EP4155635A1 - Domestic appliance device, domestic appliance and method for assembling and / or operating a domestic appliance device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention is based on a household appliance device (12), in particular a household refrigerating appliance device, with a cable routing system (15) for mounting on a front side (19) of a household appliance body (18) and for guiding a cable (14) from the household appliance body (18) to a Household appliance door (20). In order to provide a generic device with improved properties in terms of construction, it is proposed that the cable routing system (15) in a mounted state on a side (21) facing the household appliance body (18) has a guide element (23) for at least sections Having guidance of the cable (14) along the front side (19) of the household appliance body (18).

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 14 and a method for installing and/or operating a household appliance device according to claim 15.

A household appliance body and a cable routing system for guiding a cable from the household appliance body to a household appliance door are already known from the prior art, with the cable routing system guiding the cable out of the front side perpendicularly to a front side of the household appliance body, specifically along a depth direction of the household appliance body.

The object of the invention is in particular to provide a generic device with improved properties in terms of construction. The object is achieved according to the invention by the features of claims 1, 14 and 15, 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 refrigerating appliance device, with a cable routing system for mounting on a front side of a household appliance body and for routing a cable from the household appliance body to a household appliance door.

It is proposed that the cable routing system in an assembled state has a guide element for guiding the cable at least in sections along the front side, in particular parallel to a width and/or height direction, of the household appliance body on a side facing the household appliance body.

Such a configuration can advantageously improve a construction, specifically for guiding a cable. Furthermore, by means of a proposed cable routing system, convenience, in particular user comfort, can be increased and a high level of security can be ensured. In this way, damage to the cable, in particular kinking of the cable, can be avoided. In addition, uncontrolled removal, in particular tearing out, of the cable from a household appliance door and/or a household appliance body can be prevented. As a result, it is advantageously possible to avoid short circuits, which could lead to considerable damage to electronic assemblies and electronic components. Furthermore, the cable can be routed from the body of the household appliance to a household appliance door unit by means of the cable routing system, preferably without kinks and without damage, even during an opening and/or closing movement of the household appliance door. Furthermore, by routing the cable at least in sections along a front side of the body of the household appliance, the cable can advantageously be routed out of the body of the household appliance and to the door unit of the household appliance in a non-destructive manner, with the cable routing system being able to reduce a bending load, in particular a bending angle, of the cable. In addition, a strain relief for the cable can be provided. This in turn can reduce wear on the cable. In addition, the comfort, specifically the user comfort, can be increased to the extent that the cable is arranged at least partially and preferably completely concealed for a user on the front side when routed along the front side. In addition, convenience and flexibility can be increased with regard to a door hinge change, since the cable routing system can be used both for a right hinge of the household appliance door on the household appliance body and for a left hinge of the household appliance door on the household appliance body.

The household appliance device could be, for example, a cooking appliance device, in particular an oven device and/or a microwave device and/or a grill device, a household cleaning appliance device, for example a dishwasher device and/or a washing machine device and/or a dryer device, and preferably a household refrigerator 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 and/or the household appliance device is intended in particular for use and/or for use in a household. The household appliance could be a built-in household appliance and/or household furniture. The household appliance device could be embodied as a built-in household appliance device and/or as a household furniture device. The household appliance could be a small household appliance and preferably 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 and/or washing machine and/or a dryer.

Alternatively, it would be conceivable for the household appliance device to form a kit for assembling at least part of the household appliance. The kit could, for example, be provided for the adaptation and/or for the manufacture of at least part of the household appliance. The household appliance device is particularly preferably provided for assembling, in particular finishing, the body of the household appliance and/or the door of the household appliance. In the assembled state, the household appliance device can provide a finished, in particular fully functional household appliance door that can be used by a user on the household appliance body and/or a finished and fully functional household appliance body for at least the household appliance. In addition, the household appliance device functioning as a kit, in particular the cable routing system, could also be used for other household appliances and/or household installations already mentioned above, for example for household cabinet installations.

The household appliance device and/or the household appliance is/are advantageously provided for storing stored goods in a usable space. The stored goods are in particular embodied as any stored goods preferably arranged and/or to be arranged in the household appliance, in particular as consumer goods and/or advantageously as consumables, preferably food. Alternatively, the stored goods could also be at least cosmetic and/or medical goods. In a particularly advantageous manner, the domestic refrigeration appliance is intended to store the stored goods, in particular refrigerated goods such as beverages, vegetables, fruit, meat, fish, milk and/or milk products, to be cooled in the utility space, in particular in order to ensure that the stored goods last longer. The usable space could be divided into a number of partial usable spaces which, for example, could be cooled to different temperatures, at least in the operating state. The usable space or at least a partial usable space could form a refrigerated compartment or a freezer compartment of the household refrigeration appliance.

The household appliance could have an inner housing and/or an outer housing. In particular, the inner housing is surrounded by the outer housing at least on one side. The household appliance and/or the household appliance device preferably has the household appliance body, it being possible for the household appliance body to at least partially form the outer housing. It would be conceivable for the household appliance door to define at least one side of the outer housing and, in a closed state, to delimit and/or close the usable space of the household appliance, in particular the body of the household appliance, at least on one side. In particular, at least one door front side of the household appliance door is part of the outer housing. The front of the door can face the user when the household appliance door is in the assembled and closed state. The household appliance door can have at least one narrow side. The household appliance door preferably has at least four narrow sides. The household appliance door can have an upper narrow side and/or a lower narrow side, the upper narrow side and the lower narrow side advantageously being arranged opposite one another and parallel to one another. Alternatively and/or additionally, the household appliance door could have at least one lateral narrow side. In particular, at least the lateral narrow side is connected to the upper narrow side and/or the lower narrow side. At least the narrow side can be part of the outer housing. On a side of the household appliance door opposite the front side of the door, the household appliance door can have an inside which faces the body in the installed state. The inside can be part of the inner housing. The inner housing and/or the outer housing could/could at least define the usable space of the household appliance.

The closed state is preferably a state in which the household appliance door strikes the body of the household appliance, in contrast to an open state of the household appliance door. In the open state, the usable space is at least partially and preferably completely accessible to the user. The household appliance door is preferably part of the household appliance device, in particular of the household appliance. The household appliance door and/or the body of the household appliance could 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 body of the household appliance can have an inner liner, which is part of the inner housing and at least partially delimits the usable space. In particular, the inner liner delimits the usable space at least on one side. The inner liner is preferably a housing, in particular a plastic housing, which delimits the usable space at least on three, advantageously at least on five and preferably on six sides, which could include a particularly trough-shaped and/or box-shaped inner housing box. In particular, the inner housing includes an inner housing cover. The inner liner could be closed at least on one side by the inner housing cover. The inner housing cover is advantageously part of the household appliance door. The body of the household appliance has the front side which faces the household appliance door in the assembled state. In particular, in the assembled state and in the closed state, the front side and the inside of the household appliance door are sides facing one another. In particular, the household appliance body has a front flange. The front flange can be part of the front panel. Furthermore, the front side can be designed as a front flange. In the closed state of the household appliance door, a seal of the household appliance door is advantageously at least partially in contact with the front flange. Alternatively and/or additionally, the body of the household appliance, in particular the outer housing, can have at least one outer wall which preferably at least partially surrounds the inner liner. The body of the household appliance preferably has a top wall, a bottom wall and/or at least one side wall.

