CN110118464B

CN110118464B - Domestic refrigeration device with support base and method for mounting cover plate

Info

Publication number: CN110118464B
Application number: CN201810118056.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: A·希尔施博尔茨; A·林德尔; F·汉斯勒
Original assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
Current assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
Priority date: 2018-02-06
Filing date: 2018-02-06
Publication date: 2022-09-02
Anticipated expiration: 2038-02-06
Also published as: CN110118464A

Abstract

The invention relates to a domestic refrigeration device (1) having a receiving space (3, 8) for food, which is bounded by a wall (14, 22, 23) of a liner (4), and having a cover plate (19), which is independent of the liner (4), which is arranged in the receiving space (3, 8) in front of the first wall (14, 22, 23) of the liner (4) such that the first wall (14, 22, 23) is covered by the cover plate (19), wherein the second wall (14, 22, 23) of the liner (4) comprises a support base (31), which is formed integrally with the second wall (14, 22, 23), on which the cover plate (19) is located in the mounted state. The invention also relates to a method for mounting a cover plate (19) in a domestic refrigeration appliance (1).

Description

Domestic refrigeration device with support base and method for mounting cover plate

Technical Field

The invention relates to a domestic refrigerator having a receiving space for food, which is delimited by a wall of a liner. The domestic refrigeration appliance comprises a cover plate which is independent with respect to the inner container, the cover plate being arranged in the receiving space and in front of the wall of the inner container in the receiving space. The invention also relates to a method for mounting such a cladding sheet.

Background

A frost-free domestic refrigeration appliance is known, for example, from DE 102010041952 a 1. Wherein the suction opening is formed in an upper region of the receiving space and the output opening or the discharge opening is formed in a lower region. In the depth direction of the domestic refrigeration appliance, the two openings are arranged substantially at the same depth position and are formed in the rear half of the receiving space. Due to this arrangement of the openings, the air circulation through the entire receiving space can be limited, in particular in the rear half of the receiving space, since the air discharged below is immediately sucked up again due to the suction in the upper region, so that in a corresponding partial region of the receiving region, in particular in the region close to the door, there is only a limited air circulation.

A domestic refrigerator is known from DE 102005032976 a1, in which an additional, separate mounting plate is arranged in front of the rear wall of the inner container in the receiving space for the food and is fixed by means of screws.

In the known designs, such separate covering panels are highly demanding in terms of assembly and cannot be permanently accurately positioned.

Disclosure of Invention

The object of the present invention is to provide a domestic cooling device in which such a separate, i.e. individual covering panel can be easily mounted in the receiving space and still a permanently accurate positioning of the covering panel can be achieved.

This object is achieved by a domestic refrigeration appliance and a method according to the independent claims.

According to a first aspect of the invention, a domestic refrigeration appliance is formed with a receiving space for food, wherein the receiving space is delimited by a wall of the inner container. The domestic refrigeration appliance further comprises a cover plate which is independent with respect to the inner container, the cover plate being arranged in the receiving space in front of the wall of the inner container, as viewed in the depth direction of the domestic refrigeration appliance, such that the first wall is covered by the cover plate. A second wall of the liner, distinct from the first wall, includes a support base integrally formed with the second wall, the support base thereby being integrated into the second wall. In the mounted state, the cover plate is located on the support base. This means that the cover plate is arranged upright on the support base, viewed in the height direction of the domestic refrigeration appliance, so that the support base serves as a lower support for the cover plate. This makes it possible to achieve a permanently secure positioning at least in the height direction. By means of the integrated support base, even considerable gravitational forces of the cover plate can be safely absorbed and consumed.

Preferably, the support substrate is formed as a receiving groove which is open upward, and the cover plate is fitted into the receiving groove. This enables simple and easy-to-fit embedding and also enables the covering plate to be positioned exactly and permanently in the depth direction safely.

Preferably, the cover plate, in addition to being located on the support base, is connected to a rail system of the domestic refrigeration appliance, which rail system is separate from and fixed to the liner and the cover plate. Thereby, a more stable fixation to a plurality of different components is achieved.

Preferably, the cover plate is connected to the first component of the domestic refrigeration appliance at a first connection point in addition to being located on the support base, wherein a functional first connection type is formed at the first connection point. The cover plate is connected to a second component of the domestic refrigeration device at a second connection point that is different from the first connection point, wherein a second connection type that is functionally different from the first connection type is formed at the second connection point. This allows a simple assembly concept with improved safety positioning. This design enables a particularly mechanically stable mounting and safe positioning of the covering panel, since the covering panel is not or not only directly fixed to the wall of the inner container itself.

Preferably, both connection types are non-destructively detachable connections. This design enables particularly rapid assembly and reversible disassembly. Moreover, due to these features, production tolerances can be easily compensated and the desired final position of the covering panel can be safely achieved.

