Domestic appliance

US9125546B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Hettich-ONI GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Andreas Kleemann · Weißensee, DE
• Eduard Thielmann · Lage, DE
• Dieter-Hermann Waltemate · Hüllhorst, DE
• Alexander Buschmann · Velbert, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 14, 2011
• Grant date: Sep 8, 2015
• Expiry date: Oct 7, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC E): Fixed Constructions
• CPC primary: E05Y2900/302
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A domestic appliance, such as a refrigerator, is configured to be fitted into a furniture body. The furniture body includes a front furniture panel disposed on a front face of a domestic appliance door and includes a pivot joint. The front furniture panel is connected to the front face of the domestic appliance door. A damping device is located between and operatively connected to the domestic appliance door and the front furniture panel. The domestic appliance door is configured as a sliding door which moves relative to the front furniture panel during an opening and closing movement of the domestic appliance door and the front furniture panel.