Profiled arrangement, particularly for a refrigerator and/or freezer device

Abstract

The invention relates to a profiled arrangement (1) particularly for a refrigerator and/or freezer device (10), comprising at least one base (8), at least one securing arrangement (2), at least one sealing arrangement (3) and at least one profiled element (5), characterised in that at least one free end (51) of the profiled element (5) is arranged on the sealing arrangement (3), and that at least one additional free end (52) of the profiled element (5) is connected to the base (8) by means of at least one movement arrangement (4) that at least partially projects into the sealing arrangement (3), said movement arrangement comprising two movement sections (40, 41) arranged approximately opposite one another. The invention also relates to a closing element (20) for a refrigerator and/or freezer device (10) having such a profiled arrangement (1), and to a refrigerator and/or freezer device (10) comprising such a profiled arrangement (1).

Claims

1. A profiled arrangement for a refrigerator or freezer apparatus, comprising: a base; a fastening arrangement; a sealing arrangement; and a profiled element; wherein a first free end of the profiled element is disposed on the sealing arrangement; wherein the profiled element, in relation to a hollow chamber of the sealing arrangement, is disposed on the hollow chamber so as to be approximately orthogonal thereto; wherein a second free end of the profiled element is connected to the base by way of at least one movement arrangement; wherein the movement arrangement protrudes into the sealing arrangement approximately at an acute angle in relation to the profiled element; wherein the movement arrangement is disposed so as to be approximately orthogonal to the base of the profiled arrangement; wherein the profiled element between the two free ends thereof has a width of approximately 5 to 50 mm and which has two movement portions that are disposed so as to be approximately opposite one another; wherein the movement arrangement is produced from a soft elastic polymer material having a Shore A hardness according to DIN EN ISO 868 of approximately 50 to 100.

2. The profiled arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the profiled element is disposed approximately at an acute or an obtuse angle on the sealing arrangement.

3. The profiled arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the profiled element is disposed on the sealing arrangement so as to be approximately orthogonal.

4. The profiled arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the profiled element is connected to the sealing arrangement by way of a reinforcement element.

5. The profiled arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the profiled element is connected to a hollow chamber of the sealing arrangement by way of a reinforcement element.

6. The profiled arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the profiled element has a cover element.

7. The profiled arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the movement arrangement has two movement portions that are disposed so as to be approximately opposite one another and are interconnected by way of a connection element.

8. The profiled arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sealing arrangement or the profiled element is produced from a soft elastic polymer material having a Shore A hardness according to DIN EN ISO 868 of approximately 50 to 100.

9. A closure element for a refrigerator or freezer apparatus having the profiled arrangement as claimed in claim 1.

10. A refrigerator or freezer apparatus having the profiled arrangement as claimed in claim 1.

Description

(1) In the figures;

(2) FIG. 1 shows a perspective illustration of a refrigerator and/or freezer apparatus having a closure element and a profiled arrangement according to the invention;

(3) FIG. 2 shows a sectional illustration of a profiled arrangement according to the invention;

(4) FIG. 3 shows a sectional illustration of a further profiled arrangement according to the invention;

(5) FIG. 4 shows a sectional illustration of a further profiled arrangement according to the invention;

(6) FIG. 5 shows a sectional illustration of a further profiled arrangement according to the invention;

(7) FIG. 6 shows a sectional illustration of a further profiled arrangement according to the invention;

(8) FIG. 7 shows a sectional illustration of a further profiled arrangement according to the invention.

(9) FIG. 1 shows a profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention on a closure element 20 of a refrigerator and/or freezer apparatus 10.

(10) The refrigerator and/or freezer apparatus 10 has a cabinet-shaped cabinet body 11, the walls 13 thereof delimiting the interior 14 of the refrigerator and/or freezer apparatus 10.

(11) The opening 12 on the front side of the cabinet body 11 is closable in a sealing manner by the closure element 20 and by the profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention which is disposed on said opening 20.

