DE102009002324A1 - Household appliance with clamp protection - Google Patents

Abstract

A household appliance comprises a body (1), a door (2) hinged to the body (1) via a hinge for closing an interior (3) of the body (1), a decor panel (3) spaced from the door (2) by a gap ( 7), a deformable cover element (8) extending into the gap from a side wall of the body (1) adjacent to the hinge, and a first fitting part (40) mounted in the gap on the decorative plate (7). The cover element (8) has at least one projection (15) which passes through a passage between the first fitting part (40) and the decorative plate (7) from a hinge-near edge of the decorative plate (7) and on one of the hinge-near edge of the decorative plate (7) facing away from the first fitting part (40).

Description

The The present invention relates to the simplified mounting of a pinch protection on a domestic appliance, in particular a refrigerator, with a carcass to which a door closes an interior of the carcass is hinged and the door with a spaced by a gap vorgeblendeten decorative plate is provided. Such household appliances come in particular as built-in appliances, sunk in a furniture niche, for use, but also as large-format stand devices, the closely adjacent to furniture or other household appliances be set up. The decorative panel usually employs design elements the neighboring furniture or household appliances, around the entire arrangement an aesthetically uniform To give an impression.

at such an arrangement is generally emphasized that the fronts of furniture and household appliances form a flush surface. To the door to open such a household appliance, without hitting neighboring furniture or appliances, are usually used multi-joint hinges, with which a Movement of the door similar to a turn around one lead imaginary, laterally spaced from the body axis leaves. One consequence of this guidance is that when opening the door is between the hinged edge of the door and the front of an adjacent piece of furniture or equipment forms a gap that reaches a width of several centimeters can. A finger that is in this gap while the door is closed, danger, hard to be hurt.

To eliminate this risk of injury is in the German patent application DE 10 2004 062 238 A1 proposed for a built-in household appliance to store a flexible plate member on the one hand in the region of the door and on the other hand in a transition region between the furniture body of the built-in household appliance and an adjacent second furniture body so that it covers the resulting gap when opening the door over its entire length.

one According to the first embodiment, the cover element is provided a side flank of the household appliance door Fastened decorative panel.

there However, a leading edge of the cover remains even when closed Door visible, which is aesthetically unsatisfactory can be felt.

one According to a second embodiment, an edge region of the flexible engages Cover element displaceable in a gap between the door and the vorgeblendeten decorative plate. However, this makes it difficult Mounting the decorative plate on the door, as the hinge side Edge can not be used to support parts for it to install the decorative plate. Especially for stationary devices from high altitude this can be a problem since a swing of the decorative plate can not be excluded.

An effective anti-pinch, which affects neither the appearance of the household appliance nor the stability of the decorative plate, is in the German patent application DE 10 2005 057 133 A1 demonstrated. Here, the terminal protection is formed by a flexible cover, which extends from a side wall of the body starting in a gap formed between the door of the household appliance and its vorgeblendeter decorative plate and is held there to the hinge-side edge of the appliance door and the decorative plate fitting parts.

In a first embodiment is a leg of the cover in a part of the decorative plate and on the other hand of a Fitting limited groove inserted. The fitting is with provided in the groove projecting claws to escape the To prevent thighs from the groove. It turns out, however, as difficult to mount the fitting so exactly on the decorative panel that the groove on the one hand is wide enough so that the leg of the cover as deep as necessary without excessive Force and without the risk of damage in The groove can be inserted, on the other hand, but also tight is enough to keep the thighs in the desired length To hold a position.

Therefore is proposed in a second embodiment, the cover between them parallel to the decorative plate extending jaws clamp the fitting part and a clamping part. The cover element and the clamping mechanism must be carried out in such a way that the insertion depth of the cover adjustable before the jamming can be chosen so that one of the two legs of the Cover element connecting film hinge in a defined Distance to the side edge of the decorative panel comes to rest. These Adjustment is with mounted decorative plate, however, by the finger guard difficult, because through this just just necessary for adjustment Obstructed access to the cover plate fixing clamping mechanism becomes.

task The invention is a household appliance of the above To provide a type in which the cover without excessive Force, quickly and permanently fixed to the door is.

