EP2045551B1 - Household device, in particular refrigeration and/or freezer device - Google Patents

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EP2045551B1
EP2045551B1 EP08017232.3A EP08017232A EP2045551B1 EP 2045551 B1 EP2045551 B1 EP 2045551B1 EP 08017232 A EP08017232 A EP 08017232A EP 2045551 B1 EP2045551 B1 EP 2045551B1
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Winfried Bader
Herbert Gerner
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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
    • 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 household appliance, in particular a refrigerator and / or freezer, with at least one body and a door or flap, which is pivotable relative to the body by means of at least one bearing.
  • a household appliance according to the preamble of claim 1 is for example from the US-A1-2005 / 0284159 or the WO-A1-2004 / 048730 known.
  • the cable is guided in a straight line through the bearing bush. If the customer pulls on one of the open cable ends during the attack change, the cable within the bearing bush inevitably shifts.
  • the present invention is therefore the object of developing a household appliance of the type mentioned in that a stop change or replacement of the bearing in a comparatively simple manner is possible, with a fixed cable position is ensured within the bearing bush.
  • This object is achieved by a household appliance with the features of claim 1.
  • the bearing a journal and a bushing in which the bearing journal is rotatably received, wherein the door has at least one receptacle in which the bearing bush is detachably received. If the aim is to replace the bearing or to perform a stop change, the bearing can be removed with the bushing due to their detachable arrangement in a simple manner from the inclusion of the door.
  • the stopper is provided on at least one side of the door or flap, for example on the upper and / or lower end side of the door, two or more than two receptacles for the bearing bushes.
  • a change of the stopper is possible in a particularly simple manner in that the bearing bush is removed from a receptacle and inserted into the desired receptacle of the door.
  • the bearing has means for receiving a cable for power supply and / or for data transmission in the door or flap. It is conceivable that such a cable runs out of the body into the bearing according to the invention and from there for example leads to a display or other consumer in the door.
  • the cable may, for example, have a plug by means of which it can be connected to the corresponding consumer or to a cable leading to it in the door.
  • the bearing journal has a cavity and that the cable passes through the cavity of the journal.
  • the bearing bush is designed in several parts, wherein a first part has a recess for receiving the bearing journal and wherein a second part has guide regions for guiding the cable in the bearing bush.
  • the guide areas can be designed such that regardless of the pivoting angle of the door or flap, the cable always enters the door in a predetermined position from the bearing bush.
  • the first and / or the second part may have openings through which the cable can not laterally be inserted along the guides into the guides.
  • the two parts of the bushing can be connected by a plug connection.
  • the second part of the bearing bush is designed such that the cable is first bent by 180 ° after exiting from the axially extending cavity of the journal, then partially parallel to the journal or to the runs in the journal pin located cable section and then again undergoes a bend by 180 °.
  • the bearing or the receptacle may have fixing elements for the rotationally fixed fixing of the bearing bush in the receptacle.
  • These fixing elements can be formed for example by guides, by means of which the bearing bush is inserted into the receptacle.
  • the bearing and / or the receptacle is shaped such that the bearing bush is fixed in rotation in the receptacle.
  • a rotationally fixed arrangement is achieved by the shape of the recess and the bearing bush.
  • bearing bush and receptacle can be elliptical or also have edges which prevent rotation of the bearing bush in the receptacle.
  • the bearing is inserted into the receptacle.
  • another detachable connection between the bearing or bearing bush and receptacle is conceivable.
