EP4015951A1 - Domestic appliance device, a domestic appliance with it and a method for installing a domestic appliance device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention is based on a household appliance device (12a-c), in particular a household refrigeration appliance device, with at least one cover unit (14a-c) which, to protect a household appliance door (16a-c), has a cover element (20a-c) with a receiving contour (22a- c) for receiving at least a part (23a-c) of the household appliance door (16a-c). In order to provide a generic device with improved properties in terms of comfort, it is proposed that the cover unit (14a-c) has a fixing element (24a-c ) for fixing at least on a front side (18a-c) of the household appliance door (16a-c).

Description

State of the art

The invention relates to a household appliance device according to the preamble of claim 1, a household appliance according to claim 13 and a method for assembling a household appliance device according to the preamble of claim 14.

From the pamphlet DE 10 2011007318 A1 a household appliance device designed as a protective strip is already known, which is fixed to a handle contour of a household appliance door. In addition, it has already been proposed that the protective strip is part of the household appliance door and forms at least part of an outer wall of the household appliance door.

The object of the invention is in particular to provide a generic device with improved properties in terms of comfort. The object is achieved according to the invention by the features of claims 1, 13 and 14, while advantageous configurations and developments of the invention can be found in the dependent claims.

Advantages of the Invention

The invention is based on a household appliance device, in particular a household refrigeration appliance device, with at least one cover unit which, to protect a household appliance door, has a cover element with a receiving contour for receiving at least part of the household appliance door.

It is proposed that the cover unit has a fixing element for fixing at least on a front side of the household appliance door.

A configuration of this type can advantageously improve convenience, in particular ease of assembly and/or user comfort. Advantageously, a front side of a household appliance door is protected from signs of wear due to a cover unit and/or at least damage, in particular scratching, by a collision, in particular an impact, on at least one structural unit in particular of the household appliance device and/or the household appliance and/or a wall, for example a room wall and/or an outer wall of the household appliance door . In particular, convenience for a user can possibly be increased in that the cover unit can be installed as an additional unit, advantageously as a retrofit part, on the household appliance door, which is designed as a fully functional household appliance door. By fixing a fixing element on a front side of a household appliance door, better accessibility to a handle of the household appliance door, in particular a recessed grip on the household appliance door, can be ensured.

The household appliance device could be, for example, a cooking device device, in particular an oven device and/or a microwave device and/or a grill device device, a household cleaning device device, for example a dishwasher device or a washing machine device, and preferably a household refrigeration device device, for example a refrigerator and/or freezer device. In an assembled state, the household appliance device preferably forms a subassembly of a household appliance, in particular a large household appliance and preferably a household refrigeration appliance. However, it would also be conceivable for the household appliance device to include the entire household appliance, in particular the entire household refrigeration appliance. The household appliance could be a large household appliance, in particular a large household refrigerator, for example a chest freezer and advantageously a refrigerator and/or freezer, and/or a cooking appliance, for example an oven and/or a microwave and/or a grill, and/or a household cleaning appliance, for example a dishwasher or washing machine.

In particular, the household appliance door is part of the household appliance device and preferably a fully functional household appliance door. However, it would also be conceivable for the household appliance door to be part of the household appliance having the household appliance device. The household appliance could have at least one inner housing and/or one outer housing. In particular, the inner housing is surrounded by the outer housing at least on one side. The domestic refrigeration appliance door advantageously forms at least one side of the outer housing and delimits and/or closes the inner housing at least on one side in a closed state. In particular, the front of the household appliance door is part of the outer housing. As a fully functional household appliance door, insulation of the household appliance door is advantageously enclosed by at least one side of the outer housing, in particular the front side of the household appliance door, and particularly preferably additionally by an inside of the household appliance door.

The inner housing or outer housing could define at least one usable space of the household appliance. In the closed state, at least the household refrigeration appliance door could delimit and/or close the usable space. In particular, a side of the household appliance door facing away from the usable space defines the front side of the household appliance door. The household appliance door could have at least one handle for opening and/or closing the household appliance door. The handle is advantageously designed as a recessed grip in the household appliance door. The handle could be arranged on the front side of the household appliance door and/or an upper side of the household appliance door and/or an underside of the household appliance door and/or particularly advantageously on a side wall of the household appliance door.

