DE102012208985A1 - Domestic refrigeration appliance with a storage container and a rim border - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a domestic refrigeration appliance (1), comprising a storage space (4, 5) for refrigerated goods and at least one storage container (7) arranged in the storage space (4, 5), comprising a base body (11) with at least one transparent wall portion (23) and an edge termination strip (33) fastened to the base body (11), the edge closure strip (33) having a holding device (49) to which a decorative element (51) is fastened and the holding device (49) and / or the decorative element (51) are formed is to visually position the decorative element (51) behind a rear side (47) of the transparent wall portion (23), from outside the base body (11) through the transparent wall portion (23).

Description

The invention relates to a household refrigerating appliance, comprising a storage space for refrigerated goods and at least one storage container arranged in the storage room, which has a base body with at least one transparent wall section and an edge border strip fastened to the base body.

The DE 10 2008 019 261 A1 discloses a household refrigerating appliance with at least one storage container, wherein at least one additional edge trim strip is mounted modularly on an upper edge of the storage container. The edge trim strip described essentially has a U-shaped cross-sectional profile. A front leg of the U-shaped edge trim strip covers the front edge of the housing of the Abstellbehältnisses as part of the front wall of the Abstellbehältnisses. This front leg can protrude in particular with a predeterminable distance from the lower edge of the base housing of the Abstellbehältnisses forward. Alternatively, the front leg of the U-shaped edge trim strip can advantageously also cover the upper edge of the base housing of the storage container as an outer wall surface in such a way that it terminates substantially flush with the remaining front wall of the basic housing.

The object of the invention is to provide a household refrigeration appliance in which at least one storage container has a novel appearance and the storage container is improved in particular with regard to its function.

The object of the invention is achieved by a household refrigeration appliance comprising a storage space for refrigerated goods and at least one storage container arranged in the storage space, which has a base body with at least one transparent wall section and an edge strip attached to the base body, the edge closure strip having a holding device on which a decorative element is fixed and the holding device and / or the decorative element is formed, the decorative element behind a rear side of the transparent wall portion, from outside the body through the transparent wall portion, visible position.

The storage container may have a transparent base body. The main body may have, for example, a bottom wall, a rear wall, a front wall and two side walls. The bottom wall, the rear wall, the front wall and the two side walls may form a circumferentially closed pan. The entire base body can be made transparent. In particular, all the walls, in particular the bottom wall, the rear wall, the front wall and the two side walls can be made transparent, i. be formed transparent walls. At least the front wall according to the invention has a transparent wall section. As a transparent wall section, a fully transparent, i. As glass transparent wall area are understood, but also a milky glass-like or partially transparent wall area, although light is translucent, but at least partially can not fully recognize the contents of the storage container. In any case, however, this is understood to mean a wall region through which the decorative element is at least visually perceptible or even completely and / or clearly visible.

An inventively designed storage container makes it possible not only to attach decorative elements on a front side of a front wall and / or side walls visible, but also to secure decorative elements behind a front wall and / or the side walls of the storage container visible from the outside. In that regard, the decorative elements can not only occupy the front wall, but the decorative element can also go around the corner, i. also occupy the side walls.

An advantage of the invention may lie in the flexible arrangement of the decorative elements. For example, a decorative elements made of opaque plastic behind a front wall of the storage container, for example. High gloss transparent plastic can be attached. As a result, for example, a depth effect can be generated with high material quality.

In contrast to previous Abstellbehältern invention, the decorative element may be formed as a frame. The decorative element can therefore also be guided around corners of the storage container. So that no detent can be seen in the visible range, such a frame-like bracket can be pressed with a certain contact pressure on the transparent front wall of the storage container, so that a defined surface of the bracket is always visible gap-free and / or free of reflection through the transparent front wall.

