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Granted Patent B2
US 12,163,727 · App. 17/769,822 · Granted Dec 10, 2024

Domestic refrigeration device

Inventors: Michael Krapp (Nattheim, DE); Alexander Ruppert (Senden, DE); Dominik Schiffner (Gerstetten, DE)
Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
F25D23/065F25D23/063F25D2201/12F25D2323/06
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Patent No.
US 12,163,727
App. No.
17/769,822
Granted
Dec 10, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A domestic refrigeration appliance apparatus includes at least one side wall component and at least one machine compartment top wall. In order to simplify assembly, the domestic refrigeration appliance apparatus has at least one sealing element which seals at least one region between the side wall component and the machine compartment top wall. A method for assembling a household refrigeration appliance apparatus is also provided.

Claims (26)

1. A household refrigeration appliance apparatus, comprising:

at least one side wall component;

at least one machine compartment top wall; and

at least one sealing element sealing at least one region between said at least one side wall component and said at least one machine compartment top wall;

said at least one side wall component having a receiving region receiving said at least one machine compartment top wall and a guiding element for guiding said at least one machine compartment top wall into said receiving region during an assembly into an assembled state;

said at least one side wall component having a latching element formed in one piece with said at least one side wall component, said latching element being formed as a protrusion protruding from said guiding element;

said at least one machine compartment top wall having at least one latching element being formed as one component with said at least one machine compartment top wall and being formed by a bent bracket of said at least one machine compartment top wall; and

said at least one latching element of said at least one machine compartment top wall being latched with said latching element of said at least one side wall component.

2. The household refrigeration appliance apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one machine compartment top wall is bend-resistant.

3. The household refrigeration appliance apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one machine compartment top wall is fireproof.

4. The household refrigeration appliance apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one machine compartment top wall is formed more than half of metal.

5. The household refrigeration appliance apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one sealing element at least partly grips around said at least one machine compartment top wall.

6. The household refrigeration appliance apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one sealing element is a sealing foam.

7. The household refrigeration appliance apparatus according to claim 1 , which further comprises at least one side wall, said at least one machine compartment top wall being attached to said at least one side wall.

8. The household refrigeration appliance apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein at least one of said at least one machine compartment top wall or said at least one side wall is deformed for attaching said at least one machine compartment top wall to said at least one side wall.

9. A household refrigeration appliance or at least one of a freezer or a refrigerator, comprising at least one household refrigeration appliance apparatus according to claim 1 .

10. A method for assembling a household refrigeration appliance apparatus, the method comprising:

providing the household refrigeration appliance apparatus according to claim 1 ; and

using said sealing element to seal said at least one region between said at least one side wall component and said at least one machine compartment top wall.

11. The method according to claim 10 , which further comprises connecting said at least one machine compartment top wall to said at least one side wall component.

12. The method according to claim 10 , which further comprises pressing said at least one machine compartment top wall into said at least one sealing element.

13. The method according to claim 10 , which further comprises using a deforming process to connect said at least one machine compartment top wall to at least one side wall.

14. A household refrigeration appliance apparatus, comprising:

at least one side wall component having a latching element;

at least one machine compartment top wall having at least one latching element corresponding to and being latched to said latching element of said at least one side wall component; and

at least one sealing element, said at least one sealing element being an element separate from said at least one side wall component and separate from said at least one machine compartment top wall, said at least one sealing element sealing at least one region between said at least one side wall component and said at least one machine compartment top wall.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 17, 2022
From: KRAPP, MICHAEL; RUPPERT, ALEXANDER; SCHIFFNER, DOMINIK
To: BSH HAUSGERAETE GMBH
Reel/Frame 060834/0319 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2019 216 094.8 · Oct 18, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220381506A1 · Dec 1, 2022
Cited By (1)
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