WO2017167566A1 - Élément de fixation et appareil ménager comprenant ledit élément de fixation - Google Patents

Élément de fixation et appareil ménager comprenant ledit élément de fixation Download PDF

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WO2017167566A1
WO2017167566A1 PCT/EP2017/055614 EP2017055614W WO2017167566A1 WO 2017167566 A1 WO2017167566 A1 WO 2017167566A1 EP 2017055614 W EP2017055614 W EP 2017055614W WO 2017167566 A1 WO2017167566 A1 WO 2017167566A1
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fastening element
lock portion
holding section
element according
rod
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Sakir Cetintas
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Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
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    • 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
    • F24C15/16—Shelves, racks or trays inside ovens; Supports therefor
    • F24C15/168—Shelves, racks or trays inside ovens; Supports therefor with telescopic rail systems
    • 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
    • F24C15/16—Shelves, racks or trays inside ovens; Supports therefor

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  • the present invention generally relates to the field of fas ⁇ tening elements. More specifically, the present invention is re ⁇ lated to fastening elements for arranging components at a side grid of a household appliance.
  • Fastening elements for fixing components specifically tele ⁇ scopic runners at a side grid of a household appliance are known in prior art .
  • document DE 101 16 471 B4 discloses a fastening el ⁇ ement for telescopic runners within a baking oven.
  • Said fas ⁇ tening element comprises a C-shape configuration, i.e. the fas ⁇ tening element is arranged at a pair of rods of a side grid, wherein an upper holding portion of the fastening element encompasses a first rod of said pair of rods at an upper side and a lower holding portion encompasses a second rod of said pair of rods at a lower side.
  • the fastening element comprises a snap-on mechanism which enables a detachable connection of the fastening element at the side grid.
  • the known fastening element shows a difficult handling because for disengaging the fastening element from the side grid, the fastening element has to be rotated around a hor- izontal axis.
  • a fastening element is disclosed.
  • the fastening element is adapted to arrange a component at a side grid comprising multiple rods.
  • the fastening element comprises an upper holding section, a lower holding section and a middle section being arranged between the upper and lower holding section.
  • the upper and lower holding sections are adapted to encompass a rod at an upper side in order to enable a hanging arrangement of the fastening element at the side grid by a top- down movement.
  • the fastening element further comprises a lock portion, the lock portion being reversibly deformable, e.g. by bending between a locked and an unlocked state. Thereby, the lock portion interacts with a lower side of a rod in the locked state in order to avoid unhooking of the fastening element in said locked state.
  • said fastening element comprises hook-like hold ⁇ ing sections with downwardly directed apertures thereby being configured to be arranged at the rods of the side grid by a top- down movement.
  • the upper holding section comprises a hook-like shape.
  • the upper holding section com ⁇ prises a semi-circle shaped end portion, said semi-circle shaped end portion comprising a bottom-side aperture for receiving a rod of the side grid.
  • Said semi-circle shaped end portion may form a receiving area adapted to the dimensions of the rod in order to encompass the rod at an upper side in a form-locking way .
  • the lower holding section comprises a hook-like shape.
  • the lower holding section com ⁇ prises a semi-circle shaped end portion, said semi-circle shaped end portion comprising a bottom-side aperture for receiving a rod of the side grid.
  • Said semi-circle shaped end portion may form a receiving area adapted to the dimensions of the rod in order to encompass the rod at an upper side in a form-locking way .
  • the lock portion is formed by a tounge-like portion being obtained by one or more cuts or slits separating the lock portion from the remaining fastening element portions. Thereby a reversible movement of the lock portion be ⁇ tween the locked and the unlocked state is possible.
  • the lock portion comprises a grip portion, said grip portion being arranged such that the grip portion can be handled at a front side at which the component is fixable.
  • the grip portion may be arranged in or in front of a plane spanned by the rod receiving portions of the fastening element. Thereby the grip portion is easy to reach which improved the handling of the fixing element.
  • the lock portion comprises a longitu ⁇ dinal axis, said longitudinal axis extending in the horizontal or vertical direction.
  • the lock portion may be bendable with respect to a vertical or horizontal axis.
  • the fastening element comprises a U- like shape thereby forming a recess for receiving the component in order to integrate the component in the space between an up ⁇ per rod and a lower rod of the side grid.
  • the upper holding section comprises a base portion and the lock portion extends laterally from said base portion.
  • the base portion may be arranged in direct proximity to and below the hook-shaped free end of said upper holding section.
  • the base portion may be parallel to the plane including the rod-receiving portions of the upper and lower holding section.
  • the lock portion comprises a protru ⁇ sion engaging below the lower side of the rod in the locked state. Thereby, an upwardly directed movement leading to a dis ⁇ engaging of the fastening element is prevented.
  • the lock portion comprises a hook-like shape and is integrated in the lower holding section.
  • the lock portion may be adapted to provide a snap-on mecha ⁇ nism at a rod received in the lower holding section.
  • the lock portion may provide a protrusion, said protru ⁇ sion being arranged at the lower side of the rod in the locked state in order to avoid an undesired decoupling.
