EP3163229A1 - Household refrigerator with individually creatable auxiliary compartment and method for producing an auxiliary compartment - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a household refrigerating appliance (1) having a housing (2) in which a food receiving space (3, 4) is defined, which is delimited by walls (10, 11, 12, 13, 14) of an inner container (15). and with a food compartment (16) formed in the receiving space (3, 4), the boundary walls (10, 11, 12, 14, 18, 20, 43, 44) through which a receiving volume (17) of the Additional compartment (16) is limited, wherein boundary walls (10, 11, 12, 14, 18, 20, 43, 44) non-destructively separable and can be joined and thereby the additional compartment (16) reversibly in the receiving space (3, 4) constructed and dismantled can be. The invention also relates to a method for forming an additional compartment (16).

Description

The invention relates to a household refrigerator with a housing in which a receiving space for food is formed. The receiving space is limited by walls of an inner container. In the receiving space an additional compartment for food is formed, which has boundary walls, by which a receiving volume of the additional compartment is limited. Furthermore, the invention also relates to a method for forming such an additional compartment.

In household refrigerators for storing food, such as a refrigerator or a freezer or a combined refrigerated freezer, it is known that the corresponding receiving space, which may be a refrigerator compartment or a freezer compartment, subdivided by insertable horizontal plates, which can be shelves is. Food can then be applied to these shelves. However, is formed by such shelves no individual, limited for themselves additional compartment in the receiving space, but the receiving space itself is divided into sections, which are, however, separated and not completely separated from each other.

In addition, it is known that in such a receiving space, a seperate separate additional compartment is formed, which may for example be a fresh food compartment. This specific additional compartment is bounded by walls, so that the storage volume of this additional compartment is defined and completed. In known embodiments of such additional compartments, however, these are predetermined and formed in the receiving space.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a household refrigeration appliance and a method in which or with which such an additional subject needs to be provided as needed.

This object is achieved by a household refrigerator and a method according to the independent claims.

An inventive household refrigerator comprises a housing in which a receiving space for food is formed. This receiving space is limited by walls of an inner container. In the receiving space an additional compartment for food is formed, the boundary walls or outer walls has. By this boundary walls a receiving volume of the additional compartment is limited and thus limited by at least one boundary wall on all sides that determine the geometry of the additional compartment. This receiving volume of the additional compartment is thus limited in particular on all sides and thus completely demarcated from the remaining volume of the receiving space.

An essential idea of the invention is to be seen in the fact that these boundary walls of the additional compartment are non-destructively separable and can be joined together and thereby the additional compartment can be constructed and dismantled reversibly in the receiving space. With this embodiment, the usability of the additional compartment is substantially increased and thus more flexible and variable. Such a possibility of simple dismantling and then in turn optionally taking place increases the usability of the additional subject significantly. If it is not needed, it can be easily and quickly dismantled and thereby the then freed space in the recording room can be used elsewhere. However, if the additional compartment is required, it can be set up quickly and then form a receptacle volume that is in particular completely enclosed and defined by the boundary walls. Thus, the usability of the entire household refrigerating appliance is increased and the design of the receiving space can be very flexible and user-specific.

The additional compartment has such a number of boundary walls that regardless of its geometry each side of this geometry is at least one boundary wall and thus the additional compartment is formed on each of these sides of the geometry with at least one boundary wall and thus the receiving volume is limited accordingly.

The additional compartment is arranged separately from a door which closes the receiving space in the receiving space. The additional part is therefore not arranged on the door.

In a preferred embodiment, it is provided that the additional compartment is a fresh food compartment, in which a different humidity and / or a different temperature to the receiving space for the receiving space is selectively adjustable. By such a configuration, an individual zone can thus be created in the receiving space, in which different storage conditions for food can be set to the remaining volume of the receiving space. As a result, different foods can be stored as needed and thus the shelf life and freshness are maintained individually longer.

In a particularly advantageous embodiment, it is provided that the additional compartment can be constructed at a first defined position in the receiving space or can be constructed at least one further and the first different second defined position in the receiving space. Such location flexibility is advantageous in terms of accessibility to the additional subject and to the then remaining partial volume of the receiving space. A user can then meet his needs and train the additional subject positionally individually. As a result, ergonomic advantages with regard to the accessibility and thus to the placement of the additional compartment as well as with regard to the removal of food from it, where appropriate. In addition, this embodiment also makes it possible, depending on the situation, for the additional subject to be set up at different positions. Depending on possibly to be stored food in the remaining volume of the receiving space and, for example, depending on the amount and / or size of these foods may then optionally be the first position or the second position for the additional tray each more advantageous. This means that even in these individual situations a user can react flexibly to this. This has in practice significant advantages over embodiments in which an additional tray is specified by the manufacturer at a single fixed position in the receiving space and this additional tray is arranged immutable locally.

It can also be provided that the additional compartment in its built-up state and thus in the receiving space arranged state can be brought from the first position to the second position, in particular then can be moved as a whole, and / or from the second position to the first Position can be brought. In such an embodiment, then the Zerlegeprozess or the Dismantling process of the additional tray and then building at a different position no longer necessary, but the additional tray can then be easily and quickly targeted targeted changed in position.

In particular, it may be provided that mechanical coupling means are provided on the inner sides of the inner container and / or on boundary walls of the additional compartment, which enable such a change in position, in particular a displacement. For example, this can be shift runners, which engage in corresponding recesses or grooves.