The holding device is designed to hold the decorative element at a certain distance from the wall, in particular the front wall of the storage container. The holding device is in particular designed to keep the decorative element positioned at a certain distance from the wall or the front wall within the storage container. An upper edge of the front wall of the storage container may be formed obliquely, so that the stop wall of the storage container is minimized and thus is not visible from the front. In a gap between holding device and Main body of the storage container, the decorative element can be attached. It can be a variety of materials such as metal, ceramic, wood and / or carbon fiber used as decorative elements and shown behind the transparent, ie transparent wall section. This allows a high degree of design flexibility and value.

In addition, an additional decorative element can also be attached to the same basic stand off from outside, in order to present other classes of values and design variants. This additional decorative element can be fixed on the base body of the storage container, for example, positively, frictionally and / or non-positively, such as by adhesion. In such a connection can then be snapped again another frame to make the storage container appear more massive and / or to conceal any open spots by the decorative element.

The holding device and / or the decorative element can be designed to position the decorative element at a distance from the rear side of the transparent wall section, in particular at a distance of at least one millimeter, preferably at a distance of between one and ten millimeters from the rear side of the transparent wall section.

An upper edge of the main body, in particular the front wall of the storage container can be provided, for example with a chamfer. Such a chamfer may in particular be a 45-degree chamfer whose surface is aligned at 45 degrees to a vertical transparent wall portion of the base body. On the upper edge of the body or on the chamfer of the frame portion of the edge trim strip can rest flush. The edge termination strip may have a first leg section and a second leg section oriented vertically. The two leg sections engage around the edge of the main body, in particular the front wall and the chamfer. The two leg portions of the frame portion of the edge termination strip are part of the fastening device. The fastening device is in turn part of the edge trim. The fastening device can be designed to fasten the edge end strip to the base body and the holding device can accordingly have a horizontal wall section connected to the fastening device and a vertical wall section having the decorative element. The holding device positioned so far the decorative element in the distance behind the back of the transparent wall portion. The distance may be selected so that a gap between the back of the transparent wall portion and the decorative element can be easily cleaned manually. In particular, the distance of at least one to ten millimeters can serve to avoid narrow gaps where due to capillary forces liquids stored in the household refrigeration appliance could be undesirably drawn into the gap, which would make the storage unattractive and / or unhygienic ,

The edge termination strip can have a fastening device which is designed to fasten the edge termination strip to the base body and the retaining device can have a horizontal wall section connected to the fastening device and a vertical wall section having the decorative element. The decorative element can be snapped on the holding device, in particular on the vertical wall portion, clamped, glued, molded in two-component injection molding and / or laminated. For example, the decorative element may also be a thin film which can be glued onto the holding device.

In one embodiment, the holding device may be formed integrally with the fastening device and / or the edge trim strip. For example, the complete edge trim can be made as a plastic injection molded part. Alternatively, the edge trim can also be made of an elastic extruded profile which can be clamped onto an upper edge of the storage container. If the edge trim strip has sufficient elasticity, the edge trim strip produced as an extruded profile can be plugged bent around a corner area at the transition of the front wall of the base body to a side wall of the base body.

In an alternative embodiment, the holding device may be formed as a separate component and connected to the fastening device and / or the edge trim strip. In this case, the separate component having a vertical wall portion, a horizontal wall portion and a clamping portion. The vertical wall section, the horizontal wall section and the clamping section may be designed to fasten the separate component to the fastening device or to the edge end strip. For this purpose, the clamping portion may for example have a C-shaped cross section, wherein an upper projection and a lower projection engage around a leg portion of the fastening device. The upper projection and the lower projection may be adapted to the leg portion of the fastening device in shape and / or size such that the C-shaped clamping portion is preferably is held non-positively on the leg portion of the fastening device or the edge end strip.

The fastening device can be flush mounted on the upper edge of the body and secured by seals or adhesive strips.

In a variation, the fixture may have an altered upper projection having a surface contacting the fixture or edge termination strip which is not horizontally aligned with the fixture or edge trim, but rather is oriented at a 45 degree angle and in FIG This 45-degree angle rests against the fastening device or on the edge end strip.

