BE1031432B1 - System comprising a household appliance for arrangement in a receiving space of a piece of furniture - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a system (2) with a household appliance for arrangement in a receiving space (6) of a piece of furniture (4), characterized in that a front frame (10) of the system (2) separate from the household appliance is designed and can be arranged in such a way that a circumferential gap between the household appliance arranged in the receiving space (6) on the one side and the piece of furniture (4) on the other side can be adjusted or covered by means of the front frame (10) in an installation position of the front frame (10).

Description

Description

System comprising a household appliance for arrangement in a receiving space of a

furniture

The invention relates to a system with a household appliance for arrangement in a

Storage space of a piece of furniture.

Such systems are already known from the prior art in a large number of embodiments. The known systems comprise a household appliance for arrangement in a receiving space of a piece of furniture, wherein a

A door of the system which can be moved back and forth between the opening position and which, in the closed position, prevents access to a treatment area of the household appliance and, in the open position, allows the aforementioned access.

The invention therefore addresses the problem of providing a system with a household appliance for

To improve the arrangement of a furniture storage space.

According to the invention, this problem is solved by a system having the features of the

Patent claim 1 is solved, which is characterized in that a circumferential gap between the household appliance arranged in the receiving space on one side and the furniture on the other side by means of the front frame in an installation position of the

front frame can be adjusted or covered.

Advantageous embodiments and further developments of the invention emerge from the following subclaims.

The advantage achievable with the invention is in particular that a system with a household appliance for arrangement in a receiving space of a piece of furniture is improved.

Due to the inventive design of the system, the assembly of the

household appliance in the accommodation space of the furniture is made much easier and thus

Time-saving. In addition, a homogeneous design of a furniture front of the

Furniture can be implemented very easily with the system according to the invention, so that the optical

Overall impression of the system according to the invention with the furniture or of the furniture with the system according to the invention integrated therein is significantly improved in a structurally and technically simple manner. In particular, a gap that is too large and/or unevenly wide between the arranged in the receiving space of the furniture

Household appliance of the system on the one hand and a furniture body of the furniture containing the receiving space on the other hand can be adjusted or covered in such a way that the overall visual impression of the furniture with the

The system's household appliance is not affected by such a gap. Furthermore, the design of the furniture front can be designed very freely. For example, the

Front frame can be easily adapted to the design of the furniture or a kind of flowing

Transition in the design language from the furniture to the household appliance of the system

Create.

Basically, the system according to the invention is in terms of type, functionality, material,

Dimensioning and arrangement can be freely selected within wide appropriate limits. For example, the household appliance can be a kitchen appliance, such as an oven, a

Coffee machine or the like, or even a laundry treatment device, such as a

washing machine, tumble dryer or similar. Accordingly, the front frame of the system and its connection to the rest of the system, for example the household appliance, can be freely selected within wide suitable limits.

A particularly advantageous development of the system according to the invention provides that the front frame is secured by means of at least one carrier element of the system, preferably a

A plurality of support elements of the system, particularly preferably a total of four

Support elements of the system, each of the support elements of one side of the

household appliance, can be connected to the rest of the system. In this way, the front frame can be designed more freely and easily to fulfil its main function, namely the

Adjusting or covering, i.e. concealing, the above-mentioned gap.

This applies in particular to the preferred and especially to the particularly preferred

Embodiment of this development. Furthermore, the preferred and in particular the particularly preferred embodiment has the further advantage that the at least one

Support element is easier to manufacture and assemble. Also, at least one

This type of support element is suitable for a variety of installation situations, for example a

variety of different household appliances and/or furniture.

An advantageous development of the above-mentioned development of the inventive

Systems provide that the at least one carrier element is designed as a profile part, preferably as an endless profile part, particularly preferably as an extruded profile part.

This significantly simplifies the manufacture of the at least one carrier element

And thus very cost-effective. This applies particularly to the preferred and especially to the particularly preferred embodiment of this development. In addition, the preferred and especially the particularly preferred embodiment have the additional advantage that the at least one carrier element can be stored as a bar product in order to then only be assembled at the installation site of the system according to the invention.

to be cut to length and installed on site by a fitter or an end customer.

