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US 12,584,681 · App. 18/701,287 · Granted Mar 24, 2026

Cooling device having a humidity controlled container

Inventors: Bilgehan Kökel (Tekirdag, AR); Yakup Oruc (Istanbul, AR); Özkan Dagci (Tekirdag, AR)
Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
F25D23/062F25D25/025
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Patent No.
US 12,584,681
App. No.
18/701,287
Granted
Mar 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cooling device includes a cabinet surrounding a storage compartment, at least one shelf provided in the storage compartment, a container which is provided at the shelf and includes a drawer for placing foodstuffs, and a cover. The cover is movable between a closed position in which the cover closes the drawer and an open position in which the cover and the drawer are at a distance from one another. A slider unit is configured to move the cover between the closed position and the open position. The slider unit is configured to be moved on the shelf in a width direction of the cooling device.

Claims (16)

1 . A cooling device, comprising:

a storage compartment;

a cabinet surrounding said storage compartment;

at least one shelf disposed in said storage compartment;

a container disposed at said at least one shelf, said container including a drawer for placing foodstuffs and a cover, said cover being movable between a closed position and an open position, said cover closing said drawer in said closed position and said cover and said drawer being at a distance from one another in said open position;

a slider unit configured to move said cover between said closed position and said open position, said slider unit configured to be moved on said at least one shelf in a width direction of the cooling device, and said slider unit including at least two oblique guiding slots extending parallel to each other;

said slider unit including a top slider disposed on said at least one shelf and configured to be moved in the width direction and a bottom slider connected to said top slider and configured to be moved with said top slider in the width direction; and

an indicator having at least two guiding ribs each inserted into a respective one of said oblique guiding slots.

2 . The cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein said top slider has a connection protrusion extending in a direction towards said bottom slider, said bottom slider has a connection housing, and said connection protrusion and said connection housing are sized and shaped to engage each other.

3 . The cooling device according to claim 2 , wherein said at least one shelf has a sliding slot extending in the width direction, and said connection protrusion is movable in said sliding slot.

4 . The cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein said at least two oblique guiding slots are disposed at said bottom slider.

5 . The cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein said bottom slider has an actuator connected to said cover for moving said cover.

6 . The cooling device according to claim 5 , wherein said actuator is movable in an oblique actuating slot of said cover.

7 . The cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein said at least two oblique guiding slots are identical.

8 . The cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one shelf has side edges, and guiding ramps are each disposed at a respective one of said side edges of said shelf for guiding the movement of said cover.

9 . The cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein said indicator has at least three level indicating portions.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 16, 2024
From: KÖKEL, BILGEHAN; ORUC, YAKUP; DAGCI, ÖZKAN
To: BSH HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
Reel/Frame 067114/0708 →
Priority Claims (1)
TR 2021/020751 · Dec 23, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240426543A1 · Dec 26, 2024
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