Handle for the door of a household appliance

Abstract

Handle (1) for a door (2) of a household appliance, wherein it has a rod-like handle profile (4) on which a decorative strip (7) is arranged on the front, wherein cover plates (10, 11) are arranged on opposite end faces (8, 9) of the handle profile (4), characterized in that the handle (1) comprises only these four components: the handle profile (4), the cover plates (10, 11) and the decorative strip (7).

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a handle for a door of a household appliance.

[0002] Such handles are available in a wide variety of designs and shapes. For example, bar handles are known, which are characterized by the fact that a handle bar can be practically completely grasped with one hand, allowing gripping from both above and below. So-called roof handles are also known, in which the top of such a handle bar is closed, allowing access with the fingers of one hand only from below.

[0003] Handles for doors, such as ovens, are usually located on the outside of the door. Especially given the wide variety of such handles for different door designs or different types of household appliances, the development of these handles is complex and expensive.

[0004] In addition, a large number of different handles must be provided with regard to the material design of such a handle.

[0005] From WO 2008 / 084939 A1, US 3 995 349 A, DE 196 05 857 A1 and EP 2 189 727 A1, handles for household appliances are known which are extensively constructed from a large number of components.

[0006] It is an object of the present invention to provide a handle for a door of a household appliance which is designed with minimal components and enables a high degree of variant design.

[0007] This object is achieved by a handle having the features of claim 1.

[0008] A handle according to the invention for a door of a household appliance comprises a rod-like handle profile on which a decorative strip is arranged at the front. Such a handle design can thus ensure a high degree of variation with a very small number of components. By attaching such a decorative strip and, moreover, arranging it at a specific location, namely at the front of the handle profile, a material-specific difference can be displayed in a very prominent location and made recognizable to the user.

[0009] Cover panels are arranged on opposite ends of the handle profile. The handle profile is thus closed at the front and on the opposite ends.

[0010] The handle is designed to consist of only these four components: the handle profile, the cover panels, and the decorative strip. This type of handle can thus be manufactured with a minimal number of separate components, allowing for a very wide range of variations.

[0011] Preferably, the decorative strip is arranged only on the front side of the handle profile and covers only the front side of the handle profile. The decorative strip thus also serves as a front cover panel.

[0012] By attaching it only to the front, a very lightweight design of the handle can be ensured. This avoids very bulky or thick designs.

[0013] Preferably, the decorative strip is designed in a plate-like manner. This further reinforces the advantages mentioned above.

[0014] It can be provided that the handle profile is an extruded aluminum component. Many advantages can be achieved through such a materially and technically specified design. Firstly, a mechanically very stable component can be created in one piece, which also exhibits low wear. Especially when used on the door of a household appliance for preparing food, such as an oven, it can be exposed to a variety of conditions. For example, hot steam or grease or the like can come into contact with the handle, in particular the handle profile. By designing it as an extruded aluminum component, such influences cannot cause undesirable wear on the component.

[0015] It can also be provided that the decorative strip is an extruded aluminum component. In particular, however, it is intended that the decorative strip be made of a different material than the handle profile. This allows for a wide variety of material combinations to be created for a handle, ensuring a high degree of variation. Thus, it is not necessary to provide several individual handles; instead, a basic component, namely the handle profile, can be used for a multitude of handles. By attaching decorative strips of different shapes and / or materials, a wide variety of handle variants can be created.

[0016] In particular, the decorative strip is provided as a separate component to the handle profile and is connected to the handle profile.

[0017] Preferably, the handle profile is hollow, which minimizes its weight.

[0018] The cover panels are preferably square. They are designed in particular so that, when attached to the handle profile, their surrounding edge is flush with the adjacent surfaces of the handle profile. This avoids unwanted edges or steps as transitions. This prevents bumping into them or similar things.

[0019] Preferably, the cover panels and / or the handle profile are designed as extruded aluminum components. The advantages already mentioned above apply analogously here.

[0020] Preferably, the cover panels are attached to the handle profile. This non-destructive, reversible mounting of the cover panels allows them to be easily removed again, for example, for assembly purposes or similar.

[0021] The cover panels are designed identically, particularly in terms of shape and material.

[0022] In particular, the handle profile is hollow along its entire length. This creates a particularly lightweight component that can be fitted with the trim strip's cover panels in a variety of ways.

[0023] The hollow design makes it particularly easy and versatile to attach additional components.

[0024] The handle can be designed as a bar handle or as a roof handle.

[0025] In particular, the handle profile is designed to be an extruded aluminum profile that undergoes post-processing. This post-processing allows for the creation of both a roof handle and a bar handle. The trim strip can be designed in various materials and / or surface finishes.

