Home appliance device and method for assembling the home appliance device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11566837-B2
Application number	US-201916660082-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 22, 2019
Priority date	Oct 22, 2019
Publication date	Jan 31, 2023
Grant date	Jan 31, 2023

Abstract

A home appliance device, in particular a home refrigeration appliance device, has improved energy efficiency. The home appliance device has at least one inner liner defining at least one storage space and at least one functional unit which in an assembled state is connected to the inner liner and located in the storage space. The inner liner contains at least one accommodation element which in the assembled state at least partly accommodates the at least one functional unit.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A home appliance device, comprising:
at least one inner liner defining at least one storage space;
at least one functional unit which in an assembled state is connected to said at least one inner liner and disposed in said at least one storage space; and
said at least one inner liner containing at least one accommodation element which in the assembled state at least partly accommodates said at least one functional unit;
said at least one accommodation element and said at least one functional unit defining at least one gap containing a stationary air cushion in the assembled state, said at least one gap having a cascading profile.

2. The home appliance device according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one functional unit is a partitioning unit that partitions said at least one storage space into at least two subspaces in the assembled state.

3. The home appliance device according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one accommodation element accommodates said at least one functional unit at least partly in a form-fit manner in the assembled state.

4. The home appliance device according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one accommodation element has a channel formed therein in which at least a portion of said at least one functional unit is disposed in the assembled state.

5. The home appliance device according to claim 4 , wherein said at least one accommodation element has a plateau portion in which said channel is formed.

6. The home appliance device according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one inner liner has an inner liner wall and said at least one accommodation element is implemented integrally with said inner liner wall.

7. The home appliance device according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one inner liner has an inner liner wall and said inner liner wall has at least one drip edge for allowing water detachment from said inner liner wall.

8. The home appliance device according to claim 7 , wherein said functional unit abuts said at least one drip edge in the assembled state.

9. The home appliance device according to claim 7 , wherein said at least one inner liner has a side wall and said at least one drip edge is disposed at said side wall.

10. The home appliance device according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one inner liner has a rear wall and said at least one accommodation element is disposed at said rear wall.

11. The home appliance device according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one functional unit is detachably connected to said at least one inner liner.

12. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one sealing gasket which in the assembled state is compressed between at least one mating surface of said at least one functional unit and said at least one accommodation element.

13. The device according to claim 12 , wherein said at least one inner liner contains at least one protrusion against which said at least one sealing gasket abuts in the assembled state and which is disposed at an extension of said at least one accommodation element.

14. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the home appliance device is a home refrigeration appliance device.

15. A method for assembling a home appliance device, which comprises:
inserting at least one functional unit into at least one storage space of an inner liner;
accommodating the at least one functional unit in at least one accommodation element of the inner liner; and
connecting the at least one functional unit to the inner liner with the at least one accommodation element and the at least one functional unit defining at least one gap containing a stationary air cushion in the assembled state, the gap having a cascading profile.

Assignees

• Bsh Hausgeraete Gmbh

Inventors

• Hosamani Prashantagouda
• Stahl Robert

Classifications

• F25D23/087

  Sealing strips · CPC title

• F25D2201/12

  using an insulating packing material · CPC title

• F25C5/22

  particularly adapted for household refrigerators · CPC title

• F25D23/065

  Details · CPC title

• F25C5/182

  Ice bins therefor · CPC title