In the case of boundary walls of the additional compartment, it can generally be provided that these walls have coupling means, so that the boundary walls can be mechanically connected to one another, wherein these coupling means can be detached non-destructively. In this context, connectors or snap-in connections can be provided. Other connecting means may alternatively be provided. At specific points, it may also be provided that the boundary walls of the additional compartment abut only directly against each other, for example, via a sealing element abut each other, so that no specific mechanical connection means are then provided here.

In an advantageous manner, it is provided that the position at which the additional compartment can be set up in the receiving space can be selected depending on which wall of the inner container is to form which locally specific boundary wall of the additional compartment. It is envisaged that the additional compartment is not constructed exclusively of separate boundary walls, but for example, at least one boundary wall is formed by a wall of the inner container, but depending on the position of the additional compartment in the receiving space is preferably such that this wall of the inner container then also provided Provides the boundary wall of the additional compartment. By such a configuration, at least one separate boundary wall of the additional compartment can be saved and thus the total number of components of the household refrigerating appliance can be reduced.

It is preferably provided that the position of the additional compartment is arranged in the receiving space in the height direction of the household refrigerator above the second position.

As a result, the additional compartment can be formed further up or down in the vertical direction, whereby then, depending on the position of the domestic refrigerator, a height position of the additional compartment which is advantageous for a user can be built up individually. If the household refrigerator, for example, a free-standing device and thus stands on the ground, it may be advantageous for a user another individual altitude of the additional compartment, as if the household refrigerator is a built-in device and should be installed at a certain height in a niche. In order to be able to accommodate these requirements and circumstances very individually, this possibility of construction at least two different positions in the additional subject is particularly advantageous.

Preferably, it is provided that the additional compartment has a front wall, a bottom wall, a top wall, a rear wall and side walls as separate boundary walls. In this embodiment, the additional compartment is thus in particular cuboid or cube-shaped.

In particular, it is provided that the additional compartment has at least one further separate boundary wall, which is arranged in the receiving volume. This further separate boundary wall is in particular a partition wall with which the receiving volume of the additional compartment can be separated into at least two partial volumes. As a result, the additional subject itself can again be designed individually and thus the functionality can be increased. By the at least two then customizable part volume can then be adjusted in turn, individual storage conditions for it einbringbare food. Advantageously, this partition is non-destructively releasably inserted and removed again in the receiving volume, so that here again in the additional compartment itself a very high flexibility with respect to the design is achieved inside.

It is advantageously provided that the partition wall is a thermal insulation wall. As a result, the partial volumes can be thermally isolated from one another, so that here too the different storage conditions in the partial volume can be set without the respective other partial volume being undesirably influenced.

In this connection, it can also be achieved that different temperatures and / or different humidities can be set in the partial volume.

It is preferably provided that the partition wall has at least one flow channel, with which cold air from the outside of the additional compartment into the receiving volume of the additional compartment can be conducted. As a result, particularly advantageous storage conditions with cool temperatures, but preferably above freezing, adjust, which is particularly advantageous for fruit and vegetables, but also for example for fish and the shelf life of these foods and the freshness of these foods longer maintains.

In particular, it is provided that the additional compartment has as a separate boundary wall a frame with a passage opening which forms a front wall of the additional compartment. This is another very advantageous embodiment, since thus additional components can also be introduced into the additional compartment, for example a shell in which food can be taken up. This shell can then be easily inserted over the frame formed as a front wall and thus extends through the passage opening in the receiving volume of the additional compartment. In particular, it is then provided that such a shell or a corresponding container rests in the fully inserted state on the frame and in this respect the passage opening is then covered by the shell, in particular a front wall of the shell. In particular, a completely enclosed receiving volume of the additional compartment is then also provided in such an embodiment.

It is advantageously provided that the frame has at least two separate passage openings. This is of particular advantage, although a partition, as mentioned above, is present. In the then respective sub-volume of the receiving volume of the additional compartment can then be introduced through the respective passage openings individual separate trays or containers. As a result, two shells viewed in the width direction of the domestic refrigerator can be arranged side by side and preferably at the same height. They are then easily accessible and the assembly and removal are very user-friendly.

Preferably, it is provided that the additional compartment has at least one receiving tray for food, which is arranged hineinschiebbar hineinschiebbar and pulled out in the receiving volume formed by the boundary walls through the passage opening. Thus, the introduction and removal of food from the additional subject can be done very easily. There is no need to remove any of the boundary walls completely in order to get into the receiving volume. By simply and user-friendly moving only the receiving tray, the food contained in the receiving tray can then be easily removed or appropriate food brought into the receiving tray.

In particular, it is provided that a sealing element which revolves around a passage opening is arranged on a front side of the frame, against which the receiving tray rests in the inserted state. This is a further advantageous embodiment, since thus the passage openings is not only concealed on the front side by a front wall of the receiving tray in the inserted state, but also here an unwanted escape of air moisture is prevented. On the other hand, a temperature equalization between the particularly colder accommodating volume of the additional compartment to the remaining partial volume of the receiving space can then be at least significantly reduced.

Advantageously, the frame is inserted on opposite sides in separate retaining bars. As a result, the frame is precisely positioned and kept stable. The reversible attachment and removal is thus particularly easy, and even with frequent mounting and dismounting of the frame wear is avoided, so that even with frequent mounting and dismounting a wobble-free fit of the frame is made possible on the retaining bars. In addition, a very fast assembly and disassembly is possible just by this type of attachment of the frame, which is also very easy to carry out.

It is preferably provided that a boundary wall is a wall of the inner container or is a shelf, which is arranged non-destructively releasably in the receiving space and divides the receiving space.

