WO2009132974A1

WO2009132974A1 - Household appliance

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Publication number: WO2009132974A1
Application number: PCT/EP2009/054620
Authority: WO
Inventors: Alfred Raab
Original assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH
Priority date: 2008-04-29
Filing date: 2009-04-17
Publication date: 2009-11-05
Also published as: RU2010147316A; CN102016209A; CN102016209B; EP2274492A1; DE102008021343A1; PL2274492T3; EP2274492B1; TR201815117T4

Abstract

The invention relates to a household appliance (1) having a body (4) and a door (2) pivotally mounted on the body (4) by at least one hinge, and having a body limiting the opening (30) and comprising at least two segments (32, 34), of which a first segment (32) is held on the body (4) in a limited-opening position of the door (2), and of which a second segment (34) is fixed on the door (2). The body limiting the opening (30) is designed such that when the door (2) strikes in the limited opening position, said body converts at least one part the kinetic energy of the door (2) into spring energy of the body limiting the opening (30), wherein the body limiting the opening (30) visible elastically deforms.

Description

HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE

The invention relates to a domestic appliance having a body and a hinged door by at least one hinge to the body, and having an opening limiting body, which has at least two sections, of which a first portion is held in an opening-limited position on the body and of the second section is fixed to the door. The household appliance is preferably a refrigerator or freezer.

The doors of household appliances generally have only a limited opening angle. In order to prevent the door from striking the maximum opening position when it is opened powerfully and thereby damaging it, a mechanism should be provided which defines an opening-limited position of the door and prevents the door from being opened further. Such devices should also be able to absorb the kinetic energy of the door when it hits. However, this is not fulfilled by the prior art opening limiting devices.

In particular, in the field of built-in home appliances, it is known to use multi-joint hinges whose hinged together arms by design have only a limited angular freedom. Such multi-joint hinges are costly due to their necessarily complicated structure, and they require a considerable installation depth, the provision of which can be particularly problematic in household appliances in stand construction.

WO 2007/031469 A1 discloses a door for a household appliance with a door leaf and a hinge for hinging the door leaf to a body of the household appliance, wherein the hinge comprises a hinge pin and a hinge sleeve, which rotate into one another and of which one on the door leaf and the other is fixed to a support arm, which is intended to be fixed to the body. The hinge has an opening limiting body, of which a first portion is fixed to the door leaf and from which a second portion abuts against the support arm in an opening-limited position of the door. The opening-limiting body comprises a base plate from which the first and second portions protrude. The opening limiting body of WO 2007/031469 A1 has the disadvantage that it is substantially resistant to bending, so that the door when striking in the opening-limited position hits very hard and can be damaged.

WO 2007/031425 A1 discloses a similar door but which has two different hinges. The hinges each counteract pivoting movement of the door leaf beyond a maximum opening angle to counter torque. In an angular range immediately before reaching the maximum opening angle, the first hinge is freely rotatable, and the second exerts increasing counter-torque with increasing opening angle. The second hinge has an elastically deformable buffer body with a cantilever arm which extends radially to the pivot axis, and in which a braking portion abuts from the side when the door approaches its maximum opening angle. The construction of the hinge with the buffer body is very expensive.

The object of the invention is therefore to provide a household appliance in which the body and door are connected to each other by a hinge which is simple in construction but nevertheless capable of opening.

The object is achieved in that, in a generic domestic appliance, the opening limiting body is designed to convert at least part of the kinetic energy of the door into spring energy of the opening limiting body when the door is hit in the opening-limited position, the opening limiting body visibly deforming elastically. As a result, overstressing of the door in the case of the door stop is absorbed resiliently and the forces occurring in the process are reduced. The externally visible area of the door can not be damaged. Visible deformation means a deformation of more than 0.1 mm, preferably more than 0.3 mm, more preferably more than 0.5 mm and most preferably from 0.8 mm to 2 mm.

Preferably, the opening limiting body is loaded in the recording of the spring energy to bending. For this purpose, the opening limiting body preferably has at least one leg, which elastically springs when the door is hit in the opening-limited position. The leg preferably bends elastically. Age- natively or additionally, the opening limiting body or a leg of the same can be loaded during the recording of the spring energy on torsion or strain.

Preferably, the leg is formed by an angling. During the elastic movement, the angle of the angling may possibly increase or decrease elastically. In addition, the leg can bend elastically.

Particularly preferably, the opening limiting body has at least two resilient sections, which convert the kinetic energy into spring energy when the door is hit in the opening-limited position. This may be two legs of the opening limiting body, which are bent elastically when striking the door in a similar or different manner.