In a further embodiment, the upper projection may be formed as an optically hidden projection. In this case, the leg portion of the fastening device has a horizontally extending groove. The upper projection may be designed as a groove corresponding to the groove, which engages in the groove. In all variants of embodiments, the lower projection may be formed as a locking edge, which can engage around the leg portion at a lower end due to a certain elasticity of the clamping portion.

In general, the holding device or the vertical wall section of the holding device can extend downward in a region of the transparent wall section of the base body via a lower end of the fastening device in a region of the edge closure strip secured to the base body. This makes it possible to position the decorative element within the base body below the holding device, so that the decorative element is always well visible from outside the main body.

The fastening device may have a frame section encompassing the upper edge of the base body, at least in the area of the transparent wall section, and two latching devices engaging on opposite side walls of the base body, which are connected to the frame section.

The frame portion and the latching devices can be configured, in a position of the edge closure strip fastened to the base body, to press the frame section against the base body while generating a biasing force, when the latching devices are latched to the side walls of the base body. The fastening device may have two leg sections and two engaging on the opposite side walls of the main body locking devices. In other words, the fastening device may have a frame section encompassing the upper edge of the base body, at least in the area of the transparent wall section, and two latching devices engaging on the opposite side walls of the base body, which are connected to the frame section. In order to fix the edge termination strip on the base body, the two side walls of the base body can have window-like openings, in which latching devices formed as spring-elastic catch hooks engage in a form-fitting manner.

The frame portion can be easily bent prefabricated and the transparent wall section straight, so that when latched resilient locking hooks in the window-like openings due to the slightly curved shape of the unmounted edge trim strip after assembly and after locking, the frame section bent under bias, in particular gap-free the upper edge of the base body, in particular on the front wall with the leg portion presses against the back of the transparent wall portion. In that regard, the frame portion and the latching devices, or the latching hooks are formed in a fixed position on the body of the edge trim strip to press the frame portion generating a biasing force against the body when the locking devices latched to the side walls or in the openings of the body are.

The frame portion can therefore rest in the latched and biased position of the edge closure strip without a detent and / or free of adhesive on the base body, in particular on an upper edge of the base body, in particular gap-free.

The upper edge of the base body may be provided with a chamfer, in particular a 45-degree bevel to the transparent wall portion of the base body, on which the frame portion of the fastening device and the edge trim strip in particular rests flush.

Various embodiments of the invention are illustrated by way of example in the accompanying schematic drawings.

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1 a perspective view of a household refrigerator with several storage containers,

2 a perspective sectional view of a Abstellbehälters with a Randabschlussleiste invention;

3 a partial perspective view of the storage container and the edge trim strip according to 2 ;

3a a partial sectional view through a wall portion of the storage container and the edge end strip according to 3 in the range of one of the locking devices of the edge end strip;

4 a plan view of the storage container;

5 a perspective sectional view of a first embodiment of an inventive two-part edge trim strip;

6 a cross-sectional view of the first embodiment according to 5 ; and

7 a cross-sectional view of a second alternative embodiment of an inventive two-part edge trim.

An in 1 exemplified household refrigeration appliance 1 has a body 2 with an inner container 3 on. The inner container 3 can be placed in an overhead freezer 4 and a downstairs refrigerator 5 be split. The freezer room 4 Generally used for freezing frozen food at about minus 18 degrees Celsius. The freezer room 4 is when the freezer compartment door is open 9 accessible. To open, the freezer compartment door points 9 a first grip 10 on. The fridge 5 is generally used for frost-free cooling of refrigerated goods, preferably at temperatures between plus 4 and plus 8 degrees Celsius. The fridge 5 However, it can also be designed as a zero degree compartment, in particular for keeping fruit or vegetables fresh. The fridge 5 is when the fridge door is open 14 accessible. To open, the refrigerator door points 14 a second grip 15 on. On an inside of the fridge door 14 are in the illustrated embodiment four storage containers 7 arranged.

