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EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION |
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Date of filing: 28.10.2016 |
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HOUSEHOLD REFRIGERATING DEVICE WITH A TRANSPORT SECURING ELEMENT
HAUSHALTSKÜHLVORRICHTUNG MIT EINEM TRANSPORTSICHERUNGSELEMENT
APPAREIL FRIGORIFIQUE MÉNAGER AVEC ÉLÉMENT DE BLOCAGE POUR LE TRANSPORT
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20.11.2015 ES 201531692
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Proprietor: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH |
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81739 München (DE) |
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- Garcia Ascunce, Eduardo
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WO-A1-2009/121844 US-A- 3 666 228 US-A1- 2013 313 958
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WO-A1-2014/170167 US-A1- 2009 126 395
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Note: Within nine months from the publication of the mention of the grant of the European
patent, any person may give notice to the European Patent Office of opposition to
the European patent
granted. Notice of opposition shall be filed in a written reasoned statement. It shall
not be deemed to
have been filed until the opposition fee has been paid. (Art. 99(1) European Patent
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[0001] The invention relates to a household refrigeration device with an inner container
delimiting a storage space for goods and with a transport securing element configured
to hold removable equipment elements in place which are arranged in the inner container.
[0002] Document
DE19621542A1 describes a refrigerator with a transport securing element which is attached to shelves
arranged within an inner container of the refrigerator. The transport securing element
has also recesses which accommodate equipment elements arranged at a door of the refrigerator,
when the door is closed.
[0003] Such a transport securing element does not reliably prevent the movement of the shelves
and the equipment elements arranged at the door during transport. This is due to the
fact that the shelvs can move in an upward direction together with the equipment arranged
at the door.
[0004] Moreover, document
WO2014/170167A1 describes a household refrigerator with a transport securing element having a V-shape.
The transport securing element is attached to the shelves arranged within the inner
container of the refrigerator.
[0005] US 3,666,228 discloses a transport securing element engaged in a protrusion of a sidewall of a
refrigerator and comprising two opposing leg portions.
[0006] This document discloses just two such opposing leg portions which define only one
single spacing.
[0007] US 2009/0126395 A1 discloses a transport lock having a plurality of recesses engaged with several trays.
However, the transport lock is not fixed to one of the sidewalls of the inner container.
[0008] US 2013/0313958 A1 discloses several different casing, i.e. packaging assemblies in which several kind
of equipment elements are packed. All the different packaging assemblies are stacked
within the inner container and are supported by each other and protrusions on the
side walls of the inner container.
[0009] WO 2009/121844 A1 discloses a household refrigerator with a transport securing element being double
folded and having a substantial U-shape, wherein the two doubled leg-portions of the
double folded transport securing element are located parallel to each other. The transport
securing element is only attached to the shelves arranged within the inner container
of the refrigerator without the transport securing element being fixed to the sidewall
of the inner container.
[0010] It is desirable that equipment which can be arranged within the inner container of
a refrigeration device such as shelves, drawers, bottle racks, door racks and the
like are designed in such a manner that a user can remove, displace and extract such
equipment without difficulties. However, this advantage for the user turns out to
be a disadvantage during the logistic distribution, i.e. the transport of such household
refrigeration devices. The reason is that the degree of freedom of such mobile or
removable equipment can cause damages and friction if the equipment is not secured
in place during transport.
[0011] For securing such equipment elements during transport for example adhesive tapes,
cardboard pieces or plastic pieces are employed. However, adhesive tapes are not very
reliable. This is due to the fact that the correct placement of such adhesive tapes
depends on the operator applying such tapes. It is therefore difficult to assure that
the equipment is correctly fastened or secured. Cardboard pieces have the disadvantage
that the mobile equipment arranged within the inner container of the refrigeration
device can suffer friction and abrasion caused by the cardboard material. This is
due to the fact that cardboard pieces have a rather rough surface structure which
can lead to scratches in particular due to a relative movement between the cardboard
piece and the mobile equipment during transport.
[0012] It is therefore the object of the present invention to provide a household refrigeration
device of the initially mentioned kind with an improved transport securing element.
[0013] This object is solved by a household refrigeration device having the features of
claim 1. Advantageous configurations with convenient further developments of the invention
are specified in the dependent claims.
