EP0657609B1 - Device for hinging and connecting a door of a household electrical appliance built into a furniture item, to a door panel of this latter so as to achieve optimum utilization of the compartment housing the appliance - Google Patents
Device for hinging and connecting a door of a household electrical appliance built into a furniture item, to a door panel of this latter so as to achieve optimum utilization of the compartment housing the appliance Download PDFInfo
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- EP0657609B1 EP0657609B1 EP19930120046 EP93120046A EP0657609B1 EP 0657609 B1 EP0657609 B1 EP 0657609B1 EP 19930120046 EP19930120046 EP 19930120046 EP 93120046 A EP93120046 A EP 93120046A EP 0657609 B1 EP0657609 B1 EP 0657609B1
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
- E05D3/00—Hinges with pins
- E05D3/06—Hinges with pins with two or more pins
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
- E05D3/00—Hinges with pins
- E05D3/02—Hinges with pins with one pin
- E05D3/04—Hinges with pins with one pin engaging three or more parts, e.g. sleeves, movable relatively to one another for connecting two or more wings to another member
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05F—DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
- E05F17/00—Special devices for shifting a plurality of wings operated simultaneously
- E05F17/002—Special devices for shifting a plurality of wings operated simultaneously for wings which lie one behind the other when closed
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D23/00—General constructional features
- F25D23/02—Doors; Covers
- F25D23/028—Details
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05F—DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
- E05F17/00—Special devices for shifting a plurality of wings operated simultaneously
- E05F2017/008—Special devices for shifting a plurality of wings operated simultaneously for swinging wings
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
- E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
- E05Y2900/20—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for furnitures, e.g. cabinets
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
- E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
- E05Y2900/30—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for domestic appliances
- E05Y2900/31—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for domestic appliances for refrigerators
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D23/00—General constructional features
- F25D23/10—Arrangements for mounting in particular locations, e.g. for built-in type, for corner type
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D2323/00—General constructional features not provided for in other groups of this subclass
- F25D2323/02—Details of doors or covers not otherwise covered
- F25D2323/024—Door hinges
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- This invention relates to a device for hinging and connecting a door of a built-in household electrical appliance, such as an upright refrigerator, to a door panel of a furniture item housing the door panel, the door panel being in a position corresponding with said door.
- a double-parallelogram hinge is known from EP-A-0565900, from which the preamble of claim 1 is known, such hinge on opening the door panel of the furniture item causes this panel to undergo an initial movement parallel to itself so as to separate it from the door of the appliance (for example an upright refrigerator), after which it allows both the door panel and the refrigerator door to rotate about relative hinging points.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a device of the aforesaid type which is of simple, low-cost construction and allows maximum utilization of the space housing the appliance.
- FIGS. 1 and 4 show a built-in upright refrigerator positioned within a furniture item, for example a kitchen unit, and provided with doors 3 and 4 in positions corresponding with usual preservation compartments of the appliance.
- the furniture item 2 comprises three walls 5, 6 and 7 defining a compartment 3 housing the refrigerator 1; this compartment is closed on its free side by door panels 10 and 11 in positions corresponding with the appliance doors 3 and 4.
- Each door panel is connected to the relative door by a hinging device 13 according to the invention.
- This latter comprises a body 14 fixed, in known manner, on one side 14A to the wall 5 of the furniture item 2 and on another side 14B to the refrigerator cabinet 15 (alternatively the body 14 can be fixed to the furniture item or to the appliance).
- the body 14 comprises at least one projecting flange 17 (two superimposed in the figures); with that flange close to the refrigerator door there is associated a pin 18 arranged to cooperate with the appliance door 3 or 4 of the refrigerator 1, to form a hinge to enable said door to open and close.
- the pin 18 extends perpendicularly from the lower face 20 (with reference to Figure 2) of the projecting flange 17.
- a guide projection 21 projecting from a face 22 of its side 14A.
- This projection is arranged to cooperate, in order to guide its movement along the face 22, with a terminal element 23 of a hinging member 24 by means of a screw (not shown) enabling this member and said body to be associated with each other in an adjustable manner.
- the screw is arranged to cooperate with a slot 28 provided in the element 23 and with a hole 29 provided in the guide projection 21.
- the hinging member 24 which is a usual furniture hinge used in the furnishing field, comprises a known elastic return element 30 (comprising for example an elastic strip or an articulated quadrilateral of known construction and form) associated with a terminal member 31 fixed to the door panel 10 or 11.
- the return element 30 enables the door panel 10 or 11 to open and close automatically without the aid of the user, when the door panel exceeds a dead point during its movement (for example as shown in Figure 4).
- Each door panel 10, 11 also comprises an outer face 22 (with respect to the compartment) on which there is preferably provided a handle, board or the like 34, and an inner face 35 facing the corresponding refrigerator door.
- the inner face 35 supports a substantially L-shaped guide 38 arranged to slidingly cooperate with a slide (of complementary form) fixed to the refrigerator door. Finally, this latter supports usual seal elements 40 and an inner liner 41.
- the appliance door 3 By pulling the handle 34 of the door panel 10, the appliance door 3 is opened by rotating the door panel about the member 24 and specifically about usual hinging points (not shown but schematically indicated by 100 in Figures 4 and 5). This movement drags the appliance door 3 open by the cooperation between the guide 38 and the slide 36. The door rotates about the pin 18 shown in the figures (and about an analogous pin of a device 13, not shown, provided at the bottom of the door 3) to open and provide access to the preservation compartment closed by said door.
- the appliance door 3 and the corresponding door panel are closed by operating in the opposite manner.
