Abstract
A household appliance apparatus, in particular a household refrigeration appliance apparatus, has at least one appliance body, which has at least one rear wall and defines an access opening. The apparatus further has at least one storage unit and at least one holder unit arranged in an area of the rear wall which holds the storage unit in at least one installed state. In order to provide the apparatus with improved characteristics in respect of operating convenience, the storage unit has at least one pull out element able to be pulled out towards the access opening.
Claims
1. A household appliance apparatus, comprising: at least one appliance body having at least one rear wall and defining an access opening; at least one storage unit having at least one pull-out element that can be pulled out towards said access opening; and at least a holder unit disposed in an area of said rear wall, and holds said storage unit in at least one installed state.
2. The household appliance apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said storage unit has at least one base element which is installed on said holder unit in the installed state.
3. The household appliance apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said holder unit has at least one holder profile with at least one holder recess formed therein and into said holder profile at least one part of said base element is able to be plugged.
4. The household appliance apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said base element has at least one support element which in the installed state acts against a torque occurring when said storage unit is held.
5. The household appliance apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a main extent direction of said holder recess runs in an at least generally horizontal direction and at least generally in parallel to a main extent direction of said holder profile.
6. The household appliance apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said storage unit has at least one first slide rail element connected to said base element, and has at least one second slide rail element connected to said pull-out element and is supported movably relative to said first slide rail element.
7. The household appliance apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said pull-out element has at least one shelf.
8. The household appliance apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in a completely pushed-in state of said pull-out element, a projection of said pull-out element on a main extent plane of said storage unit corresponds at least generally to a projection of said storage unit on the main extent plane of the storage unit.
9. The household appliance apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said pull-out element has at least one grip element.
10. The household appliance apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said storage unit is intended for installation and/or removal on/from said the holder unit without a use of tools.
11. The household appliance apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the household appliance apparatus is a household refrigeration appliance apparatus.
12. A household appliance, comprising: a household appliance apparatus, containing: at least one appliance body having at least one rear wall and defining an access opening; at least one storage unit having at least one pull-out element that can be pulled out towards said access opening; and at least a holder unit disposed in an area of said rear wall, and holds said storage unit in at least one installed state.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING
[0026] FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic, perspective view of a domestic refrigeration appliance with a household appliance apparatus;
[0027] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a holder unit of the household appliance apparatus;
[0028] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a panel of the household appliance apparatus able to be installed in front of the holder unit;
[0029] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a storage unit of the household appliance apparatus;
[0030] FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a connection point between the storage unit and the holder unit;
[0031] FIG. 6 is a, exploded, perspective view of the storage unit;
[0032] FIG. 7 is a front view of two slide rail elements of the storage unit; and
[0033] FIG. 8 is an exploded, perspective view of the storage unit of a further household appliance apparatus.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0034] In the exemplary embodiments described below different constructional units and/or components are present a number of times. For the sake of simplicity, components and/or constructional units embodied in a similar way that are provided with the same reference characters in the drawings will only be described once in the description of the drawings given below.
[0035] Referring now to the figures of the drawings in detail and first, particularly to FIG. 1 thereof, there is shown a household appliance 38a embodied as a refrigerator cabinet with a household appliance apparatus in a perspective diagram. The household appliance apparatus has an appliance body or carcass 10a with a rear wall 12a, which defines an interior space 40a and an access opening 14a. The household appliance apparatus further has storage units 16a, which are held in the area of the rear wall 12a.
[0036] FIG. 2 shows a holder unit 18a of the household appliance apparatus, which is arranged in the area of the rear wall 12a of the appliance body 10a of the household appliance apparatus, in a perspective diagram. The holder unit 18a has a number of holder profiles 24a each with a holder recess 26a. The holder profiles 24a are attached to vertical rail elements 42a, 44a, 46a, 48a. The rail elements 42a, 44a, 46a, 48a are connected to the appliance body 10a (not shown) and can thus conduct away to the appliance body 10a any holding forces arising. A main extent direction of the holder recess 26a runs in an at least essentially horizontal direction and at least essentially in parallel to a main extent direction of the corresponding holder profile 24a. The length of the holder recess 26a in this case corresponds at least essentially to the length of the holder profile 24a. The length of the holder profile 24a extends over at least a large part of the width of the rear wall 12a. The holder profiles 24a are aligned in parallel with one another and are arranged above one another.
[0037] FIG. 3 shows a panel 50a of the household appliance apparatus, which can be attached to a front side of holder unit 18a and has cutouts 52a, through which the holder recesses 26a are accessible. The panel 50a covers a large part of the holder unit 18a in the direction of the access opening 14a and forms a rear wall element (not shown) in the interior space 40a of the appliance body 10a. In an installed state the panel 50a protects the holder unit 18a from contamination for example. Use of the panel 50a is purely facultative, i.e. the storage unit can also be installed on the holder unit in the absence of the panel 50a.
