Classifications

• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
  • F24C—DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES ; DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
  • F24C15/00—Details
  • F24C15/02—Doors specially adapted for stoves or ranges
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
  • F24C—DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES ; DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
  • F24C15/00—Details
  • F24C15/008—Illumination for oven cavities
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
  • F24C—DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES ; DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
  • F24C7/00—Stoves or ranges heated by electric energy
  • F24C7/08—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
  • F24C7/082—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices on ranges, e.g. control panels, illumination
  • F24C7/085—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices on ranges, e.g. control panels, illumination on baking ovens
• • 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
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
  • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • F25D2400/00—General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for cooling or freezing apparatus not covered by any other subclass
  • F25D2400/22—Cleaning means for refrigerating devices
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
  • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • F25D2400/00—General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for cooling or freezing apparatus not covered by any other subclass
  • F25D2400/40—Refrigerating devices characterised by electrical wiring

Definitions

• Door and household appliance comprising a door
• the present invention relates to the field of house ⁇ hold appliances . More specifically, the present invention re ⁇ lates to a door of a household appliance comprising an electri ⁇ cal component and coupling means for providing an electrical coupling between said electrical component and a further elec ⁇ trical component comprised within a chassis of the household ap pliance .
• Household or kitchen appliances comprising a door with an electrical component are known in prior art.
• cable connections are used for providing electrical power from a power supply included in the base body or chassis of the household appliance to the electrical compo- nent included in the door.
• a big disadvantage of cable connec ⁇ tions is that the door cannot be disassembled for a cleaning purpose and assembling/disassembling of such door is complicated due to cable connection.
• the cable connections could be broken leading to a loss of power and / or data connection between the door and body .
• German Patent Application DE 10 2007 015 237 Al discloses a household appliance comprising an electrical contact unit for enabling an electrical connection between a supply unit included in the base body /chassis of the household appliance and light ⁇ ing means included in the oven door .
• the invention relates to a door for closing a cavity included in a chassis of a house ⁇ hold or kitchen appliance.
• the door comprises a first electrical component, said first electrical component being releasably electrically coupled with a second electrical component com ⁇ prised within the chassis of the household or kitchen appliance by first coupling means in a closed state of the door.
• Said first coupling means comprise a first contact section arranged at the door.
• Said first contact section interacts with a corre ⁇ sponding second contact section arranged at the chassis, wherein said first contact section is configured such that in the closed state of the door an electrical contact is established between said first and second contact sections and said electrical con ⁇ tact is opened/interrupted when opening the door.
• the first con ⁇ tact section is arranged at a removable door portion and second coupling means are provided at the door for releasably electri- cally coupling the first contact section with the first electrical component.
• Said second coupling means may provide a detacha ⁇ ble electrical connection between the first contact section and the first electrical component.
• the main advantage of providing the first contact section at the removable door portion and coupling said first contact section with the first electrical component via second coupling means is that the door portion can be easily removed by a user without taking care about the electrical connection which is established via said removable door portion.
• the removable door portion may be adapted to be removed from the door without using any tools, e.g. by a manually operable guick-lock mechanism or snap mechanism. So, in other words, the removable door portion may be adapted to be detachable from the door and re-attachable at the door.
• the removable door portion may be a door cover element which is adapted to provide an opening at the door after removal, said opening enabling a further disassembling of door elements, e.g. one or more door glasses.
• the second coupling means comprise a third and a fourth contact section, said third contact section being arranged at the removable door portion and the fourth contact section being arranged at a structural element of the door.
• the third contact section may be of pad connector type and the fourth contact section may comprise an electrical connector of spring connector type (e.g. spring loaded contact, compression connector, spiral connector etc.) . Also a vice versa arrangement may be possible.
• spring connector type e.g. spring loaded contact, compression connector, spiral connector etc.
• the third contact section is removed from the door when disassembling the removable door portion and the fourth contact section remains at the structural element of the door, e.g. the door frame.
• the third and fourth contact sections are adapted and arranged to each other such that an electrical contact is established between the third and fourth contact sec ⁇ tion when the removable door portion is assembled at the door and the electrical contact is open when the removable door por ⁇ tion is disassembled.