An advantageous development of the system according to the invention according to claim 2 or 3 provides that the front frame in its installation position is detachably connected to the at least one

Carrier element is connected, preferably that the front frame by means of at least one

Magnetic force connection is connected to the at least one carrier element, particularly preferably that the front frame is connected by means of a total of two magnetic force connections per

Support element is connected to a plurality of support elements. In this way, not only the assembly, but also the disassembly of the front frame and thus of the system according to the invention is made significantly easier. For example, when changing the furniture, i.e. in a new furniture environment after a move or the like, the front frame can be exchanged very easily for an identical front frame with a different design. Basically, the detachable connection of the

Front frame with the at least one support element can be freely selected within wide suitable limits. The preferred embodiment of this development has the further

The advantage is that magnetic force connections are particularly well suited for the aforementioned purpose and also facilitate assembly and disassembly of the front frame.

For example, drilling or other manual labor-intensive and difficult

Work is not required. The particularly preferred embodiment of this development also has the further advantage that the front frame is held in its installed position not only at one point, but at two points of the respective carrier element by means of magnetic force, so that on the one hand a sufficiently high holding force and a

Anti-twisting security and on the other hand smaller components for the production of the respective

Magnetic force connection is possible, so that the installation space required for this can be significantly reduced.

An advantageous further development of the latter development of the inventive

System provides that the front frame is at least partially made of a magnetic material. This creates at least one magnetic force connection between the

Front frame and the at least one carrier element can be implemented in a particularly simple manner in terms of construction and production technology. For example, it is conceivable that the front frame as a whole is made of a magnetic material.

It is also possible that a non-magnetic part of the front frame is connected to a

Magnetic material is coated or that the magnetic material is partially or partially

Example on a side of the

front frame is arranged essentially over its entire surface on the non-magnetic part of the front frame.

An advantageous development of the system according to the invention according to claim 4 or 5 provides that at least one of the at least one carrier element separate

Permanent magnet for producing the aforementioned magnetic force connection is arranged on the at least one carrier element. In this way, on the one hand, the part of the force acting in the installation position of the front frame between the front frame and the at least one carrier element arranged on the at least one carrier element is

Magnetic force connection is realized in a particularly simple and robust way. On the other hand, this permanent magnet can be freely attached to the corresponding

For example, the carrier element can have several mounting locations for the permanent magnet, so that the installer or the end customer can select on site at which of these basically possible mounting locations the

permanent magnet is actually arranged.

A particularly advantageous development of the aforementioned embodiment of the system according to the invention provides that the at least one permanent magnet and/or the at least one carrier element are designed and arranged in such a way that the permanent magnet can be aligned relative to the corresponding carrier element and/or the carrier element relative to the rest of the system at least in one spatial direction, preferably in two spatial directions, particularly preferably in all three spatial directions. This makes it possible to adjust the position of the at least one

Permanent magnets and/or the position of the at least one carrier element to the structural conditions on site, so that the magnetic force connection of the

Front frame with the at least one support element in the installation position of the front frame on the one hand a firm connection between the front frame and the at least one

carrier element and on the other hand a proper function of the front frame. This applies in particular to the preferred and in particular to the particularly preferred embodiment of this development. For example, by means of the aforementioned alignability it is possible to align the permanent magnets at a plurality of

Permanent magnets are aligned to each other in such a way that the front frame facing

Surfaces of the permanent magnets lie essentially in a single plane.

Accordingly, the front frame rests torsion-free in its installation position on the

permanent magnets.

An advantageous further development of the latter development of the inventive

System provides that the at least one permanent magnet and/or the at least one carrier element can be aligned by means of a screw connection or a locking connection of the system. In this way, two very reliable and robust options for the alignment of the at least one permanent magnet and/or the at least one

Of course, other terms familiar to the expert are also

Possibilities for aligning two components to each other are basically possible.

A further advantageous development of the system according to the invention provides that the

System additionally comprises the furniture with the receiving space. This means that the system can be manufactured with fewer components and thus in a simpler manner in terms of construction and production technology. This is because a housing of the system in which the household appliance 5 is arranged and by means of which the household appliance can be arranged in the receiving space of the furniture can be omitted.

