WO2003071206A1 - Housing for a household appliance - Google Patents

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WO2003071206A1
WO2003071206A1 PCT/EP2003/001378 EP0301378W WO03071206A1 WO 2003071206 A1 WO2003071206 A1 WO 2003071206A1 EP 0301378 W EP0301378 W EP 0301378W WO 03071206 A1 WO03071206 A1 WO 03071206A1
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Peter Bauer
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BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/06—Walls
    • F25D23/065—Details
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B32—LAYERED PRODUCTS
    • B32B—LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
    • B32B15/00—Layered products comprising a layer of metal
    • B32B15/04—Layered products comprising a layer of metal comprising metal as the main or only constituent of a layer, which is next to another layer of the same or of a different material
    • B32B15/08—Layered products comprising a layer of metal comprising metal as the main or only constituent of a layer, which is next to another layer of the same or of a different material of synthetic resin
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C63/00—Lining or sheathing, i.e. applying preformed layers or sheathings of plastics; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C63/0004—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
    • B29C63/0013—Removing old coatings
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C63/00—Lining or sheathing, i.e. applying preformed layers or sheathings of plastics; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C63/02—Lining or sheathing, i.e. applying preformed layers or sheathings of plastics; Apparatus therefor using sheet or web-like material
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/06—Walls
    • F25D23/062—Walls defining a cabinet
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2400/00—General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for cooling or freezing apparatus not covered by any other subclass
    • F25D2400/08—Refrigerator tables
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2400/00—General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for cooling or freezing apparatus not covered by any other subclass
    • F25D2400/18—Aesthetic features

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  • the present invention relates to a housing for a large household appliance such as e.g. a refrigerator, a kitchen stove, a washing machine, a tumble dryer, etc.
  • a large household appliance such as e.g. a refrigerator, a kitchen stove, a washing machine, a tumble dryer, etc.
  • Household appliances of this type are conventionally manufactured as built-in appliances or as table-top appliances. In the case of built-in devices, their housing is completely or at least largely covered by furniture elements in the assembled state. The aesthetic design of these hidden surfaces is therefore generally ignored.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a housing for a refrigerator, in which different surface decorations can be implemented simply and inexpensively.
  • the object is achieved in that the walls of the housing are at least locally covered with a colored plastic film.
  • This film is preferably made of a thermoplastic material. This can be made stretchy when the film is pulled up by heating, so that even non-flat parts of the housing can be covered smoothly and without creases.
  • each wall element is preferably individually covered with a piece of the plastic film, so that this does not hinder dismantling of the wall elements for repair purposes.
  • the individual wall elements are preferably covered with the plastic film over their entire visible surface.
  • the housing can be painted under the film in a conventional manner. This makes it possible to produce a household appliance with the housing according to the invention on a currently existing production system without changes to the conventional production steps and specifically to film the film at the request of a customer of the finished device as a final step in its assembly or in one inserted between the conventional assembly steps Step up.
  • the walls of the housing can also be unpainted under the film. If unpainted sheets are used for the manufacture of the housings in the series production of such household appliances, the walls of all devices in the series must be covered with film in order to protect them against corrosion and to ensure a good appearance. By eliminating the painting, however, manufacturing costs can be saved.
  • the film is preferably removably attached to the walls of the housing.
  • a user can easily remove a surface that has become unsightly or no longer pleases to the eye during use and can be replaced or replaced by a new one.
  • the invention also relates to a method for producing a household appliance of the type described above, comprising the steps of producing a plastic film which bears the decor to be applied and of applying the plastic film to the walls of the household device.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 shows a detail section through part of a side wall and the door of the refrigeration device from FIG. 1 according to a first embodiment of the invention
  • Fig. 3 is a partial section analogous to FIG. 2 according to a second embodiment.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a table top refrigerator according to the invention.
  • the housing of the table-top refrigerator is constructed from a box-shaped housing body 1 with two side walls 2, a cover plate 3 and a rear wall and a door 4 pivotably attached to an opening of the housing body.
  • the walls of the housing body 1 and the door 4 each have a multi-layer structure, which in Fig. 2 can be seen more precisely, with outer wall panels 5 and 6 made of sheet metal and inner linings 7 and 8 made of plastic, which enclose spaces 15 filled with insulating foam.
