Refrigeration unit having a container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9366473-B2
Application number	US-201414764773-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 16, 2014
Priority date	Jan 31, 2013
Publication date	Jun 14, 2016
Grant date	Jun 14, 2016

Abstract

The invention relates to a refrigeration unit having a refrigeration compartment in which a container is arranged, wherein a cover which can be seated in a guide contour is assigned to the container. According to the invention, the guide contour is integrated in an interior container wall of the refrigeration unit bordering the refrigeration compartment.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A refrigeration unit having a refrigeration compartment in which a container is arranged, wherein a cover which is displaceably mounted in a guide contour is assigned to the container, wherein the guide contour is integrated in an inner container wall of the refrigeration unit defining the refrigeration compartment;
wherein the cover is positioned above the container and is vertically movable within the guide contour to permit variable ventilation of the container.

2. The refrigeration unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a shelf support in the refrigeration compartment of the refrigeration unit has a support surface for a shelf and the guide contour is integrated in the support surface.

3. The refrigeration unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the guide contour is formed by a recessed portion.

4. The refrigeration unit as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the guide contour has two recessed portions arranged at a distance from one another.

5. The refrigeration unit as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the distance extends in the direction of the depth of the refrigeration unit.

6. The refrigeration unit as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the distance is shorter than the length of the shelf support in its main direction of extent.

7. The refrigeration unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the guide contour is arranged on the lower face of a shelf support with a support surface for a shelf.

8. The refrigeration unit as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the guide contour is formed by a positive indentation.

9. The refrigeration unit as claimed in claim 7 , wherein a guide contour element of the guide contour is arranged without spacing on the shelf support.

10. The refrigeration unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the guide contour is integrated in the shelf support.

11. The refrigeration unit as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the guide contour has two guide portions arranged at a distance from one another.

12. The refrigeration unit as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the distance extends in the direction of the depth of the refrigeration unit.

13. The refrigeration unit as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the distance is shorter than the length of the shelf support in its main direction of extent.

14. The refrigeration unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the guide contour has a first vertical-adjustment portion and a second vertical-adjustment portion.

15. A container for a refrigeration unit as claimed in claim 1 .

16. A container for a refrigeration unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cover is movable within the guide portion between a first position and a second position, and wherein movement to the second position results in a peripheral gap to provide ventilation to the container.

17. A container for a refrigeration unit as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a shelf positioned above the cover, wherein the cover is vertically displaceable within the guide portion relative to the container.

18. A container for a refrigeration unit as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the cover and the shelf are independently attached to the guide portion.

19. A refrigeration unit comprising:
a refrigeration compartment;
a container retractably arranged in the compartment;
a cover to cover the container, the cover being movable relative to the container to control ventilation of the container;
a shelf positioned above the cover; and
an integrated guide contour integrated into a wall of the compartment, the guide contour including a shelf support to support the shelf and at least one cover support surface to support the cover in a heightwise adjustable manner.

20. A refrigeration unit as claimed in claim 19 , wherein the cover support surface includes a first support surface to support the cover in a first vertical position and a second support surface to support the cover in a second vertical position that allows ventilation of the container.

21. A refrigeration unit as claimed in claim 20 , wherein the cover is movable in a horizontal direction to move the cover between the first and second vertical positions.

Assignees

• Bsh Hausgeraete Gmbh

Inventors

• Bormann Marietta
• Cizik Herbert
• Fink Jürgen
• Illenberger Bernd
• Kinzler Thomas
• Krapp Michael
• Mayer Markus
• Stahl Robert

Classifications

• F25D25/025 Primary

  Drawers · CPC title

• F25D25/024

  Slidable shelves · CPC title

• F25D23/067 Primary

  Supporting elements · CPC title

• F25D23/065

  Details · CPC title

• F25D25/02

  by shelves · CPC title