Refrigerator having a bottle holder

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing refrigeration appliances with bottle holders have complex structures, making them difficult to manufacture and use efficiently.

Innovation Solution

A bottle holder with a rigidly connected bottle support and guide section, designed as a single piece of material, allows for a simpler and more stable construction, enabling optimal storage and easy operation by using a sliding mechanism and latching device.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a foldable bottle rack with multiple joints and rotating connections is used, then the bottle holder can be moved between positions, but the structure becomes complicated and difficult to manufacture

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemovability of bottle supportVSAvoidstructure complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines the bottle support and guide section into a single rigidly connected unit, eliminating the need for separate sliding components and joints. This merging of functions achieves both movability and structural simplicity, directly resolving the technical contradiction between adaptability and device complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple sliding and rotating joints are used to enable shelf movement, then the bottle holder is versatile, but the manufacturing complexity increases significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveposition adjustabilityVSAvoidmanufacturing simplicity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The guide section is integrated with the bottle support as a single rigid unit, combining the functions of positioning and support. This eliminates the need for multiple separate joints and sliding mechanisms, making the device easy to manufacture while maintaining position adjustability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The guide section acts as an intermediary element that enables controlled movement of the bottle support between positions without requiring complex joints. It mediates between the fixed bottle holder structure and the movable bottle support, providing a simple sliding path.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Ease of manufacture

If the bottle support is rigidly connected to the guide section, then the structure is simplified and easier to manufacture, but the stability may be compromised

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemanufacturing simplicityVSAvoidstructural stability

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The rigid connection between the bottle support and guide section creates a stable, integrated unit that is simple to manufacture. The rigidity of the connection itself provides structural stability, eliminating the need for complex joint mechanisms while maintaining both ease of manufacture and structural integrity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentEP2932175B1Refrigerator having a bottle holder

Publication Date: 2019.11.13 BSH HAUSGERATE GMBH

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AI summary

The invention relates to a refrigeration appliance comprising a refrigeration compartment in which a shelf (110) and a bottle holder (200) are arranged. The bottle holder (200) is secured to the shelf (110) and includes a bottle support (210) which can be moved between an operational position (II) and an non-operational position (I). According to the invention, the bottle support (210) is rigidly connected to a guided section (222) which is guided in a guide (208) of the bottle holder (200).