In an advantageous embodiment, the first connection type is a snap connection, or a snap connection is formed at the first connection point. This also makes it possible to quickly assemble and precisely mount the covering panel on the component, due to the simple and safe snap-fit or latching.

In particular, the first component is a rail of a rail system. In particular, this also makes it possible to achieve a precise positioning of the covering panel at the rail system in the preferred first spatial direction by means of the first connection type.

In a preferred embodiment, the rail system is made to comprise a first rail and at least one second rail independent with respect to the first rail. The latching connection comprises a first latching element at the cover plate, which is elastic in the height direction of the domestic refrigeration appliance. The first latching element is configured to be able to engage with a first mating latching element of the first rail in the height direction. The latching connection preferably comprises a second latching element at the cover plate, which is elastic in the width direction of the domestic refrigeration appliance, which engages with a second mating latching element of the second rail in the width direction.

By means of this design, it is thereby achieved that the covering plate itself is fixed by two different latching connections which provide latching in two different spatial directions. In addition to the mounting of the covering panel on the support base, a further connecting device is thereby provided in a simple and rapid manner, which advantageously comprises a different latching connection. Furthermore, since a mechanically stable design is made possible by the rail system having a plurality of individual rails, a stable mounting of the covering panel on the rail system can also be achieved via a corresponding latching connection. Thereby, the force absorption is again improved.

In an advantageous embodiment, the second connection type is made as a threaded connection. Thereby, a threaded connection is formed at the second connection point. A threaded connection is a particularly stable type of mechanical connection. The fixing can be adjusted individually depending on the thread insertion. In contrast to other connection types, such as, for example, snap connections, which use only a single specific coupling point, the use of a screw connection enables a continuous tightening torque to be achieved depending on the individual and continuous insertion state of the screw. In this case, this makes it possible to individually adjust the fixing force with which the covering panel is fixed to the second component. The fastening and the resulting fastening force can thus be adjusted very finely by means of the screw connection, so that a particularly positionally fixed arrangement of the covering plate is achieved. Furthermore, the threaded connection enables readjustment of the fixation in the event of loosening of the screw or other subsequent changes at the connection point.

In an advantageous embodiment, the second component can be a reinforcement, which can thus also be regarded as a separate component. The reinforcing member is disposed outside the inner container. In particular, the reinforcement is arranged at the outside of the wall of the liner. Preferably, the reinforcing member may be plate-shaped. It may in particular be dimensionally stable and may for example be made of metal. Thereby, a particularly stable coupling possibility is achieved, in particular the above-mentioned individually adjustable thread forces can be absorbed particularly advantageously. This is not possible with a liner made of plastic, in particular, having relatively thin walls. A threaded connection is particularly advantageous in the case of the above-described design of the reinforcement.

Preferably, the cover plate comprises openings through which cold air from an intermediate space formed between the wall of the liner and the cover plate can flow into the receiving space. Thereby, a direct flow path from the intermediate space to the receiving space is achieved in a very simple manner. In particular, the intervening space is a portion of the receiving space. However, food cannot be stored in the intervening space.

The cover plate is preferably made at least partially transparent. Additionally or alternatively, the cover plate may comprise an opening for transmitting light of a lighting device of the domestic refrigeration appliance. The opening is thus a light transmitting opening. By a transparent design and/or by openings, the cover plate itself can be uniquely illuminated and/or light transmission can be achieved at specific locations. Thereby, the lighting device, in particular the light source, does not need to be arranged directly in the receiving space itself, in which the food is stored. Instead, the lighting device is arranged at the cover plate itself or in an intervening space. Thereby, a protective arrangement of the lighting device is achieved and a collision of the stored articles is prevented.

Furthermore, with these possible different illumination solutions, it is possible to illuminate the receiving space from behind, i.e. from the direction of the cover plate.

It is preferred to have the lighting device arranged at the cover plate itself, in particular at the rear side. Thereby, the lighting device may be positioned requiring minimal space and also enabling a short light path to the cover plate. This enables extensive illumination, thereby preventing undesired light losses that would occur in a longer light path if the illumination device were arranged spaced apart from the cover plate.

Another aspect of the invention relates to a method for mounting a cover plate in a receiving space for food in a domestic refrigeration appliance. The receiving space is delimited by a wall of the inner container of the domestic refrigeration appliance. The cover plate is arranged in the receiving space in front of the first wall of the liner, such that the first wall is covered by the cover plate. The cover plate is arranged to be located on and mounted in correspondence to a support base integrally formed with the second wall at the second wall of the inner container. The advantages achieved thereby have already been explained in connection with a domestic refrigeration appliance.