The Task is solved by using a home appliance with a carcass and a hinged body to the carcass hinged door for closing an interior the body, one of the door spaced by a gap prefixed decorative panel, one of which is adjacent to the hinge Sidewall of the body extending up into the gap deformable Cover member and one mounted in the gap on the decorative plate first fitting part, the cover at least one extension having, of a hinge near edge of the decorative plate passes through a passage between the first fitting part and the decorative plate and on a side facing away from the hinge near edge of the decorative plate Side of the first fitting part is applied. So is the cover held positively to the fitting, and it requires no high clamping force more to permanently secure the cover to anchor.

One Film hinge, the two legs of the cover one-piece connects, preferably along the hinge near Edge of the decorative panel.

The first fitting part preferably has at least one bridge section on, the two resting on the decorative plate bearing surfaces connects the fitting part and a wall of the attacked by the extension Passageway forms.

to Securing the cover, the bridge section comprise a decorative plate facing the projection, which in a first recess of the extension is engaged.

Preferably the extension has a second recess, the mirror image is arranged to the first recess. this makes possible the mounting of the cover in opposite orientations optionally on the right or the left flank of the door, in both cases, the cover on the projection of a Bridge section is latched.

Around the mounting optionally on the right or the left flank of the Door, it is also advantageous if the extension two opposite, in the longitudinal direction wearing the cover protruding projections. Depending on the installation position of the cover, one or the other these projections downwards and already tending alone under the weight of the cover to it, behind a contact surface engage the first fitting part.

Around the anchoring of the cover to the first fitting part stabilize, the extension can be provided with a stiffened zone be, which includes at least the projection or the projections and preferably from one of the projections to the other extends.

A such stiffened zone can be replaced by a in the material of the extension be implemented embedded stiffening element, for example by one of elastic plastic material of the cover member overmoulded steel wire.

Around an adjustable connection between decorative panel and door To create the first fitting part advantageously between the decorative plate touching bearing surfaces a connecting the bearing surfaces, spaced from the decorative plate Bridge section having a receptacle for delimiting a second leg of an angled second fitting part, of which a first leg on a side edge of the door is attached.

A Connecting tongue of the second fitting part is expediently locked in a slot of the first fitting part to the two Fittings during assembly of the decorative panel on the Keep the door connected.

Of the Slit can be easily created by removing from the first fitting a hanger and two the hanger flanking edge strips are cut free and the strap is deflected out of the plane of the edge strips.

The Covering element is preferably an extruded profile, which at a longitudinal edge is cut to form the at least one extension.

Further Features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following Description of embodiments with reference on the attached figures.

It demonstrate:

1 a partial section through the housing of a built-in refrigerator and surrounding furniture parts with the door closed;

2 one to 1 analog cut with the door open;

3 a bridge strip, a mounting angle bar and a cover for connecting the door of the refrigerator with the decorative plate in a partial perspective view;

4 a perspective view of a spacer;

5 a view of the interconnected with the aid of the spacer bridge bar and bracket angle bar;

6 a second view of the connected bridge bar and mounting bracket bar;

7 a portion of the cover member; and

8th an enlarged detail of the cover.

1 shows a schematic section through a front corner of a built-in refrigerator housing, installed in a furniture tables. The housing conventionally includes a body 1 and a door 2 that have an interior 3 enclose and which are realized as filled with insulating hollow body. In a lateral flank 4 the door 2 are threaded blind holes 6 distributed, one of which is shown in section. In the threaded blind holes 6 held screws 9 wear a mounting angle bar 41 , One is in front of the front of the door 2 extending leg of the mounting angle bar 41 engages in later described in more detail manner in a bridge bar 40 one to one of the door 2 prefab decorative panel 7 to wear. An elongated angular cover element 8th has a first thigh 10 standing at the back of the decorative panel 7 , between this and the bridge bar 40 is held, and a second leg 11 that stretches along a side wall 12 the furniture niche extends and into a gap 13 between the side wall 12 and the body 1 intervenes.

If the door of the refrigerator is to be opened, the decorative plate must 7 move out of the furniture like in the section of the 2 shown. In this case, the cover 8th on one the two thighs 10 . 11 connecting film hinge 14 bent up, and the second leg 11 slides a little way out of the gap 13 out forward to one between the hinge-near edge of the decorative panel 7 and the side wall 12 to block open gap.

