Door comprising a door frame and a recessed handle element, and a domestic refrigeration appliance comprising such a door

1. A door for a domestic refrigeration appliance, comprising:

a multiple-sided door frame having at least three sides integrally formed of a single-piece profile defining a periphery of said door frame, said door frame being open in a peripheral direction of a frame shape with an open peripheral section where two opposite sides of said at least three sides do not contact one another;

a door inner panel and a door outer panel mounted to said door frame;

a separate recessed handle element arranged in said open peripheral section of said door frame, said recessed handle element extended over an entire width of said open peripheral section, as viewed in the peripheral direction, the width being smaller than a width of a side part of said door frame opposite said open peripheral section; and

a thermally insulating material disposed in a space between said door outer panel and said door inner panel;

said recessed handle element extending from said door outer panel to said door inner panel.

2. The door according to claim 1 , wherein said recessed handle element has opposing ends as viewed in a peripheral direction of the frame shape; and said opposing ends of said recessed handle element are connected to said door frame.

3. The door according to claim 2 , wherein said recessed handle element is bonded or welded to said door frame.

4. The door according to claim 2 , wherein said recessed handle element is screwed to said door frame or connected to said door frame by way of a plug connection.

5. The door according to claim 1 , wherein said recessed handle element is a trough-shaped element.

6. The door according to claim 1 , wherein said recessed handle element is formed as a single piece.

7. The door according to claim 1 , wherein said open peripheral section is formed at the top and the recessed handle element is disposed in the peripheral section as a top door end strip.

8. The door according to claim 1 , wherein said open peripheral section is formed in a vertical side of said door frame and said recessed handle element is disposed in the peripheral section as a lateral door end strip.

9. The door according to claim 1 , wherein at least some of said at least three sides include: tabs with an inside of said door outer panel arranged thereon, and tabs with an inside of said door inner panel arranged thereon.

10. The door according to claim 1 , comprising a decorative panel, being separate from said door outer panel, disposed on an outside of said door outer panel facing away from said door frame.

11. A domestic refrigeration appliance, comprising a housing forming a chamber for holding food and a door according to claim 1 mounted to said housing and configured for closing said chamber.

12. The door according to claim 1 , wherein said single profile is a profile selected from the group consisting of a bent profile, an extruded profile and a rolled profile.