EP2697582B1 - Built-in refrigerator having a fitting component - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a built-in refrigeration device, in particular a built-in household refrigerator, having a heat-insulated inner container that forms a coolable storage space for refrigerated goods, a door leaf intended to close the inner container and at least one fitting component for attaching a door front, in particular a furniture front, to the door leaf.

The EP 935 733 B1 describes a built-in refrigeration device with a heat-insulating housing that can be closed by the door, which can be inserted and fixed in a furniture niche delimited by side niche walls, a niche floor and a niche ceiling, with the heat-insulating housing being fixed on the handle side of the door by angle profile-like retaining elements .

The EP 0 857 929 A1 discloses a built-in refrigeration device according to the preamble of claim 1.

The object of the invention is to create a built-in refrigeration device that is easier to install.

A refrigeration device is understood in particular to be a household refrigeration device, i.e. a refrigeration device that is used for housekeeping in households or possibly also in the catering sector, and in particular is used to store food and / or beverages in normal household quantities at certain temperatures, such as a refrigerator, a freezer , a fridge-freezer or a wine storage cabinet. A built-in refrigeration device is understood to mean a refrigeration device that is designed or suitable for installation in a piece of furniture surrounding the refrigeration device.

The object is achieved by a built-in refrigeration device, in particular a built-in household refrigerator, according to claim 1.

As accessory components, for example, fastening means, such as screws, can be understood with which the fitting part either with the built-in refrigeration device or with a Door front, in particular a furniture front or a furniture body is connected. Accessory components can also be understood to be covers, in particular cover caps, which can optically at least partially or even completely cover the fitting part after it has been installed. Accessory components can thus be understood in particular to be components or fasteners belonging to the fitting part.

By means of the holder according to the invention, the accessory component or several accessory components can be assigned to the fitting component, not only secured against loss, and connected to it in a pre-assembled manner. Rather, the accessory component or the plurality of accessory components can, in particular, also be brought into an assembly position, in particular into a finally fully assembled position, without first having to be detached from the fitting component. The holder can also be set up to pre-position the accessory component during the assembly process, in particular so that the accessory component can be easily assembled, for example using a tool such as a screwdriver, in particular without having to additionally hold it by hand.

The built-in refrigeration device can be provided for installation in a housing, in particular consisting of a furniture body and a cladding element. It can have a heat-insulated inner container forming a storage space for chilled goods with side walls with a coolable interior, a refrigeration device for cooling the interior, a door leaf provided for closing the interior, and at least one fitting component for fastening the built-in refrigeration device to at least part of the housing . The at least one fitting component can have a base plate, a fastening web arranged vertically thereon with at least one ring eyelet with a fastening element pre-fixed therein and a cover cap attached to the base plate, the at least one fitting component with the fastening web on the door leaf or a side wall of the built-in refrigeration device is pre-assembled.

In other words, the fitting component can already be preassembled on the built-in refrigeration device. At the same time, a fastening element for connection to a cladding element can already be attached to the fitting component in such a way that it can be quickly brought into an assembly position in a simple manner, or is already in this position. Such a pre-fixing of a fastening element, according to the invention a screw, can be in take place in such a way that geometries are formed on the fitting component, into which the fitting component can be inserted and / or screwed.

The fitting component can be made of plastic and the holder can be integrally formed from plastic onto the fitting component.

According to one embodiment of the built-in refrigeration device according to the invention, the at least one fitting component can be designed in one piece with the base plate, the fastening web, the at least one ring eyelet and the cover cap. Additional parts are not required because everything necessary for assembly is available in one piece.

According to a further embodiment of the built-in refrigeration device according to the invention, the base plate can have a first fastening section and / or a second fastening section for fastening to at least part of the housing. This allows different variants of cladding parts, e.g. Cassette doors, can be used.

The holder can be connected to the fitting component by a fastening web, a film hinge and / or a tear-off edge.

In all versions, the holder can have at least one ring eyelet, which is designed for pre-fixing a fastening element. The fastening element can in particular be a screw.

The fitting component can have a base plate and the at least one ring eyelet can be connected to a base plate by a holder, in particular by a fastening web, which is designed to hold a fastening element pre-fixed on the ring eyelet, in particular a screw, in a first orientation and in another Orientation to allow the fastening element, in particular the screw, to be aligned with a through hole in the fitting component or the base plate.

