CN115807917A

CN115807917A - Lighting assembly for a household appliance and household appliance comprising said lighting assembly

Info

Publication number: CN115807917A
Application number: CN202111066345.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 葛世康; 刘君鑫; 马波; 张家豪
Original assignee: BSH Electrical Appliances Jiangsu Co Ltd
Current assignee: BSH Electrical Appliances Jiangsu Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-09-13
Filing date: 2021-09-13
Publication date: 2023-03-17
Also published as: WO2023036642A1

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention relates to a lighting assembly (10) for a household appliance and the household appliance (80) comprising the lighting assembly (10). The lighting assembly (10) comprises: a bracket (12) having a through hole (14); a cover (16), said cover (16) and said holder (12) defining a space (18), said cover (16) comprising a plate-like light exit portion (20); a circuit board (22) mounted on the bracket (12) and located outside the space (18); a light emitting device (24) mounted on the circuit board (22); and a lens (26) covering the light emitting device (24) to refract light from the light emitting device (24), the lens (26) being located within the space (18) through the through hole (14). The embodiment of the invention can help to reduce space requirements, ensure lighting effect and the like.

Description

Lighting assembly for a household appliance and household appliance comprising said lighting assembly

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a household appliance, and more particularly, to a lighting assembly for a household appliance and a household appliance including the same.

Background

Some existing household appliances include a lighting assembly, the lighting effect of which is often related to its size, making it difficult to achieve a better lighting effect in situations where space is relatively limited.

Disclosure of Invention

It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved lighting assembly for a household appliance and a household appliance comprising said lighting assembly.

In view of the above objects, an aspect of embodiments of the present invention relates to a lighting assembly for a home appliance, including: a bracket having a through hole; a lamp cover, the lamp cover and the bracket defining a space, the lamp cover including a plate-shaped light-emitting portion; a circuit board mounted on the holder and located outside the space; a light emitting device mounted on the circuit substrate; and a lens covering the light emitting device to refract light from the light emitting device, the lens being located in the space through the through hole.

In some embodiments, the thickness of the circuit substrate is absorbed by the thickness of the support.

In some embodiments, the bracket includes a mounting wall and a mounting groove recessed from the mounting wall toward the light exit portion, the circuit substrate is at least partially positioned in the mounting groove, and the light emitting device faces the light exit portion.

In some embodiments, the cover side wall of the cover is located outside the holder side wall of the holder, and a space is provided between an end of the holder side wall and the light emergent portion.

In some embodiments, the bracket includes a protrusion on an inner side, the protrusion being spaced from the end of the bracket sidewall.

In some embodiments, a minimum distance between the protrusion and the light emergent portion is not less than 6 mm.

In some embodiments, the bezel includes a bezel sidewall for coupling with the bracket, the bracket includes a bracket sidewall coupled with the bezel sidewall, and the bezel sidewall includes a snap hole for snap-fit coupling with the bracket sidewall.

In some embodiments, the bracket includes a mounting wall and a mounting groove recessed from the mounting wall to receive the circuit substrate.

In some embodiments, one of the circuit substrate and the bracket includes a heat stake, and the other includes an opening that mates with the heat stake.

In some embodiments, the circuit substrate is mounted to the bracket against an outer surface of the bracket.

In some embodiments, the lighting assembly includes a connector, and the circuit substrate includes an end portion connected to the connector.

In some embodiments, the circuit substrate includes a main body portion having a larger lateral dimension than the end portion, the bracket includes a clamping arm opposite to the main body portion, and a connecting groove between the clamping arms, the end portion is adapted to be connected to the connector at the connecting groove, and the clamping arms include resilient hook portions facing each other and extending toward the connecting groove.

In some embodiments, the bracket includes a mounting wall to which the light emitting device is mounted, a sloped wall extending from the mounting wall toward the lamp housing, and a bracket side wall extending from the sloped wall and received by the lamp housing.

In some embodiments, the cover includes a cover sidewall coupled to the holder sidewall and the light exit portion coupled to the cover sidewall to define the space therebetween together with the holder.

