Household refrigeration appliance with specific mounting of a cover plate to a receiving space for foodstuffs and method of installing a cover plate

Abstract

A household refrigeration appliance has a receiving space for foodstuffs which is delimited by walls of an inner container, and a cover plate which is separate from the inner container and is arranged in the receiving space forward of a wall of the inner container. The cover plate is connected to a rail system of the household refrigeration appliance. A functionally first connection type is embodied at a first connection point and a second connection type that is functionally different from the first connection type is embodied at a second connection point at a different location from the first connection point. We also describe a method for installing a cover plate in a household refrigeration appliance.

1 . A household refrigeration appliance, comprising:
 an inner container having walls delimiting a receiving space for foodstuffs;   a rail system of the refrigeration appliance; and   a cover plate separate from said inner container and disposed in said receiving space forward of a wall of said inner container;   said cover plate being connected to said rail system at a first connection point and at a second connection point that is different from said first connection point, wherein a functionally first connection type is embodied at said first connection point and a second connection type that is functionally different from said first connection type is embodied at said second connection point.   
     
     
         2 . The household refrigeration appliance according to  claim 1 , wherein said first connection type is an expansion connection. 
     
     
         3 . The household refrigeration appliance according to  claim 1 , wherein said second connection type is a snap-fit connection. 
     
     
         4 . The household refrigeration appliance according to  claim 1 , wherein said cover plate carries a first curved expansion clip formed on a rear side thereof and a rail of said rail system is embodied with a freely projecting first lug and a supporting wall spaced apart from said first lug, and wherein said first connection type is defined by said expansion clip engaging behind said first lug in an installed state and being spread apart between a rear side of said first lug and said supporting wall at said first connection point. 
     
     
         5 . The household refrigeration appliance according to  claim 4 , wherein a first snap-fit hook is arranged on a rear side of said cover plate and a freely projecting second lug is formed on a rail of said rail system, and wherein said second connection type is defined in that said snap-fit hook is latched into place on said second lug in an installed state at the second connection point. 
     
     
         6 . The household refrigeration appliance according to  claim 5 , wherein said rail has a side wall oriented in the depth direction of the household refrigeration appliance, and said first lug and said second lug are formed in said side wall in a single piece. 
     
     
         7 . The household refrigeration appliance according to  claim 6 , wherein said first curved expansion clip is curved in a banana shape, said snap-fit hook engages with a latching action behind a lower edge of said second lug at the second connection point, and said first and second lugs are oriented in a width direction of the household refrigeration appliance. 
     
     
         8 . The household refrigeration appliance according to  claim 6 , wherein said cover plate is connected to said rail system of the household refrigeration appliance at a third connection point by way of a further functionally second connection type. 
     
     
         9 . The household refrigeration appliance according to  claim 8 , wherein a second snap-fit hook is formed on a rear side of said cover plate and a cutout is formed on a side wall of said rail of the rail system oriented in the depth direction of the household refrigeration appliance, and wherein the third connection type is defined in that said second snap-fit hook is latched into place in said cutout in the installed state. 
     
     
         10 . The household refrigeration appliance according to  claim 9 , which comprises a grippable release clip integrated on said second snap-fit hook and configured to enable said second snap-fit hook to be released from the engaged position from the cutout. 
     
     
         11 . The household refrigeration appliance according to  claim 6 , wherein said cover plate is connected to said rail system of the household refrigeration appliance at a fourth connection point by way of a functionally third connection type that is different from the first and second connection types, wherein a second curved clamping clip is formed on a rear side of said cover plate and a freely projecting third lug is formed on a rail of said rail system, and wherein the fourth connection type is defined in that said clamping clip is seated from above on said third lug in the installed state and exerts a downward pressure force. 
     
     
         12 . The household refrigeration appliance according to  claim 11 , wherein said first, second, third and fourth connection points are spaced apart from one another in a height direction of the household refrigeration appliance and, in a vertical sequence, said first connection point is disposed at a topmost position, said second connection point is disposed at a second position, said fourth connection point is disposed at a third position, and said third connection point is disposed at a lowermost position. 
     
     
         13 . The household refrigeration appliance according to  claim 1 , wherein said cover plate is mounted on said inner container at an upper end, viewed in a height direction of the household refrigeration appliance. 
     
     
         14 . The household refrigeration appliance according to  claim 13 , wherein said inner container has a top wall formed with a coupling ridge projecting into said receiving space and spaced apart from a back wall of said inner container in a depth direction of the household refrigeration appliance, and wherein said cover plate has a rib integrally molded on an upper end thereof, and said rib engages behind said coupling ridge in the installed state of the cover plate. 
     
     
         15 . The household refrigeration appliance according to  claim 1 , wherein said cover plate has a rear side formed with a backward-projecting spacer ridge that bears against a front side of a back wall of said inner container in the installed state of the cover plate. 
     
     
         16 . A method for installing a cover plate in a receiving space for foodstuffs of a household refrigeration appliance, the method comprising:
 connecting the cover plate to a rail system of the household refrigeration appliance;   connecting the cover plate via a functionally first connection type formed at a first connection point; and   connecting the cover plate via a second connection type that is functionally different from the first connection type and that is formed at a second connection point that is different from the first connection point.   
     
     
         17 . A household refrigeration appliance, comprising:
 an inner container having walls delimiting a receiving space for foodstuffs;   a rail system of the household refrigeration appliance;   a cover plate that is separate from the inner container and disposed in said receiving space forward of a wall of said inner container;   said cover plate being connected to said rail system of the household refrigeration appliance at at least one connection point, a connection between said cover plate and said rail system being formed by;   a first curved expansion clip formed on a rear side of said cover plate;   a freely projecting first lug and a supporting wall spaced apart therefrom formed on a rail of said rail system;   wherein said expansion clip engages behind said first lug in the installed state and is spread apart between a rear side of said first lug and said supporting wall.   
     
     
         18 . A household refrigeration appliance, comprising:
 an inner container having walls delimiting a receiving space for foodstuffs;   a rail system of the household refrigeration appliance;   a cover plate that is separate from the inner container and disposed in said receiving space forward of a wall of said inner container;   said cover plate being connected to said rail system of the household refrigeration appliance at at least one connection point, a connection between said cover plate and said rail system being formed by:   said cover plate having a curved clamping clip formed on a rear side thereof, and a freely projecting lug formed on a rail of said rail system, wherein said clamping clip is seated from above on said lug in an installed state and exerts a downward pressure force onto said lug.   
     
     
         19 . A household refrigeration appliance, comprising:
 an inner container having walls delimiting a receiving space for foodstuffs, said walls including a back wall;   a cover plate that is separate from the inner container and disposed in said receiving space forward of a wall of said inner container;   said cover plate having a rear side formed with a backward-projecting spacer ridge which bears against a front side of said back wall of said inner container in an installed state of the cover plate.