# US 2016/0258672 A1 · Refrigeration or freezing cabinet with lighting device arranged on cabinet door

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- Number: US 2016/0258672 A1
- Document ID: US20160258672A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/057,769
- Filed: 2016-03-01
- Published: 2016-09-08
- Earliest claimed: 2015-03-06
- Assignees: emz-Hanauer GmbH & Co. KGaA
- Applicants: emz-Hanauer GmbH & Co. KGaA
- Inventors: Albert Dirnberger; Manfredi Signorino
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160258672A1

## CPC

- F25D 27/00: Lighting arrangements (in general F21)
- F25D 23/04: with special compartments, e.g. butter conditioners
- F25D 2323/021: French doors
- F25D: REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (refrigerated showcases A47F3/04; thermally-insulated vessels for domestic use A47J41/00; refrigerated vehicles, see the appropriate subclasses of classes B60 - B64; containers with thermal insulation in general B65D81/38; heat-transfer, heat-exchange or heat-storage materials, e.g. refrigerants, or materials for the production of heat or cold by chemical reactions other than by combustion C09K5/00; thermally-insulated vessels for liquefied or solidified gases F17C; air-conditioning or air-humidification F24F; refrigeration machines, plants, or systems F25B; cooling of instruments or comparable apparatus without refrigeration G12B)

## Abstract

A refrigeration or freezing cabinet includes a cabinet corpus having an interior space configured for storing goods to be chilled or frozen, and a cabinet door which is attached to the cabinet corpus so as to be pivotable about a vertical axis of pivoting. In one embodiment, there is arranged or formed, on the inside of the door, a pair of rib members which extend vertically at a distance from one another and support one or more door shelving elements. In this embodiment, there is attached to one of the rib members of the pair, which rib member is located closer to the axis of pivoting, an illuminating strip designed with a plurality of lighting elements arranged vertically one above another. The illuminating strip is attached to that lateral face of the rib member in question which faces towards the interior space of the refrigerator when the door is open.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A refrigeration or freezing cabinet comprising:
a corpus having an interior space configured for storing goods to be refrigerated or frozen;
a door attached to the corpus so as to be pivotable about a vertical pivot axis, wherein a wall structure is provided on the inside of the door, the wall structure defining a wall surface extending transversely to the plane of the door, wherein the wall surface faces towards the interior space when the door is in an open position; and
a lighting device including at least one lighting element arranged on the wall surface.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The refrigeration or freezing cabinet of claim 1 wherein the wall surface extends substantially perpendicularly to the plane of the door.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The refrigeration or freezing cabinet of claim 1 wherein the wall structure is arranged inside a door region bounded by a door seal.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The refrigeration or freezing cabinet of claim 1 wherein the lighting device includes a plurality of lighting elements arranged vertically one above another on the wall surface at a distance from one another.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The refrigeration or freezing cabinet of claim 1 wherein the wall structure is formed by a vertically extending rib member configured to support at least one door shelving element.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The refrigeration or freezing cabinet of claim 5 wherein the rib member is arranged in the region of a side of the door shelving element which is closer to the pivot axis.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The refrigeration or freezing cabinet of claim 1 wherein the wall structure is an integral part of a door-skin element lining the door on the inside.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The refrigeration or freezing cabinet of claim 1 wherein the lighting element comprises at least one light-emitting diode.