  • the receptacle is configured such that not only the bearing bush or the bearing, but also any plug part of the cable is removed from the receptacle, so that the arrangement with cable in a simple way and Way can be added.
  • the household appliance is a refrigerator and / or freezer, wherein the door or flap has a first area which is surrounded by a peripheral seal with the door or flap closed, the door or flap at least one lying outside of this first area second region and the bearing (s) are at least partially disposed in the second region.
  • the bearing is at least partially disposed in the second region, that is in the region which does not directly delimit the cooling space in the closed state of the door or flap.
  • At least one insert may be arranged in said second region, wherein the bearing (s) are at least partially received in the insert.
  • the insert may for example be designed as a plug-in part, which may extend in the case of a door, for example, above and / or below said first area.
  • This insert or the insertion part may have the said receptacles for receiving the bearing or the bearing bushes.
  • An insoluble version of the insert is also conceivable.
  • FIG. 1 shows by the reference numeral 10, the door of a refrigerator or freezer in its upper portion in a perspective view of the wall facing the refrigerator compartment inside.
  • the door is pivotally mounted about its upper and lower sides by means of a respective bearing 20 on a body, not shown, of the device about a vertical axis.
  • a circumferential seal is indicated, which rests in the closed state of the door 10 on an end face of the body and in this way closes the area to be cooled.
  • the seal 40 is encircling and delimits a first region 16 of the door 10 located within the sealing region. Above this region 16, in the exemplary embodiment shown here, the second region 18, that is to say the region which is not directly adjacent when the door or flap is closed adjacent to the refrigerator or freezer compartment.
  • the seal 40 is usually arranged on the door 10, but may in principle also be arranged on the body.
  • FIG. 1 It can be seen that in the second region 18 is a insert 50 designed as a plug-in part, the in FIG. 2 is shown.
  • This insert 50 has receptacles 14, 14 'for receiving the bearing 20 in its two end regions.
  • the insert 50 is designed as a plastic part, can be used in the second region 18 above the area surrounded by the seal 16, as is apparent from FIG. 1 evident. It is also conceivable to list the part 50 as a fixed, indissoluble part of the door.
  • the insert 50 has a space or cavity into which various functional elements can be inserted.
  • various functional elements means for influencing the closing behavior (damper, closing aids, ...) of the door to call, as in FIG. 1 are identified by the reference numeral 80.
  • Another example is the inclusion of a cable 30, which is also partially in the area formed by the insert 50, as is apparent from FIG. 1 evident.
  • the bearing 20 consists of a bearing pin extending vertically downwards, preferably in one piece from the bearing arm 21, which is arranged stationarily on the body of the device.
  • the journal is rotatably mounted in a bearing bush 22 which is not fixed to the door in connection, but can be removed from this.
  • the connection between receptacle 14, 14 'and bearing bush 22 is designed according to the invention detachable.
  • the bearing bush 22 is inserted from above or at the bottom of the door from below into the respective end face 12 of the door 10 or into the receptacle 14, 14 'of the insertion part 50 present there.
  • the cable 30 extends over the bearing arm 21, over which the bearing arm 21 vertically extending bearing pin, not shown, as well as on the bearing bush 22 in the door.
  • the cable 30 is guided in the bearing bush 22 such that it always emerges from the bearing bush 22 in a defined position regardless of the angle of rotation of the door.
  • the cable 30 has a plug part 32 in its end region located in the door 10. This is detachably connected to a further plug part of a cable, for example, leads to a display in the door.
  • the guided over the bearing 20 cable section is detachably connected to a display or the like or a cable arranged thereon.

