EP2602575A2 - Handgriff eines Haushaltsgeräts, insbesondere eines Kühlschranks - Google Patents

Handgriff eines Haushaltsgeräts, insbesondere eines Kühlschranks Download PDF

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EP2602575A2
EP2602575A2 EP12196035.5A EP12196035A EP2602575A2 EP 2602575 A2 EP2602575 A2 EP 2602575A2 EP 12196035 A EP12196035 A EP 12196035A EP 2602575 A2 EP2602575 A2 EP 2602575A2
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handle
bracket
cover
household appliance
seat
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Efe Tunca Elbek
Matteo Carnevale
Andrea Valeri
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Whirlpool EMEA SpA
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Indesit Co SpA
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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
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to a handle of a household appliance, in particular a refrigerating appliance, according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the present invention further relates to a household appliance, in particular a refrigerating appliance, comprising said handle.
  • Known household appliances comprise one or more compartments adapted to be closed by a door, which usually comprises a handle that allows opening and closing said door.
  • a handle that allows opening and closing said door.
  • the handles used for opening and closing doors of household appliances known in the art are of the type that comprises:
  • the handle is typically associated with the door of the household appliance in the vicinity of said second end.
  • the coupling between the second end of the bracket (or of the bracket portion located in the proximity of said second end) and the door of the household appliance is usually obtained by using fastening means known in the art.
  • designers try to avoid leaving said fastening means exposed because, in addition to being unsightly, they can be potentially dangerous for a user, who might be injured or damage his/her clothes upon accidentally touching or rubbing against said fastening means.
  • this solution has some drawbacks, in that the cover that covers the bracket portion where said fastening means are inserted inevitably creates a discontinuity along the outer profile of the bracket; in addition to being unaesthetic, said discontinuity may also be potentially dangerous for people or objects coming in contact therewith, e.g. because it may create sharp surfaces or anyway surfaces that might become dangerous, in particular when accidentally rubbing against them.
  • said discontinuity may become a receptacle of dirt and may make it more difficult to clean the bracket, resulting in worse hygienic conditions of the whole handle.
  • this solution has a few drawbacks as well, in that the cover must necessarily be so designed as to include fastening means to be directly coupled to the door of the household appliance; as a consequence, such a solution weakens the door structure and increases the production costs thereof, because it necessarily requires the drilling of first holes into said door for housing the fastening means that secure the handle, and additional holes for housing the fastening means that secure the cover to the door.
  • reference numeral 1 designates as a whole a handle of a refrigerating appliance, in particular a refrigerating appliance, according to the present invention.
  • the handle 1 is of the type comprising:
  • the handle 1 is associated with the door of the household appliance in the vicinity of said second end 22.
  • the coupling between the second end 22 of the bracket 20 (or of that portion of the bracket 20 which is located in the proximity of said second end 22) and the door of the household appliance is generally obtained by using fastening means (which are not shown since they are known in the art).
  • the handle 1 according to the present invention comprises a pair of brackets 20 (as shown in Fig. 1 ); however, it is clear that said handle 1 may comprise just one bracket 20.
  • said at least one bracket 20 allows the grip 10 to be kept at a distance from the surface of the door with which the handle 1 is associated, thus making it easier for a user to grasp said grip 10.
  • said handle 1 comprises a cover 30 adapted to cover substantially the whole surface of said at least one bracket 20.
  • said cover 30 is adapted to cover substantially the whole visible surface of said at least one bracket 20; it should be noted that, for the purposes of the present invention, the "visible surface” is meant to be that part of the bracket 20 which, in an operating condition of the handle 1 (i.e. when said handle 1 is associated with a door of the household appliance), is substantially facing a user. Moreover, for the purposes of the present invention, the term “door” refers to any element suitable for closing a portion of the household appliance.
  • said at least one bracket 20 is removably associated with said grip 30; such a provision ensures considerable advantages in terms of easiness of production of the handle 1 according to the present invention, with reduced costs and increased flexibility of said handle 1.
  • said cover 30 preferably comprises:
  • said at least one second surface 32 comprises a pair of second surfaces 32 that extend from opposite sides of said first surface 31, each of said second surfaces 32 comprising a portion associated with the third surface 33.
  • the cover 30 according to the present invention is so designed as to leave uncovered the first end 21 of the bracket 20 (in order to allow the bracket 20 to be coupled to the grip 10) and, at least partially, a lower portion 20I of the bracket 20; as a consequence, the cover 30 according to the present invention is substantially shaped like a parallelepipedon lacking, at least partially, two contiguous faces.
  • the bracket 20 and the cover 30 comprise coupling means for connecting them to each other.
  • said coupling means comprise:
  • Such a design of the coupling means allows coupling the bracket 20 to the cover 30 preferably by means of:
  • each first seat 22D may be associated partly with the side portions 20L and partly with the lower portion 20I of the bracket 20, while the second seat 23D may be associated partly with the second end 22 and partly with the lower portion 20I of the bracket 20; it is however clear that said seats 22D, 23D may also be positioned otherwise, because it is apparent that the positions of said teeth 32D, 33D and said seats 22D, 23D may be different than described; for example, at least one of said teeth 32D, 33D may be associated with the bracket 20 to be housed in at least one seat 22D, 23D obtained in the cover 30.
  • said coupling means comprise a pair of first teeth 32D associated with each of said second surfaces 32, and a pair of first seats 22D at least partially associated with the side portions 20L of the bracket 20, said pair of first seats 22D being adapted to be coupled to said pair of first teeth 32D.
  • the provision of an additional first tooth 32D for each second surface 32 allows to obtain a firm coupling between the bracket 20 and the cover 30; in particular, said provision allows to avoid having to make a second tooth 33D on the second surface 32 of the cover 30 and a second seat 23D on the second end 22 of the bracket 20.
  • the bracket 20 comprises a bent intermediate portion 20P
  • the cover 30 comprises a bend 30P corresponding to said bent intermediate portion 20P; this allows to understand that the cover 30 has a shape which is complementary to that of the bracket 20.
  • cover 30 according to the present invention allows to manufacture a handle 1 that has no sharp surfaces or surfaces which might become dangerous, in particular when accidentally rubbing against them.
  • a further advantage of the special design of the cover 30 according to the present invention is that it has no parts that might become a receptacle of dirt and/or make it difficult to clean the bracket 20; as a result, such a design allows to significantly improve the hygienic conditions of the whole handle 1.

