Refrigerating appliance

Abstract

The invention discloses a refrigerating appliance comprising a cabinet with an opening towards the cooled part of the said cabinet, the opening being covered by at least one panel edged with at least one edging element comprising at least one profile having a first part and a second part forming approximately an L, the first part covering the margin of one main face of the panel and the second part covering the edge face of the panel and comprising a recess provided with at least one barb. The resulting refrigerating appliance is structurally very simple, particularly as regards the panel, and it offers the manufacturer great structural flexibility in determining the final shape of the panel.

1 . Refrigerating appliance ( 1 ) comprising a cabinet ( 2 ) with at least one opening ( 3 ) covered by at least one panel ( 5 ′,  5 ″,  5 ′″), this panel being edged by at least one edging element ( 8 ) comprising at least one first profile ( 11 ), this first profile having a first part ( 11   a ) and a second part ( 11   b ) forming approximately an L, the first part bordering one main face ( 4 ) of the panel and the second part covering the edge face ( 5   a ′) of the panel and comprising a recess ( 111 ) provided with at least one barb ( 11   b ′).  
     
     
         2 . Refrigerating appliance according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the edging element also comprises a second profile ( 12 ) having a first part ( 12   a ) and a second part ( 12   b ) forming approximately an L, the first part of the second profile bordering the other main face ( 6 ) of the panel and the second part of the second profile being designed to be pressed and retained by means of at least one barb ( 12   b ′) in the recess, which is provided with one or more corresponding barbs, in the second part of the first profile.  
     
     
         3 . Refrigerating appliance according to  claim 2 , characterized in that at least one barb on the second part of the first profile engages with at least one barb on the second part of the second profile to fix the two parts together securely.  
     
     
         4 . Refrigerating appliance according to either of claims  2  and  3 , characterized in that the two parts intended to fit together are each provided with one barb.  
     
     
         5 . Refrigerating appliance according to one of  claims 1  to  4 , characterized in that the panel is a sheet of glass.  
     
     
         6 . Refrigerating appliance according to one of  claims 1  to  5 , characterized in that the profile or profiles are plastic profiles.  
     
     
         7 . Refrigerating appliance according to one of  claims 1  to  6 , characterized in that each profile covers the edge face, wholly or partly, and covers only the margin or part of the margin of one main face of the panel adjacent to its edge face.  
     
     
         8 . Refrigerating appliance according to one of  claims 1  to  7 , characterized in that at least part of a profile covers the panel directly or the edging element covers the panel directly on at least two sides.  
     
     
         9 . Refrigerating appliance according to one of  claims 1  to  8 , characterized in that the recess is formed in a direction parallel to the edge face of the panel and is cut in a V or in a bevel in the second part of the first profile.  
     
     
         10 . Refrigerating appliance according to one of  claims 1  to  9 , characterized in that the first part of each of the profiles is longer than the second part of the same profile.  
     
     
         11 . Refrigerating appliance according to one of  claims 1  to  10 , characterized in that the adhesion of the first part of the first profile to the main face of the panel is provided by a double-sided adhesive tape ( 15 ).  
     
     
         12 . Refrigerating appliance according to one of  claims 1  to  11 , characterized in that on the side facing away from the panel, the first profile comprises an essentially dovetail-shaped concavity ( 17 ), the walls ( 17   a ,  17   b ) of the profile defining which concavity can be used as support feet for the said profile when it is placed on underlying elements, or the said walls can be designed to house either an essentially dovetail-shaped projection ( 19 ) on a carrier moulding ( 20 ), or a hermetic support portion ( 22 ) provided with an essentially dovetail-shaped projection ( 21 ).  
     
     
         13 . Refrigerating appliance according to  claim 12 , characterized in that the carrier moulding is essentially L-shaped in cross section, and in that the short rib of the L is provided with the dovetail-shaped projection, and in that the long rib ( 20   a ) of the L of the carrier moulding is taller than the height of the edging element.  
     