3 shows a partial perspective view of the bridge bar 40 , the mounting angle bar 41 and the cover member 8th , The bridge bar 40 is a crimped metal strip, which is provided to adjacent to a side edge at the back of the decorative plate 7 to be screwed. By the Kröpfstufen offset from each other in the longitudinal direction of the bridge bar 40 support surfaces 25 . 26 and bridge sections 23 . 24 from. In the assembled state, the bearing surfaces are 25 . 26 on the decorative plate 7 at; the bridge sections 23 . 24 limit each together with the decorative panel to the side open column. In the bridge sections 24 is in each case in a lower area a tab 27 cut free and obliquely into the gap between the bridge section 24 and the decorative panel 7 notched in.

While the bearing surfaces 25 are flat in itself, is from the bearing surfaces 26 one each from edge strips 62 Flanked latching clip 61 cut free and notched.

From the bearing surfaces 26 and the bridge sections 23 . 24 are at the bridge bar 40 at least two each.

The angle bracket 41 is an angle profile with two mutually orthogonal legs, of which the first in the assembled state parallel to the back of the decorative plate 11 extends and the second at the lateral edge 4 the door rests and through the screws 9 is held. The first leg has a plurality of tongues 42 which are intended to be in the gaps between the bridge sections 23 and the decorative panel 7 intervene when the bridge bar 40 on the decorative plate 7 is attached, as well as locking tongues 71 on, which are intended to be in one between one of the latching brackets 61 and the edge strip adjacent to it 62 clamped gap 63 intervene. The between the locking tongues 71 and the decorative panel 7 running edge strip 62 hold the mounting angle bar 41 from the decor panel 7 spaced.

The locking tongues 71 each carry a latch at their top 72 , which is intended to after insertion of the latching tongue 71 in the gap 63 behind the edge of the decorative panel 7 opposite edge of the locking bracket 6 . 1 engage and thus prevent the two fitting parts 40 . 41 to separate again. The length of the detent clip 61 is much larger than the width of the latching tongue 71 , so if the locking tongue 71 alone in the gap 63 engages them in the longitudinal direction of the bridge bar 40 that is, in the vertical, when the fitting parts 40 . 41 are mounted, is movable.

Slots shown on the second leg 44 are provided to put them in the side flank 4 the door 2 initially loosely screwed screws 9 postpone and so the decorative plate 7 with the fitting parts 40 . 41 initially loose, adjustable in the depth direction of the refrigerator, on the door 2 to hold.

As 3 further shows, the points to the decorative plate 7 adjacent first leg 10 of the cover 8th to every bridge section 24 the bridge bar 40 a protruding tongue 15 on, from the free end up and down projections 16 protrude. The distance between the opposite ends of the projections 16 is slightly smaller than the length of the bridge section 24 so that the tongue 15 from the side between the bridge section 24 and the decorative plate 7 can be inserted. The fasteners supply angle strip 41 hinders the insertion of the tongue 15 not there between her and the decor panel 7 through the edge strips 62 a gap is kept free.

After inserting the tongue 15 between the bridge section 24 and the decorative plate 7 becomes the entire cover element 8th shifted downwards, leaving the lower ledge 16 the tongue 15 at the side facing away from the edge of the decorative plate side 28 the bottom of the bridge section 24 adjacent bearing surface 25 engages as in 3 by a dashed outline of the projection 16 indicated. The length of the tongue 15 is sized so that by this engagement the position of the leg 10 in the width direction of the decorative plate 7 is set to a small game in millimeter order.

By the downward displacement of the cover 8th gets the inwardly bent tab 27 of the bridge section 24 engaged in a lower opening 17 the tongue 15 , An asymmetric contour of the flap 27 Although initially allows the tongue 15 at the top of the tab 27 then push into the passage and then lower, but then prevents an upward movement of the tongue 15 so that the cover element 8th is also locked in the vertical direction.

For fixing the decorative plate 7 at the door 2 are each two mirror-image bridge strips 40 and mounting angle bars 41 provided on both lateral flanks 4 the door 2 to be assembled. Since the cover 8th on his tongues 15 two projections each 16 and two openings 17 in a mutually mirror-symmetrical arrangement, it can be both from the right and from the left between the door 2 and the decorative plate 7 inserted and at the respectively adjacent bridge bar 40 be locked. Therefore, the cover member 8th usable on doors with right stop as well as with left stop.

