# US 10,480,847 B2 · Domestic appliance with an appliance component having a handle recess accessible from above > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,480,847 B2 - Document ID: US10480847B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/774,609 - Filed: 2016-10-26 - Published: 2018-11-08 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2015-11-18 - Assignees: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH - Applicants: Bsh Hausgeraete GmbH - Inventors: Tobias Heisswolf; Simon Kraemer; Alfred Raab; Christian Schmid; Ralph Staud; Thomas Tischer; Philipp Kleinlein; Andreas Kessler - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10480847B2 ## CPC - F25D 23/028: {Details} - F25D 23/02: Doors; Covers (F25D23/08 takes precedence {locks or fastenings E05B65/0042}) - F25D 2400/36: Visual displays - F25D: REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (refrigerated showcases A47F3/04; thermally-insulated vessels for domestic use A47J41/00; refrigerated vehicles, see the appropriate subclasses of classes B60 - B64; containers with thermal insulation in general B65D81/38; heat-transfer, heat-exchange or heat-storage materials, e.g. refrigerants, or materials for the production of heat or cold by chemical reactions other than by combustion C09K5/00; thermally-insulated vessels for liquefied or solidified gases F17C; air-conditioning or air-humidification F24F; refrigeration machines, plants, or systems F25B; cooling of instruments or comparable apparatus without refrigeration G12B) ## Abstract A domestic appliance includes a housing and an appliance component which is disposed on the housing, is separate from the housing and is movable relative to the housing. A handle which is disposed on the appliance component has a handle recess which can be gripped from above and which is delimited by a front wall of the handle and a slanted bottom wall of the handle. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A domestic appliance, comprising: a housing; an appliance component disposed on said housing being separate from said housing and being movable relative to said housing; a handle disposed on said appliance component, said handle having a front wall and a slanted bottom wall, and said handle having a handle recess configured to be gripped from above, said handle recess being delimited by said front wall of said handle and said slanted bottom wall of said handle; said bottom wall being a separate insert introduced into said appliance component; and said appliance component having a slanted receiving bed for receiving said insert, said receiving bed having at least one resilient tongue disposed so as to press on said insert upon said insert being assembled in an end state in said receiving bed. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The domestic appliance according to claim 1, wherein said front wall has a lower edge, and said bottom wall ends with a front edge on said lower edge of said front wall. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The domestic appliance according to claim 1, wherein said bottom wall is disposed at an angle between 25° and 65° relative to said front wall. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The domestic appliance according to claim 3, wherein said front wall is oriented at a right angle relative to said bottom wall. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The domestic appliance according to claim 1, wherein said bottom wall is disposed at an angle between 30° and 50° relative to said front wall. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The domestic appliance according to claim 5, wherein said front wall is oriented at a right angle relative to said bottom wall. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The domestic appliance according to claim 1, wherein said bottom wall has a side facing said handle recess, said bottom wall has at least one of an electronic control unit or an electronic display unit on said side facing said handle recess and information is displayed on said bottom wall. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The domestic appliance according to claim 7, wherein said electronic control unit has touch-sensitive control elements or said electronic display unit is a TFT display. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The domestic appliance according to claim 7, wherein said electronic control unit has touch-sensitive control elements and said electronic display unit is a TFT display. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The domestic appliance according to claim 1, wherein said bottom wall and said front wall of said handle each have a respective upper end, and said upper end of said bottom wall is disposed further up than said upper end of said front wall in a vertical direction of said appliance component. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The domestic appliance according to claim 1, wherein said bottom wall is made from glass. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The domestic appliance according to claim 1, wherein said handle recess has a width direction and opposite ends, and said handle recess is delimited in said width direction on said opposite ends by boundary walls. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The domestic appliance according to claim 12, wherein said boundary walls are triangular. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The domestic appliance according to claim 1, wherein at least said front wall of said handle is integrated into said appliance component. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The domestic appliance according to claim 1, wherein said bottom wall is disposed in a non-destructive, detachable manner on said appliance component. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The domestic appliance according to claim 1, wherein said appliance component includes a one-piece basic component in which said handle recess is integrated as a molding, and said basic component has a said slanted receiving bed into which said bottom wall is countersunk as said insert. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The domestic appliance according to claim 16, wherein: said receiving bed has a first longitudinal side with an undercut; said insert has a front side and a first longitudinal edge disposed at a slant relative to said front side and penetrating said undercut; said insert has a second longitudinal edge; and said receiving bed has a second longitudinal side with said at least one resilient tongue. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The domestic appliance according to claim 16, wherein said receiving bed has a longitudinal side with an undercut, and said insert has a front side and first longitudinal edge disposed at a slant relative to said front side and penetrating said undercut. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The domestic appliance according to claim 16, wherein said insert has a longitudinal edge, and said receiving bed has a longitudinal side with said at least one resilient tongue. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The domestic appliance according to claim 1, wherein: said appliance component has a front wall with a front side; said front wall of said handle is integrated in said front wall of said appliance component; and said front wall of said handle has a front side disposed flush with said front side of said front wall of said appliance component. ### Claim 21 (depends on 1) The domestic appliance according to claim 1, wherein said appliance component is a drawer or a door. ### Claim 22 A domestic appliance, comprising: a housing; an appliance component disposed on said housing being separate from said housing and being movable relative to said housing; a handle disposed on said appliance component, said handle having a front wall and a slanted bottom wall, and said handle having a handle recess configured to be gripped from above, said handle recess being delimited by said front wall of said handle and said slanted bottom wall of said handle; said bottom wall being a separate insert introduced into said appliance component, said insert having a slanted edge; and said appliance component having a slanted receiving bed for receiving said insert, said receiving bed having an undercut receiving said slanted edge.