EP3457056A1 - Compartiment de porte pour un appareil frigorifique - Google Patents

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EP3457056A1
EP3457056A1 EP18188969.2A EP18188969A EP3457056A1 EP 3457056 A1 EP3457056 A1 EP 3457056A1 EP 18188969 A EP18188969 A EP 18188969A EP 3457056 A1 EP3457056 A1 EP 3457056A1
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Elena Claass
Denis Lux
Andrea Fink
Stefan Deissler
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BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D25/00—Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled
    • F25D25/02—Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled by shelves
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/02—Doors; Covers
    • F25D23/04—Doors; Covers with special compartments, e.g. butter conditioners

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  • the present invention relates to a door rack for a refrigeration device and such a refrigeration device.
  • a refrigeration appliance is understood in particular to mean a domestic refrigeration appliance, that is to say a refrigeration appliance that is used for household management or in the gastronomy sector, and in particular for storing food and / or drinks at specific temperatures, such as, for example, a refrigerator, a freezer, a refrigerated freezer combination, or a freezer.
  • Refrigeration appliances are known from the prior art, in which stalls are mounted in the door of the refrigerator, which are used for storage of bottles, drinks and other refrigerated goods and are also referred to as door racks. So far, both transparent and opaque door racks are known, which may have different decorative elements. Door racks can, for example, with hot embossing, profiles, frame o.ä. to be decorated. These decorative elements are usually only attached to one side of the door compartment. But there are also variants that are decorated on 3 sides of the door compartment.
  • a door rack is known in which a metal strip is attached directly to a base body.
  • a metal strip is attached directly to a base body.
  • it may, however, for example, due to manufacturing tolerances of the metal strip that the metal strip is not completely tight against the body, which inter alia affects the visual appearance of the door compartment.
  • the present invention is therefore an object of the invention to provide an improved door racks with a decorative strip, in particular of metal, for a refrigerator, the decorative strip rests securely on the door racks. Furthermore, the present invention has the object to provide a corresponding refrigeration device and a method for providing such a door compartment.
  • the object of the invention is achieved by a door rack for a refrigeration device, wherein the door rack comprises a cup-shaped base body, a support frame and a decorative strip.
  • the shell-shaped base body is designed to be attached to a door of the refrigeration device.
  • the support frame is attached to an upper end of the bowl-shaped main body and includes a front portion and two side portions, each side portion including a front side portion, a middle side portion, and a rear side portion.
  • the rear side portion is offset inwardly relative to the front side portion and the middle side portion is connected at a first end to the front side portion.
  • the trim strip includes a front portion, two side portions and two rear attachment portions, the trim strip being attached to the support frame such that the front portion of the trim strip rests on the front portion of the support frame, each of the side portions of the trim strip respectively on the front side portion of the respective side portion of the support frame rests and a respective first region of the respective rear attachment portion of the decorative strip rests on the middle side portion of the respective side portion of the support frame.
  • a respective second end of the respective center side portion which faces the respective first end defines a respective bending edge along which a respective second area of the respective rear attachment portion of the decor strip is bent to secure the decor strip to the support frame.
  • the decorative strip in the door compartment according to the invention is safe and reliable on the latter Carrier frame attached.
  • the respective rear attachment section comprises a bending slot and / or one or more indentations.
  • the respective second region of the respective rear attachment section of the decorative strip extends in a first plane which is substantially perpendicular to a second plane in which the respective first region of the respective rear attachment section of the decorative strip extends.
  • the respective central side section of the support frame defines a front side and a rear side, wherein the respective first region of the respective rear attachment section of the decorative strip rests on the front side of the middle side section of the support frame, the bending edge defined by an edge of the front side and another bending edge is defined by the rear side, along which the respective second region of the respective rear attachment section is bent such that the second region at least partially abuts against the rear side of the middle side portion of the support frame.
