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Extruded plastic front frame profiles for cooling appliances

US11168934B2 · kind B2 · utility

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25References

15Claims

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Assignees

BSH Home Appliances Corporation · US
BSH Hausgeräte GmbH · DE

Inventors

Cetin Abdullah Celik · Knoxville, US
Alexander Görz · Aalen, DE
Samuel Harward · Knoxville, US
Cemalettin Hasturk · Tekirdağ, TR

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 23, 2020
Grant date	Nov 9, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 31, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF25D2323/021
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A refrigerator front frame for a refrigerator appliance, includes: four extruded plastic profiles; four corner connecting pieces configured to join the four extruded plastic profiles to form the refrigerator front frame, wherein a co-extruded, thin metal strip is embedded within a wall of each of the four extruded plastic profiles so as to be near an outer surface of a corresponding extruded plastic profile as compared to an overall wall thickness of the corresponding extruded plastic profile.

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