EP3324141B1 - Appareil de réfrigération et/ou de congélation - Google Patents

Appareil de réfrigération et/ou de congélation Download PDF

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EP3324141B1
EP3324141B1 EP17202968.8A EP17202968A EP3324141B1 EP 3324141 B1 EP3324141 B1 EP 3324141B1 EP 17202968 A EP17202968 A EP 17202968A EP 3324141 B1 EP3324141 B1 EP 3324141B1
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Thomas Pammler
Matthias Brettmann
Manfred Willert
Uwe KERNCHEN
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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
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  • the invention relates to a refrigerator and / or freezer, comprising at least one body and at least one, an opening of the body occlusive closing element, and at least one, in a gap formed between the closure element and the body, arranged profile arrangement comprising at least one base, at least a fastening arrangement, at least one coating element, and at least one sealing arrangement, which has at least one hollow chamber and is made of a flexible, polymeric material having a Shore A hardness according to DIN EN ISO 868 of about 50 to 95, preferably 60 to 90; a closure element and a refrigerator and / or freezer with such a profile arrangement.
  • the profile arrangements have the important function of sealing the constructionally determined gap between the closure element and a body, compensating for tolerances and, in the case of the use of magnetic profile arrangements, ensuring the closure of the refrigerator door on the body by means of magnetic force.
  • the tolerance compensation and the stroke of the profile arrangement by means of different bellows constructions, which are clearly visible in the field of view of these profile arrangements.
  • the profile arrangement is in this case designed as a seal arrangement for the door of a refrigerator or freezer, with a heat-insulating housing, the opening of which is closable with a door, which on its side facing, equipped with an interior panel side arranged circumferentially on the edge of the door, bellows-like Magnetic seal, which is equipped with a sealing head and a sealing foot, which are connected to each other with flexible, formed as a pleat walls, wherein the seal base is anchored in an opening side tapered, directed towards the door opening receiving groove on the inner lining, while equipped with magnetic strips Sealing head in the closed state of the door rests on the opening edge of the housing and holds the door at the opening edge, wherein the sealing head is arranged offset laterally to the Dichtungsfuß, which is equipped with a one-sided bulge, which cooperates with an undercut in the receiving groove and which opposite to the lateral offset is arranged closer to the sealing head, wherein the bulge
  • This generic refrigerator and / or freezer with a profile arrangement is designed as an improved sealing arrangement with a profile made of plastic material, wherein the arrangement of a cabinet, a door and an inner door panel element, which can be coupled to the cabinet and a portion of a bellows seal, which provides a sealed closure between the door and the cabinet, provided that a profile and the sealing portion are mated or form a single integral part made by coextrusion of two materials having different degrees of strength so as to necessary to allow convenient detachment of the sealing portion from the profile along the region of its connection, the profile having a groove adapted to receive a replacement portion of a bellows seal and at least one resilient side portion which acts to provide a snap fit between the profile and the inner door panel, the portion terminating in a grooved receptacle having a substantially C-shaped cross-section and configured to receive an edge of the inner door panel that the profile has a base provided at opposite ends with sealing strips which
  • the sealing portion is further configured to define a distensible chamber that acts as a bellows and has an upper chamber configured to receive a rod of magnetic material. Between the upper chamber or the expandable chamber and the seal assembly, a gap is formed.
  • a disadvantage of this prior art is that settle in the cooling and / or freezing devices in the various geometries of the bellows seals or seal assemblies very easily soiling in the field of extensible folds, which can then be removed very difficult.
  • refrigerators and / or freezers from the prior art is that in particular the closed in the case of refrigerators and / or freezers the viewer obumblephosphode optics in the gap between the door and the body of the refrigerator and / or freezer Profile arrangement optically not appealing, which is also due to the fact that a profile arrangement, the door and the body are made of different materials and thus have a different appearance or a different feel.
  • Another disadvantage is that there are only very limited design options of the profile arrangement in the prior art, but optically or haptically to the sometimes very high quality refrigerators and / or freezers fall optically.
  • the DE102007008707A1 discloses a cooling device, in particular refrigerator chest freezer and the like, with a body and at least one, an opening of the body occlusive closure element, and at least one, arranged in a closed closure element between the said gap and the body, arranged sealing element, which is characterized thereby, in that at least one covering device is provided in the gap, which extends at least in sections between the body and the closure element.