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Haushaltsgerät, insbesondere ein Kühl- und/oder Gefriergerät, mit wenigstens einem Korpus und einer Tür oder Klappe, die mittels wenigstens eines Lagers relativ zu dem Korpus verschwenkbar ist.The present invention relates to a household appliance, in particular a refrigerator and / or freezer, with at least one body and a door or flap, which is pivotable relative to the body by means of at least one bearing.

Bei vorbekannten Haushaltsgeräten besteht häufig ein Nachteil darin, dass ein Wechsel des Türanschlags bzw. ein Lagerwechsel nicht oder nur vergleichsweise umständlich möglich ist. Dies gilt insbesondere auch für Lageranordnungen, durch die ein Kabel zur Stromversorgung oder zur Datenübertragung in die Tür des Gerätes geführt ist. Ein Haushaltsgerät gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1 ist z.B. aus der US-A1-2005/0284159 oder der WO-A1-2004/048730 bekannt. In diesen bekannten Haushaltsgeräten wird das Kabel geradlinig durch die Lagerbuchse geführt. Zieht der Kunde beim Anschlagwechsel an einem der offenen Kabelenden, verschiebt sich das Kabel innerhalb der Lagerbuchse zwangsläufig. Der vorliegenden Erfindung liegt daher die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein Haushaltsgerät der eingangs genannten Art dahingehend weiterzubilden, dass ein Anschlagwechsel bzw. ein Austausch des Lagers auf vergleichsweise einfache Art und Weise möglich ist, wobei eine fest definierte Kabelposition innerhalb der Lagerbuchse gewährleistet wird. Diese Aufgabe wird durch ein Haushaltsgerät mit den Merkmalen des Anspruchs 1 gelöst. Danach ist vorgesehen, dass das Lager einen Lagerzapfen und eine Lagerbuchse aufweist, in der der Lagerzapfen drehbar aufgenommen ist, wobei die Tür wenigstens eine Aufnahme aufweist, in der die Lagerbuchse lösbar aufgenommen ist. Wird angestrebt, das Lager auszutauschen bzw. einen Anschlagwechsel durchzuführen, kann das Lager, mit der Lagerbuchse aufgrund ihrer lösbaren Anordnung auf einfache Art und Weise aus der Aufnahme der Tür entnommen werden.In prior household appliances, there is often a disadvantage that a change of the door stop or a stock change is not or only comparatively cumbersome. This is especially true for storage arrangements through which a cable for power supply or data transmission is guided in the door of the device. A household appliance according to the preamble of claim 1 is for example from the US-A1-2005 / 0284159 or the WO-A1-2004 / 048730 known. In these known household appliances, the cable is guided in a straight line through the bearing bush. If the customer pulls on one of the open cable ends during the attack change, the cable within the bearing bush inevitably shifts. The present invention is therefore the object of developing a household appliance of the type mentioned in that a stop change or replacement of the bearing in a comparatively simple manner is possible, with a fixed cable position is ensured within the bearing bush. This object is achieved by a household appliance with the features of claim 1. Thereafter, it is envisaged that the bearing a journal and a bushing in which the bearing journal is rotatably received, wherein the door has at least one receptacle in which the bearing bush is detachably received. If the aim is to replace the bearing or to perform a stop change, the bearing can be removed with the bushing due to their detachable arrangement in a simple manner from the inclusion of the door.

In bevorzugter Ausgestaltung der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, dass auf wenigstens einer Seite der Tür oder Klappe, beispielsweise auf der oberen und/oder unteren Stirnseite der Tür, zwei oder mehr als zwei Aufnahmen für die Lagerbuchsen vorgesehen sind. Ein Wechsel des Anschlages ist auf besonders einfache Art und Weise dadurch möglich, dass die Lagerbuchse aus einer Aufnahme entnommen und in die gewünschte Aufnahme der Tür eingesetzt wird.In a preferred embodiment of the invention it is provided that are provided on at least one side of the door or flap, for example on the upper and / or lower end side of the door, two or more than two receptacles for the bearing bushes. A change of the stopper is possible in a particularly simple manner in that the bearing bush is removed from a receptacle and inserted into the desired receptacle of the door.

