Mobile refrigerator with a door locking system having a striker catch
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
E05C-019/10
E05C-019/12
출원번호
US-0019869
(2008-01-25)
등록번호
US-8104800
(2012-01-31)
우선권정보
DE-20 2007 001 638 U (2007-02-05)
발명자
/ 주소
Lorek, Manfred
출원인 / 주소
Dometic GmbH
대리인 / 주소
Pearne & Gordon LLP
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
7인용 특허 :
11
초록▼
A mobile refrigerator with a refrigerator door is held magnetically against the body thereof. An additional hook lock (1 and 19) automatically engages on closing the refrigerator door and releases the refrigerator door only following the actuation of an unlocking mechanism. The unlocking mechanism d
A mobile refrigerator with a refrigerator door is held magnetically against the body thereof. An additional hook lock (1 and 19) automatically engages on closing the refrigerator door and releases the refrigerator door only following the actuation of an unlocking mechanism. The unlocking mechanism disengages the hook bolt (7) from the lock striker (20), characterized in that the hook lock (1 and 19) comprises a locking member (14) by means of which the hook bolt (7) may be restrained in a disengaged position so that the refrigerator door is only held closed magnetically. The hook lock (1 and 19) is also characterized in that the locking member (14) is able to be so actuated independently of the unlocking mechanism that the hook bolt (7) is set in the disengaged position.
대표청구항▼
1. A mobile refrigerator comprising: a refrigerator body;a refrigerator door magnetically retained to the refrigerator body;a hook lock system, which engages upon closing the refrigerator door and which permits opening of the refrigerator door only after actuation of an unlocking mechanism that dise
1. A mobile refrigerator comprising: a refrigerator body;a refrigerator door magnetically retained to the refrigerator body;a hook lock system, which engages upon closing the refrigerator door and which permits opening of the refrigerator door only after actuation of an unlocking mechanism that disengages a hook bolt from a striker, further wherein the hook bolt is insertable into an opening of the striker such that an oblique portion of the hook bolt engages the striker,a locking member for restraining the hook bolt in a disengaged position such that the refrigerator door is only magnetically retained in the closed position, wherein the locking member is actuatable independently of the unlocking mechanism and is provided for restraining the hook bolt in the disengaged position, anda bolt housing into which the hook bolt is pivotally mounted, wherein the locking member is guided by an end side of the bolt housing;further wherein the locking member is a slide that is configured to slide with respect to the bolt housing that is thrustable into a first position, in which the locking member restrains the hook bolt in the disengaged position by engaging a plurality of recesses in the bolt housing, and is retainable in that first position, further wherein the locking member is movable into a second position, in which the slide does not restrict the functioning of the hook bolt. 2. A hook lock system for a mobile refrigerator, comprising: a striker assembly including a striker;a bolt assembly, including a hook bolt, which at its one end possesses a hook-shaped locking portion wherein the hook-shaped locking portion is insertable into an opening of the striker such that an oblique portion of the hook bolt engages the striker, anda bolt housing, into which the hook bolt is pivotally mounted and that has a window from which the hook-shaped locking portion protrudes and which includes a spring biasing the hook bolt in an engaged position; anda locking member that is independently operable from an unlocking mechanism for unlocking the hook bolt from the striker, wherein the locking member is configured to fasten the hook bolt in a disengaged position, thereby overriding the spring bias, such that the hook bolt does not hook on the striker, further wherein the locking member is guided by an end side of the bolt housing;further wherein the locking member is a slide that is configured to slide with respect to the bolt housing that is thrustable into a first position, in which the locking member restrains the hook bolt in the disengaged position by engaging a plurality of recesses in the bolt housing, and is retainable in that first position, further wherein the locking member is movable into a second position, in which the slide does not restrict the functioning of the hook bolt. 3. The hook lock system of claim 2, wherein the slide is guided by the bolt housing's end side, the end side including the window for the passage of the hook-shaped locking portion of the hook bolt, wherein the slide is further guided by a groove on the end side of the bolt housing. 4. The hook lock system of claim 3, wherein the groove surrounds the slide only in part such that the end positions of the slide and the functions of the slide at those end positions are readily perceivable from the outside. 5. The hook lock system of claim 4, wherein the groove surrounds less than 50% of the slide. 6. The hook lock system of claim 4, wherein the slide is made of injection-molded plastic material, which is colored differently to the plastic material of the bolt housing in a conspicuous manner. 7. The hook lock system of claim 2, wherein the position of the slide determines the size of the window opening, which in turn determines the degree of freedom of movement of the hook-shaped locking portion. 8. The hook lock system of claim 2, wherein the slide has the shape of a plate with a slotted portion at one end, wherein the slotted portion forms two strip springs each with a detent extension, the detent extensions are lockable into corresponding recesses in the bolt housing such that that the slide is releasably retainable in the second position. 9. The hook lock system of claim 8, wherein the engagement portion is a hole in a non-slotted portion of the slide. 