  • the respective second region of the respective rear attachment section of the decorative strip extends in a first plane which extends substantially parallel to a second plane in which the respective first region of the respective rear attachment section of the decorative strip extends , wherein preferably the parallel offset between the first plane and the second plane substantially the thickness of the central side portion of the respective side portion of the support frame equivalent.
  • the respective second area of the respective rear fastening section of the decorative strip comprises a further bending slot.
  • the support frame comprises a circumferential upper border rib whose depth is at least as large as the thickness of the decorative strip.
  • the front section and / or the side sections of the carrier frame are at least partially coated with an adhesive layer which is arranged between the carrier frame and the decorative strip.
  • the respective rear attachment portion of the decorative strip defines a support edge, wherein the respective central side portion of the support frame defines a storage rib on which rests the support edge of the respective rear attachment portion of the decorative strip.
  • the shell-shaped base body defines a respective storage edge, on which rests the respective storage frame of the respective central side portion of the support frame.
  • the support frame is removably mounted on the upper end of the cup-shaped base body.
  • the support frame and the shell-shaped base body comprise at least one pair of latching elements, in particular latching projections and latching recesses, for forming a latching connection.
  • the decorative strip consists of metal and / or another elastically deformable material.
  • the support frame and the shell-shaped base body may consist of a plastic material.
  • a refrigeration appliance is understood in particular to mean a domestic refrigeration appliance, that is to say a refrigeration appliance that is used for household management or in the gastronomy sector, and in particular for storing food and / or drinks at specific temperatures, such as, for example, a refrigerator, a freezer, a refrigerated freezer combination, or a freezer.
  • the object according to the invention is achieved by a method for providing a door compartment for a refrigeration device.
  • the method comprises the following steps: attaching a decorative strip, which has a front section, two side sections and two rear attachment sections comprising, on a support frame defining a front portion and two side portions, each side portion comprising a front side portion, a middle side portion and a rear side portion, wherein the rear side portion is offset inwardly relative to the front side portion and the middle side portion is a first end includes, which is connected to the front side portion, so that the front portion of the decorative strip rests on the front portion of the support frame, each of the side portions of the decorative strip respectively on the front side portion of the respective side portion of the support frame rests and a respective first portion of the respective rear attachment portion of the decorative strip rests on the middle side portion of the respective side portion of the support frame; Bending a respective second portion of the respective rear attachment portion of the trim strip along a respective bending edge defined by a respective second end of
  • FIG. 1 shows a refrigerator representative of a general refrigeration device 100 with a refrigerator body 103 and a refrigerator door 105 which is attached to the refrigerator body in order to close a cold room opening defined by the refrigerator body 103 refrigerator inside (or short refrigerator) 101 can.
  • the refrigerator body 103 defines a refrigerator outer wall and a cold room wall.
  • the cooling space wall comprises a wall top side, a wall rear side, a first wall longitudinal side, a second wall longitudinal side and a wall bottom side, which delimit the cooling space 101 of the refrigeration device 100.
  • the refrigeration device 100 may include one or more refrigerant circuits each having a refrigerant evaporator, refrigerant compressor, refrigerant condenser and / or throttle element.
  • the refrigerant evaporator is a heat exchanger in which, after expansion, the liquid refrigerant is absorbed by heat from the medium to be cooled, e.g. Air, is evaporated.
  • the refrigerant compressor is a mechanically operated component that draws refrigerant vapor from the refrigerant evaporator and expels at a higher pressure to the refrigerant condenser.
  • a plurality of storage elements for receiving refrigerated goods which in the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 1 in addition to a conventional Abstellelement 109 without decorative strip at least one door rack 110 with a decorative strip 120 include.
  • attached to the refrigerator door 105 door racks 110 may have different sizes.
  • FIG. 1 shown door cabinet 110 with further reference to the FIGS. 2 to 17 described.
  • the door rack 110 comprises in addition to the decorative strip 120, a cup-shaped base body 160 and a support frame 140.
