Door insert, door of a household cooling appliance, and method for mounting a door insert
11525620 · 2022-12-13
Assignee
Inventors
- Elena Claass (Geislingen, DE)
- Denis Lux (Heidenheim, DE)
- Andrea Fink (Gerstetten, DE)
- Andreas Gatter (Gerstetten, DE)
Cpc classification
F25D23/028
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F25D25/02
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F25D23/025
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F25D2323/023
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F25D23/067
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
International classification
F25D23/04
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F25D23/06
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F25D25/02
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Abstract
A door insert for a door of a household cooling appliance has a body defining a storage space for storing goods. The insert body has a bottom and side walls. A front wall, which is formed as a separate component, extends in a width direction between the side walls. A separate holding bracket connects the separate component to at least one of the side walls. The outer face of a side wall is provided with a coupling structure and a bracket element of the separate holding bracket is formed with a counter coupling structure. The two coupling structures are engaged with each other. There is also described a door, a household cooling appliance, and a method for mounting a door insert in a door.
Claims
1. A door insert for a door of a household cooling appliance, the door insert comprising: a body defining a storage space for storing goods, said body having a bottom and side walls, and at least one of said side walls being formed with a through hole; at least one front wall extending in a width direction between said side walls, said at least one front wall being a non-destructively releasable separate component; and at least one separate holding bracket connecting said separate component to at least one of said side walls, said at least one separate holding bracket having a first bracket element extending in a depth direction configured to contact an outer face of said at least one of said side walls and a second bracket element extending in said width direction enclosing with said first bracket element an angle between 80° and 100°, wherein said second bracket element is plugged in said through hole and at least partly inserted in a hollow section formed in said front wall in the width direction; said second bracket element having a clamping element integrally formed with said second bracket element as a single piece, and said clamping element being inserted into the hollow section.
2. The door insert according to claim 1, wherein said first and second bracket elements enclose an angle of 90°.
3. The door insert according to claim 1, wherein said at least one of said side walls has said outer face formed with a coupling structure, said first bracket element of said at least one separate holding bracket is formed with a counter coupling structure, and wherein said coupling structure and said counter coupling structure are engaged with one another.
4. The door insert according to claim 3, wherein said coupling structure comprises at least two coupling elements being integrally formed on said at least one of said side walls.
5. The door insert according to claim 4, wherein said counter coupling structure is two openings, and said at least two coupling elements project beyond said two openings in a direction normal to a face of said at least one of said side walls.
6. The door insert according to claim 1, wherein said clamping element is a spring element that projects from a main plane of said second bracket element.
7. The door insert according to claim 1, wherein said front wall is an extruded metal profile.
8. The door insert according to claim 7, wherein said front wall is an extruded aluminum profile.
9. The door insert according to claim 1, wherein said body is an insert.
10. A door for a household cooling appliance, the door comprising: a door insert according to claim 1; said body of said door insert is a frame inserted into an opening or recess of the door; and wherein said at least one front wall is one of a plurality of front walls connected to said side walls of said body.
11. The door according to claim 10, which comprises an inner door and an outer door arranged in front of said inner door in a closed state thereof, and wherein said door insert is inserted into an opening or recess of said inner door.
12. A household cooling appliance, comprising a door with a door insert according to claim 1.
13. A method of mounting a door insert for a door of a household cooling appliance, the method comprising: providing a door insert with a body forming a storage space for stored goods, the body including a bottom and side walls and at least one of the side walls is formed with a through hole; providing a separate component to form a front wall of the storage space extending in a width direction between the side walls; and providing at least one separate holding bracket with said at least one separate holding bracket having a first bracket element extending in a depth direction and a second bracket element extending in the width direction enclosing with the first bracket element an angle between 80° and 100°; providing the second bracket element with a clamping element integrally formed with the second bracket element as a single piece; non-destructively releasably attaching the front wall to at least one of the side walls with said at least one separate holding bracket, where said first bracket element engages or contacts an outer face of the at least one of the side walls and, wherein the second bracket element is plugged in the through hole and is at least partly inserted in a hollow section formed in the front wall in the width direction, and thereby inserting the clamping element into the hollow section.
