CN109881974B

CN109881974B - Handle assembly and household appliance with same

Info

Publication number: CN109881974B
Application number: CN201910250360.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 姚君; 史慧新; 宁志芳
Original assignee: Hefei Hualing Co Ltd; Midea Group Co Ltd; Hefei Midea Refrigerator Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hefei Hualing Co Ltd; Midea Group Co Ltd; Hefei Midea Refrigerator Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-03-29
Filing date: 2019-03-29
Publication date: 2021-01-26
Anticipated expiration: 2039-03-29
Also published as: CN109881974A

Abstract

The invention discloses a handle assembly and a household appliance with the same. The handle assembly includes: installation component and handle, the installation component includes: the handle comprises a pre-assembly and a telescopic element, wherein a handle groove is formed in the pre-assembly, a limiting boss is arranged on the handle, and a limiting groove is formed in the limiting boss. According to the handle assembly provided by the embodiment of the invention, the limiting boss is matched with the handle groove, so that the installation of the handle is completed, part of the telescopic element in the installation assembly can extend into the limiting groove to lock the handle, and the high reliability of the installation of the handle is ensured, so that a user can install the handle on the household appliance without other special tools, the experience of the user is improved, and the installation of the handle is simple and reliable.

Description

Handle assembly and household appliance with same

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of household appliances, in particular to a handle assembly and a household appliance with the same.

Background

At present, handles on existing household appliances (such as refrigerators) are generally installed in a mode of mounting the handles, that is, the handles are fixed on a door body through fixing screws. However, when the handle is installed on the household appliance, the overall package size of the household appliance is increased, the number of the household appliances which can be transported in the same space is smaller, and especially for the export type household appliances, the transportation cost of a single container is fixed and expensive.

Therefore, in order to increase the number of containers in a single container, it is a common practice to mount a handle of a household appliance first, so as to reduce the size of the single household appliance, and then mount the handle at the user's home after the household appliance is transported to the user's home. However, since the existing handle needs a special tool to be installed, it needs to be installed by an after-market person to go to the door, thereby increasing the cost of the household appliance.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving, at least to some extent, one of the above-mentioned problems in the prior art. Therefore, the invention provides a handle assembly which can be arranged on a box door without other special tools and is convenient and reliable to install.

A handle assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a mounting assembly and a handle, the mounting assembly comprising: the handle comprises a pre-assembly and a telescopic element, wherein a handle groove is formed in the pre-assembly, the telescopic element can at least partially extend into the handle groove, a limiting boss is arranged on the handle and is suitable for being arranged in the handle groove, a limiting groove is formed in the limiting boss, and the limiting groove is configured to fix the position of the handle under the condition that the telescopic element extends into the limiting groove.

According to the handle assembly provided by the embodiment of the invention, the limiting boss is arranged on the handle, the limiting groove is further arranged on the limiting boss, the pre-assembly in the installation assembly is provided with the handle groove, the assembly of the handle and the pre-assembly can be completed through the matching of the limiting boss and the handle groove, and part of the telescopic element in the installation assembly can extend into the limiting groove to lock the handle, so that the reliability of the installation of the handle is ensured to be high, therefore, a user can install the handle on an object to be installed by himself without other special tools, the experience of the user is improved, and the installation of the handle is simple and reliable.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the package has a slot formed therein, the slot communicating with the handle slot, the telescoping member being adapted to move within the slot and to extend at least partially into the handle slot.

Further, the mounting assembly further comprises: the elastic element is connected with the telescopic element and is used for pushing the telescopic element to the direction of the handle groove.

Further, the telescopic element has a guiding ramp configured to: the handle presses the guide slope to withdraw the telescopic member from the handle groove in a case where the handle is moved in a direction of the telescopic member along the handle groove; the telescoping member is configured to: under the condition that the limiting groove is aligned with the clamping groove, the telescopic element enters the limiting groove from the clamping groove under the elastic force action of the elastic element. Further, the handle groove has a spacing step, the spacing boss is T shape boss, just the spacing boss includes: the long boss is suitable for moving in the handle groove, and the short boss is configured to be clamped between the two limiting steps under the condition that the limiting groove is aligned with the clamping groove.

