Patent ID: 9285156
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: E05F,E05Y,F25D

Claim Text:
1. A refrigeration appliance comprising: a body having an interior compartment adapted to receive products to be cooled; a door movably attached to the body, the door being adapted to close the interior compartment; and an electric door opening and/or closing mechanism for opening and/or closing the door that is adapted to act on the door, the door opening and/or closing mechanism being an integral module and being disposed in a corresponding pocket of the refrigeration appliance, the integral module including a first plug-and-socket connector having a first electrical contact and the corresponding pocket including a second plug-and-socket connector disposed on a surface of the corresponding pocket, the second plug-and-socket connector having a second electrical contact configured to contact the first electrical contact in a plug-and-socket connection of the first and second plug-and-socket connectors established by an insertion of the integral module into the corresponding pocket, wherein the corresponding pocket is one of a plurality of identically configured pockets provided along a contact area between the door and the body, each of the plurality of identically configured pockets being configured to interchangeably receive either the door opening and/or closing mechanism or a hinge, and further comprising hinges respectively disposed in at least two of the plurality of pockets other than the corresponding pocket.