In the 2 is an exemplary storage container 7 shown in a perspective sectional view. The storage container 7 has a transparent body 11 on. The main body 11 has in the illustrated embodiment, as well as in 4 shown in more detail, a bottom wall 13 , a back wall 17 , a front wall 19 and one in the 4 left side wall 21a , as well as one in the 4 right side wall 21b on. The bottom wall 13 , the back wall 17 , the front wall 19 and the two side walls 21a . 21b form a circumferentially closed tub. The entire body 11 can be made transparent. In particular, all walls, in particular the bottom wall 13 , the back wall 17 , the front wall 19 and the two side walls 21a . 21b be designed as a transparent, ie transparent walls. At least the front wall 19 according to the invention has a transparent wall section 23 on. The main body 11 can be designed in particular as a one-piece plastic injection molded part.

Like in the 2 to see is an upper edge in the embodiment shown 25 of the basic body 11 , especially the front wall 19 with a chamfer 27 Mistake. The chamfer shown 27 is in particular a 45 degree chamfer whose surface 29 in 45 degrees to the vertical transparent wall section 23 of the basic body 11 is aligned. On the upper edge 25 of the basic body 11 or on the chamfer 27 lies a frame section 31 the edge trim 33 flush up. The edge trim 33 can in this respect, as shown one to the chamfer 27 in the 45-degree angle aligned first leg section 35 and a vertically aligned second leg portion 37 exhibit. The two leg sections 35 and 37 embrace the edge 25 of the basic body 11 , especially the front wall 19 and the chamfer 27 , The two leg sections 35 and 37 of the frame section 31 the edge trim 33 are part of a fastening device 39 , The fastening device 39 is in turn part of the edge trim 33 ,

The fastening device 39 thus includes the two leg sections 35 and 37 and two on the opposite side walls 21a . 21b of the basic body 11 attacking locking devices 41 , In other words, the fastening device 39 one the upper edge of the body 11 at least in the region of the transparent wall section 23 encompassing frame section 31 and two on the opposite side walls 21a . 21b of the basic body 11 attacking locking devices 41 on top of that with the frame section 31 are connected. Around the edge trim 33 on the body 11 to fasten, have the two side walls 21a . 21b of the basic body 11 , as in 3 and 3a shown closer, window-like openings 43 on, in which as a resilient locking hook 45 trained locking devices 41 interlock positively.

As indicated by the dashed line L in the 4 indicated, is the frame section 31 slightly curved prefabricated and the transparent wall section 23 just executed, so that with latched spring-loaded latching hook 45 in the window-like openings 43 due to the slightly curved shape of the unmounted edge trim 33 after assembly and after latching the frame section 31 flush under prestressing, in particular gap-free at the upper edge 25 of the body 11 , especially on the front wall 19 with the leg section 37 against the back 47 of the transparent wall section 23 suppressed. In that regard, the frame section 31 and the locking devices 41 , or the latching hooks 45 formed, in one at the base body 11 fixed position of the edge trim 33 , the frame section 31 producing a biasing force against the main body 11 to push when the locking devices 41 on the side walls 21a . 21b or in the openings 43 of the basic body 11 are locked.

Coming back to the 2 has the edge trim 33 According to the invention, a holding device 49 on, on the a decorative element 51 is attached. The holding device 49 and / or the decorative element 51 is formed, the decorative element 51 behind the back 47 of the transparent wall section 23 , from outside the main body 11 through the transparent wall section 23 through, visibly positioning. The holding device 49 and / or the decorative element 51 is in particular formed, the decorative element 51 at a distance A from the back 47 of the transparent wall section 23 , in particular at a distance A of at least one millimeter, preferably at a distance A between one and ten millimeters from the rear 47 of the transparent wall section 23 to position.