Another aspect of the invention relates to a household refrigerator with a housing in which a receiving space for food is formed, wherein this receiving space is bounded by walls of an inner container. In the receiving space an additional compartment for food is formed, which has boundary walls, by which a receiving volume of the additional compartment is limited. In particular, it is provided in this aspect that the additional compartment can be constructed at a defined first position in the receiving space or can be built on at least one further second defined position in the receiving space. The achievable advantages have already been mentioned above. In particular, it may be provided that fastening means for one or more boundary walls of the additional compartment are provided on walls of the inner container for these two defined positions.

Embodiments of the first aspect of the invention are to be regarded as advantageous embodiments of this further aspect of the invention.

Another independent aspect of the invention relates to a household refrigerator with a housing in which a receiving space for food is formed, which is bounded by walls of an inner container. In the receiving space an additional compartment for food is formed, which has boundary walls, by which a receiving volume of the additional compartment is limited. An essential idea of this aspect of the invention is to be seen in that the additional compartment has at least one further separate boundary wall, which is a partition wall, with which the receiving volume of the additional compartment can be separated into at least two partial volumes. The partition may be formed in one piece or in several parts.

As a result, individual zones can be formed in the additional compartment in which different storage conditions for food can be set.

In addition, the invention also relates to a method for forming an additional compartment for receiving food in a receiving space for food of a household refrigerator. In the method, separate boundary walls, from which the additional tray is constructed, are provided, and the boundary walls are arranged in the receiving space so that a receiving volume of the additional tray is formed. The recording volume is therefore on all geometric sides by a Boundary wall at least partially limited. The receiving volume is in particular peripherally completely limited by the boundary walls. The boundary walls are non-destructively releasably connected, so that the additional compartment can be reversibly reversed and rebuilt. The achievable advantages have also been mentioned above in the presentation of the various aspects of household refrigeration appliance.

In particular, a first defined installation position is specified in the receiving space, on which the additional compartment can be modular and at least one different first defined installation position to the first position, at which the additional compartment can be modular.

The additional compartment is therefore provided with its boundary walls, so to speak, as a composable kit, which can be installed individually at different positions in the receiving space.

In principle, it is therefore also possible to offer the additional compartment as retrofit kit, so that a user of a household refrigeration appliance can retrofit this retrofit kit if he wants such an additional subject.

The additional compartment is designed as a fresh food compartment, in which compared to the remaining volume of the receiving space, a different temperature and / or a different humidity can be set or adjusted. In particular, the household refrigerating appliance comprises an adjusting device for this purpose.

The additional compartment may have one or more air channels with which this cold and / or moist air can be introduced into the additional compartment.

In particular, it is provided that the additional compartment can be constructed in a non-destructively non-destructively non-destructive manner in a receiving space of the domestic refrigerating appliance designed as a refrigerating compartment and is disposed of again in a degradable manner. In particular, the household refrigerating appliance has, in this receiving space designed as a refrigerating compartment, at least one further receiving space, which is designed in particular as a freezer compartment. Is considered in the vertical direction and thus in the height direction of the household refrigerator the cooling compartment is preferably formed above the freezer compartment. The refrigerator compartment can be closed by a single door, but can also be closed by two side-by-side pivoting doors. The freezer compartment can be closed by a further separate door, the doors being front components of the household refrigerating appliance and, in the closed state, preferably extending in one plane in particular.

It can be provided that a boundary wall of the additional compartment, which represents a bottom of the additional compartment, is formed by a bottom of the inner container. This can be provided in a specific first position or a corresponding first installation position of the additional compartment in the receiving space. Namely, if the additional tray in the height direction of the receiving space quasi formed at the very bottom of the receiving space, it is advantageous if such an already existing wall of the inner container, namely the ground, then used as a floor for the additional subject.

Corresponding may be provided when a different other installation position is provided in the upper region of the receiving space, so that, for example, then a cover of the inner container is used as a ceiling wall of the additional compartment.

On the other hand, if an installation position of the additional compartment spaced from the ceiling and the bottom of the inner container provided, for example, a wall otherwise used as a shelf, which is introduced in the height direction in the receiving space between the ceiling and the bottom of the inner container can be used as a cover of the additional compartment. In such an embodiment, then on the one hand, the additional subject can be limited by this separate boundary wall up, on the other hand, then also other stored goods can be placed on it.

If a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment are formed in a single inner container and separated from one another by a thermally insulated partition wall, then this thermally insulating partition wall of the inner container can also be a top wall or a bottom wall of the additional compartment.

In one embodiment of the invention, the additional compartment extends over the entire width of the receiving space. However, it can also be provided that this additional compartment extends only over a partial width of the receiving space, for example, extends over half or a third or three quarters of this width of the receiving space. This width of the receiving space extends between the opposite vertical side walls of the inner container. It can be provided that the above-mentioned embodiment, in which the additional compartment as a further separate boundary wall has a partition with which the receiving volume of the additional compartment is subdivided into at least two separate subvolume, a plurality of air channels, on the one hand in the first subvolume, on the other hand in the second partial volume open.

The terms "top", "bottom", "front", "rear", "horizontal", "vertical", "depth direction", "width direction", "height direction", etc. are the intended use and intended arrangement of the device and at a given then in front of the device and in the direction of the device given observer given positions and orientations.