• the second coupling means provide a detachable, separable electrical connection which is established by assembling the removable door portion at the structural element of the door and detached by removing said door portion.
• the transmission of electrical power as well as the transmission of electrical control infor ⁇ mation may be provided.
• at least one of the first and second contact sections and the third and fourth contact sections form a pair of matching contact sections that comprises an electrical connector of compression type or sliding type.
• the first and second contact sections comprise an electrical connector of compression type and/or the third and fourth contact sections comprise a connector of sliding type.
• at least one contact section of the second coupling means may be a spring-loaded contact. Thereby, an improved electrical contact between the electrical contact sections is obtained because the contact sections are pressed against each other by using spring forces .
• the first contact section is arranged close to an upper edge of the door, specifically close to one of the two upper corners of the door.
• at least one of the first and second electric component is comprised in an upper region of the door or the chassis, in particular, wherein the door is pivotally connected to the chassis of the household or kitchen appliance about a horizontal axis at its lower edge region or about a vertical axis at one of its lateral edge regions .
• said upper edge/ upper corner region may be the coldest door portion, i.e. the heat impact to the first electrical coupling means is reduced.
• the first coupling means in particular the first and second contact sections comprise at least one connector of compression type, namely a spring-loaded connector, compression connector and/or spiral connector.
• Said types of connectors provide a reliable electrical contact via the interface between the chassis and the door in the closed state of said door.
• said first coupling means may be designed for a supply voltage up to 50V AC/DC.
• the one of the first and second contact sections of the first coupling means comprises a fixed electrically conductive contact area and its matching partner (the further contact section interacting with said contact sec- tion) comprises a movable, spring-loaded, electrically conductive contact area.
• Said fixed electrically conductive contact areas may be of pad connector type and the spring-loaded contact areas may be pressed against said fixed electrically conductive contact areas due to spring forces applied to said movable contact areas in the closed state of the door.
• the third and fourth contact sections of the second coupling comprise at least one connector of compression type, in particular a spring-loaded connector, a compression connector or a spiral connector.
• the third and fourth contact sections of the second coupling means both comprise matching fixed electrically conductive contact areas that are adapted to be brought into electrical contact by a movement, in particular by a sliding movement, when the removable door portion is assembled at the door.
• the door comprises at least one inner glass pane, said inner glass pane being removably mounted at/or within the door, wherein the inner glass pane comprises an upper edge which may be covered by said removable door portion in the mounted state of the inner glass pane.
• the removable door portion is detachable for disassembling the inner glass pane.
• the removable door portion is arranged at the upper edge of the door.
• the removable door portion may be arranged adjacent to or on an upper edge of a front glass pane of the door. Said position is advantageous because the glass pane can be pulled out upwardly.
• the removable door portion may encompass the one or more glass panes at least at an upper edge in the assembled state. Thereby, the one or more glass panes are secured against movements by means of said removable door por- tion.
• the door comprises a front glass pane, two door columns fixed at opposite sides in the lateral regions of the front glass pane on the cavity-facing side thereof and at least one inner glass pane that can be attached to the two door columns, wherein the removable door portion is removably connected, in particular completely removably connected to the two door columns. Due to the detachable second electrical coupling means, the door portion can be completely removed without any remaining cable connections between the door and the removable door element.
• the first and/or second coupling means comprise at least one plunger and at least one contact sleeve providing a cavity for receiving the plunger, wherein the plunger comprises a conical or tapered free end which is received in the cavity of the contact sleeve.
• the first and/or second coupling means comprise at least one plunger and at least one contact strip .
• the plunger is spring-loaded.
• the plunger is pressed into the cavity of the contact sleeve by means of said spring forces thereby further enhancing the electrical contact.
• at least one contact surface of the first and/or second coupling means specifically, the contact surfaces of the first, second, third and fourth contact sections are plated by a highly conductive material, e.g. gold (AU) , sil- ver (Ag) , copper (CU), nickel (Ni), rhodium (Rh) or platinum (Pt).
• a highly conductive material e.g. gold (AU) , sil- ver (Ag) , copper (CU), nickel (Ni), rhodium (Rh) or platinum (Pt).
• the spring providing a spring-loading of the first and/or second coupling means is plated by a highly conductive material, e.g. gold (AU) , silver (Ag) , copper (CU), nickel (Ni), rhodium (Rh) or platinum (Pt) .