In some embodiments, the inner surface of the stent is made of a non-specular material.

In some embodiments, the support is made of a reflective scattering material and the lamp enclosure is made of a transmissive scattering material.

In some embodiments, the bracket is made of a white plastic material and the lamp enclosure is made of a translucent hazy material.

Another aspect of embodiments of the present invention relates to a household appliance comprising a lighting assembly as described above.

In some embodiments, the home appliance includes a storage compartment and an inner wall facing the storage compartment, the inner wall being mounted with the lighting assembly.

In some embodiments, the inner wall includes a receiving groove for receiving the light emitting element therein.

In some embodiments, one of the receiving groove and the light emitting element includes a recess, and the other includes a locking portion combined with the recess.

In some embodiments, the bracket includes the catching portion, a protrusion corresponding to the catching portion, and an escape groove between the catching portion and the protrusion.

In some embodiments, the latching portions are arranged in rows along the longitudinal direction, and the protrusions of each row are arranged offset from each other along the transverse direction.

In some embodiments, the circuit substrate faces a bottom wall of the receiving groove.

Where the technical conditions permit, the subject matter of any independent claim in this application may be combined with single subject matter or a combination of subject matter of any dependent claim to form new claimed subject matter.

The invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same or similar reference numerals may be used to refer to the same or similar elements, shapes, configurations, etc. in different embodiments, and the description of the same or similar elements, shapes, configurations, effects, etc. in different embodiments and the description of prior art elements, shapes, configurations, features, effects, etc. may be omitted.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a lighting assembly according to an aspect of an embodiment of the present invention;

figure 2 is a schematic perspective view of the lighting assembly of figure 1 without the lamp housing;

FIG. 3 is another schematic view of the lighting assembly of FIG. 1;

figure 4 is an exploded perspective schematic view of the lighting assembly of figure 1;

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the lighting assembly of FIG. 1 from another angle without the lamp housing;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged, fragmentary, perspective schematic view of the lighting assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a schematic optical path diagram of the lighting assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a household appliance including the lighting assembly of FIG. 1; and

fig. 9 is a partially enlarged sectional view of the home appliance of fig. 8.

Detailed Description

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a lighting assembly according to an aspect of an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to fig. 1, in some embodiments, a lighting assembly 10 for a household appliance includes a bracket 12 having a through hole 14. The through hole 14 may penetrate the holder 12.

The lighting assembly 10 includes a lamp housing 16. The globe 16 and the support 12 define a space 18. The globe 16 includes a plate-shaped light exit portion 20. A space 18 may be located between the globe 16 and the support frame 12.

The lighting assembly 10 includes a circuit substrate 22 mounted to the frame 12 and located outside the space 18. The circuit substrate 22 may be opposed to the light emergent portion 20.

The lighting assembly 10 includes a light emitting device 24 mounted to the circuit substrate 22. The light emitting device 24 may include a light emitting diode. The light emitting device 24 may face the light exit part 20.

The lighting assembly 10 includes a lens 26 that covers the light emitting device 24 to refract light from the light emitting device 24. The lens 26 is located in the space 18 through the through hole 14. The lens 26 may be located between the light emitting device 24 and the light exit portion 20.

The embodiment of the invention can help to reduce space requirements, ensure lighting effects and the like.

For example, the lens 26 is located in the space 18 through the through hole 14, which is beneficial to avoid the overlapping of the thickness of the lens 26 and the bracket 12 outside the space 18, and reduce the thickness of the lighting assembly 10. The plate-shaped light emitting portion 20 may contribute to a smaller height of the light emitting portion 20, and reduce the thickness of the lighting assembly 10. The circuit substrate 22 located outside the space 18 may be beneficial to ensure the light mixing distance M and the light emitting uniformity of the lighting assembly 10. As such, and so on. That is to say, the lighting assembly 10 can achieve a better lighting effect with a lower thickness, reduce the space requirement, ensure the lighting effect, and provide a surface light source with uniform light emission. The light mixing distance M may be a distance between the light emitting device 24 and the light exit part 20.

