Refrigerator comprising a drawer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10139152-B2
Application number	US-201415027245-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 1, 2014
Priority date	Oct 3, 2013
Publication date	Nov 27, 2018
Grant date	Nov 27, 2018

Abstract

The present invention relates to a refrigerator (1) comprising a body (2) wherein foodstuffs and beverages are placed; a protector plate (3) placed into the body (2); at least one drawer (4) that is placed under the protector plate (3), wherein fruits and vegetables are placed; a separator plate (6) that is disposed over the protector plate (3) and that has more than one hole (5) enabling the air delivered to the protector plate (3) to at least partially reach the drawer (4); a ceiling (7) that is situated above the separator plate (6) so that there is a distance between the separator plate (6) and the ceiling (7); and at least one air blowing opening (A) enabling cold air to be blown to the protector plate (3).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A refrigerator comprising:
a body wherein foodstuffs and beverages are placed;
a protector plate placed into the body, the protector plate having a front side, a rear side, a left side and a right side;
at least one drawer that is placed under the protector plate, wherein fruits and vegetables are placed;
a separator plate that is disposed over the protector plate and that has more than one hole enabling air delivered to the protector plate to at least partially reach the drawer;
a pair of claws extending downwards from the protector plate, disposed on the left side and the right side of the protector plate to grasp a left side and a right side of the separator plate, respectively;
a retainer disposed on the front side of the protector plate extending downward from the protector plate, the retainer retaining a front side of the separator plate;
an extension disposed at the rear side of the protector plate to grasp a rear side of the separator plate that is removably seated between a bottom surface of the protector plate and the extension at the rear side, the pair of claws on the left side and the right side;
a ceiling integrated with the protector plate and that is situated above the separator plate so that there is a distance between the separator plate and the ceiling; and
at least one air blowing opening directing cold air to enter between the ceiling and the separator plate and to be partially delivered to the drawer under the separator plate from the holes on the separator plate, characterized by the ceiling produced as a single piece with the protector plate and by the separator plate mounted detachably under the ceiling.

2. A refrigerator as in claim 1 , characterized by the separator plate that is dismounted from the protector plate by sliding and mounted on the protector plate by sliding.

3. A refrigerator as in claim 2 , characterized by an opening that is arranged on the separator plate, wherein the separator plate becomes attached to the protector plate as the retainer goes through the opening and bears against a periphery of the opening.

4. A refrigerator as in claim 2 , characterized by a stopper that is disposed on the separator plate, that extends above the separator plate and that remains between the separator plate and the ceiling when the separator plate is placed onto the protector plate.

5. A refrigerator as in claim 2 , characterized by the separator plate that is centered above the drawer.

6. A refrigerator as in claim 2 , characterized by a handle that is disposed near the front side of the separator plate and that extends downward from the separator plate.

7. A refrigerator as in claim 1 , characterized by an opening that is arranged on the separator plate, wherein the separator plate becomes attached to the protector plate as the retainer goes through the opening and bears against a periphery of the opening.

8. A refrigerator as in claim 1 , characterized by a stopper that is disposed on the separator plate, that extends above the separator plate and that remains between the separator plate and the ceiling when the separator plate is placed onto the protector plate.

9. A refrigerator as in claim 1 , characterized by the separator plate that is centered above the drawer.

10. A refrigerator as in claim 1 , characterized by a handle that is disposed near the front side of the separator plate and that extends downward from the separator plate.

11. A refrigerator as in claim 1 , wherein the separator plate substantially covers a lower part of the ceiling to prevent the cold air from leaking from sides of the separator plate.

Assignees

• Arcelik As

Inventors

• Gunduz Nihat
• Vatansever Celal
• Kocaturk Serdar
• Akan Samet
• Ayvazoglu Cumhur

Classifications

• F25D2317/061

  through special compartments · CPC title

• F25D17/062

  in household refrigerators · CPC title

• F25D25/025 Primary

  Drawers · CPC title