[0014] The household refrigeration device according to the invention comprises an inner
container delimiting a storage space for goods. The inner container comprises a rear
wall, two sidewalls, a top wall and a bottom wall. The household refrigeration device
also comprises a transport securing element which is configured to hold at least one
equipment element which is a shelf place, which is arranged within the inner container,
resting on protrusions of said sidewalls. Herein the transport securing element is
fixed to one of the sidewalls of the inner container by means of at least one protrusion
which is engaged in a corresponding recess.
[0015] The indications "upper", "lower", "top", "front", "bottom", "floor", "horizontal",
"vertical", "depth direction", "width direction", "height direction" and the like
refer to the positions and orientations of the device in its intended use position
with respect to an observer located in front of the device and regarding towards the
device.
[0016] As the transport securing element is fixed to the sidewall of the inner container,
any movement of mobile equipment elements which are arranged within the inner container
can be reliably avoided. This is due to the fact that the transport securing element
is securely held in place itself by being fixed to the sidewall. Thus, the transport
securing element can also hold equipment elements in place reliably, which are arranged
within the inner container. To achieve this, the transport securing element does not
need to extend throughout the entire height of the storage space of the inner container.
Therefore, even a comparatively small transport securing element or transporting securing
piece is sufficient to hold the mobile or removable equipment elements in place during
transport. The household refrigeration device therefore comprises an improved transport
securing element.
[0017] The transport securing element which is fixed to one of the sidewalls of the inner
container allows also to hold removable or displaceable equipment elements in place,
which are arranged at a door of the household refrigeration device. Therefore, by
utilizing the improved transport securing element or transport securing piece all
equipment elements arranged within the inner container can be securely held in place
or fixed in their correct position.
[0018] According to the invention, the sidewall has at least one protrusion or protuberance
such that the transport securing element has at least one corresponding recess to
accommodate such a protrusion or protuberance. Additionally, if the sidewall, to which
the transport securing element is fixed has recesses or slots or the like, the transport
securing element can have at least one protrusion corresponding with such a recess
or slot in order to reliably and securely fix the transport securing element to the
sidewall.
[0019] The transport securing element has a plurality of recesses. Herein a protrusion of
the sidewall is engaged in at least one of the recesses. Thus, the transport securing
element is reliably fixed to the sidewall. Further, a front edge or front portion
of at least one shelf arranged within the inner container is engaged in another one
of the recesses. Such a particularly simple configuration as a variety of recesses
provided within the transport securing element can be utilized to fix the transport
securing element to the sidewall on the one hand and to fix the shelves by means of
the transport securing element on the other hand. Depending on the form of the protrusion
of the sidewall and the form of front edge of the shelves, the recesses can have the
same shape. Alternatively the shape of the recesses for the shelves can differ from
the form of the recesses for the protrusions protruding from the sidewall.
[0020] A particularly reliable fixation of the shelves and the transport securing element
can be achieved, if at least one shelf rests on one of the protrusions of the sidewall,
and two adjacent recesses accommodate this protrusion on the one hand and the front
edge of the shelf resting on the protrusion on the other hand. Herein the recess for
the protrusion can originate from the recess accommodating or receiving the front
edge or front portion of the shelf which rests in this protrusion.
[0021] The recesses can in particular be equally spaced from each other. This facilitates
the utilization of the same transport securing element for different types of household
refrigeration devices.
[0022] It has further proven advantageous if the transport securing element has a contact
area which abuts against a section of the sidewall. Herein a thickness of the contact
area is substantially equal to a space between an equipment element arranged at a
door of the household refrigeration device and the sidewall, when the door is closed.
The contact area which preferably extends along the total height of the transport
securing element leads to a particularly good fixation of the transport securing element
to the sidewall. This is due to the fact that a movement of the transport securing
element relative to the sidewall can be easily avoided as a large plane of the transport
securing element, i.e. the contact area abuts against the sidewall.
[0023] Furthermore, the contact area of the transport securing element can be clamped between
the equipment elements arranged at the door and the sidewall. In other words the thickness
of the transport securing element in the contact area substantially corresponds to
a distance between a side face of at least one of the equipment elements arranged
at the door and the sidewall. This also leads to a particularly secure and reliable
fixation of the transport securing element to the sidewall.