In some embodiments, the thickness of the circuit substrate 22 is absorbed by the thickness of the support 12.

As such, the thickness of the lighting assembly 10 may be advantageously reduced. The circuit substrate 22 may be located within the thickness of the support 12 such that the thickness of the circuit substrate 22 is absorbed by the thickness of the support 12.

In some embodiments, the bracket 12 includes a mounting wall 28 and a mounting slot 30 recessed from the mounting wall 28 toward the light exit portion 20, the circuit substrate 22 is at least partially positioned within the mounting slot 30, and the light emitting device 24 faces the light exit portion 20.

In this manner, it may be facilitated that part or all of the thickness of the circuit substrate 22 is absorbed by the thickness of the support 12, and the light emitted from the light emitting device 24 is transmitted outward through the light exit portion 20.

When the circuit substrate 22 is partially positioned within the mounting slot 30, a portion of the thickness of the circuit substrate 22 may be absorbed by the thickness of the bracket 12. When the circuit substrate 22 is positioned entirely within the mounting slot 30, the entire thickness of the circuit substrate 22 may be absorbed by the thickness of the bracket 12.

In some embodiments, the canopy sidewalls 32 of the canopy 16 are positioned outside of the frame sidewalls 34 of the frame 12, with a space between the distal ends 36 of the frame sidewalls 34 and the light exit portion 20.

Therefore, light refracted by the lens 26 is reflected and scattered by the bracket side wall 34 and the lampshade side wall 32 and then is transmitted out of the light outlet part 20, the light path is complete, the light is uniform in light emission, and no shadow related to the branch side wall 34 exists.

The holder side walls 34 may have a height less than the canopy side walls 32 so that the end 36 is spaced from the light exiting portion 20 when the holder 12 is coupled to the canopy 16.

Figure 2 is a schematic perspective view of the lighting assembly of figure 1 without the lamp housing. Referring to fig. 2, in some embodiments, the holder 12 includes a protrusion 38 on the inner side, the protrusion 38 being spaced from the end 36 of the holder sidewall 34.

This can facilitate the molding of the mold and prevent the shape of the protruding portion 38 from affecting the optical uniformity of the light-emitting portion 20 and causing a poor shadow. The projections 38 may project inwardly from the bracket side walls 34.

The holder 12 may be in the form of an elongated box open at one side. The protrusions 38 may be provided in plurality and spaced apart from each other on the opposing longitudinal shelf sidewalls 34.

The lens 26 may be a plurality of spaced apart mounting walls 28 projecting between the bracket side walls 34. The light emitting devices 24 may be plural and may correspond one-to-one to the lenses 26.

Figure 3 is another schematic view of the lighting assembly of figure 1. Referring to fig. 3, in some embodiments, the minimum distance D between the protrusion portion 38 and the light-emitting portion 20 is not less than 6 mm.

This is advantageous in preventing the shape of the projection 38 from affecting the optical uniformity of the light-emitting portion 20 and causing poor shading.

Numerical values herein may include numerical values within the error range of measurement, metrology, and the like. The error range may be plus or minus five percent. For example, 6 millimeters may include 5.7 millimeters, 5.9 millimeters, 6 millimeters, 6.2 millimeters, 6.3 millimeters, and so forth.

The projection 38 may extend diagonally between the mounting wall 28 and the bracket side wall 34. The minimum distance D between the protrusion 38 and the light emergent portion 20 may be a linear distance between the protrusion 38 closest to the light emergent portion 20 and the light emergent portion 20. The portion of the protrusion 38 that meets the bracket side wall 34 may be rounded.

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective schematic view of the lighting assembly of figure 1. As shown in fig. 4, in some embodiments, globe 16 includes globe sidewalls 32 for coupling with frame 12, frame 12 includes frame sidewalls 34 for coupling with globe sidewalls 32, and globe sidewalls 32 include snap holes 40 for snap-fitting coupling with frame sidewalls 34.