The household appliance door, which is in particular rotatably hinged about at least one door axis of rotation, could be arranged on the household appliance body, with the household appliance door preferably being hinged on the household appliance body in the assembled state. In particular, the household appliance door can be opened and/or closed rotatable about at least the door axis of rotation. In the closed state, the household appliance door covers an opening plane of the household appliance body, in particular the household appliance, advantageously by arranging and/or aligning the household appliance door at least essentially parallel to the opening plane, with an at least essentially parallel direction to the opening plane deviating by less than 10 %, preferably less than 5% and particularly preferably less than 2% from a direction of the opening plane. In the open state, the household appliance door could have a maximum opening angle of at least 90°, advantageously at least 180°, preferably at least 210° and particularly preferably at most 270°, with the opening angle advantageously being measured relative to the opening plane of the household appliance body.

The household appliance device particularly preferably has a hinge, by means of which the household appliance door is attached to the household appliance body. It would be conceivable that the cable routing system is at least partially arranged on the hinge and/or is integrated into the hinge. The hinge and cable management system could possibly be at least partially integral or integral. However, the hinge is particularly preferably designed separately from the cable routing system. The hinge could be a band and/or a hinge, for example. The hinge is preferably designed as a multi-joint hinge, in particular as a multi-joint hinge. The hinge is intended in particular to allow the user to open and/or close the household appliance door relative to the body of the household appliance. In the installed state, the household appliance door is arranged, in particular hinged, on the household appliance body by means of at least the hinge.

The household appliance device could have the cable. The cable could be a mains cable and/or a power supply cable and be provided, for example, to supply power to an electronic component, for example a display unit and/or an operating unit and/or a camera of the household appliance, in particular arranged in the household appliance door. The cable could be designed as a coaxial cable. It would also be conceivable for the cable to be in the form of a data cable and/or a network cable. For example, in the cable, several cores are bundled together to form a thick cable strand that defines the cable. Will be advantageous at a method for assembling the household appliance device, the cable is arranged in one assembly step on at least the cable routing system.

The cable routing system is a system that guides the cable from the body of the household appliance to the door of the household appliance, preferably without kinks. In particular in a method for operating the household appliance device, the cable is routed from the household appliance body to the household appliance door in one operating step, specifically by means of the cable routing system. During an opening and/or closing movement, the cable can advantageously be guided from the household appliance body to the household appliance door without kinks by means of the cable routing system. The cable is preferably routed at least in sections along the front side, namely parallel to the width and/or height direction.

In addition, it might be conceivable that the cable routing system guides the cable at least in sections along a depth direction of the body of the household appliance. Deviating from a vertical exit and/or entry from and/or into the front side of the household appliance body, the cable routing system guides the cable in the mounted state at least in sections along the front side of the household appliance body, advantageously parallel to the width and/or height direction. An object and/or a direction which is/are aligned parallel to another object and/or another direction deviates by less than 10%, preferably less than 5% and particularly preferably less than 2% from an alignment of the further direction and / or arrangement and / or orientation of the other object.

The front side could have a side facing the opening plane and a side facing away from the opening plane. It would be conceivable for the cable routing system to guide the cable in the assembled state at least in sections on the side of the front facing away from the plane of the opening. The cable could possibly be routed within the body of the household appliance, at least in sections, by means of the cable routing system. The cable routing system preferably guides the cable at least in sections along the side of the front side facing the opening side. In the mounted state, the cable routing system preferably guides the cable at least in sections along the front flange. In the assembled state, the side of the cable routing system that faces the body of the household appliance, in particular the front side, is preferably opposite the side of the front side that faces the plane of the opening. The front side is advantageous facing side of the cable management system in the assembled state at least partially on the front.

The guide element can be arranged at least partially and preferably completely on the side of the cable routing system that faces the body of the household appliance, in particular the front side. In particular, the cable is arranged on the guide element in the installed state, for example inserted into the guide element and/or fastened to the guide element and/or held by the guide element. The guide element can include at least one guide groove and/or holding elements for holding the cable. In the mounted state, the guide element guides the cable at least in sections along the front side, in particular along the side of the front side facing the plane of the opening. Particularly preferably, the guide element is arranged on the cable routing system in such a way that in the installed state the guide element guides the cable at least in sections and preferably completely concealed for the user along the front side.

In the present document, numerals such as "first" and "second", which are placed in front of certain terms, only serve to distinguish method steps and/or objects and/or an association between objects and imply no existing total number and/or ranking of the objects and/or the procedural steps. In particular, a "second" object and/or method step does not necessarily imply the existence of a "first" object and/or method step. Furthermore, “provided” here and in the following is to 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.

Furthermore, it is proposed that the cable management system has a panel unit which can be at least partially inserted into the front side. As a result, a construction can be further improved, namely with regard to cable-friendly routing from a household appliance body to a household appliance door. Furthermore, a cable can advantageously be routed from a panel unit along a front side of the body of the household appliance to the door of the household appliance in a cable-friendly manner and protected against kinking and/or damage.

In particular, the cable management system has a modular structure. The panel unit could extend over at least 30%, in particular at least 50%, advantageously at least 60% and preferably at least 80% along a front side width. Viewed in the width direction, the panel unit could be arranged at least essentially in the middle on the front side. A position of the panel unit on the front side could deviate from a central position by less than 10%, advantageously by less than 5% and preferably by less than 1%. The panel unit advantageously includes at least one electronics receiving unit for at least one electronics unit of the household appliance. The electronics unit could include at least one control and/or regulation unit for controlling and/or regulating the household appliance. The body of the household appliance can have at least one panel opening on the front side. The panel unit can advantageously be inserted at least partially into the panel opening. In the installed state, the panel unit can be arranged at least partially in the panel opening. The panel unit preferably has at least one cover element which, in the installed state, covers the panel opening at least partially and preferably completely on the front side. The cover element can be formed at least partially in one piece and preferably in one piece with the electronics receiving unit. Preferably, the entire screen unit is at least partially in one piece, in particular in one piece.

"In one piece" is to be understood as being at least cohesively connected, for example by an adhesive process, an injection molding process and/or another process that appears sensible to a person skilled in the art, and/or formed in one piece, for example by production in one or multi-component casting processes and/or by production from a single cast and/or in a stamping process from a single blank. By "integral" is meant molded 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 one-component and/or multi-component injection molding process, and/or in a zinc die-casting process. The panel unit can be formed at least partially and/or for the most part from a mineral, for example glass, and/or from metal and/or preferably from plastic and/or a composite material. The panel unit could be at least partially and/or largely made by means of a 3D printing process, can be produced by means of a sheet metal bending process or preferably by means of an injection molding process.

Furthermore, it is proposed that the screen unit has a screen element as part of the guide element for at least partially accommodating the cable, in particular parallel to the width and/or height direction. As a result, a particularly cable-friendly and convenient construction can be provided. In addition, such a panel element of a panel unit can be used to further reduce a bending load, in particular a bending angle, of a cable when the cable is routed from a household appliance body to a household appliance door.

