WO2005001351A1 - A handle - Google Patents

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WO2005001351A1
WO2005001351A1 PCT/IB2004/051070 IB2004051070W WO2005001351A1 WO 2005001351 A1 WO2005001351 A1 WO 2005001351A1 IB 2004051070 W IB2004051070 W IB 2004051070W WO 2005001351 A1 WO2005001351 A1 WO 2005001351A1
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handle
recess
channel
gripping portion
handle support
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Tayfun Inal
Nihat Bayiz
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Arcelik Anonim Sirketi
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Priority to EP04744439A priority patent/EP1642071B1/en
Publication of WO2005001351A1 publication Critical patent/WO2005001351A1/en

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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B1/00—Knobs or handles for wings; Knobs, handles, or press buttons for locks or latches on wings
    • E05B1/0015—Knobs or handles which do not operate the bolt or lock, e.g. non-movable; Mounting thereof
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B95/00—Fittings for furniture
    • A47B95/02—Handles
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24C—DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES ; DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F24C15/00—Details
    • F24C15/02—Doors specially adapted for stoves or ranges
    • F24C15/024—Handles
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/02—Doors; Covers
    • F25D23/028—Details
    • 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
    • F25D2400/04—Refrigerators with a horizontal mullion
    • 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
    • F25D2500/00—Problems to be solved
    • F25D2500/02—Geometry problems

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  • This invention relates to a handle which is used in domestic appliances such as refrigerators and ovens, which is easily manufactured and mounted on household appliances.
  • Domestic appliances such as ovens and especially refrigerators, comprise a door handle used for opening and closing their doors.
  • the domestic appliance's door is opened by gripping the handle and various procedures for instance, controlling whether the food in the oven is cooked, taking out goods from the refrigerator etc. are conducted by reaching into the body of the domestic appliance.
  • the handles are composed of one or more parts due the production limitations and aesthetic concerns.
  • the handles, especially made of metal materials, need to be composed of one or more parts to meet the design created with these aesthetic concerns. There is a need to reduce the number of the handle parts, which are manufactured in such a way, and a practical and robust method of mounting these parts.
  • the objective of the invention is to provide a handle which is used in domestic appliances, which is composed of less number of parts and which is simple to mount.
  • Figure 1 - is a perspective view of a domestic appliance.
  • Figure 2 - is a front view of a handle.
  • Figure 3 - is a perspective view of a holder.
  • Figure 4 - is a perspective view of a fixing element.
  • Figure 5 - is a perspective view of a handle support.
  • the handle (4) is mounted on domestic appliances (1), such as refrigerators or ovens, which comprise a body (2) and a door (3) that enables an access into the body (2) and allows the door (3) to be opened thus enabling an access into the domestic appliance (1).
