EP0650679B2 - Kitchen cupboard with temperature-controlled compartment, particularly heated compartment - Google Patents

Description

In modern kitchens are the kitchen furniture and almost all large, ready-to-install devices, especially Cupboards and pull-outs due to similar fronts integrated into a uniform line or front, which at Built-in devices, e.g. a refrigerator, a trailing door required on the appliance door. On the other hand, there are warming cupboards for the kitchen to keep warm Known dishes and dishes, their walls and door double-walled metal with enclosed insulation are trained. Such ovens are for integration into a kitchen front is not provided and suitable.

The invention is based on the object, a kitchen front with a Kitchen furniture in the form of a in the kitchen front integrated kitchen cupboards or pull-out with the to create other elements of matching front, the serves as a climate compartment, especially a heat compartment and simple and with little effort without changing the others Standard dimensions of the elements of such Kitchen front is producible.

This task is solved by a kitchen front with the features specified in claim 1. Preferred embodiments are in the subclaims specified.

• Vorwärmen von Tellern
• Warmhalten von Speisen
• Reifen von Teig

und bei abgeschalteter Wärmefunktion auch zum

• Lagern von Tellern und Geschirr.

The kitchen furniture according to the invention with a warming compartment is therefore not a conventional heating cabinet and also not a built-in appliance or an oven, but rather has multiple uses as kitchen furniture.
So it serves to:

• Preheat plates
• Keeping food warm
• Ripening dough

and with the heating function switched off also for

• Storage of plates and dishes.

The kitchen furniture according to the invention has a Usually manufactured body, but according to the invention with an inner lining made of metal, especially stainless steel or coated sheet steel, which is heat-resistant, easy to clean and is hygienic. The body itself already serves as Insulation from the adjacent furniture elements, however, the thermal insulation is increased through a between the inner lining and the Body arranged isolation.

Since there are no thermal bridges to the surroundings are, energy is saved in operation, and is also found even a little heat transfer to the handle the door of the cabinet or the front panel of the pull-out instead of.

The heating compartment can be fully integrated into any kitchen front. The door is with standard fittings held on the body. The metal casing of the heat compartment is composed of modular parts that releasably or firmly connected and are either mountable on site, or disassembled can be delivered or delivered, whereby an existing cupboard retrofitted as a heating compartment can be, or the housing is complete from the factory Installed in the cabinet, i.e. ready to plug in.

The dimensions of the modular parts can be changed easily, so that the width, height and depth of the heat compartment increase easily adapt to different circumstances.

The heating compartment can be one or more adjustable Alternatively, shelves can also be pulled out Shelf or an internal pull-out included and one Training is particularly advantageous a shelf as a removable warming plate, the one provided in the housing wall Socket can be connected and with those in the heat compartment Keep warm dishes directly on the table can be brought; alternatively, the warming plate also be the heat source at the same time.

As heat sources can be simple in the heat compartment Radiant heaters or other heat sources, e.g. printed heaters, used for example by a safety grille from direct contact the users are protected.

The door of the closet is expedient on the cabinet side with a sealing profile and stop buffers. As a closure can Serve magnetic lock. Glass doors can also be used as doors be provided with insulating glass when framing the front allows it.

Finally, the kitchen cabinet with a warming compartment in the case of its installation in a room divider also from two sides be designed to be operable, and switches for on and Switch off and for temperature control in the Handle bar or in the cabinet itself or outside of it to be appropriate.

The kitchen furniture can also be used as a heating compartment be designed as a cooling or as a climate compartment, for example Wine or cheese and with suitable Moisture also store fruits and vegetables.

The subject can finally be equipped with facilities for Ventilate with supply air or extract air via the kitchen room or be set up outside and a moisture unit usable for the supply of moisture his.

