Refrigerator Door with Integrated Rack Storage to Prevent Rattling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing refrigerators integrated into vehicles suffer from unstable storage systems that rattle and waste space due to separate, deep worktops or poorly attached storage bags.
Innovation Solution
A refrigerator door with an integrated storage system featuring a rack with adjustable horizontal shelves held by a vertical holding system, providing a stable and space-efficient solution that combines storage and door functionality in an integral construction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a separate storage bag is fastened to the outside of the door, then storage function is added, but the storage system becomes unstable and rattles
Solution Approach 1:
The storage system is merged with the refrigerator door by integrating the rack directly into the door structure. The vertical holding systems are built into the door, and horizontal shelves are mounted within the door framework, creating a unified stable structure that eliminates rattling while providing storage functionality.
2Quantity of substance
If a deep worktop is extracted underneath two doors, then storage capacity is increased, but enormous space within the vehicle is wasted
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of extending storage depth underneath the doors (vertical dimension), the invention utilizes the door surface area (horizontal dimension) by mounting racks on the outside of the doors. This transforms the storage approach from deep vertical storage to shallow horizontal storage, providing adequate capacity without wasting vehicle interior space.
3Reliability
If storage system is integrated into the refrigerator door, then stability and space efficiency are improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated storage system is segmented into modular components: vertical holding systems that are built into the door structure, and horizontal shelves that can be separately mounted. This segmentation allows for simplified manufacturing and assembly while achieving the stability benefits of integration.
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AI summary
A refrigerator door (1) having an inside and an outside (2), wherein, on the outside (2), a storage system is integrated into the refrigerator door (1) at least in sections is described. Furthermore, a refrigerator with such a door, as well as a means of transport comprising this refrigerator is described.