Preferably, the cover plate is embedded obliquely in the support base at a lower corner region and, viewed in the depth direction of the domestic refrigeration appliance, is pivoted from this oblique position back via the upper region of the cover plate in the position on the support base until the final position is reached. Thereby, the support substrate has an additional function during the method step for mounting the cover plate. Thereby, the support base not only supports the cover plate from below in its final position, constituting a lower support, but also facilitates the mounting solution by preventing undesired displacement of the cover plate in the height direction of the domestic refrigeration appliance. The pivoting process from the intermediate mounting position to the final mounting position is thus very targeted and precise. In this way, the additional connection points which are advantageously provided are achieved in a simple and targeted manner. The support base thereby also serves as a pivot bearing, so to speak, for the cover plate in order to be moved in a targeted manner from the intermediate installation position into the final installation position and in particular to achieve latching quickly and precisely via a preferably provided latching connection.

It is preferably provided that the covering panel, in addition to being located on the support base, is connected to a first component of the domestic refrigeration appliance at a first connection point, wherein a functional first connection type, in particular a latching connection, is formed at the first connection point. The cover plate is connected to a second component of the domestic refrigeration appliance at a second connection point that is different from the first connection point, wherein a second connection type, in particular a screw connection, that is functionally different from the first connection type is formed at the second connection point. The specific advantages concerned have been described in connection with a domestic refrigeration appliance.

A further independent aspect of the invention relates to a domestic refrigeration appliance having a receiving space for food which is bounded by a wall of the inner container. The domestic refrigeration appliance comprises a cover plate which is independent with respect to the inner container, the cover plate being arranged in the receiving space in front of the first wall of the inner container, such that the first wall is covered by the cover plate. The covering panel is connected to a first component of the domestic refrigeration appliance at a first connection point, wherein a latching or hooking connection is formed at the first connection point. The cover plate is connected to a second component of the domestic refrigeration appliance at a second connection point, which is different from the first connection point, wherein a screw connection is formed at the second connection point. The advantages of a threaded connection are explained above.

Embodiments of the first independent aspect of the domestic refrigeration appliance are considered as advantageous embodiments of the further independent aspect of the domestic refrigeration appliance.

In all aspects of the invention, the cover plate with the base plate is arranged at the wall of the inner container, in particular at a distance from the front side, in particular from the front side of the rear wall of the inner container, so that an intermediate space is formed between the base plate of the cover plate and the front side of the wall of the inner container, in which intermediate space the functional unit of the domestic refrigeration appliance is arranged. The functional unit may be a container and/or a valve and/or an electrical and/or optical component for a liquid.

The covering panel is preferably formed as one piece and is made of plastic. At the front side facing the receiving space, the covering panel may have a structured and/or uniquely colored design. For example, a foil or other coating may be applied to at least the front side. Thereby, a unique function with respect to the environmental conditions in the receiving space may be provided and/or a unique appearance may be formed.

Preferably, the domestic refrigeration appliance comprises a functional component, in particular a frost-free component, which is arranged below the covering panel, viewed in the height direction. Thus, the functional component is not covered by the cover plate in the front. In particular, the functional components that are separate from the above-described functional units that can be located behind the cover plate are covered by separate covers. The separate cover may preferably be attached to the rear wall of the inner container, in particular screw-mounted. Additionally, a separate panel with respect to the cover plate and the cover may be arranged, in particular screw-mounted, at the interface or transition area between the cover plate and the cover.

In particular, the domestic refrigeration appliance is a frost-free domestic refrigeration appliance. Wherein the frost-free assembly can be connected with the air passage such that cold air from the frost-free assembly can be conducted into the receiving space via the air passage, wherein the cover plate comprises openings through which cold air from behind the cover plate can pass through the cover plate into the receiving space.

The frost-free assembly comprises an evaporator which is also separated from the receiving space or from the remaining volume area of the receiving space by a cover system, in particular a cover which is separate with respect to the cover plate. The frost-free assembly comprises in particular a fan. The evaporator is in particular vertically oriented, which means that, in terms of its planar dimensions, it extends in the height direction of the domestic refrigeration appliance in the region of the rear wall of the interior.

A frostless domestic refrigeration appliance is equipped with a frostless technology comprising a frostless assembly. The frost-free technique is understood as a technical method of reducing the humidity of air in an inner space formed as a cooling chamber. Thereby, frost formation on the food is prevented or significantly reduced, and defrosting of the cooling chamber may be omitted or performed at significantly increased time intervals. With such frost-free technology, the cooling elements, which are formed as cooling fins for example, and thus the heat exchanger of the secondary circuit are arranged in separate regions in the interior space. During the cooling phase, cold air is conducted by the fan from the separate area into the interior space and thus into the cooling chamber. Such a device is configured such that air circulates through all compartments of the interior space and re-enters the separate areas in the cycle. Since the cold air remains at a low humidity, the humidity is deposited as frost in particular only on the heat exchanger of the secondary refrigeration cycle, which is arranged in a separate area and is the coldest point in contact with the air in the frost-free domestic refrigeration appliance. It is possible to cause a defrost mode to be performed at specific time intervals, in which the first heat exchanger in the individual zones is defrosted. In particular, for this purpose, heating devices are provided in frost-free domestic refrigeration appliances, by means of which heating of the heat exchanger is carried out. Water resulting from the melting of the ice layer can leave the inner space and thus the device via the discharge channel and can be collected in a collecting tray which can also be used as an evaporation tray. In particular, in the defrost mode, the fan is deactivated so that the cooling chamber remains refrigerated. By using the frost-free technology, the freezing of the cooling fins is greatly reduced, and the air humidity in the whole household refrigeration appliance is reduced, so that the formation of an ice layer is obviously reduced.

