WO2000011420A1 - Refrigerator with varying width fresh food and freezer compartments - Google Patents
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- WO2000011420A1 WO2000011420A1 PCT/US1999/018081 US9918081W WO0011420A1 WO 2000011420 A1 WO2000011420 A1 WO 2000011420A1 US 9918081 W US9918081 W US 9918081W WO 0011420 A1 WO0011420 A1 WO 0011420A1
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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
- F25D11/00—Self-contained movable devices, e.g. domestic refrigerators
- F25D11/02—Self-contained movable devices, e.g. domestic refrigerators with cooling compartments at different temperatures
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
- A47B67/00—Chests; Dressing-tables; Medicine cabinets or the like; Cabinets characterised by the arrangement of drawers
- A47B67/04—Chests of drawers; Cabinets characterised by the arrangement of drawers
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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
- F25D23/06—Walls
- F25D23/065—Details
- F25D23/066—Liners
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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
- F25D23/02—Doors; Covers
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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
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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
- F25D2331/00—Details or arrangements of other cooling or freezing apparatus not provided for in other groups of this subclass
- F25D2331/80—Type of cooled receptacles
- F25D2331/806—Dispensers
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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
- F25D2400/00—General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for cooling or freezing apparatus not covered by any other subclass
- F25D2400/06—Refrigerators with a vertical mullion
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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
- F25D2500/00—Problems to be solved
- F25D2500/02—Geometry problems
Definitions
- the present invention pertains to the art of refrigerators and, more particularly, to a side-by-side refrigerator including laterally spaced fresh food and freezer compartments each having upper and lower storage sections of differing widths.
- top-mount style refrigerators typically have wider shelves in each of the fresh food and freezer compartments as compared to the corresponding shelves in a side-by-side refrigerator.
- a side-by-side refrigerator includes laterally space fresh food and freezer compartments, each of which includes upper and lower compartment sections having varying widths. More specifically, in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, the fresh food compartment is wider in an upper section than in a lower section, while the freezer compartment is wider in a lower section and more narrow in an upper section. With this construction, shelves supported in the upper section of the fresh food compartment are laterally elongated as compared to corresponding shelves in a conventional side-by-side refrigerator.
- the upper section of the fresh food compartment could simply be widened to create varying width upper and lower sections in both the fresh food and freezer compartments.
- the lower section of the freezer compartment is also wider than a corresponding section in a conventional side-by-side refrigerator.
- the upper section of the fresh food compartment and the lower section of the freezer compartment can accommodate larger food items than previously possible.
- the varying width refrigerator compartment sections of the invention are preferably defined by liners arranged within a shell of the refrigerator and can be selectively accessed by pivoting respective fresh food and freezer doors which are adapted to seal against the shell arid a compartment dividing mullion.
- the mullion itself has upper and lower portions extending in laterally offset, fore-to-aft extending vertical planes.
- the refrigerator of the invention can also incorporate an ice and/water dispenser.
- the dispenser is arranged in the freezer door in a manner corresponding to a conventional side-by-side refrigerator design.
- the dispenser is fixed, preferably in a mullion zone between the fresh food and freezer compartments, with the fresh food and freezer doors simply extending about the dispenser. With this arrangement, the dispenser can function whether the doors are open or closed and any movable, potentially problematic junction between the dispenser and an ice maker is eliminated.
- Figure 1 is upper front perspective view of a refrigerator cabinet constructed in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of the invention
- Figure 2 is a front plan view of a refrigerator cabinet constructed in accordance with a second preferred embodiment of the invention illustrated in a closed condition;
- Figure 3 is a front plan view of the refrigerator cabinet of Figure 2 in an open condition
- Figure 4 is a front plan view of a closed refrigerator cabinet constructed in accordance with a third embodiment of the invention.
- Figure 5 is a front plan view of the refrigerator cabinet of Figure 4 in an open condition.
- refrigerator cabinet 2 includes a cabinet shell 5 formed from side panels 9 and 10 which are interconnected by a top panel 12.
- cabinet shell 5 is formed from bending a single piece of sheet metal in a manner known in the art.