  • the sealing element is designed so that it has a base and a bellows part.
  • the covering device is arranged on the sealing arrangement, which has, for example, a prismatic web and a material-locking and orthogonally arranged connecting element.
  • the sealing element is furthermore designed such that the covering device has a connecting element which connects a first web and a second web to one another.
  • the web is materially connected to the base of the sealing element, while the bellows part with its free ends in each case on the first web or on the second web, fixedly connected thereto.
  • the base of the sealing element is made of a harder material than the bellows part.
  • the DE 202014103892U1 discloses a closure arrangement for the opening of a refrigerator and / or freezer, with at least a first wall, and at least one vacuum insulation panel (VIP), which is characterized in that the VIP completely enveloped by a cured potting compound and fixes on this on the first wall is, wherein the potting compound after curing has a density between 1.1 to 1.7 g / cm 3 , in particular between 1.2 to 1.7 g / cm 3 .
  • the closure assembly is further designed so that the potting compound after curing has a Shore D hardness according to DIN EN ISO 868 between 60 and 90, in particular between 70 and 80.
  • at least one sealing element is arranged on the first wall and / or second wall and / or the profile element and / or the molded part.
  • the DE 202011051763U1 discloses a refrigerator and / or freezer comprising a device body and a door assembly, comprising a glass element, the glass element having a disc assembly which is received at its edge portion of a frame profile, wherein the door assembly is arranged in the closed position via at least one seal on the device body, wherein between the device body and the frame profile and / or the edge portion of the disc composite at least one intermediate space is formed, wherein the gap is sealingly closed by at least one profile element. It is further disclosed that in the cooling and / or Freezer, the profile element and / or the sealing element has a wall thickness of about 0.1 to 5 mm, preferably from 0.2 to 3.0 mm.
  • the DE 202011 1014 306U1 discloses a closure arrangement, in particular for the opening of furniture, buildings and the like, comprising at least one support element, at least one stabilizing element, and at least one functional element, which is characterized in that the functional element as a film having a thickness of 0.05 to 5.0 mm, preferably formed from 0.1 to 2.0 mm, that the carrier element is arranged over at least one of its sides over at least one stabilizing element spaced from the functional element.
  • both the carrier element and the stabilizing element and the functional element are materially connected to each other by known per se bonds.
  • the functional element has, on its side opposite the stabilizing element, a decoration applied by printing, which is visible on its visible surface when the closure arrangement according to the invention is used as intended.
  • a refrigerator and / or freezer comprising at least one body and at least one closure element closing an opening of the body and at least one profile arrangement arranged at least in a gap formed between the closure element and the body a base, at least one fastening arrangement, at least one coating element, and at least one sealing arrangement which has at least one hollow chamber and is made of a flexible, polymeric material having a Shore A hardness according to DIN EN ISO 868 of about 50 to 95, preferably 60 to 90, characterized in that the coating element is cohesively disposed on the seal assembly.
  • the profile arrangement of the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention is designed so that for the intended use at least the visible surface of the seal assembly, which is visible in the constructive gap between the closure member and the body of a refrigerator and / or freezer by a coating element is sealed non-permeable.
  • a further advantage of the profile arrangement of the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention is that, when used as intended, at least the surface of the sealing arrangement arranged opposite the body of the refrigerator and / or freezer is likewise closed in a manner resistant to diffusion.
  • the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention is advantageously also designed so that the coating element of the profile arrangement is arranged cohesively on at least one, the hollow chamber surrounding wall of the seal assembly.
  • this ensures on the one hand that the coating element seals the wall of the sealing arrangement in a diffusion-proof manner while, on the other hand, it is also possible for the coating element, which is cohesively arranged on the profile arrangement when used as intended on a closure element and / or a refrigerator and / or freezer, to open the constructionally determined gap between the closure element and the body of the refrigerator and / or freezer visually appealing, covering closes.
  • the coating element which is cohesively arranged on the profile arrangement when used as intended on a closure element and / or a refrigerator and / or freezer, to open the constructionally determined gap between the closure element and the body of the refrigerator and / or freezer visually appealing, covering closes.
  • at least the surface of the sealing arrangement arranged opposite the body of the refrigerator and / or freezer is also closed in a diffusion-proof manner.
