undo and cause some damage. In addition, as previously mentioned, there are documents that show accommodation devices whose arrangement is static, that is, to be able to use the space, it is necessary to remove part or all of the structure that houses the canned drinks.

More particularly in relation to the document CN 202836029, although it comprises support structures capable of being retracted, in the absence of canned drinks, its arrangement does not guarantee an adequate or safe housing of the cans, since the structural bars are apparently mobile and allow the passage of canned drinks.

CN 1464271 discloses a storage and distribution device for canned beverages. As can be seen, this type of structure is fixed, that is, static, since there is no way to remove or reduce the space occupied by this arrangement.

The document CN 102401540 and PI 1001402 show structures for housing cans comprising the inclined portion capable of supporting the cans by virtue of the manner in which they are supported in the structure. It is obviously perceived that it is not possible to guarantee that the cans can be firmly fixed, and therefore there are serious risks of loosening.

Therefore it can be clearly asserted by the experts in the art, although of the housing models for canned beverages solve some of the drawbacks of the state of the art, they still present problems related to the space occupied by this type of device. Furthermore, it is established that the current state of the art lacks the technical and construction solutions capable of achieving the effective optimization of the space according to the need and the use of the protection space now required, preferably, of the apparatus cabinets. of refrigeration.

Objectives of the Invention Therefore, taking into account the above, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a device for housing canned beverages, preferably applied to refrigeration appliances in general, and comprising technical, construction and structural features that are innovative and capable of improving and / or solving the drawbacks and limitations appreciated in the devices known in the state of the art.

More specifically, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a device for housing canned beverages whose technical and construction aspects allow the substantially improved and optimized use of the internal space of the cabinets of refrigeration appliances.

Additionally, a further objective of the present invention is to provide a device for housing canned beverages whose characteristics allow the user to use and occupy the internal spaces of the cabinets that they are hardly used in the conventional apparatuses available in the state of the technique.

Finally, it is also an object of the present invention to provide a device for receiving canned beverages capable of being applied to the upper or side walls of the refrigeration cabinet, or also to the door of the refrigerating apparatus.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Therefore, to achieve the objectives, purposes and technical effects indicated above, the present invention pertains to a device for receiving canned beverages, and comprises a base structure provided with projecting fins, in which there are retractable supports wrapped to support said beverages canned These retractable supports are cooperatively wrapped with said protruding fins by means of rotating elements responsible for promoting the opening and closing of the can housing device, the object of the present invention.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, said rotating elements are formed by the interaction of the ends of said protruding fin of said retractable support. More specifically, the end of said protruding fin is provided with a semicircular profile that slides on a semicircular profile of the end of said retractable support. Additionally, the end of said protruding fin further has a portion of retainer that is formed correspondingly to an end portion of the semicircular profile of the end of said retractable support.

Additionally, according to another embodiment of the present invention, said protruding fin has a second retainer portion that interacts with the other end portion of the semicircular profile of the end of said retractable support.

According to an alternative embodiment of the present invention, the device for housing canned beverages, more especially, said base structure is provided with a bulkhead for retaining the canned beverages, its purpose is to allow the installation of the present device in a vertical position, without letting the cans fall.

Further, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the device for housing canned beverages comprises a fastening system formed by at least one pin that is fixed in the structure of the refrigeration apparatus, and this pin is provided with a plug formed by two. discs having different diameters, between which is placed the edge of an opening provided in said base structure.

Finally, according to a preferably advantageous embodiment of the present invention, the device for receiving canned drinks is applied to the interior walls of the cabinet or to the door wall of a refrigeration appliance.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The characteristics, advantages and technical effects of the present invention, as specified above, will be better understood by a person skilled in the art, based on the following detailed description, presented only as an example rather than limiting , of the preferred embodiments of the invention, and with reference to the attached schematic drawings, wherein: Figures 1A and 1B show a cooling apparatus whose can-housing device, according to the present invention, is fixed to the upper wall of the cooled cabinet; Figures 2A, 2B and 2C show a cooling apparatus whose can-housing device, according to the present invention, is coupled to the door of the cooled cabinet; Figure 3 shows an exploded view in perspective of the can housing device, according to the present invention, in the open position, but without the housings housed; Figure 4 shows an exploded view in perspective of the can housing device, according to the present invention, in the open position, but with the cans housed; Figure 5 shows an exploded perspective view of the can accommodation device, according to the present invention, in the closed position; Figure 6 shows an exploded view in perspective of the can housing device, according to the present invention, in the open position, but without the housings housed; Figure 7 shows another exploded view in perspective of the can accommodation device, according to the present invention, in the closed position; Figure 8 shows an exploded view of the detail (A) specified in Figure 6 of the can housing device, according to the present invention; Figure 9 shows an exploded view of the detail (B) specified in Figure 7 of the can housing device, according to the present invention; Figure 10 shows a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the can housing device, according to the present invention; Figures 11 A, 11 B and 11 C show an exploded view of a preferred embodiment of the fastening mechanisms applied to the can housing device, the object of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION According to the schematic drawings specified above, certain examples of possible and preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail below, but in an exemplary rather than limiting manner, since the device for housing canned beverages, preferably applied to the refrigeration appliances, may present different details and structural and dimensional aspects without deviating from the scope of protection present.