[0038] FIG. 4 shows a storage unit 16a of household appliance apparatus in a perspective diagram. The storage unit 16a has a base element 22a and a pull-out element 20a, which is supported to allow it to be pulled out relative to the base element 22a in the direction of a front side 54a of the storage unit 16a (see also FIG. 6). In a completely pushed-in state of the pull-out element 20a, a projection of the pull-out element 20a on a main extent plane of the storage unit 16a corresponds at least essentially to a projection of the storage unit 16a on the main extent plane of the storage unit 16a. The base element 22a has a hook profile 56a, which is able to be plugged into the holder recess 26a of the holder profile 24a of the holder unit 18a, so that the base element 22a can be installed on the holder unit 18a. In the present case the storage unit 16a has a shelf 34a that is embodied from glass. The storage unit 16a further has a grip element 36a embodied as a grip strip, the length of which extends over at least a large part of a width of the storage unit 16a. Furthermore the storage unit 16a has two support elements 28a, which in an installed state are supported on the holder profile 24a and counteract a torque occurring when the storage unit 16a is held.
[0039] FIG. 5 shows a cross section of a connection between the base element 22a of the storage unit 16a of the household appliance apparatus and the holder profile 24a of the holder unit 18a of the household appliance apparatus. In an installed state a hook profile 56a of the base element 22a is plugged into an area of the holder recess 26a, which embodies a plug-in pocket 60a. The base element 22a is connected in a form fit with the holder profile 24a. In the present case a rear edge 58a of the support elements 28a rests against the holder profile 24a, so that an effective force can be introduced from the support elements 28a into the holder profile 24a.
[0040] Furthermore the storage unit 16a is intended to be installed on and/or removed from the holder unit 18a without tools. In the present case it is possible to install the storage unit 16a by introducing the hook profile 26a of the base element 22a of the storage unit 16a into an upper area of the holder recess 26a and subsequently engaging the hook profile 26a into the plug-in pocket 60a of the holder profile 24a of the holder unit 18a.
[0041] FIG. 6 shows an exploded drawing of the storage unit 16a of the household appliance apparatus. The pull-out element 20a has a frame 62a, on which the shelf 34a is placed. The frame embodies a grip element 36a on a front side 54a. The pull-out element 20a is connected movably-supported via two slide rails 64a, 66a with the base element 22a.
[0042] FIG. 7 shows the slide rail 64a of the storage unit 16a of the household appliance apparatus in a schematic front view. The slide rail 64a is composed of a first slide rail element 30a, which is connected to the base element 22a of the storage unit 16a, and a second slide rail element 32a, which is connected to the pull-out element 20a of the storage unit 16a, wherein the second slide rail element 32a is supported movably relative to the first slide rail element 30a. In the present case the slide rail elements 30a, 32a are glued to the base element 22a or to the pull-out element 20a respectively. In an installed state of the storage unit 16a the pull-out element 20a, supported by the slide rails 64a, 66a, can be pulled out the direction of the access opening 14a of the appliance body 10a of the household appliance apparatus and can be pushed in in an opposite direction.
[0043] A further exemplary embodiment of the invention is shown in FIG. 8. The descriptions given below are essentially restricted to the differences between the exemplary embodiments, wherein reference can be made to the description of the exemplary embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 7 as regards components, features and functions that remain the same. To make a distinction between the exemplary embodiments the letters a in the reference characters of the exemplary embodiment in the FIGS. 1 to 7 are replaced by the letters b in the reference characters of the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 8. As regards components that remain the same, in particular in relation to components with the same reference characters, reference can basically be made to the drawings and/or to the description of the exemplary embodiment of the FIGS. 1 to 7.
[0044] FIG. 8 shows an exploded drawing of a storage unit 16b of an alternate household appliance apparatus. The storage unit 16b has a pull-out element 20b with a first shelf 34b and with a frame 62b, on which the shelf 34b is placed. The pull-out element 20b is connected supported movably via two slide rails 64b, 66b to a base element 22b of the storage unit 16b. The base element 22b has a second shelf 68b, which in a pushed-in state of the pull-out element 20b is at least essentially covered by pull-out element 20b. In a pulled-out state of the pull-out element 20b the second shelf 68b is released, so that foodstuffs can be temporarily placed on the second shelf 68b for example.
[0045] The following is a summary list of reference numerals and the corresponding structure used in the above description of the invention:
TABLE-US-00001 10 Appliance body 12 Rear wall 14 Access opening 16 Storage unit 18 Holder unit 20 Pull-out element 22 Base element 24 Holder profile 26 Holder recess 28 Support element 30 Slide rail element 32 Slide rail element 34 Shelf 36 Grip element 38 Household appliance 40 Interior space 42 Rail element 44 Rail element 46 Rail element 48 Rail element 50 Panel 52 Recess 54 Front side 56 Hook profile 58 Edge 60 Plug-in pocket 62 Frame 64 Slide rail 66 Slide rail 68 Shelf
