Abstract: A method for installing a camera on a wall of an interior compartment of a domestic appliance has the following steps: providing a mounting part and a camera, which are separate from one another; fastening the mounting part at an aperture in the wall; moving the camera towards the mounting part along a first installation direction, which is perpendicular to the plane of the aperture, to join the camera and the mounting part through the aperture and to achieve an interim installation state, wherein the camera and the mounting part are arranged on the opposite sides of the wall; displacing the camera relative to the mounting part in a second installation direction, parallel to the plane of the aperture, until an end position of the camera on the mounting part is reached.

Abstract: A household appliance has a camera with a housing and a module with a first electrical connector. The module is separate from the housing and arranged in the housing. The housing is formed with a housing slot with a longitudinal axis, and a positioning device is arranged on an inner side of the housing slot. The module is arranged in the housing slot and is arranged so as to be at least axially fixed in the housing slot by a positioning device. There is also described a method for mounting a camera of a household appliance.

Abstract: A household appliance, in particular a refrigerator, includes a storage compartment defined by an internal wall having a loading opening being closable by at least one door. A camera module is disposed on a ceiling of the internal wall. A particularly simple assembly and disassembly of camera modules in a household appliance is provided. A compact arrangement of camera modules in a household appliance is also provided. Images which are particularly well-suited for identifying items to be stored that are deposited in the household appliance, are to be recorded by the camera modules. A method for releasing an intermediate wall and a method for fastening a camera module to an internal wall are also provided.

Abstract: A household appliance has a sensor module and a control unit which are connected to one another via a cable harness containing a cable to supply power to the sensor module and to transmit data. The sensor module is connected to the control unit via an FDP-link III-compatible or GMSL-compatible connection which contains a serializer which is associated with the sensor module, a deserializer, and a cable harness which connects the serializer and the deserializer. A method is used to operate the household appliance, in which, sensor data generated by the sensor module are translated into FPD-link III-compatible serial data by the serializer of the FPD-link III connection. The serial data are transmitted via the cable harness to a deserializer and are back-translated therein, and the back-translated sensor data are transmitted to the control unit. The method is used in refrigeration appliances having cameras for recording images.

Abstract: A household appliance includes a camera with a housing and a first electrical plug connector in the housing. A reinforcement part separate from the camera is configured for direct connection to the housing through a cutout in a wall of the appliance such that the housing and the reinforcement part are disposed on opposite sides of the wall. The reinforcement part has a second electrical plug connector for connection to the first electrical plug connector. The second plug connector is a separate component provided on the reinforcement part by a snap-fit connection and/or in the mounted state the first electrical plug connector is snap-fitted to the second electrical plug connector by a snap-fit connection and/or the housing of the camera is connected in the mounted final state to the reinforcement part by a screw connection. A mounting method for the camera is also provided.

Abstract: A household refrigeration appliance has a cooling chamber that can be closed off by at least one door. At least one door image recording module with at least one camera sensor and a gyro sensor is arranged on the at least one door. The gyro sensor is permanently active in an operationally ready state of the household refrigeration appliance and is configured to determine that the door is closed, and thereupon to deactivate at least one other component of the door image recording module, and/or to detect an opening movement of the previously closed door and, on this basis, to activate at least one deactivated other component of the door image recording module. The invention is particularly advantageously in the context of refrigerators, specifically refrigerators with double doors in a French-door arrangement.

Abstract: A household refrigeration appliance, in particular a refrigerator or a French-door refrigerator, includes a plurality of image recording modules each having at least one camera sensor. A control unit is connected to the image recording modules. The control unit is configured to output a trigger signal to at least one of the image recording modules, and the at least one image recording module is configured to record at least one image by using at least one camera sensor upon receiving the trigger signal and to transmit corresponding image data to the control unit. A method for recording images of refrigerated goods stored in a household refrigeration appliance is also provided.

Abstract: A household refrigeration appliance has a cooling chamber which can be closed off by a pivotable door. On the door a gyrosensor is arranged which is configured to measure an angular velocity of a pivoting movement of the door and, from this, to determine a pivot angle of the door. A door opening sensor is provided and is configured to detect a closed state of the at least one door. The household refrigeration appliance is configured to establish by use of the door opening sensor whether the associated door is in its closed state, then to establish by use of the gyrosensor of the door whether its angular velocity lies below a predetermined first threshold value and, if both conditions are present simultaneously, to set the pivot angle to zero.

Abstract: A method serves for determining an object weight of an object that is put on a weighing zone, which has a plurality of weighing plates arranged in a grid pattern, of a household refrigerator. The respective weights are measured by the weighing plates and an image is taken of the weighing zone. From the image, respective percentages of support surfaces of the object stored on the weighing zone in relation to the individual weighing plates are determined. From the weights measured at the weighing plates and the proportions of the support surfaces the object weight of the respective object is determined, and advantageously the determined object weight of the object is stored in a database. A refrigerating device has a household refrigerator with a refrigerating compartment having a weighing zone with a plurality of weighing plates arranged in a grid pattern. The refrigerating device is intended for performing the method.

Abstract: A domestic appliance includes: a treatment chamber that can be closed by a pivotable door; at least one camera arranged in the door for recording images from the treatment chamber when the door is open; and a door movement sensor for detecting values of at least one parameter of a door movement. The door movement sensor has at least one inertial sensor. At least one camera and the at least one inertial sensor are integrated in a camera/sensor module which is arranged in the door. The camera/sensor module has a communication device, at least for outputting image data from the camera of the camera/sensor module. The domestic appliance is configured to trigger at least one device function upon the detection of at least one trigger value. The invention is particularly suited for cooling devices, particularly refrigerators.

