Domestic refrigerator having a locally thermally insulated outer enclosure of an ice-maker and method for producing a domestic refrigerator

Abstract

A domestic refrigerator has a housing in which is formed at least one food storage compartment, which is bounded by walls of a liner. An ice-maker has an outer enclosure that is separate from the liner and inserted in an insertion region of the liner. The outer enclosure of the ice-maker has at least one wall region with an inner wall and an outer wall spaced apart therefrom. At least portions of an interspace between the inner wall and the outer wall contain a thermally insulating material. There is also described a method for producing a domestic refrigerator.

1 . A domestic refrigerator, comprising:
 a housing formed with at least one food storage compartment, which is bounded by walls of a liner;   an ice-maker having an outer enclosure separate from said liner and inserted in said liner;   said outer enclosure of said ice-maker having at least one wall region that includes an inner wall and an outer wall spaced apart from said inner wall and forming an interspace therewith; and   thermally insulating material disposed in at least portions of said interspace between said inner wall and said outer wall is disposed a thermally insulating material.   
     
     
         2 . The domestic refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein said ice-maker is inserted into an insertion region of said liner. 
     
     
         3 . The domestic refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein said at least one wall region includes a first wall region being a floor of said outer enclosure. 
     
     
         4 . The domestic refrigerator according to  claim 3 , wherein said at least one wall region includes a second wall region being a side wall of said outer enclosure. 
     
     
         5 . The domestic refrigerator according to  claim 4 , wherein said first and second wall regions merge into each other and form a common L-shaped total wall region. 
     
     
         6 . The domestic refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein said inner wall and said outer wall are separate pieces. 
     
     
         7 . The domestic refrigerator according to  claim 6 , which comprises a first strip-shaped connecting piece formed on an edge of said inner wall that faces said outer wall, said first strip-shaped connecting piece being in planar contact with and overlapping a second connecting piece formed on said outer wall. 
     
     
         8 . The domestic refrigerator according to  claim 7 , wherein said second strip-shaped connecting piece is formed on an edge of said outer wall that faces said inner wall. 
     
     
         9 . The domestic refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one additional wall region of said outer enclosure that faces away from said storage compartment has only a single-wall construction. 
     
     
         10 . The domestic refrigerator according to  claim 9 , wherein said at least one additional wall region is a side wall of said outer enclosure that faces away from said storage compartment, and/or said at least one additional wall region is a top wall of said outer enclosure that faces away from said storage compartment. 
     
     
         11 . The domestic refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein said outer enclosure has an enclosure element directly bordering an interior volume of said outer enclosure, and wherein said enclosure element is formed from a plurality of separate single parts. 
     
     
         12 . The domestic refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein said outer wall is formed from a single piece and has an L-shaped design. 
     
     
         13 . The domestic refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein said outer wall has stiffening members. 
     
     
         14 . The domestic refrigerator according to  claim 13 , wherein said stiffening members are integrally formed on an inner face that faces said inner wall. 
     
     
         15 . The domestic refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein said inner wall is composed of at least two separate wall pieces, which are joined to one another at an interlocking joint. 
     
     
         16 . The domestic refrigerator according to  claim 15 , wherein said separate wall pieces are plug-fitted to one another at a junction. 
     
     
         17 . A method for producing a domestic refrigerator, the refrigerator having an ice-maker with an outer enclosure disposed in a liner, the liner bounding a food storage compartment of the refrigerator and being separate from the outer enclosure;
 the method comprising:   forming the outer enclosure of the ice-maker with at least one wall region that has an inner wall and an outer wall spaced apart therefrom, the inner and outer walls being disposed to form an interspace therebetween;   filling at least portions of the interspace with a thermally insulating material prior to fitting the outer enclosure into the liner.   
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 17 , which comprises providing the liner with an insertion region and inserting the outer enclosure in the insertion region. 
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 18 , which comprises inserting and fitting a pre-assembly module formed after filling the interspace with the thermally insulating material into the insertion region of the liner.