  • the lower holding section comprises two counter-bearing portions, said counter-bearing portions being arranged at different sides of the lock portion. Said coun- ter-bearing portions being may interact with a locking portion arranged between said counter-bearing portions in order to obtain an encompassing of a rod.
  • the upper holding section comprises two hook portions and the lock portion is arranged between said two hook portions.
  • Said lock portion may interact with the lower side of the rod in order to avoid an undesired unhooking of the fastening element in the locked state.
  • the longitudinal axis of the lock por ⁇ tion extends in vertical direction and is bendable around a hor ⁇ izontal axis in order to unlock the fastening element.
  • a secure fixing of the fastening element at the side grid is ob ⁇ tained .
  • the invention relates to a house ⁇ hold appliance with a cavity and a pair of side grids included in the cavity, wherein components, specifically telescopic run ⁇ ners are attached to said side grids by means of fastening ele ⁇ ments.
  • the fastening elements may be configured according to one of the upper-mentioned embodiments.
  • household applicance may refer to any appliance used in domestic or commercial kitchens, specifically baking ovens etc.
  • Fig. 1 shows a schematic view of a household appliance
  • Fig. 2 shows a perspective view of a side grid including a tele ⁇ scopic runner attached to said side grid by means of a pair of fastening elements;
  • Fig. 3 shows a first embodiment of a fastening element
  • Fig. 4 shows a second embodiment of a fastening element
  • Fig. 5 shows a third embodiment of a fastening element.
  • Fig. 1 shows a schematic illustration of a household appliance 1, according to the present embodiment constituted by a baking oven.
  • the household appliance 1 comprises a cavity 1.1 for re ⁇ ceiving the food to be cooked or baked.
  • a pair of side grids 10 is arranged at opposite side walls of the cavity 1.1.
  • Fig. 2 shows such side grid 10.
  • the side grid 10 may comprise multiple horizontal rods 10.1 thereby spanning a vertical or es ⁇ sentially vertical plane of rods 10.1.
  • Said rods 10.1 may be metal rods comprising a round cross section.
  • at least two fastening elements 20 are provided in order to attach a component 11, specifically telescopic runners at said side grid 10.
  • Said fastening elements 20 may be quick-fixing elements which ensure a releasable mounting of said component 11 at the side grid 10.
  • Fig. 3 shows a first embodiment of the fastening element 20.
  • the fastening element 20 comprises an upper holding section 21, a lower holding section 22 and a middle section 23 arranged between said upper and lower holding section 21, 22.
  • the upper and lower holding section 21, 22 comprises hook-shaped end portions 21.1, 22.1 which are adapted to at least partially encompass a rod 10.1 of the side grid 10.
  • the hook-shaped end portions 21.1, 22.1 are adapted to the dimensions of the rods 10.1 in order to enable a form-fitted attachment of the fas ⁇ tening element 20 at said rod 10.1.
  • the upper holding section 21 comprises a base portion 21.2.
  • said base portion 21.2 may be vertically arranged.
  • the fastening element 20 comprises coupling portions 25, 26 for connecting the upper and lower holding sections 21, 22 with said middle portion 23. Said coupling portions 25, 26 may protrude from said upper and lower holding sections 21, 22 backwardly. Thereby, the middle portion 23 is horizontally offset with respect to the upper and lower holding section 21, 22 thereby obtaining a recess 27 in which said component 11 may be received.
  • the fastening elements 20 can be attached at the side grid 10 by a top-down movement.
  • a lock portion 24 is provided.
  • the lock portion 24 may be a tongue-like projection which is re- versibly deformable. Without applying external forces, the lock portion 24 may be arranged in a locked state (shown in Figures 4 to 6) . More in detail, in the locked state, at least a section of the lock portion 24 interacts with the lower side of the rod 10.1 thereby preventing an undesired loosening of the connection between the fastening element 20 and the side grid 10.
  • the lock portion 24 can be pulled in an unlocked state in which the lock portion 24 does not engage behind the lower portion of the rod 10.1 anymore. Thereby, the fastening element can be moved upwardly in order to unhook the fastening element 20.
  • the lock portion 24 is horizontally arranged and extends in a direction parallel to the rod 10.1 to be included in the upper hook-shaped end portions 21.1.
  • the lock portion 24 may laterally protrude from upper-mentioned base portion 21.2.
  • the lock portion 24 further comprises a grip portion 24.1.
  • Said grip portion 24.1 may be arranged above the recess 27 for re ⁇ ceiving the component 11. Thereby, the grip portion 24.1 may be easily accessible from the front side thereby simplifying the handling of the lock mechanism.
  • Fig. 4 shows a second embodiment of a fastening element 20.
  • the fastening element 20 also comprises an upper holding section 21, a lower holding section 22 and a middle section 23 arranged between said upper and lower holding section 21, 22.
  • the upper holding section 21 also comprises hook-shaped end portion 21.1 which is adapted to at least partially encompass a rod 10.1 of the side grid 10.
  • the hook-shaped end portion 21.1 is adapted to the dimensions of the rods 10.1 in order to enable a form-fitted attachment of the fastening element 20 at said rod 10.1.