Wie ausgeführt, weist das Lager Mittel zur Aufnahme eines Kabels zur Stromversorgung und/oder zur Datenübertragung in die Tür oder Klappe auf. Denkbar ist es, dass ein solches Kabel aus dem Korpus in das erfindungsgemäße Lager läuft und von dort beispielsweise zu einem Display oder sonstigen Verbraucher in der Tür geführt wird. Das Kabel kann beispielsweise einen Stecker aufweisen, mittels dessen es an den entsprechenden Verbraucher oder an ein zu diesem führendes Kabel in der Tür ansteckbar ist. Gemäß der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, dass der Lagerzapfen einen Hohlraum aufweist und dass das Kabel durch den Hohlraum des Lagerzapfens verläuft. Gemäß der Erfindung ist außerdem vorgesehen, dass die Lagerbuchse mehrteilig ausgeführt ist, wobei ein erstes Teil eine Ausnehmung zur Aufnahme des Lagerzapfens aufweist und wobei ein zweites Teil Führungsbereiche zur Führung des Kabels in der Lagerbuchse aufweist. Die Führungsbereiche können derart ausgeführt sein, dass unabhängig vom Schwenkwinkel der Tür oder Klappe das Kabel stets in einer vorgegebenen Position aus der Lagerbuchse in die Tür eintritt. Das erste und/oder das zweite Teil können Öffnungen aufweisen, durch die das Kabel seitlich d. h. nicht entlang der Führungen in die Führungen einsetzbar ist.As stated, the bearing has means for receiving a cable for power supply and / or for data transmission in the door or flap. It is conceivable that such a cable runs out of the body into the bearing according to the invention and from there for example leads to a display or other consumer in the door. The cable may, for example, have a plug by means of which it can be connected to the corresponding consumer or to a cable leading to it in the door. According to the invention it is provided that the bearing journal has a cavity and that the cable passes through the cavity of the journal. According to the invention it is also provided that the bearing bush is designed in several parts, wherein a first part has a recess for receiving the bearing journal and wherein a second part has guide regions for guiding the cable in the bearing bush. The guide areas can be designed such that regardless of the pivoting angle of the door or flap, the cable always enters the door in a predetermined position from the bearing bush. The first and / or the second part may have openings through which the cable can not laterally be inserted along the guides into the guides.

Die beiden Teile der Lagerbuchse können durch eine Steckverbindung miteinander in Verbindung stehen. Gemäß der Erfindung ist weiterhin vorgesehen, dass das zweite Teil der Lagerbuchse derart ausgeführt ist, dass das Kabel nach dem Austritt aus dem sich in axialer Richtung erstreckenden Hohlraum des Lagerzapfens zunächst um 180° gebogen wird, dann bereichsweise parallel zu dem Lagerzapfen bzw. zu dem in dem Lagerzapfen befindlichen Kabelabschnitt verläuft und dann erneut eine Biegung um 180° erfährt.The two parts of the bushing can be connected by a plug connection. According to the invention it is further provided that the second part of the bearing bush is designed such that the cable is first bent by 180 ° after exiting from the axially extending cavity of the journal, then partially parallel to the journal or to the runs in the journal pin located cable section and then again undergoes a bend by 180 °.

Das Lager bzw. die Aufnahme können Fixierungselemente zur drehfesten Fixierung der Lagerbuchse in der Aufnahme aufweisen. Diese Fixierungselemente können beispielsweise durch Führungen gebildet werden, mittels derer die Lagerbuchse in die Aufnahme einführbar ist.The bearing or the receptacle may have fixing elements for the rotationally fixed fixing of the bearing bush in the receptacle. These fixing elements can be formed for example by guides, by means of which the bearing bush is inserted into the receptacle.

In weiterer Ausgestaltung der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, dass das Lager und/oder die Aufnahme derart geformt ist, dass die Lagerbuchse drehfest in der Aufnahme fixiert ist. In dieser Ausgestaltung der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, dass durch die Formgebung der Ausnehmung sowie der Lagerbuchse eine drehfeste Anordnung erreicht wird. Beispielsweise können Lagerbuchse und Aufnahme elliptisch ausgeführt sein oder auch Kanten aufweisen, die eine Drehung der Lagerbuchse in der Aufnahme verhindern.In a further embodiment of the invention it is provided that the bearing and / or the receptacle is shaped such that the bearing bush is fixed in rotation in the receptacle. In this embodiment of the invention, it is provided that a rotationally fixed arrangement is achieved by the shape of the recess and the bearing bush. For example, bearing bush and receptacle can be elliptical or also have edges which prevent rotation of the bearing bush in the receptacle.

In weiterer Ausgestaltung der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, dass das Lager in die Aufnahme eingesteckt ist. Grundsätzlich ist allerdings auch eine andere lösbare Verbindung zwischen Lager bzw. Lagerbuchse und Aufnahme denkbar.In a further embodiment of the invention it is provided that the bearing is inserted into the receptacle. In principle, however, another detachable connection between the bearing or bearing bush and receptacle is conceivable.