14. A door insert for a door of a household cooling appliance, the door insert comprising: a body defining a storage space for storing goods, said body having a bottom wall and side walls, each of said bottom wall and side walls having an outer wall face and an inner wall face, said inner wall faces delimit said storage space, and each of said side walls being formed with a through hole which extends from said outer wall face to said inner wall face; at least one non-destructively releasable front wall, said front wall having an outer wall face and an inner wall face, where said inner wall face of said front wall delimits said storage space, a hollow section formed between said outer wall face and said inner wall face at each end of said front wall in a width direction, said front wall extending between said side walls in said width direction; a first separate holding bracket connecting said front wall to one of said side walls, a second separate holding bracket connecting said front wall to the other of said side walls; each of said first and second separate holding brackets having a first bracket element extending in a depth direction configured to contact said outer wall face of respective said side walls; and a second bracket element extending in said width direction enclosing with said first bracket element an angle between 80° and 100°, and said second bracket element being received in respective said through holes and received in respective said hollow sections of said front wall; said second bracket element having a clamping element integrally formed with said second bracket element as a single piece, and said clamping element being inserted into the hollow section.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING
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(20) In the figures identical or functionally identical elements are equipped with the same reference signs.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
(21) Referring now to the figures of the drawing in detail and first, particularly, to
(22) Moreover, the household cooling appliance 1 comprises a door 4, which is pivotally mounted to the housing 2. The door 4 is configured to at least partly open or close the compartment 3 on the front side. The door 4 is also referred to as a first door, in order to be able to distinguish the different doors from each other.
(23) In the case of the embodiment of
(24) Moreover, the household cooling appliance 1 comprises a further compartment 7 for food items, which is separate from the compartment 3 and may be a freezer compartment. The further compartment 7 is openable and closable by a door 8 that is separate therefrom. The door 8 is also named as second door, in order to be able to distinguish the different doors from each other. The second door 8 may be a front wall of a drawer, which can be pushed in and drawn out in the linear direction and thus in the depth direction (z-direction). In the closed state the first door 4 and the second door 8 as well as the door device 5 are arranged in the same plane relative to each other and represent front side visible components or outer components of the household cooling appliance 1.
(25) The first door 4 and the second door 8 as well as the door device 5 are operable independently of each other. For accessing the compartment 3 the first door 4 and the door device 5 can be opened or only one of the two components. The first door 4 and the door device 5 each are pivotable about vertical axes.
(26) According to an alternative embodiment of a household cooling appliance, not shown in the figures, a household cooling appliance may comprise only a single compartment, wherein this compartment may be openable and closable by doors, as the first door 4 and the door device 5 of
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(28) The outer door 10 represents a front side component and in a closed state covers the inner door 9, wherein the inner door 9 is arranged between the outer door 9 and the compartment 3. In other words, the inner door 9 lies behind the outer door 10 in the depth direction. If the inner door 9 and the outer door 10 are coupled with each other, the inner door 9 and the outer door 10 are motion-coupled. This means that the entire door device 5 may be jointly pivoted. In this case, the door device 5 may be pivoted about a single vertical axis. Thus, a user may access the compartment 3 by actuating or pivoting the door device 5. If the outer door 10 of this door device 5 is activated and thus pivoted independently from the inner door 9, access to the storage space 11 can be achieved. For instance, the storage space 11 may be configured as bottle storage space. In particular, the storage space 11 is arranged as a recess in the inner door 9. The storage space 11 is accessible from the front side, when the outer door 10 is opened relative to the inner door 9. This may be achieved in both cases, namely when the access to the compartment 3 is open or closed by the inner door 9.
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(30) According to an embodiment, the insert 12 may be a separate component.
(31) The insert 12 may define the storage space 11 at least laterally, towards the back, towards the top, and towards the bottom. In other words, the insert 12 is of a trough-shaped design.
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(34) According to an embodiment, the outer door 10 may be at least partially transparent. For this purpose the outer door may have at least one viewing pane 15. A user may be able to look through the outer door 10 into the insert 12, when the outer door 10 is in a closed state. According to this embodiment, the outer door 10 may comprises a frame 16, which circumferentially encloses the at least one viewing pane 15. The viewing pane 15 may be a pane package and/or may comprise insulation glass.
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(36) If the inner door 9 and the outer door 10 are coupled to each other, i.e. in a coupled state, and wherein the inner door 9 is closed in relation to the compartment 3 (i.e. the compartment 3 is inaccessible), in this case, a coupled-closed state is provided.