The direction of the bending movement of the resilient portions preferably extends at least partially radially and / or parallel to the pivot axis. As a result, the invention differs from conventional opening limiting bodies, in which the bending movement takes place in the circumferential direction, ie in the same direction as the braking force when the door stops. As a result, the opening limiting body can be made very simple.

The first portion of the opening limiting body is preferably formed by the Abwink- ment, which is connected to a resilient leg.

Preferably, the resilient leg is located at least in the vicinity of its transition to the first portion on a support and is held at its end opposite the first portion. The support is preferably a part of the door. Possibly. the resilient leg when striking the door in the opening-limited position exert a force on the support.

Particularly preferably, the leg is connected to the second portion and held by this. As a result, the second section may serve as another support.

The first section is preferably cantilevered from the leg and, for example, engages behind a section of the hinge fixed to the carcass. The leg is preferably at least approximately over its length on a support. In this way, if necessary, forces exerted on the support are well distributed.

The first portion and the leg may be the same length or different lengths. The relative lengths of the first section and the leg determine the bending moments that act on the leg or on the first section. The longer a section, the greater the distance from the overlay, and the greater the bending moment.

Preferably, the second portion is resilient and serves as a Befestigungsab- section with which the opening limiting body is fixed to the door. The second section thus preferably performs a dual function: on the one hand, it serves as a fastening section, i. if necessary, a bending axis runs through it. On the other hand, it can also feather itself, in particular pick up a bending moment.

The first portion of the opening-limiting body preferably extends substantially parallel to the pivot axis - e.g. perpendicular - and the second section substantially transverse to the pivot axis - e.g. horizontal. Essentially means here with a deviation of up to 20 °. The middle leg, however, preferably runs obliquely to the pivot axis, e.g. at an angle of 45 ° to 85 °, preferably 70 ° to 80 ° to the pivot axis.

In a plan view along the pivot axis of the first and the second portion of the Öffnungsbegrenzungskörper and the pivot axis preferably form a triangle.

Preferably, the Öffnungsbegrenzungskörper is made of an angled spring material with a flat Ouerschnitt. He can e.g. be produced as a punched / bent part of a metal sheet, in particular steel sheet. This preferably has a thickness of 3-6mm. The first section is in this case, for reasons of space, preferably quite narrow.

Alternatively, the opening limiting body can be made of an angled spring material with a round or oval Ouerschnitt, in particular of a wire element. The wire preferably has a diameter of about 3mm to 5mm, preferably about 4mm. The opening limiting body is preferably made of a high-grade steel, for example chromium steel or chrome-nickel steel. The strength and strength of the material is to be such that the opening limiting body deforms elastically by about 0.1 to 3 mm, preferably 0.2 to 2 mm, and more preferably 0.5 to 1.5 mm in the forces occurring when the door is hit , in particular, bends.

Alternatively, it is also possible to form the opening limiting body of an elastically deformable plastic material with a round or oval Ouerschnitt.

When the door is being hit, the leg is preferably arched away at its opening-limited position by a bearing surface of the door serving as a support. In doing so, the leg is supported e.g. at one or both of its ends against the support surface, while the middle portion of the leg is bent and thus converts kinetic energy into spring energy. The support surface is preferably formed in a connection piece described in more detail below. Preferably, the support surface is parallel to the leg and thus aligned transversely or obliquely to the pivot axis.

The force exerted by the opening limiting body or its legs when the door is hit at its opening-limited position on the door is preferably aligned at least partially parallel to the pivot axis of the hinge. As a result, the force is advantageously transmitted to a lower region of the door or the connecting piece.

The second section of the opening limiting body is preferably fixed in a form-fitting manner on the door leaf. Preferably, it is positively enclosed by a trough. This can be achieved by bending the second section into an eyelet. In addition, the eyelet can be held by a screw. A cohesive or frictional connection or combinations thereof with a positive connection are also conceivable.

The hinge preferably has a bearing pin and a bearing sleeve, which rotatably engage with each other and one of which is fixed to the door and the other to a support arm which is provided for attachment to the body. Particularly preferably, the hinge comprises a hinge element, which has a mounting section for mounting on the body of the household appliance, a support projecting from the mounting section. arm, and has a arranged at the free end of the support arm bearing element, wherein the support arm engages in an open towards the rear of the door receiving space of the door. Preferably, the first portion of the Öffnungsbegrenzungskörpers is held on the support arm, for example, he engages behind the support arm.

Preferably, the door has a maximum opening angle of 1 10 ° -180 °, more preferably of 120 ° -150 ° and particularly preferably of more than 130 °, in particular of 135 ° ± 5 °.

The hinge element is preferably designed as described below:

Preferably, two projecting in opposite directions bearing pin are arranged at the free end of the support arm of the hinge element. The two journals form a bearing element and replaced the rolled-up sleeve of the hinge element according to the prior art.

