EP3742090A1 - Ensemble de poignée intégrée pour porte de réfrigérateur - Google Patents
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- EP3742090A1 EP3742090A1 EP19176049.5A EP19176049A EP3742090A1 EP 3742090 A1 EP3742090 A1 EP 3742090A1 EP 19176049 A EP19176049 A EP 19176049A EP 3742090 A1 EP3742090 A1 EP 3742090A1
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- door
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D23/00—General constructional features
- F25D23/02—Doors; Covers
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- the present invention generally relates to refrigerator appliances and in particular to a refrigerator appliance with an improved door opening device.
- US 7984955 discloses a refrigerator with a recessed handle of the type above.
- a recess is formed in any one of an upper portion and lower portion of a door and a shield is mounted at a front surface of the door, thus defining a handle.
- the shield also has an aesthetic function in that it contributes to the aesthetic appearance of the door.
- a door opening device is mounted in the recessed handle and is hidden by the shield.
- the shield may either be made as a separate component mounted to the door, or integrally formed with the front wall of the door.
- door-integrated handles comprising a sheet-metal member formed by bending starting from a flat plate in order to obtain a U-shaped profile to be fitted in a door cavity.
- the technical problem underlying and solved by the present invention is therefore to provide a refrigerator appliance with a recessed door handle that allows to overcome the drawbacks mentioned above with reference to the prior art.
- An idea of solution underlying the invention is to provide a door-integrated handle assembly comprising a handle element and a cover element configured to be assembled to one another by way of a combination of snap-fit connectors, as well as guiding ribs.
- the snap-fit connectors comprise a plurality of tabs with respective slots formed on one between the cover element and the handle element, as well as a plurality of teeth formed on the other one between the handle element and the cover element.
- the teeth are received in the slots in an assembled configuration of the door-integrated handle element.
- the guiding ribs are formed on side portions of the handle element and the cover element and behave as rails easing assembly of the cover element onto the handle element and restraining the side portions of the former.
- This configuration allows to easily and precisely fit the cover element onto the handle element and snap it to the latter only when assembly is substantially complete.
- a door-integrated handle assembly according to the invention is generally indicated by reference number 100.
- the door-integrated handle assembly 100 is shown mounted on a refrigerator door D of a refrigerator appliance (not shown), e.g. a bottom-mount refrigerator type, and is associated with the lower edge of the door.
- a refrigerator appliance e.g. a bottom-mount refrigerator type
- the door-integrated handle assembly 100 is shown with reference to a three-dimensional coordinate system.
- a first axis X and a second axis Y that are mutually perpendicular define a horizontal plane, while a third axis Z defines a vertical axis along which the force of gravity acts.
- the door-integrated handle assembly 100 comprises a handle element 110 and a cover element 120 that is configured to be attached to the handle element 110.
- the handle element 110 may be configured as a top or bottom closing element of the door D, defining a cavity to be filled with an insulating foam together with a front wall, a rear wall and a further closing element arranged at the opposite end of the door in the vertical direction Z.
- the handle element 110 extends from the end of the appliance door in the vertical direction Z and includes a cavity 111 where a user can put his/her hand to pull the door open and/or to close it.
- the cavity 111 extends in a longitudinal direction X for almost the whole length of the handle element 110, thus offering a user a wide space to put a hand without any specific space or position restriction.
- the cavity 111 is formed in a body 112 of the handle element 110.
- An end portion 113 of the body 112 in the vertical direction Z forms an appendix configured to be coupled to a front wall and a rear wall of the refrigerator door D to define the cavity intended to receive the insulating foam.
- a plurality of guiding ribs 114 are formed along the periphery of the body 112.
- the cover element 120 is configured as a fascia having a front portion 121 extending in the longitudinal direction X and side portions 122, 123 extending at the ends of the front portion 121 in a transverse direction Y perpendicular to the longitudinal direction X and to the vertical direction Z.
- the cover element 120 has an aesthetic function in that it is meant to be mounted on the periphery of the handle element 110 to provide a smooth surface substantially flush with the surface of the front wall of the refrigerator door D.
- first and second snap-fit connectors having matching shapes are formed along the front sides of the handle element 110 and of the cover element 120.