Further, the inner surface of the limit step is spaced apart from the groove bottom of the handle groove.

Specifically, the height of the limiting step is at least greater than half of the height of the long boss.

Specifically, the mounting assembly further comprises: a retaining cap that retains the resilient element within the slot.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the household appliance comprises a door and the above-mentioned handle assembly, wherein the mounting assembly is disposed on the door.

Further, the package is integrated with the door.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a disassembled schematic view of the handle assembly and the door;

FIG. 2 is a disassembled schematic view of the mounting assembly;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the door;

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view A-A of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged schematic view at D in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of C-C of FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view at B in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the handle;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged schematic view at E in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a disassembled view of the door and handle;

FIG. 11 is a front view of the door not fully engaged with the handle (i.e., the stop boss of the handle is only disposed in the handle slot);

FIG. 12 is a schematic cross-sectional view F-F of FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is an enlarged schematic view at J of FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is an enlarged schematic view at H in FIG. 12;

FIG. 15 is a front view of the door fully engaged with the handle (i.e., the stop boss of the handle is inserted into the handle slot behind the stop step);

FIG. 16 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line I-I of FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is an enlarged schematic view at K of FIG. 16;

FIG. 18 is an enlarged schematic view at Q of FIG. 16;

fig. 19 is a schematic view of a refrigerator and handle assembly.

Reference numerals:

the refrigerator comprises a refrigerator 100, a refrigerator door 10, a mounting assembly 11, a pre-assembly 111, a handle groove 1111, a limit step 1111a, a clamping groove 1112, a telescopic element 112, a guide inclined surface 112b, a blocking cover 113, an elastic element 114, a handle 20, a limit boss 21, a long boss 211, a short boss 212 and a limit groove 213.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are illustrative and intended to be illustrative of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting the invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", and the like, indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are only for convenience in describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed in a particular orientation, and be operated, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically connected, electrically connected or can communicate with each other; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

A handle assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention is described in detail below with reference to fig. 1 to 19.

Referring to fig. 10, 11, 15, and 19, a handle assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention may include: a mounting assembly 11 and a handle 20, the handle 20 being adapted to cooperate with the mounting assembly 11.

Further, the mounting assembly 11 includes: the pre-assembly 111 and the telescopic member 112, the pre-assembly 111 may be pre-mounted on an object to which the handle 20 is to be mounted, for example, when the handle assembly is applied to a home appliance, the mounting assembly 11 may be located on the door 10 of the home appliance, the pre-assembly 111 may be fixedly connected to the door 10, and for example, the pre-assembly 111 may be pre-embedded in a foam layer of the door 10.

The package 111 is formed with handle grooves 1111, in some alternative embodiments, the handle grooves 1111 are located at upper and lower ends of the package 111, the telescopic member 112 may at least partially extend into the handle grooves 111, specifically, the mounting assembly 11 is located at an inner side of the door 10, and the handle grooves 1111 are exposed at an outer side of the door 10, the handle 20 may be mounted on the door 10 of the electric home appliance by being engaged with the mounting assembly 11, and a user may open or close the electric home appliance by pulling the door 10 through the handle 20, so as to conveniently use the electric home appliance.

For convenience of description, the assembly of the handle assembly is described by taking the household appliance as the refrigerator 100 as an example.