Preferably, the two journals are aligned along a common pivot axis of the hinge. The journals thus define the pivot axis by their longitudinal direction. When the door is hinged to the hinge element, a bearing pin is preferably placed on one of the two bearing journals and is mounted in a bearing eye fixed to the door.

The two bearing journals preferably have at least substantially the same cross-section, which may be, for example, each polyhedron-shaped, rectangular or square with edge lengths of the same length within ± 0.1 to ± 0.5 mm. In particular, the two bearing pins are arranged at least substantially mirror-symmetrically to a plane perpendicular to the pivot axis. This has the advantage that the hinge element can be used for both sides, so that an articulation of the door on both the left and on the right side of the body is possible. For this purpose, the two bearing journals are preferably aligned on a line or parallel to one another and preferably have the same length. Particularly preferably, the entire hinge element is substantially mirror-symmetrical to a plane perpendicular to the pivot axis. The hinge element is preferably formed from a flat material blank, in particular from a sheet metal blank. Particularly preferably, the hinge element is made of a steel sheet. Preferably, high strength steel is used, for example chromium steel or stainless steel. The thickness of the flat material blank is preferably 3 mm to 7 mm, particularly preferably about 5 ± 1 mm.

The hinge element according to the invention can be easily manufactured as a stamped / bent part, preferably by punching from a steel sheet and subsequent bending. Thus, mounting portion, support arm and journals can be made in one piece. The hinge element can be produced inexpensively and yet has a high strength.

Preferably, the support arm has a curvature in a section perpendicular to the pivot axis. As a result, a recess is formed, into which a side wall of a receiving space of the door engages when opening the door, whereby a large opening angle is allowed.

The curvature of the support arm is preferably designed such that an even larger opening angle is made possible than in WO 2007/031469 A1. To achieve this, the hinge element is preferably as far as possible adapted to the pivoting movement of the side wall of the receiving space of the door. In particular, the support arm is angled at an obtuse angle from the mounting portion to - together with the mounting portion - to span a semicircle along which the side wall is pivoted when opening the door. Preferably, the mounting portion and the adjacent thereto portion of the support arm are adapted as far as possible to a semicircular shape. For constructive reasons, the mounting section will usually be straight, as he am

Body of a household appliance is to attach. The support arm is then at an obtuse angle of preferably more than 100 °, more preferably more than 110 ° and more preferably from about 115 ° ± 5 ° from the mounting section.

Furthermore, the support arm preferably describes a total of a curve or a curve of more than 90 °, preferably of more than 120 °, and particularly preferably from 130 ° to 150 °. This allows to position the journals near the pivot axis and allows an even larger opening angle. Particularly preferably, the radius of curvature of the support arm is different over its length. The transition between different radii of curvature is preferably continuous, so that the support arm is particularly stable. Continuously variable radii of curvature can be produced in a hot bending process. Preferably, the radius of curvature of the support arm continuously increases from a point near the mounting portion to a certain point, and from there to a point near the free end.

Preferably, the support arm has a first portion adjacent to the mounting portion, e.g. is substantially not or little curved, and a second portion adjacent to the first portion, the first portion and an end portion adjacent the second portion including an acute intermediate angle. This intermediate angle is less than 90 °, preferably less than 60 °, and more preferably from 30 ° to 50 °. Overall, the first section preferably has a bend of less than 10 °, and the second section preferably has a maximum radius of curvature of about 5 to 15 mm.

The second portion connects the first portion, which extends substantially along the circumferential direction of the pivoting movement, with the end portion of the support arm, at the end of which the bearing journals are arranged and which extends substantially radially to the pivot axis. The end portion preferably has no or only a slight curvature, since it is adapted as far as possible to the radial direction. Alternatively, the end portion may also have a slight bend of e.g. up to 10 °.

Due to the curvature of the support arm, e.g. achieved that the adjoining the second portion end portion of the support arm in a section perpendicular to the pivot axis at an angle of more than 10 °, preferably more than 20 ° and particularly preferably from 30 ° to 40 ° to the mounting portion.

By this type of curvature, the shape of the support arm is adapted as far as possible to the circular pivoting of the side wall of the arranged in the door receiving space. As a result, an opening angle of the hinge of more than 130 °, in particular particular of up to 135 ° allowed, preferably up to 140 ° and possibly even up to 160 ° or 180 °.

In the direction of the pivot axis, the support arm preferably has a lower height at its free end than the mounting portion. As a result, the available space is used optimally and created sufficient space for the protruding in opposite directions bearing pin.

Preferably, the support arm tapers from the mounting portion toward its free end in the direction of the pivot axis at least on one side. By a gradual taper, the forces are optimally distributed over the hinge element. Particularly preferably, the support arm tapers from the mounting portion to its free end in the direction of the pivot axis on both sides. In this way, the hinge element is slightly elastic, which increases the resistance to breakage of the hinge element when the door is exposed to heavy loads.