- the first snap-fit connectors may e.g. comprise a plurality of tabs 124 with respective slots 125 formed on the surface of the front portion 121 intended to face the handle element 110.
- the second snap-fit connectors may e.g. comprise teeth 115 formed on the handle element 110 in the vertical direction at positions corresponding to the positions of the tabs 124. In an assembled configuration of the door-integrated handle element 100, the teeth 115 are received in the slots 125.
- two rows of tabs may advantageously be formed on the cover element 120 at its top and bottom edges in the vertical direction Z.
- Two rows of teeth are correspondingly formed in the top and bottom edges of the handle element 110.
- the tabs might alternatively be formed on the handle element 110 and that the teeth might be formed on the cover element 120.
- snap-fit connectors do not only encompass slotted tabs and teeth described above, but also equivalent components such as e.g. hooks, latches and the like.
- further anchoring means are associated with side portions 122, 123 of the cover element 120 as well as with side portions of the handle element 110.
- first guiding ribs 116 are formed along the sides of the handle element 110 in the transverse direction Y and second guiding ribs 126 are correspondingly formed along each side portion of the cover element 120.
- the first guiding ribs 116 of the handle element 110 are spaced apart from the body 112 in the longitudinal direction X so as to define rails adapted to receive the second guiding ribs 126 of the cover element 120 during assembly. This allows to keep the side portions 122, 123 of the cover element 120 flush with the door sides and to compensate possible deformations of the cover element 120 deriving from its manufacturing process.
- the guiding ribs 116 of the handle portion 110 and those of the cover portion 120 may advantageously feature an L-shaped cross-section, which improves their robustness and ensures a higher assembly precision.
- two parallel guiding ribs are formed on each side of the handle element 110 as well as of the cover element 120. This configuration offers the advantage of a more precise assembly in the vertical direction Z.
- the cover element 120 may be made of the same or a different material compared to the front wall of the refrigerator door and may have the same or a different finishing and/or texture.
- a door opening device may be associated with in the door-integrated handle element 100 and housed in the handle element 110.
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EP19176049.5A EP3742090B1 (fr) | 2019-05-22 | 2019-05-22 | Porte de réfrigérateur |
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EP19176049.5A EP3742090B1 (fr) | 2019-05-22 | 2019-05-22 | Porte de réfrigérateur |
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EP3742090A1 true EP3742090A1 (fr) | 2020-11-25 |
EP3742090B1 EP3742090B1 (fr) | 2023-06-14 |
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Citations (4)
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US20040094560A1 (en) * | 2002-11-18 | 2004-05-20 | Maytag Corporation | Refrigerator handle mounting arrangement |
JP2006194545A (ja) * | 2005-01-14 | 2006-07-27 | Toshiba Corp | 冷蔵庫扉 |
US7984955B2 (en) | 2008-10-28 | 2011-07-26 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd | Refrigerator door opening device and refrigerator having the same |
DE102010028414A1 (de) * | 2010-04-30 | 2011-11-03 | BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH | Kältegerät aufweisend ein Türblatt mit Griffschale |
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AU2008216999B2 (en) * | 2007-10-25 | 2014-11-13 | Aktiebolaget Electrolux | A Handle Assembly |
US8732910B1 (en) * | 2013-02-28 | 2014-05-27 | General Electric Companmy | Appliance handle assembly |
EP3292361B1 (fr) * | 2015-05-06 | 2020-09-09 | Arçelik Anonim Sirketi | Ensemble formant poignée de porte destiné à être utilisé dans un réfrigérateur |
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US20040094560A1 (en) * | 2002-11-18 | 2004-05-20 | Maytag Corporation | Refrigerator handle mounting arrangement |
JP2006194545A (ja) * | 2005-01-14 | 2006-07-27 | Toshiba Corp | 冷蔵庫扉 |
US7984955B2 (en) | 2008-10-28 | 2011-07-26 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd | Refrigerator door opening device and refrigerator having the same |
DE102010028414A1 (de) * | 2010-04-30 | 2011-11-03 | BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH | Kältegerät aufweisend ein Türblatt mit Griffschale |
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