[0024] Preferably, the transport securing element has at least one protrusion configured
to limit an upward and/or a downward movement of at least one equipment element arranged
at a door of the household refrigeration device. The at least one protrusion limits
the respective movement of the equipment elements arranged at the door, when the door
is closed. Such protrusions do not need to be in contact with an upper side and/or
a lower side of the equipment element arranged at the door. It is sufficient if these
protrusions limit the movement of the equipment element arranged at the door to an
extent which avoids that the equipment elements or door racks fall down.
[0025] Therefore, the transport securing element can have a small number of such protrusions,
for example four protrusions, which are equally spaced from each other, and nevertheless
equipment elements arranged at the door at different heights can be securely held
in place.
[0026] Preferably, the at least one protrusion protrudes from the contact area of the transport
securing element towards the opposite sidewall of the inner container. Such protrusions
are particularly effective in preventing the equipment elements arranged at the door
of the refrigeration device from falling down.
[0027] In terms of ease of manufacturing it is advantageous if a thickness of the transport
securing element in an area with the plurality of recesses is substantially equal
to a thickness of the transport securing element at the at least one protrusion which
protrudes from the contact area of the transport securing element. This increased
thickness of the transport securing element with respect to the thickness in the contact
area leads to a very reliable fixation of the transport securing element to the sidewall
and to a particularly reliable fixation of the shelves, bottle racks or the like which
engage in the recesses of the transport securing element.
[0028] Advantageously a height of the transport securing element is lower than a distance
between sides of the top wall and the bottom wall of the inner container, which face
each other. Thus, a rather small transport securing element can be utilized to fix
all the mobile equipment elements within the inner container. As the transport securing
element is fixed to the sidewall, it is not necessary that the transport securing
element reaches the ceiling or the floor of the inner container, i.e. the top wall
and the bottom wall of the inner container.
[0029] Preferably the transport securing element comprises at least one protrusion which
is in contact with a front face of a drawer arranged within the inner container. Such
a protrusion reliably prevents any movement of the drawer during transportation of
the household refrigeration device.
[0030] The at least one protrusion can in particular be formed as an end section of the
transport securing element, wherein this end section protrudes towards the bottom
wall of the inner container.
[0031] Finally it has proven advantageous if the transport securing element is made of plastic,
in particular of an expanded plastic material such as expanded polystyrene which is
commercially available as "porex". Also moulded porex can be utilized to form the
transport securing element. Such expanded plastic materials are particularly light
weight and also reliably prevent any abrasion due to friction between a surface of
the transport securing element and the equipment elements.
[0032] The features and feature combinations mentioned above in the description as well
as the features and feature combinations mentioned below in the description of figures
and/or shown in the figures alone are usable not only in the respectively specified
combination, but also in other combinations or alone, without departing from the scope
of the invention defined by the appended claims.
[0033] Further advantages, features and details of the invention are apparent from the claims,
the following description of preferred embodiments as well as based on the drawings
in which features having analogous functions are designated with the same reference
signs. Therein show:
- Fig. 1
- a perspective view of a household refrigeration device with a transport securing element
fixed to a sidewall of an inner container of the refrigeration device;
- Fig. 2
- the transport securing element shown in Fig. 1 in a perspective view;
- Fig. 3
- the transport securing element in another perspective view towards the side which
is in contact with the sidewall of the inner container of the refrigeration device
shown in Fig. 1;
- Fig. 4
- a partially cut perspective view of the refrigeration device with the transport securing
element being fixed to the sidewall of the inner container, wherein a door of the
household refrigeration device is shown in an open position; and
- Fig. 5
- an enlarged view corresponding to Fig. 4, wherein the door is moved into a closed
position.
[0034] A household refrigeration device 1 is shown in a perspective view in Fig. 1. Herein,
a door 2 of the refrigeration device 1 is shown in an open position. The refrigeration
device 1 is shown as a combination of a refrigerator and a freezer. However, the household
refrigeration device 1 can also be a refrigerator or a freezer alone.