  • the decorative strip 120 is preferably made of metal and / or other elastically deformable material.
  • the support frame 140 and the bowl-shaped base 160 may be made of a moldable plastic material.
  • the cup-shaped main body 160 is designed to be attached to the door 105 of the refrigeration device 100.
  • corresponding fastening grooves 163 can be provided in the rear region of the side walls of the shell-shaped basic body 160, with which the shell-shaped basic body 160 and thus the door rack 110 can be attached to corresponding fastening elements in the door 105 of the refrigeration device 100.
  • the support frame 140 is attached to an upper end of the bowl-shaped main body 160 and includes a front portion 141 and two side portions 143. Since the two side portions 143 of the support frame 140 are symmetrical, only one side portion will be described in detail below. This also applies to the corresponding portions of the decorative strip 120 and the shell-shaped base body 160.
  • the side portion 143 of the support frame 140 includes a front side portion 143a, a middle side portion 143b, and a rear side portion 143c (see, for example FIG. 5 ).
  • the rear side portion 143c is inwardly displaced relative to the front side side portion 143a, ie, the rear side portion 143c and the front side portion 143a constitute a step.
  • a first end of the middle side section 143b is materially connected to the front side section 143a.
  • the opposite second end of the central side portion 143 b, ie the front side portion 1 opposite end of the central side portion 143 b and the rear side portion 143 c provided a gap which, as described in detail below, the attachment of the decorative strip 120 to the support frame 140 allows.
  • the decorative strip 120 comprises a front section 121, two side sections 123 and two rear fastening sections 125.
  • the decorative strip 120 is attached to the support frame 140 such that the front section 121 of the decorative strip 120 rests on the front section 141 of the support frame 140, each of the side sections 123 Decorative strip 120 respectively on the front side portion 143a of the support frame 140 rests and a respective first portion 125a (see, for example FIG. 4 ) of the respective rear attachment portion 125 of the decorative strip 125 rests on the respective central side portion 143 a of the support frame 140.
  • the support frame 140 may be double-walled in its front region, ie in the region of the front section 141 and the front side sections 143a, and may be formed in its rear region, ie in the area of the rear side sections 143c and the rear section 145.
  • the second end of the central side portion 143b facing away from the front side portion 143a defines a bending edge 144 (see FIG FIG. 5 ), along which a second area 125 b of the rear-side fixing portion 125 of the decorative strip 120 is bent to secure the decorative strip 120 to the support frame 140.
  • This embodiment according to the invention can be particularly the FIGS. 7 to 10 take, with the FIGS. 7 and 8 a detailed perspective view of the support frame 140 and the decorative strip 120 before bending the second portion 125 b of the rear attachment portion 125 toward the central side portion 143 b and the FIGS. 9 and 10 show a detailed perspective view of the support frame 140 and the trim strip 120 after bending the second portion 125b of the rear attachment portion 125 toward the central side portion 143b.
  • the rear attachment portion 125 may include a bend slot 127 and / or one or more notches, as particularly shown in FIGS FIGS. 4 and 7 is shown.
  • FIGS. 10 and 11 show an embodiment in which, after the bending operation, the second portion 125b of the rear attachment portion 125 extends substantially at right angles to the first portion 125a thereof, ie, the second portion 125b extends in a first plane substantially perpendicular to a second level, in which the first area 125a of the rear-side fixing portion 125 of the decorative strip 120 extends.
  • FIG. 12 shows an embodiment in which, after the bending operation, the second portion 125b of the rear-side fixing portion 125 extends substantially at an angle of 180 ° relative to the first portion 125a thereof.
  • the second region 125b of the rear attachment section 125 of the decorative strip 120 extends in a first plane that extends substantially parallel to a second plane in which the first region 125a of the rear attachment section 125 of the decorative strip 120 extends.
  • the parallel offset between the first plane and the second plane preferably corresponds substantially to the thickness of the middle side section 143b of the carrier frame 140.