The cover unit could provide a stop function and advantageously a stop function for the household appliance door. The cover unit is intended to protect the household appliance door, in particular when the household appliance door is opened, advantageously against a collision with a component, in particular the household appliance device and/or the household appliance and/or a wall, for example a room wall and/or an outer wall of the outer housing . In particular, the cover element protects the household appliance door, in particular the front side of the household appliance door, in the event of an impact on the component and/or the wall.

The cover unit, in particular the cover element, could be at least partially and advantageously completely flexible and/or elastic. In particular, the cover unit can be adapted to a shape and/or a design of the household appliance door, specifically advantageously to a cambered household appliance door. In particular, the cover unit is at least flexible in such a way that a deformation of the cover unit changes a curvature of the cover unit with respect to an extension direction of the cover unit. For example, the coverage unit is at least 2%, advantageously at least 5%, preferably at least 10% and particularly preferably at least 20% along its extent in one direction in a further direction, which is perpendicular to the direction, non-destructively and preferably reversibly bendable and/or deflectable. An elastic cover unit should at least be understood to mean that the cover unit can be deformed repeatedly without the cover unit being mechanically damaged and/or destroyed as a result, and the cover unit automatically returns to a basic shape of the cover unit, in particular after deformation.

The receiving contour of the cover unit is preferably provided to receive a configuration, in particular a shape and/or structure, of the part of the household appliance door. In particular, the part of the household appliance door defines an edge area of the household appliance door, in particular an edge area of the front side with the top of the household appliance door. The receiving contour of the cover element could already have a predefined design, in particular a predefined shape and/or structure and/or dimensions, which advantageously corresponds to the design of the part of the household appliance door. It would be conceivable for the receiving contour of the cover element to be adapted to the edge area of the household appliance door. In particular, the receiving contour follows a geometry of the household appliance door. The cover unit can advantageously be fixed at least partially flush with the part of the household appliance door, in particular the edge region of the household appliance door, in the assembled state by means of the receiving contour of the cover element adapted to the part of the household appliance door. In at least one production process for producing the cover unit, the cover element could already be adapted to the shape and/or the design of the part of the household appliance door such that the receiving contour could accommodate at least part of the household appliance door.

The household appliance door could, for example, be formed at least partially and/or to a large extent from a mineral, for example glass, and/or plastic and/or metal and/or a composite material. The expression “for the most part” should be understood to mean, for example, at least 55%, advantageously at least 65%, preferably at least 75%, particularly preferably at least 85% and particularly advantageously at most 95% of a volume and/or mass fraction. The household appliance door could have a door edging strip on the top. The door end strip is advantageously at least partially and/or largely made of a plastic educated. The front of the household appliance door particularly advantageously has at least one door panel. The door edging strip could close the door panel flush with contact in the edge area of the top of the household appliance door. Advantageously, the edge area of the household appliance door forms the aforementioned part of the household appliance door, which is held by the receiving contour of the cover element.

The fixing element is advantageously arranged on a side of the cover element that faces the household appliance door. In the installed state, the fixing element fixes the cover unit at least on the front side of the household appliance door, in particular in the edge area of the household appliance door. Alternatively and/or additionally, the fixing unit could fix the cover unit on the top of the household appliance door and/or the bottom of the household appliance door and/or the side wall of the household appliance door. For example, the fixing unit could fix the cover unit to at least the front side of the household appliance door, in particular the door panel, by means of a material-to-material and/or non-positive and/or positive connection. The assembled state is a state in which the fixing element, in contrast to an unassembled state, fixes the cover unit at least on the front side of the household appliance door. In the unassembled state, the cover unit and the household appliance door are arranged separately from one another.

The fixing element could fix the cover unit to the door panel on the front side of the household appliance door in such a way that the display element and the door end strip are arranged at least partially and preferably completely at a distance from one another. Alternatively, the cover element could at least partially touch the door end strip in the assembled state.

