EP2210052B1 - Door for a refrigerating appliance - Google Patents

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EP2210052B1
EP2210052B1 EP08851319.7A EP08851319A EP2210052B1 EP 2210052 B1 EP2210052 B1 EP 2210052B1 EP 08851319 A EP08851319 A EP 08851319A EP 2210052 B1 EP2210052 B1 EP 2210052B1
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Ralph Staud
Thomas Tischer
Gunter Grittner
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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
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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
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    • F25D23/064—Walls defining a cabinet formed by moulding, e.g. moulding in situ

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  • the present invention relates to a door for a refrigeration appliance with an outer shell that is foamed with insulation material.
  • the shell is foamed, considerable pressures occur which, even if the shell is externally supported during the foaming process, can lead to permanent deformations of the door surfaces after the insulating foam has hardened.
  • it is customary to manufacture the outer sides in one piece from a slightly cambered metal sheet.
  • the crowning improves the rigidity of the sheet metal, even when the material is thin, and on the other hand, slight deformations, should they occur, are much less noticeable on such a surface than on a flat surface.
  • the U.S. 2005/0257495 A1 discloses an outer door of a side-by-side type refrigerator, with an outer face having two opposite 90 degree angled fold sections.
  • An additional fold-over section of the outer front is angled an additional 90 degrees and fits into a notch of a separate retaining clip, which forms a seat for a door seal.
  • the FR 1,362,178A discloses a thermally insulating container having container side walls made of sheet metal and having bent, spring-loaded edge portions forming grooves into which edge portions of a deep-drawn inner container are inserted.
  • a lateral edge of the outer panel is spaced apart from the outer and Inside of the door is reinforced from the side flank into the interior of the door angled web and the web forms one side of a recessed from the side edge of the door grip groove.
  • a web can be produced, for example, by a folded joint between a lateral edge of a side flank of the door and a lateral edge of its outer panel.
  • Such a web is most effective when it is oriented substantially parallel to the outside of the door.
  • the web is an integral part of the outer panel.
  • the outer panel can extend in one piece over the entire side flank, i.e. it still extends a little far to the rear beyond the web spaced from the inside of the door.
  • the groove can simultaneously assume the function of a door handle.
  • Such a groove is expediently closed at one end by an attached molded part.
  • the longitudinal ends of the walls of the grip groove preferably engage in a groove in the molded part.
  • the top and bottom of the door are each closed by a header which has a groove on a front side for receiving a web angled from an edge of the outer panel and is connected to the molding by tongue and groove.
  • the outer plate has an angled web and is connected to the molded part by tongue and groove.
  • FIG 1 shows a perspective view of an outer panel 1 formed in one piece from sheet metal of a refrigerator door.
  • the outer panel 1 comprises a front panel 2, which forms the entire front side of the door facing the user, side panels 3 adjoining the lateral walls of the front panel 2, a narrow web 4 angled backwards along the upper edge of the front panel, and a web 4 corresponding to not shown web at the bottom of the front panel 2.
  • the side panels 3 comprise a plurality of webs angled approximately at right angles to each other, a first outer web 5, which is directly adjacent to the front panel 2, webs 6, 7, 8, which each form side walls or the bottom of a groove 9 recessed laterally in the door, and adjacent to the side wall 7 and flush with the first outer web 5 , a second outer web 10.
  • the outer web 10 in turn merges into an edge web 11 which is parallel to the front panel 2 and on which, as in FIG 2 shown, a back panel 12 is attached, which is thermoformed in a conventional manner from plastic.
  • a connection zone where the front panel 2 and the rear panel 12 abut each other is hidden under a magnetic gasket 13 .
  • the groove 9 extends in the width and depth directions of the door over about one to two centimeters and over the entire height of the door.
  • the groove 9 serves on the one hand to stiffen the side flanks of the door, on the other hand it can also be used as a handle for opening the door. Since the groove 9 is provided on both sides of the door, it enables the door to be mounted on a refrigeration device housing with either a right-hand or left-hand stop.
