A HANDLE

Description

[0001] This invention relates to a handle which is used in domestic appliances such as refrigerators and ovens, which is easily manufactured and mounted on household appliances.

[0002] Domestic appliances, such as ovens and especially refrigerators, comprise a door handle used for opening and closing their doors. The domestic appliance's door is opened by gripping the handle and various procedures for instance, controlling whether the food in the oven is cooked, taking out goods from the refrigerator etc. are conducted by reaching into the body of the domestic appliance. The handles are composed of one or more parts due the production limitations and aesthetic concerns. The handles, especially made of metal materials, need to be composed of one or more parts to meet the design created with these aesthetic concerns. There is a need to reduce the number of the handle parts, which are manufactured in such a way, and a practical and robust method of mounting these parts.

[0003] In the state of art, DE9409850U German Utility Model, when a handle which includes a tube and two handle supports is manufactured, a channel is opened at the two ends of the tube and while a handle support is fitted inside the tube, an extension of the handle support is fitted into the channel and at the last stage the handle support is fixed to the handle with an additional part.

[0004] In the state of art, TR1999-01252 Turkish Patent, when a handle which includes a tube and two handle supports is manufactured, a channel is opened at the two ends of the tube and while a handle support is fitted inside the tube, an extension of the handle support is fitted into the channel and at the last stage the handle support is fixed to the handle by using only a screw without the need of an additional part.

[0005] The objective of the invention is to provide a handle which is used in domestic appliances, which is composed of less number of parts and which is simple to mount.

[0006] According to the invention, this object is achieved by a handle as defined in the claim.

[0007] The domestic appliance realized in order to attain the objects of this invention has been illustrated in the attached drawings, wherein;

[0008] Figure 1 - is a perspective view of a domestic appliance.

[0009] Figure 2 - is a front view of a handle.

[0010] Figure 3 - is a perspective view of a holder.

[0011] Figure 4 - is a perspective view of a fixing element.

[0012] Figure 5 - is a perspective view of a handle support.

[0013] The components in the figures have each been numbered corresponding the following:

1. Domestic appliance

2. Body

3. Door

4. Handle

5. Gripping portion

6. Handle support

7. Fixing element

8. Fastening means

9. Recess

10. Channel

11. Handle support body

12. Fixing element body

13. Head

[0014] The handle (4) is mounted on domestic appliances (1), such as refrigerators or ovens, which comprise a body (2) and a door (3) that enables an access into the body (2) and allows the door (3) to be opened thus enabling an access into the domestic appliance (1).

[0015] The handle (4), the parts of which are all made preferably of metal, comprises a gripping portion (5), one or more handle supports (6) that ensure the gripping portion (5) to be mounted on the domestic appliance (1), one or more fixing elements (7) which ensure the handle support (6) to be fixed to the gripping portion (5) and one or more fastening means (8) which ensure the handle support (6) to be mounted on the domestic appliance (1).

[0016] The gripping portion (5), preferably shaped like a tube, has a recess (9) at one end.

[0017] The handle support (6) comprises a channel (10) which has a similar shape and structure as the recess (9), where both ends are open and which has an inner diameter (r1) almost the same as the inner diameter (r2) of the recess (9) and a handle support body (11) which is fixed to the channel (10) and onto which fastening means (8) are inserted which ensure the handle (4) to be mounted on the domestic appliances (1).

[0018] The fixing element (7) comprises a fixing element body (12), which ensures the gripping portion (5) and the handle support (6) to be fixed together in such way that the gripping portion (5) and the handle support (6) are placed end to end wherein the recess (9) and the channel (10) axis are on the same direction and with tight fittingly mounted first to the channel (10) then to the recess (9), and a head (13) which prevents the fixing element body (12) to move along the recess (9) deeper than the desired length.