According to a variant of the built-in refrigeration device according to the invention, the at least one ring eyelet can be arranged on the fastening web in such a way that the fastening element pre-fixed in it with its center line orthogonal to a through-hole axis of a associated through hole is in the first fastening portion of the base plate.

According to a further embodiment of the built-in refrigeration device according to the invention, the at least one ring eyelet can be attached to the fastening web so that it can be bent over and torn off. It can also be provided with a connecting web, this connecting web already being "pre-scored" in order to achieve and facilitate bending in the correct direction.

The through hole can have a spray skin for reducing the diameter and pre-fixing the fastening element.

According to a further variant of the built-in refrigeration device according to the invention, the through hole can have a spray skin for reducing the diameter and fixing the fastening element. This makes holding the fastening element superfluous and the assembly time is reduced, since the probability of losing the fastening element is also significantly reduced.

The at least one ring eyelet can be connected to the fitting component or the base plate by a flexible or tear-off fastening web.

In all versions, the holder can have a film hinge and / or a tear-off edge onto which a cover cap is formed, which is designed to at least partially visually conceal the fitting component, the base plate and / or a fastening element, in particular a screw.

According to a further embodiment of the built-in refrigeration device according to the invention, the cover cap can be attached to the base plate via a hinge connection. The hinge connection can be designed as a film hinge, or a tear-off edge can be provided in its place.

The holder, in particular the film hinge and / or the tear-off edge, can be formed, the cover cap from a first orientation in the at least one ring eyelet and / or a fastening element, in particular a screw for mounting the door front, in particular the furniture front on the door leaf, is accessible in a different orientation in which the fitting component, the base plate and / or the fastening element, in particular the screw, is at least partially optically hidden, to keep pivotable.

In all versions, the fitting component, the base plate and / or the holder can have an open-edged elongated hole with at least one locking lug which is formed, the fitting component, the base plate and / or the holder on a shaft of a fastening element partially attached to the built-in household refrigerator, in particular to snap onto a shaft of a screw partially screwed onto the built-in refrigeration device.

According to yet another embodiment of the built-in refrigeration device according to the invention, the fastening web can have an elongated hole with at least one locking lug for cooperation with the device fastening element. This allows simple pre-assembly of the fitting component on the built-in refrigeration device by snapping it on.

A first step can consist, for example, in a combination of the fitting component and the cover cap to form a single component. On the one hand, this saves costs and, on the other hand, the user can be spared the need to pick components that belong together. As the most economical solution, the hardware component can be made from a common base material. A hybrid component made from different materials would not be technically necessary and not economically optimal.

The previous function of a sheet metal component can be represented in the form of a plastic component. If a sufficiently high quality plastic were used, the necessary strengths and functions are given.

The cover cap, which was previously carried out separately, can now be molded directly onto the fitting component made of plastic. In the simplest case, the connection could be made with the aid of a tie bar that can be torn off during assembly. Also a film hinge can be used. The film hinge can serve both as a connection interface during component manufacture and as a pivot point during the joining process. The assembly direction of the molded-on cover cap can thus be specified directly, and the joining process can be facilitated.

In a second step, for example, the unpleasant and time-consuming search, for example when picking, the necessary components that belong together for each assembly step can be eliminated from a set of assembly components attached to the device. In particular, the time-consuming finding and correct assignment of the correct screws and annoying, error-prone confusion of the screws that appear very similar at first glance can be avoided. The time losses that this creates, causing costs for experts and loss of confidence and uncertainty for them and especially for laypeople, can no longer occur.

The correct fastening screws for fixing the fitting component can already be preassembled directly on the fitting component in the right place.

For this purpose, geometries can be formed on the fitting component into which the screw (s) can be inserted by the manufacturer.

In one embodiment, annular eyelets into which the screw (s) can be inserted can be formed on the fitting component. For easy removal from the mold of the plastic fitting component, the eyelets can be designed orthogonally to the later functional direction of the screws. After or before the screw is inserted by the manufacturer, the orientation of the eyelet can still be changed by turning the connection. To maintain the correct orientation of the screw, a thin-walled diameter reduction ("spray skin") can be shown in the through hole of the fitting component, which can serve to fix the screw tip and thus secure the orientation.

During the assembly process, the lug of the eyelet can be torn off and the eyelet can remain under the screw head as a washer.