With a frost-free arrangement, the air humidity in the cooling chamber is significantly reduced by an exemplary, rather simple method. This is achieved in particular by separating the cooling fins from the actual cooling region or cooling chamber, wherein cold air is conducted into the cooled interior space or cooling chamber by means of a fan. The cold air is circulated through all compartments of the cooling device during a cycle and re-enters the cooling section. Due to the limited ability of cold air to absorb or retain humidity, moisture is deposited on the cooling fins. The cooling fins are heated and defrosted at regular intervals, and the water is preferably discharged into the evaporation pan, for example, via a passage. The air humidity in the whole apparatus is lowered and an ice layer is hardly formed. In contrast to conventional devices, in the case of domestic refrigeration appliances using frost-free technology, the majority of the moisture that occurs, which leads to icing of conventional freezers, is collected in a separate area of the cooling fins.

With the designations "top", "bottom", "front", "rear", "horizontal", "vertical", "depth direction", "width direction", "height direction", etc., a given position and orientation is indicated in the context of the intended application and the intended arrangement of the device.

Further features of the invention are apparent from the claims, the drawings and the description of the drawings. The features and feature combinations mentioned above in the description and those mentioned in the following description of the figures and/or shown in the figures only can be used in each case in the particular combination indicated and in other combinations without departing from the scope of the invention. Thus, embodiments that are not explicitly shown and described in the figures but which result from various combinations of features from the described embodiments and which can be formed should also be considered to be encompassed and disclosed by the present invention. Embodiments and combinations of features thus excluding all features of the independent claims as initially presented are also to be considered disclosed. Furthermore, embodiments and combinations of features disclosed in particular by the above embodiments which extend beyond or deviate from the combinations of features described in the cited claims are to be regarded as disclosed.

Drawings

Embodiments of the present invention are described in more detail below based on schematic diagrams. Shown in the attached drawings:

fig. 1 shows a perspective view of an embodiment of a domestic refrigeration appliance according to the invention;

fig. 2 shows a simplified front view of the domestic refrigeration appliance according to fig. 1;

fig. 3 shows a view of the domestic refrigeration appliance according to fig. 2, wherein the cover plate is arranged in the receiving space and a rail system is mounted therein for fixing the cover plate;

figure 4 shows a partial view of a side wall of the inner container of the domestic refrigeration appliance, into which the support base is integrated;

FIG. 5 shows the view of FIG. 4, with the addition of a cover plate that has been embedded in the support substrate with lower corner regions;

FIG. 6 shows a simplified front view of a partial region of a domestic refrigeration appliance having a cover plate mounted thereto;

FIG. 7 shows a view from below of the diagram of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 shows a perspective view of a cover plate and a rail of a rail system to which the cover plate is attached;

FIG. 9 shows a different perspective view of the components of FIG. 8;

fig. 10 shows a vertical sectional view of a partial region of a domestic refrigeration appliance, with the cover plate in a central mounting position;

fig. 11 shows a vertical sectional view of a partial region of a domestic refrigeration appliance, wherein the position for the screw connection is shown by way of example;

FIG. 12 shows a simplified view of an additional mounting option for the cover panel in a domestic refrigeration appliance; and

fig. 13 shows a front view of a partial region of a domestic refrigeration appliance, in which the cover plate is mounted according to the embodiment of fig. 12.

Detailed Description

In the drawings, identical or functionally identical elements have the same reference numerals.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic view of a domestic refrigeration appliance 1 configured to be able to store and preserve food. The domestic refrigerator 1 is here a refrigerator freezer. It comprises a housing 2, in which housing 2 a first receiving space 3 is formed, which first receiving space 3 is in this embodiment a refrigerated compartment. The first receiving space 3 is delimited by the walls of the inner container 4. In the front, the inner container 4 and thus the first receiving space 3 comprise a filling opening 5, which filling opening 5 is closable by two separate doors 6 and 7. The charging opening 5 is a continuous, uninterrupted opening, and likewise the first receiving space 3 is a continuous, uninterrupted space. The doors 6 and 7 are pivotably arranged at the housing 2 via respective pivot axes which are vertically oriented and which are in turn oriented in the height direction (y direction).

