EP1481612A1 - Strukturierte Oberfläche für Haushalt- und Kältegeräte - Google Patents

Strukturierte Oberfläche für Haushalt- und Kältegeräte Download PDF

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EP1481612A1
EP1481612A1 EP20040102125 EP04102125A EP1481612A1 EP 1481612 A1 EP1481612 A1 EP 1481612A1 EP 20040102125 EP20040102125 EP 20040102125 EP 04102125 A EP04102125 A EP 04102125A EP 1481612 A1 EP1481612 A1 EP 1481612A1
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Erkki Parkkinen
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B96/00—Details of cabinets, racks or shelf units not covered by a single one of groups A47B43/00 - A47B95/00; General details of furniture
    • A47B96/20—Furniture panels or like furniture elements
    • A47B96/201—Edge features
    • 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
    • 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
    • F25D23/06—Walls
    • 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
    • F25D2400/18—Aesthetic features

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  • the present invention relates to a surface structure for household appliances and refrigeration equipment.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide such a surface structure for kitchen fittings or the like with which it is easy to change the appearance of the fittings and which is reasonably inexpensive.
  • the surface structure according to the invention is characterized in that it comprises a thin sheet to be mounted upon a door or wall of a household appliance or refrigeration equipment, the sheet forming a visible surface; and that two opposite edges of the sheet are bent at both edges at two bending points at a distance from each other substantially in parallel with each other relative to the sheet, and at the same edge in the same bending direction in such a way that both edges of the sheet are provided with a groove-like space, into which the edges of the door or wall of the household appliance or refrigeration equipment fit when the sheet is mounted in place upon the door or wall of the household appliance or refrigeration equipment, whereby the edges of the sheet become positioned in the space behind the edge of the door or wall of the household appliance or refrigeration equipment and fix the sheet in place.
  • An essential idea of the invention is that loose surface structures are manufactured for a household appliance or refrigeration equipment, which structures can be easily mounted and detached, thus changing the appearance or colour of the household appliance or refrigeration equipment. This has been achieved in such a way that a surface that becomes tightly positioned upon the door or wall of the household appliance or refrigeration equipment is formed of a thin sheet by bending opposite edges of the sheet, the surface, when being mounted or detached, yielding in such a way that it can be "clicked” in place such that the remotest narrow edge parts of the sheet edge become positioned in the space behind the part to be coated, such as the door or wall, of the household appliance or refrigeration equipment, locking the sheet firmly in place.
  • An essential idea of a preferred embodiment of the invention is that the bends are made such that the angles formed in the bending are sharper on the side of the door or wall to be coated than the angle of the door or the wall, whereby this presses both sheet edges tightly against the door or wall, keeping the sheet firmly in place.
  • An advantage of the invention is that when the appearance of the household appliance or refrigeration equipment is to be changed, the sheet forming its surface structure can be removed and a new one supplied to replace it. Likewise, if there has earlier been no loose sheet that would form a surface structure, such a sheet can be mounted.
  • Figure 1 shows schematically a perspective view of a cold store that represents, by way of example, a household appliance and/or refrigeration equipment in which the surface structure according to the invention can be implemented.
  • the surfaces of doors 2 and 3 and side walls 4 and 5 of a cold store 1 can be covered with a surface structure according to the invention by clicking onto them a thin sheet, the edges of which become positioned around the edges of the doors 2 and 3 and the walls 4 and 5.
  • Figure 2a shows schematically a perspective view of a sheet intended for forming a surface structure according to the invention.
  • a sheet 6 is bent at two opposite edges thereof at two bending points 7 and 8 in parallel.
  • the bending is carried out in the same direction at both bending points in such a way that the edge of the sheet 6 is provided with a groove 9 towards the opposite edge of the sheet.
  • the bending is naturally carried out in the opposite direction in such a way that both edges of the sheet are provided with grooves 9 on the same side of the sheet 6.
  • Figure 2b shows an end view of a sheet according to Figure 2a.
  • Figure 2c shows the edge of the sheet in more detail, and it can be seen how the sheet is bent at bending points 7 and 8 so as to form the groove 9.
  • the internal bending radius of the bending points 7 and 8 is dimensioned in such a way that it is at the corresponding point substantially equal to the bending radius of the outer surface of the part upon which the sheet 6 is intended to be mounted.
  • the sheet can be bent in such a way that the angle between the sheet surfaces relative to the bending points is less than 90°. In this way, the edges of the sheets are pressed tightly against the edges of the part to be coated, which keeps the sheet firmly in place.
  • the angles may also be different, depending on the corresponding angles in the household appliance or refrigeration equipment.
  • Figure 3 shows schematically a sheet mounted upon a door 10 of a cold store, where it forms a visible surface in its proper place. Between the door and the actual cold store, there is a sealing 11, due to which there remains a space behind the door edges. The narrow bends at the edges of the sheet 6 become positioned in this space behind the edges of the door 10, fixing the sheet 6 firmly against the door. Correspondingly, a space must be formed adjacent the wall edges of the household appliance or refrigeration equipment, into which space the edges of the sheet 6 fit if a sheet forming a visible surface is to be positioned upon the walls.
  • a sheet may be manufactured of different transparent or non-transparent plastics or metals.
  • Transparent plastic may be coloured translucently or it may be colourless.
  • different patterns may be formed upon or on the inner surface of a sheet of transparent material, and different loose patterns may also be positioned between the sheet and the surface of the household appliance or refrigeration equipment.
  • the sheet may be patterned with various impression techniques, such as serigraphy. Either the whole outer surface of the sheet or part of it may be painted or otherwise coated or treated.
  • the sheet surface may also be mechanically treated, for instance by grinding or sand or the like blasting, or otherwise treated with machining or chemical treatment in such a way that the surface is provided with a symmetric or an asymmetric pattern, which is preferably at least somewhat three-dimensional.

