EP3333520A1 - Built-in household device - Google Patents

Abstract

In order to improve a functionality, a built-in home appliance device is proposed comprising an external device housing (10a-c) and a lighting unit (12a-c) intended to at least partially illuminate an exterior of the device outer housing (10a-c) in an installed condition.

Description

The invention relates to a built-in household appliance device according to claim 1 and a method for operating a built-in household appliance device according to claim 10.

From the prior art, a household appliance is already known, which has a lighting unit for direct illumination of a door.

The object of the invention is in particular to provide a generic built-in household appliance device with improved properties in terms of functionality. The object is achieved by the features of claims 1 and 10, while advantageous embodiments and modifications of the invention can be taken from the dependent claims.

There is proposed a built-in household appliance device, in particular a built-in refrigerator device, with an external device housing and with a lighting unit, which is intended to at least partially illuminate an outdoor area of the device outer housing in an installed state.

In this context, a "built-in household appliance device" is to be understood as meaning, in particular, at least one part, in particular a subassembly, of a built-in household appliance, in particular a built-in household refrigerating appliance. Alternatively, the built-in home appliance device may fully form the built-in home appliance. A "built-in household appliance" is to be understood in this context, in particular a household appliance, which is provided with at least one, preferably at least two and more preferably furniture walls clad and in particular at least partially, preferably at least a large part and particularly preferably completely in a conversion which comprises the furniture wall, in particular a further furniture wall, to be arranged. Particularly preferably, the built-in household appliance as built-in refrigerator and / or Einbaugefriergerät, such as in particular as a built-in refrigerator, built-in freezer, built-in freezer, built-in freezer, built-in Kühlgefrierkombination and / or built-in wine storage cabinet.

Alternatively, the built-in household appliance could also be designed as a built-in oven, a built-in microwave oven and / or a built-in steam cooker. By "provided" is intended to be understood in particular specially programmed, designed and / or equipped. The fact that an object is intended for a specific function should in particular mean that the object fulfills and / or executes this specific function in at least one application and / or operating state. In particular, the built-in household appliance device is at least a part of a system which has the built-in household appliance and at least the furniture wall, preferably a plurality of furniture walls and particularly preferably the structure comprising the furniture walls. At least 55%, advantageously at least 65%, preferably at least 5%, particularly preferably at least 85% and particularly advantageously at least 5% are to be understood by the term "at least to a large extent". In this context, an "installed state" is to be understood as meaning, in particular, an installed state of the built-in household appliance device in which it is surrounded at least partially, preferably at least for the most part and particularly preferably completely, by at least one furniture wall, in particular a plurality of furniture walls, and preferably in the enclosure is arranged.

The device outer housing is provided in particular to a boundary of the outer area. Furthermore, the built-in household appliance device in particular has a device inner housing, which is provided to limit at least one interior of the built-in household appliance device, which is preferably provided for the storage of food and drinks. In particular, the device outer housing and the device inner housing include a gap, which is advantageously at least partially, preferably at least for the most part and particularly preferably completely foamed, for insulation. The built-in household appliance device has, in particular, a device body, and preferably a device door, which is provided to close the appliance body. The device body and / or the door at least partially preferably together form the device inner housing and / or the device outer housing.

A "lighting unit" is to be understood in particular as a unit which is provided at least for a spatial, preferably decorative and / or particularly preferred for a diffuse illumination. In particular, the lighting unit of an operation display, which is provided for an indication of an operating condition and / or an operating time, different.

Due to the configuration, in particular a built-in household appliance device with an improved functionality can be provided. Advantageously, user comfort as well as design and in particular emotional lighting of the built-in household appliance device can be improved. In particular, in combination with several other built-in household appliances, a design can be standardized.