  • outer panel 1 in the configuration of Figures 1 and 2 extends over the entire width of the side flanks up to the rear wall panel 12, it forms in the in 3 example shown, which is not part of the invention, only a front outer ridge 5 of the side flank and a peripheral ridge 20 adjoining the rear edge of this ridge 5, which is bent inwardly of the door and back forward to form a ridge over the entire Height of the door extending hook 14 to form.
  • a complementary hook 15 of a profile element 16 engages in the hook 14 .
  • the profile element 16 forms a groove 9, a second outer web 10 and the edge web 11 connected to the rear wall panel 12.
  • the profile element 16 which is given a high degree of flexural rigidity by the groove 9 . Due to the interlocking hooks 14, 15, however, it also stabilizes the front outer web 5 belonging to the front panel against possible deformation during foaming.
  • the two-part structure of the side flanks of the door makes it possible to use different materials or surfaces on the outer panel 1 and the profile elements 16 enclosing it on both sides. This is how it turns out Novel design options, for example by using bare metal, in particular aluminum or stainless steel for the outer panel 1 and colored plastic or painted metal for the profile elements 16.
  • the outer panel 1 can be combined with profile elements 16 of different cross sections. So shows 4 according to an example not forming part of the invention, the same outer panel as 3 combined with a profile element 16 in which the groove 9 is missing. Although this also eliminates the stiffening effect of the groove, stiffening also comes about through the overlapping webs of the interlocking hooks 14, 15, which form four layers of material next to one another on at least part of the side flank.
  • a door handle 17 is expediently mounted on the profile element 16 in this embodiment; the outer panel 1 can then with that of the embodiment of 3 be exactly identical.
  • FIG. 5 Another variant according to an example not forming part of the invention with improved stiffening effect is in figure 5 shown.
  • an edge of the outer panel 1 is not as in Figures 3 and 4 folded back inwards and forwards to form the hook 14, but is merely angled approximately at right angles inwards into the door so that a web 18 approximately parallel to the front of the door is obtained.
  • a hook 19 of the profile element 16 surrounds the web 18. Web 18 and hook 19 are attached to one another by spot welds.
  • the spot welds can easily be produced with welding tongs gripping the outside of the hook 19; Weld marks left on the hook 19 are not visible on the finished door as they remain hidden inside.
  • outer panel 1 according to figure 5 differs from the according 3 merely by the angle at which the lateral edge of the outer panel is bent to form either the hook 14 or the web 18. This slight difference does not rule out manufacturing the two types of outer panels 1 using largely the same tools, so that rational manufacturing of different types of refrigerator doors is also possible here.
  • the profile element 16 can also be provided with a simple web that engages inside the door parallel to the front side, and the outer panel can be provided with a hook that engages around this web.
  • FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of an end cap 21, which in the embodiments of Fig. 1 and 2 or 3 is provided to seal the groove 9 at its upper and lower ends and to make it possible to foam the door.
  • a flat trough 22 on the underside of the end cap 21 forms the end of the groove 9.
  • the trough 22 is surrounded on at least three of its sides by a groove 23 which accommodates the upper edges of the webs 5 to 11.
  • a spring 24 extends on the upper side of the locking element 21 in the depth direction of the door. It is intended to be slidable in the depth direction in a groove 26 (see 8 ) one like the end cap 21 injection molded from plastic, in 7 cap 25 shown in a perspective view.
  • the cover cap 25 When assembling the door, the cover cap 25 is first placed at a distance from the front panel 2 onto two end caps 21 mounted as mirror images of one another on the side panels of the door, with the tongues 24 of the end caps 21 engaging in the grooves 26 of the cover cap 25, and then the cover cap 25 is advanced along the grooves 26, a groove 27 formed on the front side of the cover cap 25 can be pushed onto the web 4 of the outer plate from behind.
  • the cover cap 25 is thus locked on the front panel 2 in the vertical direction, and no gap between the front panel 2 and the cover cap 25 can open under the pressure of the insulating material injected later.