In an exemplary embodiment, when the door 10 of the refrigerator 100 is manufactured, the pre-assembly 111 may be pre-installed in an inner foamed layer of the door 10, so that support may be provided for the provision of the telescopic member 112 and the blocking cover 113, and the handle groove 1111 may be exposed to the outside of the door 10, so that it is possible for the handle 20 to be fixed to the door 10. Further, as shown in fig. 13 and 17, the handle 20 is provided with a limiting boss 21, the limiting boss 21 is adapted to be disposed in the handle groove 1111, specifically, the telescopic element 112 can at least partially extend into the handle groove 1111, the handle 20 is provided with the limiting boss 21, and the limiting boss 21 is adapted to be disposed in the corresponding handle groove 1111, the limiting boss 21 can also move up and down in the handle groove 1111, in some embodiments, both the upper and lower ends of the handle 20 are provided with the limiting bosses 21, and the distance between the limiting bosses 21 at the upper and lower ends of the handle 20 is equal to the distance between the handle grooves 1111 at the upper and lower ends of the package 111, so as to ensure that the limiting bosses 21 at the upper and lower ends of the handle 20 can be smoothly fitted with the handle grooves 1111 at the upper and lower ends of the package 111, thereby ensuring the fixing of the handle 20 is firm.

Specifically, the limiting boss 21 is provided with a limiting groove 213, the limiting groove 213 is configured to fix the position of the handle 20 when the telescopic element 112 extends into the limiting groove 213, the limiting groove 213 is a through hole penetrating through the limiting boss 21, and when the limiting boss 21 moves downwards in the handle groove 1111, the telescopic element 112 extends into the limiting groove 213, and at this time, the position of the handle 20 is fixed. That is, at least one of the limiting bosses 21 at the upper and lower ends of the handle 20 is provided with a limiting groove 213, for example, only the upper end of the handle 20 is provided with the limiting groove 213, or only the lower end of the handle 20 is provided with the limiting groove 213, or both the upper and lower ends of the handle 20 are provided with the limiting grooves 213.

It should be noted that, when only the upper end of the handle 20 is provided with the limiting groove 213, correspondingly, only the upper part of the package 111 is provided with the telescopic element 112, the elastic element 114 and the blocking cover 113; similarly, when only the lower end of the handle 20 is provided with the limiting groove 213, the telescopic element 112, the elastic element 114 and the blocking cover 113 are only arranged below the package 111; or when the upper and lower ends of the handle 20 are provided with the limiting grooves 213, the upper and lower ends of the package 111 are provided with the telescopic element 112, the elastic element 114 and the blocking cover 113.

In order to better describe the process of engaging the handle 20 with the door 10, as shown in fig. 8-18, the process of engaging the handle 20 with the door 10 will be described by taking an example in which the limiting groove 213 is formed only at the upper end of the handle 20 and the handle 20 is vertically disposed.

In the embodiment, when the refrigerator 100 is delivered to the user's home and the handle 20 is separated from the door 10, when the user needs to install the handle 20, firstly, the limit bosses 21 at the upper and lower ends of the handle 20 are respectively engaged with the handle grooves 1111 exposed at the upper and lower ends of the outer side of the door 10, and secondly, the handle 20 is moved downward (i.e., moved in the direction of the telescopic member 112 along the handle grooves 1111), at this time, the limit grooves 213 of the limit bosses 21 at the upper end of the handle 20 are aligned with the telescopic member 112, and a portion of the telescopic member 112 extends into the limit grooves 213, so as to limit the up-and-down movement of the limit bosses 21, thereby limiting the limit bosses 21 of the handle 20 in the handle grooves 1111 (i.e., locking the limit bosses 21), and preventing the handle 20 from falling off from the handle grooves 1111, thereby completing the installation of the handle 20.

Moreover, when the user needs to detach the handle 20, the user can use a thin stick capable of penetrating into the limiting groove 213 to withdraw the telescopic element 112 from the handle groove 1111 by penetrating into the limiting groove 213, so that the telescopic element 112 is withdrawn from the limiting groove 213, and the handle 20 is taken out of the handle groove 1111, thereby completing the detachment of the handle 20.