Thus, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, the device for housing canned beverages 10 is especially applied to a refrigerating appliance (R), which is comprised of at least one cooled cabinet (G) provided with a door (P), wherein said device for housing canned beverages 10, the object of the present invention, can be fixed to the inner walls of the cabinet (G) or to the wall of the door (P), as illustrated in Figures 1A, 1B, 2A , 2B and 2C.

As will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art, the amount of accommodation devices for canned beverages 10 may vary according to the interests of the manufacturer, or the user, and may, for example, have a sequence of devices 10 side by side, or on the inside walls of the cabinet (G), such as on the door (P) of the refrigeration appliance (R).

More specifically, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the device for receiving canned beverages 10, the object of the present invention, comprises a base structure 11 provided with projecting fins 12, in which there are retracting wrapped supports 13, and these supports retractable 13 are wrapped cooperatively with said fins projections 12 by means of rotating elements 14, whose purpose is to promote the opening of the can receiving device 10, or the closure of said device when there are no canned beverages (L) to be housed.

As illustrated by Figures 3, 4 and 5, when there is a need to house a canned beverage (L), the user must simply open the present device, moving said retractable supports 13 outwardly, and housing the cans (L) that they will be supported in said supports 13. When there are no more canned drinks (L), the user can move these retractable supports 13 inwards, so that the space occupied by this device is substantially reduced.

Said rotating elements 14, as best represented in Figures 8 and 9, are constituted, preferably, by the interaction of the ends of said protruding fin 12 and said retractable support 13, and the end of said protruding fin 12 is comprised of a semicircular profile 14 'which slides on a semicircular profile 14"of the end of said retractable support 13. The end of said protruding fin 12 also have a retainer portion 15 which is formed correspondingly to an end portion 16 of the semicircular profile 14" at the end of said retractable support 13, and this interaction guarantees the closure of said retractable supports 13 in the open position to house the canned beverages (L).

Additionally, said projecting fin 12 comprises a second retainer portion 17 which interacts with the other end portion 18 of the semicircular profile 14"of the end of said retractable support 13, and the interaction between said elements guarantees the closure of said retractable supports 13 in the closed position, when there are no canned beverages (L) to be housed.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, especially for embodiments where the device for housing canned beverages 10 is positioned vertically, such as in the door (P) of the refrigerating apparatus (R), the base structure 11 may comprise a bulkhead 19 whose purpose is to support canned drinks (L).

Furthermore, according to an advantageously preferable embodiment of the present invention, the device for receiving canned beverages 10 comprises a clamping system comprised of at least one pin 20 fixed in the structure of the refrigeration apparatus (R), wherein said pin 20 is provided with a plug 21 formed by two discs 21 'and 21"having different diameters, between which is disposed the edge of an opening 22 provided in the base structure 11.

In this regard, as shown in Figures 11 A, 11 B and 11 C, to hold the device for housing canned beverages 10, the object of the present invention, to the structure of the refrigeration apparatus (R), the user must simply position the opening 22 on the plug 21, and then move the device 10 to make sure that the disc 21 'is below the wall of the base structure 11, while the other disc 21"is on the wall of the structure of base 11.

Finally, it is important to emphasize that the sole purpose of the The present disclosure is to describe examples of preferred embodiments of the device for housing canned beverages, according to the present invention. Therefore, as will be understood by those skilled in the art, countless modifications of construction, variations and combinations of the elements are possible, and substantially perform the same function to achieve the same results, which are within the scope of protection defined by the appended claims. .

Claims (8)

NOVELTY OF THE INVENTION CLAIMS

1. - A device for housing canned drinks, characterized in that it comprises a base structure (11) provided with projecting fins (12), in which retractable supports (13) are wrapped, wherein these retractable supports (13) are cooperatively wrapped with said projecting fins (12) by means of rotating elements (14) that promote the opening and closing of the can lodging device (10).

2 - . 2 - The device for housing canned beverages, according to claim 1, further characterized by the fact that said rotating elements (14) are constituted by the interaction of the ends of said protruding fin (12) and said retractable support (13) ).

3 - . 3 - The device for housing canned beverages, according to claim 2, further characterized in that the end of said protruding fin (12) comprises a semicircular profile (14 ') that slides on a semicircular profile (14"). ) of the end of said retractable support (13).

4 - . 4 - The device for housing canned beverages, according to claim 3, further characterized in that the end of said protruding fin (12) additionally comprises a retainer portion (15) that is correspondingly formed to an end portion (16) of the semicircular profile (14") of the end of said retractable support (13).

5. - The device for housing canned beverages, according to claim 3, further characterized in that said protruding fin (12) additionally comprises a second retainer portion (17) that interacts with the other end portion (18) of the profile semicircular (14") of the end of said retractable support (13).

6 -. 6 - The device for housing canned beverages, according to claim 1, further characterized in that said base structure (11) comprises a bulkhead (19) for retaining the canned beverages (L).

7 -. 7 - The device for housing canned beverages, according to claim 1, further characterized in that it comprises a clamping system comprised of at least one pin (20) fixed in the structure of the refrigerating apparatus (R), wherein said pin (20) is provided with a plug (21) formed by two discs (21 ', 21") having different diameters, between which is disposed the edge of an opening (22) provided in said base structure (11).

8. - The device for housing canned beverages, according to claim 1, further characterized in that it is applied especially to the inner walls of the cabinet (G) or to the door wall (P) of a refrigeration appliance (R).