Adjustable storage apparatus for food, and household appliance

Abstract

A storage apparatus for food has a food receiving module which has a bottom wall and opposing side walls. Mounting supports are provided for attaching the storage apparatus to a household appliance component. The food receiving module is movably coupled to the mounting supports, and the storage apparatus has a tilt device, with which the food receiving module can be tilted relative to the mounting supports about a tilt axis. The tilt axis is arranged in a central longitudinal third of the length of the food receiving module measured in the depth direction of the storage apparatus.

1 . A storage apparatus for food, comprising:
 a food receiving module having a bottom wall and opposing side walls;   mounting supports for attaching the storage apparatus to a household appliance component, said food receiving module being movably coupled to said mounting supports; and   a tilt device with which said food receiving module is tilted about a tilt axis relative to said mounting supports, and the tilt axis is disposed in a central longitudinal third of a length of said food receiving module measured in a depth direction of the storage apparatus.   
     
     
         2 . The storage apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 further comprising a counter coupling element disposed on said food receiving module to form a coupling region; and   wherein at least one of said mounting supports has in a front longitudinal quarter, a coupling element which is movably coupled to said counter coupling element, wherein the tilt axis is disposed in said coupling region.   
     
     
         3 . The storage apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 said tilt device has at least one adjustment element as a counter coupling element, which is movably disposed on said food receiving module; and   at least one of said mounting supports has at least two separate coupling elements for coupling to said at least one adjustment element, wherein as a function of as to which of said at least two separate coupling elements said at least one adjustment element is coupled, a first position of said food receiving module relative to said mounting supports or a second position of said food receiving module relative to said mounting supports is set.   
     
     
         4 . The storage apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein at least one of said mounting supports at a front edge has receivers as local coupling elements of said at least one mount support. 
     
     
         5 . The storage apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein said at least one adjustment element is formed as an adjusting rod which at a rear end has a counter coupling element component which is configured for coupling with said local coupling elements. 
     
     
         6 . The storage apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein said at least one adjustment element is disposed so as to be displaced linearly in a direction of a longitudinal axis of a side wall of said two opposing side walls of said food receiving module. 
     
     
         7 . The storage apparatus according to  claim 3 , further comprising an actuating device connected to said at least one adjustment element, said actuating element being actuated by a user directly so that as a function of an actuation of said actuating element said at least one adjustment element is movable. 
     
     
         8 . The storage apparatus according to  claim 7 , wherein said actuating element is disposed on one of said opposing side walls of said food receiving module and can be linearly displaced in a direction of a longitudinal axis of said one side wall. 
     
     
         9 . The storage apparatus according to  claim 7 , wherein said actuating element is disposed so as to be exposed downward on one of said opposing side walls. 
     
     
         10 . The storage apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein said food receiving module is set by said tilt device into at least two different, discrete tilt positions as positions in comparison with a horizontal. 
     
     
         11 . The storage apparatus according to  claim 10 , wherein a first tilt position is tilted by a value of between 13° and 17° to the horizontal, and/or a second tilt position is tilted by a value of between 27° and 33° to the horizontal. 
     
     
         12 . The storage apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising an anti-tip apparatus, with which said food receiving module is at least prevented from tipping over about the tilt axis by way of at least one limit tilt position, which has a tilt angle greater than or equal to smallest and/or greatest tilt positions that can be discretely set with said tilt device. 
     
     
         13 . The storage apparatus according to  claim 12 , wherein said anti-tip apparatus has at least one stop element which is disposed at an edge of one of said mounting supports, and has at least one counter stop element which is disposed on one of said opposing side walls, wherein said at least one stop element abuts said at least one counter stop element if the at least one limit tilt position of said food receiving module is reached. 
     
     
         14 . The storage apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 said food receiving module is a body with said bottom wall, said opposing side walls and a front wall; and/or   said mounting supports have suspension hooks on their rear ends for suspension on the household appliance component.   
     
     
         15 . The storage apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein said receivers are notches. 
     
     
         16 . The storage apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein said counter coupling element component is an engaging tip configured for exact coupling with said local coupling elements being notches formed in said one mounting support. 
     
     
         17 . The storage apparatus according to  claim 7 , wherein:
 said at least one adjustment element is motion-coupled to said actuating element; and   said actuating device is displaceable by the user directly.   
     
     
         18 . The storage apparatus according to  claim 9 , wherein said actuating element has a downwardly open engagement region formed therein for a finger of a user. 
     
     
         19 . A household appliance, comprising:
 at least one storage apparatus for food, containing:
 a food receiving module having a bottom wall and opposing side walls; 
 mounting supports, said food receiving module being movably coupled to said mounting supports; and 
 a tilt device with which said food receiving module is tilted about a tilt axis relative to said mounting supports, and the tilt axis is disposed in a central longitudinal third of a length of said food receiving module measured in a depth direction of the storage apparatus.