Container arrangement and refrigeration device with a container arrangement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10845112-B2
Application number	US-201916248919-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 16, 2019
Priority date	Jan 30, 2018
Publication date	Nov 24, 2020
Grant date	Nov 24, 2020

Abstract

A container arrangement for use in an interior ( 2 ) of a refrigeration device ( 1 ) includes a box-shaped container ( 40 ) with a bottom part ( 41 ) surrounded or enclosed by peripheral side walls ( 42 ) and with a loading opening ( 46 ) with an opening edge ( 43 ) defining a free end of the side walls ( 42 ), and an insert tray ( 50 ) for positioning in the container ( 40 ). The opening edge ( 43 ) includes a receiving shape ( 45 ) which interacts with a corresponding positioning device ( 55 ) on the tray ( 50 ) to define a predetermined inserted position of the insert tray ( 50 ) relative to the opening ( 46 ). The container arrangement ( 4 ) is configured for being pushed into and pulled out of the interior ( 2 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A container arrangement for use in an interior ( 2 ) of a refrigeration device ( 1 ), the container arrangement comprising:
a box-shaped container ( 40 ) with a bottom part ( 41 ) surrounded or enclosed by peripheral side walls ( 42 ) and with a loading opening ( 46 ) with an opening edge ( 43 ) defining a free end of the side walls ( 42 ),
an insert tray ( 50 ) for positioning in the container ( 40 ),
wherein the opening edge ( 43 ) includes a receiving shape ( 45 ) which interacts with a corresponding positioning device ( 55 ) on the tray ( 50 ) to define a predetermined inserted position of the insert tray ( 50 ) relative to the opening ( 46 ),
wherein the container arrangement ( 4 ) is configured for being pushed into and pulled out of the interior ( 2 ),
wherein the insert tray has an upper edge ( 53 ) dimensioned not to protrude above the opening edge ( 43 ) of the loading opening ( 46 ) of the box-shaped container ( 40 ).

2. The container arrangement according to claim 1 ,
wherein the insert tray ( 50 ) comprises an outer bar ( 55 ) extending from the opening edge ( 53 ) as a positioning device, which extends along a width of the insert tray ( 50 ) and is configured for engaging with the receiving shape ( 45 ) on the container.

3. The container arrangement according to claim 1 ,
wherein the opening edge ( 43 ) of the container comprises a peripheral frame ( 63 ), wherein the receiving shape ( 45 ) is arranged on the frame ( 63 ) on one side of the opening edge ( 43 ).

4. The container arrangement according to claim 3 ,
wherein the receiving shape ( 45 ) is formed by a recess in the frame ( 63 r ) toward the bottom part or by a U-shaped arch ( 45 ) in the frame ( 63 r ) with a vertex pointing toward the bottom part ( 41 ).

5. The container arrangement according to claim 3 ,
wherein the receiving shape ( 45 ) is formed by an interruption or a gap in the frame ( 63 r ).

6. The container arrangement according to claim 1 ,
wherein the receiving shape ( 45 ) is located at a rear side wall ( 42 r ) of the container ( 40 ) with regard to a predetermined installed position of the container arrangement in the interior ( 2 ) of the refrigeration device ( 1 ).

7. The container arrangement according to claim 1 ,
wherein the positioning device ( 55 ) and receiving shape ( 45 ) are configured for entering into a form-locking connection with one another.

8. The container arrangement according to claim 1 ,
wherein the insert tray ( 50 ) has a floor ( 51 ) with an outside, to which projections ( 56 ) are attached.

9. The container arrangement according to claim 8 ,
wherein the box-shaped container ( 40 ) is a basket and wherein the projections ( 56 ) are affixed or positioned in such a way that they engage in a mesh ( 49 ) in the bottom part ( 41 ) of the basket ( 40 ) when positioned correctly.