The panel element can comprise at least one panel channel for guiding the channel and/or at least one panel holding element for holding the cable on the panel unit. In the installed state, the panel element can accommodate the cable at least in sections. In particular, the cable is arranged in and/or on the panel element in the method for assembling the household appliance device. The screen element preferably extends at least partially parallel to the front side, in particular parallel to the width and/or height direction. In the mounted state, the screen element can be arranged at least partially on the front side, in particular on the side of the front side facing the plane of the opening. The panel element could be part of the cover element. The cable that is inserted at least in sections into the panel element in the installed state can be routed at least in sections along the front side, specifically in front of the front side. In particular, the cover element covers the routing of the cable, at least in sections, in the panel element along the front side.

In order to provide a particularly cable-friendly design, it is proposed that the cable routing system include a cable routing unit which, in the installed state, is connected to the panel unit, in particular reversibly. A construction with particularly flexible and comfortable properties can thus be provided. By means of a cable routing unit, the cable can be optimally protected against kinking and/or damage even when a household appliance door moves relative to a household appliance body by a pivoting movement of the cable routing unit. In addition, due to a reversible connection of the cable management unit with the cover unit when the door hinges are changed, assembly and/or disassembly work for a household appliance device can be reduced.

In particular, the cable routing unit has a modular structure. Preferably, the cable routing unit comprises a first cable routing element and a second cable routing element, which is mounted pivotably relative to the first cable routing element. The cable routing unit could have at least two axes of rotation. In particular, the first cable routing element can be pivoted about a first axis of rotation relative to the body of the household appliance, in particular to the front. When the household appliance door is opened and/or closed, at least the first cable routing element could at least partially follow a movement of the household appliance door, with the first cable routing element pivoting about the first axis of rotation relative to the household appliance body. In the method for operating the household appliance device, in particular in the operating step, the first cable routing element is advantageously pivoted about the first axis of rotation when the household appliance door is opened and/or closed. In the installed state, the first cable routing element can be pivotable about the first axis of rotation relative to the body of the household appliance in a first angular range between 0°, preferably greater than 0°, and 180°, in particular less than 180°. In particular, an angle is measured within the first angle range from the first cable routing element to the opening plane of the household appliance body. The first cable routing element could be connected directly or indirectly to the body of the household appliance, for example by means of a non-positive and/or positive connection, such as a snap-in connection and/or plug-in connection and/or rotary connection and/or screw connection, and/or a bonded connection, for example an adhesive connection and/or welded joint.

The cable routing unit advantageously has a coupling unit for fixing the first cable routing element to the body of the household appliance, in particular to the front side. The coupling unit is preferably designed as a fastening flange which fixes the first cable routing element to the body of the household appliance, in particular on the front side, in the assembled state. In the method for assembling the household appliance device, the first cable routing element can be connected to the fixing unit. The first cable routing element is connected to the coupling unit, in particular in the assembled state. The cable management unit has a first locking unit. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the first latching unit is part of the coupling unit to which the first cable routing element is latchingly connected in the assembled state. In the method for assembling the household appliance device, the first cable routing element can be connected to the first latching unit in a latching manner. The first axis of rotation advantageously runs through the first locking unit. In addition, other non-positive and/or positive connections could also be used to fix the first cable routing element to the coupling unit, such as plug-in connections and/or rotary connections and/or screw connections.

In the assembled state, the first cable routing element is preferably connected to the second cable routing element. In particular, the second cable routing element can be pivoted about the second axis of rotation relative to the first cable routing element. Preferably, when the household appliance door is opened and/or closed, the first cable routing element and/or at least the second cable routing element at least partially follows a movement of the household appliance door, with the second cable routing element performing a pivoting movement about the second axis of rotation relative to the first cable routing element. In the method for operating the household appliance device, in particular in the operating step, the second cable routing element is pivoted about the second axis of rotation at least relative to the first cable routing element when the household appliance door is opened and/or closed. In the mounted state, the second cable routing element can be pivotable about the second axis of rotation relative to the first cable routing element in a second angular range between 0°, preferably greater than 0°, and 180°, in particular less than 180°. In particular, an angle is measured within the second angle range from the first cable routing element to the second cable routing element. The first cable routing element can advantageously be pivoted about the second axis of rotation relative to the second cable routing element and/or relative to the opening plane of the household appliance body when the household appliance door is opened and/or closed.

In order to provide a particularly simple and cable-friendly construction, in particular with regard to fixing the first cable routing element to the second cable routing element, the cable routing unit has a second latching unit which connects the first cable routing element to the second cable routing element in a latching manner. The second axis of rotation advantageously runs through the second locking unit. In the method for assembling the household appliance device, the first cable routing element can be connected to the second cable routing element, advantageously latched by means of the second latching unit. In addition, other non-positive and/or positive connections could also be used to fix the first cable routing element to the second cable routing element, such as plug-in connections and/or rotary connections and/or screw connections. The second locking unit is advantageously part of the second cable routing element.

The first axis of rotation and at least the second axis of rotation are advantageously geometric axes of rotation. A direction of the first axis of rotation and/or a direction of the second axis of rotation points parallel to the direction of the opening plane of the household appliance body in the installed state of the cable routing unit. In particular, the direction of the first axis of rotation is aligned at least essentially parallel to the direction of the second axis of rotation.

The cable routing unit can possibly be at least partially integrated in the hinge. In the mounted state, the cable could be routed at least in sections through the hinge, in particular at least parts of the hinge. It would be conceivable for the cable routing unit to be arranged at least partially below the hinge. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the cable routing unit is arranged at least partially above the hinge.

The cable is preferably wound at least once around at least one of the axes of rotation. In the method for assembling the household appliance device, the cable is advantageously wound at least once around the first axis of rotation and at least the second axis of rotation in the assembly step. In the mounted state, the cable is preferably wound around the first axis of rotation and/or the second axis of rotation at least once, advantageously at least twice and preferably at least three times.

The household appliance device has a cable extension unit which, in the assembled state, is connected to the cable routing unit and is arranged on the narrow side of the household appliance door. The cable routing unit is advantageously provided for routing the cable from the cable routing unit to the narrow side of the household appliance door, in particular to a household appliance door unit. Especially at In the method for operating the household appliance device, the cable is routed in one operating step from the household appliance body to at least the cable extension unit via the first axis of rotation and at least the second axis of rotation, with the cable advantageously being wound at least once around the first axis of rotation and at least the second axis of rotation.

Advantageously, the cable routing unit, in particular the first cable routing element and/or the second cable routing element, has at least one guide web for horizontal routing of the cable. The guide bar is advantageously formed in one piece, in particular in one piece, with the first cable routing element. In the installed state, the guide bar can extend between the first latching unit and the second latching unit. In the mounted state, the cable can be arranged horizontally on the guide bar, in particular run along the guide bar. In the installed state, the cable preferably runs along the guide web from the first axis of rotation to at least the second axis of rotation.

