Door tray for a domestic refrigeration appliance with a specific base body and a separate add-on part as well as a domestic refrigeration appliance

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10113787-B2
Application number	US-201715480772-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 6, 2017
Priority date	Apr 6, 2016
Publication date	Oct 30, 2018
Grant date	Oct 30, 2018

Abstract

A door tray for a domestic refrigeration appliance includes a base body for holding stored goods and an add-on part being separate from the base body and fastened to the base body. The base body has an upper bracket that is oriented forward and faces away from a rear wall of the base body and a lower bracket that is disposed at a distance therefrom, is oriented forward and faces away from the rear wall of the base body. The add-on part is fastened to the upper bracket and/or to the lower bracket. A domestic refrigeration appliance with a door tray is also provided.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A door tray for a domestic refrigeration appliance, the door tray comprising:
a base body for holding stored goods, said base body defining a forward direction, and said base body including a rear wall, an upper bracket oriented in said forward direction and facing away from said rear wall and a lower bracket disposed at a distance from said upper bracket, oriented in said forward direction and facing away from said rear wall;
at least one of said upper bracket or said lower bracket having a U-shaped extent defined by a center arm with a longitudinal extent in a longitudinal direction of said rear wall and by a respective bracket segment at each end of said center arm, each directed toward said rear wall; and
an add-on part being separate from said base body, said add-on part being fastened to at least one of said upper bracket or said lower bracket of said base body.

2. The door tray according to claim 1 , wherein said upper bracket forms an upper front face termination of said base body.

3. The door tray according to claim 1 , wherein said lower bracket forms a lower front face termination of said base body.

4. The door tray according to claim 1 , wherein said base body has a base.

5. The door tray according to claim 1 , wherein said base body is formed as a single piece.

6. The door tray according to claim 1 , wherein said add-on part is latched to at least one of said upper bracket or said lower bracket.

7. The door tray according to claim 1 , wherein said upper bracket and said lower bracket each have an outer surface, and said add-on part covers or opaquely covers said outer surface of at least one of said upper bracket or said lower bracket.

8. The door tray according to claim 1 , wherein said add-on part includes a first clasp matching a shape and dimensions of said upper bracket, being fastened to said upper bracket and covering only an outside of said upper bracket.

9. The door tray according to claim 8 , wherein said add-on part includes a second clasp matching a shape and dimensions of said lower bracket, being fastened to said lower bracket and covering only an outside of said lower bracket.

10. The door tray according to claim 1 , wherein said add-on part is a visor being fastened to said upper bracket and to said lower bracket and covering a free space between said upper bracket and said lower bracket.

11. The door tray according to claim 1 , wherein:
said add-on part has a counterweb;
said upper bracket has at least one bracket segment facing said rear wall;
said at least one bracket segment has ends;
said upper bracket has a bearing web on said at least one bracket segment; and
said bearing web widens toward one of said ends of said bracket segment to make contact with said counterweb of said add-on part.

12. The door tray according to claim 1 , wherein:
said add-on part has a counterweb;
said lower bracket has at least one bracket segment facing said rear wall;
said at least one bracket segment has ends;
said lower bracket has a bearing web on said at least one bracket segment; and
said bearing web widens toward one of said ends of said bracket segment to make contact with said counterweb of said add-on part.

13. The door tray according to claim 11 , wherein:
said lower bracket has at least one bracket segment facing said rear wall;
said at least one bracket segment has ends;
said lower bracket has a bearing web on said at least one bracket segment; and
said bearing web widens toward one of said ends of said bracket segment to make contact with said counterweb of said add-on part.

14. The door tray according to claim 1 , wherein:
one of said brackets has a bearing web;
said add-on part has an inner face facing said base body;
said add-on part has a counterweb on said inner face and a further web on said inner face parallel to said counterweb; and
said counterweb and said further web form a free space therebetween in a heightwise direction for engagement of said bearing web of said bracket.

15. The door tray according to claim 1 , wherein said add-on part has a shape matched to said U-shaped extent of at least one of said upper bracket or said lower bracket.

16. The door tray according to claim 1 , wherein said add-on part has a longitudinal extent matched to a shape of at least one of said upper bracket or said lower bracket.

17. A domestic refrigeration appliance, comprising:
a housing;
a receiving space in said housing for receiving food;
a door for closing said receiving space, said door having an inner face; and

at least one door tray according to claim 1 disposed on said inner face of said door.

18. The door tray according to claim 1 , wherein said center arm has a U-shaped cross section opening in a direction away from said rear wall.

Assignees

• Bsh Hausgeraete Gmbh

Inventors

• Claass Elena
• Eicher Max
• Becke Christoph
• Lux Denis
• Angele Boris
• Fink Andrea
• Hartwein Christine
• Hoisl Christian
• Simon Ilja

Classifications

• F25D23/02

  Doors; Covers (F25D23/08 takes precedence {locks or fastenings E05B65/0042}) · CPC title

• F25D25/02

  by shelves · CPC title

• F25D2400/18

  Aesthetic features · CPC title

• F25D23/04 Primary

  with special compartments, e.g. butter conditioners · CPC title

• F25D23/028 Primary

  Details · CPC title