Refrigeration device having a door safety catch

Abstract

The invention relates to a refrigeration device comprising a housing which is constituted of at least two housing parts ( 2, 3 ), amongst them a body ( 2 ) and at least one door ( 3 ), said housing enclosing a heat-insulated interior compartment. The refrigeration device further comprises a door safety catch ( 1 ) that includes a catch element ( 7 ) swivelably mounted about an axis against a restoring force on a first housing part and a projection ( 12 ) mounted on the second housing part and interacting with the catch element. The refrigeration device is characterized in that a shaft ( 10 ) about which the catch part can be swiveled is mounted on the first housing part while crossing a side wall ( 17 ) of the first housing part.

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         19 . A refrigerator comprising: 
 a housing;    said housing having at least two housing parts, including a body and at least one door;    said housing enclosing a heat-insulated interior compartment;    said housing having a door safety catch;    said door safety catch including a catch element pivotably mounted against a restoring force on a first housing part and a projection mounted on a second housing part and cooperating with said catch element; and    a shaft about which said catch element can be pivoted mounted in said first housing part while crossing a side wall of said first housing part.    
     
     
         20 . The refrigerator according to  claim 19 , including a section of said shaft engaging in said first housing part received by a shank which projects from said side wall of said housing part and into said housing part.  
     
     
         21 . The refrigerator according to  claim 19 , including one housing part is said door.  
     
     
         22 . The refrigerator according to  claim 21 , including said side wall is one of an upper or lower end profile of said door.  
     
     
         23 . The refrigerator according to  claim 19 , including a spring for producing said restoring force on said catch element.  
     
     
         24 . The refrigerator according to  claim 23 , including said spring is a compression spring.  
     
     
         25 . The refrigerator according to  claim 23 , including said spring is a torsion spring wrapped around said shaft.  
     
     
         26 . The refrigerator according to  claim 19 , including said shaft is a screw.  
     
     
         27 . The refrigerator according to  claim 19 , including a housing which accommodates said catch element.  
     
     
         28 . The refrigerator according to  claim 27 , including said spring accommodated in said housing.  
     
     
         29 . The refrigerator according to  claim 27 , including said door mountable on said body hinged on the right or on the left as desired and said housing mountable mounted on said door in two orientations twisted relative to one another through 180°.  
     
     
         30 . The refrigerator according to  claim 29 , including said housing formed of two half shells which substantially are a mirror image of one another.  
     
     
         31 . The refrigerator according to  claim 19 , including said projection includes at least two sloping faces facing away from one another to cooperate with said catch element.  
     
     
         32 . The refrigerator according to  claim 31 , including one of said sloping faces in contact with said catch element when said door is closed is at a larger angle (α) to the direction of movement of said door than the other sloping face.  
     
     
         33 . The refrigerator according to  claim 19 , including said projection formed by a tab projecting from said body.  
     
     
         34 . The refrigerator according to  claim 19 , including said projection fixed on a door bearing attached to said body.  
     
     
         35 . The refrigerator according to  claim 19 , including said catch element having two sloping faces facing away from one another to cooperate with said projection.  
     
     
         36 . The refrigerator according to  claim 31 , including one of said sloping faces in contact with said projection when said door is closed is at a larger angle (α) to the direction of movement of said door than the other sloping face.