  • the outer wall panels 5, 6 of the housing body 1 or the door 4 can be painted or powder-coated in a conventional manner; however, it can also only be a matter of cleaned or descaled sheets, in particular no sheet layer of their own.
  • thermoplastic plastic film 9 which is shown in FIG. 1 for the sake of clarity in each case at one corner of the side wall 2 and the door 4, respectively.
  • the outer wall plate 5 and the inner lining 7 of the housing body are connected to one another by a spring strip 10 formed on the edge of the inner lining 7 engaging in a groove 11 which is formed on the edge of the outer wall plate by bending its sheet metal.
  • the film 9 of the outer wall plate 5 extends over its entire exposed surface into the groove 11, where it is clamped between the side wall of the groove 11 and the spring strip 10.
  • the outer wall plate 6 of the door 4 extends over its entire front, its side flanks and, in the form of an edge strip 12, over part of the rear of the body of the door 4.
  • the inner panel 8 of the door 4 e.g. fixed by gluing.
  • the outer wall panel 6 is on its entire exposed surface, i.e. the front and the side flanks, covered with the plastic film 9, wherein an edge portion 13 of the film 9 engages between the edge strips 12 and the inner panel 8 and is thus protected against unwanted detachment.
  • a magnetic seal 14 is attached along the circumference of the inner panel 7.
  • the painted surface can be exposed in this way, whereby even a device that is several years old has an almost new appearance.
  • a renewed covering of the outer wall panels 5, 6 with a film 19 of the same type as the film 9 is also possible, the edges 20 of the film 19 extending to the inner cladding 7 and 8, respectively, in this covering carried out on the fully assembled device. This is particularly important in the case of unpainted metal sheets in order to prevent condensation water from inside the refrigerator from coming into contact with the metal sheets of the outer wall panels 5, 6.
  • the film 9 itself can be equipped with an adhesive layer over the entire surface.
  • Films suitable for the purposes of the present invention are e.g. B. from Intax GmbH & Co. KG, Oldenburg, marketed under the name "Intax film” as decorative and body protection elements for motor vehicles. They are available in a large number of different colors. The use of multi-colored films, for example with a wood grain imitative decor, is possible.

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The invention relates to a housing for a household appliance, comprising walls (5, 6) that are covered at least locally by a colored plastic film (9).

Description

Gehäuse für ein Haushaltsgerät Housings for a household appliance
Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Gehäuse für ein großes Haushaltsgerät wie z.B. ein Kältegerät, einen Küchenherd, eine Waschmaschine, einen Wäschetrockner, etc..The present invention relates to a housing for a large household appliance such as e.g. a refrigerator, a kitchen stove, a washing machine, a tumble dryer, etc.
Derartige Haushaltsgeräte werden herkömmlicherweise als Einbaugeräte oder als Tischgeräte gefertigt. Bei Einbaugeräten ist im montierten Zustand deren Gehäuse vollständig oder zumindest weitgehend von Möbelelementen verdeckt. Die ästhetische Gestaltung dieser verdeckten Flächen erfährt daher im allgemeinen keine Beachtung.Household appliances of this type are conventionally manufactured as built-in appliances or as table-top appliances. In the case of built-in devices, their housing is completely or at least largely covered by furniture elements in the assembled state. The aesthetic design of these hidden surfaces is therefore generally ignored.
Bei Tischgeräten ist es seit langem üblich, die Gehäuse aus weiß lackierten Blechen zu fertigen. Dies läßt dem Konstrukteur wenig ästhetischen Gestaltungsspielraum; abweichende Lackierungen wären zwar prinzipiell möglich, erfordern jedoch einen hohen Aufwand, dessen Kosten im Vergleich zu den Gesamtherstellungskosten des Gerätes unverhältnismäßig sind.It has long been customary for table-top units to manufacture the housing from white lacquered metal sheets. This leaves the designer with little aesthetic scope; different varnishes would be possible in principle, but they require a lot of effort, the cost of which is disproportionate to the total manufacturing costs of the device.
Aufgabe der Erfindung ist, ein Gehäuse für ein Kältegerät zu schaffen, bei dem unterschiedliche Oberflächendekore einfach und preiswert realisierbar sind.The object of the invention is to provide a housing for a refrigerator, in which different surface decorations can be implemented simply and inexpensively.
