Refrigerator and/or freezer with hinge
AssigneeLiebherr-Hausgeraete Ochsenhausen GmbH
InventorsDietmar Blersch, Oliver Weidelener
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a refrigerator and/or freezer with a door or flap for closing the appliance interior, with a hinge, by means of which the door or flap can be swivelled relative to the body of the appliance, wherein the hinge includes means for producing a closing force acting in closing direction of the door or flap, and with a damper which at least over a part of the closing movement of the door or flap applies a force directed against the closing movement of the door or flap, wherein the means for producing a closing force include an eccentric and means which exert a force that acts on the eccentric and is dependent on the opening angle of the door or flap.
Claims26
A refrigerator and/or freezer appliance with a door or flap for closing an appliance interior, comprising:
- a hinge by means of which the door or flap can be swiveled relative to a body of the appliance, the hinge comprising a first means for producing a closing force acting in a closing direction of the door or flap, the first means including an eccentric and a second means which exerts a force that acts on the eccentric, the force dependent on an opening angle of the door or flap;
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- a damper which at least over a part of a closing movement of the door or flap applies a force directed against the closing movement of the door or flap.
A refrigerator and/or freezer appliance with a door or flap for closing an appliance interior, with a hinge, by means of which the door or flap can be swivelled relative to a body of the appliance, wherein the hinge includes means for producing a closing force acting in a closing direction of the door or flap, and with a damper which at least over a part of a closing movement of the door or flap applies a force directed against the closing movement of the door or flap, wherein the means for producing the closing force includes a tension cable, which is connected with the hinge and with one or more tension springs.
A refrigerator and/or freezer appliance with a door or flap for closing an appliance interior, comprising:
- a hinge by means of which the door or flap can be swivelled relative to a body of the appliance, the hinge comprising a first means for producing a closing force acting in a closing direction of the door or flap, the first means including an eccentric and a second means which exerts a force that acts on the eccentric, the force dependent on an opening angle of the door or flap;
- a damper which at least over a part of a closing movement of the door or flap applies a force directed against the closing movement of the door or flap;
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- a module, including a carrier, in or on which the damper and the hinge are arranged;
- wherein the module is inserted into the door or flap or into the body of the appliance as a unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.