In the mounted state, and in particular in a connected state, the cable routing unit is connected to the cover unit on the front side, in particular on the side of the front side facing the plane of the opening, for example by means of a force-fit connection and/or a form-fit connection, for example a plug-in and/or or screw and/or latching connection, and/or a material connection, in particular an adhesive connection. Alternatively and/or additionally, it would be conceivable for the cable routing unit to be at least partially inserted into the panel opening in the mounted state and in particular to be connected to the panel unit within the panel opening. Particularly preferably, the cable routing unit, in particular the coupling unit, can be reversibly connected to the panel unit, in particular can be separated from the panel unit in a non-destructive manner, preferably in the event of a door hinge change.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the cable routing unit can be attached to the panel unit. As a result, a particularly practical and simple construction can be provided, as well as efficiency in terms of product, assembly and/or disassembly efficiency. Rather, assembly and/or disassembly effort can be reduced and a quicker and easier assembly and/or disassembly of a cable routing unit, for example in the case of a door hinge change, to be provided. In addition, comfort, in particular user and/or assembly comfort, can be increased.

The cable routing unit could have a plug-in element that can be plugged into a mating plug-in element of the panel unit. The mating plug element is preferably part of the cover element. The plug-in element can be part of the coupling unit. The plug-in element is plugged into the mating plug-in element in particular in the assembly method. In the mounted state and in particular in the connected state, the plug-in element can be plugged into the mating plug-in element. The plug-in element could possibly be plugged into the mating plug-in element along the width and/or height direction. The plug-in element can preferably be inserted into the mating plug-in element along the depth direction. In addition, other non-positive and/or positive and/or material connections for fixing the cable routing unit, in particular the coupling unit, to the cover unit could also be used, such as adhesive connections and/or rotary connections and/or screw connections.

The cable routing unit, in particular the coupling unit, could possibly only be connected to the panel unit in the installed state and be free of attachments to the front side of the household appliance body. However, in order to provide a more stable construction, it is proposed that the cable guide unit has a fastening unit for fastening to the front. As a result, a construction can be further improved, specifically with regard to fixing a cable routing unit on a front side of a household appliance body. In addition, efficiency can be provided, specifically in terms of product, assembly and/or disassembly efficiency. Rather, a fastening unit can be used to provide quicker and easier assembly and/or disassembly of the cable routing unit. In addition, comfort, in particular user and/or assembly comfort, can be increased, possibly with regard to a secure and stable fixing of the cable routing unit on the front side.

In particular, the cable routing unit, preferably the coupling unit, is connected to the panel unit and also to the front side in the installed state, in particular by means of the fastening unit. The attachment unit could the cable routing unit, in particular the coupling unit, by means of at least one force-fit and/or a positive connection and/or a material connection, such as a plug-in connection and/or screw connection and/or snap-in connection and/or a rotary connection and/or an adhesive connection, on the front side. The fastening unit preferably comprises at least one screw opening and in particular a screw corresponding to the screw opening for screwing the cable routing unit on at least the front side. Alternatively and/or additionally, the fastening unit can have at least one latching element and/or at least one spike element for fixing the cable routing unit to the front side, by means of which the cable routing unit can be fastened to the front side. In particular, the fastening unit is part of the coupling unit.

In the assembled state, the cable routing unit, in particular the coupling unit, can have a side facing away from the body of the household appliance, in particular the front side, and a side facing the body of the household appliance. The fastening unit is preferably arranged at least partially on the side of the cable routing unit, in particular the coupling unit, that faces the body of the household appliance. At least the latching element could be arranged on the side of the cable routing unit, in particular the coupling unit, that faces the body of the household appliance.

It is also proposed that the cable routing unit has a cable receiving element as part of the guide element for receiving the cable at least in sections, in particular parallel to the width and/or height direction. As a result, a particularly cable-friendly and convenient construction can be provided. In addition, a bending load, in particular a bending angle, of a cable when the cable is routed from a household appliance body to a household appliance door can be further reduced by means of such a cable receiving element of a cable routing unit.

The cable receiving element can be part of the coupling unit. The cable receiving element is preferably arranged on the side of the cable routing unit, in particular the coupling unit, that faces the body of the household appliance, in particular the front side. The cable receiving element can comprise at least one cable routing channel for routing the cable and/or at least one cable holding element for holding the cable on the cable routing unit, in particular the coupling unit. In the installed state, the cable receiving element can at least partially hold the cable to record. In particular, the cable is arranged in and/or on the cable receiving element in the method for assembling the household appliance device. The cable receiving element preferably extends at least partially parallel to the front side, in particular parallel to the width and/or height direction. In the installed state, the cable receiving element can be arranged at least partially on the front side, in particular on the side of the front side facing the plane of the opening. The cable that is inserted at least in sections into the cable receiving element in the installed state can be routed at least in sections along the front side, specifically in front of the front side. In particular, the cable runs in the installed state in the cable receiving element, concealed for the user, along the front side.

In addition, it is proposed that the cable routing unit in the installed state has an inlet for the cable on the side facing the body of the household appliance. This allows a construction to be further improved. Rather, a cable-friendly and convenient construction can be provided. In addition, optimum cable routing from the household appliance body to the cable routing unit can be provided by means of an inlet on a side of a cable routing unit that faces the body of a household appliance. Furthermore, a bending load, namely a bending angle, of a cable when the cable is routed from a household appliance body to the cable routing unit can be further reduced.

In particular, the coupling unit has the inlet. The inlet could be part of the guiding element. Starting from the cable receiving element, the cable could be guided into the inlet along the front side. The assembly procedure involves routing the cable through the inlet. In particular, the inlet is provided to transfer the cable from the body of the household appliance, in particular the front side, into the cable routing unit, advantageously the first cable routing element. In the assembled state, the cable can run from the inlet to the first axis of rotation and advantageously be wound around the first axis of rotation at least once, preferably at least twice.

A particularly practical, compact and cable-friendly construction can be provided if the cable receiving element interacts with the screen element for guiding the cable. In the mounted state, the cable preferably runs at least in sections along the screen element and the cable receiving element along the front. In particular, in the installed state, the cable transitions from the panel element to the cable receiving element or vice versa. In the installed state, the screen element and the cable receiving element can guide the cable together, at least in sections, along the front side.

Furthermore, it is proposed that the cable routing unit and the panel unit in the mounted state, viewed parallel to the front side, are at least partially arranged at least substantially flush with one another. As a result, a construction can be further improved and a particularly cable-friendly routing of a cable along a front side of a household appliance body can be provided. In addition, comfort, in particular user comfort, can be improved to the extent that a particularly flat arrangement of a cable routing unit and a panel unit can be provided at least on the front side.

The cable routing unit, in particular the coupling unit, and the screen unit, in particular the cover element, are preferably arranged at least partially in a plane which is spanned in particular by the width and height direction. A longitudinal axis of the cover element and a longitudinal axis of the coupling unit with respect to the width direction could be arranged at least substantially flush with one another in the assembled state. It would also be conceivable for the cable receiving element and the panel element to be arranged at least partially flush with one another when viewed parallel to the front side in the installed state. An object and/or a direction which is/are aligned at least substantially in alignment with another object and/or another direction deviates by less than 10%, preferably less than 5% and particularly preferably less than 2% an orientation of the further direction and/or arrangement and/or orientation of the further object. A longitudinal axis of the cable accommodating element and a longitudinal axis of the panel element, each with respect to the width direction, could be arranged in one line.