Abstract: A domestic appliance has a heat-insulated housing with two lateral walls, a rear wall, and a cover. The housing delimits a coolable interior for storing food. The appliance has a refrigerating device for cooling the coolable interior, at least one pivotally mounted door leaf for opening and closing the coolable interior, a drawer which can be at least partly pulled out of the coolable interior when the door leaf is open, and a digital camera in or on the housing in order to produce an image of the drawer at least partly pulled out of the coolable interior when the door leaf is open. The digital camera is arranged in or on the cover or in an upper region in or on one of the lateral walls. The digital camera faces diagonally downwards and away from the rear wall at an angle of at least 20° relative to the vertical.

Abstract: A household appliance includes a camera with a housing and a first electrical plug connector in the housing. A reinforcement part separate from the camera is configured for direct connection to the housing through a cutout in a wall of the appliance such that the housing and the reinforcement part are disposed on opposite sides of the wall. The reinforcement part has a second electrical plug connector for connection to the first electrical plug connector. The second plug connector is a separate component provided on the reinforcement part by a snap-fit connection and/or in the mounted state the first electrical plug connector is snap-fitted to the second electrical plug connector by a snap-fit connection and/or the housing of the camera is connected in the mounted final state to the reinforcement part by a screw connection. A mounting method for the camera is also provided.

Abstract: A method serves for determining an object weight of an object that is put on a weighing zone, which has a plurality of weighing plates arranged in a grid pattern, of a household refrigerator. The respective weights are measured by the weighing plates and an image is taken of the weighing zone. From the image, respective percentages of support surfaces of the object stored on the weighing zone in relation to the individual weighing plates are determined. From the weights measured at the weighing plates and the proportions of the support surfaces the object weight of the respective object is determined, and advantageously the determined object weight of the object is stored in a database. A refrigerating device has a household refrigerator with a refrigerating compartment having a weighing zone with a plurality of weighing plates arranged in a grid pattern. The refrigerating device is intended for performing the method.

Abstract: A method is used to determine an object weight of at least one object for refrigeration positioned on a weighing area with weighing plates of a household refrigeration appliance. The respective weights are measured in a time-resolved manner by means of the weighing plates and a sum of changes in weight determined within a predetermined period of time on the weighing plates is assigned to an object for refrigeration as its object weight. A refrigeration apparatus has a household refrigeration appliance with a refrigerating zone, which has a weighing area with a number of weighing plates. The refrigeration apparatus is configured to carry out the method.

Abstract: A household refrigerator has a thermally insulated cabinet, a storage compartment intended to store food and/or beverages and contained within the cabinet, a refrigerant cycle intended for cooling the storage compartment, and a compressor compartment housing a compressor of the refrigerant cycle. The cabinet is mounted on top of the compressor compartment. The household refrigerator contains a door leaf pivotally hinged with respect to the cabinet for opening and closing the storage compartment or a bottom drawer located directly above the compressor compartment and intended for storing food and/or beverages. The bottom drawer is closed when pushed into the storage compartment and open when at least partly be pulled out of the storage compartment. The household refrigerator contains a device for opening the closed door leaf or for opening the closed bottom drawer, which is attached inside the compressor compartment.

Abstract: A domestic refrigeration appliance includes a thermally insulated inner container bounding a coolable interior for food. A refrigeration device cools the interior, a door leaf opens and closes the interior, a thermally insulated wall portion has a first surface facing the interior, a second surface facing away from the interior and an opening. An interior lighting configuration at least partially illuminates the interior when the door leaf is open. The lighting configuration includes at least one lamp and a shell-like housing forming a backing part fastened on the second surface of the wall portion near a periphery of the opening and bounding a cavity which is open towards the opening. The wall portion partially overlaps the cavity forming a niche in which the at least one lamp is disposed, and the wall portion, near the niche, completely overlaps the at least one lamp.

Abstract: A domestic appliance has an appliance body, a door supported in a rotatable manner on the appliance body, a door actuator for driving the door, an activatable appliance function component and an actuator controller for activating the door actuator. The actuator controller is configured to monitor an activity status of the appliance function component and the actuator controller is configured only to activate the door actuator when the activatable appliance function component is inactive in response to receipt of an activation signal to activate the door actuator.

Abstract: A domestic appliance has a carcass, a door for closing an inner space, a differential pressure sensor having a sensor membrane for identifying a difference in pressure between an interior air pressure in the inner space and an exterior air pressure in an outer space, a door opening aid for assisting the door opening process, and a control unit for the door opening aid which is dependent on the detected difference in pressure. The control unit is configured to detect a pressure curve of the difference in pressure and to control the door opening aid depending on the pressure curve that has been detected.

Abstract: A refrigeration appliance includes a door having a door rack or racks on the inside of a door leaf and a surface luminaire or lighting fixture disposed substantially perpendicular to the door leaf. The surface luminaire extends in the vertical direction beyond the door rack or racks and serves to illuminate an interior storage space. The surface luminaire is preferably an OLED.

Abstract: A home appliance device, in particular a home appliance chiller device, with improved efficiency, includes a refrigerant cycle having a heat generating unit, a machine compartment having a first sub-compartment and a second sub-compartment separated from the first sub-compartment. The second sub-compartment is configured for at least partly receiving the heat generating unit. An airflow unit is configured for conveying air from the first sub-compartment to the second sub-compartment in such a way that, in operation, the second sub-compartment is kept at least substantially warmer than the first sub-compartment. A home appliance including the home appliance device is also provided.