[0035] The refrigeration device 1 comprises an outer casing 3 in which an inner container
4 is arranged. The inner container 4 delimits a storage space 5 for goods to be placed
in the refrigeration device 1. The inner container 4 comprises a rear wall 6, two
sidewalls 7, 8, a top wall 9 and a bottom wall 10. A generally plate-shaped transport
securing element 11 is fixed to the sidewall 7. This transport securing element 11
which is preferably made of moulded porex, i.e. an expanded polystyrene, holds mobile
or removable equipment elements in place, which are arranged within the inner container
4 and at an inner side of the door 2. Such equipment elements, which can be removed
from the refrigeration device 1 or which can be displaced within the storage space
5, comprise for example a plurality of shelves 12, a bottle rack 13, drawers 14 and
door racks 15 arranged at the door 2. It is possible to arrange another transport
securing element 11 to the opposite sidewall 8. However, this is not necessary for
holding the removable equipment elements in place.
[0036] The fixation of the transport securing element 11 to the sidewall 7 shall be explained
with reference to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3. The transport securing element 11 has a first
section 16 with a constant thickness 17. The thickness 17 corresponds to an extension
of the section 16 in a width direction of the inner container 4, if the transport
securing element 11 is fixed to the sidewall 7. The width direction is illustrated
by an x-axis in Fig. 1.
[0037] In this section 16 the transport securing element 11 has a number of equally spaced
recesses 18, 19 (see Fig. 3). The first recesses 18 are substantially horizontal,
i.e. extend into a depth direction illustrated by a z-axis in Fig. 1. The first recesses
18 are configured to receive front edges 20 or front portions of the shelves 12 arranged
within the inner container 4 (see Fig. 4). Other recesses 19 in the section 16 (see
Fig. 3) are slightly inclined with respect to a plane defined by the x-axis and the
z-axis in Fig. 1. These other recesses 19 are configured to accommodate parts of protrusions
22 of the sidewall 7, to which the transport securing element 11 is fixed (see Fig.
4 and Fig. 5). The inclined recesses 19 originate at about a half length of the horizontal
recesses 18 and terminate at a rear face 21 of the transport securing element 11.
This rear face 21 faces the rear wall 6 of the inner container 4, when the transport
securing element 11 is fixed to the sidewall 7. The rear face 21 is a narrow side
of the section 16 of the transport securing element 11 and has the thickness 17 (see
Fig. 2). Preferably, two adjacent recesses 18, 19 accommodate one protrusion 22 on
the one hand and the front edge 20 of the shelf 12 resting on this protrusion 22 on
the other hand (see Fig. 4).
[0038] A side of the section 16 of the transport securing element 11, which can be seen
in Fig. 3, abuts against the sidewall 7, when the transport securing element 11 is
fixed to the sidewall 7.
[0039] The transport securing element 11 further comprises a contact area 23 which also
abuts against the sidewall 7 when the transport securing element 11 is fixed to the
sidewall 7. In this contact area 23 the transport securing element 11 has a reduced
thickness 24. The thickness 24 of the transport securing element 11 in the contact
area 23 corresponds to a distance between side faces 25 of the door racks 15 and the
sidewall 7, when the door 2 is closed (see Fig. 4 and Fig. 5).
[0040] The transport securing element 11 further has a plurality of protrusions 26, which
protrude from the contact area 23 towards the opposite sidewall 8 of the inner container
4. These protrusions 26, which extend in the width direction (x-axis) of the refrigeration
device 1 avoid an upward and a downward movement of the door racks 15 sufficiently
to prevent the door racks 15 from falling down.
[0041] By means of at least one of the recesses 19 which corresponds in shape and geometry
to at least one of the protrusions 22 protruding from the sidewall 7, the transport
securing element 11 is fixed to the sidewall 7. At the same time the transport securing
element 11 fixes the shelves 12 as a front section of the shelves 12 comprising the
front edge 20 is engaged in one of the other recesses 18, in particular in a recess
18 adjacent to the recess 19 accommodating the protrusion 22, provided in the section
16 of the transport securing element 11 (see Fig. 4).
[0042] As can be further seen from Fig. 4 in combination with Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, another
protrusion 27 of the transport securing element 11 is in contact with a front face
28 of one of the drawers 14 arranged within the inner container 4. This protrusion
27 is formed as an end section of the transport securing element 11, which protrudes
towards the bottom wall 10 of the inner container 4 (see Fig. 3).
[0043] The protrusions 22, which act as guides for the shelves 12 introduced in the storage
space 5 of the inner container 4 keep the transport securing element 11 in its position
within the storage space 5. In other words, the protrusions 22 which are engaged in
the recesses 19 of the transport securing element 11 keep the transport securing element
11 fixed to the sidewall 7 (see Fig. 4).
