Household appliance

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10724784-B2
Application number	US-201715856286-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 28, 2017
Priority date	Dec 29, 2016
Publication date	Jul 28, 2020
Grant date	Jul 28, 2020

Abstract

A household appliance has a case body and a door that is pivotable about a rotation axis relative to the case body. The door includes a doorframe and a front door panel connected to a front side of the doorframe. The front door panel includes a protruding portion that extends out of the doorframe along a length or width direction of the door, and the door further includes a cover member disposed behind the protruding portion. The structure of the door is thus more diversified, to ensure a function of the door, and at the same time, meet an appearance requirement of industrial design.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A household appliance, comprising:
a case body and a door rotatably mounted about a rotation axis relative to said case body;
said door including a doorframe defining door side surfaces of said door and a heat insulation module disposed in said doorframe, said doorframe having a front side and a front door panel being a plate mounted on the front side of said doorframe and covering said heat insulation module;
said front door panel having a protruding portion that extends out of said doorframe along a length or width direction of said door;
a hinge for defining the rotation axis, said hinge having a first end disposed on an end surface of said doorframe; and
said door having a cover member disposed behind said protruding portion, said cover member having a cavity defined by walls of said cover member, said walls shielding at least three sides of said hinge.

2. The household appliance according to claim 1 , wherein said cover member is affixed to at least one of said front door panel or said doorframe.

3. The household appliance according to claim 1 ,
wherein said protruding portion extends out of said doorframe along a direction of the rotation axis, said hinge has a first end disposed behind said protruding portion, and said cover member shields the first end at least on a side of said hinge towards a door side surface.

4. The household appliance according to claim 3 , wherein:
said door side surfaces of said door include a first door side surface and a second door side surface opposite one another and arranged along a direction parallel to a length direction of the rotation axis and perpendicular to said front door panel;
said second door side surface is closer to the rotation axis than said first door side surface; and
said cover member has a first shielding wall towards said hinge, and said first shielding wall is disposed on a side of said hinge towards said first door side surface.

5. The household appliance according to claim 4 , wherein said first shielding wall is formed by an end surface of said cover member.

6. The household appliance according to claim 5 , wherein said first shielding wall comprises a first part and a second part connected to one another, said first part extends along a thickness direction of the door, and said second part extends along a direction from said first door side surface to said second door side surface.

7. The household appliance according to claim 6 , wherein said first and second parts have a smooth transition.

8. The household appliance according to claim 3 , wherein:
said door side surfaces of said door include a first door side surface and a second door side surface opposite one another and arranged along a direction parallel to a length direction of the rotation axis and perpendicular to said front door panel;
said second door side surface is closer to the rotation axis than said first door side surface; and
said cover member has a shielding wall towards said hinge, and said shielding wall is disposed on a side of said hinge towards said second door side surface.

9. The household appliance according to claim 8 , wherein said shielding wall is flush with said second door side surface.

10. The household appliance according to claim 3 , wherein said cover member and said protruding portion are flush with each other on a side opposite said doorframe.

11. The household appliance according to claim 3 , wherein said first end of said hinge is fixed to said doorframe.

12. The household appliance according to claim 1 , wherein said cover member adheres to a rear side of said protruding portion.

13. The household appliance according to claim 1 , wherein said doorframe comprises first and second door side surfaces located on two sides along a length direction of said protruding portion, and said cover member extends from said first door side surface to said second door side surface.

14. The household appliance according to claim 1 , wherein:
said cover member is provided with a handle portion; or
a handle portion is provided at the back of said protruding portion, and said cover member is located between said handle portion and said protruding portion.

15. The household appliance according to claim 1 , wherein said cover member is a protective plate connected to a rear surface of said protruding portion to shield the rear surface.

16. The household appliance according to claim 1 , wherein said doorframe comprises at least one border having a heat-insulation cavity inside, and said front door panel is connected to a front side of the at least one border.

17. The household appliance according to claim 16 , wherein the at least one border is an extrusion member.

18. The household appliance according to claim 1 , wherein said front door panel is a glass plate.

19. The household appliance according to claim 1 , wherein said heat-insulation module is a heat-insulation glass module.

20. The household appliance according to claim 1 , further comprising an inner door rotatably connected to said case body, wherein said door is rotatable relative to said inner door.

21. A household appliance, comprising:
a case body and a door rotatably mounted about a rotation axis relative to said case body;
said door including a doorframe defining door side surfaces of said door and a heat insulation module disposed in said doorframe, said doorframe having a front side and a front door panel being a plate mounted on the front side of said doorframe and covering said heat insulation module;
said front door panel having a protruding portion that extends out of said doorframe along a length or width direction of said door; and
said door having a cover member disposed behind said protruding portion;

a hinge for defining the rotation axis, said hinge having a first end disposed on an end surface of said doorframe;
said protruding portion extending out of said doorframe along a direction of the rotation axis, said hinge having a first end disposed behind said protruding portion, and said cover member shielding the first end at least on a side of said hinge towards a door side surface; and
said cover member has a shielding wall towards said hinge, and said shielding wall is disposed on a side of said hinge opposite said doorframe.

22. A household appliance, comprising:
a case body and a door rotatably mounted about a rotation axis relative to said case body;
said door including a doorframe having a front side, door side surfaces, and a front door panel connected to the front side of said doorframe;
said front door panel being a glass plate having a protruding portion extending out of said doorframe and laterally outward from said door side surfaces;
a hinge for defining the rotation axis, said hinge having a first end disposed on an end surface of said doorframe; and
said door having a cover member disposed behind said protruding portion and projecting outward from said doorframe and laterally outward from said door side surfaces along a length direction of said door, said cover member having a cavity defined by walls of said cover member, said walls shielding at least three sides of said hinge.

Assignees

• Bsh Hausgeraete Gmbh

Inventors

• Lv Ping
• Zhang Chuan
• Xu Yaoguo

Classifications

• F25D2323/024

  Door hinges · CPC title

• F25D23/028 Primary

  Details · CPC title

• F25D2323/023

  Door in door constructions · CPC title

• F25D23/025

  Secondary closures · CPC title

• A47F3/0434

  Glass or transparent panels · CPC title