  • the bending edge 144 is defined by an edge of the front side of the middle side portion 143b of the support frame and another bending edge by the rear side thereof.
  • a further bending slot and / or one or more notches may be provided in the second area 125b of the rear attachment section 125 at a position corresponding to the further bending edge.
  • the support frame 140 have a circumferential upper border rib 148, the depth of which is at least as large as the thickness of the decorative strip. As a result, an edge of the decorative strip 120 is not visible and protected from above. By the bordering rib 148 also occurring gaps or deformations of the decorative strip 120 can be laminated. As shown in the figures, the decorative strip 120 is free, for example, at the lower edge of the front portion 141 of the support frame 140. According to a further embodiment, however, it is also possible to also attach a rib to the lower edge of the support frame 140, which covers the decorative strip 120 and protects it from below. This could possibly only partially on the support frame 140th be educated. Such a lower rib may additionally serve to prevent the decorative strip 120 from slipping downwards.
  • the front section 121 and / or the side sections 143 of the support frame 140 may be at least partially coated with an adhesive layer 150, which is arranged between the support frame 140 and the decorative strip 120, as shown in FIG FIG. 14 is shown.
  • the rear attachment portion 125 of the trim strip 120 defines a seat edge 129 (see, for example, FIG FIG. 4 ) and the central side portion 143b of the support frame 140 defines a correspondingly disposed support rib 147 (see, for example, FIG FIG. 5 ), on which the bearing edge 129 of the rear attachment portion 125 of the decorative strip 120 rests (see FIGS. 7 to 11 ).
  • the cup-shaped base body define a correspondingly arranged storage edge 167 on which the storage frame 147 of the central side portion 143b of the support frame 140 rests.
  • the support frame 140 is detachably mounted on the upper end of the cup-shaped main body 160.
  • the support frame 140 and the shell-shaped base body 160 at least a pair of locking elements, in particular a locking projection 149 and a corresponding latching recess 165 for forming a latching connection comprise (see Figures 2 . 6 and 15 ).
  • the rear portion 145 of the support frame 140 grip over the cup-shaped main body 160. In this area, hooks may be provided on the rear portion 145 of the support frame, which engage over a rib on the shell-shaped base 160 and fasten the support frame 160 thereto.
  • the door rack 110 for the refrigerator 100 may be manufactured by a method including the following steps.
  • the attachment of the decorative strip 120 which comprises the front portion 121, the two side portions 123 and the two rear attachment portions 125, on the support frame 140, which defines the front portion 141 and the two side portions 143, wherein each side portion 143, the front side portion 143a, the middle side portion 143b and the rear side portion 143c, wherein the rear side portion 143c is offset inwardly relative to the front side side portion 143a and the middle side portion 143b includes the first end connected to the front side portion 143a, so that the Front portion 121 of the decorative strip 120 rests on the front portion 141 of the support frame 140, each of the side portions 123 of the decorative strip 120 respectively on the front side portion 143 a of the respective side portion 143 of the support frame 140 rests and the respective ers te area 125a of the respective rear attachment portion 125 of the decorative strip 120 on the middle side portion 143b of the respective side portion 143 of the support frame 140 rests.
  • the decorative strip 120 is preferably pre-bent according to the contour of the support frame 140.
  • the ends of the decorative strip 120 i. the rear attachment portions 125 bent inward.
  • the decorative strip 120 can be preassembled on the carrier frame 140.
  • the trim strip 120 extends continuously along the double-walled portion of the support frame 140, i. the front portion 141 and the front side portion 143a, and ends laterally where the support frame 140 has an inside step, namely, the middle side portion 143b.
  • a second step the bending of the respective second region 125b of the respective rear attachment section 125 of the decorative strip 120 along the respective bending edge, which is defined by the respective second end of the respective central side section 143b, which lies opposite the respective first end, to the decorative strip 120 to be attached to the support frame 140.

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