Further features of the invention will become apparent from the claims, the figures and the description of the figures. The features and feature combinations mentioned above in the description, as well as the features and feature combinations mentioned below in the description of the figures and / or shown alone in the figures, can be used not only in the respectively specified combination but also in other combinations without the scope of the invention leave. Thus, embodiments of the invention are to be regarded as encompassed and disclosed, which are not explicitly shown and explained in the figures, however, emerge and can be produced by separated combinations of features from the embodiments explained. Embodiments and combinations of features are also to be regarded as disclosed, which thus do not have all the features of an originally formulated independent claim. Moreover, embodiments and combinations of features, in particular by the embodiments set out above, are to be regarded as disclosed, which go beyond or deviate from the combinations of features set out in the back references of the claims.

Fig. 1

eine perspektivische Darstellung eines Ausführungsbeispiels eines erfindungsgemäßen Haushaltskältegeräts;

Fig. 2

eine vergrößerte Darstellung eines Teilbereichs des Haushaltskältegeräts gemäß Fig. 1;

Fig. 3

eine Schnittdarstellung durch das Haushaltskältegerät gemäß Fig. 1;

Fig. 4

eine perspektivische Darstellung des Ausführungsbeispiels eines Zusatzfachs des Haushaltskältegeräts;

Fig. 5

eine Seitenansicht des Zusatzfachs gemäß Fig. 4;

Fig. 6

eine perspektivische Ansicht von hinten auf das Zusatzfach gemäß Fig. 4 und Fig. 5;

Fig. 7

eine perspektivische Darstellung einer als Rahmen ausgebildeten Begrenzungswand eines Zusatzfachs mit Halteholmen, an denen der Rahmen in der Endposition angeordnet ist;

Fig. 8

die Darstellung des Rahmens gemäß Fig. 7 mit den zusätzlichen Halteholmen, an denen der Rahmen befestigbar ist;

Fig. 9

eine Frontansicht auf einen Teilbereich des Haushaltskältegeräts gemäß Fig. 1, wobei hier der Rahmen gemäß Fig. 7 und Fig. 8 teilweise auf die Halteholme, wie sie in Fig. 8 gezeigt sind, aufgeschoben ist;

Fig. 10

eine Darstellung des Haushaltskältegeräts mit den Komponenten gemäß Fig. 7, wobei in dieser Perspektive der Rahmen in seiner mit den Halteholmen vorgesehenen Endposition angeordnet ist;

Fig. 11

eine vereinfachte Vertikalschnittdarstellung durch ein Haushaltskältegerät gemäß Fig. 1, in welchem das Zusatzfach an einer ersten Position eingebaut ist;

Fig. 12

eine Vertikalschnittdarstellung gemäß Fig. 11, wobei hier das Zusatzfach in einer zu Fig. 11 unterschiedlichen zweiten Position im Aufnahmeraum aufgebaut ist; und

Fig. 13

eine Explosionsdarstellung eines Ausführungsbeispiels einer Trennwand, die in dem Zusatzfach angeordnet sein kann.

Embodiments of the invention are explained in more detail below with reference to schematic drawings. Show it:

Fig. 1

a perspective view of an embodiment of a household refrigerator according to the invention;

Fig. 2

an enlarged view of a portion of the household refrigerator according to Fig. 1 ;

Fig. 3

a sectional view through the household refrigerator according to Fig. 1 ;

Fig. 4

a perspective view of the embodiment of an additional compartment of the household refrigerator;

Fig. 5

a side view of the additional compartment according to Fig. 4 ;

Fig. 6

a perspective view from behind the additional compartment according to 4 and FIG. 5 ;

Fig. 7

a perspective view of a frame formed as a boundary wall of an additional compartment with retaining bars, on which the frame is arranged in the end position;

Fig. 8

the representation of the frame according to Fig. 7 with the additional retaining bars to which the frame is attachable;

Fig. 9

a front view of a portion of the household refrigerator according to Fig. 1 , here the frame according to FIGS. 7 and 8 partly on the retaining bars, as in Fig. 8 are shown, is deferred;

Fig. 10

a representation of the household refrigerator with the components according to Fig. 7 , in which perspective the frame is arranged in its end position provided with the retaining bars;

Fig. 11

a simplified vertical sectional view through a household refrigerator according to Fig. 1 in which the auxiliary compartment is installed at a first position;

Fig. 12

a vertical sectional view according to Fig. 11 , here is the additional subject in a too Fig. 11 different second position is constructed in the receiving space; and

Fig. 13

an exploded view of an embodiment of a partition, which may be arranged in the additional compartment.

In the figures, identical or functionally identical elements are provided with the same reference numerals.

In Fig. 1 is an embodiment of a household refrigeration appliance 1 is shown in a perspective view. The household refrigerator 1, which is designed for storing and preserving food, comprises a housing 2. In the housing 2, a first receiving space for food is formed, which is a cooling compartment 3 in the embodiment. In addition, at least one further receiving space, which is a freezer compartment 4, is formed in the housing 2. The freezer compartment 4 is closed by a separate door 5, which in Fig. 1 is shown in the closed state. The door 5 may be a front wall of a drawer which is hineinschiebbar in the freezer compartment 4 and pulled out.

The cooling compartment 3 can be closed at the front by a single door which is pivotally mounted on the housing 2. In the exemplary embodiment it is provided that the cooling compartment 3 by a door 6 and another door 7 is closed at the front. The two separate doors 6 and 7 are each pivotable about a pivot axis oriented in the vertical direction (y-direction).