In the mounted state, the cable receiving element and the panel element, in particular a longitudinal axis of the cable receiving element and a longitudinal axis of the panel element, each with respect to the width direction, could be arranged in a straight line parallel to the front side, in particular not offset from one another.

However, it is also proposed that the cable receiving element and the screen element are arranged offset to one another in the installed state, viewed perpendicularly to the front side. A construction can thus be further improved, namely with regard to a more cable-friendly routing along a front side of a household appliance body.

When viewed perpendicularly to the front side, in particular along the depth direction, the cable receiving element could be arranged at least partially in front of and/or behind the screen element. In the installed state, the cable receiving element is preferably arranged behind the screen element, viewed perpendicularly to the front side, with the viewing direction starting from the front side and towards the plane of the opening. An offset between the cable receiving element and the screen element could be, for example, at most 10 mm, advantageously at most 2 cm and preferably at most 5 cm.

Furthermore, it is proposed that the cable routing unit has a further cable receiving element which interacts with a further panel element of the panel unit in the event of a door hinge change. As a result, a particularly flexible and comfortable construction can be provided. Furthermore, when the door hinges are changed, assembly and/or disassembly effort for a household appliance device can be reduced.

The panel unit could at least partially, advantageously at least in relation to the covering element, be of mirror-symmetrical construction. The additional panel element can be part of the cover element. The further screen element and the screen element are preferably constructed identically to one another. The further screen element can be provided in the assembled state and in the case of a door hinge change for at least partially guiding the cable along the front side. The additional cable receiving element can be part of the coupling unit. The further cable receiving element and the cable receiving element are preferably of identical design to one another. The cable receiving element and the further cable receiving element could be arranged one above the other along the vertical direction. A distance between the cable receiving element and the further cable receiving element can be, for example, at most 2 cm, advantageously at most 5 cm and preferably at most 8 cm.

In addition, it is proposed that the cable routing unit is mirror-symmetrical at least with respect to the cable receiving element and the further cable receiving element. A construction can thus be further improved in terms of flexibility, efficiency and comfort. Furthermore, the construction can be used flexibly for changing the door stop of a household appliance door on a household appliance body. In addition, a simple and compact construction can be provided, with product and/or cost efficiency being able to be increased.

In addition, the cable routing unit could be mirror-symmetrical with respect to other structural units and/or components, in particular completely. If the door stop is changed, the cable routing unit, in particular the coupling unit, can be rotated by 180° and the plug-in element can preferably be inserted accordingly into a further mating plug-in element of the panel unit, in particular the cover element.

In addition, the invention is based on a method for installing and/or operating a household appliance device, in particular a household appliance device described above, with a cable from a household appliance body to a household appliance door at least in sections along a front side, in particular parallel to a width and/or height direction , the household appliance body is performed. Such an assembly and/or operating method can provide a high level of convenience, in particular user comfort, and improve the routing of a cable. Furthermore, a high level of safety can be ensured by means of such a construction of a cable routing system, so that damage to the cable, in particular kinking of the cable, can be avoided. In addition, uncontrolled removal, in particular tearing out, of the cable from a household appliance door and/or a household appliance body can be prevented. The cable can thus be guided from the body of the household appliance to the door of the household appliance itself, preferably without kinks and damage, even during an opening and/or closing movement of the household appliance door. Because the cable is routed at least in sections along a front side of the body of the household appliance, a bending load, in particular a bending angle, on the cable can be reduced. This in turn can reduce wear on the cable. In addition, efficiency can be provided, specifically in terms of product, assembly and/or disassembly efficiency.

Rather, assembly and/or disassembly effort can be reduced and quicker and easier assembly and/or disassembly of the cable routing system on the front side can advantageously be provided.

The method for assembling and/or operating the household appliance device could have a number of method steps and/or partial method steps. The method preferably includes at least the assembly step described above and/or the operating step. The assembly step and/or the operating step could in turn consist of several sub-assembly steps and/or sub-operating steps.

The household appliance device and/or the household appliance and/or the method should not be limited to the application and embodiment described above. In particular, the household appliance device and/or the household appliance and/or the method for fulfilling a functionality described herein can have a number of individual elements, components, units and method steps that differs from the number specified herein. In addition, in the value ranges specified in this document, values lying within the stated limits should also be considered disclosed and can be used as desired.

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Further advantages result from the following description of the drawing. In the drawings an embodiment of the invention is shown. 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 als Haushaltskältegerätevorrichtung ausgebildeten Haushaltsgerätevorrichtung in einem montierten Zustand,

Fig. 2

eine Nahansicht der Haushaltsgerätevorrichtung mit einem Kabelleitsystem zur Führung eines Kabels in dem montierten Zustand gemäß Figur 1,

Fig. 3

eine weitere Nahansicht auf eine Frontseite eines Haushaltsgerätekorpus mit Teilen der Haushaltsgerätevorrichtung,

Fig. 4

eine weitere Nahansicht der Frontseite mit der Haushaltsgerätevorrichtung in einem unmontierten Zustand,

Fig. 5

eine Detailansicht des Kabelleitsystems in einem unverbundenen Zustand,

Fig. 6

eine weitere Detailansicht des Kabelleitsystems in einem verbundenen Zustand,

Fig. 7

eine weitere Detailansicht des Kabelleitsystems mit einem an dem Kabelleitsystem angeordneten Kabel,

Fig. 8

einen Türanschlagwechsel des als Haushaltskältegerät ausgebildeten Haushaltsgeräts mit der Haushaltsgerätevorrichtung gemäß Figur 1 und

Fig. 9

ein schematisch dargestelltes Verfahrensfließbild zur Montage und/oder zum Betrieb der Haushaltsgerätevorrichtung.

Show it:

1

a household appliance embodied as a household refrigeration appliance with a household appliance device embodied as a household refrigeration appliance device in an assembled state,

2

according to FIG figure 1 ,

3

another close-up view of a front side of a household appliance body with parts of the household appliance device,

4

another close-up view of the front with the household appliance device in an unassembled state,

figure 5

a detailed view of the cable management system in an unconnected state,

6

another detailed view of the cable management system in a connected state,

7

a further detailed view of the cable routing system with a cable arranged on the cable routing system,

8

a door hinge change of the household appliance designed as a household refrigeration appliance with the household appliance device according to figure 1 and

9

a schematically illustrated process flow diagram for assembly and/or operation of the household appliance device.

Description of the embodiment

The figure 1 shows a household appliance 10 designed as a household refrigeration appliance, which is intended for use in a household and has a household appliance device 12 . In the present case, the domestic appliance device 12 is accordingly designed as a domestic refrigerating appliance device. In the present case, the household refrigeration appliance is designed as a refrigerator. Alternatively and/or additionally, the household refrigeration appliance could also be designed as a chest freezer, freezer, chest freezer, fridge-freezer combination and/or the like.

