EP 1957917 A1 20080820 - DISPENSING ARRANGEMENT FOR A REFRIGERATOR DOOR
Title (en)
DISPENSING ARRANGEMENT FOR A REFRIGERATOR DOOR
Title (de)
AUSGEBERANORDNUNG FÜR EINE KÜHLSCHRANKTÜR
Title (fr)
ENSEMBLE DISTRIBUTEUR POUR PORTE DE REFRIGERATEUR
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 2006068891 W 20061124
- US 29003405 A 20051130
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2007119516A1] A dispenser assembly for a door of a refrigerator includes a tray of flap construction which is moveable between a first position and a second position. In the first position the tray is received within a cavity of the dispenser assembly to present a support surface for a container such as a water glass. The tray is pivotable into a second position outside of the dispenser assembly so that an area normally underneath the tray is open to provide a second support surface for supporting larger containers than is possible with the tray in its first position. The now exposed bottom of the flap provides a third support surface outside of the cavity. The dispenser assembly can be used for dispensing water, ice, combinations thereof and may include lighting and other features. In an alternative construction, when the tray is pivoted into the second position, it is also forced out and away from the cavity of the dispenser assembly through a tray drive mechanism to accommodate different thicknesses of walls for a variety of different refrigerator door panels.
IPC 8 full level
F25D 23/12 (2006.01); F25D 23/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B67D 1/16 (2013.01 - EP US); F25C 5/22 (2017.12 - EP US); F25D 23/028 (2013.01 - EP US); F25D 23/126 (2013.01 - EP US); F25C 2400/10 (2013.01 - EP US); F25D 2325/021 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2007063039A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 2007119516 A1 20070531; US 7287555 B2 20071030; CN 101317059 A 20081203; EP 1957917 A1 20080820; WO 2007063039 A1 20070607
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 29003405 A 20051130; CN 200680044520 A 20061124; EP 06819754 A 20061124; EP 2006068891 W 20061124