In the cooling compartment 3 are to understand in number and position and design only by way of example, shelves 8 and 9 at different altitudes and thus arranged on different levels. They are in particular on insides of opposite walls 10 and 11 (FIG. Fig. 2 ), may additionally be arranged on a rear wall 12. The walls 10 and 11, the vertical side walls The walls 10 to 14 also define the refrigerating compartment 3, the bottom wall 14 of the refrigerating compartment 3 also comprising a partition between the refrigerating compartment 3 and the freezer compartment formed thereunder is.

In the cooling compartment 3, an additional compartment 16 is formed in the embodiment. The additional compartment 16 is designed to hold food. It has a plurality of separate boundary walls, through which a receiving volume 17 (FIG. Fig. 2 ) is limited. In particular, the receiving volume 17 is bounded on all sides by boundary walls of the additional compartment 16, so that it is a completely closed space.

The boundary walls of the additional compartment 16 are non-destructively detachable, so that they are non-destructively separable and can be joined together. The additional compartment 16 is thereby reversible in the receiving space and thus in the refrigerated compartment 3 buildable and degradable again.

The modular design of this additional compartment 16 thus makes it possible to generate user-specific this additional compartment 16 in the cooling compartment 3, but then also to disassemble it again.

Depending on requirements, this additional compartment 16 may thus be present or not present and thus be used in terms of its functionality in the refrigerated compartment 3 or, if it is not needed, be dismantled.

The additional compartment 16 is in particular a fresh food compartment, in which a different humidity to the remaining volume of the cooling compartment 3 and / or a different temperature to the remaining volume of the cooling compartment 3 can be selectively adjusted. For this purpose, the household refrigerating appliance 1 comprises an adjusting device, as will be explained below.

In Fig. 1 is shown the additional compartment 16 constructed and constructed beyond an exemplarily provided first defined position in the cooling compartment 3. The additional compartment 16 is constructed here in the lower region of the cooling compartment 3.

The additional compartment 16 includes here as a separate boundary wall a ceiling wall 18, as shown in Fig. 2 is shown. In this Fig. 2 a partial section of the inner container 15 of the household refrigerator 1 is shown. This ceiling wall 18 constitutes a separate component which can be removed from the refrigerating compartment 3 and used again. It can also be a shelf on which additional storage goods can then be placed from above. In the exemplary embodiment, this ceiling wall 18 then also a partition to another, self-contained storage space 19 (FIG. Fig. 1 ), which is also formed in the cooling compartment 3.

As in Fig. 2 can also be seen, the additional compartment 16 also has a separate front wall 20 as a further boundary wall. In the embodiment shown, this front wall 20 is a frame 21, which has at least one, in the exemplary embodiment two, passage openings 22 and 23. The frame 21 is viewed in the depth direction (z-direction) of the household refrigerating appliance 1 spaced apart from the rear wall 12 offset forward. The additional compartment 16 extends in the exemplary embodiment over the entire width of the cooling compartment 3, wherein this width is dimensioned in the width direction and thus in the x direction of the household refrigerator 1. An additional compartment 16 may also be provided which has a smaller width in this respect.

In addition, a further boundary wall of the additional compartment 16 is formed by the side wall 10 and a further boundary wall by the side wall 11 of the inner container 15. In the embodiment shown, moreover, a boundary wall of the additional compartment 16 is formed by the bottom 14 of the inner container 15.

For attachment of the separate boundary walls in the form of the ceiling wall 18 and the front wall 20 on the inner container 15 locally locally fastening means on the inner container 15 and / or the ceiling wall 18 and / or the front wall 20 are provided.

In particular, defined by these locally arranged fastening means then a defined first mounting position of the additional compartment 16 in the cooling compartment 3 is given.

Through the through holes 22 and 23 receiving cups 24 and 25, as in Fig. 1 are shown, are pushed through, so that they are then arranged at least partially in the receiving volume 17. As in Fig. 1 can be seen, are front walls 24a and 25a of the receiving cups 24 and 25 in the inserted state of the receiving cups 24 and 25 and front walls that completely cover the through holes 22 and 23 at the front. In particular, it is provided that on a front side 20 a of the front wall 20, a first sealing element 26 around the passage opening 25 circumferentially, in particular completely encircling, is arranged. A further sealing element 26 is arranged on this front side 20a around the further through-opening 23, in particular completely circumferential. In the closed state of the receiving cups 24 and 25, the front walls 24a and 25a then abut against these sealing elements 26 and 27 at the rear, so that a corresponding sealing effect is also achieved here.

It can also be provided that at least one receiving tray 24 and / or 25 a lid 28 ( Fig. 3 ) or a lid 29 ( Fig. 4 ), with which the receiving cups 24 and 25 are covered from above. The cover 28 and 29 can be adjusted by an adjusting device in its position relative to the receiving cups 24 and 25. In this way, a complete covering of the receiving tray 24 or 25 can be effected from above or a certain opening gap between a lid 28, 29 and a receiving tray 24, 25 can be set by means of a lifting of the lid 28, 29 which is possible in stages. As a result, the temperature and / or air humidity prevailing in the interior of the receiving tray 24 or 25 can be changed individually.

In Fig. 3 is a sectional view along the section line III-III in Fig. 1 shown.

In Fig. 4 is a perspective front view of a representation of sub-components of the additional compartment 16 is shown. Here, the receiving cups 24 and 25 are shown. The ceiling wall 18 and the front wall 20 as a frame 21 can also be seen.

In Fig. 5 is a side view of the embodiment according to Fig. 4 shown.

In Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the components of the additional compartment 16 shown from the rear, as shown in 4 and FIG. 5 from other perspectives or views.

In this illustration, a further separate boundary wall of the additional compartment 16 is shown, wherein this further separate boundary wall is a partition wall 30. This partition wall 30 is arranged in the receiving volume 17 of the additional compartment 16, so that, as in Fig. 2 can already be seen, this receiving volume 17 is divided into two sub-volumes 17a and 17b. The partition wall 30 is preferably a thermal insulation wall, so that the two partial volumes 17a and 17b can also be thermally insulated from each other. As a result, in this sub-volume 17a and 17b, in turn, different storage conditions can be set independently of each other.

In particular, one or more air ducts are formed in the partition wall 30, the air ducts opening onto a rear edge 30 a. In Fig. 6 a confluence of a first air channel 31 and an opening of a second air channel 32 is shown. The air ducts 31 and 32 open into a respective one of the partial volumes 17a and 17b, wherein, for example, the air duct 31 can open into the partial volume 17b and the air duct 32 into the partial volume 17a. In particular, the partition wall 30 and the two air ducts 31 and 32 can be coupled to a further air duct system in the domestic refrigeration appliance 1, so that cold air and / or air provided with a certain degree of humidity can be introduced individually into the partial volumes 17a and 17b.

This partition wall 30 may be formed in one piece, but may also be composed as a multi-part component. Further explanations will be given below.

In Fig. 7 a perspective view of the frame 21 is shown. As can be seen here, the frame 21 is at least partially constructed like a truss and thus has at least partially a certain stiffening structure 33, in which a plurality of struts 34 are arranged, here for clarity serving this reference numeral 34 is shown only on a strut.

The frame 21 is in particular integrally formed, in particular made of plastic.

In Fig. 8 It is shown how the frame 21 can be mounted on two separate holding beams 35 and 36. These rectilinear retaining bars 35 and 36 are preferably at defined positions on the inner container 15, in particular on inner sides of the vertical side walls 10 and 11, attachable, in particular screwed. For this purpose, preferably defined connection points on these vertical side walls 10 and 11 are predetermined, in particular fixed screw dome fixed. As a result, different positions for the holding spars 35 and 36 are then given, so that these holding spars 35 and 36 viewed at least in the height direction of the household refrigerator 1 can be attached to at least two different altitudes and thus at two different positions. As a result, in particular two different positions or installation positions for the additional compartment 16 in this height direction are then given.

It may additionally or instead also be provided that in the depth direction (z-direction) of the household refrigeration device 1 at least two different depth positions are defined defined, where the holding home 35 and 36 can be attached, in particular can be screwed. By this configuration, dimensions of the additional compartment 16 can be adjusted both in the depth direction, and the general position can be selected in the height direction.

In Fig. 8 can also be seen that the frame 21 on opposite sides, in particular vertical sides, grooves as receptacles 37 and 38, in which the holding bars 35 and 36 engage. The frame 21 can then, when the retaining bars 35 and 36 are secured at their desired positions on the side walls 10 and 11, slid onto it. In Fig. 8 Here, a partially deferred intermediate mounting state is shown, whereas in Fig. 7 the fully deferred final state of the frame 21 is shown on the retaining bars 35 and 36.

In Fig. 9 is a front view of the component representation in Fig. 2 shown, wherein here the frame 21 is shown in the intermediate mounting position on the retaining bars 35 and 36, as shown in FIG Fig. 8 is shown.

The partition wall 30 is already preassembled here and arranged in its end position. As can be seen here, the frame 21 is preferably also attached to this partition wall 30. For this purpose, at a rear side of a gutter 39 ( Fig. 7, 8 ) of the frame 21 also a receptacle 40 is formed, which may be a recess or a groove or a groove. The partition wall 30 has on its front side 30c also a holmartiges element 30b, which then engages in this receptacle 40 when the frame 21 is pushed onto the retaining bars 35 and 36 and the partition wall 30 is previously mounted.

In Fig. 10 is shown in the perspective view of the mounted end state of the frame 21, in which case the engagement of the element 30b can be seen in this receptacle 40 then. The partition wall 30 may be plugged or latched or screwed to the floor 14. Correspondingly, a connection to the rear wall 12 may be provided or it may also be provided here that the partition wall 30 rests against the rear wall 12 as large as possible with a rear side or the rear edge 30a.

In Fig. 10 are also more support webs 41 and 42 can be seen on the side walls 10 and 11, which are integrally formed. In particular, on these webs 41 and 42, the top wall 18 of the additional compartment 16 can then be placed.

In Fig. 11 is a simplified vertical sectional view (sectional plane corresponds to the yz plane) shown a household refrigerator 1, in which the additional tray 16 is arranged in a first defined installation position viewed in the height direction. The bottom 14 is here a thermally insulating partition wall, in particular of the inner container 15, with which the cooling compartment 3 is separated from the freezer compartment 4. The air duct 31 is shown here. The receiving volume 17 may be a self-contained receiving volume and thus the dividing wall 30 may not be present. If the dividing wall 30 is optionally present, it can then via the air channel 31 in the partition wall 30 via corresponding openings 31 a ( Fig. 10 ) Cold and / or provided with appropriate humidity air into the sub-volume 17b are introduced.