A third step can be, for example, to pre-assemble the fitting component on the appliance door. The current hardware components are not mounted on the device by the device manufacturer, but are added to the device with the so-called "mounting parts set". The fitter has to look for, remove and assemble the parts here. A pre-assembly on the device was previously not possible for several reasons. The assembly time of a multi-part solution causes excessive costs; the multi-part solution cannot be mounted so securely on the device that the components do not come loose during the device transport. Until now, it was only possible to securely fix all components by attaching them to the furniture front, i.e. when installing the device in the furniture environment.

The fitting component can enable a very simple type of installation on the appliance door. Even today, screws are very often already installed at the factory on the appliance door side, since these are required during the door manufacturing process. These screws can also be automatically brought to a predefined screw-in depth, so that sufficient space can remain for the fitting component under the screw head. Compared to the previous solution, the plastic fitting component according to the invention can have such a high degree of flexibility that it can be snapped onto this partially screwed-in screw very easily and at a reasonable cost.

The solution according to the invention can be in one piece and thereby reduce the complexity and follow-up costs. for example, there can be less effort for procurement, quality management, parts management, development-side support, warehousing, customer service.

In addition, because of its one-piece design, the solution according to the invention can require fewer different tools and cause lower tool costs.

A pure plastic component can be simpler and cheaper than a one-piece multi-material component, in particular as a hybrid component.

In a cost comparison, especially with regard to procurement costs, savings of up to more than 20 percent can be achieved compared to previous two-part or multi-part solutions, depending on the number of mold cavities.

Fastening part and cover cap can be combined in one part. This can therefore be easier to understand for the user or installer, since only one component has to be installed and the cover cap can be immediately available on the spot.

The connection of the cover cap in the form of a film hinge can make handling easier compared to a different type of connection, since the joining process can already be predetermined by the film hinge.

The screws for fixing to the furniture front can already be pre-assembled on the fastening part by the manufacturer. The user or installer does not have to search for the screws. The right screw may already be available on the spot. Uncertainties, errors and assembly time can be significantly reduced. This can reduce costs for the professional installer and give the equipment manufacturer a competitive advantage.

The actual basic system of furniture front alignment and fastening can remain unchanged. The professional equipment fitters in the kitchen furniture industry and the kitchen furniture trade do not have to get used to a new system. On the basis of the known and established solution on the market, you can receive a significant improvement, which can minimize uncertainties and reservations and contribute to maximum acceptance.

The plastic fitting component can easily be fitted to the appliance door during the appliance assembly process: the fitting component can simply be snapped onto a screw that is screwed into the appliance door to a defined extent. Metal fitting components do not allow this due to a lack of elasticity. This can make it possible to deliver the entire fitting component including all fastening screws in the right place to the customer. Uncertainties, errors and assembly time can be significantly reduced again.

The one-piece fitting component, including the captive screws fastened in the eyelets, can be secured to the device for transport using a fastening screw and can therefore be factory-fitted to the device.

The fitting component according to the invention with initially orthogonally arranged fastening rings, in particular ring eyelets, for the pre-fixing of the screws can enable a very simple design of the injection molding tool. Complex demoulding techniques can be avoided.

The system of pre-fixing the fastening screw on the fitting component in order to generate the advantages described above can also be transferred to other components required for device installation, for example for some or all of the components provided for fastening the device body in the furniture niche.

Since the fitting component is not made of metal, it cannot corrode or rust. There can also be no dangerous sharp sheet metal edges.

All previous functions can be retained, and the alternative fastening leg for special furniture fronts, such as coffered doors, which has previously been additionally provided on the fitting component, can also be displayed.

To fix the furniture front, i.e. of the cladding element, only one of the two possible screws may be necessary. The second screw hole can serve as an alternative if the first screw does not engage in the material. The manufacturer can pre-fix one or both screws.

In a special embodiment of the invention, the fitting component can be a spacer that is designed in a position of the built-in refrigeration device built into a furniture niche on the one hand on the built-in refrigeration device, in particular on a side wall or a hinge of the built-in refrigeration device and on the other hand To lie against the inside wall of the furniture niche and / or to be attached.

Spacer parts for fastening the built-in refrigeration device in a furniture niche, for example on the hinge side of the door leaf of the built-in refrigeration device, can not only do this serve to neatly position the built-in refrigeration device and attach it to the built-in furniture, but also serve to position the built-in refrigeration device in the middle of the furniture niche. Since the thickness of the side walls of standardized kitchen furniture can vary between 16 mm and 19 mm, the spacer can be designed in such a way that these different thicknesses can be compensated for.

