Domestic appliance

Abstract

A household appliance includes at least one appliance body which has at least one wall element that at least partly delimits at least one isolation chamber. At least one fixing element is disposed on the wall element and is provided in order to fix at least one component to the wall element. In order to provide the device with improved assembly properties, the fixing element protrudes in a direction facing away from the isolation chamber beyond a plane spanned by the wall element.

Claims

1. A household appliance device, comprising: at least one appliance body having a front, a rear, a depth direction extending from said front to said rear and at least one wall element at least partly delimiting at least one isolation chamber, said at least one wall element spanning a plane; at least one component; at least one fixing element and at least one further fixing element disposed on said at least one wall element, said at least one fixing element and said at least one further fixing element configured to fix said at least one component to said at least one wall element; said at least one fixing element protruding in a direction facing away from said at least one isolation chamber beyond said plane spanned by said at least one wall element; said at least one fixing element at least partly defining at least one receiving region for receiving at least one partial region of said at least one component; and said at least one further fixing element protruding in a direction facing away from said at least one isolation chamber beyond said plane spanned by said at least one wall element; said at least one further fixing element disposed rearward of said at least one fixing element in said depth direction.

2. The household appliance device according to claim 1, wherein said at least one receiving region is open in an assembly direction oriented at least substantially parallel to said plane spanned by said at least one wall element.

3. The household appliance device according to claim 1, wherein said at least one fixing element is connected integrally with said at least one wall element.

4. The household appliance device according to claim 1, which further comprises at least one marking unit for marking an assembly position of said at least one component on said at least one fixing element.

5. The household appliance device according to claim 1, wherein said at least one fixing element and said at least one further fixing element are disposed at least partly offset from each other relative to a vertical direction in an installed position.

6. The household appliance device according to claim 1, wherein said at least one fixing element and said at least one further fixing element are oriented at least substantially parallel to one another.

7. The household appliance device according to claim 1, wherein: said at least one fixing element at least partly defines at least one receiving region for receiving at least one partial region of said at least one component; and said at least one further fixing element defines at least one further receiving region for receiving at least one further partial region of said at least one component.

8. The household appliance device according to claim 1, wherein said at least one component is a housing unit.

9. The household appliance device according to claim 8, wherein said housing unit has at least one latching element for latching to said at least one fixing element.

10. The household appliance device according to claim 8, wherein said housing unit has at least one dismantling element for dismantling said housing unit from said at least one fixing element.

11. A household appliance or household refrigeration appliance, comprising at least one household appliance device according to claim 1.

12. A household appliance device, comprising: at least one appliance body having a front, a rear, a depth direction extending from said front to said rear and at least one wall element at least partly delimiting at least one isolation chamber, said at least one wall element spanning a plane; at least one component; at least one fixing element and at least one further fixing element disposed on said at least one wall element, said at least one fixing element and said at least one further fixing element configured to fix said at least one component to said at least one wall element; said at least one fixing element protruding in a direction facing away from said at least one isolation chamber beyond said plane spanned by said at least one wall element; said at least one fixing element at least partly defining at least one latching element for latching said at least one component to said at least one wall element; and said at least one further fixing element protruding in a direction facing away from said at least one isolation chamber beyond said plane spanned by said at least one wall element; said at least one further fixing element disposed rearward of said at least one fixing element in said depth direction.

13. A household appliance device, comprising: at least one appliance body having a front, a rear, a depth direction extending from said front to said rear and at least one wall element at least partly delimiting at least one isolation chamber, said at least one wall element spanning a plane; at least one component; at least one fixing element and at least one further fixing element disposed on said at least one wall element, said at least one fixing element and said at least one further fixing element configured to fix said at least one component to said at least one wall element; said at least one fixing element protruding in a direction facing away from said at least one isolation chamber beyond said plane spanned by said at least one wall element; said at least one fixing element extending over at least 50% of an extent of said at least one wall element parallel to a width extent of said at least one appliance body; and said at least one further fixing element protruding in a direction facing away from said at least one isolation chamber beyond said plane spanned by said at least one wall element; said at least one further fixing element disposed rearward of said at least one fixing element in said depth direction.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING

(1) FIG. 1 shows a household refrigeration appliance with a household appliance device in a schematic perspective view,

(2) FIG. 2 shows a detail of the household refrigeration appliance with the household appliance device in a perspective view,

(3) FIG. 3 shows a wall element, a fixing element and a further fixing element of the household appliance device in a perspective view obliquely from below,

(4) FIG. 4 shows the wall element, the fixing element and the further fixing element in a perspective view obliquely from above,