[0019] In order to mount the fixing element body (12) to the recess (9) and to the channel with tight fittingly, the fixing element body (12) is manufactured in such a way that it has a similar shape to the recess (9) and to the channel (10), that its diameter (r3) is slightly larger, for example, by 0.25 mm, than the inner diameter of the recess (9) and the inner diameter of the channel (10), and that its length (L1) is longer than the channel (10) length (L2).

[0020] During the production of the handle (4), first, the gripping portion (5), two handle supports (6) and two fixing elements (7) are manufactured respectively. Then, the gripping portion (5), the handle supports (6) are mounted end to end on a fixture wherein the recess (9) and the channel (10) axis are on the same direction and the handle supports (6) are placed at the left and right side of the gripping portion (5). The gripping portion (5) and the handle support (6) are fixed together by ramming the first fixing element (7) first to the channel (10) then to the recess (9) tight fittingly. In the same manner, the gripping portion (5) and the handle support (6) are fixed together by ramming the second fixing element (7) first to the channel (10) then to the recess (9) tight fittingly. Then, the handle (4) taken out of the fixture is mounted on the domestic appliance (1) via fastening means (8).

[0021] In another embodiment of the invention, one handle support (6), one fixing element (7) and a gripping portion (5) with a recess (9) on only one end is used. In this embodiment, as the handle (4) is mounted to the domestic appliance (1) with only one handle support (6), the rotation of the handle (4) around the handle support (6) is prevented by using more than one fastening means (8).

[0022] As the gripping portion (5), the handle support (6) and the fixing elements (7) are parts which have simple production methods and easy mold designs, they provide substantial amount of cost advantage. For example, the gripping portion (5) is manufactured by simply cutting it out from a standard tube at a desired length. In the handle (4), which is the subject of the invention, it is ensured that the parts are mounted to each other in a simple and in an easy way and that the parts are not separated easily after the mounting.

Claims

1. A handle (4) which is used on domestic appliances (1), such as refrigerators or ovens, comprising a gripping portion (5), one or more handle supports (6) that ensure the gripping portion (5) to be mounted on the domestic appliance (1), one or more fixing elements (7) which ensure the handle support (6) to be fixed to the gripping portion (5) and one or more fastening means (8) which enables mounting of the handle on the domestic appliance (1), wherein the gripping portion (5) has at least one recess (9) at one end; the handle support (6) comprising a channel (10) which has a similar shape and structure as the recess (9), where both ends are open, and which has an inner diameter (r1) almost the same as the inner diameter (r2) of the recess (9) and a handle support body (11) which is fixed to the channel (10) and onto which said fastening means (8) are inserted ; and the fixing element (7) comprising a fixing element body (12), which ensures the gripping portion (5) and the handle support (6) to be fixed together in such way that the gripping portion (5) and the handle support (6) are placed end to end wherein the recess (9) and the channel (10) axis are on the same direction, said fixing element body (12) being tight-fittingly mounted first to the channel (10) then to the recess (9), wherein, in order to be mounted to the recess (9) and to the channel (10) tight-fittingly, the fixing element body (12) is manufactured in such a way that it has a similar shape to the recess (9) and to the channel (10), its outer diameter (r3) is slightly larger than the inner diameter (r2) of the recess (9) and the inner diameter (r1) of the channel (10), and that its length (L1) is longer than the channel (10) length (L2), and a head (13) which prevents the fixing element body (12) to move along the recess (9) deeper than the desired length.