  • Another advantage of the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention is also that by the arrangement, the material and the configuration of the cohesively arranged on the seal assembly coating element of the profile arrangement of the constructive conditional gap between the closure element and the body of the cooling and / or Freezer is designed not only visually appealing, but that the profile arrangement of the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention is also very easy to clean, for example by a smooth surface of the coating element.
  • the coating element of the profile arrangement by means of pressure and / or temperature is applied to the seal assembly.
  • the coating element of the profile arrangement by means of pressure and / or temperature in an on-line method or in an off-line method is applied to a profile arrangement of the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention.
  • the coating element of the profile arrangement has at least one top layer and at least one lower layer connected thereto.
  • This advantageous embodiment of the coating element of the profile arrangement of the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention it is now possible to realize a permanent, cohesive connection between the coating element on the lower layer of the sealing arrangement of the profile arrangement of the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention and on the other hand by the Embodiment, the materials, as well as the geometry of the upper layer to achieve that on the one hand, no diffusion or migration of additives from the seal assembly of the profile arrangement of the refrigerator and / or freezer takes place and on the other hand, the profile arrangement according to the invention a comprehensive and permanent protection especially against UV -Radiation.
  • Another advantage of the profile arrangement of the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention is that it also has permanent protection against possible microbial growth by the coating element of the profile arrangement, in particular when the refrigerator and / or freezer is used as intended, for example in kitchens ,
  • the coating element of the profile arrangement of the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention furthermore has an upper layer and a lower layer connected to it in a materially bonded manner.
  • the lower layer of the coating element is made of the polymeric material polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
  • PVC polyvinyl chloride
  • the lower layer of the coating element has a hardness Shore D according to DIN 53505 of about 70 to 90, preferably 75 to 85.
  • the coating element for example, also serve as a support element or compensate for unevenness of the profile arrangement of the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention.
  • the top layer of the coating element is formed as a multilayer film, in particular as a plastic film, for example. Based on a polyester, with a metallic coating disposed thereon or thereunder and has a thickness of about 0.01 mm.
  • the lower layer and / or the upper layer of the coating element of the profile arrangement at least partially has a reactive, activatable adhesive.
  • thermoplastic or reactive hot melt adhesives are used as adhesive.
  • the hot melt adhesives may be thermoplastic, in particular non-reactive hot melt adhesives or reactive hot melt adhesives.
  • thermoplastic melt adhesives in particular hot melt adhesives based on ethylene / vinyl acetates (EVA); Polyolefins, such as amorphous poly- ⁇ -olefins or metallocene-catalysed polyolefins; polyacrylates; copolyamides; copolyesters; and / or thermoplastic polyurethanes or their corresponding co- and / or terpolymers.
  • EVA ethylene / vinyl acetates
  • reactive hot melt adhesives in particular moisture-crosslinking and / or radiation-crosslinking
  • UV-crosslinking hot melt adhesives preferably hot melt adhesives based on silane-grafted amorphous poly- ⁇ -olefins and / or isocyanate-terminated polyurethanes, more preferably hot-melt adhesives based on isocyanate-terminated Polyurethanes, are used and / or reactive hot melt adhesives based on radiation-crosslinking reactive adhesives, especially under UV irradiation crosslinking hot melt adhesives, can be used as hot melt adhesives.
  • a further advantage is that the coating element formed in this way can advantageously be produced economically and inexpensively simultaneously with the profile arrangement of the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention, for example in the extrusion process, in the co-extrusion process and in the post-coextrusion process.
  • the profile arrangement and the lower layer of the coating element at least partially on a polymeric material selected from the group such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC); Polyolefin, such as polypropylene (PP) or polyethylene (PE); styrene-based polymer such as polystyrene (PS) or styrene-butadiene copolymer with predominant Styrene moiety (SB) or acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylic ester copolymers (ASA) or acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymers (ABS) or styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN); Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT); Polyethylene terephthalate (PET); Polyoxymethylene (POM); Polyamide (PA); Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA); Polyphenylene oxide (PPO); Polyetheretherketone (PEEK);
  • the sealing arrangement of the profile arrangement at least partially comprises a polymeric material selected from the group of thermoplastic elastomers, for example.
  • a polymeric material selected from the group of thermoplastic elastomers, for example.