(12) The closure element 20 by way of hinge arrangements 21 is disposed on the cabinet body 11 of the refrigerator and/or freezer apparatus 10 so as to be pivotable about a vertical axis in this exemplary embodiment.

(13) The profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention in this exemplary embodiment is disposed on that side of the closure element 20 that is opposite the cabinet body 11 of the refrigerator and/or freezer apparatus 10 such that the profiled arrangement 1 in the case of a closed position of the closure element 20 bears on the cabinet body 11 about the opening 12 of the refrigerator and/or freezer apparatus 10 and seals the gap between the closure element 20 and the cabinet body 11 of the refrigerator and/or freezer apparatus 10 in a visually appealing manner.

(14) A sectional illustration of a profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention is illustrated in FIG. 2.

(15) The profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention has a base 8, a fastening arrangement 2, a sealing arrangement 3, and at least one profiled element 5.

(16) The free end 51 of the profiled element 5 in this exemplary embodiment is disposed on the sealing arrangement 3, wherein the free end 52 of the profiled element 5 by way of at least one is connected to the base 8 by way of at least one movement arrangement 3 which at least partially protrudes into the sealing arrangement 3 and which has at least one movement portion 40, 41. The profiled element 5 in this exemplary embodiment is disposed on the sealing arrangement 3 so as to be approximately orthogonal. The profiled element 5 is configured so as to be linear, approximately prismatic in the cross section, and in this exemplary embodiment has a mean wall thickness of approximately 1.2 mm. The profiled element 5 of the profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention is furthermore configured such that said profiled element 5 between the free ends 51, 52 thereof has a width of approximately 20 mm. The profiled element 5 of the profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention on the free end 52 thereof furthermore has at least one cover element 7 which is integrally connected to said profiled element 5.

(17) The sealing arrangement 3 which in this exemplary embodiment has the hollow chamber 30, 31, 32, 33 is disposed on the free end 51 of the profiled element 5.

(18) The profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention is furthermore configured such that a further seal element 9 is disposed so as to be integral to at least one hollow chamber 30, 31, 32, 33.

(19) The free end 52 of the profiled element 5 is connected to the base 8 of the profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention by way of at least one movement arrangement 4.

(20) The movement arrangement 4 in this exemplary embodiment is configured so as to protrude into the sealing arrangement 3 at an angle that is approximately acute in relation to the profiled element 3.

(21) The movement arrangement 4 of the profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention in this exemplary embodiment furthermore has two movement portions 40, 41 which are disposed so as to be mutually opposite and which are interconnected by way of a connection element 42. The movement arrangement 4 of the profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention in this exemplary embodiment is configured such that the movement portion 40 has approximately the same wall thickness as the profiled element 5, while the movement portion 41 and the connection element 42 have approximately half the wall thickness of the movement portion 40.

(22) The profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention is furthermore configured such that the base 8 by way of the movement arrangement 4 is disposed so as to be spaced apart from the profiled element 5 in an approximately orthogonal manner. The movement arrangement 4 of the profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention in this exemplary embodiment is furthermore configured such that said movement arrangement 4 is disposed so as to be approximately orthogonal to the base 8.

(23) The movement arrangement 4 of the profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention in this exemplary embodiment has a first movement portion 40 and a second movement portion 41, disposed so as to be opposite to the first movement portion 40, said movement portions 40, 41 being interconnected in a materially integral manner by way of the connection element 42.

(24) The first movement portion 40 of the movement arrangement 4 in this exemplary embodiment is disposed at an acute angle to the profiled element 5.

(25) The second movement portion 41 of the movement arrangement 4 in this exemplary embodiment is disposed so as to be approximately orthogonal to the base 8 of the profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention.

(26) The connection element 42 of the movement arrangement 4 connects the movement portions 40, 41 by way of a radius of approximately R2.