So, can help setting up buckle structure on support 12, and no buckle structure on the lamp shade 16, it is bad to avoid buckle structure to form optics at light-emitting portion 20, and light-emitting portion 20 can not see luminescent device 24 or other optics abnormal points moreover, the shaping surface is even smooth, convenient even light-emitting.

The lamp housing 16 may have a shape of a strip box with an opening at one side corresponding to the holder 12. The plurality of fastening holes 40 may be spaced apart from and arranged in a row on the two opposite lengthwise sidewalls 32 of the lampshade, and cooperate with the plurality of fasteners 41 on the outer surface of the corresponding side wall 34 of the rack, so that the lampshade 16 and the rack 12 can be fastened together at multiple positions, and are stable and reliable.

Figure 5 is an exploded perspective schematic view of the lighting assembly of figure 1 from another angle, without the lamp housing. Referring to fig. 5, in some embodiments, the bracket 12 includes a mounting wall 28 and a mounting slot 30 recessed from the mounting wall 28 to receive the circuit substrate 22.

In this manner, the thickness of the bracket 12 can be facilitated to absorb the thickness of the circuit substrate 22.

The circuit substrate 22 may be generally elongated and may have a lateral dimension slightly smaller than the lens 26 thereon. The length and width of the circuit substrate 22 may be smaller than those of the support 12. The length and width of the mounting groove 30 may be greater than or equal to those of the circuit substrate 22. Accordingly, the length and width of the mounting groove 30 may be smaller than those of the bracket 12. The depth of the mounting groove 30 may be greater than or equal to the thickness of the circuit substrate 22. The circuit substrate 22 may be mounted in the mounting groove 30. A plurality of through holes 14 may be distributed in the mounting groove 30 at intervals to pass through the corresponding lenses 26, respectively.

In some embodiments, one of the circuit substrate 22 and the bracket 12 includes heat stake posts 42 and the other includes openings 44 that mate with the heat stake posts 42.

In this manner, the circuit substrate 22 and the bracket 12 can be advantageously fixed to each other. The heat stake 42 or the opening 44 in the bracket 12 may be located inside the mounting slot 30.

In some embodiments, the circuit substrate 22 is mounted to the bracket 12 against an outer surface of the bracket 12.

As such, the size of the lighting assembly 10 may be advantageously reduced.

Referring also to fig. 4, in some embodiments, the lighting assembly 10 includes a connector 46, and the circuit substrate 22 includes an end portion 48 connected to the connector 46.

As such, power may be facilitated to be provided to the lighting assembly 10.

The connector 46 may be connected to a power source, such as a household appliance, to provide power to the lighting assembly 10 through connection to the circuit substrate 22.

Figure 6 is an enlarged partial perspective schematic view of the lighting assembly of figure 1. Referring collectively to fig. 6, in some embodiments, the circuit substrate 22 includes a main body portion 50 having a larger lateral dimension than the end portion 48, the bracket 12 includes a clamping arm 52 opposite the main body portion 50, and a connecting slot 54 between the clamping arms 52, the end portion 48 is adapted to be coupled to the connector 46 at the connecting slot 54, and the clamping arm 52 includes resilient hook portions 56 facing each other and extending toward the connecting slot 54.

In this manner, it may be advantageous for the clamping arm 52 to limit longitudinal movement of the body portion 50, the attachment slot 54 receiving the end portion 48 and the connector 46 therein, the clamping arm 52 and the resilient hook 56 restraining lateral, longitudinal movement of the connector 46.

A retaining arm 52 may be provided at the end of the holder 12 and a connecting slot 54 may be open to the outside to facilitate access of the connector 46 from the opening to connect with the end 48. When the connector 46 enters and exits, the elastic hook 56 can be separated to both sides, and rebounds after the entry and exit are completed.

With continued reference to fig. 3, in some embodiments, the holder 12 includes a mounting wall 28 for mounting the light emitting device 24, a sloped wall 58 extending from the mounting wall 28 toward the globe 16, and a holder sidewall 34 extending from the sloped wall 58 and received within the globe 16.