The household appliance 10 has a household appliance body 18 . In the present case, the household appliance body 18 at least partially forms an outer housing (cf. figure 1 ). The household appliance device 12 has a household appliance door 20 which is rotatably mounted on the household appliance body 18 for opening and/or closing. The household appliance door 20 forms at least part of the outer housing. In an open state, a usable space 70 of the household appliance 10 is accessible to a user (cf. figure 1 ). In contrast to the open state, the household appliance door 20 abuts the household appliance body 18 in a closed state and thus delimits the usable space 70 at least on one side (not shown here). In addition, the household appliance door 20 covers an opening plane in the closed state of the household appliance body 18 (not shown). The body of the household appliance 18 has a front side 19 . The front side 19 comprises a side 93 facing the plane of the opening. In this case, the side 93 facing the plane of the opening is a side of the front side 19 that faces the household appliance door 20.

In order to guide a cable 14 of the household appliance device 12 from the household appliance body 18 to the household appliance door 20, the household appliance device 12 has a cable routing system 15 for mounting on the front side 19 of the household appliance body 18 (see example figure 2 ). The cable routing system 15 has a panel unit 90 which can be inserted at least partially into the front side 19 . In an assembled state, the panel unit 90 is inserted into the front side 19 (cf. figure 1 ). The front side 19 has a panel opening 97 into which the panel unit 90 can be inserted at least partially (cf. figures 1 and 4 ). With respect to a width direction 36, the panel unit 90 is arranged at least essentially centrally on the front side 19 (cf. figures 1 and 3 ). In the present case, the panel unit 90 has an electronics receiving unit 63 for receiving an electronics unit 65 of the household appliance device 12 (cf. figures 4 and 7 ). The electronics unit 65 is presently part of the panel unit 90. The electronics unit 65 is provided for controlling and/or regulating the household appliance 10. The panel unit 90 also has a cover element 32 which, in the installed state, is arranged on the front side 19 and covers the panel opening 97 (cf. FIG. 3).

For the sake of clarity, the representations in the Figures 1 to 9 summarized. The figures 1 and 2 show the household appliance 10 with the cable routing system 15 in the assembled state. while the figure 1 shows a view of the entire household appliance 10 with the household appliance device 12 is the figure 2 a close-up view of the cable routing system 15 arranged on the household appliance body 18 and the household appliance door 20 is shown. The Figures 3 and 4 serve for a better understanding of an arrangement of the cable routing system 15, namely at least parts of the cable routing system 15 on the household appliance body 18, wherein the figure 3 a front view of the front side 19 with at least the aperture unit 90 inserted into the aperture 97 and the figure 4 the cable routing system 15, specifically at least the panel unit 90, in an unassembled state with the household appliance body 18. For a better understanding of a course of the cable 14 from the Household appliance body 18 to the household appliance door 20 was the cable 14 in the figure 2 only indicated schematically. The Figures 5 to 7 close-up views of the cable routing system 15 can be seen, these figures each showing a rear side of the cable routing system 15, which in the installed state faces the front side 19 or is arranged on the front side 19 and/or is inserted into the front side 19. The figure 8 shows the possibility and execution of a door stop change according to the embodiment of the household appliance 10 in figure 1 . In principle, FIGS. 1 to 8 are not true-to-scale representations, but are merely intended to provide a better understanding of the present invention. In the figure 9 a process flow diagram of a method for assembling and/or operating the household appliance device 12 is shown schematically. The assembly and/or operation method could include multiple method steps. In the present case, the method is only described using one method step 100 as an example. Method step 100 can be an assembly step and/or an operating step. In the method for installing and/or operating the household appliance device 12 , the cable 14 is routed from the household appliance body 18 to the household appliance door 20 at least in sections along a front side 19 of the household appliance body 18 .

In the present case, the cable 14 is a camera cable which, in the assembled state, runs from the body of the household appliance 18 to the door of the household appliance 20 (cf. an example figure 2 ). Here, for example, a camera is integrated/arranged in the household appliance door 20, to which the cable 14 is connected, the cable 14 being provided to provide at least one power supply for the camera (not shown).

In the present case, the cable routing system 15 has a modular structure. The cable routing system 15 includes a cable routing unit 16, which is reversibly connected to the panel unit 90 in the assembled state (cf. figures 1 and 2 ). The cable routing unit 16 is provided for guiding the cable 14 from the household appliance body 18 , specifically the panel unit 90 , to a household appliance door unit 24 of the household appliance door 20 . Furthermore, the cable routing system 15 has a cable routing unit 17 connected to the cable routing unit 16 and arranged on a narrow side 86 of the household appliance door 20 for routing the cable 14 further from the cable routing unit 16 Household appliance door unit 24 (cf. figures 1 , 2 and 8th ). In the present case, the cable extension unit 17 is arranged on an upper narrow side 86 of the household appliance door 20 . Alternatively and/or additionally, the cable extension unit 17 could also be arranged on a lower narrow side of the household appliance door 20 (not shown). The household appliance door unit 24 is part of the household appliance door 20. In the present case, the household appliance door unit 24 forms a door end strip of the household appliance door 20 (cf. figures 1 and 2 ). The household appliance door unit 24 is arranged on the narrow side 86 . Alternatively, it would also be conceivable for the cable extension unit 17 to be part of the household appliance door 20 and to close off the household appliance door 20, for example the door edging strip (however, this variant is not shown in the present figures).

In this exemplary embodiment, the cable management system 15 is designed at least partially as a retrofit part for the household appliance body 18 and/or the household appliance door unit 24 . In the present case, the cable routing unit 16 and/or the cable extension unit 17 is designed as a retrofit part. Furthermore, the cable routing system 15 is formed at least partially in one piece, in particular in one piece.

At least figure 2 It can be seen that the household appliance device 12 has a hinge 62, by means of which the household appliance door 20 is attached to the household appliance body 18 and which is designed separately from the cable routing system 15, namely the cable routing unit 16 and the cable extension unit 17. In the present case, the hinge 62 is a multi-joint hinge. The hinge 62 is provided to enable the household appliance door 20 to be opened and closed for at least one user. In this exemplary embodiment, the cable routing unit 16 is arranged at least partially in the vertical direction 38 above the hinge 62 (cf. figure 2 ). Alternatively, the cable management unit 16 could be under the hinge 62 and/or integrated into the hinge 62 and/or at least partially arranged on the hinge 62 .

For a particularly flexible cable routing unit 16 and in order to significantly improve cable routing from the household appliance body 18 to the household appliance door unit 24, rather to the cable routing unit 17, specifically to avoid damage to the cable 14, the cable routing unit 16 has a first cable routing element 30 and a second Cable guide element 34, which pivots is mounted relative to the first cable routing element 30 (cf. figure 2 ). The figures 1 and 2 the open state of the household appliance door 20 can be seen, in which at least the first cable routing element 30 is pivoted out. When the household appliance door 20 is opened and/or closed, the first cable routing element 30 and/or the second cable routing element 34 at least partially follows a movement of the household appliance door 20.

