Mounting system

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mounting system wherein a side shelf (2) is enabled to be connected to a side surface (5) of a cooking appliance upon the curve (2.6) structures at one end and at the other end of a holding wire (2.5) getting caught in a space (5.2), which is formed between a head section (4.2) and a holding element (3) as a result of a connection element (4.1) engaging in a seat (3.1).

Description

[0001] MOUNTING SYSTEM

[0002] Technical Field

[0003] The invention relates to a mounting system usable in the cooking appliances.

[0004] More specifically, the invention relates to a mounting system wherein a side shelf is enabled to be connected to a side surface of a cooking appliance upon the curve structures at one end and at the other end of a holding wire getting caught in a space, which is formed between a head section and a holding element as a result of a connection element engaging in a seat.

[0005] State of the Art

[0006] A cooking appliance is a household device used for cooking or heating the foods. Such appliances are generally used in the kitchens of the houses for the purpose of preparing (heating and cooking) the foods. The cooking appliances have types such as gas- or electric-operated appliances, etc.

[0007] The side surfaces at the interior of the baking ovens, which are a type of cooking appliance, become dirty in the course of time, as a result of use. The user faces some problems when he / she wants to clean the dirty side surfaces. Cleaning an interior side surface by the use of a chemical is undesirable for an oven, inside which the foods are cooked. On the other hand, it is not possible to hygienically clean the side surface if no chemical is used. In order to avoid this situation, it may be possible to add an extra panel on the side surfaces at the interior of the oven. This panel may be attached to the side surfaces of the oven by screwing the same. However, the solutions employing the screws are not preferred, as they offer a costly and complicated structure. According to the state of the art, the solutions employing the screws are used in order to achieve the connection between the side shelves and the oven side surface. This reflects on the user as extra labor.

[0008] EP2790549A1 discloses a fixing member positioned on a side shelf with a wire structure. Here, the fixing member is used to fix the pulling mechanisms. According to said document, the fixing members are enabled to be connected with the side shelf by passing a wire present in said side shelf through two such fixing members. Here, a complex structure, which is far from being simple, is involved. EP1840473A2 discloses the design and operation of a telescopic extension mechanism used inside a domestic appliance. The telescopic extension mechanism includes a holding rail that supports a shelf section and a running rail that enables said shelf section to be pulled out.

[0009] Consequently, considering the prior art and the mentioned drawbacks, there is a need for a design whereby a side shelf may be readily mounted into a cooking appliance, the assembled structure may be mounted and dismounted in a practical manner, and the cleaning may thus be achieved easily.

[0010] Object and Brief Description of the Invention

[0011] An object of the invention is to enable a connection to be achieved between a side shelf and a cooking appliance.

[0012] Another object of the invention is to enable a connection to be achieved between a side shelf and a cooking appliance without the need to use any screw structure.

[0013] Another object of the invention is to enable the structure formed by a side shelf and a panel to be connected to a cooking appliance without the need to use any screw structure.

[0014] Another object of the invention is to enable the structure formed by the connection between said side shelf and side panel to be easily mounted to and dismounted from the side surfaces inside a cooking appliance.

[0015] Another object of the invention is to enable the cleaning of said side shelf-panel structure to be performed somewhere outside the cooking appliance, owing to the ability of the assembled side shelf-panel structure to be easily mounted to and dismounted from the side surfaces inside said cooking appliance.

[0016] A mounting system, which enables a side shelf to be positioned into a cooking appliance in order to enable the side surfaces of said cooking appliance to be cleaned easily, wherein, in order to enable side shelf to be connected to said cooking appliance, said mounting system comprises the components of

[0017] - at least one holding element, which fits in a holding element hole on a side surface via snap-fit action, comprises at least one seat that a connection element of a cover may engage, and enables said cover to be secured upon said connection element engaging in said seat via the snap-fit action, and - at least one cover, which enables said side shelf to be connected to said side surface upon curves at one end and at the other end of a holding wire getting caught in a space that forms between a cover head section and a holding element head section as a result of said connection element engaging in said seat by a length that is shorter than the length of said connection element.

[0018] The present invention relates to a mounting system wherein a side shelf is enabled to be connected to a side surface of a cooking appliance upon the curve structures at one end and at the other end of a holding wire getting caught in a space, which is formed between a head section and a holding element as a result of a connection element engaging in a seat.