In Fig. 12 is corresponding in a vertical sectional view Fig. 11 another embodiment shown or shown another type of installation in which the additional tray 16 in one too Fig. 11 differently defined second position or installation position in the cooling compartment 3 is constructed. Due to this modular design of the additional compartment 16 with the separate boundary walls, it is also possible to specify different positions in the cooling compartment 3, at which this structure of the additional compartment 16 is made possible. As can be seen here, the second position viewed in the height direction is above the in Fig. 11 shown first position. A bottom of the additional compartment 16 is here formed by a, in particular cantilevered, shelf 44. It can also be complementary to the in FIGS. 11 and 12 For example, two different altitude positions shown further height positions can be provided and / or additionally also different positions in the depth direction for the additional compartment 16, where it can be constructed, can be provided.

Preferably, the boundary walls of the additional compartment 16 thermal insulation walls, whereby no unwanted matching the storage conditions in the additional compartment 16 to the remaining volume of the cooling compartment 3 occurs. Accordingly, then the frame 21 is advantageously formed as such a thermal insulation wall.

Also in this embodiment, a bottom 43 of the inner container 15 is the bottom of the freezer 4.

It is provided, in particular, that the domestic refrigeration appliance 1 has a refrigeration cycle, of which some components may also be arranged in a machine room 45 of the household refrigerating appliance 1. As in the exemplary embodiment according to 11 and FIG. 12 can be seen, an evaporator 46 of this refrigeration cycle 45 is disposed in the freezer compartment 4, but separated by a partition 47 thereof. As a result, an evaporator chamber 48 is formed. In particular, an unillustrated fan is also preferably arranged in this evaporator chamber 48, which blows cooled air into the freezer compartment 4 at the evaporator 46 and into the refrigeration compartment 3 via a channel 49 extending in the rear wall of the inner container 15.

This channel 49 terminates at an outlet 50. Preferably, a first outlet 50 and a second outlet 51 are provided, so that here a coupling of the channel 49 with the air channels 31 and 32 is made possible at different altitudes. It can be provided that the outlets 50 and 51 are closed, for example by self-closing flaps. As a result, when building the additional compartment 16 at the in Fig. 11 shown coupling the first air ducts 31 and 32 to the outlet 50 and then the outlet 50 closing flap, for example, automatically, especially when inserting the partition 30, are opened. In this position according to Fig. 11 then the flap, which can close the outlet 51, closed. On the other hand, the structure of the additional tray 16 at the in Fig. 12 provided further position shown, this outlet 51 closing flap is then opened, whereas the outlet 50 closing flap is closed.

Through a further passage opening 52 air is passed from the cooling compartment 3 via a, in particular in a side wall of the housing 2 extending, channel 53 back to the evaporator chamber 48.

It can also be provided that the cold air flowing in through the air ducts 31 and 32 into the partial volumes 17a and 17b passes between, for example, a front edge of the ceiling wall 18 and the passage openings 22 and 23 into the remaining volume of the cooling compartment 3, if a design is provided there , which is not a corresponding tightness, as explained in the above examples, is required and thus also a certain exchange of air humidity and / or temperature between the receiving volume 17 and the remaining area of the refrigerating compartment 3 should be provided.

Instead of two separate air channels 31 and 32, a single channel may be provided in the partition wall 30, which then preferably on both sides outlet openings 31 a, so that both partial volumes 17a and 17b can be supplied with the same cold and / or moist air. Preferably, however, these two separate air channels 31 and 32 are provided.

As already explained, this partition 30 may be formed in one piece. However, it can also be designed in several parts and, for example, be designed as it follows Fig. 13 is explained. It may be provided here that the separate components of this partition wall 30 are in particular four components which are joined together. For this purpose, in particular two identical insulating body 54 and 55 may be provided. These can be made of a thermally insulating material, such as For example, expanded polystyrene, be formed. In addition, two shell parts 56 and 57 may be provided, which constitute outer end plates and the insulating body 54 and 55 surround and thus constitute a kind of shell for this insulating body 54 and 55. In particular, these shell parts 56 and 57 are formed of solid plastic. The shell parts 56 and 57 preferably each have a particular flat base plate 58, each forming one of the flanks of the partition wall 30 and in which the air passage openings 31 a and 32 a are formed. The base plates 58 are bordered by a circumferential web 59. At a lower rear corner 60, the shell parts 56 and 57 are preferably truncated or rounded, so that it is suitable for use with the specially rounded at a deep-drawn inner container 15 transition between a rear wall 12 and a bottom 16. In the rear portion of the web 59, the two recesses 61 are formed on both shell parts 56 and 57, which are aligned with the air channels 31 and 32.

The insulating body 54 and 55 preferably have the shape of flat cuboids, on the mutually facing main surfaces, two horizontally extending grooves 62 and 63 are formed as recesses, wherein the upper groove 62 is aligned with the air passage openings 32a in the upper half of the shell part 56. The insulating body 55 differs from the insulating body 54 only by its orientation. Both are interconverted by a 180 ° rotation about a horizontal axis 64, so that each air duct 31 or 32 is bounded by an insulating body 54, 55 on the groove 62 and the other on the groove 63. Passages 65 in the insulating body 54 are aligned with air passage openings 32a. Correspondingly, passages 66 in the insulating body 55 are aligned with the air passage openings 31a.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