Furthermore, an advantageous development of the aforementioned embodiment of the system according to the invention, referring back to one of claims 2 to 8, provides that the at least one carrier element is arranged on a furniture body surrounding the receiving space, preferably that the permanent magnet is alignable relative to the corresponding carrier element and/or the carrier element relative to the furniture body at least in one spatial direction, particularly preferably in two spatial directions, particularly preferably in all three spatial directions. In this way, the at least one carrier element can be connected to the rest of the ı5 system in a very simple and secure manner. In particular, it is not necessary for the at least one

Support element with the household appliance or a household appliance receiving

Housing, by means of which the household appliance can be arranged in the receiving space of the furniture. In addition, the preferred embodiments of this

Further training has the further advantage that the orientation of at least one

permanent magnet and/or the at least one carrier element is thereby considerably simplified.

An embodiment of the invention is shown purely schematically in the drawings and is described in more detail below. It shows

Figure 1 shows an embodiment of the system according to the invention in a partial, perspective view,

Figure 2 shows the embodiment in a partial, horizontal sectional view in

Area of a support element along a first cutting plane and

Figure 3 shows the embodiment in a representation analogous to Figure 2 along a second sectional plane.

In Figs. 1 to 3, an embodiment of the system according to the invention is shown purely by way of example.

The system 2 comprises a household appliance (not shown) designed as an oven and a piece of furniture 4 with a receiving space 6 for the household appliance and a

Door of the system 2, also not shown, which can be moved back and forth between a closed position and an open position, wherein a receiving space opening 8 of the receiving space 6 with the household appliance completely arranged therein is covered by the door in the closed position of the door and in the open position of the door, access to the receiving space 6 is made possible by a user of the system 2 (not shown) via the receiving space opening 8. The

Door of the system 2 is in the present embodiment as a device door of the

It is also conceivable that the door in other

Embodiments of the system according to the invention only as a furniture door of the furniture or as a combined door, wherein a furniture door of the furniture and an appliance door of the

household appliance are connected to one another by means of conventional connection techniques known to those skilled in the art.

According to the invention, the system 2 is designed in such a way that a front frame 10 of the system 2, which is separate from the household appliance, is designed and can be arranged in such a way that a circumferential gap (not shown) between the ı5 household appliance arranged in the receiving space 6 on one side and the furniture 4, namely a furniture body 12 of the

Furniture 4, on the other hand by means of the front frame 10 in an installation position of the

front frame 10 can be adjusted or covered.

In the present embodiment, the front frame 10 is connected by a total of four

Support elements 14 of system 2 with a remainder of system 2, namely the

Furniture body 12 of the furniture 4, wherein each of the support elements 14 is assigned to one side of the household appliance. See Fig. 1.

The four support elements 14 are each designed as a profile part, namely as an endless profile part, wherein the four support elements 14 are each manufactured as a continuous cast profile part.

The front frame 10 is detachably connected to each of the four support elements 14 in its installation position (not shown), the front frame 10 being connected by means of a

A plurality of magnetic force connections is connected to the support elements 14, namely such that the front frame 10 is connected by means of a total of two magnetic force connections per

carrier element 14. The magnetic force connections are not explicitly shown in Figs. 1 to 3.

For this purpose, the front frame 10 is at least partially made of a magnetic material, for example a magnetic metal or a magnetic alloy.

However, other embodiments are also conceivable. See also the relevant comments in the introduction to the description.

In order to establish the above-mentioned magnetic force connections, separate permanent magnets 16 are arranged on the four carrier elements 14, which are mounted on the

A person skilled in the art can use the corresponding

Carrier element 14, detachable or non-detachable, are attached. For each carrier element 14,

A total of two permanent magnets 16 are provided, each of which is arranged as far apart from one another as possible on the corresponding carrier element 14. Thus, a total of eight permanent magnets 16 are arranged in pairs distributed over the total of four carrier elements 14.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, it is provided that the

Permanent magnets 16 and/or the carrier elements 14 are designed and arranged such that the respective permanent magnet 16 relative to the corresponding

Carrier element 14 and/or the respective carrier element 14 relative to a remainder of the

System 2, namely to the furniture body 12 of the furniture 4, at least in one spatial direction, preferably in two spatial directions, particularly preferably in all three spatial directions. For example, in simpler embodiments of the

Invention may provide that an alignment only in one of the three

In order to achieve an improved adaptation to the structural

However, in order to allow for the best possible adaptation to local conditions, higher-quality embodiments of the system according to the invention may allow for alignment in two or even all three spatial directions. See also the relevant

Explanations in the description introduction.

