EP2357302A2 - Poignée pour appareil électroménager et appareil électroménager équipé d'une telle poignée - Google Patents

Poignée pour appareil électroménager et appareil électroménager équipé d'une telle poignée Download PDF

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EP2357302A2
EP2357302A2 EP20110154570 EP11154570A EP2357302A2 EP 2357302 A2 EP2357302 A2 EP 2357302A2 EP 20110154570 EP20110154570 EP 20110154570 EP 11154570 A EP11154570 A EP 11154570A EP 2357302 A2 EP2357302 A2 EP 2357302A2
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Domenico Cappelletti
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B1/00—Knobs or handles for wings; Knobs, handles, or press buttons for locks or latches on wings
    • E05B1/0015—Knobs or handles which do not operate the bolt or lock, e.g. non-movable; Mounting thereof
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B47/00—Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic means
    • E05B47/0038—Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic means using permanent magnets
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/02—Doors; Covers
    • F25D23/028—Details

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  • the present invention relates to a grip device for a door of a household appliance, such as a refrigerator, a refrigerator-freezer, a dishwasher, a washing machine or the like.
  • Household appliances can be subdivided into two main categories, i.e. undercounter units and free-standing units.
  • the difference between the two is essentially that the former are prearranged for being installed inside suitable recesses in kitchen cabinets, and are hidden by panels (usually having the same style and colour of the other kitchen cabinets), whereas the latter, once installed, stay uncovered by any panels.
  • the above-described household appliances have an access opening through which it is possible to reach an inner operational space, e.g. the drum of a washing machine, the tub of a dishwasher, or the refrigerated cells of refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers.
  • an inner operational space e.g. the drum of a washing machine, the tub of a dishwasher, or the refrigerated cells of refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers.
  • Said openings are usually closed by a door fitted with a grip device through which the door can be put into the closed or open condition.
  • the grip device is a handle of the type suitable for being gripped by a user, which handle is secured to the door by means of screws, bolts or the like.
  • both the door and the cover panel are hinged, the former to the appliance itself and the latter to the cabinet that houses the appliance.
  • a door grip device which couples the door to its cover panel, the latter, in turn, includes a handle adapted to be gripped by a user.
  • the door grip device typically consists of a rail and female guide respectively secured to the door and to the cover panel, and adapted to slideably engage with each other so as to allow for the simultaneous rotation of both the door and the cover panel on the respective hinges.
  • the rail and the female guide are fastened to the door and to the cover panel, respectively, by means of screws or bolts or the like.
  • the present invention relates to a grip device for doors of household appliances and to a household appliance fitted with such a device, which can overcome these and other drawbacks.
  • the idea at the basis of the present invention is to secure the grip device by means of a magnet, thus avoiding drilling holes in the panel or in the door.
  • the magnetic fixing also allows the rail and the guide to be positioned in a simpler and quicker manner, with the possibility of making small corrections and adjustments without having to drill any holes in the door.
  • FIGs. 1, 2 , 3A and 3B there are shown two embodiments of the grip device 1.
  • the household appliance is a cooling appliance, such as a refrigerator or a refrigerator-freezer, fitted with refrigerated compartments closed by a door 5 rotatable about vertical-axis hinges.
  • a cooling appliance such as a refrigerator or a refrigerator-freezer
  • a cover panel 4 which is also rotatable together with the door 5 about similar vertical-axis hinges.
  • the hinges of the panel 4 and of the door 5 however do not have coinciding axes, because the former is rotatably associated with the kitchen cabinet providing the recess in which the household appliance is placed, whereas the door 5 of the latter is rotatably associated with the side walls of the household appliance itself, so that during the rotational motion of both elements about the hinges' vertical axes there is also some relative sliding therebetween.
  • the user opens or closes the door by acting upon the cover panel 4, which for this purpose is fitted with a handle (not shown because per se known).