(5) FIG. 5 shows the wall element, the fixing element and the further fixing element in a partial sectional view,

(6) FIG. 6 shows the wall element, the fixing element and the further fixing element in a view having a viewing direction parallel to an assembly direction,

(7) FIG. 7 shows an enlarged detail of FIG. 6,

(8) FIG. 8 shows the wall element, the fixing element, the further fixing element and a component of the household appliance device in an assembly step in a partial sectional view,

(9) FIG. 9 shows the wall element, the fixing element, the further fixing element and the component in a further assembly step in a partial sectional view,

(10) FIG. 10 shows the wall element, the fixing element, the further fixing element and the component in a further assembly step in a partial sectional view,

(11) FIG. 11 shows the wall element, the fixing element, the further fixing element and the component in an assembled state in a partial sectional view,

(12) FIG. 12 shows a detail of the household refrigeration appliance with the household appliance device in a view having a viewing direction parallel to an assembly direction,

(13) FIG. 13 shows the wall element, the fixing element, the further fixing element and the component in a dismantling step in a partial sectional view, and

(14) FIG. 14 shows a wall element and a fixing element of an alternative household appliance device in a partial sectional view.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(15) FIG. 1 shows a household appliance 50a which is configured as a household refrigeration appliance in a closed state. The household refrigeration appliance 50a is configured as a refrigerator appliance and as a freezer appliance, in particular as a combined-fridge-freezer appliance. The household appliance 50a has a household appliance device 10a which is configured as a household refrigeration appliance device. The household appliance device 10a has an appliance body 12a.

(16) The appliance body 12a partially defines a refrigerating zone (not shown). The refrigerating zone is configured as a cooling chamber. The household appliance device 10a has an appliance door 52a. The appliance door 52a is pivotably mounted relative to the appliance body 12a. In a closed state, the appliance door 52a closes the refrigerating zone.

(17) The appliance body 12a partially defines a further refrigerating zone (not shown). The further refrigerating zone is configured as a freezer chamber. The household appliance device 10a has a further appliance door 54a. The further appliance door 54a is pivotably mounted relative to the appliance body 12a. In a closed state, the further appliance door 54a closes the further refrigerating zone. In an installed position, the further refrigerating zone is arranged below the refrigerating zone relative to a vertical direction 40a. In an installed position, the appliance body 12a is positioned on a positioning surface 56a. The positioning surface 56a in the present exemplary embodiment is a floor, in particular of a room of a house.

(18) The appliance body 12a has two side walls 58a, a rear wall 60a, a ceiling wall 64a and a bottom wall 62a (see also FIG. 2). The appliance body 12a has a wall element 14a. The wall element 14a is configured as a foam crossmember. The wall element 14a has a foaming recess 68a (see FIGS. 3 and 4). The foaming recess 68a is provided for introducing isolation material into an isolation space 16a.

(19) The wall element 14a partially delimits an isolation space 16a (see FIGS. 12 and 13). In addition to the wall element 14a, the side walls 58a, the rear wall 60a, the ceiling wall 64a and the bottom wall 62a partially delimit the isolation chamber in each case. In an assembled state, the wall element 14a partially delimits a machinery compartment 66a. The wall element 14a partially defines a ceiling wall of the machinery compartment 66a.

(20) The household appliance device 10a has a fixing element 18a (see FIGS. 3 to 13). The fixing element 18a is arranged on the wall element 14a. In an installed position, the fixing element 18a is arranged on a lower face of the wall element 14a relative to a vertical direction 40a. In the present exemplary embodiment, the fixing element 18a is integrally connected to the wall element 14a.

(21) The fixing element 18a is provided for fixing a component 20a to the wall element 14a. The household appliance device 10a has the component 20a. The component 20a is configured as a housing unit. In the present exemplary embodiment, the component 20a is configured as a fan housing unit.

(22) In an assembled state of the component 20a the fixing element 18a fixes the component 20a to the wall element 14a. The wall element 14a spans a plane with a large part of a surface facing away from the isolation chamber 16a. The fixing element 18a protrudes in a direction 22a facing away from the isolation space 16a beyond the plane spanned by the wall element 14a (see FIGS. 3 to 13). The direction 22a in which the fixing element 18a protrudes beyond the plane spanned by the wall element 14a is oriented substantially anti-parallel to the vertical direction 40a.

(23) The fixing element 18a partially defines a receiving region 24a. The receiving region 24a is provided for receiving a partial region 26a of the component 20a (see FIGS. 8 to 11 and 13). In an assembled state, the receiving region 24a receives the partial region 26a of the component 20a. In an assembled state the partial region 26a of the component 20a is arranged inside the receiving region 24a.

