Patents by Inventor RALF HEYER

RALF HEYER has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Food-receiving container with a dividing wall held at different height levels in different spatial directions and method for installing a dividing wall
    Patent number: 11125490
    Abstract: A food-receiving container for a household refrigeration appliance includes a receiving bin and a separate dividing wall for insertion from above into the bin to divide the bin. A positioning device, which positions the wall during installation and in a final position, includes a first positioning unit of the bin and a second positioning unit of the wall. The positioning units engage for positioning the wall to the bin. The positioning units automatically establish different holding states of the wall and bin at different insertion height positions, depending on the insertion height position of the wall into the bin. The insertion height positions differ in a number of holding states and a number of spatial directions in which they act. The position of the wall in the bin is fixed in three spatial directions in the final pushed-in position. A method for installing a wall is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Gatter, Andrea Fink, Ralf Heyer
  • FOOD-RECEIVING CONTAINER WITH A DIVIDING WALL HELD AT DIFFERENT HEIGHT LEVELS IN DIFFERENT SPATIAL DIRECTIONS AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING A DIVIDING WALL
    Publication number: 20200393192
    Abstract: A food-receiving container for a household refrigeration appliance includes a receiving bin and a separate dividing wall for insertion from above into the bin to divide the bin. A positioning device, which positions the wall during installation and in a final position, includes a first positioning unit of the bin and a second positioning unit of the wall. The positioning units engage for positioning the wall to the bin. The positioning units automatically establish different holding states of the wall and bin at different insertion height positions, depending on the insertion height position of the wall into the bin. The insertion height positions differ in a number of holding states and a number of spatial directions in which they act. The position of the wall in the bin is fixed in three spatial directions in the final pushed-in position. A method for installing a wall is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: ANDREAS GATTER, ANDREA FINK, RALF HEYER