Fastening element and household appliance comprising said fastening element

Abstract

The invention relates to a fastening element for fixing a component ( 11 ) at a side grid ( 10 ) comprising multiple rods ( 10.1 ), the fastening element ( 20 ) comprising an upper holding section ( 21 ), a lower holding section ( 22 ) and a middle section ( 23 ) being arranged between the upper and lower holding section ( 21, 22 ), wherein the upper and lower holding sections ( 21, 22 ) are adapted to encompass a rod ( 10.1 ) at an upper side in order to enable hanging arrangement of the fastening element ( 20 ) on the side grid ( 10 ) by a top-down movement and wherein the fastening element ( 20 ) further comprises a lock portion ( 24 ), the lock portion ( 24 ) being reversibly deformable between a locked and an unlocked state, the lock portion ( 24 ) being further adapted to interact with a lower side of a rod ( 10.1 ) in the locked state in order to avoid unhooking of the fastening element ( 20 ) in said locked state.

1 . Fastening element for fixing a component at a side grid comprising multiple rods, the fastening element comprising an upper holding section, a lower holding section and a middle section being arranged between the upper and lower holding sections, wherein the upper and lower holding sections are adapted to encompass respective ones of said rods at upper sides thereof in order to enable hanging arrangement of the fastening element on the side grid by a top-down movement, and wherein the fastening element further comprises a lock portion, the lock portion being reversibly deformable between a locked and an unlocked state, the lock portion being further adapted to interact with a lower side of one of said rods in the locked state in order to avoid unhooking of the fastening element in said locked state. 
     
     
         2 . Fastening element according to  claim 1 , wherein upper holding section comprises a hook-shaped end portion. 
     
     
         3 . Fastening element according to  claim 1 , wherein the lower holding section comprises a hook-shaped end portion. 
     
     
         4 . Fastening element according to  claim 1 , wherein the lock portion is formed by a tounge-like portion being obtained by one or more cuts separating the lock portion from the remaining fastening element portions. 
     
     
         5 . Fastening element according to  claim 1 , wherein the lock portion comprises a grip portion, said grip portion being arranged such that the grip portion can be handled at a front side at which the component is fixable. 
     
     
         6 . Fastening element according to  claim 1 , wherein the lock portion comprises a longitudinal axis, said longitudinal axis extending in the horizontal or vertical direction. 
     
     
         7 . Fastening element according to  claim 1 , comprising a U-like shape thereby forming a recess for receiving the component in order to integrate the component in a space between an upper rod and a lower rod of the side grid. 
     
     
         8 . Fastening element according to  claim 1 , wherein the upper holding section comprises a base portion, said lock portion extending laterally from said base portion. 
     
     
         9 . Fastening element according to  claim 8 , wherein the lock portion comprises a protrusion engaging below the lower side of said one of said rods in the locked state. 
     
     
         10 . Fastening element according to  claim 1 , wherein the lock portion comprises a hook-like shape and is integrated in the lower holding section. 
     
     
         11 . Fastening element according to  claim 10 , wherein the lower holding section comprises two counter-bearing portions, said counter-bearing portions being arranged at different sides of the lock portion. 
     
     
         12 . Fastening element according to  claim 1 , wherein the upper holding section comprises two hook portions and the lock portion is arranged between said hook portions. 
     
     
         13 . Fastening element according to  claim 12 , wherein a longitudinal axis of the lock portion extends in the vertical direction and is bendable around a horizontal axis in order to unlock the fastening element. 
     
     
         14 . Household appliance with a cavity and a pair of side grids included in the cavity, wherein telescopic runners are attached to said side grids by means of the fastening element according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         15 . Fastening element for fixing a component to a side grid within a cooking cavity of a cooking appliance, the side grid comprising a vertically planar array of spaced-apart, horizontally extending rods disposed adjacent to a side wall of the cooking cavity, the fastening element comprising: an upper holding section having a hook-like shape opening downward and dimensioned to correspond to, and configured to engage, a first rod of said array of rods; a lower holding section configured to engage a second rod of said array of rods; a middle section disposed between the upper and lower holding sections defining a laterally protruding recess configured to accommodate and support said component therein at a vertical position within said cooking cavity defined between the first and second rods; and a locking portion that is reversibly deflectable from a resting, locked position in which the locking portion interacts with one of said first and second rods to inhibit removal of the fastening element, to a deflected, unlocked position upon application of an external force thereto in which the locking portion ceases to interact with the fastening element thereby no longer inhibiting removal of said fastening element, said locking element being biased in said locked position such that removal of said external force will cause said locking element to tend to return to said locked position; said fastening element being affixable and removable to/from said first and second rods via only vertical movement relative thereto. 
     
     
         16 . Fastening element according to  claim 15 , said upper holding section comprising said locking element, said locking element comprising a tongue-like projection extending horizontally along an axis parallel to said first rod, a lateral protrusion extending from said tongue portion so as to engage a lower side of said first rod in said locked position thereby inhibiting vertically upward movement of said fastening element, and a grip portion extending longitudinally forward and being easily accessible from a front side of said fastener in order to forcibly deflect said tongue portion from said locked position to said unlocked position. 
     
     
         17 . Fastening element according to  claim 15 , said lower holding section comprising said locking element, said locking element comprising a protrusion that in said locked position is arranged at a lower side of said second rod thereby inhibiting vertically upward movement of said fastening element, said lower holding section further comprising first and second counter-bearing portions arranged at opposing sides of said locking portion and configured to cooperate with said locking portion to interact with said second rod thereby inhibiting lateral movement of said fastening element when said locking portion is in said locked position, and a grip portion extending downward and being easily accessible from below said second rod in order to forcibly deflect said locking portion from said locked position to said unlocked position, said locking element and said protrusion being configured to yield a snap-in connection upon downward installation of said fastening element on said first and second rods. 
     
     
         18 . Fastening element according to  claim 15 , said upper holding section comprising two hook portions and said locking element between said two hook portions, said lock portion being configured to interact with a lower side of said first rod in said locked position thereby inhibiting vertically upward movement of said fastening element, and a grip portion extending in a direction perpendicular to the planar array of said rods and being easily accessible from adjacent a lateral side of said fastener in order to forcibly deflect said locking portion from said locked position to said unlocked position.