It would be conceivable for the cover unit to have at least one display element. In particular, the display element is arranged on the cover element. The display element could provide information that can be displayed visually and/or information that changes visually for a user. The information could be either at least one color and/or picture and/or number and/or letter and/or logo and/or brand name. In particular, the changing information could, for example, a film and / or a flashing logo and / or a time and / or display a setting of the household appliance, in particular a cooling temperature of the household appliance.

In the present application, numerals such as "first" and "second" preceding certain terms are used only to distinguish objects and/or to associate objects with one another and do not imply a total number present and/or ranking of objects. In particular, a "second object" does not necessarily imply the existence of a "first object". Furthermore, here and in the following, “provided” should be understood to mean specially programmed, designed and/or equipped. The fact that an object is provided for a specific function should be understood to mean that the object fulfills and/or executes this specific function in at least one application and/or operating state.

It is also proposed that the fixing element has at least one adhesive for at least partially adhesive connection to the front of the household appliance door. As a result, convenience and efficiency with regard to assembly convenience and/or assembly and/or product and/or work efficiency can be further increased. In addition, additional fixing units, for example screws and/or clamps, for fixing and/or method steps when installing a cover unit on a front side of a household appliance door can be dispensed with. In particular, with a self-adhesive adhesive tape, which is already arranged on the cover unit during production of the cover unit, an additional application of adhesive to the cover element and/or the front side of the household appliance door can be dispensed with

A method for assembling the household appliance device could have a number of partial method steps. In at least a first sub-step of the method for assembling the household appliance device, the cover element could be at least partially adhesively connected to at least the front side of the household appliance door by means of the fixing element. In the installed state, the fixing element fixes the cover element at least partially cohesively, preferably by means of the adhesive, at least to the front side of the household appliance door, in particular the door panel. The adhesive could be an adhesive, for example. The side of the cover element facing the domestic appliance door could be at least partially coated with the adhesive. the glue, the adhesive, in particular, is preferably a non-metallic substance intended to join at least two elements by surface adhesion and its internal strength. In at least the method step for assembling the household appliance device, the adhesive could be applied to the side of the cover element facing the household appliance door.

It would also be conceivable for the adhesive to be a self-adhesive adhesive tape, for example double-sided adhesive tape. In particular, the self-adhesive adhesive tape, preferably the side of the cover element facing the household appliance door, is protected by a protective strip in the unmounted state in order to prevent the film from sticking on unintentionally and/or in an uncontrolled manner. In at least the first method step for assembling the household appliance device, the protective strip could be removed from the self-adhesive adhesive tape, in particular the side of the cover element facing the household appliance door, in order to glue the cover element to at least the front side of the household appliance door.

Alternatively and/in addition, it is proposed that the fixing element has at least one magnetic means for at least partial magnetic connection to the front of the household appliance door. In this way, comfort and efficiency with regard to assembly convenience and/or assembly and/or product and/or work efficiency can be improved even further. In addition, flexibility can be increased and mounting of the cover unit can be increased more flexibly in that faster and/or easier and advantageously reversible mounting of the cover unit on a household appliance door can be provided by means of a magnetic connection. Furthermore, additional fixing units, for example screws and/or clamps, for fixing and/or method steps when installing the cover unit on a front side of the household appliance door can be dispensed with.

The cover unit can preferably be connected, in particular reversibly, to the front of the household appliance door by means of the magnetic connection. In particular, in at least a second method step for assembling the household appliance device, the fixing element could magnetically fix the cover unit on at least the front side of the household appliance door. In the installed state, the fixing element fixes the cover element at least partially on the front side of the household appliance door, in particular the door panel, preferably by means of the magnetic means. The door panel could with the fixing element, in particular with the magnetic means, enter into the magnetic connection in at least the assembled state.

In addition, it is proposed that the fixing element is at least partially arranged in the receiving contour. As a result, a particularly compact configuration of a cover unit can be provided, which in turn can reduce production outlay and/or manufacturing costs. In addition, a household appliance door can be prevented from striking a structural unit, in particular the household appliance device and/or the household appliance and/or a wall, specifically advantageously when the wall has an uneven and/or rough surface. In particular, the cover unit has a thickness of at least 0.5 mm, advantageously at least 2 mm, preferably at least 4 mm and particularly preferably at most 10 mm.