(37) In other words, in the closed state of the inner door 9 in relation to the compartment 3, the outer door 10 may be opened in relation to the inner door 9, and thus solely the storage space 11 is accessible for a user. This situation of is shown in
(38) Again, if access to the compartment 3 is required, the entire door device 5, i.e. the motion-coupled inner and outer doors 9 and 10 have to be pivoted. In this case, also access to the further door trays 14 is provided. This situation represents a coupled-open state.
(39) As can be seen in
(40) The door device 5, as can equally be seen in
(41) The trough-shaped door body 18, which can also be referred to as body 19, is vertically oriented. This means that it is positioned upright in its trough shape and the trough opening is oriented towards the front. The trough-shaped door body 18 also is accessible via the access opening 17.
(42) The trough-shaped door body 18 may have a rear wall 20. The rear wall 20 may represent a trough bottom. The rear wall 20 is vertically oriented and thus extends in the x-y plane.
(43) Moreover, the trough-shaped door body 18 has side walls 21 and 22, which are adjacent to the rear wall 20. The side walls 21 and 22 may be oriented essentially perpendicular to the rear wall 20, as shown in
(44) The door device 5 comprises a cover 25 that is separate from the trough-shaped door body 18. This separate cover 25 is formed as a single piece, in particular from plastic. The cover 25 in the embodiment is equally designed to be trough-shaped. It comprises a rear wall, which is formed as trough bottom 26. The cover 25 is designed in such a way that it covers the trough-shaped door body 18, viewed in the depth direction (z direction), towards the back, in particular fully covers it. Towards the compartment 3 the wall body 18 thus is fully covered by the cover 25.
(45) As can also be seen in
(46) The cover 25 in the embodiment also represents an inner door wall 27, which covers the inner door 9 towards the back and thus is a rear end part. In particular is this inner door wall 27 thus also a rear visible component of the inner door 9. In the shown embodiment this inner door wall 27, which represents the cover 25 for the trough-shaped door body 18, is also a rear end part of the door device 5.
(47) The cover 25 comprises side walls 28 and 29 ending in the trough bottom 26, which are vertical side walls. The inner face 13 (facing the compartment 3) is the inner face of the trough bottom 26. Thus, on the cover 25 the further door tray 14 is attached.
(48) The further door tray 14 is arranged on the side of the door device 5 facing away from the storage space 11. The further door tray 14 is external to the storage space 11 or separated from the storage space 11. In the closed state of the inner door 9 in relation to the compartment 3, the further door tray 14 is arranged to face the compartment 3. In this case, the further door tray 13 may extend into the compartment 3. If the inner door 9 is in a closed state in relation to the compartment 3, the further door tray 14 is exposed to the storage conditions prevailing in the compartment 3.
(49) The cover 25 thus is arranged on the side of the trough-shaped door body 18 opposite the access opening 17. This cover 25 covers the trough-shaped door body 18 on the side facing away from the outer door 10.
(50) As can equally be seen in
(51) Moreover, on the trough-shaped door body 18 in the storage space 11 a further, separate door tray 88 is arranged.
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(53) On the vertically oriented side walls 28 and 29, which are situated opposite in the height direction, a plurality of suspension hooks 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36 are formed, here in particular six. The suspension hooks 31 to 36 are integrated into the side walls 28 and 29. Preferably, at least two such suspension hooks 31 to 36 are present. In the embodiment shown here suspension hooks 31 to 36 are formed in pairs at the same height level. Preferably, it is envisaged that the suspension hooks 31 to 36 are configured to project from the side walls 28 to 29. They are freely cantilevering and in this connection oriented to face away from the rear wall 20.
(54) Preferably, it is envisaged that on free vertical edges 37 and 38 of the side walls 28 and 29 carrier bars 39 and 40 are configured. The carrier bars 39 and 40 are designed as ribs and integrally formed with the side walls 28 and 29. On the carrier bars 39 and 40 projecting from the vertical edges 37 and 38 towards the front the suspension hooks 31 to 36 are integrally formed.
(55) With the suspension hooks 31 to 36 the cover 25 is suspended from a component of the door device 5. In particular, a suspension from the top from the support structure 30 is achieved. This support structure 30, as already mentioned in the above, at least in portions is configured as at least U-shaped carrier frame, preferably circumferentially closed carrier frame.
(56) Moreover, it can also be seen that the cover 25, which here in the shown embodiment is trough-shaped, comprises a further bottom side wall 41 and a further top side wall 42. By the side walls 28, 29, 41 and 42 thus also the trough is configured to be circumferentially closed. In the bottom side wall 41, which is oriented in the width direction, in an advantageous embodiment ventilation opening 43 are formed. These ventilation openings 43 are here configured to be ventilation slots. On the top side wall 42 equally ventilation openings 44 may be formed, which are configured as ventilation slots.
