Patents Assigned to Liebherr-Hausgeräte Lienz GmbH
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Patent number: 11135687Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a refrigerator unit and/or freezer unit having a refrigerated inner space and having an outer unit wall, wherein at least one vacuum insulation body is arranged between the refrigerated inner space and the outer unit wall to minimize the heat input from outside into the refrigerated inner space, wherein the vacuum insulation body and/or the contact region of the unit to which it is to be connected is/are provided with a hot melt adhesive; the vacuum insulation body is moved into the desired position relative to the contact region and is applied there; and the hot melt adhesive is then activated by the effect of heat.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2018Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: LIEBHERR-HAUSGERÄTE LIENZ GMBHInventors: Thomas Gruidl, Andreas Winkler, Markus Köfele
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Patent number: 10524572Abstract: The present invention relates to a refrigerator unit and/or freezer unit having a unit carcass and a unit door that is pivotable about an axis, preferably about a vertical axis, and that closes the cooled inner space at the front side, wherein removable protection against tilting is attached to the unit body and at least extends the tilt point of the unit body to the front and/or to the side beyond the normal footprint of the body.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2017Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: LIEBHERR-HAUSGERÄTE LIENZ GMBHInventor: Dominik Lercher
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Patent number: 10365031Abstract: A refrigerator and/or freezer is described having at least one body that encloses at least one cooled interior space, and with at least one first and one second door opening in opposite directions, which doors are articulated to the body, wherein the interior space can be closed, wherein one or both doors include one or more seals that in the closed condition of the doors are disposed in the gap between the doors, wherein the at least one seal is in its closed end position when the doors are closed, characterized in that the appliance includes at least one door opening sensor and at least one drive unit communicating with the same, which is configured to move the at least one seal of a door away from the other door into an open end position, wherein the drive unit furthermore is configured such that the same is activated when the door opening sensor detects the opening of a door or the touching of the door by a user.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2016Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: LIEBHERR-HAUSGERÄTE LIENZ GMBHInventors: Richard Stocker, Stefan Walder
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Patent number: 10295247Abstract: A vacuum insulation body includes at least one vacuum-tight casing and at least one vacuum region surrounded by the casing. The casing is provided with at least one opening, in particular with at least one evacuation port, for evacuating the vacuum region. At least one adsorbent material is present in the vacuum insulation body. The adsorbent material is partly or completely arranged in the region of the opening.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2014Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignees: Liebherr-Hausgeraete Lienz Gmbh, Liebherr-Hausgeraete Ochsenhausen GmbHInventors: Jochen Hiemeyer, Michael Freitag, Martin Kerstner
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Patent number: 10119748Abstract: The present invention relates to a vacuum insulation body with at least one vacuum-tight film which surrounds a vacuum region with at least one supporting material arranged therein. At least one protective cover for protection of the film is provided, and a material leveling out film irregularities is included as well.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2014Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignees: Liebherr-Hausgeraete Lienz GmbH, Liebherr-Hausgeraete Ochsenhausen GmbHInventors: Thomas Gruidl, Jochen Hiemeyer, Martin Kerstner, Michael Freitag, Manfred Gradl
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Patent number: 10088221Abstract: The present invention relates to a vacuum insulation body, comprising at least one envelope body and at least one diffusion-tight envelope which at least partly adjoins the envelope body, wherein the envelope at least partly is present as prefabricated bag or partial bag which in its geometry is completely or largely adapted to the shape of the envelope body.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2014Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignees: Liebherr-Hausgeräte Lienz GmbH, Liebherr-Hausgeräte Ochsenhausen GmbHInventors: Michael Freitag, Martin Kerstner, Jochen Hiemeyer
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Patent number: 10041726Abstract: The present invention relates to a vacuum insulation body with a vacuum-tight envelope, wherein through the region surrounded by the envelope at least one lead-through extends, which surrounds a free space, and/or wherein at least one port extends from the envelope. According to the invention, the lead-through and/or the port likewise is formed vacuum-tight and vacuum-tightly connected with the envelope.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2017Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignees: Liebherr-Hausgeräte Lienz GmbH, Liebherr-Hausgeräte Ochsenhausen GmbHInventors: Michael Freitag, Martin Kerstner, Jochen Hiemeyer
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Patent number: 9702612Abstract: A refrigerator unit and/or freezer unit is disclosed having at least one carcass in which a cooled inner space is arranged and having at least one closure element by which the cooled inner space can be closed. The carcass has one or more contact elements at the carcass side and the closure element has one or more contact elements at the closure element side, wherein at least one switch is provided which allows a current flow through the contact elements in the closed state and prevents a current flow through the contact elements in the open state, wherein the switch is switched from its open state into its closed state upon reaching of a specific closing angle, and the switch is switched into the closed state as soon as or after the contact elements at the closure element side are in contact with the contact elements at the carcass side.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2014Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: LIEBHERR-HAUSGERÄTE LIENZ GMBHInventor: Markus Köfele
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Publication number: 20170131001Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoelectrically cooled or heated container, in particular a refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit, having at least one cooled or heated inner space and having at least one thermoelectric element, in particular having at least one Peltier element, for generating cold or heat in the inner space, wherein the thermoelectric element is arranged between two thermoconductive solid bodies of which one or both have an increasing cross-sectional area as the spacing from the thermoelectric element increases.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2015Publication date: May 11, 2017Applicants: Liebherr-Hausgeräte Lienz GmbH, Liebherr-Hausgeräte Ochsenhausen GmbHInventors: Jochen HIEMEYER, Martin KERSTNER, Michael FREITAG