It is further proposed that the lighting unit is provided to illuminate at least one area between the device outer housing, in particular the appliance door and / or the device body, and at least one furniture wall, preferably a plurality of furniture walls and particularly preferably the conversion. In a preferred embodiment of the invention it is proposed that the lighting unit is provided to at least partially illuminate a gap between the furniture wall and another furniture wall. In particular, the construction has a conversion body, which comprises the furniture wall, in particular the plurality of furniture walls. Furthermore, the conversion to a Umbauungstür, which is preferably intended to close the Umbauungskorpus, and includes the other Möbelwandung. Preferably, the gap is a gap between the conversion body and the Umbauungstür. In this way, a user comfort can be further improved.

Furthermore, it is proposed that the lighting unit is at least partially disposed on the device outer housing, in particular on the appliance door and / or the appliance body. Preferably, the lighting unit is arranged between the furniture wall or the further furniture wall and the device outer housing, in particular on the appliance door and / or the appliance body. Alternatively or additionally, it is conceivable that the lighting unit, in particular a housing of the lighting unit, is at least partially formed integrally with the device outer housing and / or the device inner housing. In this context, it should be understood, in particular, that "an object is formed at least partially in one piece with at least one further object", in particular that at least a part of the object is formed integrally with at least one part of the further object. Further, "at least" is intended in particular to mean "integral" be understood cohesively connected. The material bond can be produced, for example, by an adhesive process, an injection process, a welding process, a soldering process and / or another process that appears appropriate to a person skilled in the art. Advantageously, however, is to be understood by "one piece" molded in one piece, such as by deep drawing. Preferably, this one piece is made from a single blank and / or in a cast. In this way, in particular, a compact arrangement can be achieved. Particularly advantageous is an insulation of the device outer housing unaffected by an arrangement of the lighting unit.

It is also proposed that the lighting unit is integrated at least partially, in particular at least to a large extent and particularly preferably completely, in the external device housing, in particular in the appliance door and / or the appliance body. In particular, the lighting unit is arranged at least partially, preferably at least for the most part and particularly preferably completely, between the device inner housing and the device outer housing, preferably in the space enclosed by the device outer housing and the device inner housing. In this way, in particular a space can be saved.

In particular, the lighting unit can be arranged at least partially, preferably at least for the most part and particularly preferably completely, on and / or in the appliance door. In order to simplify a connection of the lighting unit, it is proposed that the lighting unit is arranged at least partially, preferably at least for the most part and particularly preferably completely, on and / or in the device body, which at least partially forms the external equipment housing. Advantageously, this can be avoided that the appliance door must be provided with a power supply to the power supply of the lighting unit, whereby further costs can be saved.

In order to improve a functionality further, it is proposed that the lighting unit has at least one light emission unit which comprises at least one light emission element and at least one light guide element which is at least provided to couple light emitted by the light emission element and to an area to be illuminated. Preferably, the light emission unit has a plurality of light emission elements. The light emitting element is in particular as an LED educated. Alternatively, the light emitting element may be formed as an OLED. The light emission elements are arranged in particular in a row. The light emission unit has in particular at least one carrier unit. The carrier unit is intended to carry at least the light emission element. Preferably, the carrier unit has at least one circuit board to which the light emission element is attached. In particular, the printed circuit board may be a printed circuit board in particular. The carrier unit is in particular elongated. An "elongated object" is to be understood in particular as meaning an object which has a main extent which is at least 2 times, preferably at least 4 times and particularly preferably at least 10 times greater than an extent perpendicular to it. A "main extension" of an object is to be understood, in particular, as the longest side of a smallest imaginary cuboid which just completely encloses the object, which extends in particular through the center of the cuboid. In particular, the light emission unit has a housing, in which at least partially the carrier unit, the light emission element and the light guide element are arranged. The lighting unit can in particular have a plurality of light-guiding elements, preferably one each per light-emitting element. In particular, the light guide is elongated. In an assembled state of the lighting unit, the light-guiding element extends in particular parallel to a side edge of the device outer housing, preferably the device body and / or the appliance door.

