Refrigerator

Abstract

A refrigerator has an outer cabinet surrounding an inner shelf carriage having a plurality of shelves. The shelf carriage is accessible from a rear side thereof. The shelf carriage is connected with a connection device and the connection device is connected with the outer cabinet such that a controlled movement of the shelf carriage in relation to the cabinet is provided. The controlled movement provided by the connection device is such that the shelf carriage is movable between a display position at least substantially inside of the outer cabinet and a refill position at least substantially outside of the outer cabinet. The controlled movement comprises rotation of the shelf carriage for providing access to said rear side thereof.

1 . A refrigerator, comprising: 
 an outer cabinet;    an inner shelf carriage having a plurality of shelves, the shelf carriage being accessible from a rear side thereof, the shelf carriage being connected with a connection device, the connection device being connected with the outer cabinet and providing a controlled movement of the shelf carriage in relation to the cabinet, whereby the shelf carriage is movable between a display position at least substantially inside of the outer cabinet and a refill position at least substantially outside of the outer cabinet;    said controlled movement comprising rotation of the shelf carriage for providing access to said rear side thereof.    
   
   
       2 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein said shelf carriage is rotatable around a vertical axis at a periphery of a front side of the shelf carriage.  
   
   
       3 . The refrigerator according to  claim 2 , wherein said front side is substantially rectangular with two substantially horizontal edges and two substantially vertical edges, and wherein said vertical axis extends along the length of one of said vertical edges.  
   
   
       4 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein said controlled movement comprises a linear movement, whereby the shelf carriage is movable between said display position and an intermediate position at least substantially outside of the outer cabinet, and wherein the shelf carriage is movable, by means of said rotation, between said intermediate position and said refill position.  
   
   
       5 . The refrigerator according to  claim 4 , wherein said connection device comprises a support structure carrying said shelf carriage and comprising wheels resting on a base.  
   
   
       6 . The refrigerator according to  claim 5 , wherein said support structure comprises a centre axle, and wherein said shelf carriage is rotatably connected with said centre axle.  
   
   
       7 . The refrigerator according to claim, wherein said shelf carriage comprises a plurality of wheels arranged at a bottom portion thereof and resting on said support structure.  
   
   
       8 . The refrigerator according to  claim 4 , wherein said connection device comprises a vertical axle, and wherein said shelf carriage is rotatably connected with said vertical axle at a periphery of a rear side of the shelf carriage.  
   
   
       9 . The refrigerator according to claim, wherein said shelf carriage comprises a plurality of wheels arranged at a bottom portion thereof and resting on a base.  
   
   
       10 . The refrigerator according to claim, wherein said connection device comprises a connection member which is slidably connected with the cabinet.  
   
   
       11 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein a bottom of said shelf carriage comprises four basically right corners.  
   
   
       12 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein a bottom of said shelf carriage comprises three basically right corners and a fourth rounded corner.  
   
   
       13 . The refrigerator according to  claim 6 , wherein said shelf carriage comprises a plurality of wheels arranged at a bottom portion thereof and resting on said support structure.  
   
   
       14 . The refrigerator according to  claim 8 , wherein said shelf carriage comprises a plurality of wheels arranged at a bottom portion thereof and resting on a base.  
   
   
       15 . The refrigerator according to  claim 4 , wherein said connection device comprises a connection member which is slidably connected with the cabinet.