If the covering element completely covers the fixing element, comfort can be improved to a maximum in terms of user-friendliness and an unwanted and/or user-unfriendly protrusion of the fixing element under the covering element can advantageously be avoided. In particular, a longitudinal extent of the fixing element is at least 0.5%, advantageously at least 2%, preferably at least 5% and particularly preferably at least 10% shorter than a longitudinal extent of the covering element.

Furthermore, it is proposed that the cover element has at least one chamfer in at least one edge region. In this way, user-friendliness can be further optimized with regard to the integrability of a cover unit on a household appliance door. In addition, the risk of injury to a user and/or a fitter can be reduced by means of the chamfer. In particular, the covering element could have at least one further edge area. The cover element preferably has at least the bevel or radii on the edge area and at least on the further edge area.

In addition, it is proposed that the covering element has at least one first surface element and at least one second surface element, which are arranged at an angle to one another. As a result, user comfort in terms of user-friendliness can be further improved and in particular an area which shows signs of use and/or scratches due to a collision and/or an impact on at least one structural unit, in particular the household appliance device and/or the household appliance and/or a wall, can advantageously be removed from a user's direct field of vision.

The first surface element and the second surface element advantageously enclose an angle between preferably at least 90° and advantageously at most 140°, particularly preferably at most 179°. In particular, the first surface element and the second surface element are located on a side of the cover element that faces away from the household appliance door. The second surface element is arranged at least essentially parallel to the fixing element. The second surface element preferably forms an abutment surface in the event of a collision and/or an impact on at least the structural unit, in particular the household appliance device and/or the household appliance and/or the wall. Only the second surface element could at least have signs of wear and/or scratches due to the collision and/or the impact on the structural unit, in particular the household appliance device and/or the household appliance and/or the wall. Furthermore, it would be conceivable for the display unit to be arranged on the first interface element. The first surface element and the second surface element could form an edge of the covering element. The edge preferably defines an edge area of the covering element, in particular the aforementioned edge area.

The cover element could be designed in several parts. The cover element is advantageously formed in one piece, preferably in one piece. As a result, efficiency in terms of work and/or cost efficiency can be further increased. By means of the one-piece, preferably one-piece, cover element, a simple and quick installation of the cover element on the front side of the preferably fully functional household appliance door can be guaranteed.

The cover element could, for example, be formed at least partially and/or to a large extent from a mineral, for example glass, and/or plastic and/or advantageously a metal, for example aluminum and/or zinc, and/or a composite material. In particular, the first surface element and/or the second surface element could have a different surface finish than the front side of the household appliance door. The term "in one piece" should at least be coherent connected, for example by a bonding process, an injection molding process and/or another process considered appropriate by a person skilled in the art, and/or formed in one piece, for example by being manufactured in a one-component or multi-component casting process and/or by a Manufacture from a single casting and/or in a stamping process from a single blank. “In one piece” is to be understood in particular as being formed in one piece. This one piece is preferably produced from a single blank, a mass and/or a cast, particularly preferably in an injection molding process, in particular a single and/or multi-component injection molding process, and/or in a zinc die-casting process and/or by means of aluminum extrusion. The cover element, and advantageously the complete cover unit, could be produced at least partially and/or to a large extent by means of a 3D printing process, by means of a sheet metal bending process or preferably by means of an injection molding process. In particular, the cover unit can be adapted to a dimension of the household appliance door in a production step for producing the cover unit.

In particular, the cover unit is an elongate unit which can be adapted to at least one at least essentially the entire door width of the household appliance door in at least the production process for producing the cover unit. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, it is proposed that the cover unit for protecting the front side of the household appliance door can be arranged to extend over at least essentially the entire door width of the household appliance door. As a result, convenience in terms of protecting a front side of a household appliance door can be improved to the maximum. In addition, in particular for free-standing household appliances in rooms, impact protection for the household appliance door can be provided for an impact on at least one outer wall of the household appliance. Furthermore, the cover unit can limit an opening angle of the household appliance door and thus optimally prevent the household appliance door from striking the outer wall of the household appliance.

