Domestic appliance and method for producing a domestic appliance
AssigneeBSH Hausgeräte GmbH
InventorsAlexander Sing, Heiko Fritz
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Abstract
A household appliance includes a functional compartment, and an insulation arrangement provided on an outer side of the functional compartment for thermal and/or acoustic insulation of the functional compartment. The insulation arrangement includes an insulation element which is made in one piece from a plastic material selected such that a surface of the insulation element in facing relation to the functional compartment adheres to the functional compartment and is separable therefrom in a non-destructive manner. A component arranged outside the functional compartment is at least substantially encapsulated in the insulation element.
Claims17
A household appliance, comprising:
- a functional compartment;
- an insulation arrangement provided on an outer side of the functional compartment for thermal and/or acoustic insulation of the functional compartment, said insulation arrangement including a first insulation element which is made in one piece from a plastic material selected such that a surface of the first insulation element in facing relation to the functional compartment adheres to the functional compartment and is separable therefrom in a non-destructive manner;
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- a component arranged outside the functional compartment and at least substantially encapsulated by the plastic material of the first insulation element foaming onto the component such that the plastic material is between the component and the functional compartment.
A method for producing a household appliance, said method comprising:
- producing a first insulation element of a plastic material as part of an insulation arrangement for thermal and/or acoustic insulation of a functional compartment;
- encapsulating a component, arranged outside the functional compartment, by plastic material of the first insulation element foaming onto the component such that the plastic material is between the component and the functional compartment;
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- attaching the insulation arrangement to the outer side of the functional compartment in such a way that a surface of the first insulation element in facing relation to the functional compartment adheres to the functional compartment and is separable therefrom in a non-destructive manner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.