  • the crosslinked thermoplastic elastomers Olefin base the thermoplastic copolyester
  • the styrene block copolymers SBS, SEBS, SEPS, SEEPS and MBS
  • the brittle materials preferably polypropylene, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer, polycarbonate, polyvinyl chloride, polymethyl methacrylate, polyethylene terephthalate, polyurethane and the like., And mixtures of these materials.
  • the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention can be produced economically and inexpensively, and in particular if the material of the lower layer of the coating element with the material of the sealing arrangement of the profile arrangement of the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention is similar or equal to a durable, visually appealing, cohesive Realize connection.
  • the thickness of the coating element of the profile arrangement is between 0.01 to 0.5 mm, preferably between 0.01 to 0.25 mm.
  • the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention is designed so that the upper layer of the coating element of the profile arrangement formed as a decorative element and / or at least partially has a decorative element.
  • the profile arrangement of the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention are provided so that in particular the constructive gap between the closure element and the body of a refrigerator and / or freezer is visually appealing, sealing closed ,
  • the upper layer of the coating element of the profile arrangement and / or the decorative element at least partially comprises a metallic material or is formed as a metal foil
  • the coating element has a special coating on at least one side.
  • This coating may be formed, for example, as reflective reflective coating, which leads to optimum reflection of the heat located in the vicinity of the refrigerator and / or freezer.
  • a reduction of the energy transmission can be realized by about up to 15%.
  • coatings of a metallic materials such as, for example, aluminum, gold, silver and the like. Have proven.
  • the coating consists of thermoplastic, duromer or ceramic materials.
  • the thickness of the coating element of the profile arrangement is between 0.01 to 0.5 mm, preferably between 0.01 to 0.25 mm.
  • This advantageous embodiment of the coating element, a profile arrangement of the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention is adjustable, at the one hand, when properly used in the constructive gap between the closure member and the body of a refrigerator and / or freezer having part of the seal arrangement diffusion-tight closed and visually responsive and on the other hand, the part of the seal assembly of the profile arrangement of is in operative connection with the body or the closure element even when used as intended, the surface of optically unimpaired by possibly exiting additives.
  • the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention is designed so that the walls surrounding the hollow chamber of the seal assembly of the profile arrangement have a wall thickness of about 0.1 to 2 mm, preferably 0.2 to 1.5 mm.
  • the profile arrangement and thus the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention is thus economical and inexpensive to produce and thus fulfills its basic function, namely the sealing between the closure element and the body of a refrigerator and / or freezer when used properly over a long period of time and on the other
  • a coating element is even cohesively on at least part of the wall of this seal arrangement of the profile arrangement of the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention cohesively and visually appealing fixable.
  • the seal assembly has at least one cover.
  • the Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of an open refrigerator and / or freezer 10 with a closure element 20 and a profile arrangement.
  • the refrigerator and / or freezer 10 has a cabinet-shaped body 11, the walls 13 of which limit the interior 14 of the refrigerator and / or the freezer 10.
  • the front opening 12 of the body 11 is sealingly closed by the closure element 20 and arranged on this profile arrangement 1.
  • the closure element 20 is arranged via hinge assemblies 21 in this embodiment about a vertical axis pivotally mounted on the body 11 of the refrigerator and / or freezer 10.
  • the profile arrangement 1 is arranged on the side of the closure element 20 arranged opposite the body 11 of the refrigerator and / or freezer 10 such that the profile arrangement 1 is in the closed position of the closure element 20 around the opening 12 of the refrigerator and / or freezer 10 rests on the body 11 via the coating element 5 and seals the gap between the closure element 20 and the body 11 of the refrigerator and / or freezer 10.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a closed refrigerator and / or freezer 10 with a closure element 20 and a profile arrangement 1 is shown.
  • the refrigerator and / or freezer 10 comprises a body 11 and at least one closing element 20 closing an opening of the body 11.
  • a gap 19 can be seen, in which a profile arrangement 1 is arranged, which is formed so that the non-visible seal assembly comprises a coating element 5, which closes the gap 19 visually appealing and sealing.
  • the profile arrangement 1 can be arranged both on the closure element 20 and on the body 11 of the refrigerator and / or freezer 10 according to the invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a refrigerator and / or freezer 10 with a profile arrangement 1 in its installed state in a detail shown only in detail.