The cover unit advantageously limits an opening angle of the household appliance door. The cover unit could in particular limit the opening angle when the opening angle is at least 180°, advantageously at least 210°, preferably at least 230° and particularly preferably at most 250°. In particular, in the installed state, the cover element abuts against an outer edge when the household appliance door is opened of the outer housing and thus advantageously limits further opening of the household appliance door. In the assembled state, a longitudinal extent of the cover unit could deviate by at most 1%, advantageously by at most 5%, preferably by at most 10% and particularly preferably by at most 20% of the entire door width of the household appliance door. In this context, a longitudinal extension of an object should be understood to mean a direction which runs parallel to a longest edge of an imaginary cuboid which just barely completely encloses the object.

Alternatively, it is proposed that the cover unit for protecting the front side of the household appliance door can be arranged or is arranged at least essentially in the middle of the household appliance door. As a result, increased flexibility can be provided in an arrangement of a cover unit on a household appliance door. In addition, an impact protection for the household appliance door can be provided for an impact on at least one wall, in particular a room wall, but without limiting an opening angle of the household appliance door. In addition, due to a shorter cover unit for at least substantially central arrangement on a front side of the household appliance door, manufacturing costs and/or manufacturing effort can be reduced.

Alternatively, it is proposed that the cover unit for protecting the front side of the household appliance door can be arranged or is arranged at least essentially off-center on the household appliance door. In particular, the cover unit can be arranged on at least one area of the front side of the household appliance door that faces the handle. In this way, a cover unit that is short in the width direction of the door and can therefore be produced inexpensively can be provided, which nevertheless effectively prevents the front side of the household appliance door from coming into contact with a wall, for example a room wall and/or a wall of the household appliance device.

Advantageously, in at least the first and/or the second method step during assembly of the household appliance device, the household appliance device is fixed at least essentially centrally on the front side of the household appliance door, specifically advantageously when the household appliance is positioned in the vicinity of the wall, in particular the wall of the room is. In the assembled state, the cover unit preferably protects the front of the household appliance door in the event of an impact on the wall, in particular the wall of the room, particularly preferably precisely when the household appliance is positioned in the vicinity of the wall, in particular the wall of the room. In the installed state, the cover unit could be arranged at least essentially decentrally on at least the front side of the household appliance door. In the installed state, an arrangement of the cover unit could deviate by at most 1%, advantageously by at most 2%, preferably by at most 5% and particularly preferably by at most 10% from a central arrangement on the front of the household appliance door.

In a further embodiment of the invention it is proposed that the cover unit for displaying a handle of the household appliance door can be arranged in at least one area of the front side of the household appliance door which faces the handle. As a result, user comfort can be increased to the extent that with a household appliance door, which advantageously has a recessed grip on a side wall of the household appliance door instead of an additional external handle, a user can be shown the side from which the user can open the household appliance door. This can be used in particular for household appliance doors with a door hinge change. In addition, impact protection for the household appliance door can be provided for an impact on at least one wall, in particular a room wall and/or an outer wall of the household appliance door, but without limiting an opening angle of the household appliance door. The handle is preferably the previously described handle of the household appliance door, in particular the recessed grip. The area of the front of the household appliance door facing the handle could define an edge area of the front of the household appliance door. In particular, the area of the front of the household appliance door facing the handle extends over at least 2%, advantageously at least 10%, preferably at least 25% and particularly preferably over at most 50% of a longitudinal extent of the front of the household appliance door, in particular the entire door width of the household appliance door.

In order to maximize comfort and/or flexibility, it is proposed that the cover unit be designed as a retrofit part. Convenience and/or flexibility can/can be increased in particular to the effect that a cover unit can be arranged and/or fixed and/or removed from the household appliance door as a separate unit on a fully functional household appliance door according to a so-called "add-one" principle. In addition, easy maintenance of the household appliance device, in particular the cover unit and possibly also the household appliance door, for example simplified and quick cleaning and/or replacement can be provided. In addition, the cover unit can be arranged on at least one front side of the household appliance door and/or removed from at least the front side of the household appliance door without interventions and/or changes to a door construction of the household appliance door. For example, during maintenance and/or replacement of the household appliance door, the cover unit can be removed from the household appliance door and fixed to the household appliance door again after maintenance and/or replacement of the household appliance door.