Therefore, light emitted by the light emitting device 24 is reflected and scattered by the inclined wall 58 and the bracket side wall 34 after being refracted by the lens 26, so that the light mixing distance is increased, the thickness is reduced, the light emitting uniformity is improved, and uniform light emission under the condition of low thickness is realized. The cooperation of the angled wall 58 with the bracket side wall 34, etc., may facilitate control of the light angle.

In some embodiments, the bezel 16 includes a bezel sidewall 32 joined to a support sidewall 34 and a light exit portion 20 connecting the bezel sidewall 32 to cooperatively define with the support 12 a space 18 therebetween.

Therefore, the side wall 32 of the lampshade can scatter light and the light-emitting part 20 can transmit light, the light circulates and is mixed in the space 18, the light path is complete, and the light-emitting is uniform.

In some embodiments, the inner surface of the stent 12 is made of a non-specular material.

In this way, the light emitted by the light emitting device 24 is refracted by the lens 26, then is scattered on the inner surface of the support 12, and is repeatedly circulated in the space 18 formed by the lampshade 16 and the support 12, so that the light incident to the light emergent portion 20 is more uniform, and the illumination effect of the illumination assembly 10 is better.

In some embodiments, the support 12 is made of a reflective scattering material and the globe 16 is made of a transmissive scattering material.

In this way, light emitted from the light emitting device 24 is refracted by the lens 26, reflected and scattered by the bracket 12, repeatedly circulated in the space 18 formed by the lampshade 16 and the bracket 12, and scattered by the lampshade 16, so that light transmitted through the light emitting portion 20 is more uniform, and the illumination effect of the illumination assembly 10 is better.

In some embodiments, the support 12 is made of a white plastic material and the lamp enclosure 16 is made of a translucent hazy material.

In this way, the light emitted by the light emitting device 24 is reflected and scattered by the support 12 after being refracted by the lens 26, is scattered by the lampshade 16, and is repeatedly circulated in the space 18 formed by the lampshade 16 and the support 12, so that the light transmitted from the light emitting portion 20 is more uniform, and the illumination effect of the illumination assembly 10 is better. May also contribute to cost control of the lighting assembly 10.

Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the optical path of the lighting assembly of figure 1. Referring to fig. 7, in some embodiments, the lens 26 may refract the light 25 emitted from the light emitting device 24 twice, resulting in a refracted light 27. The refracted light 27 is scattered at the inclined wall 58, reflected at the bracket side wall 34, and repeatedly recycled in the space 18, resulting in scattered light 29. The scattered light 29 can be transmitted through the light emitting portion 20, and a transmitted light 31 can be obtained.

Before the light ray 25 becomes the transmission light 31, the light ray can be refracted, reflected and scattered for many times inside the lighting assembly 10 through the lens 26, the inclined wall 58, the bracket side wall 34 and the like, the lighting assembly 10 can realize the lighting effect only with a larger light mixing distance through a smaller thickness, and the emission light 31 can be uniformly distributed at the light emitting part 20, so that the space requirement can be favorably reduced, and the lighting effect can be guaranteed.

Figure 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a household appliance comprising the lighting assembly of figure 1. As shown in fig. 8, another aspect of the embodiment of the present invention relates to a household appliance 80 comprising the lighting assembly 10 as described above.

The lighting assembly 10 may help the household appliance 80 to reduce space requirements and ensure lighting effects.

In some embodiments, the household appliance 80 includes a storage compartment 82 and an interior wall 84 facing the storage compartment 82, the interior wall 84 mounting the lighting assembly 10.

In this way, the lighting assembly 10 can provide better illumination for the storage chamber 82 under the condition of low space requirement.

The household appliance 80 may be a refrigerator or the like. The storage chamber 82 may be located inside the case 83 and may be opened and closed by a door 85. The storage chamber 82 may include a refrigerating chamber and may also include a freezing chamber. The interior wall 84 may comprise the inner container of a refrigerator and may comprise one or more of a top wall, side walls, rear wall, bottom wall, etc. of the storage chamber 82.