(24) The receiving region 24a is open toward an outer face 70a of the wall element 14a. The outer face 70a of the wall element 14a defines a part of a rear face of the appliance body 12a. Together with the rear wall 60a of the appliance body 12a the outer face 70a of the wall element 14a substantially defines the rear face of the appliance body 12a (see FIG. 2). The receiving region 24a is open in an assembly direction 28a which is oriented substantially parallel to the plane (see FIGS. 8 to 11 and 13).

(25) The fixing element 18a partially defines a latching element 30a. The latching element 30a is arranged on a side of a wall of the fixing element 18a opposing the receiving region 24a, in particular relative to the assembly direction 28a. The fixing element 18a is provided by means of the latching element 30a for latching the component 20a to the wall element 14a.

(26) In a cross-sectional plane which is oriented substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of extent 72a of the fixing element 18a, the fixing element 18a has an L-shape. The fixing element 18a extends in the present exemplary embodiment over substantially 95% of an extent of the wall element 14a parallel to a width extent 32a of the appliance body 12a (see FIG. 12). An extent of the fixing element 18a in the longitudinal direction of extent 72a of the fixing element 18a is substantially 95% of an extent of the wall element 14a parallel to a width extent 32a of the appliance body 12a.

(27) The household appliance device 10a has a marking unit 34a (see FIGS. 6 and 7). The marking unit 34a is integrally connected to the fixing element 18a. The marking unit 34a is defined by a plurality of recesses 74a. The recesses 74a, by which the marking unit 34a is defined, are arranged on the fixing element 18a. The marking unit 34a marks an assembly position 36a of the component 20a on the fixing element 18a. The marking unit 34a marks an assembly position 36a by an arrangement of the recesses 74a.

(28) In addition to the fixing element 18a the household appliance device 10a has a further fixing element 38a. The further fixing element 38a protrudes in a direction 22a facing away from the isolation space 16a beyond the plane spanned by the wall element 14a (see FIGS. 3 to 13). In an installed position the fixing element 18a is arranged above the further fixing element 38a relative to the vertical direction 40a. In an installed position the fixing element 18a and the further fixing element 38a are arranged partially offset relative to the vertical direction 40a.

(29) The fixing element 18a and the further fixing element 38a are oriented substantially parallel to one another. In a cross-sectional plane which is oriented substantially perpendicular to a further longitudinal direction of extent 76a of the further fixing element 38a, the further fixing element 38a has an L-shape. The further fixing element 38a extends in the present exemplary embodiment over substantially 95% of an extent of the wall element 14a parallel to a width extent 32a of the appliance body 12a (see FIG. 12).

(30) The further fixing element 38a is constructed substantially the same as the fixing element 18a. The further fixing element 38a partially defines a further receiving region 42a. The further receiving region 42a is provided for receiving a further partial region 44a of the component 20a (see FIGS. 8 to 11 and 13). In an assembled state, the further receiving region 42a receives the further partial region 44a of the component 20a. In an assembled state the further partial region 44a of the component 20a is arranged inside the further receiving region 42a.

(31) The further receiving region 42a is open toward an outer face 70a of the wall element 14a. The further receiving region 42a is open in an assembly direction 28a which is oriented substantially parallel to the plane (see FIGS. 8 to 11 and 13).

(32) The further fixing element 38a partially defines a further latching element 78a. The further latching element 78a is arranged on a side of a wall of the further fixing element 38a opposing the further receiving region 42a, in particular relative to the assembly direction 28a. The further fixing element 38a is provided for latching the component 20a to the wall element 14a, by means of the further latching element 78a.

(33) The component 20a has a latching element 46a (see FIGS. 8 to 11 and 13). The latching element 46a of the component 20a is provided for latching to the fixing element 18a. In an assembled state of the component 20a the latching element 46a of the component 20a engages behind the latching element 30a of the fixing element 18a.

(34) The component 20a has a further latching element 80a (see FIGS. 8 to 11). The further latching element 80a of the component 20a is provided for a latching to the further fixing element 38a, in particular to the further latching element 78a of the further fixing element 38a. In an assembled state of the component 20a the further latching element 80a of the component 20a engages behind the further latching element 78a of the further fixing element 38a.