In addition, the invention is based on a method for installing a household appliance device, in particular a household refrigeration appliance device, advantageously according to one of the preceding configurations, with at least one cover unit which, to protect a household appliance door, has a cover element with a receiving contour for receiving at least part of the household appliance door.

It is proposed that the cover unit is fixed at least on a front side of the household appliance door. This allows a cover unit to be fitted easily, quickly and/or advantageously at a later date to protect a fully functional household appliance door.

The domestic appliance device should not be limited to the application and embodiment described above. In particular, the domestic appliance device can have a number of individual elements, components and units that differs from a number specified here in order to fulfill a function described herein.

drawings

Further advantages result from the following description of the drawing. Exemplary embodiments of the invention are shown in the drawings. The drawings, 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 further meaningful combinations.

Fig. 1

ein als Haushaltskältegerät ausgebildetes Haushaltsgerät mit einer Hausgerätevorrichtung,

Fig. 2

eine Detailansicht der Haushaltsgerätevorrichtung mit einer Abdeckeinheit und mit einer Haushaltsgerätetür in einem montierten Zustand,

Fig. 3

eine weitere Detailansicht der Haushaltsgerätevorrichtung in einer Draufsicht,

Fig. 4

eine Seitenansicht der Haushaltsgerätevorrichtung in dem montierten Zustand,

Fig. 5

eine Schnittdarstellung der Haushaltsgerätevorrichtung in dem montierten Zustand,

Fig. 6

eine Detailansicht der Haushaltsgerätevorrichtung, wobei die Abdeckeinheit einen Öffnungswinkel der Haushaltsgerätetür begrenzt,

Fig. 7

ein schematisch dargestelltes Verfahren zur Montage der Haushaltsgerätevorrichtung,

Fig. 8

eine Haushaltsgerätevorrichtung in einer alternativen Ausführung, welche mittig an einer Haushaltsgerätetür angeordnet ist,

Fig. 9

eine Detailansicht der Haushaltsgerätevorrichtung in einem montierten Zustand mit einer geöffneten Haushaltsgerätetür und

Fig. 10

eine weitere alternative Ausführung einer Haushaltsgerätevorrichtung, welche als Griffanzeige einer Haushaltsgerätetür fungiert.

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a household appliance designed as a household refrigeration appliance with a household appliance device,

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a detailed view of the household appliance device with a cover unit and with a household appliance door in an assembled state,

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a further detailed view of the household appliance device in a plan view,

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a side view of the household appliance device in the assembled state,

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a sectional view of the household appliance device in the assembled state,

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a detailed view of the household appliance device, the cover unit limiting an opening angle of the household appliance door,

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a schematically illustrated method for assembling the household appliance device,

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a household appliance device in an alternative embodiment, which is arranged in the middle of a household appliance door,

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a detailed view of the household appliance device in an assembled state with an open household appliance door and

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another alternative embodiment of a household appliance device, which acts as a handle display of a household appliance door.

Description of the exemplary embodiments

the figure 1 shows a household appliance 10a designed as a household refrigeration appliance with a household appliance device 12a, which has a household appliance door 16a. The household appliance device 12a is presently embodied accordingly as a household refrigeration appliance device. The household appliance door 16a forms at least part 23a of an outer housing 46a of the household appliance 10a. In a closed state, the household appliance door 16a closes at least one interior of the household appliance 10a. In at least one assembled state, a cover unit 14a of the household appliance device 12a is arranged on the household appliance door 16a. In this exemplary embodiment, the household appliance door 16a has a handle 40a designed as a recessed grip. The handle 40a is positioned on a side wall 50a of the household appliance door 16a. The household appliance door 16a is designed as a fully functional door and the cover unit 14a as a retrofit part 44a. Cover unit 14a is arranged on front side 18a of household appliance door 16a to protect a front face 18a of household appliance door 16a from colliding with a structural unit of household appliance device 12a and/or household appliance 10a and/or a wall when household appliance door 16a is opened. In this embodiment, the cover unit 14a is arranged to extend at least essentially over an entire door width 38a of the household appliance door 16a.

the Figures 2 to 7 each show different views of the cover unit 14a in the assembled state figure 5 is a sectional view of the cover unit 14a and the household appliance door 16a.