  • the upper holding section 21 also comprises a base portion 21.2 which may be vertically arranged when attaching the fastening element 20 at the side grid 10.
  • the fastening element 20 also comprises coupling portions 25, 26 for connecting the upper and lower holding sections 21, 22 with said middle portion 23.
  • Said coupling portions 25, 26 may protrude from said upper and lower holding sections 21, 22 to the back.
  • the mid ⁇ dle portion 23 is horizontally offset with respect to the upper and lower holding section 21, 22 thereby obtaining a recess 27 in which said component 11 may be received.
  • the lock portion 24 according to the embodiment of fig. 4 is inte- grated in the lower holding section 22.
  • the lower holding section 22 is segmented in multiple portions which are horizontally arranged next to each other. More in detail, the lower holding section 22 comprises two counter-bearing portions 22.2. Said counter-bearing portions 22.2 are arranged at both sides of the lock portion 24. The counter-bearing portions 22.2 may be separated from the lock portion 24 by slits 28.
  • the counter-bearing portions 22.2 build a contact surface for the rod 10.1 at a first side whereas the lock portion 24 builds a contact surface for the rod 10.1 at a second side opposite to said first side thereby realizing a lateral fixing of the fastening element 20 at the side grid 10.
  • the lock portion 24 encompasses the rod 10.1 from an upper side towards a lower side thereby forming a snap-on el- ement securing the fastening element 20 against undesired loos ⁇ ening.
  • the lock portion 24 may also comprise a grip portion 24.1, said grip portion 24.1 protruding downwards.
  • the lock mechanism provided by the lock portion 24 can be disengaged by pulling the grip portion 24.1 in a forward direction (as indi- cated by the arrow) .
  • Fig. 5 shows a third embodiment of the fastening element 20. Similar to the embodiments according to Fig.
  • the fas ⁇ tening element 20 also comprises an upper holding section 21, a lower holding section 22 and a middle section 23 arranged between said upper and lower holding section 21, 22.
  • the fastening element 20 comprises a recess 27 for receiving a component 11.
  • the upper and lower holding sections 21, 22 are adapted to enable a hanging arrange- ment of the fastening element 20 at a pair of rods 10.1.
  • the lock mechanism is integrated in the upper holding section 21. More in detail, the upper holding section 21 comprises multiple tongue-shaped segments. According to the present embodiment, the upper holding section 21 comprises three segments. The outer segments comprise hook-shaped end portions 21.1 in order to encompass a first rod 10.1. The middle segment forms the lock portion 24. The lock portion 24 may be separated from said outer segments by means of slits in order to enable a movement of the lock portion 24 be ⁇ tween a locked and an unlocked state.
  • the longitudinal axis of the lock portion 24 may be arranged in a vertical direction and the lock portion 24 may be bendable with respect to a horizontal axis in order to move the lock por ⁇ tion 24 from the locked state in which the lock portion 24 blocks disengaging the fastening element 20 by being at least partially placed beneath the first rod 10.1 into the unlocked state in which the fastening element 10 can be moved upwardly in order to disengage the fastening element 20.
  • the lock portion 24 comprises a grip portion 24.1 which protrudes in a forward di ⁇ rection perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the rods 10.1 in order to be able to grasp the grip portion 24.1 easily.
  • the lower holding section 22 also comprises multiple segments.
  • Said segments may also be separated by slits.
  • the outer segments of the lower holding sec ⁇ tion 22 may be adapted to provide outer and upper contact sur ⁇ faces for a second rod 10.1 whereas the middle segment provides an inner contact surface for said second rod 10.1. Also a vice versa configuration is feasible. Due to the interaction of said segments of the lower holding section 22, the second rod is en ⁇ compassed at an upper region and at opposite side regions of the rod 10.1 thereby realizing a fixation of the fastening element at said second rod 10.1.
  • upper-described configuration of the lower holding section 22 can also be realized within the embodiment according to fig. 3.
  • the upper holding sec- tion 21 may be segmented comprising multiple segments according to the embodiment of the lower holding section 22 of Fig. 5.
  • the upper-described fastening elements 12 may be single-piece elements integrally formed out of sheet metal, e.g. by punching and bending.

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La présente invention concerne un élément de fixation servant à fixer un élément (11) au niveau d'une grille latérale (10) comprenant plusieurs tiges (10.1), l'élément de fixation (20) comprenant une section de retenue supérieure (21), une section de retenue inférieure (22) et une section intermédiaire (23) étant agencée entre les sections de retenue supérieure et inférieure (21, 22), les sections de retenue supérieure et inférieure (21, 22) étant conçues pour inclure une tige (10.1) au niveau d'un côté supérieur afin de permettre un agencement de suspension de l'élément de fixation (20) sur la grille latérale (10) au moyen d'un mouvement de haut en bas, et l'élément de fixation (20) comprenant en outre une partie verrouillage (24), la partie verrouillage (24) étant déformable de manière réversible entre un état verrouillé et un état déverrouillé, la partie verrouillage (24) étant en outre conçue pour entrer en interaction avec un côté inférieur d'une tige (10.1) dans l'état verrouillé afin d'éviter le décrochage de l'élément de fixation (20) dans ledit état verrouillé.
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