Particularly preferably, the support arm tapers in the direction of the pivot axis mirror-symmetrically to a plane perpendicular to the pivot axis of the mounting portion to its free end. This leads to a high load capacity and allows to use the hinge element both as a right stop and as a left stop.

The taper is advantageously not constant over the length of the support arm. Rather, the support arm preferably tapers over a first portion adjacent to the mounting portion and has a constant height in the direction of the pivot axis at its end portion adjacent the free end. More preferably, the taper is at least partially approximately linear, i. in a spread on a plane support arm approximately along a straight line. An exponential decreasing from the mounting portion to the free end tapering is also conceivable.

The bearing journals preferably have a non-rotationally symmetrical and in particular rectangular or square cross section. This makes it possible to each rotatably receive one of the two journals in a bearing pin, which is mounted in a bearing eye fixed to the door. Preferably, a bearing pin on the mounted downwardly projecting bearing pin, especially if it is an upper hinge of the door.

For storage in the bearing eye, the bearing pin preferably has a kreiszylinderför- shaped portion on whose front side a hole or a receptacle for a bearing journal is arranged. The receptacle preferably has the same, not rotationally symmetrical and preferably rectangular or square cross-sectional shape as the bearing pin, so that the bearing pin can be rotatably received in the bearing pin. The hole is preferably a through hole.

In addition, the bearing pin in addition to the receptacle preferably has a continuous cable channel, which runs in particular parallel to the pivot axis. This can be done in an elegant way cables from the body in the door. This is particularly useful when there is a control electronics in the door, e.g. a display operating module.

The bearing pin is preferably injection molded from plastic. Particularly preferably it consists of a good sliding plastic such as POM (polyoxymethylene).

Preferably, the door has an outer wall and an inner wall, between which there is a cavity filled with insulating foam material. At the upper and / or lower transverse edge of the outer and inner wall, a connecting piece or a door closure strip is preferably arranged, which preferably connects the outer and inner wall with each other and closes off the cavity. The connector is preferably made of plastic, e.g. ABS and is preferably formed as an injection molded part.

The cladding to the body receiving space for receiving the support arm of the hinge element is preferably arranged in the connecting piece. Furthermore, the support is preferably arranged on the connecting piece, for example in a bottom wall of the receiving space. The receiving space is also preferably limited by a side wall. In this side wall, a clearance for at least partially receiving the opening limiting body is preferably arranged. In particular, the first portion of the opening limiting body extends into the clearance, which is preferred is formed by a bulge in the side wall. The side wall is preferably formed by the connecting piece. In the open position of the door, the side wall engages in the recess formed by the curvature of the support arm, whereby a particularly large opening angle is achieved.

In the rest position of the opening limiting body, the first portion is preferably spaced by a gap from the side wall of the connecting piece. This is preferably at least partially created by the franking and serves to create space for elastic deformation of the first section.

Preferably, the bearing eye is further embedded in the connector, in particular it is formed by a bearing bush formed on the connector.

The door is preferably articulated on two hinges on the body, wherein the opening limiting body according to the invention can be used only in a hinge, in particular the upper hinge, or on both hinges.

The household appliance is preferably a refrigerator, in particular a refrigerator or freezer or a fridge-freezer in a stand construction.

Further features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description of embodiments with reference to the accompanying figures. Show it:

1 shows a schematic perspective view of a refrigeration appliance, on which the present invention is realized, with the door closed;

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the refrigerator of FIG. 1 with the door open; FIG.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a hinge member to which the present invention is applied; 4 shows a cross section through the hinge element of Figure 3, but in a mirrored view ..;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a section of the upper front corner of

Carcass of a refrigerator, to which the hinge element of Fig. 3 is attached;

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Figure 5 with attached bearing pin.

7 shows a cross section through the bearing pin along the line VII in Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the right upper corner of the door from the inside, looking at the receiving space, with the upper edge of the door cut away for clarity;

9 is a perspective view of the upper right corner of the body with hinged door.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view similar to that of Fig. 9, with the top cover strip of the door removed, and with panels disposed about the hinge element;

11 shows a cross section through a right upper corner of the refrigerator with the door open;

12 shows a cross section through a right upper corner of the refrigeration device with the door closed;

Figure 13 is a longitudinal section through an opening limiting body and the underlying connector.

14 is a schematic side view of the opening limiting body of FIG. 13.

Fig. 1 shows as an exemplary embodiment of a household appliance, in which the invention is implemented, a refrigerator 1 in a stand construction with a carcass 4 and a door 2, the the body 4 is hinged about an axis 3 pivotally. The axis 3 extends through the door 2 parallel to a side face of the body 4 facing away from the observer in FIG. 1.