(27) A fastening arrangement 2 is disposed on the base 8 of the profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention, said fastening arrangement 2 being disposed on the base 8 so as to be approximately orthogonal.

(28) The profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention in this exemplary embodiment is configured such that the sealing arrangement 3, the movement arrangement 4, and the profiled element 5 are produced from a soft elastic polymer material having a Shore A hardness according to DIN EN ISO 868 of approximately 75.

(29) The base 8 and the fastening arrangement 2 of the profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention are likewise produced from a polymer material having the Shore D hardness according to DIN EN ISO 868 of approximately 80.

(30) A sectional illustration of a further profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention is illustrated in FIG. 3.

(31) The profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention has a base 8, a fastening arrangement 2, at least one sealing arrangement 3, and at least one profiled element 5.

(32) The free end 51 of the profiled element 5 is disposed on the sealing arrangement 3, wherein the free end 52 of the profiled element 5 by way of at least one movement arrangement 4 which at least partially protrudes into the sealing arrangement 3 is disposed so as to be spaced apart from the base 8.

(33) The profiled element 5 in this exemplary embodiment is disposed on the sealing arrangement 3 approximately at a right angle. The profiled element 5 is configured so as to be approximately linear, approximately rectangular in the cross section, and in this exemplary embodiment has a wall thickness of approximately 2 mm.

(34) The free end 51 of the profiled element 5 in this exemplary embodiment is disposed on the hollow chamber 30 of the sealing arrangement 3.

(35) The profiled element 5 in this exemplary embodiment between the free ends 51, 52 thereof has a width of approximately 16 mm.

(36) The profiled element 5 of the profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention in this exemplary embodiment is connected to the sealing arrangement 3 by way of a reinforcement element 6. The reinforcement element 6 herein is configured such that said reinforcement element 6 is disposed respectively on the profiled element 5 and on the hollow chamber 30 of the sealing arrangement 3 at an angle of approximately 45°.

(37) A further hollow chamber 31, 32 is disposed so as to be in each case adjacent to the hollow chamber 30 of the sealing arrangement 3.

(38) The profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention in this exemplary embodiment is configured such that at least one movement arrangement 4 protrudes into the sealing arrangement 3 at an approximately right angle in relation to the profiled element 5.

(39) The movement arrangement 4 according to the invention in this exemplary embodiment is disposed so as to be spaced apart from the profiled element 5 and so as not to be connected to the latter.

(40) The movement arrangement 4 of the profiled arrangement 1 in this exemplary embodiment furthermore has two movement portions 40, 41 which are disposed so as to be mutually opposite and which are interconnected by way of at least one connection element 42.

(41) The first movement portion 40 of the movement arrangement 4 in this exemplary embodiment is configured such that said first movement portion 40 is configured so as to be approximately S-shaped in the cross section and so as to be in each case spaced apart from the profiled element 5 and from the reinforcement element 6. The first movement portion 40 of the movement arrangement 4 is furthermore configured such that said first movement portion 40 is disposed on the hollow chamber 30 of the sealing arrangement 3.

(42) It is also within the scope of the invention that the first fastening portion 40 of the movement arrangement 4 is disposed on the reinforcement element 6 and/or on the hollow chamber 31, 32 of the sealing arrangement 3.

(43) The profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention in this exemplary embodiment is configured such that the sealing arrangement 3 and the movement arrangement 4 are produced from a soft elastic polymer material which in this exemplary embodiment is a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) having a Shore A hardness according to DIN EN ISO 868 of approximately 77.

(44) The base 8, the fastening arrangement 2, and the profiled element 5 of the profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention in this exemplary embodiment are likewise produced from a polymer material, specifically polyvinyl chloride (PVC), having a Shore D hardness according to DIN EN ISO 868 of approximately 80.

(45) A sectional illustration of a further profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention is illustrated in FIG. 4.

