Refrigerator and/or Freezer Unit

Abstract

The present invention covers a refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit having at least one wall or door which has a cut-out in which a dispensing unit, in particular for ice, a liquid or the like, is located or through which such a dispensing unit is accessible, wherein a frame is provided to cover the dispensing unit and wherein fastening means are provided by means of which the frame can be fixed. In accordance with the invention, the fastening means include at least one fastening apparatus which is adjustable by means of a thread in the thickness direction of the wall or door and which has connection means, in particular latching means, by means of which the frame or another part of the unit can be connected, preferably releasably, to the fastening apparatus.

1 . A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit having at least one wall or door which has a cut-out in which a dispensing unit, in particular for ice, a liquid or the like, is located or through which such a dispensing unit is accessible, wherein a frame is provided for the covering of the dispensing unit and wherein fastening means are provided by means of which the frame can be fixed, wherein the fastening means include at least one fastening apparatus which is adjustable by means of a thread in the thickness direction of the wall or door and which has connection means, in particular latching means by which the frame or another part of the unit can be connected, preferably releasably, to the fastening apparatus. 
     
     
         2 . A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the fastening apparatus is arranged at the door or at the dispensing unit or at an assembly connected to the door or dispensing unit and connected to the frame via the connection means; or the fastening apparatus is arranged at the frame and is connected via the connection means to the door or the dispensing unit or to an assembly connected to the door or the dispensing unit. 
     
     
         3 . A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the fastening apparatus has at least one socket, preferably a plurality of sockets, provided with a thread and in which a threaded bolt is arranged whose thread is in engagement with the thread of the socket. 
     
     
         4 . A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with  claim 3 , wherein the threaded bolt comprises a part of the connection means. 
     
     
         5 . A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with  claim 3 , wherein the at least one socket is arranged in or at the dispensing unit. 
     
     
         6 . A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with  claim 3 , wherein the threaded bolt has a flexible region, in particular a flexible central section, for compensation of positional tolerances. 
     
     
         7 . A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with  claim 3 , wherein the threaded bolt has a region for the reception of a tool. 
     
     
         8 . A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the frame is executed peripherally or is only formed by a straight part, a curved part, an L-shaped part or a U-shaped part. 
     
     
         9 . A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the fastening apparatus includes a screw, with a part of the connection means being formed by the screw head. 
     
     
         10 . A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with  claim 9 , wherein the fastening apparatus has at least one socket, preferably a plurality of sockets, provided with a thread and in which a threaded bolt is arranged whose thread is in engagement with the thread of the socket, and the screw is dimensioned such that its external thread is in engagement with the internal thread of the socket. 
     
     
         11 . A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with  claim 3 , wherein the at least one socket is plugged into the dispensing unit, the door or the frame or is executed in one part with the dispensing unit, the door or the frame. 
     
     
         12 . A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with  claim 3 , wherein the socket has a dome-shaped section into which a threaded socket is inserted; or the socket has a threaded section formed in one piece with that of the socket. 
     
     
         13 . A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of fastening apparatus, preferably a plurality of fastening apparatus distributed over the periphery of the recess of the wall or door, are provided. 
     
     
         14 . A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the door includes an outer door without a cover or an outer door on which one or more panels are arranged. 
     
     
         15 . A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with  claim 14 , wherein the panel is an overlay panel or a backer panel. 
     
     
         16 . A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with  claim 2 , wherein the fastening apparatus has at least one socket, preferably a plurality of sockets, provided with a thread and in which a threaded bolt is arranged whose thread is in engagement with the thread of the socket. 
     
     
         17 . A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with  claim 16 , wherein the threaded bolt comprises a part of the connection means. 
     
     
         18 . A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with  claim 17 , wherein the at least one socket is arranged in or at the dispensing unit. 
     
     
         19 . A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with  claim 16 , wherein the at least one socket is arranged in or at the dispensing unit. 
     
     
         20 . A refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit in accordance with  claim 4 , wherein the at least one socket is arranged in or at the dispensing unit.