To protect the household appliance door 16a, the cover unit 14a has a cover element 20a with a receiving contour 22a for receiving at least part 23a of the household appliance door 16a (cf. figures 2 , 4 and 5 ). In this case, the cover element 20a is formed at least partially in one piece. The receiving contour 22a is adapted to a configuration and/or a shape and/or structure of at least part 23a of the household appliance door 16a and accommodates at least part 23a of the household appliance door 16a in the installed state. The household appliance door 16a has at least one door panel 56a, which defines at least the front side 18a of the household appliance door 16a. On an upper side 48a of the household appliance door 16a, the household appliance door 16a has a door closing strip 58a. In the sectional view of the figure 5 it can be seen that the door end strip 58a closes the door panel 56a on the top side 48a of the household appliance door 16a. In the present case, a shape of the door panel 56a defines the part 23a of the household appliance door 16a, which the receiving contour 22a accommodates (cf. figure 4 ).

In a method for assembling the household appliance device 12a, the cover unit 14a is at least partially fixed on the front side 18a of the household appliance door 16a, in this case the door panel 56a. In the installed state, the cover unit 14a is fixed to at least the front side 18a of the household appliance door 16a by means of a fixing element 24a of the cover unit 14a. The fixing element 24a has at least one adhesive 26a for the at least partial adhesive connection to the front side 18a of the household appliance door 16a. In the present case, the adhesive 26a is in the form of a double-sided adhesive tape. Alternatively or additionally, the fixing element 24a at least one Have magnetic means 28a for at least partial magnetic connection to the front side 18a of the household appliance door 16a (cf. figure 5 ). In the installed state, the fixing element 24a fixes the cover unit 14a at least in a non-positive and/or materially bonded manner on the front side 18a of the household appliance door 16a. The sectional view of figure 5 shows that the fixing element 24a is at least partially arranged in the receiving contour 22a. In this case, the cover element 20a completely covers the fixing element 24a, so that the fixing element 24a is positioned hidden behind the cover element 20a for a user in the assembled state (cf. figures 2 and 3 ). In the present case, in at least a first method step 52a for assembling the household appliance device 12a, a protective strip of the adhesive 26a is removed from the adhesive 26a embodied as a double-sided adhesive tape. In at least a second method step 54a for assembling the household appliance device 12a, the cover element 20a is pressed against the front side 18a of the household appliance door 16a, specifically fixed by means of at least the adhesive 26a.

In the present case, the cover unit 14a is arranged without contact with the door end strip 58a. In the assembled state, the cover element 20a is fixed by means of the fixing element 24a on the front side 18a of the household appliance door 16a in such a way that there is a small gap 60a between the door end strip 58a and a top side 66a of the cover element 20a. Consequently, in the present case, the upper side 66a of the cover element 20a is arranged at a distance from the door end strip 58a (cf. figures 4 and 5 ).

The cover element 20a has at least one first surface element 34a and at least one second surface element 36a, which are arranged at an angle to one another. The second surface element 36a is intended to abut against at least the structural unit of the household appliance device 12a and/or the household appliance 10a and/or the wall. For this purpose, the second surface element 36a is arranged at least essentially parallel to the fixing element 24a.

The cover element 20a has at least one bevel 32a in at least one edge region 30a. For example, the first surface element 34a and the second surface element 36a form the edge area 30a. In the present embodiment, the covering element 20a has further edge regions in addition to the named edge region 30a, which, however, are also provided with a bevel 32a and therefore only one edge region is labeled with a reference number.

In an open state of the household appliance door 16a, shown by way of example in figure 6 , The cover element 20a protects the front side 18a of the household appliance door 16a from hitting an outer edge 62a of an outer wall 64a of the household appliance door 16a. In this exemplary embodiment, the cover unit 14a limits an opening angle of the household appliance door 16a.

a in figure 7 A schematically illustrated flowchart of the method shows that the second method step 54a is carried out after the first method step 52a with regard to a time course.