Thus, a distance extension piece can be pivotably mounted on the spacer part, in particular on a base body of the spacer part, in particular pivotably attached by means of a film hinge that can in particular be torn manually. The distance extension piece can be 3 mm thick, for example. This distance extension piece, which is attached as an additional part to the base spacer, i.e. is molded onto the base body of the spacer, for example by means of a film hinge, can optionally be folded down if necessary, e.g. with 16 mm thick side walls or be separated, e.g. with 19 mm thick side walls.

In this special embodiment, the holder for the accessory component can be a flap pivotably mounted on the spacer part, on which at least one accessory component, in particular at least one screw, is held, in particular preassembled or fastened.

As already described in the context of the invention, for example, a screw can already be pre-fixed on a component in such a way that, for example, a fitter already finds the screw in the correct location and in the correct orientation. In order to achieve as close a relationship as possible to these work steps relating to hardware components for fastening door fronts or furniture fronts also at the other screw points during device installation, this solution according to the invention can also be applied to a spacer part that is not used directly to fasten door fronts or furniture fronts, but only for positioning, in particular centering, the built-in refrigeration device in the furniture niche.

In order to be able to have a pre-fixed screw ready in the plastic part of the spacer, ie to simplify handling and assembly, a quick, simple folding option can be integrated into the spacer via a film hinge according to the invention.

In its initial state, the screw can already be screwed into the flap of the spacer by the manufacturer. The customer or installer then locks the spacer directly onto the flat hinge, for example using two existing snap hooks. Due to the shape and guide edges, the spacer can easily slide into the intended mounting position. Then the customer or the installer pushes the built-in refrigeration device into the furniture niche. Then he opens the refrigerator door, folds the holder, i.e. the flap with the screw up to the locking point and can then screw in the screw directly.

This flap can on the one hand be pivotably connected to the spacer part, in particular a base body of the spacer part, by means of a film hinge, and on the other hand it can latch in the pivoted assembly position behind a latching hook of the spacer part.

The spacer part, in particular a base body of the spacer part, can have at least one fastening means, in particular at least one latching means, which is designed to fasten the spacer part to the fitting component, in particular to latch it.

Various exemplary embodiments of the invention are shown by way of example in the attached schematic figures.

Fig. 1

eine schematische perspektivische Darstellung eines EinbauHaushaltskältegerätes mit einem Beschlagsbauteil;

Fig. 2

eine schematische perspektivische Darstellung eines Beschlagsbauteils von einer Oberseite gesehen;

Fig. 3

das Beschlagsbauteil gemäß Fig. 2 von einer Unterseite gesehen;

Fig. 4

das Beschlagsbauteil nach Fig. 2 mit einem Befestigungselement in einer vorfixierten Stellung;

Fig. 5

das Beschlagsbauteil nach Fig. 4 mit Befestigungselementen in fixierter Orientierungsstellung;

Fig. 6

eine schematische perspektivische Darstellung eines Einbau-Haushaltskältegerätes mit einem vorfixierten Beschlagsbauteil in einem ersten Montageschritt;

Fig. 7

die Darstellung nach Fig. 6 mit dem Beschlagsbauteil in einem zweiten Montageschritt;

Fig. 8

die Darstellung nach Fig. 6 mit dem Beschlagsbauteil in einem dritten Montageschritt;

Fig. 9

eine perspektivische Ansicht eines alternativen Ausführungsbeispiels, bei dem das Beschlagsbauteil eine Distanzteil ist, in einer ausgeklappten Anordnung;

Fig. 10

eine perspektivische Ansicht des Distanzteils gemäß Fig. 9 in einer zusammengeklappten Anordnung;

Fig. 11

das Distanzteils gemäß Fig. 9 und Fig. 10 in einer Anbaulage an dem Einbau-Kältegerät vor dem Einbau in die Möbelnische;

Fig. 12

das Distanzteils gemäß Fig. 9 und Fig. 10 in einer Einbaulage an dem Einbau-Kältegerät in die Möbelnische; und

Fig. 13

das Distanzteils gemäß Fig. 9 und Fig. 10 mit umgeschwenkter Klappe vor einem Einschrauben der Schraube in eine Seitenwand der Möbelnische.