  • the refrigerator and / or freezer 10 has a body 11, which is formed by the wall 13 in this embodiment.
  • the wall 13 of the body 11 of the refrigerator and / or freezer 10 has a first wall element 130, which is made of metal and coated with a paint or lacquer layer and a second wall element 131 disposed thereon, which consists of a polymeric material.
  • the first wall element 130 is frictionally connected to the second wall element 131.
  • closure element 20 Opposite the body 11 of the refrigerator and / or freezer 10 there is arranged a closure element 20 which is shown partially in section and which in this embodiment has a first closure part 21 which is made of a coated metallic material and has a second closure part 22 arranged thereon. which is made of a polymeric material.
  • a groove 23 is arranged, in which the fastening arrangement 2 of the profile arrangement 1 is arranged.
  • the profile arrangement 1 of the refrigerator and / or freezer 10 comprises a base 8, a fastening arrangement 2, a coating element 5 and at least one sealing arrangement 3.
  • the profile arrangement 1 is further formed in this embodiment, that the seal assembly 3, the hollow chambers 30, 31st , 32, 33, wherein the seal assembly 3 is arranged on the base 8 cohesively or in one piece.
  • the coating element 5 is arranged, which is arranged cohesively thereto.
  • the profile arrangement 1 is arranged on the refrigerator and / or freezer 10 according to the invention that the arranged on the wall of the hollow chamber 30, 31, 32, 33 part of the coating element 5, the gap 19 between the body 11 of the refrigerator and / or freezer 10th and the closure element 20 closes visually appealing and sealing.
  • the profile arrangement 1 of the refrigerator and / or freezer 10 according to the invention is further designed so that the cohesively arranged on the wall of the hollow chamber 30, 31 of the seal assembly 3 coating element 5, the first wall element 130 and partially the second wall member 131 of the wall 13 of the Carcass 11 of the refrigerator and / or freezer 10 so covers that the seal assembly 3 can not enter into direct operative connection with this.
  • the seal assembly 3 of the profile assembly 1 may possibly diffuse additives in the coated, first wall member 130 and the second wall member 131 of the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention.
  • the profile arrangement 1 is thus advantageously arranged on the refrigerator and / or freezer 10 according to the invention, that the basic function, namely the sealing of the body 11 of the refrigerator and / or freezer 10 of the closure element 20 can be easily realized, both when opening the closure element 20 and when closing and it is further ensured according to the invention that a material-related diffusion in particular of the material of the seal assembly 3 of the profile assembly 1 in, for example, the wall 13, which comprises the coated first wall member 130 and the second wall member 131, the body 11 of Cooling and / or freezer 10 is successfully prevented by the coating element 5 arranged therebetween.
  • Another advantage of the profile arrangement 1 of the refrigerator and / or freezer 10 according to the invention is that when used as intended in a refrigerator and / or freezer 10 in particular by the constructive conditional gap 19 between the body 11 and the closure member 20 of the cooling and / or freezer 10 occurring example, UV rays and other external influences can not affect the function of the seal assembly 3 of the profile assembly 1, as these visually appealing and is effectively protected by the cohesively bonded to this coating element 5.
  • the coating element 5 is applied to the seal arrangement 3 by means of pressure and temperature in an extrusion or coextrusion process.
  • the sealing arrangement 3 of the profile arrangement 1 consists in this embodiment of a polymeric material, namely polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and has a Shore A hardness according to DIN EN ISO 868 of about 80 and is therefore economical and inexpensive to produce and visually to the cooling and / or freezer 10 adaptable.
  • the coating element 5 of the profile arrangement 1 of the refrigerator and / or freezer 10 according to the invention is connected via a no longer visible lower layer 52, which is connected as a reactive adhesive based on the material polyvinyl chloride (PVC) cohesively with the seal assembly 3 and a gap 19 between the Carcass 11 and the closure element 20 of the refrigerator and / or freezer 10 covering the upper layer 51 has.
  • PVC polyvinyl chloride
  • the coating element 5 has a thickness of about 0.15 mm, wherein the upper layer 51 is formed as per se known film of a metallic material such as aluminum, which may optionally also have a further intermediate layer and / or a cover layer ,
  • the wall of the hollow chambers 30, 31, 32, 33 surrounding seal assembly 3 has in this embodiment, a wall thickness of about 0.01 to 2 mm, preferably 0.2 to 1.5 mm.
