Door for a refrigerating device
View Patent ↗A door for a refrigerating unit is provided that includes a door leaf hinged to a body of the refrigerating unit and a decorative element that is superimposed on the door leaf in such a way as to be adjustable in position. The decorative element has a central cutout, through which a central region of the door leaf is exposed. A groove open towards this central region is formed on the door leaf in order to accommodate a profile element which conceals a gap between door leaf and decorative element.
1. A door for a refrigeration appliance, the door comprising:
a door leaf that can be hingedly mounted to a body of the refrigeration appliance; and
a decorative element adjustably attached to the front of the door leaf, the decorative element having a central cutout through which a central region of the door leaf is exposed and a groove open toward the central region of the door leaf,
wherein the groove is configured to receive a profile element such that the grove holds the profile element in a position in which the profile element touches an edge of the central cutout in the decorative element, and
the groove is configured to allow the profile element to be moved between a plurality of positions relative to the groove so that the profile element can be positioned in the position in which the profile element touches an edge of the central cutout in the decorative element.
2. The door as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the groove is covered by the decorative element.
3. The door as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the groove is formed in a frame profile, which borders a central panel of the door leaf.
4. The door as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the central panel is an insulating glass pane.
5. The door as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the profile element is an L-profile, the first arm of which engages in the groove, the other resting against the edge of the central cutout.
6. The door as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an arm of the profile element engaging in the groove has break points running in a longitudinal direction.
7. The door as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the break points are corrugations.
8. The door as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a cover part attached in a corner of the cutout covers ends of two profile elements adjacent to the corner.
9. The door as claimed in claim 8 , wherein an adapter part is attached to an end of each profile element, on which the cover part can be positioned in the direction of the depth of the door leaf.
10. The door as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the adapter part is made from a more rigid material than the profile element.
11. The door as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the adapter part has a pin, which engages with a friction lock in an oblong cavity in the profile element.
12. The door as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the adapter part has a slot, which extends in the longitudinal direction of the profile element to which the adapter part is attached and a latching projection on the cover part latches into the slot.
13. The door as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the cover part is latched into the slot with some clearance in the longitudinal direction.
14. A door for a refrigeration appliance, the door comprising:
a door leaf that can be hingedly mounted to a body of the refrigeration appliance;
a decorative element adjustably attached to the front of the door leaf, the decorative element having a central cutout through which a central region of the door leaf is exposed and a groove open toward the central region of the door leaf; and
a profile element held in the groove and touching an edge of the central cutout in the decorative element,
wherein an arm of the profile element engaging in the groove has break points running in a longitudinal direction,
the break points are corrugations, and
ribs engaging in the corrugations are formed on a side wall of the groove.
15. A door for a refrigeration appliance, the door comprising:
a door leaf that can be hingedly mounted to a body of the refrigeration appliance;
a decorative element adjustably attached to the front of the door leaf, the decorative element having a central cutout through which a central region of the door leaf is exposed and a groove open toward the central region of the door leaf; and
a profile element held in the groove and touching an edge of the central cutout in the decorative element,
wherein a cover part attached in a corner of the cutout covers ends of two profile elements adjacent to the corner, and
an adapter part is attached to an end of each profile element, on which the cover part can be positioned in the direction of the depth of the door leaf.
16. The door as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the adapter part is made from a more rigid material than the profile element.
17. The door as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the adapter part has a pin, which engages with a friction lock in an oblong cavity in the profile element.
18. The door as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the adapter part has a slot, which extends in the longitudinal direction of the profile element to which the adapter part is attached and a latching projection on the cover part latches into the slot.
19. The door as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the cover part is latched into the slot with some clearance in the longitudinal direction.