• a highly conductive material e.g. gold (AU) , silver (Ag) , copper (CU), nickel (Ni), rhodium (Rh) or platinum (Pt) .
• At least one of the contact sections is at least partially integrated in a housing, in particular in a plastic housing made of Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), liquid crystal polymer (LCP) or Polyphthalamide (PPA) including glass fibres (HTN), wherein said housing is mounted at the chassis or the door, in particular mounted by screws or a clip mech- anism.
• a plastic housing made of Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), liquid crystal polymer (LCP) or Polyphthalamide (PPA) including glass fibres (HTN)
• the invention refers to an oven for preparing food comprising a chassis including a cavity and a door for closing the cavity, characterized in that the door is configured according to anyone of the preceding claims .
• Fig. 1 shows an example schematic view of a baking oven
• Fig. 2 shows an example schematic view of an oven with an open oven cavity
• Fig. 3 shows an example schematic side view of an oven with a slightly opened door
• Fig. 4 shows a further example schematic side view of an oven with an opened door
• Fig. 5 shows an example schematic perspective view of an oven door with a removed door portion
• Fig. 6 shows an example schematic perspective view of the second electrical coupling means between the structural element of the oven door and the removable door por- tion;
• Fig. 7 shows an example schematic perspective view of second electrical coupling means after removing the removable door portion
• Fig. 8 shows an example schematic perspective front view of the second contact section
• Fig. 9 shows an example schematic perspective rear view of the second contact section.
• Fig. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a household or kitchen ap ⁇ pliance 1, according to the present embodiment constituted by a baking oven.
• the household or kitchen appliance 1 comprises a chassis 2, in the following also referred to as base body of the household or kitchen appliance 1.
• the chassis 2 comprises a cav- ity 3 which - in case of a baking oven - is adapted to receive the food to be cooked and/or baked.
• the household or kitchen ap ⁇ pliance 1 further comprises a door 10.
• the door 10 may be adapted to be opened in order to place the food into the cavity 2 and closed in order to obtain a closed cavity 2 for performing the cooking or baking process.
• the door 10 is pivotally mounted at the chassis 2 by means of one or more hinges.
• the door 10 may be a flip-down door, i.e. a door 10 being adapted to be pivoted about a hori- zontal axis at its lower edge.
• Said hinges may be adapted such that the door 10 can be manually dis ⁇ assembled from the chassis 2 without using any tools.
• the hinges or the door 10 itself may comprise lever por- tions, said lever portions being adapted to be moved or shifted in order to remove the door from the chassis 2.
• the door 10 comprises one or more structural elements which may ensure the me- chanical stability of the door 10. Said one or more structural elements may also be used for pivotally mounting the door 10 at the chassis 2.
• the structural elements may comprise a pair of door columns 13 which may be arranged at opposite lat ⁇ eral sides of the door 10.
• the structural element may be a door frame which at least partially borders the door 10 circumferentially .
• the door 10 may further comprise a glass pane 12 or glass portion which is constituted by a transparent glass in order to enable a user to look into the cavity 2 without opening the door 10.
• Said glass pane 12 may be an inner glass pane.
• the door 10 further comprises a first electrical component (not explicitly shown in the figures).
• the first electrical component may be included within the door 10 or may be attached to said door 10.
• the first electrical component may comprise lighting means for providing an optical user interface at the oven door or for illuminating the cavity 3, may be a user interface for controlling the household appliance or a display for providing information to the user of the household appliance a.
• the first electrical component may be any electrical entity comprised at or within the door 10 which needs to be electrically coupled with a further electrical entity comprised within the chassis 2 of the household appliance 1. Said electrically coupling may be used for providing electrical power to said first electrical component or for providing control information to said first electrical component.
• a second electrical component may be provided (not explicitly shown in the figures) .
• Said second electrical component may interact with the first electrical component included in the door 10.
• an electrical connection between the first and the second electrical component is reguired.
• the second electrical component may be a power supply unit being adapted to provide electrical power to the first electrical component.
• the second electrical component may be a control unit adapted to provide control information to the first electrical component and/or adapted to receive information from the first electrical component.
• the second electrical component may be any entity which is adapted to interact with the first electrical component wherein an electrical connection between the first and second electrical component is required for said interaction.