According to the handle assembly of the embodiment of the invention, the limiting boss 21 is arranged on the handle 20, the limiting groove 213 is further arranged on the limiting boss 21, the pre-assembly 111 in the installation assembly 11 is provided with the handle groove 1111, the assembly of the handle 20 and the pre-assembly can be completed by matching the limiting boss 21 and the handle groove 1111, and a part of the telescopic element 112 in the installation assembly 11 can extend into the limiting groove 213 to lock the handle 20, so that the installation reliability of the handle 20 is ensured to be high, thus the user can install the handle 20 on an object (such as the box door 10) needing to be installed by himself without other special tools, the experience of the user is improved, and the installation of the handle 20 is simple and reliable.

Further, referring to fig. 1-2, 5, 7, 13 and 17, a card slot 1112 is formed on the package 111, the card slot 1112 is communicated with the handle slot 1111, an axial direction of the card slot 1112 is perpendicular to a cross section of the handle slot 1111, and the telescopic element 112 is adapted to move within the card slot 1112 and can at least partially extend into the handle slot 1111. That is, by providing the locking groove 1112, a moving track is provided for the telescopic element 112, i.e. the moving direction of the telescopic element 112 can be guided, and a part of the telescopic element 112 can also extend into the handle groove 1111, so that it is possible for the telescopic element 112 to extend into the limiting groove 213. By arranging the clamping groove 1112, the moving direction of the telescopic element 112 can be ensured, so that the telescopic element 112 can be locked on the limiting boss 21, and the working reliability of the handle assembly is higher.

Further, referring to fig. 1-2, 5, 7, 13, and 17, the mounting assembly 11 may further include: elastic element 114, elastic element 114 is an elastic member, elastic element 114 is always in a compressed state when being located in mounting assembly 11, in a specific embodiment, elastic element 114 is connected to telescopic element 112 and is used for pushing telescopic element 112 towards handle slot 1111, that is, elastic element 114 is also located in slot 1112 and is in contact connection with telescopic element 112, under the elastic force of elastic element 114, telescopic element 112 can be pushed towards handle slot 1111, so that a part of telescopic element 112 can be pushed into handle slot 1111.

Further, as shown in fig. 2 and 7, the telescopic member 112 has a guide slope 112b, and the guide slope 112b is configured to: in the case where handle 20 is moved in the direction of telescopic member 112 along handle slot 1111, handle 20 presses guide slope 112b to withdraw telescopic member 112 from handle slot 1111; the telescopic element 112 is configured to: with the position-limiting groove 213 aligned with the notch 1112, the telescopic element 112 enters the position-limiting groove 213 from the notch 1112 under the elastic force of the elastic element 114.

That is, a guide slope 112b is provided at one end of the telescopic member 112 inserted into the handle groove 1111, and specifically, the extending direction of the guide slope 112b is directed to a diagonally lower side of the outer side of the refrigerator 100, so that when the handle 20 is moved in a direction of the telescopic member 112 along the handle groove 1111 (i.e., moved to a lower side of the handle 20), the limit projection 21 of the handle 20 is brought into contact with a portion of the telescopic member 112 inserted into the handle groove 1111 (i.e., the guide slope 112b of the telescopic member 112), and as the handle 20 is further moved downward, the limit projection 21 of the handle 20 presses the telescopic member 112 downward, and since the extending direction of the guide slope 112b is directed to a diagonally lower side of the outer side of the refrigerator 100, the telescopic member 112 receives a component force directed to the inner side of the door 10, and thus, the telescopic member 112 is moved in a direction of the inner side of the door 10 and withdrawn from the handle groove 1111, and at this time, when the handle 20 is further moved downward, the telescopic member 112 is aligned with the limiting groove 213 of the handle 20, and the telescopic member 112 is pushed into the limiting groove 213 by the elasticity of the elastic member 114, thereby completing the installation of the handle 20.

By providing the guiding inclined plane 112b on the telescopic element 112, guiding is provided for the telescopic element 112 when being extruded by the limited boss 21, and it is ensured that the telescopic element 112 can exit from the handle slot 1111, so as to ensure that the handle 20 can move down to the mounting position, and the telescopic element 112 can extend into the limiting slot 213, thereby completing the mounting of the handle 20.