Die Aufgabe wird dadurch gelöst, dass die Wände des Gehäuses wenigstens lokal mit einer farbigen Kunststofffolie überzogen sind.The object is achieved in that the walls of the housing are at least locally covered with a colored plastic film.
Diese Folie besteht vorzugsweise aus einem thermoplastischen Material. Dieses kann beim Aufziehen der Folie durch Erwärmen dehnbar gemacht werden, um so auch nicht ebene Teile des Gehäuses glatt und faltenfrei überziehen zu können.This film is preferably made of a thermoplastic material. This can be made stretchy when the film is pulled up by heating, so that even non-flat parts of the housing can be covered smoothly and without creases.
Bei einem aus mehreren Wandelementen zusammengefügten Gehäuse ist vorzugsweise jedes Wandelement einzeln mit einem Stück der Kunststofffolie überzogen, damit diese ein Abmontieren der Wandelemente zu Reparaturzwecken nicht behindert.In the case of a housing assembled from a plurality of wall elements, each wall element is preferably individually covered with a piece of the plastic film, so that this does not hinder dismantling of the wall elements for repair purposes.
Die einzelnen Wandelemente sind vorzugsweise auf ihrer gesamten sichtbaren Oberfläche mit der Kunststofffolie überzogen. Das Gehäuse kann unter der Folie in herkömmlicher Weise lackiert sein. Dies erlaubt es, ein Haushaltsgerät mit erfindungsgemäßem Gehäuse auf einer aktuell existierenden Fertigungsanlage ohne Änderungen an den herkömmlichen Fertigungsschritten zu produzieren und die Folie jeweils spezifisch auf Wunsch eines Abnehmers des fertigen Gerätes als einen letzten Schritt von dessen Montage oder auch in einem zwischen die herkömmlichen Montageschritte eingeschobenen Schritt aufzubringen.The individual wall elements are preferably covered with the plastic film over their entire visible surface. The housing can be painted under the film in a conventional manner. This makes it possible to produce a household appliance with the housing according to the invention on a currently existing production system without changes to the conventional production steps and specifically to film the film at the request of a customer of the finished device as a final step in its assembly or in one inserted between the conventional assembly steps Step up.
Die Wände des Gehäuses können unter der Folie auch unlackiert sein. Wenn bei der Serienfertigung von solchen Haushaltsgeräten unlackierte Bleche für die Anfertigung der Gehäuse eingesetzt werden, so müssen bei allen Geräten der Serie die Wände mit Folie überzogen sein, um sie vor Korrosion zu schützen und ein ansehnliches Äußeres zu gewährleisten. Durch den Fortfall der Lackierung können jedoch Herstellungskosten eingespart werden.The walls of the housing can also be unpainted under the film. If unpainted sheets are used for the manufacture of the housings in the series production of such household appliances, the walls of all devices in the series must be covered with film in order to protect them against corrosion and to ensure a good appearance. By eliminating the painting, however, manufacturing costs can be saved.
Vorzugsweise ist die Folie an den Wänden des Gehäuses abziehbar angebracht. So kann ein Benutzer eine Oberfläche, die im Laufe des Gebrauchs unansehnlich geworden ist oder ihm nicht mehr gefällt, leicht beseitigen und durch eine neue ersetzen oder ersetzen lassen. Außerdem besteht die Möglichkeit, durch Abnahme der alten Folie und durch Aufbringen einer neuen Folie dem Haushaltsgerät kostengünstig ein anderes Aussehen zu verleihen.The film is preferably removably attached to the walls of the housing. In this way, a user can easily remove a surface that has become unsightly or no longer pleases to the eye during use and can be replaced or replaced by a new one. In addition, there is the possibility of inexpensively giving the household appliance a different appearance by removing the old film and applying a new film.
Die Erfindung betrifft auch ein Verfahren zum Herstellen eines Haushaltsgerätes der oben beschriebenen Art, mit den Schritten des Herstellens einer Kunststofffolie, die das aufzubringende Dekor trägt, und des Aufbringens der Kunststofffolie auf die Wände des Haushaltsgeräts.The invention also relates to a method for producing a household appliance of the type described above, comprising the steps of producing a plastic film which bears the decor to be applied and of applying the plastic film to the walls of the household device.
