Abstract
A domestic appliance device, particularly a domestic refrigerator device, has at least one appliance body with at least one a rear wall, at least one shelf unit, and at least one retainer unit provided for retaining the shelf unit. In order to improve properties with respect to advantageous shelf unit retention, the retainer unit has at least one retainer element whose main extension direction extends, in at least one operating state, at least substantially parallel to the rear wall and at least substantially in a horizontal direction.
Claims
1. A domestic appliance device, comprising: an appliance housing having a rear wall; at least one storage unit; a holding unit configured to hold said at least one storage unit, said holding unit having at least one holding element, said holding element having a main extension direction running at least substantially parallel to said rear wall and at least substantially in a horizontal direction in at least one operating state of the domestic appliance; and at least one facing element disposed on a side of said at least one holding unit facing away from said rear wall, at a free spacing distance from said holding element and spaced from said rear wall, and substantially parallel to said rear wall; and said facing element having at least one recess formed therein aligned with and exposing said at least one holding element.
2. The domestic appliance device according to claim 1, wherein said holding element is formed with a holding recess configured to receive at least part of said storage unit inserted therein.
3. The domestic appliance device according to claim 2, wherein a main extension direction of said holding recess runs at least substantially parallel to the main extension direction of said holding element.
4. The domestic appliance device according to claim 1, wherein said at least one holding element is one of a plurality of holding elements each extending substantially horizontally across said rear wall and vertically spaced from one another, and said at least one recess formed in said at least one facing element is one of a plurality of recesses extending horizontally across said facing element and being respectively aligned with said plurality of holding elements.
5. The domestic appliance device according to claim 4, wherein said holding element is arranged, at least in part, on a side of said facing element facing away from said rear wall.
6. The domestic appliance device according to claim 1, wherein said holding unit is configured to support said storage unit to enable said storage unit to be displaced in at least one direction, which is substantially parallel to the main extension direction of said holding element.
7. The domestic appliance device according to claim 1, wherein said storage unit comprises at least one bracing element configured to counteract a torque resulting from when said storage unit is mounted.
8. The domestic appliance device according to claim 1, wherein said storage unit is configured for toolless assembly on, and disassembly from said holding unit.
9. The domestic appliance device according to claim 1, wherein said storage unit comprises at least one shelf.
10. The domestic appliance device according to claim 9, wherein said shelf is at least partially transparent and frameless and/or at least partially translucent and frameless.
11. The domestic appliance device according to claim 1, wherein said holding element has a substantially rectangular cross section.
12. The domestic appliance device according to claim 1 configured for a domestic refrigeration appliance.
13. A domestic appliance, comprising at least one domestic appliance device according to claim 1.
14. The domestic appliance according to claim 13 configured as a domestic refrigeration appliance.
15. A domestic appliance device, comprising: an appliance housing having a rear wall; at least one storage unit; a holding unit configured to hold said at least one storage unit, said holding unit having at least one holding element, said holding element having a main extension direction running along said rear wall, at least substantially parallel to said rear wall and at least substantially in a horizontal direction; said at least one holding element being formed with a recess extending in the horizontal direction and being open in a direction away from said rear wall, and said recess having an undercut formed therein at an upper wall thereof; and said at least one storage unit having a bracing element formed for insertion into said recess of said holding element and being formed with support surfaces for engaging with said holding element and for counteracting a torque acting on said storage unit, said support surfaces of said bracing element including an upper support surface extending substantially horizontally and disposed to engage with said holding element and a lower support surface disposed to engage with said holding element at a position farther outward in the direction away from said rear wall than said upper support surface, and said bracing element having a hook profile extending vertically upward and being formed for insertion into said undercut.
16. The domestic appliance device according to claim 15, wherein said storage unit is a shelf, and wherein said recess in said holding element and said bracing element with said hook profile are configured such that said shelf is insertable into, and removable from, said holding element in an upwardly tilted orientation and said shelf is fixed in said holding element in the substantially horizontal orientation.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING
(1) FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a domestic refrigeration appliance with a domestic appliance device,
(2) FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of a domestic refrigeration appliance with a domestic appliance device,
(3) FIG. 3 shows a cross section of a unit for suspending a storage unit of the domestic appliance device from the holding unit of the domestic appliance device,
(4) FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of a facing of the domestic appliance device,
(5) FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of the domestic appliance device,
(6) FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of further domestic appliance device and
(7) FIG. 7 shows a cross section of a unit for suspending a storage unit of the further domestic appliance device from FIG. 6 from a holding unit of the further domestic appliance device.
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
(8) In the exemplary embodiments described in the following various structural units and/or components are present multiple times. For the purpose of simplification, similarly configured components and/or structural units shown with the same reference characters in the drawings are only described once in the description of the drawings that follows.