In the Figures 8 to 10 further exemplary embodiments of the invention are shown. The following descriptions and the drawings are essentially limited to the differences between the exemplary embodiments, whereby with regard to components, features and functions that remain the same, in particular with regard to components with the same reference numbers, the drawings and/or the description of the other exemplary embodiments, in particular the Figures 1 to 7 , can be referenced. To distinguish between the exemplary embodiments, the letter a is in the reference numerals of the exemplary embodiment in FIGS Figures 1 to 7 suffixed and by the letters b and c in the reference numerals of the embodiments of Figures 8 to 10 replaced.

In the present embodiment, shown in the figures 8 and 9 , a household appliance device 12b is shown. The household appliance device 12b has a cover unit 14b which, in the present case, is arranged centrally on the household appliance door 16b in order to protect a front side 18b of a household appliance door 16b. the figure 9 shows that when the household appliance door 16b is opened, an outer edge 62b of the outer wall 64b of the household appliance door 16b could strike a front side 18b of the household appliance door 16b. In the present case, the cover unit 14b is provided on a room wall to protect the front side 18b of the household appliance door 16b.

the figure 10 shows a household appliance 10c with a household appliance device 12c. The household appliance device 12c has a cover unit 14c. To display a handle 40c of the household appliance door 16c, the cover unit 14c in this exemplary embodiment is arranged in at least one area 42c of the front side 18c of the household appliance door 16c that faces the handle 40c.

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Claims (14)

Household appliance device (12a-c), in particular household refrigeration appliance device, with at least one cover unit (14a-c) which, to protect a household appliance door (16a-c), has a cover element (20a-c) with a receiving contour (22a-c) for receiving at least one part (23a-c) of the household appliance door (16a-c), characterized in that the cover unit (14a-c) has a fixing element (24a-c) for fixing at least on a front side (18a-c) of the household appliance door (16a-c) having. Household appliance device (12a-c) according to Claim 1, characterized in that the fixing element (24a-c) has at least one adhesive (26a-c) for at least partially adhesive connection to the front side (18a-c) of the household appliance door (16a-c). . Household appliance device (12a-c) according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the fixing element (24a-c) has at least one magnetic means (28a-c) for at least partial magnetic connection to the front side (18a-c) of the household appliance door (16a-c ) having. Household appliance device (12a-c) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the fixing element (24a-c) is arranged at least partially in the receiving contour (22a-c). Household appliance device (12a-c) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the covering element (20a-c) completely covers the fixing element (24a-c). Domestic appliance device (12a-c) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cover element (20a-c) has at least one bevel (32a-c) in at least one edge region (30a-c). Household appliance device (12a-c) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cover element (20a-c) has at least one first surface element (34a-c) and at least one second surface element (36a-c) which are arranged at an angle to one another. Household appliance device (12a-c) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cover element (20a-c) is designed in one piece. Household appliance device (12a) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cover unit (14a) to protect the front side (18a) of the household appliance door (16a) can be arranged to extend over at least essentially the entire door width (38a) of the household appliance door (16a). Household appliance device (12b) according to one of Claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the cover unit (14b) can be arranged at least essentially centrally on the household appliance door (16b) to protect the front side (18b) of the household appliance door (16b). Household appliance device (12c) according to one of Claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the cover unit (14c) for displaying a handle (40c) of the household appliance door (16c) in at least one area (42c) of the front side (18c ) the household appliance door (16c) can be arranged. Domestic appliance device (12a-c) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cover unit (14a-c) is designed as a retrofit part (44a-c). Household appliance (10a-c), in particular household refrigeration appliance, with a household appliance device (12a-c) according to one of the preceding claims. Method for assembling a household appliance device (12a-c), in particular a household refrigerating appliance device, in particular according to one of Claims 1 to 12, with at least one cover unit (14a-c) which, to protect a household appliance door (16a-c), has a cover element (20a-c ) with a receiving contour (22a-c) for receiving at least a part (23a-c) of the household appliance door (16a-c), characterized in that the cover unit (14a-c) at least on a front side (18a-c) of the household appliance door (16a-c) is fixed.

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