IP Library Granted Patent US 8,523,303
Granted Patent B2
US 8,523,303 · App. 13/298,333 · Granted Sep 3, 2013

Cooling device with spacing element

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Patent No.
US 8,523,303
App. No.
13/298,333
Granted
Sep 3, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A refrigerator having a deep freeze compartment door with an aluminum profile having lateral coverings at both sides and an additional guiding means mounted on a panel fixing element. The panel fixing element is embedded with the outer part of the door such that an ornamental spacing element is fixed to the guiding element and to the lateral coverings such that an easier on site mounting is obtained and a more appealing visual effect is achieved.

Claims (22)

1. A household appliance door, comprising:

an outer shell;

a panel fixing element located on an outer part of the door and embedded within the outer shell;

a guide attached to the panel fixing element;

an aluminum profile attached to the guide;

a lateral covering engaging the aluminum profile; and

an ornamental spacing element fixed to the aluminum profile by the guide.

2. The household appliance door of claim 1 , wherein the lateral covering has claws that engage the aluminum profile.

3. The household appliance door of claim 1 , wherein the household appliance door is a door of a deep freeze compartment,

wherein the door has a unit body, and

wherein the lateral covering has an outer side and an inner side adjoined to the unit body.

4. The household appliance door of claim 1 , wherein the aluminum profile has a lower surface facing an internal area of the door,

wherein the lower surface includes a pair of first openings, and

wherein the guide has lateral claws that engage the pair of first openings of the aluminum profile.

5. The household appliance door of claim 1 , wherein the guide includes a mounting hole, and

wherein the panel fixing element has a fixing hole coaxial with the mounting hole of the guide.

6. The household appliance door of claim 1 , wherein the guide has lateral claws and restrictive end parts, and

wherein the restrictive end parts are in a middle area of the guide between the lateral claws.

7. The household appliance door of claim 6 , wherein the aluminum profile comprises an emptied profile part for receiving bearings, a pair of first openings for receiving the claws, second openings for mounting the lateral covering, a slot for receiving the guide, and a protrusion for restricting the guide in a mounted position on the aluminum profile.

8. The household appliance door of claim 1 , wherein the aluminum profile includes a pair of first openings and a protrusion for restricting the guide in a mounted position on the aluminum profile,

wherein the guide includes a middle portion having restrictive end parts and lateral claws, the middle portion being between the lateral claws,

wherein the lateral claws engage the pair of first openings of the aluminum profile and the middle portion engages the protrusion for restricting the guide in the mounted position on the aluminum profile.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO REMOVE USSN 14373413; 29120436 AND 29429277 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 035624 FRAME: 0784. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Jun 19, 2015
From: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
To: BSH HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
Reel/Frame 036000/0848 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 11, 2015
From: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
To: BSH HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
Reel/Frame 035624/0784 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 17, 2011
From: ARSLANKIRAY, ZIYA; HASTUERK, CEMALETTIN; SAVAN, MEHMET; OELMEZ, OEZGUER
To: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE GMBH
Reel/Frame 027242/0994 →