Show it:

Fig. 1

a schematic perspective illustration of a built-in household refrigerator with a fitting component;

Fig. 2

a schematic perspective illustration of a fitting component seen from an upper side;

Fig. 3

the hardware component according to Fig. 2 seen from an underside;

Fig. 4

the hardware component according to Fig. 2 with a fastening element in a pre-fixed position;

Fig. 5

the hardware component according to Fig. 4 with fastening elements in a fixed orientation position;

Fig. 6

a schematic perspective illustration of a built-in household refrigerator with a pre-fixed fitting component in a first assembly step;

Fig. 7

the representation after Fig. 6 with the fitting component in a second assembly step;

Fig. 8

the representation after Fig. 6 with the fitting component in a third assembly step;

Fig. 9

a perspective view of an alternative embodiment, in which the fitting component is a spacer, in an unfolded arrangement;

Fig. 10

a perspective view of the spacer according to Fig. 9 in a collapsed configuration;

Fig. 11

the spacer according to Figures 9 and 10 in a mounting position on the built-in refrigeration device before installation in the furniture niche;

Fig. 12

the spacer according to Figures 9 and 10 in an installation position on the built-in refrigeration device in the furniture niche; and

Fig. 13

the spacer according to Figures 9 and 10 with the flap pivoted before screwing the screw into a side wall of the furniture niche.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic perspective illustration of a section of a built-in domestic refrigerator 20 as an example of a built-in refrigerator with a fitting component 1.

In this embodiment, the built-in household refrigerator 20 has a door leaf 21 which is provided for opening and closing a storage room (not shown) and is mounted pivotably with respect to an opening plane (not shown) of the built-in household refrigerator 20 or an inner container with side walls, also not shown. The storage space is formed or bounded by the inner container, which is thermally insulated and is cooled by means of a refrigeration device, not shown.

In this exemplary embodiment, the built-in domestic refrigerator 20 is a so-called flat-hinge device and is built into a corresponding housing. The housing is, for example, a furniture niche, consisting of a furniture body and a furniture front. From this furniture niche is in the Fig. 1 only one furniture front in the form of a cladding element 22 is shown. The cladding element 22 faces an outside 21b of the door leaf 21 with its cladding inner side 22a and is connected to the door leaf 21 via the fitting component 1, there can also be several.

The fitting component 1 is attached to the door leaf 21 on its door leaf edge 21a with a fastening web 15a by means of a device fastening element 23, according to the invention a screw. The fastening web 15a is connected to a first fastening section 3 of the fitting component 1 and is perpendicular to it. The first fastening section 3 rests with its underside facing the cladding element 22 on the cladding inside 22a thereof and is connected to the cladding element 22 via one or more fastening elements 18.

The fitting component 1 also has a cover cap 10 which, after the fitting component 1 has been fastened to the door leaf 21 and the cladding element 22, is placed on the fitting component 1, as will be explained below Fig. 8 is described in more detail.

The fitting component 1 is in Fig. 2 shown in a schematic perspective view from an upper side. Fig. 3 shows the fitting component 1 seen from an underside 5.

The term upper side is to be understood here as the side of the fitting component 1 which is shown in FIG Fig. 1 facing away from the lining inside 22a. The underside 5 faces the lining inside 22a and rests on it.

The fitting component 1 has a base plate 2, a fastening web 15a and the cover cap 10 and consists of a common base material, e.g. a high quality plastic. In this exemplary embodiment, the fastening web 15a and the cover cap 10 are formed in one piece with the base plate 2 of the fitting component 1.

The base plate 2 is rectangular and approximately square in this embodiment. On it, the fastening web 15a is arranged on the upper side, projecting perpendicularly from the base plate 2. The fastening web 15a divides the base plate 2 into the first fastening section 3 and a second fastening section 4, which in the Fig. 1 is not visible and is arranged between the outside 21b of the door leaf 21 and the lining inside 22a.

The underside 5 is intended to rest against the lining inside 22a. The first fastening section 3 here has two through holes 13 with a respective through hole axis 13a. The through hole axes 13a run perpendicular to the top and bottom 5 of the base plate 2. On the top of the first fastening section 3, the through holes 13 are provided with a spray skin 14 as a thin-walled diameter reduction. The spray skin 14 is explained in more detail below.

The second fastening section 4 is provided with its upper side to rest against the outside 21b of the door leaf 21. It also has elongated holes and further fastening openings and serves as a so-called fastening leg for special furniture fronts, such as Cassette doors.