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Publication number: 20160123653Abstract: A refrigerator unit and/or freezer unit is disclosed having at least one carcass in which a cooled inner space is arranged and having at least one closure element by which the cooled inner space can be closed. The carcass has one or more contact elements at the carcass side and the closure element has one or more contact elements at the closure element side, wherein at least one switch is provided which allows a current flow through the contact elements in the closed state and prevents a current flow through the contact elements in the open state, wherein the switch is switched from its open state into its closed state upon reaching of a specific closing angle, and the switch is switched into the closed state as soon as or after the contact elements at the closure element side are in contact with the contact elements at the carcass side.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2014Publication date: May 5, 2016Applicant: LIEBHERR-HAUSGERÄTE LIENZ GMBHInventor: Markus Köfele
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Patent number: 9046297Abstract: The present invention relates to a refrigerator/freezer having doors in turn having seals, with the seals in the closed state of the doors sealing the region between the doors, the seal of at least one door movable into a position at least regionally having larger spacing from the seal of the other door than in the closed position, at least one cam moving on opening and closing the door, and the cam contacting both the door and the seal to move the seal from the first to second position when the door is opened.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2012Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Liebherr-Hausgeräte Lienz GmbHInventor: Richard Stocker
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Patent number: 8807673Abstract: A refrigerator and/or freezer has at least one interconnecting element extending between two compartments of the appliance, wherein one or more holding members are provided, which are connected with the inner container of the appliance and on which the interconnecting element is arranged such that the holding member at least partly extends between the inner container and the interconnecting element.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2008Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Liebherr-Hausgeräte Lienz GmbHInventor: Karl Benigni
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Patent number: 8459059Abstract: The present invention relates to a refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit comprising at least one fan, at least one compressor and at least one condenser, wherein the fan is arranged such that it applies air to the compressor and to the condenser in parallel.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2009Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Liebherr-Hausgeräte Lienz GmbHInventors: Karl Benigni, Florian Oberhauser, Manfred Gradl
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Patent number: 8366220Abstract: A household appliance has an arrangement for guiding a cable from a body of a furniture element or appliance to a closure element, which can be swivelled relative to the body by a hinge and by which the body can be closed. This arrangement includes at least one first holding member and at least one second holding member for guiding the cable. The first holding member is arranged on a first part of the hinge and the second holding member is arranged on a second part of the hinge which is movable relative to the first hinge part.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2008Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Liebherr-Hausgeräte Lienz GmbHInventors: Florian Oberhauser, Markus Köfele
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Publication number: 20110126574Abstract: The within invention relates to a refrigerating and/or freezing device with at least one coolant circuit that has at least one condenser, where at least one absorber is provided that is located such that it diminishes or prevents the transfer of oscillations from the condenser to other parts of the refrigerating and/or freezing device and/or oscillations from the condenser itself.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2010Publication date: June 2, 2011Applicant: Liebherr-Hausgeraete Lienz GmbHInventors: Markus Koefele, Roland Schelodetz, Stefan Walder
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Publication number: 20110113816Abstract: The within invention relates to a household appliance, particularly a refrigerating and/or freezing device, with at least one door, through which the interior of the device can be closed, and with at least one door closure system that comprises the following components: at least one means of closure that moves the door into its closed position, at least one damping device that opposes a counterforce and thus dampens the door movement, at least one movable carriage connected with the closure system such that the means of closure is moved into a pre-tensioned state by the carriage when the door is opened, as well as at least one interlocking component connected with the damping device and with the means of closure such that the means of closure can be fixed by the interlocking component in its pre-tensioned state, whereby the carriage and the interlocking component are designed such that they are coupled together by means of a first movement section of the door and are decoupled from each other by means of a seType: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2010Publication date: May 19, 2011Applicant: Liebherr-Hausgeraete Lienz GmbHInventor: Richard Stocker
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Patent number: 7921667Abstract: The present invention relates to a refrigerator and/or freezer comprising an ice-cube maker with an ice-cube tray and with means by which the ice-cube tray can be moved out of its operating position into a cleaning position, wherein the refrigerator and/or freezer has a replication unit by means of which an option relating to the cleaning of the ice-cube tray can be replicated; wherein a selection unit is provided by means of which the replicated option can be selected; and wherein a control is provided by means of which the means of moving the ice-cube tray out of its operating position into a cleaning position are activated after selection of the option.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2006Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Liebherr-Hausgeraete Lienz GmbHInventors: Manfred Gradl, Bernd Fuetsch, Roland Schelodetz
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Patent number: 7886554Abstract: A chest refrigerator and/or freezer with a carcass and a cover movable relative to the carcass, includes a pane, preferably a pane of glass or plastics, or is formed by the pane, with a heating element provided by which the pane can be heated.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2006Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: Liebherr-Hausgeräte Lienz GmbHInventor: Richard Simoner
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Publication number: 20100192604Abstract: The present invention relates to a refrigerator unit and/or a freezer unit having an outer unit wall and/or having a door or flap closing the unit interior, wherein a heating device is provided at or in the region of the door or flap and/or at or in the region of the outer unit wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2008Publication date: August 5, 2010Applicant: LIEBHERR-HAUSGERÄTE LIENZ GMBHInventor: Helmuth Bauer