(46) The profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention comprises a base 8, a fastening arrangement 2, at least one sealing arrangement 3, and a profiled element 5.

(47) The free end 51 of the profiled element 5 is disposed on the sealing arrangement 3, wherein the free end 52 of the profiled element 5 by way of at least one is connected to the base 8 by way of at least one movement arrangement 4 which at least partially protrudes into the sealing arrangement 3.

(48) The profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention is furthermore configured such that the free end 52 of the profiled element 5 by way of a movement arrangement 4 which at least partially protrudes into the sealing arrangement 3 is disposed so as to be spaced apart from the base 8. The profiled element 5 of the profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention is furthermore configured such that said profiled element 5 on the free end 52 thereof has a cover element 7 which is disposed in a materially integral manner.

(49) The profiled element 5 in relation to the hollow chamber 30 of the sealing arrangement 3 is disposed on said hollow chamber 30 so as to be approximately orthogonal. The profiled element 5 is configured so as to be approximately linear, prismatic in the cross section, and has a wall thickness of approximately 1.1 mm.

(50) The profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention is furthermore configured such that the profiled element 5 is connected to the sealing arrangement 3 by way of a reinforcement element 6.

(51) The profiled element 5 in this exemplary embodiment is connected to the hollow chamber 30 of the sealing arrangement 3 by way of a reinforcement element 6.

(52) The movement arrangement 4 of the profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention in this exemplary embodiment is configured so as to protrude into the sealing arrangement 3 at an angle that is approximately acute in relation to the profiled element 5.

(53) The movement arrangement 4 in this exemplary embodiment has two movement portions 40, 41 which are disposed so as to be mutually opposite and which are interconnected by way of at least one connection element 42.

(54) The first movement portion 40 in this exemplary embodiment is configured so as to be approximately parallel to the second movement portion 41 of the movement arrangement 4.

(55) The connection element 42 connects the first movement portion 40 to the second movement portion 41 of the movement arrangement 4 by way of a radius of approximately R 1.2.

(56) The profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention is furthermore configured such that the base 8 is disposed so as to be approximately orthogonal to the profiled element 5, and that the fastening arrangement 2 is disposed in a materially integral manner at an approximately right angle on the base 8.

(57) The profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention is furthermore configured such that the sealing arrangement 3 has a further seal element 9 which in this exemplary embodiment is disposed in a materially integral manner on the hollow chamber 31.

(58) A sectional illustration of a further profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention is illustrated in FIG. 5.

(59) The profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention is configured such that said profiled arrangement 1 has a base 8, a fastening arrangement 2, a sealing arrangement 3, and at least one profiled element 5.

(60) The fastening arrangement 2 is configured such that said fastening arrangement 2 in the intended use is fixed to a closure element 20 and/or to a cabinet body 11 of a refrigerator and/or freezer apparatus 10 in that the components of the closure element 20 and/or of the cabinet body 11 of a refrigerator and/or freezer apparatus 10 are fixedly connected to the fastening arrangement 2, or are fixed to the latter in a materially integral manner, respectively

(61) The fastening arrangement 2 in this exemplary embodiment is configured such that said fastening arrangement 2 is disposable on a closure element 20 (not illustrated here) and/or on a cabinet body 11 (not illustrated here) of a refrigerator and/or freezer apparatus 10 such that the closure element 20, or the cabinet body 11, respectively, is capable of being foam-filled by way of a foam material such that without which the profiled arrangement 1 is compromised on account thereof. However, it is also within the scope of the invention that the fastening arrangement 2 is configured such that said fastening arrangement 2 is fixable to the respective closure element 20 and/or to a cabinet body 11 of a refrigerator and/or freezer apparatus 10 by way of adhesives and/or adhesive tapes known per se.

(62) The free end 51 of the profiled element 5 is disposed on the sealing arrangement 3, while the further free end 52 of the profiled element 5 by way of at least one is connected to the base 8 by way of at least one movement arrangement 4 which at least partially protrudes into the sealing arrangement 3 and which has at least one movement portion 40, 41.