On the edge of the base plate 2 of the first fastening section 3 opposite the fastening web 15a, the covering cap is attached via a hinge connection 12 with a hinge axis 12a running parallel to this edge. The hinge connection 12 can be a film hinge, for example. The cap 10 is in the Figures 2 and 3 shown in folded position. You can around the hinge axis 12a ( Fig. 2 ) in the Be pivoted clockwise towards the fastening web 15a and cover the space above the first fastening section 3 on the top of the base plate.

The hinge connection 12 could also be designed as a tearable binding web.

The hinge connection 12 in the form of a film hinge serves both as a connection interface during component production and as a pivot point about the hinge axis 12a during the joining process, the pivoting of the cover cap 10 into the covered position. The assembly direction of the cap 10 formed in this way is thus directly predetermined, and the joining process is facilitated.

The cover cap 10 has latching hooks 11 which, in the covered position, cooperate with recesses 11a on the sides of the base plate 2, in which they e.g. click into place and hold the cap 10 in the covered position.

The fastening web 15a has approximately the thickness of the base plate 2. Its side edges are beveled up to half its height and merge on both sides towards the center, each converging into a plateau 6a with a length that is approximately one sixth of the length of the fastening web 15a. At the end of each plateau there is a bevel which has a latching lug 9 at its upper end. Both latching lugs 9 are opposite one another, with an elongated hole 8 being arranged between them towards the base plate 2 downwards. The locking lugs 9 narrow the elongated hole 8 at its upper entrance. The elongated hole 8 extends approximately over three quarters of the height of the fastening web. In addition, further locking lugs (not shown) can be arranged in the course of the elongated hole 8 on both sides.

The fastening web 15a has a support section 7 which is formed by the side surface of the fastening web 15a which faces the second fastening section 4. The support section 7 is provided to rest on the door leaf edge 21a.

An eyelet 15 is arranged on at least one plateau 6a of the fastening web 15a. In this exemplary embodiment, two ring eyelets 15 are provided. Each ring eyelet 15 is connected in one piece to the fastening web 15a with a connecting web 15a on the plateau 6a in a bending edge 17. The surfaces of the ring eyelets 15 run essentially parallel to the side surfaces of the fastening web 15a. The ring eyelets 15 each have an opening 16 with an opening axis 16a. The opening axes 16a run essentially perpendicular to the side surfaces of the fastening web 15a and perpendicular to the through hole axes 13a. A through-hole axis 13a is assigned to each opening axis 16a. In other words, a through-hole axis 13a and an opening axis 16a assigned to it lie in a plane which is perpendicular to the base plate 2 and extends at right angles to the fastening web 15a.

The function of the ring eyelets 15 is related to Figures 4 and 5 explained. Fig. 4 shows the fitting component 1 after Fig. 2 with a fastening element 18 in a pre-fixed position. Fig. 5 shows the fitting component 1 after Fig. 4 with fastening elements 18 in a fixed orientation position.

The eyelets 15 are used to pre-fix fastening elements 18. Such a screw is in Fig. 4 shown in the left ring eyelet 15. The fastening element 18, here a screw, is screwed into the opening 16 of the ring eyelet 15 in such a way that the center line of the screw runs in the opening axis 16a and the screw tip points towards the fastening section 3. The screw is pre-fixed in the ring eye 15 so that the screw head rests on the ring eye 15. This pre-fixed position can be a delivery position.

By bending the ring eyelet 15 with the pre-fixed fastening element 18 about a bending axis 17a that runs through the bending edge 17, the fastening element 18 is pivoted through 90 ° towards the fastening section 3. The tip of the screw pierces the through hole 13, which is reduced in diameter through the spray skin 14, since the opening axis 16a lies in one plane with the through hole axis 13a of the associated through hole 13, a targeted, fixed orientation position of the fastening element 18 is achieved in this way. The tip of the fastening element 18 or the screw is held in the spray skin 14, whereby the orientation of the fastening element 18 is secured. In this pre-fixed orientation position, the center line of the fastening element 18 and thus the opening axis 16a of the opening 16 of the ring eyelet 15 runs in the through-hole axis 13a. During the assembly process by screwing the fastening element 18 into the through hole 13 and then into the cladding inside 22a, the tie bar 15a of the ring eye (s) 15 is removed from the respective plateau 6a demolished. The respective ring eyelet 15 then remains as a washer under the screw head of the fastening element 18.

Fig. 6 shows a schematic perspective illustration of a built-in household refrigerator 20 with the pre-fixed fitting component 1 in a first assembly step.