In the illustrated embodiment, the edge trim strip 33 So the chamfer 27 in the 45-degree angle aligned first leg section 35 and the vertically aligned second leg portion 37 on to the edge trim 33 to be determined on the body. To the two leg sections 35 and 37 closes a horizontal wall section 53 at. The horizontal wall section 53 the edge trim 33 connects the two leg sections 35 and 37 with a vertical wall section 55 , the part of the holding device 49 is. In that regard, the horizontal wall section connects 53 the fastening device 39 with the holding device 49 ,

The fastening device 39 is formed, the edge trim 33 on the body 11 to attach and the holding device 49 accordingly has one with the fastening device 39 connected horizontal wall section 53 and a the decorative element 51 having vertical wall section 55 on. The holding device 49 positions the decorative element 51 in the distance A behind the back 47 of the transparent wall section 23 ,

As in 2 illustrated extends the vertical wall portion 55 in one on the body 11 fixed position of the edge trim 33 in an area of the transparent wall section 23 over a lower end 57 the fastening device 39 or the two leg sections 35 and 37 away down. The vertical wall section 55 Accordingly, it extends over a region B below the lower end 57 the fastening device 39 or the two leg sections 35 and 37 , such that the decorative element 51 through the transparent wall section 23 through from the outside.

The decorative element 51 can, as shown in the embodiment of the 2 represented by a cross-sectionally L- or J-shaped plastic strip are formed, the vertical wall portion 55 engages positively. Alternatively, the decorative element 51 on the holding device 49 , in particular on the vertical wall section 55 snapped, clamped, glued, molded in two-component injection molding and / or laminated.

The 5 shows an alternative embodiment in which the holding device 49 not in one piece with the fastening device 39 and / or the edge trim 33 is formed, but in which the holding device 49 as a separate component 59 trained and with the fastening device 39 or the edge trim strip 33 connected is. In this case, the separate component 59 the vertical wall section 55 , the horizontal wall section 53 and a clamping portion 61 on, which is formed, the separate component 59 on the fastening device 39 or the edge trim strip 33 to fix. For this purpose, in the illustrated embodiment of 5 the clamping section 61 a C-shaped cross section, wherein an upper projection 63 and a lower lead 65 the second leg portion 37 the fastening device 39 embrace. The upper projection 63 and the lower projection 65 are at the second leg portion 37 the fastening device 39 adapted in shape and / or size such that the C-shaped clamping portion 61 preferably non-positively on the second leg portion 37 the fastening device 39 or the edge trim strip 33 is held.

The fastening device 39 can be flush with the top edge as shown 25 of the basic body 11 attached and by seals or adhesive strips 67 be assured.

In the 6 is a variation of the alternative embodiment according to 5 shown in non-perspective view in cross section. The embodiment according to 6 differs from the embodiment according to 5 through a modified upper projection 63 , one of the fastening device 39 or the edge trim strip 33 having contacting surface, not horizontally aligned with the fastening device 39 or at the edge trim 33 but rather is oriented at a 45-degree angle and at this 45-degree angle to the fixture 39 or at the edge trim 33 is applied.

In a further embodiment according to 7 is the top projection 63 designed as a visually hidden projection. In this case, second leg section 37 the fastening device 39 a horizontally extending groove 69 on. The upper projection 63 is as one with the groove 69 corresponding rib executed, which in the groove 69 intervenes. Both in the embodiments according to 5 and 6 , as well as in the embodiments according to 7 can, as shown, the lower projection 65 be formed as a locking edge, due to a certain elasticity of the clamping portion 61 at a lower end about the second leg portion 37 can engage.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

 Household refrigerator

2

 corpus

3

 inner container

4

 freezer

5

 refrigerator

7

 Storage container

9

 Freezer door

10

 first grip

11

 body

13

 bottom wall

14

 Fridge door

15

 second handle

17

 rear wall

19

 front wall

21a

 left side wall

21b

 right side wall

23

 transparent wall section

25

 upper edge

27

 chamfer

29

 surface

31

 frame section

33

 Edging strip

35

 first leg section

37

 second leg section

39

 fastening device

41

 locking device

43

 openings

45

 latch hook

47

 back

49

 holder

51

 decorative element

53

 horizontal wall section

55

 vertical wall section

57

 lower end

59

 separate component

61

 clamping section

63

 upper projection

65

 lower lead

67

 Seals, adhesive strips

69

 groove

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Cited patent literature

• DE 102008019261 A1 [0002]