In the present case, the cable routing unit 16 has a first axis of rotation 26 and at least one second axis of rotation 28 (cf. figure 2 ). The first axis of rotation 26 and the second axis of rotation 28 are geometric axes of rotation. A direction of the first axis of rotation 26 and a direction of the second axis of rotation 28 point parallel to the direction of the opening plane of the body of the household appliance 18 in the installed state of the cable routing unit 16. In addition, the direction of the first axis of rotation 26 is at least essentially parallel to the direction of the second axis of rotation 28 aligned (cf. figure 2 ). In the method for assembling and/or operating the household appliance device 12 , the cable 14 is guided over the first axis of rotation 26 and at least the second axis of rotation 28 in method step 100 . In the installed state, the cable 14 runs over the first axis of rotation 26 and at least the second axis of rotation 28. In the method for operating the household appliance device 12, the first cable routing element 30 is rotated about the first axis of rotation when the household appliance door 20 is opened and/or closed in method step 100 26 pivoted relative to the household appliance body 18.

How figure 2 can be seen, the cable routing unit 16 is inserted into the cable extension unit 17 . In this exemplary embodiment, the cable routing unit 17 has at least one groove 92, in which the cable routing unit 16 is inserted and movably mounted along it (cf. figure 2 ). In the present example, the groove 92 has a linear shape and extends essentially parallel to the narrow side 86 . The cable routing unit 16, specifically the second cable routing element 34, in the present case has a mandrel 53 which can be inserted into the groove 92 and which is movably mounted along the groove 92. In the method step 100 the mandrel 53 is inserted into the groove 92 . When opening and/or closing the household appliance door 20, the cable guide unit 16 moves, namely the mandrel 53 along the groove 92.

It would be conceivable for the cable routing unit 16 to be connected directly or indirectly to the body of the household appliance 18 , for example by means of the hinge 62 . The cable routing unit 16 has a coupling unit 52 which connects the first cable routing element 30 to the household appliance body 18 (cf. figure 2 ). In the method for assembling the household appliance device 12 , the cable routing unit 16 is arranged, specifically assembled, on the household appliance door 20 and the household appliance body 18 in method step 100 by means of the coupling unit 52 . The cable routing unit 16 has a first latching unit 54, which is part of the coupling unit 52 in the present case and connects the first cable routing element 30 to the coupling unit 52 in a latching manner in the assembled state (cf. by way of example figure 2 ). In method step 100 in the method for assembling the household appliance device 12 , the first cable routing element 30 is latched to the first latching unit 54 for assembly on the coupling unit 52 . In addition, further non-positive and/or positive connections, such as plug-in connections and/or rotary connections and/or screw connections, could be provided for fixing the first cable routing element 30 to the coupling unit 52 . In the present case, the first axis of rotation 26 runs through the first latching unit 54.

In the present case, the second cable routing element 34 can be pivoted about the second axis of rotation 28 relative to the first cable routing element 30 . When the household appliance door 20 is opened and/or closed, the second cable routing element 34 at least partially follows a movement of the household appliance door 20, with the second cable routing element 34 performing a pivoting movement about the second axis of rotation 28 relative to the first cable routing element 30. In addition, the first cable routing element 30 is pivoted about the second axis of rotation 28 relative to the second cable routing element 34 in the method for operating the household appliance device 12 . When the household appliance door 20 is opened and closed, the first cable routing element 30 performs a pivoting movement about the first axis of rotation 26 and about the second axis of rotation 28 (cf. figure 2 ).

The cable routing unit 16 has a second latching unit 56 which connects the first cable routing element 30 to the second cable routing element 34 in a latching manner. In In the assembled state, the second latching unit 56 latches the first cable routing element 30 to the second cable routing element 34 (cf. figure 2 ). In this exemplary embodiment, the second axis of rotation 28 runs through the second latching unit 56.

figure 2 , which schematically shows the course of the cable 14 from the household appliance body 18 to the household appliance door 20, makes it clear that the cable 14 in the assembled state runs from the household appliance body 18 via the coupling unit 52, specifically wound around the first axis of rotation 26, via the first cable routing element 30 and via the second cable routing element 34, specifically wound around the second axis of rotation 28, to the cable extension unit 17. The cable 14 may be wrapped at least once around the first axis of rotation 26 and at least once around the second axis of rotation 28 . The first cable routing element 30 has a guide web 50 for horizontal guidance of the cable 14 . In the assembled state, the guide bar 50 extends between the first latching unit 54 and the second latching unit 56 (cf. for example figure 2 ). In the assembled state, the cable 14 runs along the guide bar 50 from the first axis of rotation 26 to at least the second axis of rotation 28.

With regard to an improved, more cable-friendly routing of the cable 14 from the cable routing unit 16, namely from the coupling unit 52 to the body of the household appliance 18, the cable routing system 15 in the assembled state has a guide element 23 on a side 21 facing the body of the household appliance 18 for guiding the cable 14 along at least sections of it the front side 19 of the household appliance body 18, specifically parallel to the width direction 36 and/or the height direction 38.

The guide element 23 is arranged at least partially and in the present case completely on the side 21 of the cable routing system 15 facing the body of the household appliance 18, specifically the front side 19 (cf. by way of example figure 7 ). In the installed state, the cable 14 is arranged on the guide element 23 , in the present case inserted into the guide element 23 . In this exemplary embodiment, at least according to figure 7 the guide element 23 is designed as a guide groove. In the assembled state, the guide element 23 guides the cable 14 at least in sections along the front side 19, specifically along the side 93 of the front side 19 that faces the plane of the opening. In the assembled state, the cable routing system 15 is arranged in such a way that in the assembled state the guide element 23 the cable 14 is at least partially concealed for the user along the front side 19, specifically that facing the opening plane Page 93 of front page 19 leads. Sweeping out from the guide element 23, the cable 14 merges into the coupling unit 52 in a manner that is concealed for the user (cf. figure 2 ).

The panel unit 90 has a panel element 91 as part of the guide element 23 for at least partially accommodating the cable 14 (cf. Figures 5 to 7 ). In the present case, the panel element 91 comprises a panel channel for routing the cable 14 on the panel unit 90 and in the assembled state along the front side 19. In the present case, the panel element 91 is part of the cover element 32. In the assembled state, the cover element 32 covers the routing of the cable, at least in sections 14 in the screen element 91 along the front side 19 (cf. figure 2 ). The panel element 91 accommodates the cable 14 at least in sections (cf. figures 6 and 7 ). In addition, the panel unit 90 can also have other non-positive and/or positive connections for fixing the cable 14 to the panel unit 90, such as plug-in connections and/or rotary connections and/or screw connections. In this exemplary embodiment, the panel unit 90 has at least one cable fixing element 72 for fixing the cable 14 to the panel unit 90 (cf. figure 7 ). At least the cable fixing element 72 can be arranged on the cover element and/or the electronics receiving unit 63 and/or, as in the present case, on the electronics unit 65.

The cable guide unit 16 has a cable receiving element 60 as part of the guide element 23 for at least partially receiving the cable 14 (cf. Figures 6 to 7 ). The cable receiving element 60 is part of the coupling unit 52. In the mounted state, the cable receiving element 60 is arranged on the side 21 of the cable routing system 15 facing the body of the household appliance 18, namely the front side 19. Figures 5 to 7 illustrate that the cable receiving element 60 is arranged in the mounted state on a side 25 of the coupling unit 52 facing the front side 19 . In the present case, the cable receiving element 60 comprises at least one cable routing channel for guiding the cable 14. In the installed state, the cable receiving element 60 receives the cable 14 at least in sections (cf. figures 6 and 7 ). In particular, the cable 14 is arranged in and/or on the cable receiving element 60 in the method for assembling the household appliance device 12 .