[0019] Brief Description of the Figures

[0020] Figure-1 An angular front perspective view illustrating the components of the mounting system

[0021] Figure-2 Another angular front perspective view illustrating the components of the mounting system

[0022] Figure-3 Another angular front perspective view illustrating the state in which the side shelf is mounted to the side surface

[0023] Figure-4 Another angular front perspective view illustrating the state in which the preassembled side shelf-panel structure is mounted to the side surface

[0024] Figure-5 An angular front perspective view illustrating the state in which the side shelf is mounted to the panel

[0025] Figure-6 Another angular front perspective view illustrating the state in which the side shelf is mounted to the panel

[0026] Figure-7 An angular rear perspective view illustrating the side shelf

[0027] Reference Numerals

[0028] 1 Panel

[0029] 1.1 First side

[0030] 1.2 Hole

[0031] 1.3 Second side

[0032] 1.4 Tab

[0033] 2 Side shelf

[0034] 2.1 First vertical wire

[0035] 2.2 Rod

[0036] 2.3 Second vertical wire

[0037] 2.4 Horizontal wire

[0038] 2.5 Holding wire 2.6 Curve

[0039] 3 Holding element

[0040] 3.1 Seat

[0041] 3.2 Holding element head section

[0042] 4 Cover

[0043] 4.1 Connection element

[0044] 4.2 Cover head section

[0045] 5 Side surface

[0046] 5.1 Holding element hole

[0047] 5.2 Space

[0048] Detailed Description of the Invention

[0049] The invention relates to a mounting system, wherein said mounting system, in order to enable the side surfaces (5) of a cooking appliance to be cleaned easily, enables a side shelf (2), which is positioned into said cooking appliance, or a structure, which is formed by a panel (1) positioned into said cooking appliance and a side shelf (2) connected to said panel (1), to be mounted into and dismounted from said cooking appliance in a practical manner.

[0050] The cooking appliances (baking ovens, etc.) become dirty in the course of time, due to the use. Some panel (1) structures may be fitted on the side surfaces (5) of a cooking appliance in order to enable the easy cleaning of said cooking appliance. Here, the goal is to provide a dismountable structure to thereby enable the cleaning process, which is difficult to perform inside the cooking appliance, to be achieved outside said cooking appliance.

[0051] In the process of manufacturing a cooking appliance, said panel (1) structures are mounted to the side surfaces (5) of said cooking appliance, and then, the side shelf (2) structures are mounted on said panels (1). Said mounting processes are performed by way of screwing. In the case where the cooking appliance has become dirty, a user wishing to perform the cleaning process dismounts first the side shelf (2) and then the panel (1). Here, the process for removing the screws takes time and causes extra labor. In order to preclude the above-mentioned drawbacks, the present invention enables a panel (1) and a side shelf (2) positioned on said panel (1) to be connected / joined outside the cooking appliance. Said assembled structure (panel (1)-side shelf (2)) is then fitted on a side surface (5) inside the cooking appliance. In this way, the side surfaces (5) inside the cooking appliance are prevented from becoming dirty, and it becomes possible to take the dirty assembled structure out of the cooking appliance in one move. The parts taken out of the cooking appliance may be cleaned either by uncoupling or without uncoupling the same, depending on the preference. The present invention basically consists of the structures of a side shelf (2), at least one holding element (3), and at least one cover (4). Said side shelf (2) comprises the structures of a first vertical wire (2.1 ), a rod (2.2), a second vertical wire (2.3), a horizontal wire (2.4), and a holding wire (2.5). Said holding element (3) comprises the structures of at least one seat (3.1) and at least one holding element head section (3.2). Said cover (4) comprises the structures of at least one connection element (4.1) and at least one cover head section (4.2).

[0052] According to the present invention, the process of mounting to the side surface (5) may be performed in two different ways. While it is possible to mount the side shelf (2) alone to the side surface (5), it is also possible in another embodiment of the invention to mount a pre-assembled structure of said side shelf (2) and a panel (1) to said side surface (5).

[0053] Said panel (1) is configured with a geometry compatible with the side surfaces (5) inside the cooking appliance, in a way to cover said side surfaces (5). In a preferred embodiment of the invention, said panel (1) has a special enamel coating structure so that the dirt accumulated on said panel (1 ) can be removed by way of burning off the same. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, said panel (1) has a quadrilateral geometry with a gap in the middle. The structure of said panel (1 ) may be altered according to the preference and the need. The structure of said panel (1) has four sides. Since customized structures are present on two of these sides, said two sides are referred to as a first side (1.1 ) and a second side (1.3), respectively. Said first side (1.1) refers to the vertical side near the door of the cooking appliance when the panel (1 ) is positioned into said cooking appliance. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, there are two holes (1.2) on said first side (1.1 ). More specifically, the hole (1.2) is disposed on said first side (1.1 ) in a way that it is located near the right and the left of said first side (1.1) and enables the rod (2.2), which is configured as an extension on the first vertical wire (2.1) of said side shelf (2), to be engaged via snap-fit. The snap-fit action enables the side shelf (2) to be fastened / fixed to the panel (1). Said second side (1.3) refers to the side that is parallel to said first side (1.1 ). In a preferred embodiment of the invention, there are two tabs (1.4) on said second side (1.3). In a preferred embodiment of the invention, said tabs (1.4) are each configured as an extension with a “c”-shaped geometry. Said tabs (1 .4) enable the side shelf (2) to be fastened by pressing said second vertical wire (2.3). More specifically, the tab (1.4) is configured as an extension with a “c”-shaped geometry on said second side (1.3), is disposed such that it is located near the right and the left of said second side (1.3), and enables the second vertical wire (2.3) of the side shelf (2) to be fastened by way of getting caught on said extension with “c”-shaped geometry. Said side shelf (2) refers to a shelf structure, which has a wire structure and is capable of supporting various components (e.g., a baking tray). Said side shelf (2) is formed by joining a certain number of horizontal wires (2.4), which are parallel to one another, between two vertical wires (2.1 , 2.3). In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the formed structure of the side shelf