It is further proposed that the built-in household appliance device has at least one operating unit which is provided for operating the lighting unit and which has at least one first operating interface, which is arranged at least partially on and / or in the device outer housing, and which at least one to the first Operating interface corresponding second operating interface, which is at least partially disposed on the lighting unit. An "operating unit" is to be understood in this context, in particular a unit which is intended to control the lighting unit and / or to provide energy. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, it is proposed that at least one of the operating interfaces is designed as a plug connection, in particular as an edge card plug. As a result, the lighting unit can be controlled in a simple manner and supplied with energy.

In a further aspect of the invention, a method for operating a built-in household appliance device with an external device housing is proposed in which at least one area between an external device housing and at least one furniture wall is at least partially illuminated in an installed state of the built-in household appliance device. In particular, a functionality can be improved by the design.

Further advantages emerge from the following description of the drawing. In the drawings, embodiments of the invention are shown. The drawing, the description and the claims contain numerous features in combination. The person skilled in the art will expediently also consider the features individually and combine them into meaningful further combinations.

Fig. 1

Ein System mit einer Umbauung und einem Einbauhaushaltsgerät in einer schematischen perspektivischen Darstellung,

Fig. 2

einen Teil des Einbauhaushaltsgeräts mit einer Einbauhaushaltsgerätevorrichtung in einer schematischen perspektivischen Ansicht,

Fig. 3

einen Teil des Einbauhaushaltsgeräts mit einer Einbauhaushaltsgerätevorrichtung in einer schematischen Schnittansicht,

Fig. 4

einen Teil der Einbauhaushaltsgerätevorrichtung mit einer Ausleuchteinheit,

Fig. 5

eine alternative Ausgestaltung eines Einbauhaushaltsgeräts mit einer Einbauhaushaltsgerätevorrichtung in einer schematischen perspektivischen Darstellung,

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einen Teil der Einbauhaushaltsgerätevorrichtung aus Fig. 5 mit einer Ausleuchteinheit in einer perspektivischen Darstellung und

Fig. 7

eine alternative Ausgestaltung eines Einbauhaushaltsgeräts mit einer Einbauhaushaltsgerätevorrichtung in einer schematischen Schnittansicht.

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Fig. 1

A system with a conversion and a built-in household appliance in a schematic perspective view,

Fig. 2

a part of the built-in household appliance with a built-in household appliance device in a schematic perspective view,

Fig. 3

a part of the built-in household appliance with a built-in household appliance device in a schematic sectional view,

Fig. 4

a part of the built-in household appliance device with a lighting unit,

Fig. 5

an alternative embodiment of a built-in household appliance with a built-in household appliance device in a schematic perspective view,

Fig. 6

a part of the built-in household appliance device Fig. 5 with a lighting unit in a perspective view and

Fig. 7

an alternative embodiment of a built-in household appliance with a built-in household appliance device in a schematic sectional view.

Fig. 1 shows a system with a housing 36a and a built-in household appliance 34a.

The enclosure 36a has a conversion body 38a. The conversion body 38a has a plurality of furniture walls 14a. Furthermore, the construction 36a has a conversion door 40a. The Umbauungstür 40a has a further furniture wall 18a. In a closed state of the conversion door 40a, the enclosure 36a has a gap 16a. The gap 16a is arranged between the furniture wall 14a and the further furniture wall 18a.

The built-in household appliance 34a is designed in the present case as a built-in refrigerator. Alternatively, the built-in household appliance 34a could be configured as a built-in freezer, a built-in freezer, a built-in freezer, a built-in refrigerator freezer, and / or a built-in wine storage cabinet.

The built-in household appliance 34a has a built-in home appliance device. The built-in home appliance device has a device body 42a. The built-in home appliance device has a appliance door 44a. The appliance door 44a closes the appliance body 42a.

Fig. 2 and 3 show a portion of the recessed home appliance device with the appliance door 44a in various illustrations. The built-in home appliance device has an external device housing 10a. The device outer case 10a is provided to restrict an environment of the built-in home appliance device to the outside. The appliance door 44a at least partially forms the appliance outer housing 10a. Furthermore, the device body 42a at least partially forms the device outer housing 10a.