  • Fig. 4 is a sectional view of another profile arrangement 1 of a refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention shown.
  • the profile arrangement 1 of the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention comprises a base 8, a fastening arrangement 2, a coating element 5 and a sealing arrangement 3.
  • the seal assembly 3 of the profile arrangement 1 has the hollow chambers 30, 31, 32, 33 and is made of a soft elastic polymeric material having a hardness Shore A according to DIN EN ISO 868 of about 78.
  • the profile arrangement 1 has at its base 2 opposite free ends a cover element 7, which is arranged approximately at an acute angle in one piece on the seal arrangement 3.
  • a cover element 7 which is arranged approximately at an acute angle in one piece on the seal arrangement 3.
  • the coating element 5 is cohesively arranged on the seal arrangement 3 of the profile arrangement 1.
  • the sealing arrangement 3 and the coating element 5 of the profile arrangement 1 were activated by a heat treatment before the application of the coating element 5.
  • the coating element 5 of the profile arrangement 1 of the refrigerator and / or freezer 10 according to the invention has in this embodiment an upper layer 51 and a lower layer 52 connected thereto.
  • the lower layer 52 of the coating element 5 of the profile arrangement 1 is made in this embodiment of the polymeric material polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and has a thickness of about 0.15 mm.
  • the lower layer 52 of the coating element 5 of the profile arrangement 1 is furthermore designed so that the polymeric material PVC has a K value of about 60 according to DIN 53726 and a hardness Shore D according to DIN 53505 of about 78.
  • the upper layer 51 of the coating element 5 of the profile arrangement 1 is formed in this embodiment as a multilayer film, in particular as a plastic film based on a polyester with a metallic coating thereon and has a thickness of about 0.02 mm.
  • the coating element 5 of the profile arrangement 1 of the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention is provided in a separate manufacturing process and then in an in-line process, in this embodiment by extrusion in one Tool provided together with the profile assembly 1 in a manufacturing process.
  • the upper layer 51 of the coating element 5 via the lower layer 52 is materially connected to the seal assembly 3 of the profile arrangement 1 of the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention.
  • the profile arrangement 1 of the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention is designed so that their intended use in a refrigerator and / or freezer not shown in particular external influences such as UV rays or chemical influences, for example by cleaning the Surface, for example, the profile assembly 1 is effectively shielded from, the basic function realizing, seal assembly 3.
  • Another aspect of the profile arrangement 1 of the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention is that it is also possible by the choice of the upper layer 51 of the coating element 5, the color - the design or the surface - the feel of the profile assembly 1 of the , Cooling and / or freezing appliance according to the invention at any time to easily adapt to the requirements and wishes.
  • FIG. 5 the sectional view of a further profile arrangement 1 of a refrigerator and / or freezer is shown.
  • the profile arrangement 1 of the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention comprises a base 8, at least one fastening element 2, at least one sealing arrangement 3 and at least one coating element 5.
  • the sealing arrangement 3 of the profile arrangement 1 has the hollow chamber 30, 31, 32 and consists of a soft elastic polymeric material having a hardness Shore A according to DIN EN ISO 868 of about 75, wherein the material is a thermoplastic elastomer based on polyolefin.
  • the profile arrangement 1 of the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention has, at its free ends opposite the base 2, a cover element 7 which is arranged integrally with the seal arrangement 3 approximately at an acute angle.
  • the profile arrangement 1 of the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention is designed so that between the fastening arrangement 2 and arranged at the free ends of the seal assembly 3 cover each one arranged in the base 8 movement assembly 4 is arranged.
  • the movement arrangement 4 serves to ensure the basic function of the profile arrangement 1 according to the invention, namely the sealing, in terms of motion.
  • the profile arrangement 1 of the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention further comprises a cohesively arranged on the seal assembly 3 coating element 5.
  • the coating element 5 of the profile arrangement 1 is arranged in this embodiment over the entire surface of the hollow chambers 30, 31, 32 surrounding walls of the seal assembly 3.
  • the coating element 5 has an upper layer 51 and an associated lower layer 52.
  • the underlayer 52 of the coating element 5 is a reactive activatable adhesive selected from the group of polyolefins.