  • domestic appliances (1) such as refrigerators or ovens, which comprise a body (2) and a door (3) that enables an access into the body (2) and allows the door (3) to be opened thus enabling an access into the domestic appliance (1).
  • the handle (4) comprises a gripping portion (5), one or more handle supports (6) that ensure the gripping portion (5) to be mounted on the domestic appliance (1), one or more fixing elements (7) which ensure the handle support (6) to be fixed to the gripping portion (5) and one or more fastening means (8) which ensure the handle support (6) to be mounted on the domestic appliance (1).
  • the gripping portion (5) preferably shaped like a tube, has a recess (9) at one end.
  • the handle support (6) comprises a channel (10) which has a similar shape and structure as the recess (9), where both ends are open and which has an inner diameter (rl) almost the same as the inner diameter (r2) of the recess (9) and a handle support body (11) which is fixed to the channel (10) and onto which fastening means (8) are inserted which ensure the handle (4) to be mounted on the domestic appliances (1).
  • the fixing element (7) comprises a fixing element body (12), which ensures the gripping portion (5) and the handle support (6) to be fixed together in such way that the gripping portion (5) and the handle support (6) are placed end to end wherein the recess (9) and the channel (10) axis are on the same direction and with tight fittingly mounted first to the channel (10) then to the recess (9), and a head (13) which prevents the fixing element body (12) to move along the recess (9) deeper than the desired length.
  • the fixing element body (12) is manufactured in such a way that it has a similar shape to the recess (9) and to the channel (10), that its diameter (r3) is slightly larger, for example, by 0.25 mm, than the inner diameter of the recess (9) and the inner diameter of the channel (10), and that its length (LI) is longer than the channel (10) length (L2).
  • the gripping portion (5), two handle supports (6) and two fixing elements (7) are manufactured respectively. Then, the gripping portion (5), the handle supports (6) are mounted end to end on a fixture wherein the recess (9) and the channel (10) axis are on the same direction and the handle supports (6) are placed at the left and right side of the gripping portion (5). The gripping portion (5) and the handle support (6) are fixed together by ramming the first fixing element (7) first to the channel (10) then to the recess (9) tight fittingly.
  • the gripping portion (5) and the handle support (6) are fixed together by ramming the second fixing element (7) first to the channel (10) then to the recess (9) tight fittingly. Then, the handle (4) taken out of the fixture is mounted on the domestic appliance (1) via fastening means (8).
  • one handle support (6), one fixing element (7) and a gripping portion (5) with a recess (9) on only one end is used.
  • the rotation of the handle (4) around the handle support (6) is prevented by using more than one fastening means (8).
  • the gripping portion (5), the handle support (6) and the fixing elements (7) are parts which have simple production methods and easy mold designs, they provide substantial amount of cost advantage.
  • the gripping portion (5) is manufactured by simply cutting it out from a standard tube at a desired length.
  • the handle (4), which is the subject of the invention it is ensured that the parts are mounted to each other in a simple and in an easy way and that the parts are not separated easily after the mounting.