The cable receiving element 60 interacts with the screen element 91 to guide the cable 14 (cf. figures 6 and 7 ). The cable guide unit 16, namely the coupling unit 52 and the panel unit 90, namely the cover element 32 are in viewed parallel to the front side 19 in the installed state, at least in part at least essentially aligned with one another (cf. figure 4 ). Furthermore, the cable receiving element 60 and the cover element 91 are arranged offset to one another in the installed state, viewed perpendicularly to the front side 19 (cf. figure 7 ).

The Figures 5 and 6 make it clear that the cable routing unit 16, specifically the coupling unit 52, can be connected to the panel unit 90. The cable routing unit 16 can be plugged onto the panel unit 90 . Here shows the figure 5 an unconnected state of the cable management unit 16 with the panel unit 90 and the figure 6 a connected state of the cable routing unit 16 with the panel unit 90. The cable routing unit 16 has a plug-in element 80 which can be connected to a mating plug-in element 82 of the panel unit 90. In the connected state according to figures 6 and 7 the plug-in element 80 is connected to the mating plug-in element 82 .

For fastening the cable routing unit 16 to the front side 19, the cable routing unit 16 has a fastening unit 51 (cf. Figures 4 to 7 ). In the present case, fastening unit 51 comprises at least one screw opening 87 and a screw (not shown) corresponding to screw opening 87 for screwing cable routing unit 16, specifically coupling unit 52, to at least front side 19. Fastening unit 51 also has at least one latching element 88 for fixing the Cable routing unit 16, namely the coupling unit 52 on the front side 19 (cf. Figures 4 to 7 ). In the present case, the fastening unit 51 is part of the coupling unit 52. In the installed state, the fastening unit 51 fixes the cable routing unit 16 on the front side 19 (cf. figure 3 ).

The cable routing unit 16 has an inlet 66 for the cable 14 (cf. figures 2 , 5 to 7 ). In the installed state, the inlet 66 is arranged on the side 21 of the cable routing unit 16 facing the body 18 of the household appliance. In the present case, the coupling unit 52 has the inlet 66 . Starting from the cable receiving element 60, the cable 14 can be guided along the front side 19 into the inlet 66 in the installed state. The cable 14 is routed through the inlet 66 in the method of assembly. The inlet 66 is provided for the cable 14 to be routed from the household appliance body 18 , specifically the front side 19 , into the cable routing unit 16 , specifically the first cable routing element 30 . In the assembled state, the cable 14 runs from the inlet 66 to the first axis of rotation 26 (cf. at least figures 2 and 7 ).

The Figures 5 to 7 show that the cable routing unit 16 has a further cable receiving element 61, which interacts with a further panel element 96 of the panel unit 90 in the event of a door hinge change. For this purpose, the cable guide unit 16, specifically at least the coupling unit 52, is rotated by 180° when the door stop is changed. In order to fasten the cable routing unit 16 to the panel unit 90 in the event of a door hinge change, the panel unit 90 has a further mating plug-in element 83 (cf. figure 7 ). In the case of a door hinge change, the plug-in element 80 is plugged into the other mating plug-in element 83 (not shown).

The additional cable receiving element 61 and the additional panel element 96 route the cable 14 at least in sections along the front side 19 in the event of a door hinge change Figures 5 and 6 ). In the present case, the coupling unit 52 has a mirror-symmetrical design. The cable receiving element 60 is arranged above the further cable receiving element 61 along the vertical direction 38 . The other cable receiving element 61 and the cable receiving element 60 are identical to one another.

Reference sign

10

household appliance

12

household appliance device

14

Cable

15

cable management system

16

cable management unit

17

cable extension unit

18

household appliance body

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front

20

appliance door

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Page

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guide element

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home appliance door unit

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26

axis of rotation

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axis of rotation

30

cable management element

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cover element

34

cable management element

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latitude direction

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height direction

50

guide bar

51

fastening unit

52

coupling unit

53

mandrel

54

locking unit

56

locking unit

60

cable take-up element

61

cable take-up element

62

hinge

63

Electronics receiving unit

65

electronics unit

66

inlet

70

usable space

72

cable fixation element

80

plug-in element

82

mating element

83

mating element

86

narrow side

87

screw hole

88

locking element

90

aperture unit

91

aperture element

92

groove

93

Page

96

aperture element

97

aperture

100

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Claims (15)

Household appliance device (12), in particular household refrigerating appliance device, with a cable routing system (15) for mounting on a front side (19) of a household appliance body (18) and for guiding a cable (14) from the household appliance body (18) to a household appliance door (20), characterized that the cable routing system (15) in an assembled state has a guide element (23) on a side (21) facing the household appliance body (18) for guiding the cable (14) at least in sections along the front side (19) of the household appliance body (18). Household appliance device (12) according to Claim 1, characterized in that the cable routing system (15) has a panel unit (90) which can be inserted at least partially into the front side (19). Domestic appliance device (12) according to Claim 2, characterized in that the screen unit (90) has a screen element (91) as part of the guide element (23) for receiving the cable (14) at least in sections. Household appliance device (12) according to Claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the cable routing system (15) comprises a cable routing unit (16) which, in the assembled state, is connected to the panel unit (90), in particular reversibly. Household appliance device (12) according to Claim 4, characterized in that the cable guide unit (16) can be plugged onto the panel unit (90). Household appliance device (12) according to Claim 4 or 5, characterized in that the cable routing unit (16) has a fastening unit (51) for fastening to the front side (19). Household appliance device (12) at least according to one of Claims 4 to 6, characterized in that the cable guide unit (16) has a cable receiving element (60) as part of the guide element (23) for receiving the cable (14) at least in sections. Household appliance device (12) at least according to one of Claims 4 to 7, characterized in that the cable routing unit (16) in the installed state has an inlet (66) for the cable (14) on the side (21) facing the household appliance body (18). . Household appliance device (12) at least according to Claims 3 and 7, characterized in that the cable receiving element (60) interacts with the screen element (91) for guiding the cable (14). Household appliance device (12) at least according to Claims 2 and 4, characterized in that the cable routing unit (16) and the panel unit (90) are arranged in the assembled state, viewed parallel to the front side (19), at least partially at least substantially aligned with one another. Domestic appliance device (12) according to Claim 9 or 10, characterized in that the cable receiving element (60) and the screen element (91) are arranged offset to one another in the assembled state, viewed perpendicularly to the front side (19). Household appliance device (12) at least according to Claims 3 and 7, characterized in that the cable routing unit (16) has a further cable receiving element (61) which interacts with a further panel element (96) of the panel unit (90) in the event of a door hinge change. Household appliance device (12) according to Claim 12, characterized in that the cable routing unit (16) is of mirror-symmetrical design at least with respect to the cable receiving element (60) and the further cable receiving element (61). Household appliance (10), in particular household refrigeration appliance, with a household appliance device (12) according to one of the preceding claims. Method for installing and/or operating a household appliance device (12), in particular according to one of Claims 1 to 13, wherein a cable (14) from a household appliance body (18) to a household appliance door (20) runs at least in sections along a front side (19) of the Household appliance body (18) is performed.

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