  • the profile arrangement 1 of the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention is designed so that a coating element 5 is disposed on the hollow chamber 31 of the seal assembly 3 of the profile assembly 1, which has a lower layer 52 with a thickness of about 0.01 mm.
  • the coating element 5 is further formed in this embodiment, that the upper layer 51 has a thickness of about 0.015 and is applied in this embodiment in a hot stamping process (hot stamping) on the profile assembly 1.
  • the upper layer 51 of the coating element 5 of the profile arrangement 1 is further formed in this embodiment, that it consists of a polymeric material to which a metallic coating such as aluminum is applied, so that the upper layer 51 of the coating element 5 is formed on the one hand as a decorative element and on the other hand both a diffusion of the material of the seal assembly 3 is effectively prevented, as well as the function of the arranged in the hollow chamber 31, magnetic element, not shown, allows for closing the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention.
  • the profile arrangement 1 of the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention is also formed in this embodiment, that on the outer walls of the hollow chamber 30, 32 of the seal assembly 3 each have a further coating element 5 is arranged.
  • the coating element 5 has an upper layer 51 and an associated lower layer 52 and is in each case materially connected to the wall of the hollow chamber 30, 32 of the sealing arrangement 3 of the profile arrangement 1.
  • the coating element 5 of the profile arrangement 1 in this embodiment has a total thickness of about 0.162 mm, wherein the thickness of the lower layer 52 is about 0.012 mm and the thickness of the upper layer 51 is about 0.15 mm and is in this embodiment by extrusion on the profile assembly. 1 applied to the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention.
  • the lower layer 52 of the coating element 5 of the profile arrangement 1 is made in this embodiment of a polymeric material, namely a polyolefin, in particular a polyethylene (PE), while the upper layer 51 of the coating element 5 of the profile assembly 1 is made as a metallic foil made of aluminum.
  • a polymeric material namely a polyolefin, in particular a polyethylene (PE)
  • PE polyethylene
  • the profile arrangement 1 of the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention can thus be provided in this embodiment by the choice of geometry, the material and the arrangement of the coating element 5 with a variety of new functionalities, on the one hand an economical and cost-effective production of the profile arrangement 1 and thus the Cooling and / or freezing device according to the invention allow on the other hand prevent a material-related diffusion of additives in particular from the seal assembly 3 of the profile assembly 1 and the intended use of the profile assembly 1 of the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention in the constructive gap between the body, not shown and the closure element of the refrigerator and / or freezer ensures a visually appealing appearance and optimum sealing function.
  • Fig. 6 is a sectional view of another profile arrangement 1 shown.
  • the profile arrangement 1, in particular for a refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention, is analogous to that in FIG Fig. 4 and comprises a base 8, a fastening arrangement 2, a coating element 5 and a sealing arrangement 3.
  • the seal assembly 3 of the profile arrangement 1 has the hollow chambers 30, 31, 32, 33 and is made of a soft elastic polymeric material having a hardness Shore A according to DIN EN ISO 868 of about 80.
  • the profile arrangement 1 has at its base 2 opposite free ends a cover element 7, which is arranged approximately at an acute angle in one piece on the seal arrangement 3.
  • a cover element 7 is arranged approximately at an acute angle in one piece on the seal arrangement 3.
  • the wall of the hollow chamber 30, 32, 33 and the cover 7 a coating element 5 on.
  • the coating element 5 is cohesively arranged on the seal assembly 3 and the cover 7.
  • the complete gap between the closure element and the body of the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention can thus also be made in a real metal optic which corresponds precisely to the appearance of the closure element and / or the body corresponds to the refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention, represent.
  • the coating element 5 of the profile arrangement 1 has an upper layer 51 and an associated lower layer 52.
  • the lower layer 52 of the coating element 5 is made in this embodiment of the polymeric material polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
  • the underlayer 52 of the coating element 5 has a thickness of about 0.15 mm.
  • the lower layer 52 of the coating element 5 has a hardness Shore D according to DIN 53505 of about 70 to 90, preferably 75 to 85.
  • the coating element 5 may e.g. also serve as a support element or compensate for unevenness of the profile arrangement 1.