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Tür für ein Kältegerät mit einer mit Isolationsmaterial ausgeschäumten äußeren Hülle. Beim Ausschäumen der Hülle treten erhebliche Drücke auf, die, auch wenn die Hülle während des Ausschäumens äußerlich abgestützt wird, nach dem Aushärten des Isolierschaums zu dauerhaften Verformungen von Oberflächen der Tür führen können. Um die Gefahren derartiger Verformungen an den großflächigen Außenseiten der Türen zu vermeiden, ist es gebräuchlich, die Außenseiten einteilig aus einer leicht bombierten Blechblatte zu fertigen. Einerseits verbessert die Bombierung die Steifigkeit des Blechs auch bei geringer Materialstärke, zum anderen sind an einer solchen Fläche leichte Verformungen, falls sie denn auftreten sollten, wesentlich weniger auffällig als an einer planen Oberfläche.The present invention relates to a door for a refrigeration appliance with an outer shell that is foamed with insulation material. When the shell is foamed, considerable pressures occur which, even if the shell is externally supported during the foaming process, can lead to permanent deformations of the door surfaces after the insulating foam has hardened. In order to avoid the dangers of such deformations on the large outer sides of the doors, it is customary to manufacture the outer sides in one piece from a slightly cambered metal sheet. On the one hand, the crowning improves the rigidity of the sheet metal, even when the material is thin, and on the other hand, slight deformations, should they occur, are much less noticeable on such a surface than on a flat surface.

An den Seitenflanken der Türen ist eine solche Lösung wenig praktikabel, da aufgrund ihrer geringen Breite eine wesentlich stärkere Krümmung der Oberfläche erforderlich wäre als an der Vorderseite, um eine ähnliche Versteifungswirkung zu erreichen. Dies führt dazu, dass häufig die seitlichen Flanken der gegen eine unerwünschte Verformung beim Ausschäumen empfindlichste Teil der Tür sind. Es ist daher wünschenswert, die Verformbarkeit der seitlichen Flanken mit einfachen, preiswerten Mitteln reduzieren zu können. Dies würde unter anderem die Möglichkeit eröffnen, ohne Einbuße an Stabilität dünnere und leichtere Bleche für die äußere Hülle einer solchen Tür zu verwenden.Such a solution is not very practical on the side flanks of the doors, since their small width would require a much greater curvature of the surface than on the front in order to achieve a similar stiffening effect. As a result, the side flanks are often the part of the door that is most sensitive to undesirable deformation during foaming. It is therefore desirable to be able to reduce the deformability of the lateral flanks using simple, inexpensive means. Among other things, this would open up the possibility of using thinner and lighter metal sheets for the outer shell of such a door without sacrificing stability.

Die US 2005/0257495 A1 offenbart eine Außentür eines Kühlschranks vom Side-by-side-Typ, mit einer Außenfront, die zwei gegenüberliegende, um 90 Grad abgewinkelte Umbugabschnitte aufweist. Ein zusätzlicher Umbugabschnitt der Außenfront ist um weitere 90 Grad abgewinkelt und fügt sich in eine Kerbe einer separaten Halteklammer, welche eine Aufnahme für eine Türdichtung bildet.The U.S. 2005/0257495 A1 discloses an outer door of a side-by-side type refrigerator, with an outer face having two opposite 90 degree angled fold sections. An additional fold-over section of the outer front is angled an additional 90 degrees and fits into a notch of a separate retaining clip, which forms a seat for a door seal.

Die FR 1,362,178 A offenbart einen thermischen Isolierbehälter, mit Behälterseitenwänden, die aus Blechen hergestellt sind und die umgebogene, angefederte Randabschnitte aufweisen, die Nuten bilden, in welche Randabschnitte eines tiefgezogenen Innenbehälters eingefügt sind.The FR 1,362,178A discloses a thermally insulating container having container side walls made of sheet metal and having bent, spring-loaded edge portions forming grooves into which edge portions of a deep-drawn inner container are inserted.

Weiterer relevanter Stand der Technik ist in FR1570584A , WO 2004/048730 A und JP 2006 046837 A zu finden.Further relevant prior art is in FR1570584A , WO 2004/048730 A and JP 2006 046837 A to find.