10. The container arrangement according to claim 1 ,
wherein the box-shaped container ( 40 ) is a basket made of metal wire ( 48 ) or plastic mesh with a frame ( 63 ) forming the opening edge ( 43 ).

11. The container arrangement according to claim 1 ,
wherein positioning device of the box-shaped container ( 40 ) comprises a bottom-side positioning device ( 70 , 71 ), which positions the insert tray ( 50 ) inserted into the container ( 40 ) at two opposite sides.

12. The container arrangement according to claim 11 ,
wherein the positioning device further comprises two mutually spaced longitudinal rails ( 70 , 71 ), against which side walls ( 52 s ) of the insert tray ( 50 ) abut in a lower area or corner area ( 51 e ).

13. The container arrangement according to claim 12 ,
wherein the lower area of the insert tray ( 50 ) has a bottom ( 51 ) and has a curved area ( 51 e ) where the side walls ( 52 s ) transition to the bottom ( 51 ), wherein the rails ( 70 , 71 ) have a correspondingly curved profile ( 75 ) to accommodate the curved area ( 51 e ) of the insert tray ( 50 ) in the lower area.

14. The container arrangement according to claim 12 ,
wherein the rails ( 70 , 71 ) are each affixed to the bottom part ( 41 ) of the box-shaped container ( 40 ) by a locking structure ( 72 ).

15. The container arrangement according to claim 14 , wherein the box-shaped container ( 40 ) is a basket made of metal wire ( 48 ) and wherein the locking structure ( 72 ) interacts with the metal wire ( 49 ) of the basket.

16. The container arrangement according to claim 1 ,
wherein the insert tray ( 50 ) is configured in such a way that it extends from a front wall of the container to a back wall of the container when in the predetermined inserted position.

17. The container arrangement according to claim 1 ,
wherein the box-shaped container ( 40 ) is dimensioned in such a way that a free space (V 1 , V 2 ) is present on a lateral side of the insert tray within the container ( 40 ) when the tray is in the predetermined inserted position.

18. The container arrangement according to claim 1 ,
wherein the insert tray ( 50 ) is suited to receive ice cubes.

19. A freezer with an interior ( 2 ) comprising a container arrangement telescopically guided within the interior ( 2 ) via pull-outs ( 44 ), the container arrangement including:
a box-shaped container ( 40 ) with a bottom part ( 41 ) surrounded or enclosed by peripheral side walls ( 42 ) and with a loading opening ( 46 ) with an opening edge ( 43 ) defining a free end of the side walls ( 42 ),
an insert tray ( 50 ) for positioning in the container ( 40 ),
wherein the opening edge ( 43 ) includes a receiving shape ( 45 ) which interacts with a corresponding positioning device ( 55 ) on the tray ( 50 ) to define a predetermined inserted position of the insert tray ( 50 ) relative to the opening ( 46 ),
wherein the insert tray has an upper edge ( 53 ) dimensioned not to protrude above the opening edge ( 43 ) of the loading opening ( 46 ) of the box-shaped container ( 40 ).

20. The freezer according to claim 19 ; comprising an ice maker ( 20 ) arranged therein, which is configured for automatically producing ice cubes from water, wherein the ice maker ( 20 ) has a dispensing opening for dispensing prepared ice cubes, wherein the container arrangement ( 4 ) has a predetermined installed position beneath the dispensing opening, in which the insert tray ( 50 ) is positioned such that the ice cubes fall into the insert tray due to gravity.

Assignees

• Miele & Cie
• Bsh Hausgeraete Gmbh

Inventors

• Placke Frank
• Bassler Daniel
• Cizik Herbert
• Dittman Jessica

Classifications

• F25C2400/10

  Refrigerator units · CPC title

• F25C5/22

  particularly adapted for household refrigerators · CPC title

• B65D25/04

  Partitions · CPC title

• B65D21/0233

  Nestable containers · CPC title

• F25D25/005 Primary

  using containers · CPC title