The built-in home appliance device has a device inner housing 46a. The device inner casing 46a is provided to restrict an internal space of the built-in household appliance device. The appliance door 44a at least partially forms the appliance inner housing 46a. Furthermore, the device body 42a at least partially forms the device inner housing 46a.

The device outer casing 10a and the device inner casing 46a close a gap 48a on. The gap 48a is at least partially, preferably foamed to an insulation.

The built-in home appliance device has a lighting unit 12a. In an installed state of the built-in household appliance 34a, the lighting unit 12a is provided to at least partially illuminate an exterior of the appliance outer casing 10a. In the present case, the lighting unit 12a illuminates at least one area between the device outer housing 10a and at least the furniture wall 14a, in particular the gap 16a between the furniture wall 14a and the further furniture wall 18a.

The lighting unit 12a is at least partially disposed on the appliance door 44a. The lighting unit 12a is at least partially disposed on the apparatus outer casing 10a. The lighting unit 12a is at least partially disposed between the appliance door 44a, in particular the appliance outer housing 10a, and the further furniture wall 18a.

The lighting unit 12a is connected to the apparatus outer casing 10a. The lighting unit 12a is positively and / or non-positively connected to the device outer housing 10a. The lighting unit 12a is connected to the apparatus outer casing 10a by means of a screw connection.

Fig. 4 shows a perspective view of the lighting unit 12a. The lighting unit 12a has a housing 52a. The housing 52a is elongated. In an assembled state, a main extension of the housing 52a extends at least substantially parallel to a side edge of the appliance door 44a. The housing 52a has two fixing recesses 50a. The fixing recesses 50a are provided for connecting the illuminating unit 12a to the apparatus outer housing 10a. Alternatively, the housing 52a could be formed integrally with the device outer housing 10a.

The lighting unit 12a has at least one light emitting unit 22a. The light emission unit 22a is at least partially disposed in the housing 52a.

The light emission unit 22a has at least one light emitting element 24a. in the In the present case, the light emitting unit 22a has a plurality of light emitting elements 24a. The light emitting elements 24a are formed as LEDs. Alternatively, the light emitting elements 24a could be formed as OLEDs. The light emission unit 22a has a carrier unit 54a. The carrier unit 54a is elongated. The carrier unit 54a carries the light emitting elements 24a. The carrier unit 54a has a circuit board 56a. The light emitting elements 24a are arranged on the board 56a in a row.

The light emission unit 22a has at least one light guide element 26a. The light-guiding element 26a is provided to couple in light emitted from the light-emitting element 24a and to supply it to an area to be illuminated. The light guide 26a is elongated. The light-guiding element 26a fills the housing 52a at least to a large extent.

The built-in household appliance device has at least one operating unit 28a. The operation unit 28a is provided for operation of the lighting unit 12a. The operating unit 28a is provided in particular for driving and / or powering the lighting unit 12a. The operating unit 28a comprises at least a first operating interface 30a. The first operating interface 30a is at least partially disposed on and / or in the device outer housing 10a. The operating unit 28a has at least one second operating interface 32a. The second operation interface 32a is a corresponding to the first operation interface 30a. The second operating interface 32a is at least partially disposed on the lighting unit 12a. The operating interfaces 30a, 32a are designed as plug connections. The connectors are edge card connectors.

In the FIGS. 5, 6 and 7 Further embodiments of the invention are shown. The following descriptions and the drawings are essentially limited to the differences between the exemplary embodiments, with reference in principle to the same reference components, in particular with respect to components with the same reference numerals, to the drawings and / or the description of the other embodiments, in particular FIGS. 1 to 4 , can be referenced. To distinguish the embodiments of the letter a is the reference numerals of the embodiment in the FIGS. 1 to 4 readjusted. In the embodiments of the characters 5, 6 and 7 the letter a is replaced by the letters b and c.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show a further embodiment of the built-in household appliance device. The present embodiment differs from the previous one at least substantially by an arrangement of a lighting unit 12b of the built-in household appliance device. In the present case, the lighting unit 12b is at least partially integrated in a device outer housing 10b. The lighting unit 12b is disposed in a space 48b between the apparatus outer casing 10b and a device inner casing 46b of the built-in household appliance apparatus. The lighting unit 12b is disposed in a door 44b. In particular, a housing 52b of the lighting unit 12b may be formed integrally with the apparatus outer housing 10b and / or the apparatus inner housing 46b. Furthermore, an operating interface could be dispensed with in the present case.