In principle, at least one of the aforementioned alignment options is

Functionality, material, dimensions and arrangement can be freely selected within wide suitable limits. For example, the permanent magnets 16 and/or the carrier elements 14 of the present embodiment can be aligned by means of at least one screw connection 18 or a locking connection of the system 2. See Fig. 3, in which one of these screw connections 18 is shown as an example.

In the following, the functioning of the system according to the invention according to the present embodiment is explained in more detail with reference to Figs. 1 to 3.

First, the furniture 4 with the furniture body 12 is in the state shown in Fig. 1, in which the household appliance (not shown) is not yet in the

receiving space 6 of the furniture 4. The support elements 14 are not yet mounted.

Before the household appliance is inserted into the receiving space 6 of the furniture 4 by means of the receiving space opening 8, the four support elements 14 of the system 2 are first attached to the furniture body 12 of the furniture 4 on the

Mounted in a manner known to those skilled in the art, detachable or non-detachable and alignable or non-alignable.

The eight permanent magnets 16 are then placed on the four

Support elements 14 are arranged in pairs. See also the above

Designs. It is also conceivable that the permanent magnets 16 are attached in advance, i.e. before the four support elements 14 are mounted on the furniture body 12, to the corresponding support elements 14, detachably or permanently and alignably or non-alignably.

After the four support elements 14 have been attached to the furniture body 12 and the

Permanent magnets 16 are arranged on the corresponding carrier elements 14, the permanent magnets 16 and/or the carrier elements 14, as explained above, can be aligned in at least one of the three spatial directions.

Of course, simpler embodiments of the invention are also conceivable in which such an alignment is not possible. For example, these simpler

Embodiments of the system according to the invention can be used expediently when the components of the system according to the invention with the furniture or the components of the system according to the invention and the furniture not belonging to the system are manufactured and worked so precisely that additional alignment, as explained above, is not necessary.

As soon as the above alignment of the eight permanent magnets 16 relative to the respective corresponding carrier element 14 and/or the four carrier elements 14 relative to a

Rest of the system 2, namely the furniture body 12 of the furniture 4, has been completed, the user of the system 2 (not shown) can insert the household appliance into the receiving space opening 8

Insert into the receiving space 6 of the furniture 4 and relative to the furniture body 12 of the

Align furniture 4.

Finally, the user grasps the front frame 10 and brings it closer to the

Furniture body 12 with the support elements 14 arranged thereon, that the

Magnetic force connections between the arranged on the support elements 14

Permanent magnets 16 on one side and the magnetic front frame 10 on the other side. The front frame 10 is attracted to the furniture body 12 with the support elements 14 by means of the magnetic forces and is held releasably. Due to the above-mentioned alignment of the permanent magnets 16 and/or the support elements 14 in at least one spatial direction, it is ensured, for example, that the front frame 10 is aligned in its installation position relative to the furniture body 12 and the household appliance in such a torsion-free manner that the circumferential gap between the

The gap dimensions of the gap between the household appliance arranged in the receiving space 6 on the one hand and the furniture 4, namely the furniture body 12, on the other hand, are adjusted in such a way that a substantially uniform gap pattern is produced. Alternatively, however, it can also be provided that the front frame in the present installation position of the front frame covers the circumferential gap between the appliance arranged in the receiving space

household appliance on one side and the furniture, namely the furniture body, on the other side.

Due to the inventive design of the system 2, the assembly of the

household appliance in the receiving space 6 of the furniture 4 is considerably simplified and thus

Time-saving. In addition, a homogeneous design of a furniture front of the

Furniture 4 of the system 2 with the household appliance of the system 2 integrated in the furniture 4 can be implemented very easily, so that the overall visual impression of the furniture 4 with the household appliance integrated therein is significantly improved in a structurally and technically simple manner. In particular, a gap that is too large and/or unevenly wide between the household appliance of the system 2 arranged in the receiving space 6 of the furniture 4 is

System 2 on the one hand and a furniture body 12 of the furniture 4 having the receiving space 6 on the other hand, so that the optical

The overall impression of the furniture 4 with the household appliance of the system 2 arranged therein is not impaired by such a gap. Furthermore, the design of the furniture front of the

Môbels 4 with the integrated household appliance can therefore be designed very freely.