Temperature control can be used for both Operation as a heating compartment and as a cooling compartment his. With appropriate isolation, training is also possible possible as freezer compartment. Cooling, ventilation and Humidification units are in the usual way close to the kitchen furniture, but outside the climate or heat compartment arranged and / or are in the climate compartment is integrated and easy to replace.

It is particularly noteworthy that the invention Climatic or heat compartment also in an existing integrated kitchen cupboard installed If it is temporarily not used as a heat or climate compartment, it can of course be used also for storing dishes and others Serve objects.

• Fig.1 eine schematische perspektivische Ansicht eines erfindungsgemäßen Küchenschranks mit Wärmefach;
• Fig.2 eine perspektivische Ansicht eines nicht zur Erfindung gehörenden Auszugs als Wärmefach;
• Fig.3 eine schematische Explosionszeichnung der Elemente aus denen die das Wärmefachgehäuse bildende Innenwandverkieidung zusammengesetzt ist;
• Fig.4 eine Seitenansicht bei aufgeklappter Tür und senkrechtem Schnitt durch den erfindungsgemäßen Küchenschrank mit Wärmefach und einer eingelegten Warmhalteplatte;
• Fig.5 eine perspektivische Ansicht der Warmhalteplatte der Fig.4;
• Fig.6 einen horizontalen Schnitt durch den Korpus und das Wärmefach der Fig.4 bei geschlossener Tür;
• Fig.7 eine Einzelheit der Scharnierverbindung von Korpus und Tür im horizontalen Schnitt;
• Fig.8 einen Teilschnitt durch den Boden des Wärmefachs in Seitenansicht;
• Fig.9 eine Einzelheit der Griffstange der Fig.7;
• Fig.10 einen schematischen Grundriß des erfindungsgemäßen Küchenschranks als Raumteiler.

The invention is further illustrated by the following description of exemplary embodiments, which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Show here:

• 1 shows a schematic perspective view of a kitchen cabinet according to the invention with a heating compartment;
• 2 shows a perspective view of a pull-out as a heating compartment not belonging to the invention;
• 3 shows a schematic exploded drawing of the elements from which the inner wall covering forming the heat compartment housing is composed;
• 4 shows a side view with the door opened and a vertical section through the kitchen cupboard according to the invention with a warming compartment and an inserted warming plate;
• 5 shows a perspective view of the warming plate of FIG. 4;
• 6 shows a horizontal section through the body and the heat compartment of Figure 4 with the door closed;
• 7 shows a detail of the hinge connection of the body and door in a horizontal section;
• 8 shows a partial section through the bottom of the heat compartment in a side view;
• Figure 9 shows a detail of the handle of Figure 7;
• 10 shows a schematic floor plan of the kitchen cabinet according to the invention as a room divider.

1 shows a kitchen cupboard according to the invention K with a heat compartment, which is in the body 1 is installed and has walls 3 made of stainless steel sheet, the door 4 also has a stainless steel cladding on its inside 3 wears. There is a common one in the closet adjustable shelf. The excerpt below of the closet has no direct relation to Invention, but only shows the possibility of the invention Cupboard with other usual elements as a base cabinet, tall cabinet, medium-high Cupboard, wall unit in a kitchen front in ergonomic integrate meaningful height.

Fig.2 shows the training of the heat compartment as an extract, in a body 2 by means of (not shown) Rail is slidable and a front panel 5 with Handle bar 10 has. The interior walls of the body and Front panels are in turn each with a metal lining 3 provided. In the interior of the pull-out Display, regulating or lighting elements 12 be arranged.

3 shows the structure of the metal lining 3 from individual elements with a narrow bevel 3 ', the Solvable according to the modular principle, e.g. by screws or stuck or fixed by welding, riveting can be put together, either in the manufacture of the kitchen cabinet or when retrofitting an existing one Kitchen cupboards as a heating compartment. The Metal lining 3 can be made of foil or stainless steel Steel or enamelled, powder-coated or with a temperature resistant Plastic coated steel sheet exist.