Further, as shown in fig. 7, 13-14, 17-18, the handle groove 1111 has a limit step 1111a, that is, the handle groove 1111 is a groove having a step, and the limit step 1111a is located at an undercut structure.

Further, referring to fig. 9, the limiting boss may be a T-shaped boss 21, and the T-shaped boss 21 may include: the long boss 211 and the short boss 212, the long boss 211 and the short boss 212 are fixedly connected, specifically, the length of the long boss 211 is greater than the length of the short boss 212, two ends of the short boss 212 are respectively fixedly connected with the long boss 211 and the handle 20, and the long boss 211 extends towards the direction far away from the handle 20. The length of the long boss 211 is less than or equal to the length of the handle slot 1111 so that the long boss 211 can enter the handle slot 1111.

Of course, the limiting boss can also be a cross-shaped boss and the like.

In a specific embodiment, the long boss 211 is adapted to move in the handle groove 1111, and the short boss 212 may be configured to be clamped between the two limit steps 1111a when the limit groove 213 is aligned with the catch groove 1112, that is, when the limit groove 213 is aligned with the catch groove 1112, the short boss 212 is clamped between the two limit steps 1111a, so that the handle 20 may be restricted from being directly taken out of the handle groove 1111, the movement of the handle 20 in the front-rear and left-right directions may be restricted, and the reliability of the engagement of the handle 20 with the door 10 may be improved. And because a part of the telescopic element 112 is blocked in the limiting groove 213, the up-and-down movement of the handle 20 is limited, so far, the installation of the handle 20 on the door 10 is realized.

Further, the inner surface of the limit step 1111a is spaced apart from the bottom of the handle groove 1111a to facilitate the long protrusion 211 to enter the gap between the limit step 1111a and the bottom of the handle groove 1111a, so that the long protrusion 211 of the T-shaped protrusion 21 can be caught in the handle groove 1111.

Further, the thickness of the long boss 211 is equal to or slightly smaller than the gap between the limit step 1111a and the bottom of the handle groove 1111, so that the T-shaped boss 21 is prevented from shaking in the handle groove 1111.

Specifically, the height of the limit step 1111a is at least greater than half of the height of the long boss 211, that is, as shown in fig. 2, the height dimension of the limit step 1111a extending upward is greater than half of the height dimension of the long boss 211, so as to prevent the handle 20 from falling off from the handle groove 1111, ensure the limit reliability, and ensure the high reliability of the installation of the handle 20.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1-2, 5, 7, 13, and 17, the mounting assembly 11 may further include: and a stop cover 113, wherein the stop cover 113 is positioned at the innermost side of the mounting assembly 11 and is fixedly connected with the pre-assembly 111, and the stop cover 113 limits the elastic element 114 in the catch groove 1112, prevents the elastic element 114 from being ejected from the pre-assembly 111 towards the inner side of the door 10, and ensures that the elastic element 114 can be always positioned in the catch groove 1112 to provide support for the telescopic element 112.

Optionally, the elastic member 114 is a spring, and the elasticity of the spring is better, so that when the telescopic member 112 moves towards the inner side of the door 10, the elastic member 114 is pressed, so as to provide a force for the telescopic member 112 to move towards the outer side of the door 10, and ensure that the telescopic member 112 can lock the handle 20 in time.

Specifically, the package 111 may be integrated with the door 10, that is, the handle groove 1111 is directly formed on the door 10, which reduces the number of parts of the package 111, thereby reducing the assembling process of the package 111 with the door 10, and facilitating to save the assembling man-hour of the refrigerator 100.

Preferably, the pre-assembly 111 and the door 10 may be fixed by foaming, and the pre-assembly 111 is used as an embedded part, that is, after the pre-assembly 111 is embedded inside the door 10, the pre-assembly 111 is finally expanded and wrapped by injecting a liquid foaming material into the door 10 through a chemical reaction of the foaming material, so as to solidify the door 10 with stable shape.