[0044] In a next step the door 2 is closed (see Fig. 5). In this position of the door 2
the protrusions 26 of the transport securing element 11 avoid the upward and downward
movement of the door racks 15 sufficiently to prevent a detachment of the door racks
15 from the door 2. Therefore, by fixing the transport securing element 11 to the
sidewall 7, also the door racks 15 remain fixed or at least positioned at their correct
position at the door 2 by means of the transport securing element 11 once the door
2 is closed.
LIST OF REFERENCE SIGNS
[0045]
- 1
- refrigeration device
- 2
- door
- 3
- casing
- 4
- inner container
- 5
- storage space
- 6
- rear wall
- 7
- sidewall
- 8
- sidewall
- 9
- top wall
- 10
- bottom wall
- 11
- transport securing element
- 12
- shelf
- 13
- bottle rack
- 14
- drawer
- 15
- door rack
- 16
- section
- 17
- thickness
- 18
- recess
- 19
- recess
- 20
- front edge
- 21
- rear face
- 22
- protrusion
- 23
- contact area
- 24
- thickness
- 25
- side face
- 26
- protrusion
- 27
- protrusion
- 28
- front face
1. Household refrigeration device with at least one equipment element (12, 13, 14, 15)
comprising at least one shelf (12), an inner container (4) delimiting a storage space
(5) for goods, wherein the inner container (4) comprises a rear wall (6), two sidewalls
(7, 8) with protrusions (22) on which said shelf (12) rests, a top wall (9) and a
bottom wall (10), and with a transport securing element (11) configured to hold the
at least one equipment element (12, 13, 14, 15) in place, which is arranged within
the inner container (4), and which transport securing element (11) is fixed to one
of the sidewalls (7) of the inner container (4) by means of at least one protrusion
(22) of the sidewall (7) which is engaged in a corresponding recess (19) of the transport
securing element (11), characterized in that the transport securing element (11) has a plurality of recesses (18, 19), wherein
the at least one protrusion (22) of the sidewall (7) is engaged in at least one of
the recesses (19) and a front edge (20) of said shelf (12) arranged within the inner
container (4) is engaged in another one of the recesses (18).
2. Household refrigeration device according to claim 1, characterized in that the at least one shelf (12) rests on one of the protrusions (22) of the sidewall
(7), and two adjacent recesses (18, 19) accommodate this protrusion (22) on the one
hand and the front edge (20) of the shelf (12) resting on the protrusion (22) on the
other hand.
3. Household refrigeration device according to any one of claims 1 to 2, characterized in that the transport securing element (11) has a contact area (23) which abuts against a
section of the sidewall (7), wherein a thickness (24) of the contact area (23) is
substantially equal to a space between an equipment element (15) arranged at a door
(2) of the household refrigeration device (1) and the sidewall (7), when the door
(2) is closed.
4. Household refrigeration device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the transport securing element (11) has at least one protrusion (26) configured to
limit an upward and/or a downward movement of at least one equipment element (15)
arranged at a door (2) of the household refrigeration device (1), when the door (2)
is closed.
5. Household refrigeration device according to claim 3 and 4, characterized in that the at least one protrusion (26) protrudes from the contact area (23) of the transport
securing element (11) towards the opposite sidewall (8) of the inner container (4).
6. Household refrigeration device according to claim 1 and 5, characterized in that a thickness (17) of the transport securing element (11) in an area (16) with the
plurality of recesses (18, 19) is substantially equal to a thickness of the transport
securing element (11) at the at least one protrusion (26) protruding from the contact
area (23) of the transport securing element (11).
7. Household refrigeration device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that a height of the transport securing element (11) is lower than a distance between
sides of the top wall (9) and the bottom wall (10) of the inner container (4), which
face each other.
8. Household refrigeration device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the transport securing element (11) comprises at least one protrusion (27) which
is in contact with a front face (28) of a drawer (14) arranged within the inner container
(4).
9. Household refrigeration device according to claim 8, characterized in that the at least one protrusion (27) is formed as an end section of the transport securing
element (11), protruding towards the bottom wall (10) of the inner container (4).
10. Household refrigeration device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the transport securing element (11) is made of plastic, in particular of an expanded
plastic material.