Household refrigerator

2

casing

3

refrigerated compartment

4

freezer

5

door

6

door

7

door

8th

Fold bottom

9

Fold bottom

10

wall

11

wall

12

rear wall

13

ceiling wall

14

bottom wall

15

inner container

16

Bypass tray

17

receiving volume

17a

partial volume

17b

partial volume

18

ceiling wall

19

storage room

20

front wall

20a

front

21

frame

22

Through opening

23

Through opening

24

receiving dish

24a

front wall

25

receiving dish

25a

front wall

26

sealing element

27

sealing element

28

cover

29

cover

30

partition wall

30a

rear edge

30b

Holm-like element

30c

front

31

air duct

31a

Air passage opening

32

air duct

32a

Air passage opening

33

stiffening structure

34

brace

35

holding Holm

36

holding Holm

37

admission

38

admission

39

gutter

40

deepening

41

support web

42

support web

43

ground

44

Fold bottom

45

Refrigeration circuit

46

Evaporator

47

partition wall

48

evaporator chamber

49

channel

50

outlet

51

outlet

52

Through opening

53

channel

54

insulating body

55

insulating body

56

shell part

57

shell part

58

baseplate

59

web

60

back corner

61

recess

62

groove

63

groove

64

horizontal axis

65

passage

66

passage

Claims (15)

Household refrigerating appliance (1) with a housing (2) in which a food storage space (3, 4) is formed, which is delimited by walls (10, 11, 12, 13, 14) of an inner container (15), and with a housing the additional space (16) for foodstuffs formed in the receiving space (3, 4), the boundary walls (10, 11, 12, 14, 18, 20, 43, 44), by which a receiving volume (17) of the additional compartment (16) is limited , characterized in that the boundary walls (10, 11, 12, 14, 18, 20, 43, 44) are non-destructively separable and can be joined and thereby the additional compartment (16) reversibly in the receiving space (3, 4) constructed and dismantled , Domestic refrigeration appliance (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the additional compartment (16) is a fresh food compartment, in which a receiving space (3, 4) different humidity and / or to the receiving space (3, 4) different temperature is selectively adjustable. Domestic refrigerating appliance (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that a first position for the additional compartment (16) in the receiving space (3, 4) is predetermined and a different second position for the additional compartment (16) is predetermined, wherein the Additional compartment (16) at the first position in the receiving space (3, 4) can be constructed or at the second position in the receiving space (3, 4) can be constructed. Domestic refrigerating appliance (1) according to claim 3, characterized in that the position thereof is selectable, which wall (10, 11, 12, 14) of the inner container (15) which locally specific boundary wall (10, 11, 12, 14) of the additional compartment (16) should train. Domestic refrigerating appliance (1) according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that the first position in the height direction (y) of the household refrigerating appliance (1) is arranged below the second position, and / or that the additional compartment (16) as a separate Boundary walls a front wall (20), a bottom wall (14, 43, 44), a ceiling wall (18), a rear wall (12) and side walls (10, 11). Domestic refrigerating appliance (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the additional compartment (16) has at least one further separate boundary wall, which is a partition wall (30), with which the receiving volume (17) of the additional compartment (16) in at least two partial volume (17a, 17b) is separable. Domestic refrigerating appliance (1) according to claim 6, characterized in that the partition wall (30) is a thermal insulation wall, and / or that the partition wall (30) has at least one air channel (31, 32), with which cold air from the external of the additional compartment (16 ) in the receiving volume (17) of the additional compartment (16) is conductive. Domestic refrigerating appliance (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the additional compartment (16) has as a separate boundary wall a frame (21) with at least one passage opening (22, 23) having a front wall (20) of the additional compartment (16). forms. Domestic refrigerating appliance (1) according to claim 8, characterized in that the frame (21) has at least two separate passage openings (22, 23) which are formed in the width direction (x) side by side. Domestic refrigerating appliance (1) according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that the additional compartment (16) has at least one receiving tray (24, 25) for food, which in the by the boundary walls (10, 11, 12, 14, 18, 20, 43, 44) formed receiving volume (17) through the passage opening (22, 23) hineinschiebbar and pulled out. Domestic refrigerating appliance (1) according to claim 10, characterized in that on a front side (20a) of the frame (21) around a through-opening (22, 23) encircling sealing element (26, 27) is arranged, on which the receiving tray (24, 25 ) in the inserted state. Domestic refrigerating appliance (1) according to one of claims 8 to 11, characterized in that the frame (21) is inserted on opposite sides into separate retaining struts (35, 36). Domestic refrigerating appliance (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a boundary wall is a wall (10, 11, 12, 14, 43) of the inner container (15) or a shelf (18, 44) which is non-destructively releasable in the Receiving space (3) is arranged and the receiving space (3) divided. Method for forming an additional compartment (16) for receiving foodstuffs in a food compartment of a domestic refrigerating appliance (1) according to one or more of claims 1 to 13, comprising the steps: - providing non-destructively detachable boundary walls (10, 11, 12, 14, 18, 20, 43, 44); ; Arranging the non-destructively detachable boundary walls (10, 11, 12, 14, 18, 20, 43, 44) in such a way that a receiving volume (17) of the additional compartment (16) is formed, which is defined by the boundary walls (10, 11, 12, 14, 18, 20, 43, 44) is limited, wherein at least some of the boundary walls (10, 11, 12, 14, 18, 20, 43, 44) are non-destructively releasably connected, so that the additional compartment (16) reversibly rebuilt can be and can be rebuilt. The method of claim 14, comprising one or more of the steps: - Specifying a first position in the receiving space (3, 4) on which the additional compartment (16) can be modularly constructed, and / or Specifying at least one second position, different from the first position, at which the additional compartment 16 can be modularly constructed; and / or forming the additional compartment (16) as a fresh-food compartment, in which a different temperature and / or a different air humidity can be set defined by an adjustment device of the household refrigerating appliance (1) compared with the remaining receiving space (3, 4).

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