In besonders vorteilhafter Ausgestaltung der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, dass die Aufnahme derart ausgestaltet ist, dass nicht nur die Lagerbuchse bzw. das Lager, sondern auch ein etwaiges Steckerteil des Kabels mit aus der Aufnahme entnehmbar ist, so dass die Anordnung mit Kabel auf einfache Art und Weise versetzt werden kann.In a particularly advantageous embodiment of the invention, it is provided that the receptacle is configured such that not only the bearing bush or the bearing, but also any plug part of the cable is removed from the receptacle, so that the arrangement with cable in a simple way and Way can be added.

In weiterer Ausgestaltung der Erfindung ist das Haushaltsgerät ein Kühl- und/oder Gefriergerät, wobei die Tür oder Klappe einen ersten Bereich aufweist, der bei geschlossener Tür oder Klappe von einer umlaufenden Dichtung umgeben ist, die Tür oder Klappe wenigstens einen außerhalb dieses ersten Bereichs liegenden zweiten Bereich aufweist, und das oder die Lager wenigstens teilweise in dem zweiten Bereich angeordnet sind. In dieser Ausgestaltung der Erfindung ist somit vorgesehen, dass das Lager wenigstens teilweise in dem zweiten Bereich, das heißt in dem Bereich angeordnet ist, der im geschlossenen Zustand der Tür oder Klappe nicht unmittelbar den Kühlraum begrenzt.In a further embodiment of the invention, the household appliance is a refrigerator and / or freezer, wherein the door or flap has a first area which is surrounded by a peripheral seal with the door or flap closed, the door or flap at least one lying outside of this first area second region and the bearing (s) are at least partially disposed in the second region. In this embodiment of the invention it is thus provided that the bearing is at least partially disposed in the second region, that is in the region which does not directly delimit the cooling space in the closed state of the door or flap.

Denkbar ist es beispielsweise, dass bei einer Tür oberhalb und/oder unterhalb und/oder neben des durch die umlaufende Dichtung begrenzten ersten Bereiches weitere Bereiche vorgesehen sind, in denen das oder die Lager der Tür angeordnet sind. Entsprechendes gilt selbstverständlich für eine Klappe. Hier kann beispielsweise vorgesehen sein, dass rechts und/oder links neben dem durch die Dichtung begrenzten ersten Bereich zweite Bereiche vorgesehen sind, in denen Lager angeordnet sind.It is conceivable, for example, that in the case of a door above and / or below and / or next to the area bounded by the circumferential seal, further areas are provided, in which the one or more bearings of the door are arranged. The same applies, of course, for a flap. Here, for example, it may be provided that second regions are provided on the right and / or left next to the first region delimited by the seal, in which bearings are arranged.

In dem genannten zweiten Bereich kann wenigstens ein Einsatz angeordnet sein, wobei das oder die Lager wenigstens teilweise in dem Einsatz aufgenommen sind. Der Einsatz kann beispielsweise als Einsteckteil ausgeführt sein, das sich im Fall einer Tür beispielsweise oberhalb und/oder unterhalb des genannten ersten Bereiches erstrecken kann. Dieser Einsatz bzw. das Einsteckteil kann die genannten Aufnahmen zur Aufnahme des Lagers bzw. der Lagerbuchsen aufweisen. Auch eine unlösbare Ausführung des Einsatzes ist denkbar.At least one insert may be arranged in said second region, wherein the bearing (s) are at least partially received in the insert. The insert may for example be designed as a plug-in part, which may extend in the case of a door, for example, above and / or below said first area. This insert or the insertion part may have the said receptacles for receiving the bearing or the bearing bushes. An insoluble version of the insert is also conceivable.

