HOME APPLIANCE DOOR HAVING AN AIR-GUIDING CHANNEL AND HOME APPLIANCE

Abstract

A home appliance door, in particular a cooling device, contains at least one door unit having an outer wall and an inner wall, and at least one covering element at least partly covering the at least one feature of the inner wall. The inner wall contains an air-guiding channel formed thereon.

Claims

1. A home appliance door, comprising: at least one door unit having an outer wall and an inner wall, said inner wall having an air-guiding channel formed thereon; and at least one covering element at least partly covering at least one feature of said inner wall.

2. The home appliance door according to claim 1, wherein said air-guiding channel has an at least partly undulated wall.

3. The home appliance door according to claim 1, wherein said air-guiding channel has an at least partly undulated base wall.

4. The home appliance door according to claim 1, wherein said air-guiding channel contains at least one ridge.

5. The home appliance door according to claim 4, wherein said at least one ridge has at least one gap formed therein for distributing air along said air-guiding channel.

6. The home appliance door according to claim 1, wherein said air-guiding channel has a plurality of ridges separated by gaps.

7. The home appliance door according to claim 1, wherein said air-guiding channel has an end portion inclined laterally towards a longitudinal center of said inner wall.

8. The home appliance door according to claim 1, wherein said air-guiding channel has an end portion inclined towards said at least one covering element.

9. The home appliance door according to claim 1, wherein said air-guiding channel is formed on an inner side of said inner wall.

10. The home appliance door according to claim 1, wherein said air-guiding channel is one of at least two air-guiding channels formed on said inner wall.

11. The home appliance door according to claim 10, wherein said inner wall has a barrier between said air guiding channels.

12. The home appliance door according to claim 1, wherein the home appliance door is a cooling device door.

13. The home appliance, comprising: at least one home appliance door containing at least one door unit having an outer wall, an inner wall and at least one covering element at least partly covering at least one feature of said inner wall, said inner wall having an air-guiding channel formed thereon.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING

[0036] FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic, perspective view of a home appliance according to the invention;

[0037] FIG. 2 is an exploded, perspective view of a home appliance door;

[0038] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an inner wall;

[0039] FIG. 4 is a front view of the inner wall;

[0040] FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of an air-guiding channel;

[0041] FIG. 6 is a partial, perspective view of the air-guiding channel; and

[0042] FIG. 7 is another partial, perspective view of the air-guiding channel.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0043] In this detailed description, the subject matter is explained with references to examples without forming any restrictive effect only in order to make the subject more understandable.

[0044] Referring now to the figures of the drawings in detail and first, particularly to FIG. 1 thereof, there is shown a home appliance 1 that is embodied as a cooling device, particularly a refrigerator. The home appliance (1) could further be embodied in particular as a wine cooler, a climate cabinet, an ice-box, a freezer and/or a refrigerator-freezer combination.

[0045] The home appliance 1 contains a body 7 defining a storage space 72 and a home appliance door 10. The home appliance door 10 is coupled, particularly hinged, to the body 7. In a mounted state, the home appliance door 10 is rotatably connected to the appliance body 7. The home appliance door 10 contains a door unit 12.

[0046] As shown in the FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the door unit 12 has an inner wall 2 and an outer wall 3. In an assembled state, the inner wall 2 and the outer wall 3 are connected to one another. The inner wall 2 and the outer wall 3 define an interior space is, in an assembled state, mostly filled with insulation material.

[0047] The home appliance door 10 contains a covering element 4. In an assembled state, the covering element 4 covers several features 28 of the inner wall 2. The covering element 4 is, in the present embodiment, mostly made of metal. The covering element 4 is embodied as a covering plate.

[0048] The home appliance door 10 contains an air line provided between the inner wall 2 and the cover 4. The air line is formed by at least one air-guiding channel 20. The air line contains an inlet 52. The inlet 52 is located in a bottom part of the home appliance door 10. The air line contains an outlet 54. The outlet 54 is located in a top part of the appliance door 10. The covering element 4 contains two cutouts 42, 44. In an assembled state, the inlet cutout 42 is aligned with the inlet 52 and the outlet cutout 44 is aligned with the outlet 54.

[0049] As shown in the FIGS. 3-7, the inner wall 2 contains three air-guiding channels 20. The air guiding channels 20 are separated by barriers 21. The air-guiding channel 20 is formed on the inner side 27 of the inner wall 2. Inner side 27 of the inner wall 2 is the side facing towards the covering element 4. The air-guiding channel 20 is in the form of a groove formed on the surface of the inner wall 2.

[0050] The air-guiding channel 20 contains a ridge 22. The ridge 22 is formed on the base wall 26 of the air-guiding channel 20. The ridge 22 extends along the air-guiding channel 20 almost entirely in a longitudinal manner. The ridge 22 contains a plurality of gaps 23 for distributing air along the air-guiding channel 20 in a balanced manner. The ridge 22 is in the form of a protrusion provided in the air-guiding channel 20.

[0051] As shown in the FIG. 4, the air guiding channel 20 has an end portion 25 inclined laterally towards the longitudinal center x of the inner wall 2. Both end portions 25 of the air-guiding channel 20 are inclined laterally towards the longitudinal center x of the inner wall 2. In addition, the end portion 25 is inclined towards the covering element 4. Both end portions 25 of the air-guiding channel 20 are inclined towards the covering element 4.

[0052] An end portion 24 of the ridge 22 is inclined laterally towards the longitudinal center x of the inner wall 2. Both end portions 24 of the ridge 22 are inclined laterally towards the longitudinal center x of the inner wall 22. The end portion 24 of the ridge 22 is inclined towards the covering element 4. Both end portions 24 of the ridge 22 are inclined towards the covering element 4.

REFERENCE LIST

[0053] 10 Home Appliance Door [0054] 12 Door Unit [0055] 2 Inner Wall of the Door Unit [0056] 20 Air Guiding Channel [0057] 21 Barrier [0058] 22 Ridge [0059] 23 Gap [0060] 24 End Portion of the Ridge [0061] 25 End Portion of the Air Guiding Channel [0062] 26 Base Wall of the Inner Wall [0063] 27 Inner side of the Inner Wall [0064] 28 Feature of the Inner Wall [0065] 3 Outer Wall of the Door Unit [0066] 4 Covering Element [0067] 42 Inlet Cut-out [0068] 44 Outlet Cut-out [0069] 52 Inlet [0070] 54 Outlet [0071] 7 Body of the Home Appliance [0072] 72 Storage Space [0073] X Longitudinal Center of the Inner Wall