Weitere Merkmale und Vorteile der Erfindung ergeben sich aus der nachfolgenden Beschreibung von Ausführungsbeispielen mit Bezug auf die beigefügten Figuren. Es zeigen:Further features and advantages of the invention result from the following description of exemplary embodiments with reference to the attached figures. Show it:
Fig. 1 eine perspektivische Ansicht eines erfindungsgemäßen Kältegeräts;Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator according to the invention;
Fig. 2 einen Detailschnitt durch einen Teil einer Seitenwand und der Tür des Kältegeräts aus Fig. 1 nach einer ersten Ausgestaltung der Erfindung; und Fig. 3 einen Teilschnitt analog der Fig. 2 gemäß einer zweiten Ausgestaltung.FIG. 2 shows a detail section through part of a side wall and the door of the refrigeration device from FIG. 1 according to a first embodiment of the invention; and Fig. 3 is a partial section analogous to FIG. 2 according to a second embodiment.
Fig. 1 ist eine perspektivische Ansicht eines erfindungsgemäßen Tischkühlschranks. Das Gehäuse des Tischkühlschranks ist aufgebaut aus einem kastenförmigen Gehäusekörper 1 mit zwei Seitenwänden 2, einer Deckplatte 3 und einer Rückwand sowie einer an einer Öffnung des Gehäusekörpers schwenkbar angebrachten Tür 4. Die Wände des Gehäusekörpers 1 sowie die Tür 4 haben jeweils einen Mehrschichtaufbau, der in Fig. 2 genauer zu erkennen ist, mit Außenwandplatten 5 bzw. 6 aus Blech und Innenverkleidungen 7 bzw. 8 aus Kunststoff, die mit isolierendem Schaum gefüllte Zwischenräume 15 umschließen.1 is a perspective view of a table top refrigerator according to the invention. The housing of the table-top refrigerator is constructed from a box-shaped housing body 1 with two side walls 2, a cover plate 3 and a rear wall and a door 4 pivotably attached to an opening of the housing body. The walls of the housing body 1 and the door 4 each have a multi-layer structure, which in Fig. 2 can be seen more precisely, with outer wall panels 5 and 6 made of sheet metal and inner linings 7 and 8 made of plastic, which enclose spaces 15 filled with insulating foam.
Die Außenwandplatten 5, 6 des Gehäusekörpers 1 bzw. der Tür 4 können in herkömmlicher Weise lackiert oder pulverbeschichtet sein; es kann sich aber auch lediglich um gereinigte bzw. entzunderte, insbesondere keinerlei eigene Farbschicht tragende Bleche handeln.The outer wall panels 5, 6 of the housing body 1 or the door 4 can be painted or powder-coated in a conventional manner; however, it can also only be a matter of cleaned or descaled sheets, in particular no sheet layer of their own.
Diese Bleche sind jedes für sich auf ihrer gesamten Oberfläche mit einer thermoplastischen Kunststofffolie 9 überzogen, die in Fig. 1 der deutlicheren Darstellung halber jeweils an einer Ecke der Seitenwand 2 bzw. der Tür 4 abgezogen gezeigt ist.These sheets are each covered on their entire surface with a thermoplastic plastic film 9, which is shown in FIG. 1 for the sake of clarity in each case at one corner of the side wall 2 and the door 4, respectively.
Wie Fig. 2 zeigt, sind die Außenwandplatte 5 und die Innenverkleidung 7 des Gehäusekörpers miteinander verbunden, indem ein am Rand der Innenverkleidung 7 angeformter Federstreifen 10 in eine Nut 11 eingreift, die am Rand der Außenwandplatte durch Umbiegen von deren Blech geformt ist. Die Folie 9 der Außenwandplatte 5 erstreckt sich über deren gesamte freiliegende Oberfläche bis hinein in die Nut 11 , wo sie zwischen der Seitenwand der Nut 11 und dem Federstreifen 10 eingeklemmt ist.As shown in FIG. 2, the outer wall plate 5 and the inner lining 7 of the housing body are connected to one another by a spring strip 10 formed on the edge of the inner lining 7 engaging in a groove 11 which is formed on the edge of the outer wall plate by bending its sheet metal. The film 9 of the outer wall plate 5 extends over its entire exposed surface into the groove 11, where it is clamped between the side wall of the groove 11 and the spring strip 10.