  • the upper layer 51 of the coating element 5 is formed in this embodiment as a multilayer film, in particular as a plastic film, for example. Based on a polyester with a metallic coating disposed thereon or below and has a thickness of about 0.01 mm. Furthermore, the upper layer 51 of the coating element 5 by means of a hot melt adhesive materially arranged on the lower layer 52 of the coating member 5.
  • the coating element 5 of the profile arrangement 1 is made available in a separate production process and then made available in an inline process, in this exemplary embodiment by extrusion in a tool together with the profile arrangement 1 in a production process.
  • the upper layer 51 of the coating element 5 via the lower layer 52 is materially connected to the seal assembly 3 and the cover 7 of the profile arrangement 1.
  • the profile arrangement 1 is formed so that when used as intended in a cooling and / or freezing appliance according to the invention, in particular external influences such as UV rays or chemical influences, for example by cleaning the surface of the profile arrangement 1 of effective the basic function realizing seal assembly 3 are shielded.
  • a further advantage of the profile arrangement 1 is that, when used as intended on a closure element and / or on a carcass of a refrigerator and / or freezer according to the invention, the gap resulting from production-related and / or assembly-related tolerances can be covered directly, completely and visually appealing.

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  1. Appareil de réfrigération et/ou de congélation (10), comprenant au moins un corps (11) et au moins un élément de fermeture (20) fermant une ouverture du corps (11), ainsi qu'au moins un agencement de profilé (1) disposé dans une fente (19) formée entre l'élément de fermeture (20) et le corps (11), l'agencement de profilé comprenant au moins une base (8), au moins un agencement de fixation (2), au moins un élément de revêtement (5), ainsi qu'au moins un agencement d'étanchéité (3), qui comporte au moins une cavité (30, 31, 32, 33) et qui est fabriqué en un matériau polymère élastique souple présentant une dureté Shore A selon DIN EN ISO 868 d'environ 50 à 95, de préférence de 60 à 90, l'élément de revêtement (5) étant disposé par liaison de matière sur l'agencement d'étanchéité (3), caractérisé en ce que l'élément de revêtement (5) de l'agencement de profilé (1) est disposé par liaison de matière sur au moins une paroi de l'ensemble d'étanchéité (3) entourant la cavité (30, 31, 32, 33).
  2. Appareil de réfrigération et/ou de congélation (10) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de revêtement (5) de l'agencement de profilé (1) est appliqué sur l'agencement d'étanchéité (3) par pression et/ou température, de préférence dans un procédé en ligne.
  3. Appareil de réfrigération et/ou de congélation (10) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la surface de l'agencement d'étanchéité (3) et/ou de l'élément de revêtement (5) de l'agencement de profilé (1) est activée avant l'application de l'élément de revêtement (5) par un traitement physique et/ou chimique, de préférence par un traitement thermique, à la flamme, au plasma, par micro-ondes, infrarouge ou corona.
  4. Appareil de réfrigération et/ou de congélation (10) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de revêtement (5) de l'agencement de profilé (1) comporte au moins une couche supérieure (51) ainsi qu'au moins une couche inférieure (52) reliée à celle-ci.
  5. Appareil de réfrigération et/ou de congélation (10) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la couche inférieure (52) de l'élément de revêtement (5) de l'agencement de profilé (1) comporte au moins en partie un adhésif à réactivité chimique activable.
  6. Appareil de réfrigération et/ou de congélation (10) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la couche inférieure (52) de l'élément de revêtement (5) de l'agencement de profilé (1) se base sur le matériau à partir duquel l'agencement d'étanchéité (3) de l'agencement de profilé (1) est fabriqué.
  7. Appareil de réfrigération et/ou de congélation (10) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la couche supérieure (52) de l'élément de revêtement (5) de l'agencement de profilé (1) est réalisée au moins en partie sous la forme d'un élément décoratif et/ou comporte au moins un élément décoratif.
  8. Appareil de réfrigération et/ou de congélation (10) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'épaisseur de l'élément de revêtement (5) de l'agencement de profilé (1) est comprise entre 0,01 et 0,5 mm, de préférence entre 0,01 et 0,25 mm.
  9. Appareil de réfrigération et/ou de congélation (10) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les parois entourant la cavité (30, 31, 32, 33) de l'agencement d'étanchéité (3) de l'agencement de profilé (1) présentent une épaisseur de paroi d'environ 0,1 à 2 mm, de préférence environ 0,2 à 1,5 mm.
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