Mounting Arrangement And Method Of Mounting Elements On The Inner Lining Of Refrigerators And/Or Freezers And Method Of Producing Such Mounting Arrangmement

Abstract

This invention relates to a method of producing a mounting arrangement for mounting elements on the plastic inner lining of a thermally foam-insulated wall of a refrigerator and/or freezer, wherein either the inner lining of plastic material is deep-drawn with a receiving contour, which is shaped such that it at least partly corresponds to the outer contour of the element to be mounted, so that the element to be mounted can be received by the receiving contour, and the element to be mounted is inserted, or wherein the element to be mounted is inserted into a deep-drawing tool and the inner lining of plastic material is deep-drawn by at least partly reproducing the element to be mounted for forming a receiving contour in the plastic inner lining for the element to be mounted, before in both cases a thermal foam insulation is foamed on the back of the plastic inner lining. The invention furthermore relates to such mounting arrangement, a corresponding mounting method and a refrigerator and/or freezer, in which there are provided pull-out rails with a corresponding mounting arrangement.

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         17 . A method of producing a mounting arrangement for mounting elements on the plastic inner lining of a thermally foam-insulated wall of a refrigerator and/or freezer, comprising the following steps: 
 fabricating the inner lining of plastic material with a receiving contour which is shaped such that on at least three sides it at least partly corresponds to the outer contour of the element to be mounted, so that the element to be mounted can be received by the receiving contour,    inserting the element to be mounted into the receiving contour, and    foaming a thermal foam insulation on the back of the plastic inner lining.    
     
     
         18 . The method as claimed in  claim 17 , in which the receiving contour is fabricated with an undercut such that it can at least partly enclose and thus fix the element to be mounted.  
     
     
         19 . The method as claimed in  claim 17 , in which one or more snap-in cups are formed in the back of the receiving contour.  
     
     
         20 . The method as claimed in  claim 19 , in which the one or more snap-in cups are formed during the step of fabricating the inner lining, wherein the mounting elements are pull-out rails.  
     
     
         21 . The method of producing a mounting device as claimed in  claim 17 , in which during the step of fabricating the inner lining the receiving contour is formed with a depth which corresponds to the depth of the element to be mounted.  
     
     
         22 . The method as claimed in  claim 17 , in which the step of fabricating the inner lining comprises a drawing process.  
     
     
         23 . The method as claimed in  claim 22 , in which the drawing process is a deep-drawing process.  
     
     
         24 . The method as claimed in  claim 17 , in which the process of fabricating the inner lining comprises an injection molding process.  
     
     
         25 . A method of producing a mounting arrangement for mounting elements on the plastic inner lining of a thermally foam-insulated wall of a refrigerator and/or freezer, comprising the following steps: 
 inserting the element to be mounted into a deep-drawing tool for deep-drawing the plastic inner lining made of plastic material,    fabricating the inner lining by at least partly reproducing the element to be mounted for forming a receiving contour in the plastic inner lining for the element to be mounted, and    foaming a thermal foam insulation on the back of the plastic inner lining.    
     
     
         26 . The method as claimed in  claim 25 , in which the receiving contour is fabricated with an undercut such that it can at least partly enclose and thus fix the element to be mounted, wherein the mounting elements are pull-out rails.  
     
     
         27 . The method as claimed in  claim 25 , in which one or more snap-in cups are formed in the back of the receiving contour.  
     
     
         28 . The method as claimed in  claim 27 , in which the one or more snap-in cups are formed during the step of fabricating the inner lining.  
     
     
         29 . The method of producing a mounting device as claimed in  claim 25 , in which during the step of fabricating the inner lining the receiving contour is formed with a depth which corresponds to the depth of the element to be mounted.  
     
     
         30 . The method as claimed in  claim 25 , in which the step of fabricating the inner lining comprises a drawing process.  
     
     
         31 . The method as claimed in  claim 30 , wherein the drawing process is a deep-drawing process.  
     
     
         32 . The method as claimed in  claim 25 , in which the process of fabricating the inner lining comprises an injection molding process.  
     
     
         33 . A method of mounting elements on the plastic inner lining of a thermally foam-insulated wall of a refrigerator and/or freezer, comprising the following steps: 
 fabricating the inner lining of plastic material with a receiving contour which is shaped such that it at least partly corresponds to the outer contour of the element to be mounted, and is formed with an undercut such that it can at least partly enclose the element to be mounted,    clipping the element to be mounted into the undercut receiving contour, and    foaming a thermal foam insulation on the back of the plastic inner lining.    
     
     
         34 . The method as claimed in  claim 33 , in which the mounting elements are pull-out rails.  
     
     
         35 . The method as claimed in  claim 33 , in which the step of fabricating the inner lining comprises a drawing process.  
     
     
         36 . The method as claimed in  claim 35 , in which the drawing process is a deep-drawing process.  
     
     
         37 . The method as claimed in  claim 33 , in which the process of fabricating the inner lining comprises an injection molding process.  
     
     
         38 . A method of mounting elements on the plastic inner lining of a thermally foam-insulated wall of a refrigerator and/or freezer, comprising the following steps: 
 inserting the element to be mounted into a manufacturing tool for manufacturing the plastic inner lining of plastic material,    fabricating the inner lining by at least partly reproducing the element to be mounted for forming a receiving contour in the plastic inner lining, which is shaped with an undercut such that it at least partly encloses the element to be mounted, and    foaming a thermal foam insulation on the back of the plastic inner lining.    
     
     
         39 . The method as claimed in  claim 38 , in which the mounting elements are pull-out rails.  
     
     
         40 . The method as claimed in  claim 38 , in which the step of fabricating the inner lining comprises a drawing process.  
     
     
         41 . The method as claimed in  claim 40 , in which the drawing process is a deep drawing process.  
     
     
         42 . The method as claimed in  claim 38 , in which the process of fabricating the inner lining comprises an injection molding process.  
     
     
         43 . A mounting arrangement for mounting elements on the inner lining of a thermally foam-insulated wall of a refrigerator and/or freezer, comprising: 
 a receiving contour in the inner lining of the refrigerator and/or freezer, which at least partly corresponds to the outer contour of the element to be mounted, such that it can positively and/or non-positively receive the element to be mounted.    
     
     
         44 . The mounting arrangement as claimed in  claim 43 , in which the receiving contour comprises an undercut which at least partly encloses and thus fixes the element to be mounted.  
     
     
         45 . The mounting arrangement as claimed in claims  43 , in which the receiving contour additionally comprises one or more snap-in cups.  
     
     
         46 . The mounting arrangement as claimed in  claim 43 , in which the receiving contour has a depth which corresponds to the depth of the element to be mounted.  
     
     
         47 . The mounting arrangement as claimed in  claim 43 , in which the element to be mounted is a pull-out rail.  
     
     
         48 . The mounting arrangement as claimed in  claim 47 , in which the receiving contour rests against the pull-out rail on at least three sides and comprises at least one pull-out stop which prevents the pull-out rail from being shifted in pull-out direction.  
     
     
         49 . A refrigerator and/or freezer comprising: 
 at least one pull-out tray or pull-out drawer, which tray or drawer is mounted on pull-out rails so that it can be pulled out, wherein the pull-out rails are mounted on the inner lining of the refrigerator and/or freezer by means of a mounting arrangement, the mounting arrangement having a receiving contour in the inner lining of the refrigerator and/or freezer, the mounting arrangement at least partly corresponding to the outer contour of the element to be mounted, such that it can positively and/or non-positively receive the element to be mounted.