- refrigerator cabinet 2 constitutes a side-by-side refrigerator having a fresh food compartment door 15 which is arranged laterally juxtaposed a freezer door 18. Extending laterally across cabinet shell 5, below fresh food and freezer doors 15 and 18 is a kickplate 20.
- the basic construction and operation of refrigerator cabinet 2 is known in the art, does not form part of the present invention and therefore will not be discussed further herein.
- Fresh food door 15 includes an outer vertical edge portion 21 which is pivotally attached to cabinet shell 5 through upper hinge 23 and a lower hinge 24.
- fresh food door 15 includes an upper inner edge portion 28, a lower inner edge portion 30 and a lateral edge portion 33 interconnecting the upper and lower inner edge portions 28 and 30. Therefore, upper and lower inner edge portions 28 and 30 are laterally spaced and extend in vertically offset planes or axes.
- freezer door 18 includes an outer edge portion 38 which is pivoted at upper hinge 40 and lower hinge 42 for movement relative to cabinet shell 5.
- freezer door 18 includes an upper inner edge portion 45, a lower inner edge portion 47 and a lateral edge portion 49. While lateral edge portions 33 and 49 are shown to extend generally horizontal, it should be understood that these portions could be curvilinear, diagonal or the like without departing from the invention.
- fresh food and freezer doors 15 and 18 in accordance with the present invention are spaced in a central zone of refrigerator cabinet 2 by a gap 52 that includes a first vertical component between upper inner edge portions 28 and 45, a lateral component between lateral edge portions 33 and 49 and a second vertical component between lower inner edge portions 30 and 47. Therefore, fresh food door 15 is wider in an upper portion thereof than in a lower portion.
- freezer door 18 is wider in a lower portion than in an upper portion.
- fresh food and freezer doors 15 and 18 conceal fresh food and freezer compartments of refrigerator cabinet 2 which also have varying width upper and lower sections in accordance with the present invention.
- Figures 2 and 3 represent a slightly modified embodiment of the invention and provides further details about the interior construction of refrigerator cabinet 2.
- the embodiment of Figure 1 has been modified to incorporate handles 60 and 61 for fresh food and freezer doors 15 and 18 respectively.
- handles have not been depicted for the sake of simplicity, yet it is to be understood that handles corresponding to those indicated at 60 and 61, or various other types of handle arrangements, would be provided.
- handle 60 includes a curved upper section 62 and a generally vertical section 63, while handle 61 is provided with a generally vertical section 64 leading to a curved lower section 65.
- handle configuration merely represents a preferred arrangement and various handle designs could be readily employed.
- FIG. 2 and 3 mainly differs from that of Figure 1 due to the incorporation of a ice and/or water dispenser 66.
- dispenser 66 takes a form which is widely known in the art in that it is mounted for pivotal movement with freezer door 18 and includes a lever 67 for use in selectively dispensing ice and/or water. Therefore, this embodiment illustrates that varying the width of fresh food and freezer doors 15 and 18 in accordance with the present invention still enables a conventional dispenser system, such as illustrated by dispenser 66, to be readily incorporated in the overall refrigerator cabinet 2.
- FIG. 3 illustrates the internal construction of refrigerator cabinet 2, which is preferably identical for both of the illustrated embodiments except for the dispensing system structure. More specifically, cabinet shell 5 has mounted therein a liner 69 which defines a fresh food compartment. For the sake of completeness, a temperature control unit 72 is shown mounted atop fresh food compartment liner 69. In addition, laterally spaced vertical rails 76 and 77 are secured to rear wall portions of liner 69 in order to support vertically adjustable shelves 80-82. Shelf 82 is also shown to support a drawer 84. As shown in this figure, rail 77 extends below drawer 84 and is used in combination with a laterally offset intermediate rail 85 to support additional shelves 86 and 87. Finally, Figure 3 indicates the presence of lowermost, slidable storage bins 91 and 92.
- Fresh food door 15 can also be provided with various food item storage units, such as a dairy compartment 95, shelves 96-99, a bin 100 and the like. Again, these storage units are generally known and it is to be understood that they merely depict exemplary storage arrangements usable in connection with the present invention.
- fresh food door 15 also has secured thereto an annular gasket 105 which is adapted to seal against a front flange 108 of cabinet shell 5, as well as at a compartment dividing wall or mullion 110, as will be discussed more fully below.