The door 2 comprises an outer wall 5, which is bent inwards on the sides and is advantageously formed from sheet metal, in particular sheet metal. The cavity formed thereby in the door is limited to the inside of the refrigerator by the inner wall 6, see FIG. 2, which is advantageously formed from plastic. The cavity formed between outer wall 5 and inner wall 6 is filled with insulating foam material.

Outer and inner wall are connected to each other at the upper transverse edge of the door by a connecting piece 7, which simultaneously closes the cavity in the door upwards. Downwardly, the cavity is also bounded by a lower connector (not shown). This may be the same or different formed as the upper connector 7. In the connector 7 receiving spaces 8 are provided on both sides. In order to conceal the receiving spaces 8 upwards, a cover strip (not shown in FIGS. 1 and 2) is placed on the connecting piece 7. The door is preferably mirror-symmetrical about a longitudinal axis, so that it can be hinged on both sides to the body.

Fig. 2 shows the refrigerator of Fig. 1 with the door open. As a result, both receiving spaces 8 are clearly visible. On the side of the pivot axis 3 projects into the receiving space 8 arranged there, the support arm of a hinge element 10 which is fixed to the upper portion 9 of the door 2 facing the front frame of the body 4. Preferably, display and / or operating elements for the refrigerator are also arranged on the upper section 9.

It can also be seen from FIGS. 1 and 2 that the outer wall 5 is longer in the direction of the pivot axis 3 than the inner wall 6, so that the connecting piece 7 is completely or partially concealed by the outer wall 5 towards the visible side. As a result, the door 2 outwardly on a uniform, formed by the outer wall 5 outer surface, which causes an appealing aesthetic impression.

FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of the hinge element 10 which can be seen in FIG. 2. The hinge element 10 is formed from a strip of heavy plate oriented upright and has a mounting portion 1 1 for attachment to the body 4 of the household appliance 1 and a protruding from the mounting portion 11 support arm 12, at the end of two identical up or down projecting bearing pin 16a, 16b are arranged. In the mounting portion 11, two holes 17 can be seen, which are provided to receive (not shown) screws with which the hinge element 10 is attached to the body 4 of the household appliance 1.

The pivot axis 3 extends in the longitudinal direction of the two bearing journals 16a and 16b. The height B of the hinge element 10 in the region of the two bearing journals 16a and 16b is slightly greater than the height of the mounting section 11 in the direction of the pivot axis 3. Advantageously, the height B of the two bearing journals 16a and 16b is 20 mm to 40 mm, particularly preferably 30 mm up to 35 mm. The support arm 12 tapers from the mounting portion 11 to its free end, from which the two journals 16a and 16b protrude. This ensures that the hinge element 10 does not project beyond the upper portion 9 of the front frame of the body 4, which is only about 40 to 60 mm high, so as not to unnecessarily reduce the useful space of the refrigerator. If the support arm 12 had a constant height as in the prior art, the bearing journals 16a and 16b taken together would have to have a considerably greater height.

The hinge element 10 is mirror-symmetrical in a plane perpendicular to the pivot axis defined by the bearing pins 16a, 16b. In this way, the hinge member 10 can be used for both a left stop as well as for a right stop.

FIG. 4 shows the hinge element 10 of FIG. 3 in cross-section and in a mirror-inverted representation to that of FIG. 3. The hinge element 10 has a constant thickness d over its length, which is approximately 5 mm. The preferred course of curvature of the support arm 12 will now be explained with reference to FIG.

The mounting portion 11 fixed to the body 4 is substantially straight along a line L ₁ . From the mounting portion 11, a first portion 13 of the support arm 12 is angled at an obtuse angle ß, which is about 105 ° ± 5 °. The first section 13 initially runs essentially straight along the line L ₂ and then merges into a curved second section 14. The curved second section 14 is again into a straight end section 15 which extends along the line L _3. The section

14 has a large curvature, so that the first portion 13 and the end portion

15 include an intermediate angle y of less than 80 °, in the example shown 40 ° ± 5 °. The smaller the intermediate angle y, the greater the achievable opening angle of the door 2.

Due to the curvature of the second portion 14 of the end portion 15, at the free end of the bearing pins 16 are arranged inclined by an angle α to the mounting portion 11. The inclination angle α is more than 10 °, preferably more than 20 ° and particularly preferably more than 30 °, in the example shown about 32 °.

By the described curvature of the support arm 12, a recess 18 is formed, in which the side wall of the receiving space 8 pivots in when opening the door, and along the dotted line P, which just does not touch the mounting portion 11.