(9) FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a domestic appliance 28a configured as a refrigerator with a domestic appliance device with an appliance carcass 10a.
(10) FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of a holding unit 16a of the domestic appliance device. The holding element 16a has a number of holding elements 18a, each with a holding recess 20a. The holding elements 18a are fastened to vertical rail elements 30a, 32a, 34a, 36a. The rail elements 30a, 32a, 34a, 36a are connected to the appliance carcass 10a (see also FIG. 5) and can dissipate any resulting holding forces. In the present instance the holding elements 18a are connected to the rail elements 30a, 32a, 34a, 36a by a latching connection. A main extension direction of the holding elements 18a runs in an at least substantially horizontal direction. A main extension direction of the holding recess 20a runs at least substantially parallel to the main extension direction of the corresponding holding element 18a. The length of the holding recess 20a here corresponds at least substantially to the length of the holding element 18a. The length of the holding element 18a extends over at least a majority of the width of an inner chamber 38a of the appliance carcass 10a (see FIG. 5). The holding elements 18a are aligned parallel to one another. The holding elements 18a are arranged one above the other. In the present instance the holding elements 18a are configured as continuously cast profiles made of steel.
(11) FIG. 3 shows a cross section of a unit for suspending a storage unit 14a of the domestic appliance device in one of the holding recesses 20a of one of the holding elements 18a of the holding unit 16a of the domestic appliance device. The holding element 18a has an at least substantially constant cross section along its main extension direction, which in FIG. 3 runs perpendicular to an image plane into the image plane. The storage unit 14a has a shelf 26a. In the present instance the shelf 26a is configured as a frameless safety glass plate. The storage unit 14a has a console profile 40a which holds the shelf 26a along a rear face 42a of the shelf 26a. The storage unit 14a has a hook profile 44a, which is provided for suspension in the holding recess 20a. The storage unit 14a has a bracing element 24a which counteracts a torque that results when the storage unit 14a is held. Forces that result when the storage unit 14a is held are induced into the holding element 18a of the holding unit 16a by the bracing element 24a. Assembly of the storage unit 14a is allowed by tilting the storage unit 14a, then introducing the hook profile 44a into the holding recess 20a of the holding element 18a and then tilting the storage unit 14a back into a position in which the hook profile 44a latches in the holding recess 20a. The storage unit 14a can be assembled on the holding unit 16a without tools. A facing element 22a is arranged in front of the holding element 18a.
(12) FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of the facing element 22a of the domestic appliance device, arranged in an assembled state at least partially on a side of the holding unit 16a facing away from a rear wall 12a of the appliance carcass 10a (see FIG. 5). In the present instance the facing element 22a is made of plastic. It is however also possible for the facing element 22a to be made at least substantially of metal, for example stainless steel. Use of the facing element 22a is purely optional, in other words storage units 14a can also be assembled on the holding unit 16a without the facing element 22a. The facing element 22a has recesses 23a, each of which in at least one incorporated state at least partially exposes a holding element 18a arranged on a side of the facing element 22a facing the rear wall 12a in the direction of a side of the facing element 22a facing away from the rear wall 12a (see also FIG. 5).
(13) FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of an inner chamber 38a of the appliance carcass 10a of the domestic appliance device. For the purposes of advantageous clarity only the described elements and units of the domestic appliance device are shown in FIG. 5 and other components, for example a right side wall, are omitted. The appliance carcass 10a comprises the rear wall 12a. In the present instance the holding unit 16a of the domestic appliance device is arranged on the rear wall 12a. In the present instance the holding unit 16a has five holding elements 18a. The holding elements 18a are arranged on a side of the facing element 22a of the domestic appliance device facing the rear wall 12a. The facing element 22a is arranged at least partially on a side of the holding unit 16a facing away from the rear wall 12a. In the present instance the facing element 22a is arranged in its entirety on a side of the holding unit 16a facing away from the rear wall 12a. The holding recesses 20a of the holding elements 18a are accessible from the inner chamber 38a through the recesses 23a of the facing element 22a. A main extension direction of the holding elements 18a runs in an at least substantially horizontal direction and at least substantially parallel to the rear wall 12a.
(14) The domestic appliance device has storage units 14a, 46a, 48a, 50a with shelves 26a, 54a, 56a, 58a. The holding unit 16a is provided to support the storage unit 14a in such a manner that it can be displaced in at least one direction, which is aligned at least substantially parallel to the main extension direction of the holding element 18a holding the storage unit 14a. In the present instance a width of the shelf 26a of the storage unit 14a and a width of the console profile 40a of the storage unit 14a correspond to roughly half the length of the holding recess 20a of the holding element 18a holding the storage unit 14a. The storage unit 14a is supported in such a manner that it can be displaced along the holding recess 20a. Two storage units 46a, 50a with shelves 54a, 58a are also arranged next to one another in a shared holding recess 20a of a shared holding element 18a. The shelves 54a, 58a form a shared storage surface 52a. In the present instance the domestic appliance device also has a storage unit 48a with a shelf 56a, the width of which corresponds to the length of the holding recess 20a of the holding element 18a holding the shelf 56a.