The fitting component 1 is already preassembled at the factory with the fastening web 15a on the door leaf edge 21a of the door leaf 21 of the built-in domestic refrigerator 20. For this purpose, the device fastening element 23 is, according to the invention, a screw, partially screwed into the door leaf edge 21a. These screws can also be automatically brought to a previously defined screw-in depth so that there is sufficient space for the fitting component 1 under the screw head.

The fitting component 1 is then snapped onto the partially introduced device fastening element 23 by the fastening web 15a of the fitting component 1 with its support section 7 ( Fig. 2 ) is placed on the door leaf edge 21a and the elongated hole 8 ( Fig. 2 ) is pushed onto the device fastening element 23, the locking lugs 9 and a certain lateral prestress in the elongated hole 8 holding the fitting component 1 in place. The fastening element 18 is in the fixed orientation position ( Fig. 5 ) brought into the spray skin 14 of the through hole 13. The cladding element 22 is arranged in its attached position by means of gauges (not shown) in such a way that its cladding inside 22a on the underside 5 ( Fig. 2 ) of the first fastening section 3 of the fitting component 1 is applied.

The fastener 18 is then screwed in as shown Fig. 6 shows with the fitting component in a second assembly step.

Before the fastening element 18 and the device fastening element 23 are finally tightened, the components to be connected are aligned.

Then in a third assembly step, the Fig. 8 shows that the cover cap 10 is folded over the fastening section 3, with its locking hook 11 ( Fig. 2 ) is fixed to the base plate 2. The cap 10 serves, among other things, as protection against injury, since it covers any sharp edges of the fastening elements 18 and 23 and of the fitting component 1.

It is conceivable that the fitting component 1 can also be used for types of installation of so-called sliding door technology, substructure devices, etc.

In the Fig. 9 an alternative embodiment is shown in which the fitting component 1 is a spacer part 24. The spacer 24 is shown in an unfolded arrangement.

In the Fig. 10 the spacer 24 is shown in a collapsed arrangement.

The Fig. 11 shows the spacer 24 in a mounting position on the built-in refrigeration device prior to installation in the furniture recess 25. The spacer 24 is snapped onto the fitting component 1. The distance extension piece 34 can then be folded up and the built-in refrigeration device pushed into the furniture recess 25.

The Fig. 12 shows the spacer 24 in an installation position on the built-in refrigeration device in the furniture niche 25. The intended depth position of the built-in refrigeration device is reached when the spacer 24 is flush with the front of the furniture niche 25. The door leaf of the built-in refrigeration device can then be opened for further assembly. After opening the door leaf, the flap 6a can be folded down together with the screw 29 until it is in the in Fig. 13 shown location.

The Fig. 13 shows the spacer 24 with the flap 6a already pivoted before screwing the screw 29 into a side wall 27 of the furniture niche 25 with the door leaf open. The screw 29 preassembled in the flap 6a is automatically in the correct assembly position, so that only the screw 29 has to be screwed into the side wall 27 of the furniture niche 25 without further ado.

The fitting component 1 is a spacer part 24 which is designed in a position of the built-in refrigeration device built into a furniture niche 25 on the one hand on the built-in refrigeration device, in particular on a side wall 26 or a hinge 28 of the built-in refrigeration device, and on the other hand on an inner wall 27 the furniture niche 25 to lie and / or to be attached. In the exemplary embodiment shown, the holder 6 for the accessory component is a flap 6a which is pivotably mounted on the spacer part 24 and on which at least one accessory component, according to the invention a screw 29, is held, in particular pre-assembled or fastened. The flap 6a is pivotably connected on the one hand by means of a film hinge 30 to the spacer 24, in particular a base body 31 of the spacer 24, and on the other hand is locked in the pivoted assembly position behind a latching hook 32 of the spacer 24. The spacer part 24, in particular a base body 31 of the spacer part 24, has at least one fastening means 33, in particular two latching means 33a, which are designed to fasten the spacer part 24 to the fitting component 1, in particular to latch it. A distance extension piece 34 is pivotably mounted on the spacer part 24, in particular on a base body 31 of the spacer part 24. The distance extension piece 34 is fastened in a pivotable manner by means of a film hinge 35 that can in particular be torn manually.