(35) In a method for assembling the household appliance device 10a the component 20a is fixed to the wall element 14a (see FIGS. 8 to 11). The component 20a is moved toward the wall element 14a in an assembly direction 28a and namely, in particular, by means of an assembly tool 82a. With a further movement of the component 20a in the assembly direction 28a the partial region 26a of the component 20a engages in the receiving region 24a of the fixing element 18a and/or the further partial region 80a of the component 20a engages in the further receiving region 42a of the further fixing element 38a.

(36) The component 20a is moved further in the assembly direction 28a. The component 20a is moved sufficiently far in the assembly direction 28a toward the wall element 14a until the latching element 46a of the component 20a engages behind the latching element 30a of the fixing element 18a and/or until the further latching element 80a of the component 20a engages behind the further latching element 78a of the further fixing element 38a (see FIGS. 10 and 11). The assembly tool 82a is removed from the component 20a and namely, in particular, as soon as the component 20a is arranged in an assembled state of the component 20a (see FIG. 11).

(37) The component 20a has a dismantling element 48a (see FIGS. 12 and 13). The dismantling element 48a is provided for dismantling the component 20a from the fixing element 18a. The dismantling element 48a is configured as a recess. The dismantling element 48a is provided for the insertion of at least one dismantling tool 84a. The dismantling tool 84a is provided for the release of the latching element 46a of the component 20a from a latched position.

(38) The component has an actuating element 86a (see FIG. 13). The actuating element 86a is arranged on the latching element 46a of the component 20a. The actuating element 86a is provided, according to an actuation of the actuating element 86a, for the release of the latching element 46a of the component 20a from the latched position. The actuating element 86a has an actuating recess 88a. The dismantling tool 84a is able to be inserted into the actuating recess 88a for releasing the latched position. The actuating element 86a moves the latching element 46a of the component from the latched position according to a rotational movement of the dismantling tool 84a engaging in the dismantling element 48a and in the actuating recess 88a.

(39) In FIG. 14 a further exemplary embodiment of the invention is shown. The following descriptions are substantially limited to the differences between the exemplary embodiments, wherein reference may be made to the description of the exemplary embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 13 relative to the components, features and functions which remain the same. For differentiating between the exemplary embodiments, the letter a in the reference numerals of the exemplary embodiment in FIGS. 1 to 13 is replaced by the letter b in the reference numerals of the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 14. Relative to the components denoted the same, in particular relative to components with the same reference numerals, in principle reference may also be made to the drawings and/or the description of the exemplary embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 13.

(40) FIG. 14 shows a wall element 14b of an appliance body 12b of an alternative household appliance device 10b. The household appliance device 10b has a fixing element 18b arranged on the wall element 14b. The fixing element 18b and the wall element 14b are configured separately from one another, in particular as objects which are separate from one another. In an assembled state the fixing element 18b is arranged on the wall element 14b. In an assembled state the fixing element 18b is connected with a material bond to the wall element 14b.

(41) The fixing element 18a partially defines a receiving region 24b. The receiving region 24b is provided for receiving a partial region 26b of a component 20b of the household appliance device 10b. The receiving region 24b is open in an assembly direction 28b which is oriented substantially parallel to a plane spanned by the wall element 14b.

(42) The fixing element 18b partially defines a second receiving region 90b. The receiving region 24b and the second receiving region 90b are open in different directions. The fixing element 18b forms a type of top hat rail.

REFERENCE NUMERALS

(43) 10 Household appliance device

(44) 12 Appliance body

(45) 14 Wall element

(46) 16 Isolation chamber

(47) 18 Fixing element

(48) 20 Component

(49) 22 Direction

(50) 24 Receiving region

(51) 26 Partial region

(52) 28 Assembly direction

(53) 30 Latching element

(54) 32 Width extent

(55) 34 Marking unit

(56) 36 Assembly position

(57) 38 Further fixing element

(58) 40 Vertical direction

(59) 42 Further receiving region

(60) 44 Further partial region

(61) 46 Latching element

(62) 48 Dismantling element

(63) 50 Household appliance

(64) 52 Appliance door

(65) 54 Further appliance door

(66) 56 Positioning surface

(67) 58 Side wall

(68) 60 Rear wall

(69) 62 Bottom wall

(70) 64 Ceiling wall

(71) 66 Machinery compartment

(72) 68 Foaming recess

(73) 70 Outer face

(74) 72 Longitudinal direction of extent

(75) 74 Recess

(76) 76 Further longitudinal direction of extent

(77) 78 Further latching element

(78) 80 Further latching element

(79) 82 Assembly tool

(80) 84 Dismantling tool

(81) 86 Actuating element

(82) 88 Actuating recess

(83) 90 Second receiving region