Refrigerator

Abstract

A refrigerator has a cabinet, shelves arranged within a refrigerated space of the cabinet, a back door at a rear side of the cabinet providing access to said shelves from said rear side, and a support structure carrying the cabinet. The support structure is arranged to provide for horizontal movement, including at least turning motion, of the refrigerator.

1 . A refrigerator comprising a cabinet, shelves arranged within a refrigerated space of the cabinet, a back door at a rear side of the cabinet providing access to said shelves from said rear side, and a support structure carrying the cabinet, wherein said support structure is arranged to provide for horizontal movement, including at least turning motion, of the refrigerator, wherein said support structure comprises a turning guide arranged to guide the turning motion of the cabinet between a non-turned position and a refill position, where said back door is openable and said shelves are accessible, and wherein the turning guide is adapted to guide the cabinet to turn around a central axis of the cabinet.  
   
   
       2 . A refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein said support structure comprises wheels at the bottom of the cabinet, wherein said wheels are arranged to rest on a base surface.  
   
   
       3 . A refrigerator according to  claim 2 , wherein said turning guide comprises said wheels, which provide for the turning motion by at least some thereof being rotatable about a vertical axis.  
   
   
       4 . A refrigerator according to  claim 2 , wherein said turning guide comprises said wheels, which are rigidly mounted in angled positions such that their rotational planes are aligned with tangents on a common circle.  
   
   
       5 . A refrigerator according to  claim 1 , said turning guide comprising a vertically movable, horizontally rotatable guide foot, which is arranged to be lowered into engagement with the base surface.  
   
   
       6 . A refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein said turning guide comprises a support plate and a bearing arrangement, which is arranged between said support plate and a bottom plate of the cabinet.  
   
   
       7 . A refrigerator according to  claim 6 , wherein wheels are arranged at a bottom surface of said support plate, wherein said wheels are arranged to rest on a base surface.  
   
   
       8 . A refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein said horizontal movement comprises a linear motion, and said support structure comprises a translation guide for guiding the linear motion of the refrigerator between a display position and said non-turned position.  
   
   
       9 . A refrigerator according to  claim 2 , wherein said horizontal movement comprises a linear motion, and said support structure comprises a translation guide for guiding the linear motion of the refrigerator between a display position and said non-turned position, wherein said translation guide comprises a wheel guide comprising said base surface.  
   
   
       10 . A refrigerator according to  claim 2 , wherein said wheels are locked from rotation in a horizontal plane.  
   
   
       11 . A refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein said horizontal movement comprises a linear motion, and said support structure comprises a translation guide for guiding the linear motion of the refrigerator between a display position and said non-turned position.  
   
   
       12 . A refrigerator comprising a cabinet, shelves arranged within a refrigerated space of the cabinet, a back door at a rear side of the cabinet providing access to said shelves from said rear side, and a support structure carrying the cabinet, wherein said support structure is arranged to provide for horizontal movement, including at least turning motion, of the refrigerator, wherein said support structure comprises a turning guide arranged to guide the turning motion of the cabinet between a non-turned position and a refill position, where said back door is openable and said shelves are accessible.  
   
   
       13 . A refrigerator comprising a cabinet, shelves arranged within a refrigerated space of the cabinet, a back door at a rear side of the cabinet providing access to said shelves from said rear side, and a support structure carrying the cabinet, wherein said support structure is arranged to provide for horizontal movement, including at least turning motion, of the refrigerator.  
   
   
       14 . A refrigerator according to  claim 2 , said turning guide comprising a vertically movable, horizontally rotatable guide foot, which is arranged to be lowered into engagement with the base surface.  
   
   
       15 . A refrigerator according to  claim 6 , wherein said horizontal movement comprises a linear motion, and said support structure comprises a translation guide for guiding the linear motion of the refrigerator between a display position and said non-turned position.  
   
   
       16 . A refrigerator according to  claim 7 , wherein said horizontal movement comprises a linear motion, and said support structure comprises a translation guide for guiding the linear motion of the refrigerator between a display position and said non-turned position, wherein said translation guide comprises a wheel guide comprising said base surface.  
   
   
       17 . A refrigerator according to  claim 6 , wherein said wheels are locked from rotation in a horizontal plane.  
   
   
       18 . A refrigerator according to  claim 9 , wherein said wheels are locked from rotation in a horizontal plane.