Das Ziel wird erfindungsgemäß erreicht, indem bei einer Kältegerätetür mit einer mit Isolationsmaterial ausgeschäumten äußeren Hülle, die eine eine Außenseite der Tür und wenigstens einen Teil von Seitenflanken der Tür einteilig überdeckende Außenplatte umfasst, ein seitlicher Rand der Außenplatte durch wenigstens einen beabstandet von Außen- und Innenseite der Tür von der Seitenflanke ins Innere der Tür hinein abgewinkelten Steg versteift ist und der Steg eine Seite einer von der Seitenflanke aus in die Tür eingetieften Griffrille bildet. Ein solcher Steg kann zum Beispiel durch eine Falzverbindung zwischen einem seitlichen Rand einer Seitenflanke der Tür und einem seitlichen Rand von deren Außenplatte erzeugt sein.The aim is achieved according to the invention in that, in the case of a refrigeration appliance door with an outer shell that is foam-filled with insulating material and comprises an outer panel that integrally covers an outer side of the door and at least part of the side flanks of the door, a lateral edge of the outer panel is spaced apart from the outer and Inside of the door is reinforced from the side flank into the interior of the door angled web and the web forms one side of a recessed from the side edge of the door grip groove. Such a web can be produced, for example, by a folded joint between a lateral edge of a side flank of the door and a lateral edge of its outer panel.

Die Wirksamkeit eines solchen Stegs ist am höchsten, wenn er im Wesentlichen parallel zur Außenseite der Tür ausgerichtet ist.Such a web is most effective when it is oriented substantially parallel to the outside of the door.

Erfindungsgemäß ist der Steg einteiliger Bestandteil der Außenplatte.According to the invention, the web is an integral part of the outer panel.

Einer ersten Ausgestaltung zufolge kann die Außenplatte sich einstückig über die gesamte Seitenflanke erstrecken, d.h. sie reicht noch über den von der Innenseite der Tür beabstandeten Steg ein Stück weit nach hinten hinaus.According to a first embodiment, the outer panel can extend in one piece over the entire side flank, i.e. it still extends a little far to the rear beyond the web spaced from the inside of the door.

Da der Steg Teil einer von der Seitenflanke aus in die Tür eingetieften Rille ist, kann die Rille gleichzeitig die Funktion eines Griffs der Tür übernehmen.Since the web is part of a groove cut into the door from the side flank, the groove can simultaneously assume the function of a door handle.

Eine solche Rille ist zweckmäßigerweise an einem Ende durch ein aufgestecktes Formteil verschlossen.Such a groove is expediently closed at one end by an attached molded part.

Um die Schaumdichtigkeit des Verschlusses zu gewährleisten, greifen Längsenden von Wänden der Griffrille vorzugsweise in eine Nut des Formteils ein.In order to ensure that the closure is foam-tight, the longitudinal ends of the walls of the grip groove preferably engage in a groove in the molded part.

Ober- und Unterseite der Tür sind jeweils durch ein Kopfstück verschlossen, das an einer Vorderseite eine Nut zum Aufnehmen eines von einem Rand der Außenplatte abgewinkelten Steges aufweist und mit dem Formteil durch Nut und Feder verbunden ist.
der Außenplatte abgewinkelten Steges aufweist und mit dem Formteil durch Nut und Feder verbunden ist.The top and bottom of the door are each closed by a header which has a groove on a front side for receiving a web angled from an edge of the outer panel and is connected to the molding by tongue and groove.
the outer plate has an angled web and is connected to the molded part by tongue and groove.

Weitere Merkmale und Vorteile der Erfindung ergeben sich aus der nachfolgenden Beschreibung von Ausführungsbeispielen unter Bezugnahme auf die beigefügten Figuren. Es zeigen:

Fig. 1
eine perspektivische Ansicht des oberen Teils einer Außenplatte einer Kältegerätetür;
Fig. 2
einen horizontalen Schnitt durch die Kältegerätetür mit der Außenplatte der Fig. 1;
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ein vergrößertes Detail des Schnitts der Fig. 2 gemäß einem Beispiel, das kein Teil der Erfindung ist;
Fig. 4
eine erste Abwandlung des Details der Fig. 3;
Fig. 5
eine zweite Abwandlung des Details der Fig. 3;
Fig. 6
eine perspektivische Ansicht einer Endkappe zum Verschließen der Griffrille;
Fig. 7
eine auseinander gezogene Ansicht der Frontplatte, der Endkappe und einer eine Oberseite der Tür bildenden Abdeckkappe; und
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eine Vorderansicht der Endkappe und eines Teils der Abdeckkappe.
Further features and advantages of the invention result from the following description of exemplary embodiments with reference to the attached figures. Show it:
1
a perspective view of the upper part of an outer panel of a refrigerator door;
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a horizontal section through the refrigerator door with the outer panel of the 1 ;
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an enlarged detail of the section of the 2 according to an example not forming part of the invention;
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a first modification of the detail of 3 ;
figure 5
a second modification of the detail of 3 ;
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a perspective view of an end cap for closing the grip groove;
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an exploded view of the front panel, the end cap and a cover cap forming a top of the door; and
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a front view of the end cap and part of the top cap.

Fig 1 zeigt in perspektivischer Ansicht eine einteilig aus Blech geformte Außenplatte 1 einer Kältegerätetür. Die Außenplatte 1 umfasst eine Frontplatte 2, die die gesamte dem Benutzer zugewandte Vorderseite der Tür bildet, an die seitlichen Wände der Frontplatte 2 anschließende Seitenwangen 3, einen entlang des oberen Randes der Frontplatte nach hinten abgewinkelten schmalen Steg 4 und einen dem Steg 4 entsprechenden, nicht dargestellten Steg am unteren Rand der Frontplatte 2. Die Seitenwangen 3 umfassen eine Mehrzahl von jeweils in etwa rechtwinklig voneinander abgewinkelten Stegen, einem ersten äußeren Steg 5, der unmittelbar an die Frontplatte 2 angrenzt, Stege 6, 7, 8, die jeweils Seitenwände bzw. Boden einer in die Tür seitlich eingetieften Rille 9 bilden, sowie angrenzend an die Seitenwand 7 und bündig mit dem ersten äußeren Steg 5, einen zweiten äußeren Steg 10. Der äußere Steg 10 geht wiederum in einen zu der Frontplatte 2 parallelen Randsteg 11 über, an dem, wie in Fig. 2 gezeigt, eine Rückwandplatte 12 befestigt ist, die in herkömmlicher Weise aus Kunststoff tiefgezogen ist. Eine Verbindungszone, in der die Frontplatte 2 und die Rückwandplatte 12 aneinander grenzen, ist unter einer Magnetdichtung 13 verborgen. figure 1 shows a perspective view of an outer panel 1 formed in one piece from sheet metal of a refrigerator door. The outer panel 1 comprises a front panel 2, which forms the entire front side of the door facing the user, side panels 3 adjoining the lateral walls of the front panel 2, a narrow web 4 angled backwards along the upper edge of the front panel, and a web 4 corresponding to not shown web at the bottom of the front panel 2. The side panels 3 comprise a plurality of webs angled approximately at right angles to each other, a first outer web 5, which is directly adjacent to the front panel 2, webs 6, 7, 8, which each form side walls or the bottom of a groove 9 recessed laterally in the door, and adjacent to the side wall 7 and flush with the first outer web 5 , a second outer web 10. The outer web 10 in turn merges into an edge web 11 which is parallel to the front panel 2 and on which, as in FIG 2 shown, a back panel 12 is attached, which is thermoformed in a conventional manner from plastic. A connection zone where the front panel 2 and the rear panel 12 abut each other is hidden under a magnetic gasket 13 .

Die Rille 9 erstreckt sich in Breiten- und Tiefenrichtung der Tür jeweils über etwa ein bis zwei Zentimeter und über die gesamte Höhe der Tür. Die Rille 9 dient einerseits zur Versteifung der Seitenflanken der Tür, andererseits ist sie auch als Eingriff zum Öffnen der Tür nutzbar. Indem die Rille 9 auf beiden Seiten der Tür vorgesehen ist, ermöglicht sie eine Montage der Tür an einem Kältegerätegehäuse mit wahlweise rechtsseitigem oder linksseitigem Anschlag.The groove 9 extends in the width and depth directions of the door over about one to two centimeters and over the entire height of the door. The groove 9 serves on the one hand to stiffen the side flanks of the door, on the other hand it can also be used as a handle for opening the door. Since the groove 9 is provided on both sides of the door, it enables the door to be mounted on a refrigeration device housing with either a right-hand or left-hand stop.