In this embodiment, the domestic refrigeration appliance 1 further comprises a second receiving space 8, said second receiving space 8 being independent from the first receiving space 3 and here being a freezer compartment. In particular, the second receiving space 8 is arranged below the first receiving space 3, seen in the vertical direction, i.e. in the height direction. In the height direction, the receiving

spaces

3 and 8 are arranged so as not to overlap. The second receiving space 8 can be closed at the front by a separate third door 9, wherein the door 9 is formed in particular as a front wall of a drawer which is movable in the depth direction (z direction) and can be pushed into the second receiving space 8 and pulled out of the second receiving space 8. There is no overlap between the

doors

6, 7 and 9, which are arranged side by side in front. In particular a front delimiting part or visible part of the domestic refrigeration device 1.

Fig. 2 shows a front view of the domestic refrigeration device 1 without the

doors

6, 7 and 9, the domestic refrigeration device 1 here preferably being a frost-free domestic refrigeration device. The domestic refrigeration appliance 1 comprises a frost-free assembly 10, said frost-free assembly 10 being mounted upright and in turn oriented in a vertical direction. The frost-free assembly 10 comprises an evaporator 11, not shown in fig. 2, said evaporator 11 being arranged behind the wall. The frost-free assembly 10 further comprises a fan 12, by means of which fan 12 cool air generated in the region of the evaporator 11 is circulated in the domestic refrigeration appliance 1, the fan 12 also being arranged behind the wall. The wall may be a housing wall of the frost free assembly 10.

The frost-free assembly 10 is arranged at least in a lower rear region of the first receiving space 3. The frost-free assembly 10 also extends in particular into the second receiving space 8 and is also arranged in the rear region in the second receiving space 8.

The household cold appliance 1 further comprises an air passage 13 (fig. 2), said air passage 13 being formed in the receiving space 3 in front of the rear wall 14 of the internal container 4. The rear wall 14 delimits the first receiving space 3 in the depth direction at the rear. The rear wall 14 is an integral part of the inner container 4. In order to enable the circulation of air, the air passage 13 is coupled with the frost-free assembly 10 and comprises, in this embodiment, a plurality of output openings 15, said output openings 15 being arranged in respective horizontal pairs, said horizontal pairs being arranged at respective different height levels in the height direction (y-direction).

In this embodiment, the frost-free assembly 10, which is a functional component of the domestic refrigeration appliance 1, comprises two separate suction openings 16, through which suction openings 16 air from the receiving space 3 is sucked into the frost-free assembly 10. In the area of the rear wall 14, according to this embodiment, in addition to the air passage 13 constituting the functional unit, a further functional unit in the form of a water reservoir 17 is arranged. In the water reservoir 17 there is a not shown liquid for a dispenser unit of the domestic refrigeration appliance 1. The dispenser unit is configured to be able to dispense ingredients in the form of liquid and/or ice, and preferably comprises an output unit for dispensing the beverage at the door, e.g. at the door 6.

Furthermore, as a further functional unit, a valve 18 may be arranged in the rear region of the receiving space 3. Likewise, an electrical plug can be provided as a further functional unit.

Fig. 2 also shows another example of a functional unit which is formed as a plug support 26 for coupling with an electrical plug and is arranged in the region of the rear wall 14. In the fully assembled state of the domestic refrigeration appliance 1, the functional units described above are arranged in the intermediate space between the rear wall 14 integrated into the interior container 4 and a cover plate 19 (fig. 3), which cover plate 19 is arranged in front of the rear wall 14 in the depth direction.

Fig. 3 shows the domestic refrigeration device 1 according to the diagram of fig. 2. However, a covering plate 19 is additionally installed here, which covering plate 19 is arranged in the receiving space 3 and is a plate-shaped unit that is independent of the wall of the inner container 4, in particular independent of the rear wall 14. It can be seen that the cover plate 19 prevents the functional unit, in particular the air passage 13, the water reservoir 17, the valve 18 and the possible plug, from being visible from the receiving space 3 in this embodiment. In the depth direction, i.e. in the z-direction, the cover plate 19 and its base plate 20 are displaced forward and spaced apart from the rear wall 14. Thereby, an intervening space is formed between the rear wall 14 and the base plate 20, in which the above-described functional units are arranged. It can be seen that the base plate 20 comprises in particular a slot-like opening 21, which opening 21 is arranged in the region of the output opening 15 of the air passage 13, so that air which is conveyed through the output opening 15 in the direction from the air passage 13 to the receiving space 3 also passes through the opening 21 and thus reaches the receiving space 3.

It can be seen that the covering plate 19 extends in the width direction over the entire width between the

vertical side walls

22 and 23 of the inner container 4, so that the rear wall 14 is completely covered. However, in the height direction, the cover plate 19 terminates spaced above the frost free assembly 10 from the frost free assembly 10.

Fig. 3 also shows a cover 24, said cover 24 being independent with respect to the cover plate 19, the frost-free assembly 10 being covered by the cover 24 at least on top. Furthermore, a separate panel 25 is shown, said panel 25 covering the gap between the cover plate 19 and the cover 24 at the front.

As can be seen from fig. 3, the domestic refrigeration appliance 1 comprises a rail system 27, which rail system 27 comprises a plurality of

individual rails

28, 29 and 30. A rail system 27 is arranged in the receiving space 3, in this embodiment a covering plate 19 is attached to the rail system 27.

