EP1191289A2 - Pour un appareil électroménager, une charniére pourvue d'un passage pour des câbles électriques ou de tubes - Google Patents

Pour un appareil électroménager, une charniére pourvue d'un passage pour des câbles électriques ou de tubes Download PDF

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EP1191289A2
EP1191289A2 EP01121913A EP01121913A EP1191289A2 EP 1191289 A2 EP1191289 A2 EP 1191289A2 EP 01121913 A EP01121913 A EP 01121913A EP 01121913 A EP01121913 A EP 01121913A EP 1191289 A2 EP1191289 A2 EP 1191289A2
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Carlo c/o Whirlpool Europe s.r.l. Bianchi
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L15/00—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware
    • A47L15/42—Details
    • A47L15/4251—Details of the casing
    • A47L15/4257—Details of the loading door
    • A47L15/4261—Connections of the door to the casing, e.g. door hinges
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L15/00—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware
    • A47L15/42—Details
    • A47L15/4251—Details of the casing
    • A47L15/4274—Arrangement of electrical components, e.g. control units or cables
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D11/00—Additional features or accessories of hinges
    • E05D11/0081—Additional features or accessories of hinges for transmitting energy, e.g. electrical cable routing
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D5/00—Construction of single parts, e.g. the parts for attachment
    • E05D5/02—Parts for attachment, e.g. flaps
    • E05D5/06—Bent flaps
    • E05D5/065—Bent flaps specially adapted for cabinets or furniture
    • 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
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2800/00—Details, accessories and auxiliary operations not otherwise provided for
    • E05Y2800/10—Additional functions
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
    • E05Y2900/20—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for furniture, e.g. cabinets
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • F25D2400/00—General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for cooling or freezing apparatus not covered by any other subclass
    • F25D2400/40—Refrigerating devices characterised by electrical wiring

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  • the present invention relates to a hinge for household electrical appliance in accordance with the introduction to the main claim.
  • a household electrical appliance can present user devices or controls positioned on a part movable relative to its structure or fixed casing.
  • refrigerators are known provided with drink dispensers positioned on a door openable away from the insulated fixed structure; refrigerators are also known having their controls for user devices or for the entire appliance positioned on the door; dishwashers are known in which the electrical controls are positioned on the door movable relative to the fixed structure carrying the wash tub.
  • the user devices or controls positioned on the movable part of the appliance are connected by wires (in the case of electrical controls or user devices) or pipes (in the case of drink dispensers) to a source of electricity, or to a vessel containing water or the drink to be dispensed and situated within the appliance fixed structure, or to the water main.
  • An object of the present invention is to offer a hinge to be used for connecting the fixed structure of a household electrical appliance to its movable part and which enables electric cables and/or connection pipes to pass between user devices positioned in and/or on the movable part and controlled members present in the fixed structure or hydraulic and/or electrical fixed main supply sources.
  • Another object is to provide a hinge of the stated type which enables electric cables and/or pipes to pass in such a manner that these are not visible from the outside of the appliance or on opening the movable part.
  • a hinge of the invention comprises a body 1 provided with a fixing base 2 to be connected to a fixed structure 3 of a household electrical appliance, for example a refrigerator 9.
  • a fixed structure 3 of a household electrical appliance for example a refrigerator 9.
  • a door 5 provided with door liner 5A carrying a pin 6 inserted into the hinge body 1.
  • This seat is distant from the region in which the base 2 is connected to the structure 3.
  • the body 1 is internally hollow at 10; the cavity 10 communicates with the outside via an elongate aperture or slot 11 provided in a flat edge 13 of the body 1, and via a hole or slot 14 provided in the fixing base 2.
  • a conduit and/or an electric cable for feeding a user device 16 for example a drink-containing vessel 18, positioned on or within the door 5.
  • the figures show a conduit 17 connected to the user device which in the figures is represented by the vessel 18; this conduit could however also feed the vessel 18 with a drink contained in a second vessel located in a suitable position within the preservation compartment 4 of the refrigerator 9.
  • the vessel 18 is connected to a dispenser 20 (shown schematically in Figures 3 and 4 as a cock) of known type which can be positioned on the outer face 21 of the door 5 or within a compartment 22 provided in said door and closed by an openable flap 23.
  • a dispenser 20 shown schematically in Figures 3 and 4 as a cock
  • the conduit 17 is inserted through a channel 24 provided in the fixed structure 3 and is provided with a usual non-return valve 25. It is inserted into the door 5 through a hole 26 provided in the upper surface 27 of this latter; the conduit 17 is covered frontally by a preferably removable upper end portion 28 of said door.
  • a suitable portion 17A of conduit 17 of predetermined length lies above the surface 27 when the door 5 is closed onto the compartment 4.
  • This conduit portion 17A cooperates with a curved support element 30 connected by a spring 31 to a fixed pin 32 connected to the surface 27 of the door 5.
  • the conduit 17 is able to move within the aperture 11 (arrows K of Figure 1) to take up the greater distance between the hole 26 and the (fixed) fixing base arising with the movement of the door. This is achieved by the elongation of the spring 31; during closure, this spring returns the conduit 17 into the position of Figure 5.
  • the aforedescribed hinge can also contain a through plurality of conduits or electric cables 17 for feeding a liquid or electric power to various user devices positioned on the door 50 or within it. These cables can also enable the entire household electrical appliance to be controlled via an interface positioned on the door 5 and connected by the said cables to the operational members of the appliance.
  • the invention also includes the case in which the hinge is fixed to the movable part 5 of the appliance 9 and rotates about a pin carried by the fixed structure.