Um die Folie 9 in dieser Weise auf der Außenwandplatte 5 anzubringen, ist es offensichtlich erforderlich, sie vor der vollständigen Montage des Gehäusekörpers, insbesondere vor Einfügen des Federstreifens 10 in die Nut 11 , aufzubringen. Um auch gewölbte Gehäuseoberflächen mit der Folie glatt zu überziehen, kann diese - z. B. mit einem Heißluftgebläse - erhitzt und dann an den erforderlichen Stellen gedehnt werden.In order to apply the film 9 to the outer wall plate 5 in this way, it is obviously necessary to apply it before the complete assembly of the housing body, in particular before inserting the spring strip 10 into the groove 11. In order to smoothly cover even curved housing surfaces with the film, this can - e.g. B. with a hot air blower - heated and then stretched at the required points.
Die Außenwandplatte 6 der Tür 4 erstreckt sich über deren gesamte Vorderfront, ihre seitlichen Flanken sowie, in Form eines Randstreifens 12, über einen Teil der Rückseite des Körpers der Tür 4. An diesem Randstreifen 12 ist die Innenverkleidung 8der Tür 4, z.B. durch Klebung, befestigt. Die Außenwandplatte 6 ist auf ihrer gesamten freiliegenden Oberfläche, d.h. der Vorderfront und den Seitenflanken, mit der Kunststofffolie 9 überzogen, wobei ein Randabschnitt 13 der Folie 9 zwischen den Randstreifen 12 und die Innenverkleidung 8 eingreift und so vor ungewollter Ablösung geschützt ist.The outer wall plate 6 of the door 4 extends over its entire front, its side flanks and, in the form of an edge strip 12, over part of the rear of the body of the door 4. On this edge strip 12, the inner panel 8 of the door 4, e.g. fixed by gluing. The outer wall panel 6 is on its entire exposed surface, i.e. the front and the side flanks, covered with the plastic film 9, wherein an edge portion 13 of the film 9 engages between the edge strips 12 and the inner panel 8 and is thus protected against unwanted detachment.
Eine Magnetdichtung 14 ist entlang des Umfangs der Innenverkleidung 7 befestigt.A magnetic seal 14 is attached along the circumference of the inner panel 7.
Um die Folie 9 zu entfernen, genügt es, sie entlang der Kanten der Innenverkleidungen 7, 8 z. B. an in Fig. 3 mit 16 bzw. 17 bezeichneten Stellen mit Hilfe eines scharfen Gegenstandes zu durchtrennen, um sie anschließend von den Außenseiten der Wandplatten 5 bzw. 6 abzuziehen. Die zwischen einer Außenwandplatte 5, 6 und der Innenverkleidung 7, 8 eingeklemmten Teile der Folie 9 bleiben zurück.To remove the film 9, it is sufficient to z along the edges of the inner panels 7, 8. B. at 16 in Fig. 3 designated points with the aid of a sharp object to then pull them off the outside of the wall plates 5 and 6 respectively. The parts of the film 9 clamped between an outer wall plate 5, 6 and the inner lining 7, 8 remain.
Wenn die Außenwandplatten 5, 6 lackiert gewesen sind, kann auf diese Weise die lackierte Oberfläche frei gelegt werden, wodurch auch ein mehrere Jahre altes Gerät ein fast neuwertiges Aussehen erlangt.If the outer wall panels 5, 6 have been painted, the painted surface can be exposed in this way, whereby even a device that is several years old has an almost new appearance.
Auch ein erneutes Beziehen der Außenwandplatten 5, 6 mit einer Folie 19 des gleichen Typs wie die Folie 9 ist möglich, wobei bei diesem am fertig montierten Gerät vorgenommenen Beziehen die Ränder 20 der Folie 19 sich bis auf die Innenverkleidung 7 bzw. 8 erstrecken. Dies ist insbesondere bei nicht lackierten Blechen wichtig, um zu verhindern, dass Kondenswasser aus dem Inneren des Kühlschranks mit den Blechen der Außenwandplatten 5, 6 in Kontakt kommt.A renewed covering of the outer wall panels 5, 6 with a film 19 of the same type as the film 9 is also possible, the edges 20 of the film 19 extending to the inner cladding 7 and 8, respectively, in this covering carried out on the fully assembled device. This is particularly important in the case of unpainted metal sheets in order to prevent condensation water from inside the refrigerator from coming into contact with the metal sheets of the outer wall panels 5, 6.