• Said electrical connection has to be provided via the interface between the chassis 2 of the household appliance 1 and the door 10 because the first electrical component is comprised at or within the door 10 whereas the second electrical component is included in the chassis 2.
• first coupling means 20 are provided.
• Said first coupling means 20 comprise a first contact section 21 and a second contact section 22.
• the first contact section 21 may be arranged at the door 10 and the second contact section 22 may be arranged at the chassis 2 of the household appliance 1.
• the first coupling means 20 may be arranged in a region of the household appliance 1 which is close to the first and/or second electrical component which are coupled with each other via said first coupling means 20.
• the first coupling means 20 may be placed in an area, at which the heat impact to said first coupling means 20 is minimized.
• the first contact section 21 may be placed at or close to the coldest area of the door 10. Therefore, the first coupling means 20 may be arranged at an upper edge 10.1 of the door 10, specifically, the first coupling means may be arranged at one of the upper corners 10.2 of the door 10. At said positions, the heat impact to the first coupling means 20 is minimized (which is specifically advantageous in case of a pyrolyse oven) and the distance between the first and a second electrical components is minimized thereby reducing the necessary wire length.
• the first coupling means 20 may com- prise one or more spring-loaded connectors, compression connectors and/or spiral connectors.
• the first contact section 21 comprises electrical pad connectors (i.e. said electrical pad connectors are located at the door side) whereas the second contact section 22 may comprise spring-loaded connectors (SLC) or contacts, compression connectors, spiral connectors and/or stripes. Also a vice versa arrangement is possible.
• the spring-loaded connector may be, for example, a so-called POGO pin connector comprising a spring-loaded POGO pin which is adapted to perform an axial movement for establishing the electrical connection.
• the spring-loaded POGO pin may be at least partially inserted in a sleeve when closing the door 10.
• spring-loaded contacts are made of a contact body or barrel, a piston and a helical compression spring. The electrical contact is established by pressuring the contact body against a fixed, in particular, flat area called pad connector .
• the spring loading the POGO pin ensures a permanent pressing of the free end of the POGO pin to the corresponding second contact section 22 in order to obtain low contact resistance.
• Said spring-loaded pin may interact with a pad contact or a contact element comprising a cavity for receiving said pin for establishing the electrical connection.
• SLCs For example, the following types of SLCs might be used:
• - flat type single or multiple which means that the SLC can be directly connected to a wiring, e.g. by means of soldering;
• plug-in type i.e. a wiring can be directly plugged into the rear end of the SLC or directly connected, for example, by means of a crimp contact;
• SLCs provide a plurality of advantages, for example:
• spring forces in the range from 0. IN to 20N are possible.
• compression connectors may be used.
• Said compression connectors comprise a spring-like con- tact, for example formed by a metallic flat material which interacts with the corresponding pad connector at the opposite side.
• spiral connectors may be used comprising a spiral-shaped contact which may be compressed in the axial direction of the spiral when being pressed against a cor- responding pad connector at the opposite side for establishing the electrical contact.
• other connector types for realizing said first coupling means 20 are possible.
• the door 10 comprises a removable door portion 11, for example constituted by a door cover or door cap and a fixed door portion, inter alia comprising a pair of door columns 13.
• the removable door portion 11 may be removably assembled at the upper edge 10.1 of the door 10.
• Said removable door portion 11 may be adapted such that after disassembling the removable door portion 11, the door 10 can be further disassembled.
• the door 10 may comprise at least one glass pane 12, specifically the inner glass pane which can be removed from the door 10 in order to clean said glass pane 12.
• Said door 10 is adapted to be partially disassembled, specifically manually disassembled without using any tools. For example, after removing the removable door portion 11, an opening is provided which allows a removal of an inner glass pane (in case that the door 10 comprises a double-glass pane structure) or an inner and a middle glass pane (in case that the door 10 comprises a triple-glass pane structure) .
• the door 10 may comprise a pair of door columns 13 which may be ar- ranged at lateral edges of the front glass pane 14 and which may be non-separably (i.e. without damaging or destroying the door) mounted at said front glass pane 14.
• the one or more glass panes 12 are laterally supported by said door columns 13.