(63) The profiled element 5 of the profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention in this exemplary embodiment is disposed on the sealing arrangement 3 so as to be approximately orthogonal. The hollow chamber 30 of the sealing arrangement 3 in this exemplary embodiment is disposed on the free end 51 of the profiled element 5.

(64) The profiled element 5 is configured so as to be approximately linear, approximately rectangular in the cross section, and has a wall thickness of approximately 2.5 mm. The profiled element between the free ends 51, 52 thereof furthermore has a width of approximately 17 mm.

(65) The sealing arrangement 3 in this exemplary embodiment is configured such that said sealing arrangement 3 has hollow chambers 30, 31, 32 which bear on one another, wherein the hollow chamber 31 is disposed so as to be spaced apart from the hollow chamber 32 of the sealing arrangement 3.

(66) The profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention is furthermore configured such that the movement arrangement 4 is configured so as to protrude into the sealing arrangement 3 approximately at an acute angle in relation to the profiled element 5.

(67) The movement arrangement 4 of the profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention in this exemplary embodiment is configured such that said movement arrangement 4 is connected to the profiled element 5 by way of a reinforcement element 6.

(68) The movement arrangement 4 of the profiled arrangement 5 according to the invention in this exemplary embodiment has two movement portions 40, 41 which are disposed so as to be mutually opposite. The movement arrangement 4 of the profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention is furthermore configured such that the movement portions 40, 41 are interconnected by way of a connection element 42.

(69) The movement arrangement 4 having the reinforcement element 6 connecting the profiled element 5 in this exemplary embodiment the is disposed on the first movement portion 40 of the movement arrangement 4.

(70) The profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention furthermore has a base 8 and a fastening element 2 that is disposed on the latter, said base 8 being produced from the polymer material polypropylene (PP) having a Shore D hardness according to DIN EN ISO 868 of approximately 73.

(71) The sealing arrangement 3, the movement arrangement 4, and the profiled element 5 in this exemplary embodiment are produced from the olefin-based soft elastic polymer material thermoplastic elastomer, having a Shore A hardness according to DIN EN ISO 868 of approximately 75.

(72) A sectional illustration of a further profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention is illustrated in FIG. 6.

(73) The profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention comprises a base 8, at least one fastening arrangement 2, at least one sealing arrangement 3, and at least one profiled element 5.

(74) The profiled arrangement 1 in this exemplary embodiment is configured such that said profiled arrangement 1 has two profiled elements 5 which are disposed so as to be mutually opposite.

(75) The free end 51 of the profiled element 5 is disposed on the sealing arrangement 3, while the further free end 52 of the profiled element 5 by way of at least one is connected to the base 8 by way of at least one movement arrangement 4 which at least partially protrudes into the sealing arrangement 3 and which has at least one movement portion 40, 41.

(76) The profiled arrangement 1 in this exemplary embodiment is configured such that in each case two movement arrangements 4 which are disposed so as to be mutually opposite are disposed on the base 8, said two movement arrangements 4 protruding into the sealing arrangement 3 in an approximately orthogonal manner.

(77) The profiled element 5 is configured so as to be approximately linear, somewhat prismatic in the cross section, and has a wall thickness of approximately 1.8 mm. The profiled element 5 in this exemplary embodiment between the free ends 51, 52 thereof has a width of approximately 30 mm.

(78) The profiled element 5 of the profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention is furthermore configured such that said profiled element 5 closes the hollow chamber 30 and the hollow chamber 32 of the sealing arrangement 3.

(79) The profiled element 5 of the profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention is furthermore configured such that said profiled element 5 is connected to the hollow chamber 30 as well as to the hollow chamber 31 of the sealing arrangement 3 by way of a reinforcement element 6.