[0054] (2) has a quadrilateral geometry and has the dimensions corresponding to those of the panel (1), wherein there are two rods (2.2) on said first vertical wire (2.1). Said rod (2.2) is configured on the first vertical wire (2.1), in the form of an extension perpendicular to said first vertical wire (2.1) and at locations near the top and bottom of said first vertical wire (2.1). Said rod (2.2), by engaging the holes (1.2) on said first side (1.1 ) in a snap-fit manner, enables the side shelf (2) to be fastened to the panel (1). Said holding wire (2.5) has curves (2.6) arranged to form in its middle section a protrusion shorter than the length of said holding wire (2.5). Said holding wire (2.5) is connected to the second vertical wire (2.3) in a way to be parallel to said second vertical wire (2.3). Here, the holding wire (2.5) is intended to get caught in a corresponding structure to thereby enable the assembled structure of panel (1 )-side shelf (2), or only the side shelf (2), to be mounted to the side surface (5) inside the cooking appliance.

[0055] Said holding element (3) enables the cover (4) to be secured via the snap-fit action. The holding element (3) is configured preferably with a hollow cylindrical geometry and with a diameter that enables the snap-fit action in the holding element hole (5.1). While the part of the holding element

[0056] (3) engaging in the holding element hole (5.1) does not have any component, the part thereof remaining outside includes a holding element head section (3.2) that serves the function of a cap. There is present a seat (3.1 ), through which the connection element (4.1) may pass inward from the holding element head section (3.2). More specifically, the holding element (3) fits in a holding element hole (5.1 ) on a side surface (5) via the snap-fit action, comprises at least one seat (3.1), which the connection element (4.1) of a cover (4) may engage, and enables said cover (4) to be secured upon said connection element (4.1) engaging in said seat (3.1) via the snap-fit action.

[0057] Said cover (4) consists of a connection element (4.1 ) with a circular rod structure and a cover head section (4.2) with a circular geometry. Here, the connection element (4.1 ) penetrates the seat (3.1) by a distance that is smaller than the length of said connection element (4.1 ), and by this means, said cover (4) is connected with the holding element (3) in such a way that a space (5.2) forms between the cover head section (4.2) and the holding element head section (3.2), at a distance corresponding to the length of said connection element (4.1) that remains outside. The curves (2.6) present on the holding wire (2.5) get caught in the space (5.2) that forms in said intermediate position. More specifically, the cover (4) enables the side shelf (2) or the side shelf (2)-panel (1) structure to be connected to the side surface (5) upon the curves (2.6) at one end and at the other end of a holding wire (2.5) getting caught in a space (5.2), which forms between a cover head section (4.2) and a holding element head section (3.2) as a result of said connection element (4.1) engaging in said seat (3.1 ) by a length that is shorter than the length of said connection element (4.1). According to the present invention, a user wishing to fix the side shelf (2) to the side surface (5) first aligns said side shelf (2) with said side surface (5) and presses the curves (2.6) on the holding wire (2.5) such that said curves (2.6) get caught in the space (5.2), which forms between the holding element head section (3.2) and the cover head section (4.2). In this way, the side shelf (2) and the side surface (5) are assembled in a secure manner. In this specification, the terms "top" and "bottom" refer to the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the figures and are used solely for clarity and ease of explanation of the technical solution. They do not imply or indicate that the specified device or element requires a particular orientation, is constructed, or operates in a particular direction, and thus should not be understood as a limitation of the invention.

Claims

CLAIMS1. A mounting system, which enables a side shelf (2) to be positioned into a cooking appliance in order to enable side surfaces (5) of said cooking appliance to be cleaned easily, characterized in that, in order to enable side shelf (2) to be connected to said cooking appliance, said mounting system comprises the components of- at least one holding element (3), which fits in a holding element hole (5.1) on a side surface (5) via snap-fit action, comprises at least one seat (3.1 ) that a connection element (4.1) of a cover (4) may engage, and enables said cover (4) to be secured upon said connection element (4.1 ) engaging in said seat (3.1) via the snap-fit action, and- at least one cover (4), which enables said side shelf (2) to be connected to said side surface (5) upon curves (2.6) at one end and at the other end of a holding wire (2.5) getting caught in a space (5.2) that forms between a cover head section (4.2) and a holding element head section (3.2) as a result of said connection element (4.1 ) engaging in said seat (3.1 ) by a length that is shorter than the length of said connection element (4.1 ).

2. A mounting system according to Claim 1 characterized in that said side shelf (2) comprises at least one holding wire (2.5).

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