The

rails

28, 29, and 30 are bar-shaped bars installed in the receiving space and oriented in the height direction.

Fig. 4 shows a partial perspective view of the side wall 22 of the inner container 4. The rear wall 14 is shown in cross-section.

It can be seen that the support substrate 31 is integrated into the side wall 22. The support base 31 thus formed integrally with the side wall 22 extends convexly from the surface of the side wall 22 into the receiving space 3, and thus protrudes from the side wall 22 as viewed from the width direction. As shown in fig. 4, the support substrate 31 is formed as a receiving groove such that the support substrate 31 is opened upward as viewed in the height direction. Thereby, the support base 31 is delimited by the rear delimiting wall 32 and the front delimiting wall 33 as viewed in the depth direction. The support base 31 is open toward the opposite side wall 23 as viewed from the width direction. The cover plate 19 may be embedded in the support substrate 31 with corner regions 34 (fig. 5) and thereby arranged to be located on the support substrate 31.

In particular, in order to stabilize the support base 31, a reinforcing wall 35 is formed, which reinforcing wall 35 extends in the depth direction and adjoins the upper edge of the rear delimiting wall 32.

In a correspondingly advantageous embodiment, the further reinforcing wall 36 is formed to face forwards, viewed in the depth direction. In this embodiment, it is also preferably envisaged that the front delimiting wall 33 is lower than the rear delimiting wall 32, which is also vertical. Advantageously, an intermediate platform 37 is formed, which intermediate platform 37, viewed in height direction, is arranged between the height level of the upper edge of the front delimiting wall 33 and the height level of the reinforcing wall 36, which reinforcing wall 36 is arranged at a higher height level. In particular, it is advantageous for the covering plate 19 to be embedded in the support base 31 as a result of this stepped region. Enabling a simplified mounting solution. In terms of installation, the lower region of the covering plate 19 can be initially inserted obliquely along the horizontally oriented reinforcing wall 36 or on the upper side of the reinforcing wall 36. The lower region then reaches the intermediate platform 37 with its lower edge and then slides via a further step into the support base 31. Embedding of the covering plate 19 is still possible if the height of the front limiting wall 33 is the same as the height of the rear limiting wall 32, but must be achieved in a more targeted manner and at a specific, greater angle of inclination relative to the horizontal.

In particular, according to the illustration in fig. 4, a corresponding design of the support base 3 is also formed in particular on the opposite side walls 23. Thereby, opposite corner regions of the lower region of the cover plate 19 are embedded in the respective support base 31 or placed in said support base 31 from above, respectively.

Fig. 5 shows the assembled final state of the cover plate 19 on the support substrate 31. As can also be seen from fig. 5, in an advantageous embodiment, a lighting device 38 is provided, which lighting device 38 is configured for illumination, in particular illumination by means of the cover plate 19. Preferably, the lighting device 38 is arranged at the cover plate 19 itself, in particular at the rear side 19 a. The cover plate 19 may be at least partially transparent. Additionally or alternatively, the cover plate 19 may comprise openings formed as holes through which the light beam may pass. A specific local area of the cover plate 19 can be illuminated by the illumination means 38. However, illumination of the entire cover plate 19 may also be provided.

As can be seen from fig. 5, the corner area 34 is formed to be somewhat elongated downwards in the height direction of the covering plate 19. In the width direction, the extension portion is advantageously dimensioned such that it corresponds exactly to the dimension of the support substrate in the width direction.

Fig. 6 shows a simplified view of the mounted state of the cover plate 19. Advantageously, in addition to mounting the cover plate 19 on at least one of said support bases 31, a separate at least one further attachment means is provided. The at least one further attachment means comprises a rail system 27. In this case, it is preferred for the cover plate 19 to comprise a plurality of latching elements, which are formed in particular integrally with the cover plate 19. The latching elements can engage with matching latching elements which are formed as latch receivers at the rails 28 and/or 29 and/or 30. Preferably, the at least one first locking element is formed such that the latching with the mating latching element is arranged in the first spatial direction. Preferably, a second latching element is provided, which is different and independent from the first locking element and engages with the mating latching element in a second spatial direction, which is different from the first spatial direction.

In particular, the cover plate 19 is additionally connected to at least one component of the domestic refrigeration device 1 via further different connection types at further different connection points. Preferably, the further different connection type is also a non-destructively detachable connection. In particular, the further different connection type is a threaded connection. In this regard, fig. 6 shows threaded

connections

39, 40 and 41, said threaded

connections

39, 40 and 41 being exemplary in terms of their number and location. The covering plate 19 is thereby fixed by means of two

separate screw connections

40 and 41 in the lower region of the covering plate 19. These threaded connections can be formed with at least one

track

28, 29 or 30. Preferably, however, the screw connection 40 and/or the screw connection 41 are not formed together with the rail system 27, but together with parts of the domestic refrigeration appliance 1 which are different from the rail system 27. This further component is in particular a reinforcement which is arranged outside the inner container 4, in particular at the outside of the wall of the inner container 4.

