IP Library Granted Patent US 12704205
Granted Patent B2
US 12704205 · App. 18/707,275 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Refrigerator, method for fitting a refrigerator and line bushing for insertion into a wall opening in a wall of a refrigerator

Inventors: Ming Zhang (Ulm, DE); Meik Malisi (Hüttlingen, DE); Andreas Vogl (Haunsheim, DE)
Assignee: BSH Hausgerate GmbH
F16L5/10F25D23/065H02G3/22
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Patent No.
US 12704205
App. No.
18/707,275
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A line bushing for insertion into a wall opening in a wall of a refrigerator, in particular a domestic refrigerator. The bushing has an elastic body formed with a first cutout for the passage of a first line and at least one second cutout running next to the first cutout for the passage of a second line. The second cutout is in the form of a blind hole with a base. A local depression is formed in the base of the second cutout for plugging the second line through the base.

Claims (27)

1 . A line bushing for insertion into a wall opening in a wall of a refrigerator, the line bushing comprising:

an elastic body formed with a first cutout for a passage of a first line through said elastic body and with at least one second cutout running next to said first cutout for a passage of a second line;

said second cutout being formed as a blind hole with a base; and

said base of said second cutout being formed with a local depression having a closed bottom surface for plugging the second line through said base.

2 . The line bushing according to claim 1 , wherein a surface of said second cutout surrounding said local depression at least partially forms a sliding surface leading towards said local depression.

3 . The line bushing according to claim 2 , wherein said sliding surface is a concavely curved or flat surface.

4 . The line bushing according to claim 1 , wherein said local depression has a circular cross-section.

5 . The line bushing according to claim 1 , wherein a diameter of said local depression lies in a range between 1.3 mm and 2.5 mm.

6 . The line bushing according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one second cutout has a shape of a ring segment.

7 . The line bushing according to claim 6 , wherein a length of said second cutout, measured along a circular arc that defines said ring-segment shape of said second cutout, lies in a range between 2.5 times and 8.5 times a diameter of said local depression.

8 . The line bushing according to claim 1 , wherein a wall thickness of said base in said local depression lies in a range between 10 percent and 30 percent of a wall thickness of said base outside said local depression.

9 . The line bushing according to claim 1 , wherein said first cutout is a through-hole.

10 . The line bushing according to claim 1 , wherein said elastic body is made of a thermoplastic elastomer or of a silicone material.

11 . A refrigerator, comprising:

an interior compartment, defining a refrigeration compartment, with a plurality of walls, wherein at least one of said walls is formed with a wall opening;

a line bushing according to claim 1 inserted into said wall opening;

a first line extending through the first cutout in the elastic body of the line bushing; and

a second line extending through the second cutout of the elastic body of the line bushing and penetrating through the base of the second cutout.

12 . The refrigerator according to claim 11 , wherein said first line is a suction tube and said second line is a capillary tube.

13 . The refrigerator according to claim 11 , which comprises insulating foam applied to at least one exterior surface of the at least one wall which is oriented facing away from the refrigeration compartment and which is formed with the wall opening.

14 . The refrigerator according to claim 11 , being a household refrigerator.

15 . A method for fitting a refrigerator, the method comprising:

providing a refrigerator according to claim 11 ;

passing a first line through the first cutout of the elastic body of the line bushing;

passing a second line through the second cutout of the elastic body; and

inserting the elastic body into the wall opening in the interior compartment of the refrigerator.

16 . The method according to claim 15 , further comprising applying of an insulating foam to at least one exterior surface of the wall which is oriented facing away from the refrigeration compartment and which is formed with the wall opening.