(57) The ventilation openings 43 and 44 may additionally be connected with crossbars that are not shown here. These crossbars 45 are shown in an exemplary way in
(58) Moreover, it is preferably shown that the ventilation openings 43 and 44 are bounded by slanted walls so that the respective depth (viewed perpendicular to the sidewall 41, 42) of the ventilation openings is enlarged. The depth measured in the direction of the current then is not only given by the wall thickness of a side wall 41, 42, but by the bounding walls, which in this respect are extended.
(59) By these ventilation openings 43, 44 a clearance 46 (
(60) The cover 25 and in particular the inner door wall 27 may be integrally formed, in particular from plastic. The cover 25 may be formed as an injection-molded component. Such an injection-molded component may be manufactured by a cascade injection-molding.
(61) In an embodiment, the trough-shaped door body 18 is attached in a non-destructively releasable way on the support structure 30. In this case, at least one screw connection may be applied. The cover 25 and also the inner door wall 27 is attached in a non-destructively releasable way directly on the trough-shaped door body 18. Here at least one screw connection can be provided. In particular it is envisaged that the cover 25 is suspended from the support structure 30 and additionally the cover 25 is screwed onto the trough-shaped door body 18.
(62) The trough-shaped door body 18, viewed in the depth direction (z direction) of the door device 5, at least in portions is arranged to plunge into the cover 25, as it can be seen in
(63) In particular, the cover 25 and also the inner door wall 27 comprise an integrally formed suspension rib 47, as it is shown in
(64) In the representation in
(65) By narrow plateau edges, namely in particular a bottom plateau edge 51, lateral plateau edges 52 and 53 and a top plateau edge 54, the elevated structure is formed and the connection to the wall element 48 achieved. Viewed in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the wall element 48 and thus in the depth direction, the plateau 49 preferably has a height smaller than 3 cm, in particular between 1 cm and 3 cm. The, viewed in the height direction, top plateau edge 54, which extends in the width direction, has a suspension slot 55. In this suspension slot 55, which is fully pass-through and thus is also configured as a slot hole, the further door tray 14 can be suspended from the top. This suspension slot 55 thus is open towards the top, viewed in the height direction. The suspension slot 55 thus is also a breach in the wall element 48 so that the further door tray 14 in the suspended state projects through the wall element 48. The further door tray 14 thus projects through the wall element 48 and is arranged in the mounted state on both sides of the wall element 48.
(66) As can be seen in
(67) The lateral plateau edges 52 and 53 are configured to be of an uninterrupted design. In particular, also the bottom plateau edge 51 is of an uninterrupted design. The lateral plateau edges 52 and 53 directly end in the bottom plateau edge 51 so that here a U-shaped plateau edge construct is formed, which is designed to be uninterrupted and without a slot.
(68) The plateau 49 is of a single-wall design so that a rear side 56 (
(69) The suspension rib 47 on its rear side 56 preferably comprises a multitude of couple bars 58 that are formed as a single piece with the suspension rib 47. This can be seen in the perspective sectional view in
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(73) The further door tray 14 may comprise distance bars 65 and 66. These extend to project from the rear wall 61. These distance bars 65 and 66 in the width direction are spaced from each other in such a way that they contact the wall element 48 laterally of the suspension rib 47 in the mounted state of the further door tray 14. In particular here essentially, viewed in the width direction, a precisely fitting receiving of the suspension rib 47 is facilitated. Thereby the fit of the further door tray 14 on the inner door wall 27 in the suspended state is improved. In particular, a slipping in the width direction in an advantageous embodiment is thereby avoided. Additionally or alternatively, the leg 64 has a width that corresponds to the width of the suspension slot 55.
(74) The further door tray 14 is formed as a single piece with the suspension element 62 and/or the distance bars 65 and 66. The arrangement 60 in an advantageous embodiment can be integral component of a door of a household cooling appliance 1. In the shown embodiment it is integral component of the inner door 9. In particular same is integral part of the door device 5.
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(78) The separate component 73 is connected at its opposite ends with the side walls 21 and 22 and extends across the entire storage space 11, i.e. the clear width between the side walls 21 and 22. It may be referred to the separate component 73 also as connection bar which extends between the sidewalls 21 and 22.