- a freezer liner 113 is mounted within cabinet shell 5. Due to the embodiment shown, freezer liner 113 has mounted therein an ice maker unit generally indicated at 114, various vertically spaced shelves 116-118 and lowermost slidable bins 119 and 120. The inside of freezer door 18 is shown to support various shelves 122-126. Again, all of these food item supporting units are known in the art and have simply been sized to correspond to the variations in widths of the various storage areas in accordance with the present invention. Most importantly, it should be realized that fresh food and freezer liners 69 and 113 have varying width sections corresponding to that of fresh food and freezer doors 15 and 18. Accordingly, mullion 110 takes on a different configuration than that found in conventional side-by-side refrigerators. More specifically, mullion 110 includes an upper vertical portion 135 and a lower vertical portion 137 which are interconnected by a laterally extending portion 140.
- an upper section 144 of the fresh food compartment has been widened as compared to a conventional side-by-side refrigerator.
- a lower section 145 of the fresh food compartment has been narrowed in width.
- an upper section 147 of the freezer compartment has been narrowed and a lower section 148 has been widened as compared to a conventional side-by-side refrigerator.
- the overall available volume of both the fresh food and freezer compartments in accordance with the present invention need not deviate from that of a conventional side-by-side refrigerator.
- the volumes could be varied as desired, such as by simply widening an upper section of the fresh food compartment of a conventional side-by-side refrigerator, to arrive at a larger fresh food compartment than typically found, while corresponding reducing the volume of the freezer compartment.
- the overall outer dimensions of refrigerator cabinet 2 remain the same as on a conventional side-by-side refrigerator, in accordance with the most preferred form of the invention, such that refrigerator cabinet 2 can fit within a standard size refrigerator opening provided in a household kitchen.
- Figures 4 and 5 depict another preferred embodiment of the invention.
- this embodiment has fresh food and freezer doors 15a and 18a which can be selectively opened through vertically elongated handles 161 and 162 respectively.
- a slight shelving variation is depicted (see shelves 82a, 116a, 1 16b, 116c, 122a and 122b)
- dispenser 165 is fixed relative to both fresh food and freezer doors 15a and 18a and is preferably positioned both vertically and laterally between fresh food and freezer doors 15a and 18a.
- This configuration is considered particularly advantageous as it enables dispenser 165 to function regardless of the open condition of doors 15a and/or 18a.
- the potentially problematic, movable junction between the exposed dispenser portion and the ice delivery unit found in a conventional side-by-side refrigerator is eliminated.
- mullion 1 10a includes an upper vertical portion 185, a lower vertical portion 187 and a central box section 189. This enables the entire perimeter sealing of fresh food and freezer doors 15a and 18a to cabinet shell 5 and mullion 110a. Since fresh food and freezer doors 15a and 18a are adapted to seal against separate vertical and lateral segments of central box section 189, i.e., on either lateral side of dispenser 165, these segments are preferably more narrow than upper and lower vertical portions 185 and 187. As is widely known in the art, foam insulation is injected between the liners and the shell, as well as between the liners themselves in the mullion area, of a refrigerator.
- a sleeve (not shown) is simply fitted between fresh food and freezer compartment liners 69a and 113a prior to injecting the foam insulation in order to accommodate fixed dispenser 165.
- the sleeve can either remain or be removed.
- the dispenser 165 and also preferably an ice bin with delivery auger adapted to receive cubed ice from an ice maker unit 190 through a chute (not shown) extending through a side wall of freezer compartment liner 113a, is mounted in this zone to arrive at the configuration shown.
- the delivery of ice and/or water to dispenser 165 is actually simpler than with a conventional dispensing system, due to the fact that dispenser 165 is fixed, and can be accomplished in various ways without departing from the invention.
- the present invention is generally directed to varying the width of the fresh food and freezer compartments of a side-by-side refrigerator such that at least upper and lower portions of the compartments vary in width, while the overall lateral dimension of the refrigerator maintains a conventional dimension. Also the invention is concerned with accommodating an ice and/or water dispenser in combination with such a refrigerator. Furthermore, the invention is directed to providing a fixed ice and/or water dispenser in a refrigerator.
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