Vorzugsweise ist die wenigstens eine Aufnahme in dem zweiten Bereich der Tür oder Klappe angeordnet. Weitere Einzelheiten und Vorteile der Erfindung werden anhand eines in der Zeichnung dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiels beschrieben. Es zeigen:

Figur 1:
eine perspektivische Ansicht des oberen Endbereiches einer Tür eines Kühl- bzw. Gefriergerätes mit oberhalb der Dichtung angeordnetem Einsteckteil und
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eine perspektivische Ansicht des Einsteckteils im demontierten Zustand.
Preferably, the at least one receptacle is arranged in the second region of the door or flap. Further details and advantages of the invention will be described with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawing. Show it:
FIG. 1:
a perspective view of the upper end portion of a door of a refrigerator or freezer with above the seal arranged plug and
FIG. 2:
a perspective view of the male part in the disassembled state.

Figur 1 zeigt mit dem Bezugszeichen 10 die Tür eines Kühl- bzw. Gefriergerätes in deren oberen Abschnitt in perspektivischer Ansicht von der zum Kühlraum gewandeten Innenseite. Die Tür ist an ihrer Ober- und Unterseite mittels jeweils eines Lagers 20 an einem nicht dargestellten Korpus des Gerätes um eine vertikale Achse schwenkbar angeordnet. FIG. 1 shows by the reference numeral 10, the door of a refrigerator or freezer in its upper portion in a perspective view of the wall facing the refrigerator compartment inside. The door is pivotally mounted about its upper and lower sides by means of a respective bearing 20 on a body, not shown, of the device about a vertical axis.

Mit dem Bezugszeichen 40 ist eine umlaufende Dichtung gekennzeichnet, die in geschlossenem Zustand der Tür 10 an einer stirnseitigen Fläche des Korpus anliegt und auf diese Weise den zu kühlenden Bereich abschließt. Die Dichtung 40 ist umlaufend und begrenzt einen ersten, innerhalb des Dichtungsbereiches liegenden Bereich 16 der Tür 10. Oberhalb dieses Bereiches 16 befindet sich in dem hier dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel der zweite Bereich 18, das heißt der Bereich, der bei geschlossener Tür oder Klappe nicht unmittelbar an den Kühl- bzw. Gefrierraum angrenzt. Die Dichtung 40 ist üblicherweise an der Tür 10 angeordnet, kann jedoch grundsätzlich auch am Korpus angeordnet sein.By the reference numeral 40, a circumferential seal is indicated, which rests in the closed state of the door 10 on an end face of the body and in this way closes the area to be cooled. The seal 40 is encircling and delimits a first region 16 of the door 10 located within the sealing region. Above this region 16, in the exemplary embodiment shown here, the second region 18, that is to say the region which is not directly adjacent when the door or flap is closed adjacent to the refrigerator or freezer compartment. The seal 40 is usually arranged on the door 10, but may in principle also be arranged on the body.

Wie dies aus Figur 1 hervorgeht, befindet sich in dem zweiten Bereich 18 ein als Einsteckteil ausgeführter Einsatz 50, der in Figur 2 dargestellt ist. Dieser Einsatz 50 weist in seinen beiden Endbereichen Aufnahmen 14, 14' zur Aufnahme des Lagers 20 auf. Der Einsatz 50 ist als Kunststoffteil ausgeführt, in den zweiten Bereich 18 oberhalb des durch die Dichtung umgebenen Bereiches 16 einsetzbar ist, wie dies aus Figur 1 hervorgeht. Denkbar ist auch, das Teil 50 als festen, unlösbaren Bestandteil der Tür aufzuführen.Like this FIG. 1 It can be seen that in the second region 18 is a insert 50 designed as a plug-in part, the in FIG. 2 is shown. This insert 50 has receptacles 14, 14 'for receiving the bearing 20 in its two end regions. The insert 50 is designed as a plastic part, can be used in the second region 18 above the area surrounded by the seal 16, as is apparent from FIG. 1 evident. It is also conceivable to list the part 50 as a fixed, indissoluble part of the door.