Fig. 9 is a partially enlarged sectional view of the home appliance of fig. 8. Referring to fig. 9, in some embodiments, the inner wall 84 includes a receiving groove 86, and the receiving groove 86 receives the light emitting device 10 therein.

In this manner, it may be helpful to increase the storage space utilization of the storage compartment 82, while improving the safety of the lighting assembly 10 and reducing the possibility of the lighting assembly 10 being inadvertently bumped or damaged.

The receiving groove 86 may be a groove in which the inner wall 84 is recessed in a direction away from the storage chamber 82. The receiving slot 86 may correspond in shape, configuration, and size to the lighting assembly 10. The depth, width and length of the receiving groove 86 may be respectively greater than or equal to the thickness, width and length of the lighting assembly 10.

In some embodiments, one of the receiving slot 86 and the light emitting element 10 includes a recess 88, and the other includes a latch 90 coupled to the recess 88.

Thus, the receiving groove 86 and the light emitting element 10 can be conveniently and reliably combined.

In some embodiments, the bracket 12 includes a catch 90, a protrusion 38 corresponding to the catch 90, and an escape slot 92 between the catch 90 and the protrusion 38.

Thus, the mold can be conveniently molded, and the clamping part 90 can be ensured to have enough height and elasticity.

Referring to fig. 5, in some embodiments, the locking portions 90 are arranged in rows along the longitudinal direction L, and the locking portions 90 in the rows are arranged in a staggered manner along the transverse direction H.

Therefore, the lighting assembly 10 can be conveniently and firmly buckled and combined with the accommodating groove 86 at multiple positions.

The latch portions 90 may extend along the length of the bracket 12 and the longitudinal direction L on both sides of the bracket 12 in a direction away from the globe 16, and may be arranged in two rows. The number of latch portions 90 arranged on one side of the bracket 12 may be different from the number of latch portions 90 arranged on the other side of the bracket 12, for example, 3 and 4, respectively. Each of the latch portions 90 on one side of the bracket 12 may correspond to a gap between two adjacent latch portions 90 on the other side of the bracket 12 to be arranged in a staggered manner with respect to each other along the width and transverse direction H of the bracket 12.

Referring to fig. 9, in some embodiments, the circuit substrate 22 faces the bottom wall 94 of the receiving cavity 86.

As such, a lower thickness of the lighting assembly 10 may be facilitated, with less space requirements for the household appliance 80.

The absence of other structures between the circuit substrate 22 and the receiving cavity 86 may be beneficial to reduce the thickness of the lighting assembly 10 and the depth requirement of the receiving cavity 86.

The various embodiments described above and shown in the drawings are illustrative of the invention and are not exhaustive of the invention. Any modification of the present invention by a person of ordinary skill in the related art within the scope of the basic technical idea of the present invention is within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A lighting assembly (10) for a household appliance, characterized in that it comprises:

a bracket (12) having a through hole (14);

a cover (16), said cover (16) and said holder (12) defining a space (18), said cover (16) comprising a plate-like light exit portion (20);

a circuit board (22) mounted on the bracket (12) and located outside the space (18);

a light emitting device (24) mounted on the circuit board (22); and

a lens (26) covering the light emitting device (24) to refract light from the light emitting device (24), the lens (26) being located within the space (18) through the through hole (14).

2. The lighting assembly (10) of claim 1, wherein a thickness of the circuit substrate (22) is absorbed by a thickness of the support (12).

3. The lighting assembly (10) according to claim 1, wherein the bracket (12) comprises a mounting wall (28) and a mounting groove (30) recessed from the mounting wall (28) to the light exit portion (20), the circuit substrate (22) is at least partially located within the mounting groove (30), and the light emitting device (24) faces the light exit portion (20).