10. The hook lock system of claim 2, wherein the slide has an engagement portion engageable by the hand or with a tool for shifting the slide from the first position into the second position, thereby overriding the engagement with the plurality of recesses restraining the slide in the second position and the spring that biases the hook bolt in the engaged position. 11. The hook lock system of claim 2 wherein at least one detent extension of the slide restrains the hook bolt in the disengaged position, and wherein the slide is movable between restraining the hook bolt in the disengaged position to the second position, wherein when the hook bolt is in the engaged position, the slide does not restrict the function of the hook bolt and does not exert pressure on the hook bolt. 12. The hook lock system of claim 2, wherein the slide, when it is located in its second position, in which it does not restrict the function of the hook bolt, overlaps a bottom edge of the bolt housing in a downward direction with respect to the bottom edge of the bolt housing, such that that a portion of the slide extends freely from the bolt housing for thrusting the slide upwardly into its first position, wherein the thrusting is in essence not restricted by the bolt housing. 13. The hook lock system of claim 2, wherein a part of the hook bolt, which is at the opposite end of the hook-shaped locking portion, protrudes from the bolt housing and said part of the hook bolt, which projects from the bolt housing, forms a portion for coupling with the unlocking mechanism. 14. The hook lock system of claim 2, wherein the spring is accommodated in the interior of the bolt housing. 15. The hook lock system of claim 2, wherein the spring is a helical spring, which is housed in the bolt housing between at one end by a well of the bolt housing and at the other end by a stud of the hook bolt and is prevented from moving out of position by the bolt housing and the hook bolt. 16. The hook lock of claim 15, wherein the spring is positioned and retained such that the spring is not only loadable by a force in the direction of its principal axis, but also by bending the spring athwart its principal axis. 17. The hook lock system of claim 3, wherein the groove guiding the slide has an opening on one side such that the slide is configured to be introduced into the groove from the outside of the bolt housing. 18. The hook lock system of claim 2, wherein the bolt housing is made of two parts and has mounting screw openings for securing the bolt housing to a refrigerator door of the mobile refrigerator, wherein the mounting screw openings are so aligned and arranged such that the two parts of the bolt housing are held together force-fittingly by mounting screws once the mounting screws are screwed in. 19. The hook lock system of claim 2, wherein the striker assembly is provided with a movable portion, wherein the movable portion is releasably connected in an advanced position by a catch such that the hook bolt is lockable in the movable portion, wherein the oblique portion engages the striker for maintaining the door in a position, in which a refrigerator door of the mobile refrigerator is left ajar for ventilation of a refrigerating space. 20. The hook lock system of claim 2, wherein the striker assembly comprises lights for illuminating the mobile refrigerator when a refrigerator door of the mobile refrigerator is open. 21. The hook system of claim 2, wherein the mobile refrigerator is housed in a vehicle, further wherein the locking member is coupled to a signal producing means which is configured to generate a “hook bolt deactivated” warning signal. 22. A mobile refrigerator comprising: a refrigerator body;a refrigerator door magnetically retained to the refrigerator body in a closed position;a hook lock system engageable upon closing the refrigerator door, the hook lock system comprising a hook bolt movable within the hook lock system between an engaged and disengaged position, an unlocking mechanism adapted to move the hook bolt to the disengaged position, and the hook lock system including a striker adapted to engage the hook bolt when the hook bolt is in the engaged position; anda locking member for restraining the hook bolt in the disengaged position such that the refrigerator door is only magnetically retained in the closed position, and wherein the locking member is operated independently of the unlocking mechanism, further wherein the locking member includes a slotted portion at one end forming two strip springs;further wherein the locking member is a slide that is configured to slide with respect to a bolt housing that is thrustable into a first position, in which the locking member restrains the hook bolt in the disengaged position by engaging a plurality of recesses in the bolt housing, and is retainable in that first position, further wherein the locking member is movable into a second position, in which the slide does not restrict the functioning of the hook bolt. 23. A hook lock system for a mobile refrigerator, wherein the hook lock system comprises: a striker assembly including a striker;a bolt assembly, including a hook bolt, which at its one end possesses a hook-shaped locking portion, wherein the hook-shaped locking portion is configured to be insertable into an opening of the striker, such that the hook-shaped locking portion engages the striker,a bolt housing, into which the hook bolt is pivotally mounted, has a window from which the hook-shaped locking portion protrudes and which includes a spring configured to bias the hook bolt in an engaged position; anda locking member that is independently operable from an unlocking mechanism for unlocking the hook-shaped locking portion from the striker, wherein the locking member is configured to fasten the hook bolt in the disengaged position, thereby overriding the spring bias, further wherein the locking member is a slide that is linearly slidable with respect to a guide structure of the bolt housing that is thrustable into a first position, in which the locking member restrains the hook bolt in the disengaged position, and retainable in the first position, and that is movable into a second position, in which the slide does not restrict the functioning of the hook bolt.
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