US2010154462A1PendingUtilityA1

Domestic appliance

Assignee: BSH BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERAETEPriority: May 23, 2007Filed: May 14, 2008Published: Jun 24, 2010
Est. expiryMay 23, 2027(~0.8 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
F25D 23/028E05Y 2900/31F25D 2323/024F25D 2400/18
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Abstract

A domestic appliance including a door that has an inner wall and an outer wall, wherein each of the inner wall and the outer wall has longitudinal edges and transverse edges, and wherein the inner wall is connected to the outer wall along the longitudinal edges. A closing element is connected to a respective transverse edge of the inner wall and/or the outer wall and has a groove that is open towards an exterior side of the door. A ledge, which is supported by the outer wall and arranged along at least one of the transverse edges and which is angled towards the inner wall, is engaged in the groove of the closing element.

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1 - 14 . (canceled) 
     
     
         15 . A domestic appliance, comprising:
 a door having an inner wall and an outer wall, each of the inner wall and the outer wall having longitudinal edges and transverse edges, the inner wall connected to the outer wall along the longitudinal edges;   at least one closing element connected to a respective one of the transverse edges of at least one of the inner wall and the outer wall, the closing element having a groove that is open towards an exterior side of the door; and   a ledge supported by the outer wall and arranged along at least one of the transverse edges, the ledge angled towards the inner wall and engaged in the groove of the closing element.   
     
     
         16 . The domestic appliance of  claim 15 , wherein the domestic appliance is a refrigeration appliance. 
     
     
         17 . The domestic appliance of  claim 15 , wherein the groove is wider than the ledge engaging into the groove; wherein the groove has a side wall; wherein ribs protrude from the side wall; and wherein the ledge is clamped to the ribs. 
     
     
         18 . The domestic appliance of  claim 17 , wherein the outer wall defines a front panel and two side edges of the door, and wherein the two side edges border the front panel. 
     
     
         19 . The domestic appliance of  claim 18 , wherein the outer wall comprises two peripheral edges to engage from the two side edges behind the front panel. 
     
     
         20 . The domestic appliance of  claim 19 , wherein the closing element supports a wall that supports the front panel, and wherein a length of the wall is shorter than a distance between the two peripheral edges. 
     
     
         21 . The domestic appliance of  claim 18 , wherein the closing element has a front edge; wherein the door has a front face; and wherein the front edge of the closing element moves back behind the front face of the door. 
     
     
         22 . The domestic appliance of  claim 18 , wherein the closing element supports two tabs that abut on the outside of the two side edges. 
     
     
         23 . The domestic appliance of  claim 15 , further comprising a door bearing bush formed on the closing element and a stiffening element that is fitted over the door bearing bush. 
     
     
         24 . The domestic appliance of  claim 22 , further comprising a stiffening element, wherein each of the two side edges is fixed between the stiffening element and a respective one of the two tabs. 
     
     
         25 . The domestic appliance of  claim 19 , further comprising a stiffening element that defines a stop for one of the peripheral edges. 
     
     
         26 . The domestic appliance of  claim 19 , wherein the outer wall defines a hollow rib between a respective one of the two side edges and a respective one of the two peripheral edges; and wherein a stiffening element has a projection that engages in a hollow space of the hollow rib. 
     
     
         27 . The domestic appliance of  claim 23 , wherein the stiffening element is latched to the closing element. 
     
     
         28 . The domestic appliance of  claim 23 , wherein the door bearing bush defines an injection opening to inject insulating material into an inner hollow space of the door. 
     
     
         29 . The domestic appliance of  claim 23 , wherein the door bearing bush comprises a vent valve to ventilate an inner hollow space of the door.

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