The above applies correspondingly to the threaded connection 39.

Fig. 7 shows a view from below of the embodiment according to fig. 6. Here, threaded

connections

40 and 41, in particular threaded bosses, are shown, which threaded

connections

40 and 41 are in particular integrally formed to the covering plate 19. The middle track 29 is not shown for clarity.

Fig. 8 shows a perspective side view of the covering plate 19 with three

rails

28, 29 and 30. It can be seen that a plurality of first latching elements 42 are shown. The latching elements 42 engage via recesses in the

rails

28 and 30, which recesses form mating latching elements 43 here, and latch in the height direction. This means that the latching elements 42 are elastic in the height direction in order to be able to engage with matching latching elements 43.

Furthermore, a further latching element 44 is formed, which further latching element 44 engages with a matching latching element 45 on the rail 29. The further latching element 44 is elastic in the width direction, so that the latching effect of the further latching element 44 is oriented in the width direction.

Fig. 9 shows the component arrangement of fig. 8 at a different angle.

Fig. 10 shows a simplified vertical cross-section of the liner 4 and the cover plate 19, wherein the cover plate 19 is shown in a central mounting position. In the intermediate mounting position, the cover plate 19 is inclined with respect to the vertical, and the cover plate 19 is embedded with its lower region, in particular the corner region 34, in the support base 31. Starting from the intermediate mounting position, pivoting of the covering plate 19 about the pivot bearing according to arrow P is performed. Wherein the pivot bearing is formed by a lower corner region 34 embedded in the support base 31. The upper region of the covering plate 19 is thereby pivoted back in the depth direction and towards the rear wall 14 until the final position is reached. The preferably provided latching

elements

42 and 44 are thereby automatically latched to the

mating latching elements

43 and 45. In particular, after the above-described assembly step, a threaded mounting of the covering plate 19 via preferably provided threaded connections, for example threaded

connections

39, 40 and 41, is carried out.

In an alternative embodiment, as shown in fig. 11, in addition or alternatively, the screw-mounting of the covering plate 19 can be carried out in particular in the lower region of the covering plate 19, for which purpose a further screw connection or only a screw connection 46 with a screwing direction in the depth direction can be provided. Furthermore, a threaded connection 47 can be provided, which threaded connection 47 is oriented in particular in the height direction in comparison with the threaded connection 46 oriented in the depth direction, and by means of which threaded connection 47 a threaded mounting of the covering plate 19 in the upward direction is made possible.

Alternatively, the mounting of the cover plate 19 may be performed via a snap lock arrangement and a threaded connection, without the need for the support base 31.

Fig. 12 shows a schematic illustration of a further embodiment, wherein the cover plate 19 comprises a mounting hook 48, in particular on the rear side of the cover plate 19, by means of which mounting hook 48 the cover plate 19 can be hooked into a component 49 of the domestic refrigeration appliance 1 from above. The hooking means are preferably formed as a ladder system.

In particular, a screw-on mounting of the cover plate 19 is also additionally conceivable here. Since in the embodiment shown in fig. 12 the covering plate 19 is mounted with a vertically downward movement, in the final position of mounting a gap is always formed in the upper region, through which gap the upper edge of the covering plate 19 is spaced in particular from the top wall of the inner container 4. In order to cover this gap and thus hide the exposed rear wall from view, the illustration according to fig. 13, in which the upper region of the domestic refrigeration device 1 is shown in the depth direction, is covered at the front by an additional separate cover 50. The cover plate 19 may be made at least partly of true glass.

The weight of the covering panel is mainly borne by these support bases, in particular due to the design with the support bases. In particular, if an additional latching connection is provided, the weight of the covering plate 19 is not supported solely by the latching connection, so that the latching connection is released but at the same time the positional fixing of the covering plate 19 is still facilitated. This prevents an undesired destruction of the latching connection. In particular, tolerances can be compensated for by differently oriented latching elements and thus by different directions of the latching effect.

