Domestic appliance
Abstract
A domestic appliance with a door that has an inner wall, an outer wall, an upper closing element and a lower closing element, wherein the inner and outer walls and the upper and lower closing elements delimit an inner hollow space of the door. The outer wall forms a front plate and two side flanks that adjoin the front plate. The two side flanks support edge bars that engage behind the front plate. A locking element is inserted into a corner of the inner hollow space of the door, wherein the corner is formed by one of the two side flanks, one of the edge bars, and one of the upper and lower closing elements.
Claims
exact text as granted — not AI-modified1 - 14 . (canceled)
15 . A domestic appliance, comprising:
a door having an inner wall, an outer wall, an upper closing element and a lower closing element, the inner and outer walls and the upper and lower closing elements delimiting an inner hollow space of the door; a front plate formed by the outer wall; two side flanks formed by the outer wall and adjoining the front plate; a plurality of edge bars supported by the two side flanks, each edge bar engaging behind the front plate; and a locking element inserted into a corner of the inner hollow space of the door, the corner formed by one of the two side flanks, one of the edge bars, and one of the upper and lower closing elements.
16 . The domestic appliance of claim 15 , wherein the domestic appliance is a refrigeration appliance.
17 . The domestic appliance of claim 15 , wherein the outer wall has a horizontal edges, wherein each of the upper and lower closing elements carries a bar that extends along a respective one of the horizontal edges of the outer wall, and wherein the locking elements holds the outer wall under tension on the bar.
18 . The domestic appliance of claim 15 , wherein the locking element is joined together, in parallel direction to the front plate, with a contour of at least one of the upper and lower closing elements so as to form a positive fit.
19 . The domestic appliance of claim 18 , wherein the locking element has a sleeve, and wherein the contour of the at least one of the upper and lower closing elements includes a door mounting bush to engage the sleeve of the locking element.
20 . The domestic appliance of claim 19 , wherein the door mounting bush defines an injection opening to inject insulation material into the inner hollow space of the door.
21 . The domestic appliance of claim 19 , wherein the door mounting bush comprises a vent valve to ventilate the inner hollow space of the door.
22 . The domestic appliance of claim 18 , wherein the contour of the at least one of the upper and lower closing elements comprises ribs that rest against the inner wall and the outer wall, and wherein the locking element engages in-between the ribs.
23 . The domestic appliance of claim 18 , wherein the locking element is latched onto the at least one of the upper and lower closing elements.
24 . The domestic appliance of claim 15 , wherein the outer wall comprises transverse edges; wherein the outer wall carries a ledge angled towards the inner wall along at least one of the transverse edges of the outer wall; wherein at least one of the upper and lower the closing elements has a groove that is open towards an exterior side of the door; and wherein the ledge engages into the groove.
25 . The domestic appliance of claim 24 , 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.
26 . The domestic appliance of claim 24 , wherein the at least one of the upper and lower closing elements has a front edge; wherein the door has a front side; and wherein the front edge of at least one of the upper and lower closing elements moves back behind the front side of the door.
27 . The domestic appliance of claim 15 , wherein at least one of the upper and lower closing elements carries two lugs that rest against an outside of the two side flanks
28 . The domestic appliance of claim 27 , wherein each of the two side flanks is fixed between the locking element and a respective one of the two lugs.
29 . The domestic appliance of claim 15 , wherein the outer wall defines a hollow rib between a respective one of the two side edges and a respective one of the plurality of edge bars; and wherein the locking element has a projection that engages in a hollow space of the hollow rib.Join the waitlist — get patent alerts
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