Food preservation refrigerator closure member carrying an interface for controlling its operation
OwnerStefano Tavolazziinventor
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Abstract
A food preservation refrigerator such as an upright refrigerator or a chest freezer comprises at least one food preservation compartment on which at least one corresponding closure member is provided, said refrigerator comprising a refrigeration circuit, driver means for controlling the operation of this latter and means for controlling the operation of any accessory user items provided in the refrigerator, such as an ice producer, ice cream maker or the like, said control means being associated with a user interface; this latter is positioned on the closure member. Remote connection means are provided to enable said driver means positioned on the user interface to control the various refrigerator components.
Claims24
A food preservation refrigerator, said refrigerator comprising:
- a refrigerator cabinet in which there is provided at least one food preservation compartment provided with its own closure member, the closure member being configured to be reversibly mountable on the cabinet such that the closure member can be mounted to open in either a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction,
- a refrigeration circuit or controlling one or more components of the refrigerator including a compressor,
- control means being provided to control the operation of the components of the refrigeration circuit,
- driver means for controlling said control means, the driver means comprising control members associated with an interface present on one side of the closure member and accessible by a user from outside the refrigerator, and
- wherein a remote wireless connection enables the driver means to dialog with and intervene on the control mean in order to control the operation of the various refrigerator components.
A food preservation refrigerator, the refrigerator comprising:
- a refrigerator cabinet in which there is provided at least one food preservation compartment provided with a closure member pivotably supported on the cabinet for selectively closing the at least one preservation compartment, the closure member being configured to be reversibly mountable on the cabinet such that the closure member can be mounted to open in either a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction,
- a refrigeration circuit for controlling one or more components of the refrigerator including a compressor,
- control means being provided to control the operation of the components of the refrigeration circuit, the control means being supported on the cabinet, and
- driver means for controlling said control means, the driver means being supported on the closure member and including user interface elements present on one side of the closure member and accessible by a user from outside the refrigerator,
- wherein the driver means and the control means communicate with each other via remote, wireless communication means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.