The household appliance according to another aspect of the present invention includes a door 10 and a handle assembly, and a mounting assembly 11 is disposed on the door 10. In a specific embodiment, the household appliance may be a sterilizer, a microwave oven, an oven, or the like, in addition to the refrigerator 100 described above.

Further, the package 111 is integrated with the door 10, so that the installation process of the handle 20 can be simplified, the handle 20 can be installed easily, and the occupied space for packaging the household appliance can be reduced, thereby reducing the transportation cost. The process of mounting and dismounting the handle assembly on the refrigerator 100 is described in detail below with reference to fig. 1-19:

when the handle 20 needs to be installed, the pre-assembly 111 is installed on the door 10, the limit boss 21 of the handle 20 is inserted into the handle groove 1111 of the pre-assembly 111, the door 10 and the handle 20 are in the position relationship as shown in fig. 11-14, then the handle 20 is moved towards the lower side of the door 10, the short boss 212 of the limit boss 21 of the handle 20 slides into the limit step 1111a, meanwhile, the guide inclined surface 112b of the telescopic member 112 exits the handle groove 1111 under the pressure of the limit boss 21, when the handle 20 continues to move to the limit position, the long boss 211 is clamped between the limit step 1111a and the groove bottom of the handle groove 1111a, the telescopic member 112 is aligned with the limit groove 213 of the handle 20, the telescopic member 112 is pushed into the limit groove 213 under the elastic force of the elastic member 114, and the handle 20 is installed in place and locked, thereby completing the installation of the handle 20.

When it is desired to detach the handle 20, the handle 20 can be removed from the handle slot 1111 by using a thin stick that can penetrate into the limiting slot 213 to push the telescopic member 112 out of the handle slot 1111 through the limiting slot 213, and then moving the handle 20 toward the upper side of the door 10.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example" or "some examples" or the like are intended to mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, various embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by those skilled in the art.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention, and that variations, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the above embodiments by those of ordinary skill in the art within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A handle assembly, comprising:

a mounting assembly, the mounting assembly comprising: the telescopic component can at least partially extend into the handle groove;

the handle is provided with a limiting boss, the limiting boss is suitable for being arranged in the handle groove, a limiting groove is formed in the limiting boss, and the limiting groove is configured to fix the position of the handle under the condition that the telescopic element extends into the limiting groove.

2. The handle assembly of claim 1, wherein said subassembly defines a slot therein, said slot communicating with said handle slot, said telescoping member adapted to move within said slot.

3. The handle assembly of claim 2, wherein the mounting assembly further comprises: the elastic element is connected with the telescopic element and is used for pushing the telescopic element to the direction of the handle groove.

4. The handle assembly of claim 3, wherein the telescoping member has a guide ramp configured to: the handle presses the guide slope to withdraw the telescopic member from the handle groove in a case where the handle is moved in a direction of the telescopic member along the handle groove; the telescoping member is configured to: under the condition that the limiting groove is aligned with the clamping groove, the telescopic element enters the limiting groove from the clamping groove under the elastic force action of the elastic element.

5. The handle assembly of claim 4, wherein the handle slot has a retention step, the retention boss is a T-shaped boss, and the retention boss comprises: the long boss is suitable for moving in the handle groove, and the short boss is configured to be clamped between the two limiting steps under the condition that the limiting groove is aligned with the clamping groove.

6. The handle assembly of claim 5, wherein an inner surface of the retention step is spaced apart from a bottom of the handle slot.

7. The handle assembly of claim 5, wherein the height of the retention step is at least half greater than the height of the elongated boss.

8. The handle assembly of claim 3, wherein the mounting assembly further comprises: a retaining cap that retains the resilient element within the slot.

9. A household appliance, characterized in that it comprises: a door and the handle assembly of any of claims 1-8, the mounting assembly disposed on the door.

10. The household appliance of claim 9, wherein the pre-assembly is integral with the door.