(15) FIGS. 6 and 7 show a further exemplary embodiment of the invention. The following descriptions are limited substantially to the differences between the exemplary embodiments, it being possible to refer to the description of the exemplary embodiment in FIGS. 1 to 5 for identical components, features and functions. To distinguish between the exemplary embodiments the letter a in the reference characters of the exemplary embodiment in FIGS. 1 to 5 is replaced by the letter b in the reference characters of the exemplary embodiment in FIGS. 6 and 7. It is possible in principle also to refer to the drawings and/or the description of the exemplary embodiment in FIGS. 1 to 5 for identically referenced components, in particular for components with identical reference characters.
(16) FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of an inner chamber 38b of an appliance carcass 10b of a further domestic appliance device. For the purposes of advantageous clarity only the described elements and units of the domestic appliance device are shown in FIG. 6 and other components, for example a right side wall, are omitted. The appliance carcass 10b has a rear wall 12b. Arranged on the rear wall 12b is a holding unit 16b of the further domestic appliance device. In the present instance the holding unit 16b has five holding elements 18b. The holding elements 18b have an at least substantially rectangular cross section. The holding elements 18b are each held by two fastening elements 60b of the holding unit 16b at one of its ends. The fastening elements 60b are each connected to a rail element 30b, 36b of the holding unit 16b. The further domestic appliance device has a facing element 22b. In the present instance the facing element 22b is configured as a plastic plate. It is however possible for the facing element 22b to be made at least substantially of metal, for example stainless steel. The holding elements 18b are arranged on a side of the facing element 22b of the further domestic appliance device facing away from the rear wall 12b. A main extension direction of the holding elements 18b runs in an at least substantially horizontal direction and at least substantially parallel to the rear wall 12b. The further domestic appliance device also has a storage unit 14b with a shelf 26b. The storage unit 14b is fastened to one of the holding elements 18b of the holding unit 16b. The holding unit 16b is provided to support the storage unit 14b in such a manner that it can be displaced in at least one direction, which is aligned at least substantially parallel to the main extension direction of the holding element 18b holding the storage unit 14b.
(17) FIG. 7 shows a cross section of a unit for suspending the storage unit 14b of the further domestic appliance device from one of the holding units 16b of the further domestic appliance device. The holding element 18b of the holding unit 16b is connected to the rail element 30b of the holding unit 16b by way of a fastening element 60b of the holding unit 16b. The holding element 18b has an at least substantially constant rectangular cross section along its main extension direction, which in FIG. 7 runs perpendicular to an image plane into the image plane. The storage unit 14b comprises the shelf 26b. In the present instance the shelf 26b is configured as a frameless safety glass plate. The storage unit 14b has a console profile 40b which holds the shelf 26b along a rear face 42b of the shelf 26b. The storage unit 14b has a hook profile 44b, which engages at least partially around the holding element 18b. In an assembled state the console profile 40b is connected to the holding element 18b with a form fit. The storage unit 14b has a bracing element 24b which counteracts a torque that results when the storage unit 14b is held. Forces that result when the storage unit 14b is held are induced into the holding element 18b of the holding unit 16b by the bracing element 24b. Assembly of the storage unit 14b is allowed by raising the storage unit 14b, then passing the hook profile 44b over the holding element 18b and then positioning the storage unit 14b in such a manner that hook profile 44b engages partially around the holding element 18b. The storage unit 14b can be assembled on the holding unit 16b without tools. The facing element 22b is arranged behind the holding element 18b.
REFERENCE CHARACTERS
(18) 10 Appliance carcass
(19) 12 Rear wall
(20) 14 Storage unit
(21) 16 Holding unit
(22) 18 Holding element
(23) 20 Holding recess
(24) 22 Facing element
(25) 23 Recess
(26) 24 Bracing element
(27) 26 Shelf
(28) 28 Domestic appliance
(29) 30 Rail element
(30) 32 Rail element
(31) 34 Rail element
(32) 36 Rail element
(33) 38 Inner chamber
(34) 40 Console profile
(35) 42 Rear face
(36) 44 Hook profile
(37) 46 Storage unit
(38) 48 Storage unit
(39) 50 Storage unit
(40) 52 Storage surface
(41) 54 Shelf
(42) 56 Shelf
(43) 58 Shelf
(44) 60 Fastening element