List of reference numerals

1 domestic refrigeration appliance

2 casing

3 first receiving space

4 inner container

6 door

7 door

8 second receiving space

9 door

10 frostless assembly

11 evaporator

12 casing

13 air passage

14 rear wall

15 outlet opening

16 suction opening

17 water storage device

18 valve

19 cover plate

19a rear side

20 base plate

21 opening

22 side wall

23 side wall

24 cover

25 Panel

26 plug support

27 track system

28 track

29 track

30 track

31 support base

32 delimiting wall

33 delimiting wall

34 corner region

35 reinforcing wall

36 reinforced wall

37 intermediate platform

38 lighting device

39 threaded connection

40 threaded connection

41 screw connection

42 latching element

43 matching latching elements

44 latching element

45 mating latching elements

46 screw connection

47 screw connection

48 mounting hook

49 parts

50 cover

Claims

1. A domestic refrigeration appliance (1) having a receiving space (3, 8) for food, the receiving space (3, 8) being bounded by a wall (14, 22, 23) of a liner (4), the domestic refrigeration appliance (1) further having a cover plate (19), which cover plate (19) is independent of the liner (4), the cover plate (19) being arranged in the receiving space (3, 8) in front of a first wall (14, 22, 23) of the liner (4) such that the first wall (14, 22, 23) is covered by the cover plate (19), characterized in that a second wall (14, 22, 23) of the liner (4) comprises a support base (31), which support base (31) is formed integrally with the second wall (14, 22, 23), the cover plate (19) being located on the support base (31) in the mounted state, wherein the cover plate (19) is located in addition to the support base (31), and is also connected to a first component of the domestic refrigerator (1) at a first connection point, wherein a functional first connection type is formed at the first connection point, and the cover plate (19) is connected to a second component of the domestic refrigerator (1) at a second connection point that is different from the first connection point, wherein a second connection type that is different from the first connection type is formed at the second connection point.

2. A domestic cooling device (1) according to claim 1, wherein the support base (31) is an upwardly open receiving groove into which the covering plate (19) is inserted.

3. A domestic cooling device (1) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a cover plate (19) is connected to a rail system (27) of the domestic cooling device (1) in addition to being located on the support base (31), the rail system (27) being independent with respect to the inner container (4).

4. A domestic cooling device (1) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first connection type is a snap-lock connection.

5. A domestic cooling device (1) according to claim 3, wherein the rail system (27) comprises at least one rail (28, 29, 30), said rail (28, 29, 30) constituting said first component.

6. A domestic cooling device (1) according to claim 5, wherein the rail system (27) comprises a first rail (28, 29, 30) and at least one second rail (28, 29, 30) independent of the first rail, wherein the latching connection comprises a first latching element (42) at the cover plate (19), which first latching element is elastic in the height direction (y) of the domestic cooling device (1), which first latching element engages with a first matching latching element (43) of the first rail (28, 29, 30) in the height direction (y), wherein the latching connection comprises a second latching element (44) at the cover plate (19), which second latching element is elastic in the width direction (x) of the domestic cooling device (1), which second latching element engages with the second rail (28, 30) in the width direction (x), 29. 30) are engaged by a second mating latch element (45).

7. A domestic cooling device (1) according to any of claims 1-2, 5-6, wherein the second connection type is a threaded connection (39, 40, 41).

8. A domestic cooling device (1) according to any of claims 1-2, 5-6, wherein the second component is a separate reinforcement, which is arranged outside the inner container (4).

9. A domestic cooling device (1) according to claim 8, wherein the reinforcement is arranged at the outer side of the wall (14, 22, 23) of the inner container (4).

10. A domestic cooling device (1) according to any of claims 1-2, 5-6, 9, wherein the cover plate (19) comprises an opening (21), through which opening (21) cold air from an intermediate space formed between the wall (14, 22, 23) of the inner container (4) and the cover plate (19) can flow into the receiving space (3, 8).

11. A domestic cooling device (1) according to any of claims 1-2, 5-6, 9, wherein the cover plate (19) is at least partially transparent and/or forms an opening for transmitting light from a lighting means (38) of the domestic cooling device (1).

12. A domestic cooling device (1) according to claim 11, wherein the lighting means (38) is arranged at the cover plate (19).

13. Method for mounting a covering plate (19) in a receiving space (3, 8) for food of a domestic refrigeration appliance (1), wherein the receiving space (3, 8) is bounded by a wall (14, 22, 23) of a liner (4) of the domestic refrigeration appliance (1), wherein the covering plate (19) is arranged in the receiving space (3, 8) in front of a first wall (14, 22, 23) of the liner (4) such that the first wall (14, 22, 23) is covered by the covering plate (19), characterized in that the covering plate (19) is arranged to be located on a support base (31), which support base (31) is integrally formed with a second wall (14, 22, 23) at the second wall (14, 22, 23) of the liner (4), wherein the covering plate (19) is connected to a first component of the domestic refrigeration appliance (1) at a first connection point in addition to being located on the support base (31), wherein a functional first connection type is formed at a first connection point, wherein the cover plate (19) is connected to a second component of the domestic refrigeration appliance (1) at a second connection point that is different from the first connection point, wherein a second connection type that is functionally different from the first connection type is formed at the second connection point.

14. Method according to claim 13, characterized in that the cover plate (19) is embedded obliquely in the support base (31) with a lower corner region (34) and from this oblique position is pivoted back in the depth direction (z) of the domestic refrigeration appliance (1) via a position in which an upper region of the cover plate is located until a final position is reached.

15. Method according to claim 13 or 14, characterized in that the first connection type is a snap-lock connection.

16. Method according to claim 13 or 14, characterized in that the second connection type is a threaded connection.