- opening the door panel 10 causes it in known manner to initially separate from the wall 5 of the furniture item 2 (see Figure 4) to allow easy opening of the appliance door 3; in contrast when the door panel 10 is reclosed it becomes positioned in proximity to said wall (see Figure 3) to result in perfect sealing of the appliance door 3 against the refrigerator cabinet 15.
- the device 13 is of simple construction and of considerably less cost than analogous known devices, this deriving in particular from the use of a hinging member 24 of wide commercial use in the furnishing field.
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- A device for hinging and connecting a door (3) of a built-in household electrical appliance (1), such as a refrigerator, to a door panel (10, 11) of a furniture item (2) containing the said appliance, and comprising hinge means having a body (14) provided with two sides (14A, 14B) respectively fixeable to a face of a furniture wall (5) and the built-in appliance (1), whereby the plane of the said furniture wall face is directed substantially perpendicular to the front face of the built in appliance (1), by which sides the body (14) is in use fixed to the furniture item (2) and/or to the appliance (1) whereby the said sides (14A, 14B) are connected together by at least one projecting flange (17), the hinge means further comprising a hinging member (24) constituted of a terminal member in use associated with the furniture item door panel (10, 11) and a parallelogram hinge link for providing a combined motion such that on opening the door panel (10, 11) the hinging member (24) causes the door panel (10, 11) to initially separate from the said wall (5) of the furniture item (2) to allow easy opening and rotation of the door panel (10, 11), the said body (14) supporting constraint means for the appliance door (3) about which this latter rotates to open or close and whereby the said constraint means is constituted by a pin (18) supporting the appliance door (3) and projecting from that face (20) of the said at least one projecting flange (17) facing one of the opposite edges of the door (3) of the appliance (1), the device further comprising drag means (36, 38) to be associated with the door panel (10, 11) and the appliance door (3), e.g. a slide (36) and a guide (38) cooperating with each other, such that the appliance door (3) is dragged open when the door panel (10, 11) is pulled open, characterised in that said hinging member (24) is further constituted of a terminal element (23), whereby the said parallelogram hinge link links the terminal element (23) with the said terminal member, the hinging member (24) further comprising an elastic return means (30) for automatic closure or opening of the furniture item door panel (10, 11) when it exceeds a dead point during its movement, the terminal element (23) cooperating in an adjustable manner with a guide projection (21) projecting from that face (22) of the said body side (14A) to be fixed to the said furniture wall (5) which faces away from the furniture wall (5), the adjustment providing a guided movement along the said face (22) of the body side (14A) fixed to the said furniture wall (5).
- A device as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the projection is being arranged to cooperate, in order to guide its movement along the face (22), with the element (23) of the hinging member (24) by means of a screw enabling said member (24) and said body (14) to be associated with each other in an adjustable manner, said screw being arranged to cooperate with a slot (28) provided in the element (23) and with a hole (29) provided in the raised part (21).
- A device as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the drag means comprises a slide (36) associated with the appliance door to sliding cooperate with a guide element (38) associated with the door panel.
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DE1993616904 DE69316904T2 (en) | 1993-12-13 | 1993-12-13 | Device for the articulated connection and coupling of a door of an electrical installation device intended for installation in a furniture element on a door panel of the furniture element, see also that the space of the furniture element is optimally used |
EP19930120046 EP0657609B1 (en) | 1993-12-13 | 1993-12-13 | Device for hinging and connecting a door of a household electrical appliance built into a furniture item, to a door panel of this latter so as to achieve optimum utilization of the compartment housing the appliance |
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EP19930120046 EP0657609B1 (en) | 1993-12-13 | 1993-12-13 | Device for hinging and connecting a door of a household electrical appliance built into a furniture item, to a door panel of this latter so as to achieve optimum utilization of the compartment housing the appliance |
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EP0657609A1 EP0657609A1 (en) | 1995-06-14 |
EP0657609B1 true EP0657609B1 (en) | 1998-02-04 |
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DE29618844U1 (en) * | 1996-10-29 | 1997-03-20 | Bosch Siemens Hausgeraete | Built-in refrigerator |
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GB2439328B (en) | 2006-06-22 | 2012-07-04 | Panasonic Mfg Uk Ltd | Domestic appliance with concealed hinge |
ITMI20090071A1 (en) * | 2009-01-23 | 2010-07-24 | Oreste Lanzani | PERFECTED HINGE FOR BUILT-IN APPLIANCES |
DE102010038371A1 (en) * | 2010-07-23 | 2012-01-26 | BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH | Refrigerating appliance, in particular household refrigerating appliance with a tow-door fitting |
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DE102011002148B4 (en) * | 2011-04-18 | 2018-08-30 | Hettich-Oni Gmbh & Co. Kg | Mounting arrangement for a built-in refrigerator on a side wall of a furniture body |
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CN103398525B (en) * | 2013-08-15 | 2015-07-15 | 合肥美的电冰箱有限公司 | Refrigerator |
EP3155196B1 (en) | 2014-06-11 | 2018-08-01 | Carrier Corporation | Refrigerated sales furniture |
EP3889527B1 (en) * | 2020-04-01 | 2023-05-31 | Whirlpool Corporation | Built-in assembly comprising a refrigerating appliance and a piece of furniture |
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DE3215607A1 (en) * | 1982-04-27 | 1983-10-27 | Paul Hettich & Co, 4983 Kirchlengern | CABINET WITH A DOUBLE DOOR CONSISTING OF AN INTERIOR AND OUTDOOR. |
IT1259211B (en) * | 1992-04-08 | 1996-03-11 | Zanussi Elettrodomestici | HINGE FOR REFRIGERANT EQUIPMENT, IN PARTICULAR REFRIGERATORS FOR BUILT-IN WITHIN FURNITURE AND SIMILAR |
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