Der Einsatz 50 weist einen Raum bzw. Hohlraum auf, in den verschiedene funktionale Elemente eingesetzt werden können. Als Beispiel sind Mittel zur Beeinflussung des Schließverhaltens (Dämpfer, Schließhilfen, ...) der Tür zu nennen, wie sie in Figur 1 durch das Bezugszeichen 80 gekennzeichnet sind. Ein weiteres Beispiel ist die Aufnahme eines Kabels 30, das sich bereichsweise ebenfalls in dem durch den Einsatz 50 gebildeten Bereich befindet, wie dies aus Figur 1 hervorgeht.The insert 50 has a space or cavity into which various functional elements can be inserted. As an example, means for influencing the closing behavior (damper, closing aids, ...) of the door to call, as in FIG. 1 are identified by the reference numeral 80. Another example is the inclusion of a cable 30, which is also partially in the area formed by the insert 50, as is apparent from FIG. 1 evident.

Das Lager 20 besteht aus einem Lagerzapfen, der sich vertikal nach unten, vorzugsweise einteilig von dem Lagerarm 21 erstreckt, der ortsfest am Korpus des Gerätes angeordnet ist. Der Lagerzapfen befindet sich drehbar in einer Lagerbuchse 22, die nicht fest mit der Tür in Verbindung steht, sondern aus dieser entnommen werden kann. Die Verbindung zwischen Aufnahme 14, 14' und Lagerbuchse 22 ist erfindungsgemäß lösbar ausgeführt. In bevorzugter Ausgestaltung der Erfindung wird die Lagerbuchse 22 von oben bzw. an der Türunterseite von unten in die jeweilige Stirnseite 12 der Tür 10 bzw. in die dort vorhandene Aufnahme 14, 14' des Einsteckteils 50 eingesteckt.The bearing 20 consists of a bearing pin extending vertically downwards, preferably in one piece from the bearing arm 21, which is arranged stationarily on the body of the device. The journal is rotatably mounted in a bearing bush 22 which is not fixed to the door in connection, but can be removed from this. The connection between receptacle 14, 14 'and bearing bush 22 is designed according to the invention detachable. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the bearing bush 22 is inserted from above or at the bottom of the door from below into the respective end face 12 of the door 10 or into the receptacle 14, 14 'of the insertion part 50 present there.

Wie dies des weiteren aus Figur 1 hervorgeht, verläuft das Kabel 30 über den Lagerarm 21, über den sich von dem Lagerarm 21 vertikal erstreckenden nicht dargestellten Lagerzapfen sowie über die Lagerbuchse 22 in die Tür. Das Kabel 30 ist in der Lagerbuchse 22 derart geführt, dass es unabhängig vom Drehwinkel der Tür stets in einer definierten Position aus der Lagerbuchse 22 austritt.Like this further out FIG. 1 As can be seen, the cable 30 extends over the bearing arm 21, over which the bearing arm 21 vertically extending bearing pin, not shown, as well as on the bearing bush 22 in the door. The cable 30 is guided in the bearing bush 22 such that it always emerges from the bearing bush 22 in a defined position regardless of the angle of rotation of the door.

Wie dies aus Figur 2 hervorgeht, befinden sich in den Aufnahmen 14, 14' Führungen 15, 15', die parallel zur Einsteckrichtung der Lagerbuchse 22 verlaufen und die verhindern, dass sich die Lagerbuchse 22 in den Ausnehmungen 14, 14' drehen können. Des weiteren verhindert die Formgebung der Lagerbuchse 22 sowie der Aufnahmen 14, 14' eine Drehung der Lagerbuchse 22 in den Aufnahmen 14, 14'.Like this FIG. 2 It can be seen, are in the receptacles 14, 14 'guides 15, 15', which extend parallel to the insertion direction of the bearing bush 22 and prevent the bearing bush 22 can rotate in the recesses 14, 14 '. Furthermore, the shaping of the bearing bush 22 and the receptacles 14, 14 'prevents rotation of the bearing bush 22 in the receptacles 14, 14'.

Das Kabel 30 weist in seinem in der Tür 10 befindlichen Endbereich einen Steckerteil 32 auf. Dieser ist lösbar mit einem weiteren Steckerteil eines Kabels verbunden, das beispielsweise zu einem Display in der Tür führt. In dem hier dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel ist der über das Lager 20 geführte Kabelabschnitt lösbar mit einem Display oder dergleichen bzw. einem daran angeordneten Kabel verbunden.The cable 30 has a plug part 32 in its end region located in the door 10. This is detachably connected to a further plug part of a cable, for example, leads to a display in the door. In the embodiment shown here, the guided over the bearing 20 cable section is detachably connected to a display or the like or a cable arranged thereon.