Fig. 7 shows another embodiment of the built-in household appliance device. The present embodiment differs from the previous ones at least substantially by an arrangement of a lighting unit 12c of the built-in household appliance device. In the present case, the lighting unit 12c is at least partially integrated in the device outer housing 10c. The lighting unit 12c is disposed in a clearance 48c between the apparatus outer casing 10c and a device inner casing 46c of the built-in household appliance apparatus. The lighting unit 12c is disposed in a device body 20c. In particular, a housing 52c of the lighting unit 12c may be formed integrally with the apparatus outer casing 10c and / or the apparatus inner casing 46c. Furthermore, an operating interface could be dispensed with in the present case.

reference numeral

10

Unit outer housing

12

Ausleuchteinheit

14

Möbelwandung

16

gap

18

Further furniture wall

20

device body

22

Light emitting unit

24

Light emitting element

26

light guide

28

operating unit

30

First operating interface

32

Second operating interface

34

Built-in domestic appliance

36

Umbauung

38

Umbauungskorpus

40

Umbauungstür

42

device body

44

door

46

Devices inner housing

48

gap

50

fixing recess

52

casing

54

support unit

56

circuit board

Claims (13)

Built-in household appliance device, in particular built-in refrigerator device, with an external device housing (10a-c) and with a lighting unit (12a-c), which is intended to at least partially illuminate an outdoor area of the device outer housing (10a-c) in an installed state. Built-in household appliance device according to claim 1, characterized in that the lighting unit (12a-c) is provided to illuminate at least one area between the device outer housing (10a-c) and at least one furniture wall (14a-c) Built-in household appliance device according to claim 2, characterized in that the lighting unit (12a-c) is provided to at least partially illuminate a gap (16a) between the furniture wall (14a) and another furniture wall (18a). Built-in household appliance device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lighting unit (12a) is at least partially disposed on the device outer housing (10a). Built-in household appliance device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lighting unit (12b-c) is at least partially integrated in the device outer housing (10b-c). Built-in household appliance device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lighting unit (12a-c) at least partially on and / or in a device body (20c) is arranged, which at least partially the device outer housing (10a-c) is formed. Built-in household appliance device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lighting unit (12a) at least one light-emitting unit (22a-c) comprising at least one light emitting element (24a-c) and at least one light guiding element (26a-c) provided at least for coupling light emitted from the light emitting element (24a-c) to an area to be illuminated. A built-in household appliance device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by at least one operating unit (28a) which is provided for operating the lighting unit (12a) and which has at least one first operating interface (30a) which is at least partially connected to and / or in the external device housing (30a). 10a), and which has at least one second operating interface (32a) corresponding to the first operating interface (30a), which is arranged at least partially on the lighting unit (12a). Built-in household appliance device according to claim 8, characterized in that at least one of the operating interfaces (30a, 32a) is designed as a plug connection. Method for operating a built-in household appliance device, in particular according to one of the preceding claims, with an external device housing (10a-c), in which at least one area between the device outer housing (10a-c) and at least one furniture wall (14a) is at least partially illuminated in an installed state of the built-in household appliance device becomes. Built-in household appliance (34a) with a built-in household appliance device according to one of claims 1 to 9. System with a furniture wall (14a) and with a built-in household appliance (34a) according to claim 11. System according to claim 12, characterized by a further furniture wall (18a), wherein the lighting unit (12a-c) is provided to at least partially illuminate a gap (16a) between the furniture wall (14a) and the further furniture wall (18a).

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