(80) In each case a cover element 7 that is disposed at an acute angle is disposed on the free end 52 of the profiled element 5.

(81) The movement arrangement 4 of the profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention in this exemplary embodiment is disposed directly on the base 8 and so as to be spaced apart from the free end 52 of the profiled element 5 by way of a web 43.

(82) The movement arrangement 4 has two movement portions 40, 41 which are disposed so as to be mutually opposite and which are interconnected by way of a connection element 42.

(83) The movement arrangement 4 in this exemplary embodiment is configured so as to protrude into the sealing arrangement 3 in an orthogonal manner to the base 8 as well as in an orthogonal manner to the profiled element 5. The fastening arrangement 2 is disposed on the base 8.

(84) The profiled arrangement 5 in this exemplary embodiment is produced from the olefin-based soft elastic polymer material thermoplastic elastomer, having a Shore A hardness according to DIN ISO 868 of approximately 78.

(85) A sectional illustration of a further profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention is illustrated in FIG. 7.

(86) The profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention comprises a base 8, a fastening arrangement 2, at least one sealing arrangement 3, and a profiled element 5.

(87) The free end 51 of the profiled element 5 is disposed on the sealing arrangement 3, wherein the free end 52 of the profiled element 5 is connected to the base 8 by way of at least one movement arrangement 4 which at least partially protrudes into the sealing arrangement 3.

(88) The profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention is furthermore configured such that the free end 52 of the profiled element 5 by way of a movement arrangement 4 which at least partially protrudes into the sealing arrangement 3 is disposed so as to be spaced apart from the base 8. The profiled element 5 in relation to the hollow chamber 30 of the sealing arrangement 3 is disposed directly thereon.

(89) The profiled element 5 is furthermore configured such that said profiled elements in the cross section has a convex contour having a radius in the range from approximately 1.0 to 100 mm, preferably 10.0 mm to 80 mm, in this exemplary embodiment 18 mm. An increase in the flexibility of the sealing arrangement 3 is advantageously attainable thereby, for example so as to better be able to compensate for production-related tolerances, especially in the door gap or in the hinge region, respectively.

(90) The profiled element 5 herein has a wall thickness of approximately 0.6 mm.

(91) The profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention is furthermore configured such that the profiled element 5 is connected to the sealing arrangement 3 by way of a reinforcement element 6.

(92) The profiled element 5 in this exemplary embodiment is connected to the hollow chamber 30 of the sealing arrangement 3 by way of a reinforcement element 6 which in this exemplary embodiment has a wall thickness of approximately 0.6 mm.

(93) The movement arrangement 4 of the profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention in this exemplary embodiment is configured so as to protrude into the sealing arrangement 3 at an angle that is approximately acute in relation to the profiled element 5.

(94) The movement arrangement 4 in this exemplary embodiment has two movement portions 40, 41 which are disposed so as to be mutually opposite and which are interconnected by way of a connection element 42. The first movement portion 40 in this exemplary embodiment is configured so as to be approximately parallel with the second movement portion 41 of the movement arrangement 4. The connection element 42 connects the first movement portion 40 to the second movement portion 41 of the movement arrangement 4 by way of a radius of approximately R 1. The profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention is furthermore configured such that the fastening arrangement 2 is disposed in a materially integral manner at an approximately right angle on the base 8.

(95) The profiled element 5 of the profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention is furthermore configured such that said profiled element 5 on the free end 52 thereof has a cover element 7 which is disposed in a materially integral manner.

(96) The profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention is furthermore configured such that the sealing arrangement 3 has a further seal element 9 which in this exemplary embodiment is disposed in a materially integral manner on the hollow chamber 31.

(97) The base 8, the fastening arrangement 2, and the profiled element 5 of the profiled arrangement 1 according to the invention in this exemplary embodiment are likewise produced from a polymer material, specifically polyvinyl chloride (PVC), having a Shore D hardness according to DIN EN ISO 868 of approximately 78.