For example, the front frame 10 can be easily adapted to the design of the furniture 4 or create a kind of smooth transition in the design language from the furniture 4 to the household appliance of the system 2.

However, the invention is not limited to the embodiment described.

See, for example, the relevant comments in the

Description introduction as well as the notes regarding optional embodiments in the

Explanation of the specific embodiment. The expert will, depending on the

Select the system according to the invention appropriately according to the requirements of the individual case.

In contrast to the present embodiment, other

Various embodiments are possible. For example, the front frame can also be firmly, i.e. inseparably, connected to the rest of the system according to the invention. Instead of a plurality of carrier elements, it is also possible that only a single carrier element, for example

Example, arranged all around, on a remainder of the system.

In other embodiments of the invention, it can also be provided that the at least one carrier element is designed such that the carrier element serves as

can be stored in bulk and then only at the installation site of the inventive

System to be cut to length and installed on site by a fitter or an end customer.

If present in the respective embodiment of the system according to the invention, the at least one magnetic force connection can be freely selected within wide suitable limits.

The specialist will make an appropriate selection depending on the requirements of the individual case.

Electromagnets are a purely exemplary example.

Claims (10)

patent claims 1. System (2) with a household appliance for arrangement in a receiving space (6) of a piece of furniture (4), characterized in that a front frame (10) of the system (2) separate from the household appliance is designed and can be arranged in such a way that a circumferential gap between the household appliance arranged in the receiving space (6) on the one side and the piece of furniture (4) on the other side can be adjusted or covered by means of the front frame (10) in an installation position of the front frame (10). 2. System (2) according to claim 1, characterized in that the front frame (10) can be connected to a remainder of the system (2) by means of at least one carrier element (14) of the system (2), preferably a plurality of carrier elements (14) of the system (2), particularly preferably a total of four carrier elements (14) of the system (2), each of the carrier elements (14) being assigned to one side of the household appliance. 3. System (2) according to claim 2, characterized in that the at least one carrier element (14) is designed as a profile part, preferably as an endless profile part, particularly preferably as an extruded profile part. 4. System (2) according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the front frame (10) is detachably connected to the at least one carrier element (14) in its installed position, preferably that the front frame (10) is connected to the at least one carrier element (14) by means of at least one magnetic force connection, particularly preferably that the front frame (10) is connected to a plurality of carrier elements (14) by means of a total of two magnetic force connections per carrier element (14). 5. System (2) according to claim 4, characterized in that the front frame (10) is at least partially formed from a magnetic material. 6. System (2) according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that at least one permanent magnet (16) separate from the at least one carrier element (14) is arranged on the at least one carrier element (14) for producing the aforementioned magnetic force connection. 7. System (2) according to claim 6, characterized in that the at least one permanent magnet (16) and/or the at least one carrier element (14) are designed and arranged such that the permanent magnet (16) can be aligned relative to the corresponding carrier element (14) and/or the carrier element (14) relative to the rest of the system (2) at least in one spatial direction, preferably in two spatial directions, particularly preferably in all three spatial directions. 8. System (2) according to claim 7, characterized in that the at least one permanent magnet (16) and/or the at least one carrier element (14) can be aligned by means of a screw connection or a locking connection of the system (2). 9. System (2) according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the system (2) additionally comprises the furniture (4) with the receiving space (6). 10. System (2) according to claim 9, dependent on one of claims 2 to 8, characterized in that the at least one carrier element (14) is arranged on a furniture body (12) of the furniture (4) surrounding the receiving space (6), preferably that the permanent magnet (16) is alignable relative to the corresponding carrier element (14) and/or the carrier element (14) relative to the furniture body (12) at least in one spatial direction, particularly preferably in two spatial directions, particularly preferably in all three spatial directions.