4. The lighting assembly (10) of claim 1, wherein the bezel sidewall (32) of the bezel (16) is located outside of the bracket sidewall (34) of the bracket (12), and a distal end (36) of the bracket sidewall (34) is spaced from the light exit portion (20).

5. The lighting assembly (10) of claim 4, wherein the bracket (12) includes an inboard protrusion (38), the protrusion (38) being spaced from the distal end (36) of the bracket sidewall (34).

6. The lighting assembly (10) according to claim 5, wherein a minimum distance (D) of the protrusion portion (38) and the light exit portion (20) is not less than 6 mm.

7. The lighting assembly (10) of claim 1, wherein the bezel (16) includes a bezel sidewall (32) for coupling with the bracket (12), the bracket (12) includes a bracket sidewall (34) coupled with the bezel sidewall (32), and the bezel sidewall (32) includes a snap-fit aperture (40) for snap-fit coupling with the bracket sidewall (34).

8. The lighting assembly (10) of claim 1, wherein the bracket (12) includes a mounting wall (28) and a mounting slot (30) recessed from the mounting wall (28) to receive the circuit substrate (22).

9. The lighting assembly (10) of claim 1, wherein one of the circuit substrate (22) and the bracket (12) includes heat stake posts (42), and the other includes openings (44) that mate with the heat stake posts (42).

10. The lighting assembly (10) of claim 1, including a connector (46), the circuit substrate (22) including an end (48) connected to the connector (46).

11. The lighting assembly (10) of claim 10, wherein the circuit substrate (22) includes a main portion (50) having a lateral dimension greater than the end portion (48), the bracket (12) including a clamping arm (52) opposite the main portion (50), and an attachment slot (54) between the clamping arms (52), the end portion (48) being adapted to be coupled to the connector (46) at the attachment slot (54), the clamping arm (52) including an opposing resilient hook portion (56) extending toward the attachment slot (54).

12. The lighting assembly (10) of claim 1, wherein the bracket (12) includes a mounting wall (28) to which the light emitting device (24) is mounted, a sloped wall (58) extending from the mounting wall (28) toward the lamp enclosure (16), and bracket side walls (34) extending from the sloped wall (58) and received into by the lamp enclosure (16).

13. The lighting assembly (10) of claim 12, wherein the bezel (16) includes a bezel sidewall (32) joined with the bracket sidewall (34) and the light exit portion (20) connecting the bezel sidewall (32) to define the space (18) therebetween in cooperation with the bracket (12).

14. The lighting assembly (10) of claim 1, wherein the interior surface of the support (12) is made of a non-specular material.

15. The lighting assembly (10) of claim 1, wherein the support (12) is made of a reflective diffuser material and the cover (16) is made of a transmissive diffuser material.

16. The lighting assembly (10) of claim 1, wherein the bracket (12) is made of a white plastic material and the lamp enclosure (16) is made of a translucent hazy material.

17. A household appliance (80), characterized by comprising a lighting assembly (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 16.

18. The household appliance (80) according to claim 17, comprising a storage compartment (82) and an inner wall (84) facing the storage compartment (82), the inner wall (84) being mounted with the lighting assembly (10).

19. The household appliance (80) according to claim 18, wherein the inner wall (84) comprises a receiving slot (86), the receiving slot (86) receiving the light emitting element (10) therein.

20. The household appliance (80) according to claim 19, wherein one of the housing groove (86) and the light emitting element (10) comprises a recess (88), and the other comprises a snap-in portion (90) combined with the recess (88).

21. The household appliance (80) according to claim 20, wherein the bracket (12) comprises the catch portion (90), a protrusion portion (38) corresponding to the catch portion (90), and an escape groove (92) between the catch portion (90) and the protrusion portion (38).

22. The household appliance (80) according to claim 20, wherein the snap-in portions (90) are arranged in rows along the longitudinal direction (L), the snap-in portions (90) of each row being arranged offset from each other along the transverse direction (H).

23. The household appliance (80) according to claim 19, wherein the circuit substrate (22) faces a bottom wall (94) of the receiving slot (86).