System for moving a set of shelves of a refrigeration appliance and refrigeration appliance
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Abstract
The present invention refers to a system that is able to provide movement over three stable stages of a set of shelves of a refrigeration appliance. The said refrigeration appliance comprises at least one refrigeratable cabinet. The said set of shelves comprises at least one front shelf and one rear shelf associable to each other. The said set of shelves is associated to the refrigeratable cabinet by means of at least one side bar provided with a first accommodating portion and a second accommodating portion that are substantially flat. The front shelf is supportable by the first accommodating portion and the rear shelf is supportable by the second accommodating portion. The first accommodating portion has a difference in height in relation to the second accommodating portion as to allow an horizontally aligned juxtaposition between the front shelf and the rear shelf. The front shelf is dissociable from the first accommodating portion and is able to be superimposed in relation to the rear shelf supportable by the second accommodating portion. The rear shelf has its first end provided with a pivoting element associated articulately to the second accommodating portion of the side bar. The pivoting element is able to allow the angular movement of the set of superimposed shelves from an initial horizontal position to a final substantially vertical position.
The present invention also refers to a refrigeration appliance provided with the abovementioned system.
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40 Claims
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24. A system for moving a set of shelves of a refrigeration appliance, the refrigeration appliance comprising at least one refrigeratable cabinet, the set of shelves comprising at least one front shelf and one rear shelf associated with each other, the system comprising:
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the set of shelves associated with the refrigeratable cabinet by means of at least one side bar comprising at least one first accommodating portion and one second accommodating portion that are substantially flat, the front shelf being supportable by the first accommodating portion and the rear shelf being supportable by the second accommodating portion, the first accommodating portion having a height difference in relation to the height of the second accommodating portion so as to allow a horizontally aligned juxtaposition between the front shelf and the rear shelf; the front shelf dissociable from the first accommodating portion and capable of being superimposed in relation to the rear shelf supportable by the second accommodating portion; and the rear shelf comprising a first end having a pivoting element associated articulately with the second accommodating portion of the side bar, the pivoting element allowing an angular movement of the superimposed set of shelves from an initial horizontal position to a final substantially vertical position. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A refrigeration appliance comprising at least one refrigeratable cabinet comprising at least one set of shelves, the set of shelves comprising at least one front shelf and one rear shelf associated with each other, the refrigeration appliance comprising:
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the set of shelves associated with the refrigeratable cabinet by means of at least one side bar comprising at least one first accommodating portion and one second accommodating portion that are substantially flat, the front shelf being supportable by the first accommodating portion and the rear shelf being supportable by the second accommodating portion, the first accommodating portion having a height difference in relation to the height of the second accommodating portion so as to allow a horizontally aligned juxtaposition between the front shelf and the rear shelf; the front shelf dissociable from the first accommodating portion and capable of being superimposed in relation to the rear shelf supportable by the second accommodating portion; and the rear shelf comprising a first end having a pivoting element associated articulately with the second accommodating portion of the side bar, the pivoting element being able to allow an angular movement of the superimposed set of shelves from an initial horizontal position to a final substantially vertical position.
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