1. Haushaltskühlgerät mit mindestens einem Ausstattungselement (12, 13, 14, 15), das
mindestens eine Ablage (12) umfasst, einem Kühlgutbehälter (4), der einen Aufbewahrungsraum
(5) für Artikel begrenzt, wobei der Kühlgutbehälter (4) eine Rückwand (6), zwei Seitenwände
(7, 8) mit Vorsprüngen (22), auf denen die Ablage (12) aufliegt, eine obere Wand (9)
und eine untere Wand (10) umfasst, und mit einem Transportsicherungselement (11),
das so konfiguriert ist, dass es das mindestens eine Ausstattungselement (12, 13,
14, 15) festhält, das in dem Kühlgutbehälter (4) angeordnet ist, wobei das Transportsicherungsmittel
(11) mithilfe mindestens eines Vorsprungs (22) der Seitenwand (7), der in eine entsprechende
Aussparung (19) des Transportsicherungselements (11) greift, an einer der Seitenwände
(7) des Kühlgutbehälters (4) fixiert ist,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Transportsicherungselement (11) mehrere Aussparungen (18, 19) aufweist, wobei
der mindestens eine Vorsprung (22) der Seitenwand (7) in mindestens eine der Aussparungen
(19) greift und eine Vorderkante (20) der in dem Kühlgutbehälter (4) angeordneten
Ablage (12) in eine weitere der Aussparungen (18) greift.
2. Haushaltskühlgerät nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die mindestens eine Ablage (12) auf einem der Vorsprünge (22) der Seitenwand (7)
aufliegt und zwei benachbarte Aussparungen (18, 19) einerseits diesen Vorsprung (22)
und andererseits die auf dem Vorsprung (22) aufliegende Vorderkante (20) der Ablage
(12) aufnehmen.
3. Haushaltskühlgerät nach einem der Ansprüche 1 und 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Transportsicherungselement (11) eine Kontaktfläche (23) aufweist, die an einem
Abschnitt der Seitenwand (7) anliegt, wobei eine Dicke (24) der Kontaktfläche (23)
im Wesentlichen einem Zwischenraum zwischen einem an einer Tür (2) des Haushaltskühlgeräts
(1) angeordneten Ausstattungselement (15) und der Seitenwand (7) entspricht, wenn
die Tür (2) geschlossen ist.
4. Haushaltskühlgerät nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Transportsicherungselement (11) mindestens einen Vorsprung (26) aufweist, der
so konfiguriert ist, dass er eine Bewegung mindestens eines an einer Tür (2) des Haushaltskühlgeräts
(1) angeordneten Ausstattungselements (15) nach oben und/oder nach unten verhindert,
wenn die Tür (2) geschlossen ist.
5. Haushaltskühlgerät nach Anspruch 3 und 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der mindestens eine Vorsprung (26) von der Kontaktfläche (23) des Transportsicherungselements
(11) zur gegenüberliegenden Seitenwand (8) des Kühlgutbehälters (4) vorsteht.
6. Haushaltskühlgerät nach Anspruch 1 und 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine Dicke (17) des Transportsicherungselements (11) in einem Bereich (16) mit den
mehreren Vorsprüngen (18, 19) im Wesentlichen einer Dicke des Transportsicherungselements
(11) an dem mindestens einen Vorsprung (26) entspricht, der von der Kontaktfläche
(23) des Transportsicherungselements (11) vorsteht.
7. Haushaltskühlgerät nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine Höhe des Transportsicherungselements (11) geringer ist als ein Abstand zwischen
Seiten der oberen Wand (9) und der unteren Wand (10) des Kühlgutbehälters (4), die
einander gegenüberliegen.
8. Haushaltskühlgerät nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Transportsicherungselement (11) mindestens einen Vorsprung (27) umfasst, der
eine Vorderfläche (28) eines in dem Kühlgutbehälter (4) angeordneten Einschubs (14)
berührt.
9. Haushaltskühlgerät nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der mindestens eine Vorsprung (27) als Endabschnitt des Transportsicherungselements
(11) ausgebildet ist, der zur unteren Wand (10) des Kühlgutbehälters (4) hin vorsteht.
10. Haushaltskühlgerät nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Transportsicherungselement (11) aus Kunststoff, insbesondere einem Schaumkunststoff
hergestellt ist.