Claims (11)

Household refrigerating appliance, having a storage room ( 4 . 5 ) for refrigerated goods and at least one in the storage room ( 4 . 5 ) arranged storage container ( 7 ), which has a basic body ( 11 ) with at least one transparent wall section ( 23 ) and one on the main body ( 11 ) fixed edge trim strip ( 33 ), characterized in that the edge finishing strip ( 33 ) a holding device ( 49 ), on which a decorative element ( 51 ) and the holding device ( 49 ) and / or the decorative element ( 51 ) is formed, the decorative element ( 51 ) behind a back ( 47 ) of the transparent wall section ( 23 ), from outside the main body ( 11 ) through the transparent wall section ( 23 ) to position visibly. Domestic refrigerating appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that the holding device ( 49 ) and / or the decorative element ( 51 ) is formed, the decorative element ( 51 ) at a distance (A) from the back ( 47 ) of the transparent wall section ( 23 ), in particular at a distance (A) of at least one millimeter, preferably at a distance (A) between one and ten millimeters from the rear ( 47 ) of the transparent wall section ( 23 ). Domestic refrigerating appliance according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the edge finishing strip ( 33 ) a fastening device ( 39 ), which is formed, the edge trim strip ( 33 ) on the base body ( 11 ) and the holding device ( 49 ) one with the fastening device ( 39 ) connected horizontal wall section ( 53 ) and the decorative element ( 51 ) having vertical wall section ( 55 ) having. Domestic refrigerating appliance according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the decorative element ( 51 ) on the holding device ( 49 ), in particular on the vertical wall section ( 55 ) is snapped, clamped, glued, molded in two-component injection molding and / or laminated. Domestic refrigerating appliance according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that the holding device ( 49 ) in one piece with the fastening device ( 39 ) and / or the edge trim strip ( 33 ) is trained. Domestic refrigerating appliance according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that the holding device ( 49 ) as a separate component ( 59 ) and with the fastening device ( 39 ) and / or the edge trim strip ( 33 ) connected is. Domestic refrigerating appliance according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the holding device ( 49 ) or the vertical wall section ( 55 ) of the holding device ( 49 ) in one at the base body ( 11 ) fixed position of the edge trim strip ( 33 ) at least in a region (B) of the transparent wall section ( 23 ) of the basic body ( 11 ) over a lower end ( 57 ) of the fastening device ( 39 ) extends down in this area. Domestic refrigerating appliance according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the fastening device ( 39 ) one the upper edge ( 25 ) of the basic body ( 11 ) at least in the region of the transparent wall section ( 23 ) encompassing frame section ( 31 ) and two on opposite side walls ( 21a . 21b ) of the basic body ( 11 ) engaging locking devices ( 41 ) which is connected to the frame section ( 31 ) are connected. Domestic refrigerating appliance according to claim 8, characterized in that the frame section ( 31 ) and the locking devices ( 41 ) are formed, in one of the base body ( 11 ) fixed position of the edge trim strip ( 33 ), the frame section ( 31 ) generating a biasing force against the body ( 11 ) when the locking devices ( 41 ) on the side walls ( 21a , 21b ) of the basic body ( 11 ) are locked. Domestic refrigerating appliance according to claim 9, characterized in that the frame section ( 31 ) in the latched and prestressed position of the edge trim strip ( 33 ) free of detents and / or free of adhesive on the main body ( 11 ), in particular on an upper edge ( 25 ) of the basic body ( 11 ), in particular gap-free. Domestic refrigerating appliance according to claim 10, characterized in that the upper edge ( 25 ) of the basic body ( 11 ) with a chamfer ( 27 ), in particular a 45 degree bevel ( 27 ) to the transparent wall section ( 23 ) of the basic body ( 11 ) on which the frame section ( 31 ) of the fastening device ( 39 ) or the edge end strip ( 33 ) rests flush in particular.

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