Fig. 5 again shows a perspective view of the hinge element 10, which is now attached to the upper right corner of the front frame of the body 4 of a household appliance. For this purpose, threaded holes are provided for the holes 17 passing through screws in the upper portion 9 of the front frame. Fig. 5 shows a right stop of the door, so that the support arm 12 is bent to the right.

In Fig. 5 it can be seen that the support arm 12 tapers from the mounting portion 1 1 to its free end, on a plane perpendicular to the pivot axis mirror-symmetrical way. The taper is strongest in the first section 13, then continues in the second section 14, while the end section 15 is only slightly tapered or even has a constant height. The taper in the first and between sections is approximately linear, i. in a spread on a plane support arm 12 approximately along a straight line, to the transition to the end portion 15. An exponentially decreasing from the mounting portion 11 to the end portion 15 taper is also conceivable.

Fig. 6 shows a comparable to FIG. 5 representation in which now on the lower bearing pin 16b, a bearing pin 20 is placed. An Ouerschnitt of the bearing pin 20 along the line VII is shown in Fig. 7. The bearing pin 20 has a lower portion with a circular cylindrical outer surface, which is provided for storage in a bearing eye fixed to the door. At the top is on a side of a shell-like portion 19, which serves as a cable channel and as a lining for the end portion of the hinge member 10.

As shown in Fig. 7, a square cross-section hole 22 is provided in the bearing pin 20, which receives the bearing pin 16b without play. Adjacent to the hole 22 a parallel to the pivot axis extending cable channel 21 is arranged with an oval or any cross-section, which is provided for guiding cables from the body 4 in the door 2. Preferably, the cable channel 21 and the hole 22 are continuous. The bearing pin 20 is made as an injection molded part of a plastic with a low coefficient of friction such as polyoxymethylene (POM).

Fig. 8 shows a perspective view into the receiving space 8 in the upper right corner of the door 2, seen from the body 4. The upper section including the cover strip of the door 2 is cut off for better visibility. Downwards, the inner wall 6 can be seen, at the outer edges of a magnetic seal 29 is arranged. Above the inner wall 6, the connecting piece 7 connects. Behind the outer wall 5 is arranged, which is bent to the side to an outer wall side portion 25. Together with a side wall portion 51 of the connecting piece 7, the outer wall side portion 25 thus forms the side wall 28 of the receiving space 8 in the door 2.

The receiving space 8 further has a bottom wall 37 and a wall 38 to the visible side of the door, in which a pocket 39 is embedded. In the area of the pocket 39, the wall 39 runs parallel to and very close or adjacent to the outer wall 5.

In the connecting piece 7, the bearing eye 24 is further formed by forming a bearing sleeve 23, in which the bearing pin 20 (not shown in Fig. 8) is received.

Finally, in Fig. 8, an opening limiting body 30 can be seen, which is formed by a wire element having an approximately parallel to the pivot axis extending first portion 32. This first section 32 engages behind the support arm 12 and thereby defines an opening-limited position of the door. At the other end of the opening Limiting body 30 is a second portion 34 is curved into an eyelet and received in a trough 35 in the bottom 37 of the connecting piece 7. As a result, it is fixed positively to the door. In the middle of the eyelet, the second portion 34 is additionally fastened by a screw 31. A middle limb 33 of the opening limiting body 30 runs along a bearing surface 36 which is oriented obliquely with respect to the pivot axis 3 and which is likewise formed in the base 37 of the connecting piece 7.

Fig. 9 shows how Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the upper right corner of the refrigerator 1, with hinged door. In contrast to FIG. 6, the lower portion of the bearing pin 20 is pivotally received in the bearing sleeve 23 of the bearing eye 24. In this case, the first section 32 of the opening limiting body 30 engages behind the support arm 12 and is therefore hidden in FIG. 9. At the top, the receiving space 8 is covered by a cover strip 43.

Further, Fig. 9 shows a cable bundle 45, which is guided through the cable channel 21 in the bearing pin 20 in the cavity of the door 2.

10 likewise shows a perspective view of the upper right corner of the refrigerator with hinged door, but without cable bundle 45 and with removed cover strip 43. FIG. 10 also shows the panels of the hinge element, which are provided by plastic elements 40, 41 and 42 be formed.

In addition, the lower portion of the bearing sleeve 23 can be seen in Fig. 10, which protrudes into the cavity formed between the outer wall 5 and the inner wall 6 and can be guided by the cable in the door 2.

11 and 12 show Ouerschnitte perpendicular to the pivot axis through the hinge member 10 with hinged door with the door open (Fig. 11) and closed door (Fig. 12). The pivot axis 3 extends in each case through the axis of the bearing pin 20th

In the sectional views of the upstanding portion 19 of the bearing pin 20, a cut cable bundle 45 and a screw 26 can be seen, with which the mounting portion 11 on the body of a household appliance (not shown) is attached. Any cladding of the hinge element is not shown for clarity. posed. The opening limiting body 30 can be seen from above, as well as the trough 35, in which the second portion 34 is fixed.

