Home appliance door

Abstract

For the purpose of providing a home appliance device with improved characteristics regarding a user convenience, a home appliance door, in particular a home chiller appliance door, is proposed: The home appliance door has at least one door unit with an outer wall and an inner wall; and at least one covering element which at least partly covers at least one feature of the inner wall.

Claims

1. A home appliance door or home chiller appliance door, comprising: at least one door unit having an outer wall and an inner wall; the inner wall having at least one groove, at least one delimiting element delimiting the at least one groove and at least one feature; at least one covering element at least partly covering the at least one feature of the inner wall; at least one rail located in the at least one groove and at least completely behind the at least one covering element; and at least one support element located between the inner wall and the outer wall and attached to a rear side of the at least one delimiting element.

2. The home appliance door according to claim 1, the covering element being embodied as a covering plate.

3. The home appliance door according to claim 1, the covering element being fixed to the inner wall.

4. The home appliance door according to claim 3, the covering element being fixed to the inner wall by an adhesive bond.

5. The home appliance door according to claim 1, the feature comprising at least one of: at least one re-enforcing element or at least one air duct or at least one rail of the inner wall.

6. The home appliance door according to claim 1, further comprising at least one door bin and the covering element including at least one recess through which the door bin is fixed to the rail.

7. The home appliance door according to claim 1, the inner wall including at least one flange on which the covering element is mounted.

8. The home appliance door according to claim 7, the covering element and at least one portion of the inner wall being arranged flush with each other.

9. The home appliance door according to claim 1, the covering element being at least mostly made of metal.

10. A home appliance device or home chiller appliance, comprising at least one home appliance door according to claim 1.

11. A home appliance or a home chiller appliance, comprising at least one home appliance device according to claim 10.

12. A home appliance door or home chiller appliance door, comprising: at least one door unit having an outer wall and an inner wall; the inner wall having at least one feature and at least one air duct; and at least one covering element at least partly covering the at least one feature, the at least one covering element having at least one air recess located correspondingly to the at least one air duct of the inner wall.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING

(1) FIG. 1 a home appliance comprising a home appliance device which comprises a home appliance door in an operating state, in a schematic front view,

(2) FIG. 2 a home appliance comprising a home appliance device, which comprises a home appliance door in an opened state, in a schematic front view,

(3) FIG. 3 a door unit, a rail and a covering element of the home appliance door, in a schematic exploded view,

(4) FIG. 4 a portion of the door unit, the rail and the covering element in an assembled state, in a schematic view,

(5) FIG. 5 a portion of an inner wall of the door unit and the covering element in an assembled state, in a schematic sectional view and

(6) FIG. 6 a cross-section along line VI-VI in FIG. 2.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(7) FIG. 1 shows a home appliance 34 comprising a home appliance device 10, in a schematic perspective view. The home appliance 34 is embodied as a home chiller appliance. The home appliance device 10 is embodied as a home chiller appliance device.

(8) In the present embodiment the home appliance 34 is embodied as a refrigerator. The home appliance 34 could further be embodied in particular as a wine cooler, a climate cabinet, an ice-box, a freezer and/or a refrigerator-freezer combination.

(9) In FIG. 1 the home appliance device 10 is shown in an installation position. The home appliance device 10 is installed on a base 38. The base 38 defines a substantially horizontal plane.

(10) The home appliance device 10 comprises an appliance body 40. The appliance body 40 partly defines an appliance housing. The appliance body 40 is installed on the base 38 substantially upright.

(11) The appliance body 40 partly defines a storage space 42. The appliance body 40 comprises walls 44, 46, 48, 50. The walls 44, 46, 48, 50 delimit the storage space 42. The appliance body 40 comprises two lateral walls 44, preferably opposite each other. The appliance body 40 comprises a rear wall 46. The appliance body 40 comprises a bottom wall 48. The appliance body 40 comprises a top wall 50, preferably opposite the bottom wall 48.

(12) The home appliance device 10 comprises at least one insert 52. In the present case the home appliance device 10 comprises six inserts 52. It is conceivable that the home appliance device 10 may comprise a differing number of inserts 52 as is deemed advantageous by someone skilled in the art. The home appliance device 10 may preferably comprise a combination of different embodiments of inserts 52, for example at least one insert 52 embodied as a shelf and at least one further insert 52 embodied as a bottle holder. For the sake of clarity, in the following only one insert 52 is given a reference numeral and is described in detail. The following description may be transferred to further inserts 52 accordingly.

(13) The home appliance device 10 comprises a home appliance door 12. The home appliance door 12 is connected to the appliance body 40. In a mounted state, the home appliance door 12 is rotatably connected to the appliance body 40.

(14) The home appliance door 12 comprises a door unit 14. The door unit 14 has an outer wall 16 and an inner wall 18. In an assembled state, the inner wall 18 and the outer wall 16 are connected to one another. The inner wall 18 and the outer wall 16 define an interior space 58 (compare FIGS. 5 and 6). The interior space 58 is, in an assembled state, mostly filled with insulation material.

(15) The home appliance door 12 comprises a covering element 20. In an assembled state, the covering element 20 covers several features 22 of the inner wall 18. The covering element 20 is, in the present embodiment, mostly made of metal. The covering element 20 is embodied as a covering plate.

