Built-in refrigerating unit

Abstract

A refrigerating unit for installing in a furniture niche has a body and a door that enclose a thermally insulated inside compartment. The door can pivot about an axis between an open and closed position. A decorative panel conceals the door and can move therewith. When the refrigerating unit is properly installed in the furniture niche, the door projects beyond a front edge of the furniture niche.

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         14 . A refrigerating unit for installing in a furniture niche, comprising a body and a door that enclose a thermally insulated inside compartment, the door being pivotally mounted to the body for pivotal movement about an axis between an open and a closed position, the door projecting beyond a front edge of the furniture niche when the refrigerating unit is installed in the furniture niche.  
     
     
         15 . The refrigerating unit according to  claim 14 , wherein the body of the refrigerating unit remains with its front side behind the front edge of the furniture niche.  
     
     
         16 . The refrigerating unit according to  claim 14 , wherein the body of the refrigerating unit ends with its front side flush with the front edge of the furniture niche.  
     
     
         17 . The refrigerating unit according to  claim 14 , wherein the inside compartment projects over the front edge of the furniture niche.  
     
     
         18 . The refrigerating unit according to  claim 17 , wherein the portion of the inside compartment which projects over the front edge of the furniture niche is formed by a receiving area in the door.  
     
     
         19 . The refrigerating unit according to  claim 18 , wherein the receiving area is formed by a corresponding recess on the inner side of the door.  
     
     
         20 . The refrigerating unit according to  claim 19 , wherein the recess on the inner side of the door is formed by a cavity-like recess which extends at least substantially over the height and width of the inner side of the door.  
     
     
         21 . The refrigerating unit according to  claim 14 , wherein the door includes an outer side facing away from the inside compartment the door, a decorative end state disposed on the outer side which ends flush with the front of neighboring furniture niche.  
     
     
         22 . The refrigerating unit according to  claim 21 , wherein the outer side is formed by a stainless steel outer wall.  
     
     
         23 . The refrigerating unit according to  claim 14 , wherein the door comprises a door panel including a door outer cladding of a heat insulating layer and a door inner cladding and projecting from the door panel to the body, the pivot axis of the door extending through the door panel.  
     
     
         24 . The refrigerating unit according to  claim 14 , comprising a decorative panel which covers the door and can move therewith, wherein the decorative panel is rigidly mounted on the door.  
     
     
         25 . The refrigerating unit according to  claim 14 , wherein a piece of the decorative panel covers a side flank of the door.  
     
     
         26 . The refrigerating unit according to  claim 14 , comprising a plurality of doors of different depth which can be mounted on the body.