For the effectiveness of with the cover 8th To be realized clamp protection, it is important that its film hinge 14 exactly at the edge of the decorative panel 7 to come to rest. Among other things, a spacer is used for this purpose 50 who in 4 is shown in a perspective view. The spacer 50 has a base plate with a stop surface 51 which is intended to be attached to the lateral edge of the decorative panel 7 to rest. One over the stop surface 51 protruding block 52 of the spacer 50 has one in the perspective of 3 underlying surface, which during assembly at the back of the decorative plate 7 is applied. From the block 52 stand, in each case by a gap with the width of the locking tongues 71 separated, two pairs of grasping fingers, 53a . 54a respectively. 53b . 54b from. These gripping fingers extend in the assembled state through in the mounting angle bar 41 on both sides of the locking tongues 71 formed recesses 73 (please refer 2 ) and engage above and below the catch tongue 71 in the gap 63 one.

The finger 53a . 53b have a cranked course to overcoming the edge trim 62 and pushing into the gap 63 to facilitate.

The fingers 53a . 53b opposite gripper fingers 54a . 54b each carry two locking lugs 55a . 56a respectively. 55b . 56b in the assembled state of the spacer 50 the latch bracket 61 embrace both sides without play. Side flanks of the locking lugs 55a . 56a . 55b . 56b thus form stop surfaces 57 taking the distance of the bridge bar 40 from an edge of the decorative panel 7 set when the stop surface 51 of the spacer 50 is present at this edge.

A fitting structure for mounting the decorative panel 7 includes two each in 3 shown bridge strips 40 and mounting angle bars 41 , a cover element 8th and one of the number of locking tongues 71 the fastening angle strips 41 corresponding number of spacers 50 , at least four pieces.

A first assembly step is the insertion of the locking tongues 71 at the angle bracket in the spaces 63 the bearing surfaces 26 the associated bridge bar, so that the locking lugs 72 beyond the snap bar 61 lock. In this state, the bridge bars 40 and the mounting angle bars 41 in each case in their longitudinal direction against each other.

Next are the spacers 50 each with their gripper fingers 53 . 54 progress through the recesses 73 on both sides of the locking tongues 71 through and into the gap 63 on either side of one of the locking tongues 71 inserted. As a result, the fitting parts 40 . 41 fixed in relation to each other also in their longitudinal direction. 5 and 6 show two perspective views of the inserted spacer 50 ,

The two mirror images, one bridge bar each 40 , a mounting angle bar 41 and two spacers 50 Comprehensive assemblies are placed on the back of the decorative panel 7 placed along their side edges so that the stop surfaces 51 the spacer 50 to the edges of the decorative panel 7 attacks. Now the bridge bars 40 on the decorative plate 7 at the level of the bearing surfaces 25 . 26 screwed. Further still a not shown here, z. B. from the DE 10 2005 021 607 A1 known adjustment rail bolted to the back of the decorative plate.

In the resulting assembly of decorative plate 7 , Fittings 40 . 41 , Adjusting rail and spacers 50 all parts are fixed in relation to each other. At this stage, the complete assembly can be provisionally attached to the door 2 be hung up by the slots as mentioned earlier 44 the fastening angle strips 41 on in the side flanks 4 screwed in the door 9 be deferred. A protruding leg of the adjusting rail comes to lie in an upper flank of the door engaging screws.

It can now directly the position of the decorative plate 7 adjusted in the depth direction and then the screws in the side edges 4 the door 2 be tightened; it is also conceivable to initially tighten these screws provisionally and make a depth adjustment at a later date.

After tightening the screws 9 the fixing angle strips 41 on the side flanks 4 are fixed, the spacers 50 away. By pulling out the spacers 50 becomes the decorative plate 7 vertically adjustable again. A vertical fine adjustment can now, if necessary, be made with the aid of the adjustment bar supporting screws.

By the previous removal of the spacers 50 is the gap between the decorative plate 7 and the mounting angle bar 41 open on its entire length and ready to thigh 10 of the cover 8th take. By dimensioning the spacer 50 , in particular the distance between the stop surfaces 51 and 57 , it is ensured that the thigh 10 right then on the bridge bar 40 strikes when the film hinge 14 of the cover 8th at the level of the edge of the decorative panel 7 lies. Now by the cover 8th slightly downward, the upwardly directed projections become 16 at the tongues 15 on the edge of the decorative panel 7 opposite side of the bridge bar 40 positively engaged, and the tabs 27 snap into the lower openings 17 the tongues 15 one. So is the cover 8th between the decorative plate 7 and the door 2 not only clamped, but locked by positive engagement and protected against slipping, so that a permanent effectiveness of the terminal protection is guaranteed.