As can be seen from FIG. 11, the first section 32 of the opening limiting body 30 engages behind the support arm 12 and abuts there in the opening-limited position of the door in the region between the second section 14 and the end section 15 of the support arm 12. In this widely opened position, the side wall 28 of the receiving space 8 pivots into the recess of the support arm 12 formed by the curvature. The sections 13, 14 and 15 of the support arm 12 are curved such that the side wall 28 does not abut the support arm 12 when opening the door, although it describes along the dotted line P an arc of up to 135 °. In order to allow a particularly large opening angle, the first portion 32 of the opening limiting body 30 is further arranged in a clearing 52 in the side wall 28, so that it engages behind the support arm 12 even with a large opening angle.

In the closed position of the door shown in Fig. 12, the curved portion 14 of the support arm 12 projects into the pocket 39, which is formed in the wall 38 of the connecting piece 7. Through the pocket 39, it is possible to form the first section 13 particularly long and the curvature of the second section 14 particularly strong, which allows a particularly large opening angle of the door.

Reference to the figures 13 and 14, the elastic movement of the Öffnungsbegrenzungskörpers will now be explained in more detail.

FIG. 13 shows a section through the connecting piece 7, on which the opening limiting body 30 rests. The leg 33 is supported against the inclined support surface 36, while the first portion is bent at the bend 46 upwards. The second portion 34 is angled at the bend 48 from the leg 33 and fixed by the screw 31 on the connecting piece 7 and thus on the door.

The same parts are also shown in highly schematic form in FIG. 14 in side view, the sections 32, 33 and the leg 34 of the opening delimiting body 30 being shown here only as dashes. The solid lines represent the opening limiting body 30 in the rest position. The broken lines represent the shape of the opening limiting body 30 in a state in which the door strikes in its opening-limited position. Then, a force F _{1 is} exerted on the first portion 32 by the support arm 12. The kinetic energy thus transmitted is absorbed in two spring sections, which are designated in FIGS. 13 and 14 by R ₁ and R ₂ .

Depending on the distance from the bend 46, the force F ₁ acts on the first portion 32, the first portion 32 can spring in the direction R ₁ , wherein it bends in this direction. Since the first portion 32 is relatively short (about 5 to 10 mm), it will only bend relatively slightly. In addition, if necessary, the radius of curvature at the bend 46 can also increase elastically. The maximum deflection of the first section 32 in the direction R ₁ is approximately 0.3 to 1 mm. In order to provide sufficient space for this deflection, the upper portion 32 is separated from the side wall portion 51 by a gap. The gap has a width e of about 0.5 to 2 mm, preferably about 1 ± 0.2 mm.

On the other hand, the leg 33 - and possibly also the second portion 34 - bulges upward in the direction indicated by R ₂ . Here, the leg 33 is supported in the region of the bend 46 on the bearing surface 36, so that a force acts on the bearing surface 36, see arrow F ₂ . In addition, if necessary, a tensile force acts on the second portion 34, which is derived on the trough enclosing the eye. Due to the relatively long length of the leg 33 (about 20-30mm) it will bulge visibly, namely, for example, about 0.2 to 2mm in the direction R ₂ . In this case, bend the leg and possibly also the second portion 34 and thereby absorb spring energy. Furthermore, the radius of curvature at the bend 48 and thus the angle of curvature at 48 can also be increased elastically, as can be seen in FIG. 14.

The spring movements R ₁ and R ₂ may be exaggerated in FIG. The forces occurring when the door stops are derived on the underlying oblique support surface 36 (force F ₂ ) and the trough enclosing the eye. In this way, the forces are distributed sufficiently well to avoid damage to the connecting piece 7.

The invention thus provides a resilient doorstop, which absorbs the forces occurring during the door stop resiliently and thus prevents overstress. LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1 home appliance

