Storage plate for storing goods in a household refrigeration appliance, and household refrigeration appliance

Abstract

One aspect of the invention relates to a storage plate for storage goods in a household refrigeration appliance, the storage plate including a base plate, which is formed with a recess. An interface module and a seal, which surrounds the interface module circumferentially, are disposed in the recess. A further aspect relates to an interface module for integration in a storage plate of a household refrigeration appliance. The interface module has a plate which can be touched by a user of the interface module. The interface module is configured to output to the user a haptic and/or acoustic acknowledgement of an operation carried out by the user.

1 . A storage plate for storing goods in a household refrigeration appliance, the storage plate comprising:
 a base plate having a recess formed therein;   an interface module and a seal circumferentially surrounding said interface module;   said seal and said interface module being arranged in said recess of said base plate.   
     
     
         2 . The storage plate according to  claim 1 , wherein said recess is formed to be open towards an edge of said base plate. 
     
     
         3 . The storage plate according to  claim 2 , wherein the edge is a front edge of said base plate. 
     
     
         4 . The storage plate according to  claim 2 , wherein said interface module, viewed in a depth direction of said recess, is arranged in said recess not to extend beyond the edge of said base plate. 
     
     
         5 . The storage plate according to  claim 2 , further comprising a fillet that is separate from said base plate and disposed to cover said recess, which is open towards the edge of said base plate. 
     
     
         6 . The storage plate according to  claim 5 , wherein said seal is covered by said fillet on a side facing away from said recess. 
     
     
         7 . The storage plate according to  claim 1 , wherein said seal is L-shaped in cross-section. 
     
     
         8 . The storage plate according to  claim 7 , wherein a leg flank of an L-shape of said seal projects under said interface module, with said leg flank forming a support platform for said interface module. 
     
     
         9 . The storage plate according to  claim 8 , wherein said interface module comprises a cover plate disposed to rest directly on said leg flank of said L-shape. 
     
     
         10 . The storage plate according to  claim 1 , wherein said interface module comprises a trough-shaped holder and a display unit of said interface module formed to plunge into said holder from above. 
     
     
         11 . The storage plate according to  claim 10 , wherein said holder comprises a collar extending circumferentially, at least in portions, and wherein said seal rests on said collar. 
     
     
         12 . The storage plate according to  claim 11 , wherein said collar is arranged to contact a bottom side of said base plate in portions thereof. 
     
     
         13 . The storage plate according to  claim 1 , wherein a top side of said interface module is arranged flush with a top side of said base plate. 
     
     
         14 . The storage plate according to  claim 1 , configured as an insulation plate, being formed with a clearance between said base plate and a bottom wall, and being filled, at least in portions, with a thermally insulating material. 
     
     
         15 . A household refrigeration appliance, comprising a housing formed with a storage space for food, and at least one storage plate according to  claim 1  disposed in said storage space. 
     
     
         16 . An interface module for integration in a storage plate of a household refrigeration appliance, the interface module comprising:
 a plate to be touched by a user of the interface module and the interface module being configured to output to the user at least one of a haptic acknowledgement or an acoustic acknowledgement of an operation carried out by the user;   at least one sound transducer connected to said plate, said at least one sound transducer being configured, in response to an excitement by an electrical signal, to bring about an oscillation of the plate which is haptically and/or acoustically detectable by the user.   
     
     
         17 . The interface module according to  claim 16 , wherein said at least one sound transducer is configured, as a result of an application of a first electrical signal, to bring about an oscillation of said plate to be acoustically sensed by the user and/or as a result of an application of a second electrical signal, to bring about an oscillation of said plate to be haptically sensed by the user. 
     
     
         18 . The interface module according to  claim 16 , which comprises a holding facility formed with at least one through-opening, wherein said at least one sound transducer is arranged in said at least one through-opening. 
     
     
         19 . The interface module according to  claim 18 , further comprising a printed circuit board disposed in a receiving region formed in said holding facility, and said printed circuit board having a control facility configured for activating said at least one sound transducer. 
     
     
         20 . The interface module according to  claim 16 , wherein said plate has at least one translucent region, and wherein the interface module further comprises a display facility having an output side that is visible to the user at least through said translucent region of said plate. 
     
     
         21 . The interface module according to  claim 20 , further comprising a holding facility formed with at least one through-opening containing said at least one sound transducer, a printed circuit board disposed in a receiving region formed in said holding facility, and said printed circuit board having a control facility configured for activating said at least one sound transducer and for activating said display facility. 
     
     
         22 . The interface module according to  claim 20 , wherein said holding facility has an indentation in which said display facility is received, and wherein an edge region of said holding facility encircles the indentation, to form a bearing surface for said plate. 
     
     
         23 . The interface module according to  claim 16 , which comprises a sensor facility arranged on a lower side of said plate facing away from the user, said sensor facility being configured to detect when the user has touched an upper side of said plate. 
     
     
         24 . The interface module according to  claim 16 , wherein said plate is formed of glass or plastic and has a thickness of between 2 millimeters and 8 millimeters. 
     
     
         25 . The interface module according to  claim 16 , comprising at least two sound transducers connected to said plate. 
     
     
         26 . The interface module according to  claim 16 , comprising a sealing element which encircles a narrow side of said plate, said sealing element being configured to reduce a transmission of oscillations of said plate to further components of said storage plate. 
     
     
         27 . A storage plate for a household refrigeration appliance, comprising:
 an interface module according to  claim 16 ;   the storage plate with the interface module forming a separating facility in a receiving space of the household refrigeration appliance, wherein the household refrigeration appliance is configured for receiving refrigerated goods and sad separating facility is disposed to delimit a first sub-region of the receiving space from a second sub-region of the receiving space.   
     
     
         28 . The storage plate according to  claim 27 , which comprises a plate element formed with a peripheral recess for the interface module, and a receiving part arranged in the recess, with the interface module being affixed to said receiving part, and wherein a surface of the plate of said interface module is arranged flush with a surface of said plate element. 
     
     
         29 . The storage plate according to  claim 28 , which comprises a front panel disposed to conceal at least one of a narrow side of the receiving part or said interface module. 
     
     
         30 . A household refrigeration appliance, comprising:
 a housing defining a receiving space for receiving refrigerated goods;   at least one storage plate according to  claim 27  disposed to divide said receiving space into a first sub-region and a second sub-region, with temperatures in said sub-regions being settable to different temperatures during an operation of the household refrigeration appliance.