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  • Refrigerator Housings (AREA)
  • Devices That Are Associated With Refrigeration Equipment (AREA)
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  • Securing Of Glass Panes Or The Like (AREA)
EP04102125A 2003-05-28 2004-05-14 Strukturierte Oberfläche für Haushalt- und Kältegeräte Expired - Lifetime EP1481612B1 (de)

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FI20030213U FI6003U1 (fi) 2003-05-28 2003-05-28 Pintarakenne kodinkoneita ja kylmäkalusteita varten
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DK (1) DK1481612T3 (de)
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CN103542674A (zh) * 2012-07-13 2014-01-29 博西华电器（江苏）有限公司 制冷器具
EP2440832A4 (de) * 2009-06-09 2016-03-16 Electrolux Home Products Pty Ltd Anordnung aus austauschbaren tafeln und verfahren zum einsetzen einer austauschbaren tafel

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US3408127A (en) * 1965-08-26 1968-10-29 Soc Civ D Rech Etudes Ind Office furniture having removable decorative panels
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FR2674112A1 (fr) * 1991-03-22 1992-09-25 Goulais Francois Renfort et habillage d'elements de meubles.

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WO2008023072A2 (de) * 2006-08-25 2008-02-28 Dometic Gmbh Kühl- oder gefriergerät mit wechseldekor
WO2008023072A3 (de) * 2006-08-25 2008-09-18 Dometic Gmbh Kühl- oder gefriergerät mit wechseldekor
WO2009132973A1 (de) * 2008-04-29 2009-11-05 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Tür für ein haushaltsgerät
EP2440832A4 (de) * 2009-06-09 2016-03-16 Electrolux Home Products Pty Ltd Anordnung aus austauschbaren tafeln und verfahren zum einsetzen einer austauschbaren tafel
WO2011085795A1 (de) * 2010-01-14 2011-07-21 moll Funktionsmöbel GmbH Abdeckvorrichtung für ein möbel und damit ausgestattes möbel
CN103542674A (zh) * 2012-07-13 2014-01-29 博西华电器（江苏）有限公司 制冷器具

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