(79) The front wall 72, which is configured as separate component 73, is fastened by at least one separate holding bracket. In the present embodiment, two separate holding brackets 76 and 77 are applied, as shown in
(80) In the mounted state, the separate holding bracket 77 extends on both sides of plate-like side wall 22. The separate holding bracket 77 comprises a first bracket element 79. This first bracket element 79 in the mounted state of the separate holding bracket 77 contacts an outer face 80 of the side wall 22. This outer face 80 is the side, which faces away from the opposite side wall 21, and thus also faces away from the storage space 74. This first bracket element 79 contacts this surface 80 laminar. In other words, the at least one separate holding bracket 76, 77 comprises a first bracket element 79, wherein the first bracket element 79 contacts the outer face 80 of the side wall 21, 22.
(81) The separate holding bracket 77 comprises a second bracket element 81, which ends in the first bracket element 79, in particular at an angle of 90°. In the mounted state, the second bracket element 81, which is oriented in the width direction, extends through the through hole 78 and is coupled with the separate component 73. The second bracket element 81 may be a couple blade. As can be seen in
(82) In other words, the outer face 80 of a side wall 21, 22 is provided with a coupling structure 82, wherein the first bracket element 79 of the separate holding bracket 76, 77 is provided with a counter coupling structure 85, wherein the coupling structure 82 and the counter coupling structure 85 are engaged with each other.
(83) Further, the coupling structure 82 comprises at least two coupling elements 83, 84 being integrally formed on the side wall 21, 22.
(84) Also, the counter coupling structure 85 are provided by two openings, wherein the two coupling elements 83, 84 are projecting beyond the openings in the direction normal to the face of the side wall 21, 22.
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(86) In other words, the at least one side wall 21, 22 comprises a through hole 78, wherein the separate holding bracket 76, 77 being plugged in the through hole 78 and partly inserted into a hollow section 87 of the front wall 72, as seen in
(87) At least one clamping element 86 is formed in the second bracket element 81. In particular, the clamping element 86 may be integrally formed in the second bracket element 81. The clamping element 86 may be a spring element, which partly projects from a side face the first bracket element 81.
(88) In other words, the second bracket element 81 comprises a clamping element 86 being integrally formed with the second bracket element 81 as a single piece. In particular, the camping element 86 may be inserted into the hollow profile 87.
(89) Further, the clamping element 86 may be a spring element that projects from a main plane of the second bracket element 81, as shown in
(90) The separate component 73 is at least partly configured to comprise a hollow profile 87 (
(91) With the clamping element 86 jamming clamping of the separate holding bracket 77 with the front wall 72 is achieved.
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(94) The front wall 72 or rather separate component 73, may be an extruded metal profile, in particular an extruded aluminum profile.
(95) The following is a list of reference numerals used in the above description and in the drawing figures: 1 household cooling appliance 2 housing 3 compartment 4 (first) door 5 door device 6 door tray 7 compartment 8 (second) door 9 inner door 10 outer door 11 storage space 12 insert 13 inner face 14 further door tray 15 viewing pane 16 frame 17 access opening 18 door body 19 body 20 rear wall 21 left side wall, side wall 22 right side wall, side wall 23 bottom wall, side wall 24 top wall, side wall 25 cover 26 rear wall 27 inner door wall 28 side wall 29 side wall 30 support structure 31 suspension hook 32 suspension hook 33 suspension hook 34 suspension hook 35 suspension hook 36 suspension hook 37 vertical edge 38 vertical edge 39 carrier bar 40 carrier bar 41 side wall 42 side wall 43 ventilation opening 44 ventilation opening 45 crossbar 46 clearance 47 suspension rib 48 wall element 49 plateau 50 plateau front wall 51 plateau edge 52 plateau edge 53 plateau edge 54 plateau edge 55 suspension slot 56 rear side 57 truss structure 58 couple bars 59 transition 60 arrangement 61 rear wall 62 suspension element 63 roof bar 64 leg 65 distance bar 66 distance bar 67 groove 68 ventilation opening 69 ventilation opening 70 bottom 71 door insert 72 front wall 73 separate component 74 storage space 75 air gap 76 separate holding bracket 77 separate holding bracket 78 through hole 79 separate bracket element 80 outer face 81 separate bracket element 82 coupling structure 83 coupling element 84 coupling element 85 counter coupling structure 86 clamping element 87 hollow profile 88 door tray