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1. Built-in refrigeration appliance, in particular built-in household refrigeration appliance (20), having a thermally insulated inner container which forms a coolable storage compartment for items to be cooled, a door leaf (21) provided for closing off the inner container and at least one fitting component (1), in particular for fastening a door front or a furniture front to the door leaf (21), wherein the fitting component (1) has an accessory component and at least one holder (6) for the accessory part, characterised in that the accessory part is a screw, with which the fitting component can either be connected to a door front or a furniture unit and which is secured to the holder (6) to prevent loss, is assigned to the fitting component (1) and is connected to the holder (6) in a preinstalled manner.
2. Built-in refrigeration appliance according to claim 1, characterised in that the hinge component (1) is manufactured from plastic and the holder (6) is shaped on the fitting component (1) in one piece, made of plastic.
3. Built-in refrigeration appliance according to claim 2, characterised in that the holder (6) is connected to the fitting component (1) by a fastening web (15a), a film hinge (12) and/or a tear-off edge.
4. Built-in refrigeration appliance according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the holder (6) has an annular eyelet (15), which is embodied to prefix the screw.
5. Built-in refrigeration appliance according to claim 4, characterised in that the fitting component (1) has a base plate (2) and the at least one annular eyelet (15) is connected by way of a holder (6), in particular by way of a fastening web (15a), to a base plate (2), which is embodied to hold a screw prefixed to the annular eyelet (15) in a first orientation and, in another orientation, to allow the fastening element (18), in particular the screw, to align with a through-hole (13) in the fitting component (1) or the base plate (2).
6. Built-in refrigeration appliance according to claim 5, characterised in that the through-hole (13) has an injection-moulded membrane (14) for reducing the diameter and prefixing the fastening element (18).
7. Built-in refrigeration appliance according to one of claims 4 to 6, characterised in that the at least one annular eyelet (15) is connected to the fitting component (1) or the base plate (2) by a fastening web (15a) which is flexible or can be torn off.
8. Built-in refrigeration appliance according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterised in that the holder (6) has a film hinge (12) and/or a tear-off edge, on which a cover cap (10) is shaped, which is embodied for at least partially visually concealing the fitting component (1), the base plate (2) and/or the screw.
9. Built-in refrigeration appliance according to claim 8, characterised in that the holder (6), in particular the film hinge (12) and/or the tear-off edge is embodied to hold the cover cap (10) such that it can be pivoted out of a first orientation, in which at least one annular eyelet (15) and/or a fastening element (18), in particular a screw for installing the door front, in particular the furniture front, is accessible on the door leaf (21), and into another orientation, in which the fitting component (1), the base plate (2) and/or the fastening element (18), in particular the screw, is at least partially visually concealed.
10. Built-in refrigeration appliance according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterised in that the fitting component (1), the base plate (2) and/or the holder (6) has an elongated hole (8) open at the edge with at least one latching lug (9), which is embodied to latch the fitting component (1), the base plate (2) and/or the holder (6) onto a beam of a fastening element (18) which is partially introduced into the built-in refrigeration appliance, in particular onto a beam of a screw which is partially screwed onto the built-in refrigeration appliance.
11. Built-in refrigeration appliance according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterised in that the fitting component (1) is a spacer part (24), which is embodied, when the built-in refrigeration appliance is positioned such that it is installed in a furniture recess (25), such that on one side it is in contact with and/or fastened to the built-in refrigeration appliance, in particular to a side wall (26) or a hinge (28) of the built-in refrigeration appliance, and on the other side it is in contact with and/or fastened to an inner wall (27) of the furniture recess (25).
12. Built-in refrigeration appliance according to claim 11, characterised in that the holder (6) for the accessory part is a flap (6a) which is pivotably mounted on the spacer part (24) and against which at least one accessory part, in particular at least one screw (29), is held, in particular is preinstalled thereon or fastened thereto.
13. Built-in refrigeration appliance according to claim 12, characterised in that the flap (6a) is pivotably mounted on one side to the spacer part (24), in particular a base body (31) of the spacer part (24), by means of a film hinge (30), and on the other side is latched behind a latching hook (32) of the spacer part (24) in the pivoted installation position.
14. Built-in refrigeration appliance according to one of claims 11 to 13, characterised in that the spacer part (24), in particular a base body (31) of the spacer part (24), has at least one fastening means (33), in particular at least one latching means (33a), which is embodied to fasten the spacer part (24) to the fitting component (1), in particular to latch it thereto.
15. Built-in refrigeration appliance according to one of claims 11 to 14, characterised in that a distance expansion piece (34) is pivotably mounted on the spacer part (24), in particular on a base body (31) of the spacer part (24), in particular is pivotably fastened by means of a film hinge (35) which can in particular be torn manually.

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