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Abstract

This invention is related to a handle (4) which could be mounted in a simple and easy way, which comprises a small amount of parts and parts which cannot be separated easily after the mounting.

Description

Description A HANDLE
[001] This invention relates to a handle which is used in domestic appliances such as refrigerators and ovens, which is easily manufactured and mounted on household appliances.
[002] Domestic appliances, such as ovens and especially refrigerators, comprise a door handle used for opening and closing their doors. The domestic appliance's door is opened by gripping the handle and various procedures for instance, controlling whether the food in the oven is cooked, taking out goods from the refrigerator etc. are conducted by reaching into the body of the domestic appliance. The handles are composed of one or more parts due the production limitations and aesthetic concerns. The handles, especially made of metal materials, need to be composed of one or more parts to meet the design created with these aesthetic concerns. There is a need to reduce the number of the handle parts, which are manufactured in such a way, and a practical and robust method of mounting these parts.
[003] In the state of art, DE9409850U German Utility Model, when a handle which includes a tube and two handle supports is manufactured, a channel is opened at the two ends of the tube and while a handle support is fitted inside the tube, an extension of the handle support is fitted into the channel and at the last stage the handle support is fixed to the handle with an additional part.
[004] In the state of art, TR1999-01252 Turkish Patent, when a handle which includes a tube and two handle supports is manufactured, a channel is opened at the two ends of the tube and while a handle support is fitted inside the tube, an extension of the handle support is fitted into the channel and at the last stage the handle support is fixed to the handle by using only a screw without the need of an additional part.
[005] The objective of the invention is to provide a handle which is used in domestic appliances, which is composed of less number of parts and which is simple to mount.
[006] The domestic appliance realized in order to attain the objects of this invention has been illustrated in the attached drawings, wherein;
[007] Figure 1 - is a perspective view of a domestic appliance.
[008] Figure 2 - is a front view of a handle.
[009] Figure 3 - is a perspective view of a holder.
[010] Figure 4 - is a perspective view of a fixing element.
[011] Figure 5 - is a perspective view of a handle support.
[012] The components in the figures have each been numbered corresponding the following: 1. Domestic appliance 2. Body 3. Door 4. Handle 5. Gripping portion 6. Handle support 7. Fixing element 8. Fastening means 9. Recess 10. Channel 11. Handle support body 12. Fixing element body 13. Head
[013] The handle (4) is mounted on domestic appliances (1), such as refrigerators or ovens, which comprise a body (2) and a door (3) that enables an access into the body (2) and allows the door (3) to be opened thus enabling an access into the domestic appliance (1).
[014] The handle (4), the parts of which are all made preferably of metal, comprises a gripping portion (5), one or more handle supports (6) that ensure the gripping portion (5) to be mounted on the domestic appliance (1), one or more fixing elements (7) which ensure the handle support (6) to be fixed to the gripping portion (5) and one or more fastening means (8) which ensure the handle support (6) to be mounted on the domestic appliance (1).
[015] The gripping portion (5), preferably shaped like a tube, has a recess (9) at one end.
[016] The handle support (6) comprises a channel (10) which has a similar shape and structure as the recess (9), where both ends are open and which has an inner diameter (rl) almost the same as the inner diameter (r2) of the recess (9) and a handle support body (11) which is fixed to the channel (10) and onto which fastening means (8) are inserted which ensure the handle (4) to be mounted on the domestic appliances (1).
[017] The fixing element (7) comprises a fixing element body (12), which ensures the gripping portion (5) and the handle support (6) to be fixed together in such way that the gripping portion (5) and the handle support (6) are placed end to end wherein the recess (9) and the channel (10) axis are on the same direction and with tight fittingly mounted first to the channel (10) then to the recess (9), and a head (13) which prevents the fixing element body (12) to move along the recess (9) deeper than the desired length.
[018] In order to mount the fixing element body (12) to the recess (9) and to the channel with tight fittingly, the fixing element body (12) is manufactured in such a way that it has a similar shape to the recess (9) and to the channel (10), that its diameter (r3) is slightly larger, for example, by 0.25 mm, than the inner diameter of the recess (9) and the inner diameter of the channel (10), and that its length (LI) is longer than the channel (10) length (L2).
[019] During the production of the handle (4), first, the gripping portion (5), two handle supports (6) and two fixing elements (7) are manufactured respectively. Then, the gripping portion (5), the handle supports (6) are mounted end to end on a fixture wherein the recess (9) and the channel (10) axis are on the same direction and the handle supports (6) are placed at the left and right side of the gripping portion (5). The gripping portion (5) and the handle support (6) are fixed together by ramming the first fixing element (7) first to the channel (10) then to the recess (9) tight fittingly. In the same manner, the gripping portion (5) and the handle support (6) are fixed together by ramming the second fixing element (7) first to the channel (10) then to the recess (9) tight fittingly. Then, the handle (4) taken out of the fixture is mounted on the domestic appliance (1) via fastening means (8).
[020] In another embodiment of the invention, one handle support (6), one fixing element (7) and a gripping portion (5) with a recess (9) on only one end is used. In this embodiment, as the handle (4) is mounted to the domestic appliance (1) with only one handle support (6), the rotation of the handle (4) around the handle support (6) is prevented by using more than one fastening means (8).
[021] As the gripping portion (5), the handle support (6) and the fixing elements (7) are parts which have simple production methods and easy mold designs, they provide substantial amount of cost advantage. For example, the gripping portion (5) is manufactured by simply cutting it out from a standard tube at a desired length. In the handle (4), which is the subject of the invention, it is ensured that the parts are mounted to each other in a simple and in an easy way and that the parts are not separated easily after the mounting.