Während die Außenplatte 1 sich in der Ausgestaltung der Fig. 1 und 2 über die gesamte Breite der Seitenflanken bis zur Rückwandplatte 12 erstreckt, bildet sie in der in Fig. 3 gezeigten Beispiel, das kein Teil der Erfindung ist, nur einen vorderen äußeren Steg 5 der Seitenflanke und einen sich an den rückwärtigen Rand dieses Stegs 5 anschließenden Randsteg 20, der ins Innere der Tür und zurück nach vorn umgebogen ist, um einen sich über die gesamte Höhe der Tür erstreckenden Haken 14 zu bilden. In den Haken 14 greift ein komplementärer Haken 15 eines Profilelements 16 ein. Das Profilelement 16 bildet eine Rille 9, einen zweiten äußeren Steg 10 und den mit der Rückwandplatte 12 verbundenen Randsteg 11.While the outer panel 1 in the configuration of Figures 1 and 2 extends over the entire width of the side flanks up to the rear wall panel 12, it forms in the in 3 example shown, which is not part of the invention, only a front outer ridge 5 of the side flank and a peripheral ridge 20 adjoining the rear edge of this ridge 5, which is bent inwardly of the door and back forward to form a ridge over the entire Height of the door extending hook 14 to form. A complementary hook 15 of a profile element 16 engages in the hook 14 . The profile element 16 forms a groove 9, a second outer web 10 and the edge web 11 connected to the rear wall panel 12.

Hier ist es in erster Linie das Profilelement 16, welches durch die Rille 9 eine hohe Biegesteifigkeit erhält. Durch die ineinander greifenden Haken 14, 15 stabilisiert es aber auch den zur Frontplatte gehörenden vorderen äußeren Steg 5 gegen eine mögliche Verformung beim Ausschäumen.Here it is primarily the profile element 16 which is given a high degree of flexural rigidity by the groove 9 . Due to the interlocking hooks 14, 15, however, it also stabilizes the front outer web 5 belonging to the front panel against possible deformation during foaming.

Der zweiteilige Aufbau der Seitenflanken der Tür gemäß dieser Ausgestaltung schafft die Möglichkeit, unterschiedliche Materialien oder Oberflächen an der Außenplatte 1 und den sie beiderseits einfassenden Profilelementen 16 zu verwenden. So ergeben sich neuartige Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten zum Beispiel durch Verwendung von blankem Metall, insbesondere Aluminium oder Edelstahl für die Außenplatte 1 und gefärbtem Kunststoff oder lackiertem Metall für die Profilelemente 16.The two-part structure of the side flanks of the door according to this embodiment makes it possible to use different materials or surfaces on the outer panel 1 and the profile elements 16 enclosing it on both sides. This is how it turns out Novel design options, for example by using bare metal, in particular aluminum or stainless steel for the outer panel 1 and colored plastic or painted metal for the profile elements 16.

Ein weiterer Vorteil der Ausgestaltung der Fig. 3 ist, dass die Außenplatte 1 mit Profilelementen 16 unterschiedlicher Querschnitte kombinierbar ist. So zeigt Fig. 4 gemäß einem Beispiel, das kein Teil der Erfindung ist, die gleiche Außenplatte wie Fig. 3 kombiniert mit einem Profilelement 16, bei dem die Rille 9 fehlt. Zwar entfällt so auch die Versteifungswirkung der Rille, doch kommt eine Versteifung auch durch die sich überlappenden Stege der ineinander greifenden Haken 14, 15 zustande, die zumindest auf einem Teil der Seitenflanke vier Materialschichten nebeneinander bilden.Another advantage of the design of the 3 is that the outer panel 1 can be combined with profile elements 16 of different cross sections. So shows 4 according to an example not forming part of the invention, the same outer panel as 3 combined with a profile element 16 in which the groove 9 is missing. Although this also eliminates the stiffening effect of the groove, stiffening also comes about through the overlapping webs of the interlocking hooks 14, 15, which form four layers of material next to one another on at least part of the side flank.