• said one or more glass panes 12 can be arranged at said door columns 13.
• the one or more glass panes 12 are fixed at the door 10.
• the removable door portion 11 blocks a movement of the one or more glass panes 12 towards an upper edge of the door and an undesired falling- out of the door panes 12 (in a direction towards the cavity 3 in the closed state of the door 10) .
• the removable door portion 11 may encompass the one or more glass panes 12 at least at an upper edge .
• the first coupling means 20 may be arranged at the top portion, i.e. close to the upper edge 10.1 of the door 10. Furthermore, the removable door portion 11 may be also arranged at the upper edge 10.1 of the door 10 for enabling said disassembling of the door 10. So, according to embodiments, the first contact section 21 of the first coupling means 20 may be included in said removable door portion 11. The arrangement of the first contact section 21 at the removable door portion 11 may be chosen such that said first contact section faces 21 the second contact section 22 in case that the removable door portion 11 is assembled at the door 10 and the door 10 is closed.
• first and second contact section 21, 22 are interacting with each other such, that after assembling the removable door portion 11 at the door 10 and closing the door, an electrical contact between the first and second contact section 21, 22 is achieved.
• second coupling means 30 are provided.
• Said second coupling means 30 comprise a third contact section 31 and a fourth contact section 32.
• the third and the fourth coupling sections 31, 32 interact with each other such that in the assembled state of the removable door portion 11 a releasable elec- trical contact between said coupling sections 31, 32 is obtained.
• the third and the fourth coupling sections 31, 32 are matching partners.
• the removable door portion 11 comprises a third contact section 31 which is electrically coupled with the first contact section 21 (belonging to the first coupling means 20 establishing the electrical connection when the door 10 is closed) .
• Said electrical coupling may be, for example, constituted by a fixed wiring.
• an electrical connection be- tween the first coupling means 20 and the second coupling means 30 is established.
• the fourth coupling section 32 may be arranged at a structural element of the door 10 (e.g. the frame, the door column 13 or a front glass pane) and may be electrically coupled with the first electrical component com- prised within the door 10 by a wiring 40.
• the second coupling means 30 are adapted to provide a releasable electrical contact between the first coupling means 20 and the first electrical component comprised within the door 10.
• Said second coupling means 30 are configured such that in the assem- bled state of the removable door portion 11, an electrical connection between the first coupling means 20 and the first electrical component is provided and the electrical connection is opened when disassembling the removable door portion 11.
• the third contact section 31 may comprise one or more pad connectors and the fourth contact section 32 may comprise one or more movable connectors (e.g. strip contacts, spring stripe con ⁇ tacts, springs etc.) interacting with said pad connectors. Also a vice versa configuration is possible.
• Said movable connectors may be spring-loaded connectors, compression connectors, strip contacts, spring stripe contacts, springs and/or spiral connect ⁇ ors as described above.
• a customer can easy disassemble said removable door portion 11, e.g. for cleaning purposes as well as reassemble it in the reverse way thereby establishing an electrical connection via the second coupling means 30 between the first electrical component and the first coupling means 20 without any fixed-wire connection between the removable door portion 11 and the door 10.
• the second coupling means 30 are chosen such that an electrical connection is real- ized by simply arranging the removable door portion 11 at the door base structure or door frame .
• the first and second coupling means 20, 30 may comprise contact sections 21, 22, 31, 32 comprising at least a high-conductive coating.
• the contact sections 21, 22, 31, 32 may be gold-plated. Gold offers at the same time excellent protection against corrosion and oxidation.
• other coating materials can be used, e.g. Ag, Cu, Ni, Ni, Rh, Pt .
• the first and second coupling means comprise a spring (e.g. POGO-spring connectors or spring-loaded connectors)
• also said spring may be gold- or silver-plated (excluding stainless steel springs) .
• the barrels of the spring-loaded connectors are plated twice (first with Nickel
• the main spring may be made out music wire, stainless steel wire, Beryllium Bronze etc.
• Preferred materials for pistons, barrels and clips could be:
• an additional layer of e.g. Ag can be applied on it, e.g. having an additional thickness from 0.1- 3 mm.
• Said additional layer may have a drop shape. This can be applied by means of welding-soldering, riveting etc. It can be applied directly on a plunger 22.1, 32.1 or contact strip 21.1.