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Claims A handle (4) which is used on domestic appliances (1), such as refrigerators or ovens, comprising a gripping portion (5), one or more handle supports (6) that ensure the gripping portion (5) to be mounted on the domestic appliance (1), one or more fixing elements (7) which ensure the handle support (6) to be fixed to the gripping portion (5) and one or more fastening means (8) which enables mounting on the domestic appliance (1), characterized with the a gripping portion (5) which has at least one recess at one end; the handle support (6) comprising a channel (10) which has a similar shape and structure as the recess (9), where both ends are open and which has an inner diameter (rl) almost the same as the inner diameter (r2) of the recess (9) and a handle support body (11) which is fixed to the channel (10) and onto which fastening means (8) are inserted which ensure the handle (4) to be mounted on the domestic appliances (1); and the fixing element (7) comprising a fixing element body (12), which ensures the gripping portion (5) and the handle support (6) to be fixed together in such way that the gripping portion (5) and the handle support (6) are placed end to end wherein the recess (9) and the channel (10) axis are on the same direction and with tight fittingly mounted first to the channel (10) then to the recess (9) wherein, in order to be mounted to the recess (9) and to the channel (10) tight fittingly, the fixing element body (12) is manufactured in such a way that it has a similar shape to the recess (9) and to the channel (10), its diameter (r3) is slightly larger than the inner diameter of the recess (9) and the inner diameter of the channel (10), and that its length (LI) is longer than the channel (10) length (L2), and a head (13) which prevents the fixing element body (12) to move along the recess (9) deeper than the desired length. .
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WO2009004030A1 (en) * 2007-07-04 2009-01-08 Arcelik Anonim Sirketi A handle for a household appliance
WO2012089743A3 (en) * 2010-12-31 2012-08-30 Arcelik Anonim Sirketi A refrigerator comprising a door with a handle
DE102011087756A1 (en) * 2011-12-05 2013-06-06 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Handle for household appliance door e.g. baking oven door, has handle profile designed as tube, and handle supports made of aluminum, and designed as extruded parts or solid bodies, where supports form hollow space
EP3040660A1 (en) * 2014-12-30 2016-07-06 Indesit Company S.p.A. Door handle for a furniture unit, in particular a refrigerator
WO2019194774A3 (en) * 2017-12-26 2020-02-13 Femas Metal Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi Handle for cooking instruments

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FR728224A (en) * 1931-12-14 1932-07-02 Reinforced glass bar for door handles or other similar applications
GB2227786A (en) * 1989-02-03 1990-08-08 Zanussi A Spa Industrie Handles for doors of refrigerating appliances
DE9409850U1 (en) * 1994-06-22 1994-08-04 Metallwerk Sundern Otto Brumberg GmbH & Co, 59846 Sundern Handle for furniture
EP0948275A1 (en) * 1996-12-06 1999-10-13 Bosch-Siemens HausgerÀ¤te GmbH Door handle for furniture unit, specially a refrigerator
US6430780B1 (en) * 1999-12-28 2002-08-13 Lg Electronics Inc. Door handle installation structure of refrigerator
DE20302001U1 (en) * 2003-02-08 2003-04-10 Union Knopf Gmbh Handle for furniture has mounting bases with reduced section connection to handgrip to allow elastic deformation

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FR728224A (en) * 1931-12-14 1932-07-02 Reinforced glass bar for door handles or other similar applications
GB2227786A (en) * 1989-02-03 1990-08-08 Zanussi A Spa Industrie Handles for doors of refrigerating appliances
DE9409850U1 (en) * 1994-06-22 1994-08-04 Metallwerk Sundern Otto Brumberg GmbH & Co, 59846 Sundern Handle for furniture
EP0948275A1 (en) * 1996-12-06 1999-10-13 Bosch-Siemens HausgerÀ¤te GmbH Door handle for furniture unit, specially a refrigerator
US6430780B1 (en) * 1999-12-28 2002-08-13 Lg Electronics Inc. Door handle installation structure of refrigerator
DE20302001U1 (en) * 2003-02-08 2003-04-10 Union Knopf Gmbh Handle for furniture has mounting bases with reduced section connection to handgrip to allow elastic deformation

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WO2009004030A1 (en) * 2007-07-04 2009-01-08 Arcelik Anonim Sirketi A handle for a household appliance
US8517480B2 (en) 2007-07-04 2013-08-27 Arcelik Anonim Sirketi Handle for a household appliance
WO2012089743A3 (en) * 2010-12-31 2012-08-30 Arcelik Anonim Sirketi A refrigerator comprising a door with a handle
DE102011087756A1 (en) * 2011-12-05 2013-06-06 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Handle for household appliance door e.g. baking oven door, has handle profile designed as tube, and handle supports made of aluminum, and designed as extruded parts or solid bodies, where supports form hollow space
EP3040660A1 (en) * 2014-12-30 2016-07-06 Indesit Company S.p.A. Door handle for a furniture unit, in particular a refrigerator
WO2019194774A3 (en) * 2017-12-26 2020-02-13 Femas Metal Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi Handle for cooking instruments

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