Ein Türgriff 17 ist bei dieser Ausgestaltung zweckmäßigerweise an dem Profilelement 16 montiert; die Außenplatte 1 kann dann mit derjenigen der Ausgestaltung von Fig. 3 exakt identisch sein.A door handle 17 is expediently mounted on the profile element 16 in this embodiment; the outer panel 1 can then with that of the embodiment of 3 be exactly identical.

Eine weitere Variante gemäß einem Beispiel, das kein Teil der Erfindung ist, mit verbesserter Versteifungswirkung ist in Fig. 5 gezeigt. Hier ist ein Rand der Außenplatte 1 nicht wie in Fig. 3 und 4 nach innen und nach vorn zurückgeschlagen, um den Haken 14 zu bilden, sondern lediglich etwa rechtwinklig ins Innere der Tür hinein abgewinkelt, so dass ein zur Vorderseite der Tür in etwa paralleler Steg 18 erhalten wird. Ein Haken 19 des Profilelements 16 umgreift den Steg 18. Steg 18 und Haken 19 sind durch Punktschweißungen aneinander befestigt. Die Punktschweißungen sind bequem mit einer an den Außenseiten des Hakens 19 angreifenden Schweißzange erzeugbar; an dem Haken 19 zurückbleibende Schweißmale sind an der fertigen Tür nicht sichtbar, da sie in ihrem Inneren verborgen bleiben.Another variant according to an example not forming part of the invention with improved stiffening effect is in figure 5 shown. Here, an edge of the outer panel 1 is not as in Figures 3 and 4 folded back inwards and forwards to form the hook 14, but is merely angled approximately at right angles inwards into the door so that a web 18 approximately parallel to the front of the door is obtained. A hook 19 of the profile element 16 surrounds the web 18. Web 18 and hook 19 are attached to one another by spot welds. The spot welds can easily be produced with welding tongs gripping the outside of the hook 19; Weld marks left on the hook 19 are not visible on the finished door as they remain hidden inside.

Die Fertigung der Außenplatte 1 gemäß Fig. 5 unterscheidet sich von der gemäß Fig. 3 lediglich durch den Winkel, um den der seitliche Rand der Außenplatte umgebogen wird, um entweder den Haken 14 oder den Steg 18 zu bilden. Dieser geringe Unterschied schließt eine Fertigung der zwei Typen von Außenplatten 1 unter Verwendung weitgehend gleicher Werkzeuge nicht aus, so dass auch hier eine rationelle Fertigung unterschiedlicher Typen von Kältegerätetüren möglich ist.The production of the outer panel 1 according to figure 5 differs from the according 3 merely by the angle at which the lateral edge of the outer panel is bent to form either the hook 14 or the web 18. This slight difference does not rule out manufacturing the two types of outer panels 1 using largely the same tools, so that rational manufacturing of different types of refrigerator doors is also possible here.

Selbstverständlich könnte umgekehrt zur Darstellung der Fig. 5 auch das Profilelement 16 mit einem einfachen, parallel zur Frontseite ins Innere der Tür hinein eingreifenden Steg und die Außenplatte mit einem diesen Steg umgreifenden Haken versehen sein.Of course, conversely to the representation of the figure 5 the profile element 16 can also be provided with a simple web that engages inside the door parallel to the front side, and the outer panel can be provided with a hook that engages around this web.