1. Appareil frigorifique ménager comportant au moins un élément d'équipement (12, 13,
14, 15) comprenant au moins une étagère (12), un contenant intérieur (4) délimitant
un espace de stockage (5) pour des marchandises, dans lequel le contenant intérieur
(4) comprend une paroi arrière (6), deux parois latérales (7, 8) comportant des saillies
(22) sur lesquelles ladite étagère (12) repose, une paroi supérieure (9) et une paroi
inférieure (10), et comportant un élément (11) de sécurisation pour le transport configuré
pour maintenir l'au moins un élément d'équipement (12, 13, 14, 15) en place, lequel
est agencé à l'intérieur du contenant intérieur (4), et lequel élément (11) de sécurisation
pour le transport est fixé à l'une des parois latérales (7) du contenant intérieur
(4) à l'aide d'au moins une saillie (22) de la paroi latérale (7), laquelle est engagée
dans un évidement (19) correspondant de l'élément (11) de fixation pour le transport,
caractérisé en ce que l'élément (11) de sécurisation pour le transport présente une pluralité d'évidements
(18, 19), dans lequel l'au moins une saillie (22) de la paroi latérale (7) est engagée
dans au moins un des évidements (19) et un bord avant (20) de ladite étagère (12)
agencée à l'intérieur du contenant intérieur (4) est engagé dans un autre des évidements
(18).
2. Appareil frigorifique ménager selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'au moins une étagère (12) repose sur une des saillies (22) de la paroi latérale
(7), et deux évidements (18, 19) adjacents reçoivent cette saillie (22) d'une part
et le bord avant (20) de l'étagère (12) reposant sur la saillie (22) d'autre part.
3. Appareil frigorifique ménager selon une quelconque des revendications 1 à 2, caractérisé en ce que l'élément (11) de sécurisation pour le transport présente une zone de contact (23)
qui vient en butée contre une section de la paroi latérale (7), dans lequel une épaisseur
(24) de la zone de contact (23) est sensiblement égale à un espace entre un élément
d'équipement (15) agencé au niveau d'une porte (2) de l'appareil frigorifique ménager
(1) et la paroi latérale (7), lorsque la porte (2) est fermée.
4. Appareil frigorifique ménager selon une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que l'élément (11) de sécurisation pour le transport présente au moins une saillie (26)
configurée pour limiter un mouvement vers le haut et/ou vers le bas d'au moins un
élément d'équipement (15) agencé au niveau d'une porte (2) de l'appareil frigorifique
ménager (1), lorsque la porte (2) est fermée.
5. Appareil frigorifique ménager selon la revendication 3 et 4, caractérisé en ce que l'au moins une saillie (26) dépasse de la zone de contact (23) de l'élément (11)
de sécurisation pour le transport vers la paroi latérale (8) opposée du contenant
intérieur (4).
6. Appareil frigorifique ménager selon la revendication 1 et 5, caractérisé en ce qu'une épaisseur (17) de l'élément (11) de sécurisation pour le transport dans une zone
(16) comportant la pluralité d'évidements (18, 19) est sensiblement égale à une épaisseur
de l'élément (11) de sécurisation pour le transport au niveau de l'au moins une saillie
(26) dépassant de la zone de contact (23) de l'élément (11) de fixation pour le transport.
7. Appareil frigorifique ménager selon une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce qu'une hauteur de l'élément (11) de sécurisation pour le transport est inférieure à une
distance entre des côtés de la paroi supérieure (9) et de la paroi inférieure (10)
du contenant intérieur (4) qui se font face l'un par rapport à l'autre.
8. Appareil frigorifique ménager selon une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce que l'élément (11) de sécurisation pour le transport comprend au moins une saillie (27)
qui est en contact avec une face avant (28) d'un tiroir (14) agencé à l'intérieur
du contenant intérieur (4).
9. Appareil frigorifique ménager selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que l'au moins une saillie (27) est formée sous la forme d'une section d'extrémité de
l'élément (11) de fixation pour le transport qui fait saillie vers la paroi inférieure
(10) du contenant intérieur (4).
10. Appareil frigorifique ménager selon une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9, caractérisé en ce que l'élément (11) de sécurisation pour le transport est réalisé en plastique, en particulier
en matériau plastique expansé.
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