A drawer assembly for a household appliance

Abstract

A drawer assembly for a household appliance, in particular for a cooling appliance, includes a conduit protection cover having a longitudinal body and a housing slot extending longwise along the longitudinal body for guiding a conduit. The longitudinal body has an elongated portion allowing the conduit to extend along the housing slot, an enlarged portion projecting outwardly in a radial direction of the longitudinal body for housing fitting members of the conduit, and a narrowed portion provided at one end of the longitudinal body. The narrowed portion is configured to be inserted into an inlet opening on a panel of the household appliance and the enlarged portion is positioned between the narrowed portion and the elongated portion.

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         16 . A drawer assembly for a household appliance, comprising:
 a conduit protection cover having a longitudinal body and a housing slot extending longwise along said longitudinal body for guiding a conduit;   said longitudinal body having:
 an elongated portion enabling the conduit to extend along said housing slot; 
 an enlarged portion projecting outwardly in a radial direction of said longitudinal body for housing fitting members of the conduit; and 
 a narrowed portion formed at one end of said longitudinal body and configured to be inserted into an inlet opening on a panel of the household appliance, wherein said enlarged portion is positioned between said narrowed portion and said elongated portion. 
   
     
     
         17 . The drawer assembly according to  claim 16 , further comprising two opposing guiding slides and at least one connection bracket configured for attaching said elongated portion on at least one of said guiding slides. 
     
     
         18 . The drawer assembly according to  claim 17 , wherein said at least one connection bracket is one of at least two connection brackets each configured to be detachably attached on a connection lug disposed on said elongated portion. 
     
     
         19 . The drawer assembly according to  claim 16 , wherein said narrowed portion has a retaining lug that partially covers said housing slot for enclosing a respective length of the conduit within said narrowed portion, preventing the conduit from coming into contact with the panel of the household appliance. 
     
     
         20 . The drawer assembly according to  claim 16 , wherein said enlarged portion has at least two opposing fixing clips for holding said fitting members within said enlarged portion. 
     
     
         21 . The drawer assembly according to  claim 20 , wherein said enlarged portion is further formed with at least two opposing fixing ribs formed to firmly settle said fitting members into said enlarged portion. 
     
     
         22 . The drawer assembly according to  claim 20 , wherein said enlarged portion further comprises a support protrusion that is configured to enable disassembly of the conduit by creating a certain distance between said fitting members and a surface of said enlarged portion facing said housing slot. 
     
     
         23 . The drawer assembly according to  claim 16 , wherein the panel of the household appliance is a door panel comprising a first wall and a second wall spaced apart from the first wall, wherein the door panel is provided with a conduit holder embedded between the first wall and the second wall, and comprising a receiving opening on the first wall for enabling the conduit to be inserted into the door panel. 
     
     
         24 . The drawer assembly according to  claim 23 , wherein said conduit holder is configured to be fixedly attached on at least the second wall by way of a mounting interface. 
     
     
         25 . The drawer assembly according to  claim 23 , wherein said conduit holder comprises a leading duct forming an extension of the receiving opening for guiding and directing the conduit within the door panel. 
     
     
         26 . The drawer assembly according to  claim 23 , wherein an insulation material is provided between the first wall and second wall. 
     
     
         27 . The drawer assembly according to  claim 26 , wherein said conduit holder has a carrier frame formed with a plurality of transfer holes. 
     
     
         28 . The drawer assembly according to  claim 26 , which further comprises a sealing material between the first wall and said conduit holder, for preventing the insulation material from leaking into said conduit holder. 
     
     
         29 . The drawer assembly according to  claim 16 , wherein the conduit is an electrical cable and said fitting members are at least two corresponding cable connectors connecting to each other. 
     
     
         30 . The drawer assembly according to  claim 16  configured for a cooling appliance, 
     
     
         31 . A household appliance, comprising a drawer assembly according to  claim 16 . 
     
     
         32 . The household appliance according to  claim 31  being a cooling appliance.