Abweichend von dem beschriebenen Ausführungsbeispiel ist es genauso möglich, die freien Enden der Folie 9 unmittelbar an die Übergänge zwischen den Außenverkleidungen 5 bzw. 6 und die Innenverkleidungen 7 bzw. 8 heranreichen zu lassen und an diesen Übergängen z.B. durch Kleben zu befestigen. Hierbei kann die Folie 9 bereits selbst vollflächig mit einer Klebeschicht ausgestattet sein.In a departure from the exemplary embodiment described, it is also possible to let the free ends of the film 9 directly approach the transitions between the outer linings 5 and 6 and the inner linings 7 and 8 and on these To fix transitions eg by gluing. Here, the film 9 itself can be equipped with an adhesive layer over the entire surface.
Für die Zwecke der vorliegenden Erfindung geeignete Folien werden z. B. von der Intax GmbH & Co. KG, Oldenburg, unter der Bezeichnung „Intax-Folie" als Dekorations- und Karosserieschutzelemente für Kraftfahrzeuge vermarktet. Sie sind in einer Vielzahl unterschiedlichen Farben erhältlich. Auch die Verwendung mehrfarbiger Folien, z.B. mit einem einer Holzmaserung imitierenden Dekor, ist möglich. Films suitable for the purposes of the present invention are e.g. B. from Intax GmbH & Co. KG, Oldenburg, marketed under the name "Intax film" as decorative and body protection elements for motor vehicles. They are available in a large number of different colors. The use of multi-colored films, for example with a wood grain imitative decor, is possible.

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1. Gehäuse für ein Haushaltsgerät, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es wenigstens lokal mit einer farbigen Kunststofffolie (9, 19) überzogene Wände (5, 6) aufweist.1. Housing for a household appliance, characterized in that it has walls (5, 6) coated at least locally with a colored plastic film (9, 19).
2. Gehäuse nach Anspruch 1 , dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Folie (9, 19) aus einem thermoplastischen Material besteht.2. Housing according to claim 1, characterized in that the film (9, 19) consists of a thermoplastic material.
3. Gehäuse nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass seine Wände aus mehreren Wandelementen (5, 6) zusammengefügt sind, und dass jedes3. Housing according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that its walls are composed of several wall elements (5, 6), and that each
Wandelement (5, 6) einzeln mit einem Stück der Kunststofffolie (9, 19) überzogen ist.Wall element (5, 6) is individually covered with a piece of plastic film (9, 19).
4. Gehäuse nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass seine Wände (5, 6) unter der Folie lackiert sind.4. Housing according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that its walls (5, 6) are painted under the film.
5. Gehäuse nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass seine Wände (5, 6) unter der Folie unlackiert sind.5. Housing according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that its walls (5, 6) are unpainted under the film.
6. Gehäuse nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Folie (9, 19) an den Wänden (5, 6) abziehbar angebracht ist.6. Housing according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the film (9, 19) on the walls (5, 6) is removably attached.
7. Gehäuse nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Folie (9, 19) als Selbstklebefolie ausgebildet ist.7. Housing according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the film (9, 19) is designed as a self-adhesive film.
8. Verfahren zum Aufbringen eines Dekors an einem Haushaltsgerät, mit den Schritten des Herstellens einer Kunststofffolie (9, 19), die das Dekor trägt, und des Aufbringens der Kunststofffolie auf die Wände (5, 6) des Haushaltsgeräts.8. A method of applying a decoration to a household appliance, comprising the steps of producing a plastic film (9, 19) that carries the decor and applying the plastic film to the walls (5, 6) of the household device.
9. Verfahren nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Aufbringen der9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that the application of the
Folie (19) nach dem Zusammenbau des Geräts erfolgt. Foil (19) after assembly of the device.
10. Verfahren nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Aufbringen der Folie (9) auf einzelne Wandelemente (5, 6) des Geräts erfolgt und die mit Folie versehenen Wandelemente (5, 6) am Gerät montiert werden.10. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that the application of the film (9) to individual wall elements (5, 6) of the device and the film-provided wall elements (5, 6) are mounted on the device.
11. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 8 bis 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Schritt des Aufbringens der Kunststofffolie einen Schritt des Erhitzens und11. The method according to any one of claims 8 to 10, characterized in that the step of applying the plastic film, a step of heating and
Verstreckens der Folie umfasst. Stretching the film includes.
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