(16) The home appliance door 12 comprises at least one re-enforcing element 24. In the present embodiment, the home appliance door 12 comprises eight re-enforcing elements 24. For the sake of clarity, in the following only one re-enforcing element 24 is given a reference numeral and is described in detail. The following description may be transferred to further re-enforcing elements 24 accordingly.

(17) The re-enforcing element 24 is located on the inner wall 18. In an assembled state, the re-enforcing element 24 is connected to the inner wall 18. For example, the re-enforcing element 24 and the inner wall 18 can be made in one piece. The feature 22 comprises the re-enforcing element 24.

(18) The home appliance door 12 comprises an air duct 26. In an alternate embodiment, the home appliance door 12 may comprise more than one air duct 26.

(19) The air duct 26 comprises an air duct inlet 62. The air duct inlet 62 is located in a bottom part of the home appliance door 12. The air duct 26 comprises an air duct outlet 64. The air duct outlet 64 is located in a top part of the appliance door 12.

(20) The air duct 26 is located on the inner wall 18. In an assembled state, the air duct 26 and the inner wall 18 are made in one piece. The feature 22 comprises the air duct 26.

(21) The home appliance door 12 comprises at least one rail 28. In the present embodiment, the home appliance door 12 comprises two rails 28. For the sake of clarity, in the following only one rail 28 is given a reference numeral and is described in detail. The following description may be transferred to the further rail 28 accordingly.

(22) The rail 28 is located on the inner wall 18. In an assembled state, the rail 28 is connected to the inner wall 18. For example, the rail 28 and the inner wall 18 can be made in one piece. The feature 22 partly comprises the rail 28, which means that in particular only a portion of the rail 28 is part of the feature 22.

(23) The inner wall 18 comprises a groove 66. In an assembled state, the rail 28 is located in the groove 66. The inner wall 18 comprises a delimiting element 70. The delimiting element 70 delimits the groove 66.

(24) The home appliance door 12 comprises a support element 68. In an assembled state, the support element 68 is located between the inner wall 18 and the outer wall 16. The support element 68 is located in the interior space 58, in an assembled state. In an assembled state, the support element 68 is attached to a rear side of the delimiting element 70 by means of a fixing element 72. In the present embodiment the fixing element 72 is a screw.

(25) In an assembled state, the covering element 20 is fixed to the inner wall 18. In the present embodiment, the covering element 20 is fixed to the inner wall 18 by means of adhesive bonding.

(26) The inner wall 18 comprises a flange 54. In an alternative embodiment, the inner wall 18 can comprise a greater number of flanges 54, for example at least one flange 54 per side of the inner wall 18. The covering element 20 is, in an assembled state, mounted on the flange 54.

(27) The flange 54 is in the present embodiment curved in a direction towards the outer wall 16. In an assembled state, the covering element 20 and a portion 56 of the inner wall 18 are arranged flush with each other. The portion 56 of the inner wall 18 is part of a frame 60 of the inner wall 18.

(28) The home appliance door 12 comprises at least one frame 60. The frame 60 is located on the inner wall 18. In an assembled state, the frame 60 is connected to the inner wall 18. For example, the frame 60 and the inner wall 18 can be made in one piece. The frame 60 projects over a surface of a base body of the inner wall 18.

(29) The covering element 20 is, in an assembled state, located in front of the rail 28. In an assembled state, the rail 28 is located completely behind the covering element 20.

(30) In the present embodiment, the home appliance door 12 comprises four door bins 32. For the sake of clarity, in the following only one door bin 32 is given a reference numeral and is described in detail. The following description may be transferred to the further door bin 32 accordingly.

(31) In the present embodiment, the covering element 20 comprises two recesses 30. For the sake of clarity, in the following only one recess 30 is given a reference numeral and is described in detail. The following description may be transferred to the further recess 30 accordingly.

(32) In an assembled state, the recess 30 is located correspondingly to the rail 28. In an assembled state, the door bin 32 is fixed to the rail 28 through the recess 30.

(33) In an assembled state, the covering element 20 is located between a base body of the inner wall 18 and the door bin 32. In an operating state, the door bin 32 is located inside the storage space 42.

(34) In the present embodiment, the covering element 20 comprises two air recesses 36. For the sake of clarity, in the following only one air recess 36 is given a reference numeral and is described in detail. The following description may be transferred to the further air recess 36 accordingly. In an assembled state, the air recess 36 is located correspondingly to the air duct 26.

(35) In a method for assembly of the home appliance door 12 several features 22 of the inner wall 18 are partly covered.

(36) The following is a summary list of reference numerals and the corresponding structure used in the above description of the invention: 10 Home appliance device 12 Home appliance door 14 Door unit 16 Outer wall 18 Inner wall 20 Covering element 22 Feature 24 Re-enforcing element 26 Air duct 28 Rail 30 Recess 32 Door bin 34 Home appliance 36 Air recess 38 Base 40 Appliance body 42 Storage space 44 Wall 46 Wall 48 Wall 50 Wall 52 Insert 54 Flange 56 Portion 58 Interior space 60 Frame 62 Air duct inlet 64 Air duct outlet 66 Groove 68 Support element 70 Delimiting element 72 Fixing element