Because of the only narrow fold 3 'which the Edges of insulation 6 covered, as desired only very little heat transfer to the outside instead of.

Figure 4 shows schematically a side view, partially in the vertical section of the kitchen cabinet with Heat compartment of Figure 1, with the shelf replaced through a warming plate 9, which with a plug in a power outlet 8 in the Cabinet rear panel is insertable.

As can be seen, door 4 has standard hinges attached to the cabinet body. Between body 1 and the metal lining 3 is an insulation 6 arranged, which improves the thermal insulation, the already through the wooden walls of the Body is given.

Fig. 5 shows the hot plate schematically in perspective View. The warming plate is by means of their side handles easy and safe to handle.

Fig.6 shows a horizontal section through the Body of the cabinet of Fig. 1 and shows especially the heating rods arranged in the two rear corners 7 and its protective cover, which is an immediate Prevention of touching the heating rods by the user.

Fig. 7 shows a detail of the kitchen front in the horizontal Cut. On the inside of the metal lining 3 the one with a standard hinge on the body held door 4, a sealing lip 13 is attached. How an electrical line 14 leads from the Handle bar 10 through the door and the insulation on the body, around existing display and switching elements with the power supply and the heating elements connect.

Fig. 8 shows a side view of the floor in vertical Cut. Since the narrow fold 3 'of the metal lining 3 the chipboard forming the body 1 only touched over a small contact area, finds only one very little heat transfer instead.

Fig. 9 shows schematically a partial view of a door or pull-out front with the handle bar 10 and in this integrated switches 11 and display elements 15.

Finally, Fig. 10 shows schematically the training of the kitchen furniture according to the invention Heat or climate compartment as operated from two sides Room divider, with the kitchen furniture as a closet can be formed with opposite doors.

Claims (8)

1. Kitchen front with a kitchen unit in form of a kitchen cupboard (K) which is integrated into the kitchen front as a standard base unit, a high cupboard, middle high cupboard or a wall unit, at an ergonomically chosen working height, with a front adapted to the built-in elements of the kitchen front,
   wherein the inner surfaces of the carcass (1, 2) of the kitchen cupboard are fitted with a metal lining (3) and the cupboard is fitted with a device for warming and/or cooling and/or deep-freezing and/or aerating its interior, thus forming a heat-controlled or climatized compartment,
   wherein the carcass (1, 2) itself serves as a heat insulation against the adjacent furniture elements,
   wherein an insulation (6) is provided between each of the metal lining (3), the carcass (1, 2) and the door plate (4),
   wherein the insulation (6) is directly adjacent to the inner faces of the carcass (1, 2) and of the door plate,
   wherein the door is attached to the carcass by means of standard fittings, and
   wherein the metal lining (3) features narrow metal flanges (3') covering the insulation (6) and permitting only very limited heat transfer.
2. Kitchen front according to claim 1, characterized in that the metal lining (3) is assembled from standard parts of a kit for insertion into the carcass of the kitchen cupboard or pull-out.
3. Kitchen front according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the metal lining (3) consists of foil, or sheets of stainless steel, or of sheet steel provided with powder coating, or enamel, or with a temperature-resistant plastic coating.
4. Kitchen front according to any of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that at least one adjustable heating device (7) is provided within the interior.
5. Kitchen front according to any of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that an electric socket (8) is provided in the interior space for an electrically heated hotplate (9) that can be inserted into the interior.
6. Kitchen front with a kitchen unit according to any of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the kitchen cupboard is equipped with two opposing doors (4).
7. Kitchen front with a kitchen unit according to any of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the device for warming or cooling or moisturizing is adjustable and that controls enabling adjustment (11) are located on or within a bar-type handle (10) of the door.
8. Kitchen front with a kitchen unit according to any of claims 1 to 7 characterized in that the metal lining (3) features narrow metal flanges (3') covering the insulation (6) and permitting only very limited heat transmission.

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