  • These comprise for this purpose a rail 2 and a guide 3 that embraces the rail 2 in a manner such as to be able to slide relative thereto.
  • the guide 3 comprises two L-shaped profiles 20 housed in corresponding undercuts of the rail 2, as shown in Fig. 2 ; the guide 3 is associated with the door 5 of the household appliance by means of magnets 7.
  • the symmetrical shape of the guide 3 with respect to the rail 2 ensures optimal load distribution.
  • the arrangement of the magnets on the guide 3 is symmetrical with respect to the rail 2.
  • the entire door 5 or at least a portion thereof is metallic, so that the magnets can properly adhere thereto.
  • the rail 2 is typically fastened by means of screws to the panel 4, which is usually made of wood.
  • the panel 4 is made of metal or includes any metal surfaces, it is conceivable to secure thereto the rail 2 by means of magnets as well.
  • the guide 3 slides along the rail 2, and the presence of the L-shaped profiles 20 engaged with the respective undercut allows the force exerted by the user on the panel 4 to be transferred to the door 5, which is thus rotatably dragged together with the panel (which completes the step of opening or closing the door).
  • the guide 3 is mounted in a fixed position to the end of the door 5, at the edge thereof.
  • the guide 3 In order to prevent the guide 3 from moving, it comprises a bent edge 8 arranged perpendicularly to the guide body fitted with the L-shaped profiles 20.
  • said bent edge 8 arranges itself around the free edge of the door, so as to prevent the guide 3 from moving relative to the door 5 when the door is opening and closing.
  • the bent edge 8 is made of plastic and its "L" shape ensures structural stability which prevents the guide 3 from being deformed by the force exerted by the magnets.
  • the combination of the bent edge 8 and the magnets 7 therefore allows obtaining a simple but stable coupling between the guide 3 and the door 5, without however requiring the use of excessively big magnets 7 and without having to drill the door 5.
  • Mounting the rail 2 onto the panel 4 may be facilitated by prearranging on one end of the rail 2 an extension 9 (shown in the variant of Fig. 3B and manufactured, for example, in one piece with the rail 2, the extension 9 having preferably a smaller cross-section than the remaining portion of the rail 2), which ends flush with the lateral edge 40 of the panel 4 so that, when the panel 4 is closed, the extension 9 is hidden from view and does not ruin the appearance of the panel 4.
  • the extension 9 may end with a tooth (not shown) which meets the lateral edge 40 of the cover panel 4 and, when the door is closed, is arranged at about 90° to the latter.
  • the extension 9 is adapted to ensure the correct and univocal mounting of the rail 2 to the lateral edge 40 of the panel 4, and is preferably made in one piece with the rail 2.
  • the extension 9 also provides the advantage of acting as a shock absorber between the panel 4 and the side 80 of the cabinet, damping the stresses generated as the panel 4 hits the side 80 when the door 5 is closed and preventing the panel 4 and/or the side 80 from suffering possible damage.
  • the extension 9 may comprise, on the surface thereof facing the side 80, a damping projection 90 as shown in Fig. 3B which, when the door 5 is closed, hits the side 80; said projection is made of a material such that any damage to the side 80 due to this impact is avoided.
  • FIG. 4 and 5 it shows a grip device 10 for a free-standing household appliance.
  • the grip device 10 is a cylindrical-symmetry knob fitted with a magnet 7 adapted to be placed in contact with the door of the household appliance, which is, similarly to the above, metallic or includes metallic parts that allow the magnet to firmly adhere thereto.
  • the device 10 comprises a body portion 11 adapted to be gripped by the user and having an inner threaded collar 12.
  • the magnet 7 has an axial extension 15 ending with a thread that engages with that of the collar 12, so as to make the body 11 and the magnet 7 integral with each other.
  • the threaded collar 12 may alternatively be replaced with a nut screwed onto the threaded end of the axial extension 15 of the magnet 7; in this latter case, the body 11 can be divided into two parts to allow screwing the nut.
  • magnets 7 it should be noted that their dimensions or type are proportional to the force exerted on the door.
  • a flat-base neodymium supermagnet having a diameter greater than 32 mm and a thickness of approximately 7 mm.
  • the magnets 7 are sized so as to resist the stresses that they must undergo in the household appliance where they are to be installed.

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EP11154570.3A 2010-02-17 2011-02-15 Poignée pour appareil électroménager et appareil électroménager équipé d'une telle poignée Not-in-force EP2357302B1 (fr)

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