Fig. 6 zeigt in einer perspektivischen Ansicht eine Endkappe 21, die in den Ausgestaltungen der Fig. 1 und 2 oder 3 vorgesehen ist, um die Rille 9 an ihrem oberen und unteren Ende dicht zu verschließen und ein Ausschäumen der Tür möglich zu machen. Eine flache Mulde 22 an der Unterseite der Endkappe 21 bildet den Abschluss der Rille 9. Die Mulde 22 ist zumindest an drei ihrer Seiten umgeben von einer Nut 23, die die oberen Ränder der Stege 5 bis 11 aufnimmt. An der Oberseite des Verschlusselements 21 erstreckt sich eine Feder 24 in Tiefenrichtung der Tür. Sie ist vorgesehen, um in Tiefenrichtung verschiebbar in eine Nut 26 (siehe Fig. 8) einer wie die Endkappe 21 aus Kunststoff spritzgeformten, in Fig. 7 in perspektivischer Ansicht gezeigten Abdeckkappe 25 aufzunehmen. Indem beim Zusammenbau der Tür die Abdeckkappe 25 zunächst beabstandet von der Frontplatte 2 auf zwei spiegelbildlich zueinander an den Seitenwangen der Tür montierte Endkappen 21 aufgesteckt wird, wobei die Federn 24 der Endkappen 21 in die Nuten 26 der Abdeckkappe 25 eingreifen, und dann die Abdeckkappe 25 entlang der Nuten 26 vorgeschoben wird, kann eine an der Vorderseite der Abdeckkappe 25 gebildete Nut 27 von hinten auf den Steg 4 der Außenplatte aufgeschoben werden. So ist die Abdeckkappe 25 an der Frontplatte 2 in vertikaler Richtung verriegelt, und es kann sich unter dem Druck des später eingespritzten Isoliermaterials kein Spalt zwischen der Frontplatte 2 und der Abdeckkappe 25 öffnen. 6 shows a perspective view of an end cap 21, which in the embodiments of Fig. 1 and 2 or 3 is provided to seal the groove 9 at its upper and lower ends and to make it possible to foam the door. A flat trough 22 on the underside of the end cap 21 forms the end of the groove 9. The trough 22 is surrounded on at least three of its sides by a groove 23 which accommodates the upper edges of the webs 5 to 11. A spring 24 extends on the upper side of the locking element 21 in the depth direction of the door. It is intended to be slidable in the depth direction in a groove 26 (see 8 ) one like the end cap 21 injection molded from plastic, in 7 cap 25 shown in a perspective view. When assembling the door, the cover cap 25 is first placed at a distance from the front panel 2 onto two end caps 21 mounted as mirror images of one another on the side panels of the door, with the tongues 24 of the end caps 21 engaging in the grooves 26 of the cover cap 25, and then the cover cap 25 is advanced along the grooves 26, a groove 27 formed on the front side of the cover cap 25 can be pushed onto the web 4 of the outer plate from behind. The cover cap 25 is thus locked on the front panel 2 in the vertical direction, and no gap between the front panel 2 and the cover cap 25 can open under the pressure of the insulating material injected later.

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  1. Door for a refrigerating appliance with an outer envelope foamed with insulation material, which comprises an outer plate (1) covering an outer side of the door and at least one part of lateral flanks (3) of the door in one piece, wherein a lateral edge (5-11) of the outer plate (1) features at least one section (6, 7) angled away from the lateral flank (3) into the inside of the door, which section forms one side of a grip channel (9) recessed from the lateral flank (3) into the door, wherein the lateral edge (5-11) of the outer plate (1) is reinforced by at least one section (6, 7) at a distance from the outer and inner side of the door angled away from the lateral flank (3) into the inside of the door, wherein the upper and/or the lower side of the door is or are closed off by a head piece (25),
    characterised in that
    the grip channel (9) is covered at at least one of its longitudinal ends by an inserted moulded section (21), wherein the head piece on a front side features a groove (26) for accepting a section (4) angled away from an edge of the outer plate (1) and wherein the head piece (25) is connected to the moulded part (21) by tongue (26) and groove (24).
  2. Door according to claim 1, characterised in that the section (6, 7, 18) is essentially aligned in parallel to the outer side of the door.
  3. Door according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the section (6, 7, 18, 20) is a one-piece component of the outer plate (1).
  4. Door according to claim 3, characterised in that the outer plate (1) extends in one piece over the entire lateral flank (3).
  5. Door according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the longitudinal ends of walls (6, 7, 8) of the grip channel (9) engage into a groove (22) of the moulded section (21).
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