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  • Refrigerator Housings (AREA)
  • Devices That Are Associated With Refrigeration Equipment (AREA)
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EP20010121913 2000-09-26 2001-09-12 Appareil électroménager avec une charniére pourvue d'un passage pour des câbles électriques ou de tubes Expired - Lifetime EP1191289B1 (fr)

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ITMI20000540 IT250456Y1 (it) 2000-09-26 2000-09-26 Cerniera per elettrodomestico provvista di passaggio per cavi otubazione.

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DE202007008106U1 (de) * 2007-06-09 2008-10-23 Liebherr-Hausgeräte Lienz Gmbh Kühl- und/oder Gefriergerät
EP2058612A1 (fr) * 2007-11-08 2009-05-13 FagorBrandt SAS Alimentation en eau d'un distributeur d'eau placé dans une porte d'un appareil de réfrigération
EP2522769A1 (fr) * 2011-05-09 2012-11-14 Vestel Beyaz Esya Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. Élément de support
EP2743435A1 (fr) 2012-12-11 2014-06-18 Indesit Company S.p.A. Appareil frigorifique avec élément de guidage pour un élément flexible tubulaire
US9759476B2 (en) 2013-09-02 2017-09-12 Indesit Comppany S.p. A. Refrigerating appliance with a passage for a flexible tubular element between cabinet and door
EP3379180A1 (fr) * 2017-03-22 2018-09-26 BSH Hausgeräte GmbH Appariel électroménager pourvu d'un corps, d'un élément de fermeture ainsi que d'un conduit fixé sur le corps et sur l'élément de fermeture
US10302349B2 (en) * 2016-07-28 2019-05-28 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Refrigerator
CN111150327A (zh) * 2018-11-07 2020-05-15 株式会社牧田 机器人吸尘器
CN114777398A (zh) * 2022-05-18 2022-07-22 广州万宝集团冰箱有限公司 一种省力冰箱门把手组装配件及一种省力冰箱门把手
EP4361089A3 (fr) * 2018-06-20 2024-05-22 Whirlpool Corporation Passage d'eau d'une armoire à une porte d'un réfrigérateur à charnière articulée

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GB2401170A (en) * 2003-03-20 2004-11-03 Lg Electronics Inc Door for refrigerator
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EP2522769A1 (fr) * 2011-05-09 2012-11-14 Vestel Beyaz Esya Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. Élément de support
EP2743435A1 (fr) 2012-12-11 2014-06-18 Indesit Company S.p.A. Appareil frigorifique avec élément de guidage pour un élément flexible tubulaire
US9759476B2 (en) 2013-09-02 2017-09-12 Indesit Comppany S.p. A. Refrigerating appliance with a passage for a flexible tubular element between cabinet and door
US10302349B2 (en) * 2016-07-28 2019-05-28 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Refrigerator
US10619911B2 (en) 2016-07-28 2020-04-14 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Refrigerator
EP3379180A1 (fr) * 2017-03-22 2018-09-26 BSH Hausgeräte GmbH Appariel électroménager pourvu d'un corps, d'un élément de fermeture ainsi que d'un conduit fixé sur le corps et sur l'élément de fermeture
EP4361089A3 (fr) * 2018-06-20 2024-05-22 Whirlpool Corporation Passage d'eau d'une armoire à une porte d'un réfrigérateur à charnière articulée
CN111150327A (zh) * 2018-11-07 2020-05-15 株式会社牧田 机器人吸尘器
CN111150327B (zh) * 2018-11-07 2022-07-01 株式会社牧田 机器人吸尘器
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ITMI20000540U1 (it) 2002-03-26
IT250456Y1 (it) 2003-09-10
EP1191289A3 (fr) 2002-11-06
BR0104268B1 (pt) 2009-05-05

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