7 shows a perspective view of a cover 8th with several tongues 15 , The cover element 8th is an extruded profile made of a plastic, in a thin layer, on the film hinge 14 , is slightly flexible and is thicker in thicker layer to the insertion of the tongues 15 between the decorative plate 7 and the bridge sections 24 if necessary, also allow the bridge strip to be resisted. The tongues 15 are obtained by placing between them areas 18 from the thigh 10 are cut out. The cutting out of the areas 18 can work in one with the cutting of the openings 17 respectively.

An embedded in the extruded profile steel wire 19 is by cutting out the areas 18 disassembled into individual pieces, each extending along the free ends of the tongues and through the protrusions 16 extend. The steel wire sections extend directly into the tips of the projections 16 To make sure that this when pushing between decor panel 7 and bridge sections 24 not be bent and reliable behind the bearing surfaces 25 can come to the plant.

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Cited patent literature

• - DE 102004062238 A1 [0003]
• DE 102005057133 A1 [0007]
• - DE 102005021607 A1 [0051]

Claims (12)

Household appliance with a body ( 1 ) and one on the body ( 1 ) hinged door ( 2 ) for closing an interior space ( 3 ) of the body ( 1 ), one of the doors ( 2 ) spaced by a gap vorgeblendeten decorative plate ( 7 ), one of a hinge adjacent to the side wall of the body ( 1 ) up to the gap extending deformable cover member ( 8th ), and one in the gap on the decorative plate ( 7 ) mounted first fitting part ( 40 ), characterized in that the cover element ( 8th ) at least one extension ( 15 ), which by a hinge near edge of the decorative plate ( 7 ) from a passage between the first fitting part ( 40 ) and the decorative plate ( 7 ) and at one of the hinge-near edge of the decorative plate ( 7 ) facing away from the first fitting part ( 40 ) is present. Domestic appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that a film hinge ( 14 ), the two legs ( 10 . 11 ) of the cover element ( 8th ) integrally connects, along the hinge near edge of the decorative plate ( 7 ). Domestic appliance according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the first fitting part ( 40 ) at least one bridge section ( 24 ), the two on the decorative plate ( 7 ) bearing contact surfaces ( 25 . 26 ) and a wall of the extension ( 15 ) through passage forms. Domestic appliance according to claim 3, characterized in that the bridge section ( 24 ) one of the decorative plate ( 7 ) facing projection ( 27 ) which is in a first recess ( 17 ) of the extension ( 15 ) is engaged. Domestic appliance according to claim 4, characterized in that the extension ( 15 ) a second recess ( 17 ), the mirror image of the first recess ( 17 ) is arranged. Domestic appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the extension ( 16 ) two opposite, in the longitudinal direction of the cover ( 8th ) protruding projections ( 16 ) wearing. Domestic appliance according to claim 6, characterized in that a stiffened zone of the extension ( 15 ) from one of the projections ( 16 ) extends to the other. Domestic appliance according to claim 7, characterized in that a stiffening body ( 19 ) is embedded in the stiffened zone. Domestic appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first fitting part ( 40 ) between the decorative plate ( 7 ) contacting bearing surfaces ( 25 . 26 ) one the bearing surfaces ( 25 . 26 ), from the decorative panel ( 7 ) spaced bridge section ( 23 ) having a receptacle for a second leg ( 42 ) of an angled second fitting part ( 41 ) is limited, of which a first leg is attached to a side edge of the door. Domestic appliance according to claim 9, characterized in that a connecting tongue ( 71 ) of the second fitting part ( 41 ) in a slot ( 63 ) of the first fitting part ( 40 ) is locked. Domestic appliance according to claim 10, characterized in that from the first fitting part a bracket ( 61 ) and two edge strips flanking the bracket ( 62 ) are cut free and that the bracket ( 61 ) from the plane of the margins ( 62 ) is deflected to the slot ( 63 ) to build. Domestic appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cover element ( 8th ) is an extruded profile, which is trimmed at a longitudinal edge to the at least one extension ( 15 ) to build.