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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
May. 22, 2015
Applicant:
Miele & Cie. KG, Guetersloh, DE;
Inventor:
Benjamin Held, Bad Oeynhausen, DE;
Assignee:
MIELE & CIE. KG, Guetersloh, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 23/00 (2006.01); F25D 23/02 (2006.01); F25D 29/00 (2006.01); E05D 7/00 (2006.01); E05F 15/619 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 23/028 (2013.01); E05D 7/00 (2013.01); F25D 29/005 (2013.01); E05F 15/619 (2015.01); E05Y 2201/426 (2013.01); E05Y 2600/41 (2013.01); E05Y 2800/23 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/31 (2013.01); F25D 2700/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A refrigeration appliance includes a body; a door hinged to the body and closing an interior of the refrigeration appliance; a seal disposed between the door and the body; and a control unit for actuating an opening mechanism acting on the door whose control signal, which triggers the opening of the door, is configured to be generated by at least one sensor which cooperates with a plunger and operates based on a piezoelectric effect, wherein the refrigeration appliance has a sensor unit in which the plunger is axially movably supported and indirectly coupled to the sensor by a biased spring element.