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EP0449061A2 - Mit Getränkeabgabevorrichtung versehener Kühlschrank - Google Patents

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EP0449061A2
EP0449061A2 EP91104058A EP91104058A EP0449061A2 EP 0449061 A2 EP0449061 A2 EP 0449061A2 EP 91104058 A EP91104058 A EP 91104058A EP 91104058 A EP91104058 A EP 91104058A EP 0449061 A2 EP0449061 A2 EP 0449061A2
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recess
refrigerator
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closure flap
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Benjamin Vis
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/12—Arrangements of compartments additional to cooling compartments; Combinations of refrigerators with other equipment, e.g. stove
    • F25D23/126—Water cooler
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
    • B67D1/08—Details
    • B67D1/0857—Cooling arrangements
    • B67D1/0858—Cooling arrangements using compression systems
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D2210/00—Indexing scheme relating to aspects and details of apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught or for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage containers for dispensing purposes
    • B67D2210/00028—Constructional details
    • B67D2210/00031—Housing
    • B67D2210/00034—Modules
    • B67D2210/00036—Modules for use with or in refrigerators

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  • the present invention relates to a refirgerator, particularly of the domestic type, provided with a beverage dispenser.
  • Refirgerators including beverage dispensers are generally known and may for instance be of a construction as described inEP-A-0 146 180.
  • beverage dispensers of this type generally comprise a rechargeable or replaceable container for the beverages to be dispensed, this container being mounted on the inner wall surface of the door of the refrigerator, or in a recess formed in the door itself.
  • Associated to the container is a manually operable valve for dispensing the beverage into a cup placed for space-saving reasons into a recess formed in the door of the refrigerator below the dispensing valve.
  • the beverage is dispensed through the door to the outside thereof.
  • This solution which is described for example in US-A-3,934,757, provides that the recess for accommodating the cup and the dispensing valve is formed in the outer wall surface of the refrigerator door, while a suitable conduit extends through the door in a sealing fit for connecting the dispensing valve to the beverage container located within the refrigerator.
  • the recess is usually of the continually open type and therefore susceptible to the accumulation of dirt, which is objectionable from the hygienic viewpoint as well as for aesthetic reasons.
  • Another object of the invention is the provision of a refrigeratur including a beverage dispenser of the type defined above, which is particularly comfortable in use and does not substantially affect the appearance of the apparatus.
  • the refrigerator basically comprises an enclosed housing 4 provided with an access door 5.
  • the outer face of a wall of the refrigerator, preferably of door 5, is provided with a recess 6 at the bottom end of which a closure flap 7 is mounted on a shaft 8.
  • closure flap 7 extends perferably coplanar with the outer surface of door 5.
  • Closure flap 7 is adapted to be manually lowered outwards to a substantially horizontal position as shown in figs. 1 and 2, for the support thereon of a cup 9 or the like.
  • Shaft 8 is non-rotatably connected to closure flap 7 and carries at an intermediate location a likewise non-rotatably fixed bevel gear 10 meshing with another bevel gear 11.
  • the latter is non-rotatable secured to a substantially vertical transmission shaft 12 the upper end of which is secured to a cylindrical head portion 13 located adjacent the upper end of recess 6.
  • the upper end of cylindrical head portion 13 is sealingly received in a freely rotatable manner in a head socket 14.
  • the lower part of head portion 13 is provided with a substantially horizontal dispenser spout 15 which in the rest position shown in fig. 3 extends substantially parallel to the wall surface of door 5, while in the use position depicted in figs. 1 and 2, it extends outwards of recess 6 above cup 9.
  • Head socket 14 is formed with an internal cavity 16 communicating by way of a conduit 17 extending in a sealed manner through refrigerator door 5 and preferably provided with a solenoid valve 18 or the like, with at least one beverage container (not shown for the sake of simplicity, but located at an elevated position within the refrigerator).
  • Solenoid valve 18 is of the normally closed type and operable to open by means for instance of a push-button switch 19 connected to an electric voltage source (not shown).
  • Cylindrical head portion 13 is internally formed with a passage 20 connectign cavity 16 to dispenser spout 15.
  • closure flap 7 is in its closed position coplanar with the outer surface of door 5, so that recess 6 is completely covered, and there are no projecting parts of the dispenser.
  • dispenser spout 15 extends only within recess 6 substantially parallel to the outer face of door 5.
  • dispenser spout 15 When closure flap 7 is manually opened by lowering it outwards, the resulting rotation of shaft 8 and thus of bevel gear 10 is transmitted via bevel gear 11 to transmission shaft 12 and its cylindrical head portion 13.
  • dispenser spout 15 When closure flap 7 is thus lowered to the substantially horizontal position shown in figs. 1 and 2, dispenser spout 15 is at the same time rotated to its use position in which it projects outwards of recess 6 above closure flap 7.
  • the latter may have a mechanical abutment stop 21 associated therewith for defining its substantially horizontal use position, in which it acts as a suitable support plane for a cup 9 or the like placed below the outlet end of dispenser spout 15.
  • push-button switch 19 which may be connected to a not shown metering device of a per se known type, to thereby open solenoid valve 18, so that the beverage is dispensed through pipe 17, cavity 16 of head socket 14, passage 20 and dispenser spout 15.
  • the required recess may have rather small dimensions, particularly as regards its depth.
  • the depth of recess 6 needs just be sufficient for the accommodation of dispenser spout 15 in its rest position, of head socket 14, cylindrical head portion 13, transmission shaft 12 and bevel gears 10 and 11. It will be obvious that, as seen in the direction of depth, all of these components require a particularly reduced space ( of for instance just 1 cm), so that the wall of the refrigerator in which recess 6 is formed may advantageously be provided, within the limits of its thickness, with a thermal insulation which is not substantially affected by the formation of the recess.
  • the described refrigerator may of course undergo various modifications within the purview of the invention. Different constructions may thus be selected for the various mechanical transmission components 10 to 12, for the liquid connection components 16, 17, 20 and/or for the control components 18 and 19 of the beverage dispensing operation.

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  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
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  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Devices For Dispensing Beverages (AREA)
  • Distillation Of Fermentation Liquor, Processing Of Alcohols, Vinegar And Beer (AREA)
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EP19910104058 1990-03-30 1991-03-15 Mit Getränkeabgabevorrichtung versehener Kühlschrank Expired - Lifetime EP0449061B1 (de)

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IT3403090U IT223514Z2 (it) 1990-03-30 1990-03-30 Frigorifero con distributore di bevande
IT3403090U 1990-03-30

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US11098941B2 (en) 2005-01-03 2021-08-24 Whirlpool Corporation Refrigerator with a water and ice dispenser having an improved ice chute air seal
US11719479B2 (en) 2005-01-03 2023-08-08 Whirlpool Corporation Refrigerator with a water and ice dispenser having an improved ice chute air seal
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WO2010026249A1 (en) * 2008-09-08 2010-03-11 Arcelik Anonim Sirketi A cooling device
DE102022118681A1 (de) 2022-05-23 2023-11-23 Liebherr-Hausgeräte Lienz Gmbh Kühl- und/oder Gefriergerät

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IT223514Z2 (it) 1995-07-20
EP0449061B1 (de) 1994-01-19
EP0449061A3 (en) 1991-11-13
DE69101012T2 (de) 1994-05-05
ES2050468T3 (es) 1994-05-16
IT9034030V0 (it) 1990-03-30
DE69101012D1 (de) 1994-03-03
IT9034030U1 (it) 1991-09-30

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