Soll der Anschlag ausgehend von dem in Figur 1 dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel geändert werden, ist dies erfindungsgemäß vergleichsweise einfach dadurch möglich, dass die Lagerbuchse 22 mit Kabel 30 und Steckerteil 32 aus der Ausnehmung 14 entnommen wird und dann mit dem Lagerarm und Lagerzapfen auf der anderen Türseite positioniert und dort wieder eingesteckt wird. Anschließend kann das Kabel 30 über die Steckverbindung 32 wieder angeschlossen werden.If the stop is based on the in FIG. 1 Changed illustrated embodiment, this is inventively relatively simply possible that the bearing bush 22 with cable 30 and plug part 32 is removed from the recess 14 and then positioned with the bearing arm and bearing pin on the other side of the door and plugged in there again. Subsequently, the cable 30 can be reconnected via the connector 32.

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  1. A domestic appliance, in particular a refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit, having at least one carcass and a door (10) or flap that is pivotable relative to the carcass by means of at least one bearing (20), wherein the bearing (20) has a bearing journal and a bearing sleeve (22) in which the bearing journal is rotatably received, and wherein the door (10) has at least one receiver (14, 14') in which the bearing sleeve (22) is releasably received, and wherein the bearing (20) has means for receiving a cable (30) for the power supply and/or for data transfer into the door (10) or flap,
    characterized in that
    the bearing sleeve (22) is designed in multiple parts, with a first part having a recess for receiving the bearing journal, and with a second part having guide regions for guiding the cable (30) in the bearing sleeve; in that the bearing journal has a hollow space; and in that the cable (30) extends through the hollow space of the bearing journal, with the second part of the bearing sleeve (22) being designed such that the cable (30) is bent by 180° after leaving the hollow space of the bearing journal, then extends substantially in parallel with the bearing journal and then again undergoes a bend by 180°.
  2. A domestic appliance in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that two or more than two receivers (14, 14') are provided at at least one side (12) of the door (10) or flap.
  3. A domestic appliance in accordance with one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first part of the bearing sleeve (22) is connected to the second part of the bearing sleeve (22) by a plug-in connection.
  4. A domestic appliance in accordance with one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bearing (20) and/or the receiver (14, 14') has/have fixing elements for a rotationally fixed fixing of the bearing sleeve (22) in the receiver (14, 14').
  5. A domestic appliance in accordance with claim 4, characterized in that the fixing elements are formed by guides (15) by means of which the bearing sleeve (22) can be introduced into the receiver (14, 14').
  6. A domestic appliance in accordance with one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bearing (20) and/or the receiver (14, 14') is/are formed such that the bearing sleeve (22) is rotationally fixedly fixed in the receiver (14, 14').
  7. A domestic appliance in accordance with one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bearing (20), in particular the bearing sleeve (22) is plugged into the receiver (14, 14').
  8. A domestic appliance in accordance with one of the preceding claims, wherein the appliance is a refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit and the door (10) or flap has a first region (16) that is bounded by a peripheral seal (40) with a closed door or flap and the door (10) or flap has at least one second region (18) disposed outside this first region (16), characterized in that the bearing or bearings (20) is/are at least partially arranged in the second region (18).
  9. A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with claim 8, characterized in that the second region (18) extends above and/or below the first region (16) and/or extends, with a flap, at one side or both sides next to the first region.
  10. A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with claim 8 or claim 9, characterized in that at least one insert (50) is arranged in the second region (18); and in that the bearing or bearings (20) is/are at least partially received in the insert (50).
  11. A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with claim 10, characterized in that the bearing sleeve (22) is preferably releasably received in the insert (50).
  12. A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with one of the claims 8 to 11, characterized in that the at least one receiver (14, 14') is arranged in the second region (18) of the door (10) or flap.
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