• a first electrical contact of said contact sections 21, 22, 31, 32 may comprise a tapered or conical shape.
• the free end of the first electrical contact may comprise a tapered or conical shape.
• the first electrical contact is a plunger 22.1 (Fig. 3, 4).
• the corresponding second electrical contact interacting with said first electrical contact may be a contact sleeve 21.1 comprising a cavity which is adapted to receive said free end of the first electrical contact, specifically, the free end of the plunger 22.1. Due to said tapered/conical shape, a highly relia- ble electrical contact is realized which provides a low contact resistance.
• a preferred combination may be a spring loaded contact (SLC) or a spring contact on a first side (e.g. arranged at the chassis 2) and a stripe contact comprising a flat contact surface which is significantly larger than the spring loaded contact (SLC) or a spring contact at the other side (e.g. arranged at the door 10) . Due to the detachable electrical connection between the first electrical component arranged within the chassis 2 of the household appliance 1 and the door 10 based on the first coupling means 20, the door 10 can also be disassembled (e.g. taken off the studs of the door hinge) without extra disconnection of the electrical connection between the door 10 and the chassis 2.
• a door switch (not shown) can be connected to the electric power line and, immediately after the said door 10 is closed, electrical power can be provided to the second contact section 22. Accordingly, immediately after opening the door, electrical power to the second contact section 22 is interrupted and a customer may be able clean to contacts without any risks of causing a short circuit.
• a door switch e.g.
• a switch typically used for switching the light of the oven cavity which detects whether the door is opened or closed as a switch for electrical power provision to the second contact section 22 avoids sparks formation between the first and second contact section 21, 22 which may occur through the very low contact forces, door shattering or door bouncing. Furthermore, it avoids power disconnecting because of bounce of contacts .
• the structural element of the door 10 may be the front-side door glass pane 14. Close to the upper edge of said front glass pane 14, the fourth contact section 32 may be provided which is interacting with a corresponding third contact section 31 arranged at the removable door portion 11.
• the third/fourth contact section may be manufactured by means of Laser Direct Structuring (LDS) Technology which enables the combination of electronic and mechanical functions on one component. For example, a mechanically necessary component is first laser structured, then provided with strip conductors and subsequently takes an additional electronic task.
• LDS Laser Direct Structuring
• Fig. 7 shows a further embodiment of the fourth contact section 32.
• the fourth contact section 32 is directly connected, e.g. by means of soldering to SMD (surface mounted device) 32.2 where connectors 32.3 (e.g. plugs) or wiring can be directly soldered as well.
• plug-in type wiring can be directly plugged into the spring-loaded connector or di- rectly connected by means of crimps etc.
• An electrical component placed in/at the door 10 can be placed in the door 10 or on its front side (e.g. door handle 16) and can be connected by means of wiring 40 and, for example a connector 32.3 (plug) to above-mentioned fourth contact sec ⁇ tion 32.
• the wiring may be fed through a hole 15 or a long-hole of the front glass pane 14. At the front side, said hole 15 may be covered by means of said door handle 16 or its adapter.
• Fig. 8 and 9 show in detail the second contact section 22 (fig. 8 is a front-side view and fig. 9 a rear-side view) .
• the second contact section 22 comprises a pair of spring-loaded connectors, e.g. plungers 22.1. Said spring-loaded connectors are integrated in a housing 20.1, preferably a plastic housing.
• the housing 20.1 may be made of Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), liquid crystal polymer (LCP) or Polyphthalamide (PPA) including glass fibres (HTN) .
• the housing may be adapted to be screwed into the chassis or may comprise clips 22.3 for realizing a snap- in mechanism.
• the second coupling means 30 may comprise a housing 32.4, in particular a plastic housing as described before (as shown in Fig. 7) .
• Each spring-loaded connector, specifically each plunger 22.1 may comprise a connector portion for electrically coupling the respective spring-loaded connector with an electrical wiring.
• Said connector portion may be provided at the rear side of the spring-loaded connector opposite to the contact surface facing the first contact section 21.
• the connector portion is a crimp plug 22.2.
• the connector portion may be adapted to directly receive a free end of an electrical wire or the connector portion comprises a soldering area at which the wire is directly fixed by soldering.

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