[0026] In particular, the cover panels cover the handle profile on the sides and, depending on the design of the cover panels in terms of shape and material, which can be anodized, for example, a solid handle impression can be created.

[0027] The handle is constructed as a module using separate components that can be variably equipped.

[0028] The invention further relates to a door for a household appliance, in particular for preparing food, preferably an oven, with a handle according to the invention or an advantageous embodiment thereof.

[0029] An embodiment of the invention is explained in more detail below with reference to a schematic drawing. It shows: Fig. 1 is an exploded view of an embodiment of a handle according to the invention; Fig. 2 a perspective view of an assembled state of the handle according to Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 a schematic representation of an embodiment of a door according to the invention with a handle according to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2.

[0030] In the figures, identical or functionally identical elements are provided with the same reference symbols.

[0031] In Fig. 1 shows an exploded view of a handle 1. This handle 1 can be attached to an outer side 3 of a door 2 ( Fig. 3) of a household appliance for preparing food, for example an oven. The handle 1, as shown in Fig. 1, comprises a handle profile 4, which is an extruded aluminum component. It is formed in one piece and, in the exemplary embodiment, is hollow over its entire length. It is open on its side 5 facing the outer side 3, so that the handle profile 4 has a U-shaped cross-section.

[0032] A plate-like decorative strip 7 is arranged on a front side 6 of the handle profile 4. The decorative strip 7 is thus designed as an elongated rectangular plate and configured such that, when attached to the handle profile 4, it only covers the front side 6 of the handle profile 4.

[0033] In the illustrated embodiment, square cover panels 10 and 11 are arranged on opposite end faces 8 and 9 of the handle profile 4. These can, for example, be attached to the handle profile 4.

[0034] The handle 1 comprises only these four components, which are designed as separate components. By providing the handle profile 4 as the base part and the other components as separate components, a wide variety of variants of the handle 1 can be created by attaching a different decorative strip 7 and / or different cover panels 10, 11 to it.

[0035] In Fig. Figure 2 shows a perspective view of the assembled handle 1. It can be seen that an upper side 15 of the handle profile 4 is closed. In the exemplary embodiment, the handle 1 is thus a roof handle. It can therefore only be opened from below via an opening 12 ( Fig. 1) be grasped or grasped with the fingers.

[0036] In addition, Fig. 2 that the decorative strip 7 only covers the front side 6 of the handle profile 4, but not the top side 15 and not the end sides.

[0037] In addition, it can be seen that the cover panels 10 and 11 (in Fig. 2 only the cover panel 11) is arranged countersunk in the front side 8, so that an outer side 13 of the cover panel 11 is arranged flush with an outer side 14 of the front side 8. List of reference symbols 1 handle 2 doors 3 Outside 4 Handle profile 5 Page 6 Front 7 decorative strip 8 Front side 9 Front side 10 Cover panel 11 Cover panel 12 Opening 13 Outside 14 Outside 15 Top

Claims

[1] Handle (1) for a door (2) of a household appliance, comprising a rod-like handle profile (4) on which a decorative strip (7) is arranged at the front, wherein cover panels (10, 11) are arranged on opposite end faces (8, 9) of the handle profile (4), characterized by that the handle (1) has only these four components comprising the handle profile (4), the cover panels (10, 11) and the decorative strip (7). [2] Handle (1) according to claim 1, characterized by that the decorative strip (7) is only arranged on the front side (6) of the handle profile (4) and only covers the front side (6) of the handle profile (4). [3] Handle (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by that the decorative strip (7) is plate-like. [4] Handle (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the decorative strip (7) is designed as an extruded aluminum component or from a material different from the material of the handle profile (4). [5] Handle (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the cover panels (10, 11) are square. [6] Handle (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the cover panels (10, 11) and / or the handle profile (4) are designed as extruded aluminum components. [7] Handle (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the cover panels (10, 11) are attached to the handle profile (4). [8] Handle (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the cover panels (10, 11) are arranged with their outer sides (13) flush with an outer side (14) of an end face (8, 9). [9] Handle (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the handle profile (4) is hollow over its entire length. [10] Handle (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that it is designed as a bar handle. [11] Handle (1) according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 9, characterized by that it is designed as a roof handle. [12] Handle (1) according to claim 11, characterized by that an upper side (15) of the handle profile (4) is closed and the handle (1) can therefore only be gripped or grasped from below via an opening (12) with the fingers. [13] Handle (1) according to claim 12, characterized by that the decorative strip (7) only covers the front side (6) of the handle profile (4), but not the top side (15) or the end faces (8, 9). [14] Door (2) for a household appliance, in particular for preparing food, with a handle (1) according to one of the preceding claims.

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