Ansprüche

1. Griff (4), der an Haushaltsgeräten (1), z.B. Kühlschränken oder Öfen, benutzt wird, umfassend einen Greifabschnitt (5), einen oder mehrere Griffträger (6), die sicherstellen, dass der Greifabschnitt (5) am Haushaltsgerät (1) befestigt ist, ein oder mehrere Fixierungselemente (7), die sicherstellen, dass der Griffträger (6) am Greifabschnitt (5) fixiert ist, und ein oder mehrere Befestigungsmittel (8), die ein Befestigen des Griffs an dem Haushaltsgerät (1) ermöglichen, wobei der Greifabschnitt (5) an einem Ende wenigstens eine Vertiefung (9) aufweist; wobei der Griffträger (6) einen Kanal (10) umfasst, der eine ähnliche Form und Struktur aufweist wie die Vertiefung (9), wobei beide Enden offen sind, und der einen Innendurchmesser (r1) aufweist, der nahezu gleich dem Innendurchmesser (r2) der Vertiefung (9) ist, und einen Griffstützkörper (11), der an dem Kanal (10) fixiert ist, und in den die Befestigungsmittel (8) eingeführt werden; wobei das Fixierungselement (7) einen Fixierungselementkörper (12) umfasst, der sicherstellt, dass der Greifabschnitt (5) und der Griffträger (6) derart miteinander verbunden sind, dass der Greifabschnitt (5) und der Griffträger (6) an ihren Enden aneinander anliegen, wobei die Achsen der Vertiefung (9) und des Kanals (10) in die gleiche Richtung verlaufen, wobei der Fixierungselementkörper (12) dicht anliegend zunächst in den Kanal (10) und dann in die Vertiefung (9) eingepasst ist, wobei, um eine dicht anliegende Einpassung in die Vertiefung (9) und den Kanal (10) zu erreichen, der Fixierungselementkörper (12) derart hergestellt ist, dass er eine ähnliche Form wie die Vertiefung (9) und der Kanal (10) aufweist, wobei sein Außendurchmesser (r3) geringfügig größer ist als der Innendurchmesser (r2) der Vertiefung (9) und der Innendurchmesser (r1) des Kanals (10), und seine Länge (L1) größer ist als die Länge (L2) des Kanals (10), und er einen Kopf (13) aufweist, der verhindert, dass sich der Fixierungselementkörper (12) weiter als über die gewünschte Länge in der Vertiefung (9) entlang bewegt.

Revendications

1. Un manche (4) pour l'utilisation aux appareils ménagers (1) tels que réfrigérateurs ou fours, comprenant une partie captivante (5), un ou plusieurs support de manche (6) qui assure(nt) le montage de la partie captivante (5) sur l'appareil ménager (1), un ou plusieurs éléments de fixation (7) qui permet la fixation du support de manche (6) à la partie captivante (5) et un ou plusieurs moyens de fixation (8) pour activer la fixation sur le manche (4) de l'appareil ménager (1), dans lequel la partie captivante (5) a au moins un enfoncement (9) à une extrémité ; ledit support de manche (6) comprenant un canal (10) ayant la même forme et la même structure que l'enfoncement (9), dont les deux extrémités sont ouvertes, et ayant presque le même diamètre interne (r1) que le diamètre interne (r2) de l'enfoncement (9), et le corps du support de manche (11) fixé au canal (10) et sur lequel sont insérés lesdits moyens de fixation (8) ; et l'élément de fixation (7) comprenant un corps de l'élément de fixation (12) qui assure la fixation ensemble de la partie captivante (5) et du support de manche (6) de façon à ce que la partie captivante (5) et le support de manche (6) puissent être placés bout à bout et que les axes de l'enfoncement (9) et du canal (10) soient sur la même direction, ledit corps de l'élément de fixation (12) est fixé de manière serrée et collée d'abord sur l'enfoncement (9) et ensuite sur le canal (10), ledit corps de l'élément de fixation (12), pour être monté sur l'enfoncement (9) et le canal (10) d'une manière serrée et collée, est fabriqué de façon à ce qu'il ait la même forme que l'enfoncement (9) et que le canal (10), et que son diamètre externe (r3) soit légèrement large du diamètre interne (r2) de l'enfoncement (9) et du diamètre interne (r1) du canal (10), ainsi que sa longueur (L1) soit plus grande que la longueur (L2) du canal (10), et la tête (13) qui empêche le corps de l'élément de fixation (12) de bouger tout au long de l'enfoncement (9) qui serait plus profond que la longueur désirée.

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