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Refrigerator Housings (AREA)
  • Details Of Rigid Or Semi-Rigid Containers (AREA)
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  • Devices That Are Associated With Refrigeration Equipment (AREA)
EP12196035.5A 2011-12-07 2012-12-07 Handgriff eines Haushaltsgeräts, insbesondere eines Kühlschranks Withdrawn EP2602575A3 (de)

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IT000130U ITTO20110130U1 (it) 2011-12-07 2011-12-07 Maniglia di un apparecchio elettrodomestico, in particolare un apparecchio di refrigerazione.

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EP3106589A1 (de) * 2015-06-18 2016-12-21 BSH Hausgeräte GmbH Baukastensystem
US20220011040A1 (en) * 2020-07-10 2022-01-13 Lg Electronics Inc. Door opening device and refrigerator including same

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US5493756A (en) 1994-12-12 1996-02-27 Silvatrim Associates Refrigerator door handle

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DE102005042808A1 (de) * 2005-09-08 2007-03-15 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Handgriff für ein Hausgerät

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US5493756A (en) 1994-12-12 1996-02-27 Silvatrim Associates Refrigerator door handle

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP3106589A1 (de) * 2015-06-18 2016-12-21 BSH Hausgeräte GmbH Baukastensystem
US20220011040A1 (en) * 2020-07-10 2022-01-13 Lg Electronics Inc. Door opening device and refrigerator including same
US11680743B2 (en) * 2020-07-10 2023-06-20 Lg Electronics Inc. Door opening device and refrigerator including same

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