     
         14 . Refrigerating appliance according to  claim 12 , characterized in that the hermetic portion is designed to cover the edge ( 12   a ′) of the upper profile on a lower panel ( 5 ″), the said edge being turned away from or turned towards the centre of the said panel ( 5 ′).  
     
     
         15 . Refrigerating appliance according to one of  claims 1  to  14 , characterized in that at least one profile is provided with a handle ( 24 ).  
     
     
         16 . Refrigerating appliance according to one of  claims 1  to  15 , characterized in that electric electrodes ( 25   a ,  25   b ) are inserted on the first profile in order to be able to supply electric wires.  
     
     
         17 . Refrigerating appliance according to one of  claims 1  to  16 , characterized in that the panel can engage with a casing moulding ( 10 ) of stepped cross section ( 10   a ,  10   b ) arranged in the opening of the cabinet.  
     
     
         18 . Refrigerating appliance according to one of  claims 1  to  17 , characterized in that the panel ( 5 ′″) is slightly curved about an axis, in such a way as to form a curved lid, and in that the first profile has a dovetail-shaped concavity ( 17 ) designed to engage with a fixing moulding ( 26 ) that has a dovetail-shaped projection ( 26   a ) and is of essentially U-shaped cross section so as to be fixed to a curved rim or lip ( 28   a ) on a lid gable portion ( 28 ).  
     
     
         19 . Refrigerating appliance according to one of  claims 1  to  18 , characterized in that the second part of the first profile is in the shape of an N ( 32 ) or of a laterally reversed N ( 31 ).  
     
     
         20 . Refrigerating appliance according to one of  claims 1  to  19 , characterized in that the first part of the first profile borders that main face of the panel which faces the cooled part of the cabinet.  
     
     
         21 . Refrigerating appliance ( 1 ), such as a refrigerator, a refrigerating display unit or a freezer, and that comprises a cabinet ( 2 ) with at least one opening ( 3 ) towards the cooled portion of the said cabinet, and that is covered preferably by at least one moveable, optionally transparent panel ( 5 ′,  5 ″,  5 ′″), such as a lid, a door or a side wall of, for example, glass, the said panel being edged with mouldings ( 11 ,  12 ) that can slide or abut hermetically with a casing moulding ( 10 ) in the opening ( 3 ) of the cabinet, characterized in that each edged moulding comprises an essentially L-sectioned lower moulding ( 11 ), the long rib ( 11   a ) of the moulding adhering to the underside of the panel ( 5 ′,  5 ″) and the short rib ( 16 ) of the said moulding abutting against or being arranged close to the short edge face ( 5 ′ a ) of the said panel, as well as an essentially L-sectioned upper moulding ( 12 ), the long rib ( 12   a ) of the said moulding abutting against the flat top side of the panel ( 5 ′,  5 ″) while the short rib ( 12   b ) of the said moulding is designed to be pressed into and retained by means of at least one barb ( 12   b ′) in a concavity ( 111 ) provided with one or more corresponding barbs ( 11   b ′) in the short rib of the said lower moulding ( 11 ).  
     
     
         22 . Panel edged with at least one edging element, this element comprising at least one first profile having a first part and a second part forming approximately an L, the first part bordering one main face of the panel and the second part covering the edge face of the panel and comprising a recess provided with at least one barb.  
     
     
         23 . Panel according to  claim 22 , characterized in that the edging element also comprises a second profile having a first part and a second part forming approximately an L, the first part of the second profile bordering the other main face of the panel and the second part of the second profile being designed to be pressed and retained by at least one barb in the recess, which is provided with one or more corresponding barbs, in the second part of the first profile.  
     
     
         24 . Edging element comprising at least one first profile having a first part and a second part forming approximately an L, the first part being intended to border one main face of a panel and the second part being intended to cover the edge face of the said panel and comprising a recess provided with at least one barb.  
     
     
         25 . Edging element according to  claim 24 , characterized in that the edging element also comprises a second profile having a first part and a second part forming approximately an L, the first part of the second profile being intended to border the other main face of the panel and the second part of the second profile being designed to be pressed and retained by means of at least one barb in the recess, which is provided with one or more corresponding barbs, in the second part of the first profile.