2 door

3 pivot axis

4 Body of the household appliance

5 outer wall of the door

6 inner wall of the door

7 connector

8 receiving space in the connector

9 Upper section of the front frame of the carcass

10 hinge element

11 mounting section

12 support arm

13 First section of the support arm

14 Second section of the support arm

15 end portion of the support arm

16, 16a, 16b journal

17 mounting holes

18 recess formed in the support arm 12 by curvature

19 Upper section of the bearing pin

20 bearing bolts

21 cable channel

22 holes for trunnions

23 bushing

24 bearing eye

25 outer wall side section

26 screw

28 side wall of the receiving space 8

29 magnetic seal

30 opening limiting body

31 screw 32 First section of the opening limiting body 30

33 Middle leg of the opening limiting body 30

34 second portion of the opening limiting body 30th

35 trough in the connector 7

36 slanted bearing surface 37 bottom of the receiving space 8

38 front wall of the receiving space 8

39 pocket in the back wall 38

40 cladding of the support arm

41 Panel of the bearing pin 42 Panel of the mounting section

43 upper cover strip of the connector 7

45 cable bundles

51 side wall portion of the connecting piece. 7

52 franking in the side wall 28

Claims

A household appliance (1) having a body (4) and a door (2) hinged to the body (4) by at least one hinge, and having an opening-bounding body (30) having at least two portions (32, 34) in which a first section (32) is held in an opening-limited position of the door (2) on the body (4) and of which a second section (34) is fixed to the door (2), characterized in that the opening-limiting body (30) designed to convert at least part of the kinetic energy of the door (2) into spring energy of the opening limiting body (30) when the door (2) is hit in the opening-limited position, wherein the opening-limiting body (30) visibly deforms elastically.

2. Household appliance (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the opening limiting body (30) is loaded in the recording of the spring energy to bending.

3. Household appliance (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the opening limiting body (30) has at least one leg (32) which elastically springs when striking the door (2) in the opening-limited position.

4. Household appliance (1) according to claim 3, characterized in that the leg (33) is formed by a bend.

5. Household appliance (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the opening limiting body (30) has at least two resilient sections (32, 33), which when striking the door (2) in the opening-limited position, the kinetic energy in Convert spring energy.

6. Household appliance (1) according to claim 5, characterized in that the direction of the bending movement (R ₁ , R ₂ ) of the resilient portions (32, 33) at least partially radially and / or parallel to the pivot axis (3).

7. Household appliance (1) according to one of claims 4 to 6, characterized in that the first portion (32) of the Öffnungsbegrenzungskörpers (30) is formed by the bend, which is connected to a resilient leg (33).

8. Household appliance (1) according to one of claims 3 to 7, characterized in that the resilient leg (33) at least in the vicinity of its transition to the first portion (32) rests on a support and at its the first portion (32) opposite End is held.

9. Household appliance (1) according to any one of claims 7 or 8, characterized in that the leg (33) is connected to the second portion (34) and held by this.

10. Household appliance (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first portion (32) cantilevered from the leg (33) protrudes.

11. Household appliance (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the leg (33) rests at least approximately over its length on a support.

12. Household appliance (1) according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the first portion (32) and the legs (33) are of different lengths.

13. Household appliance according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the first portion (32) and the legs (33) are formed of equal length.

14. Household appliance (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the second portion (34) is resilient and serves as a fastening portion.

15. Household appliance (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first section (32) of the opening limiting body (30) in the We- substantially parallel to the pivot axis (3) and the second section (34) extends substantially transversely to the pivot axis (3).

16. Household appliance (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first and the second portion (32, 34) of the Öffnungsbegrenzungs- body (30) and the pivot axis (3) in a plan view along the pivot axis (3) a Forming a triangle.

17. Household appliance (1) according to one of claims 1 to 16, characterized in that the opening limiting body (30) is made of an angled spring material with a flat cross-section.

18. Household appliance (1) according to one of claims 1 to 16, characterized in that the opening limiting body (30) is made of an angled spring material with a round or oval cross-section.

19. Household appliance (1) according to one of claims 1 to 16, characterized in that the opening limiting body (30) is formed of elastically deformable plastic material with a round or oval cross-section.

20. Household appliance (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the limb (33) at the abutment of the door (2) at its opening-bounded position of a serving as a support bearing surface (36) of the door (2) is arched away ,

21. Household appliance (1) according to claim 20, characterized in that the bearing surface (36) is aligned transversely or obliquely to the pivot axis (3).

22. Household appliance (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the second portion (32) of the opening limiting body (30) is positively fixed to the door (2).

23. Household appliance (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the hinge comprises a bearing pin and a bearing sleeve which rotatably engaged with each other and one of which is fixed to the door (2) and the other to a support arm (12), which is intended for attachment to the body (4), wherein the first portion (32) in an opening-limited position of the door (2) is held on the support arm (12).

24. Household appliance (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the hinge comprises a hinge element (10) having a mounting portion (1 1) for mounting on the body (4) of the household appliance, one of the mounting portion (1 1) projecting Support arm (12), and arranged at the free end of the support arm bearing element (16a, 16b), wherein the support arm (12) engages in an open towards the rear of the door (2) receiving space (8) of the door (2).

25. Household appliance (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the door (2) has a maximum opening angle of more than 130 °.

26. Household appliance (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is a refrigeration device, in particular a refrigerator.