US 12,188,708 B2
Household refrigeration apparatus with an housing of an ice maker and method for assembling a housing of an ice maker
Prashantagouda Hosamani, Ulm (DE); and Robert Stahl, Herbrechtingen (DE)
Assigned to BSH Hausgeraete GmbH, Munich (DE)
Filed by BSH HAUSGERAETE GMBH, Munich (DE)
Filed on Jun. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/355,299.
Application 17/355,299 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/203,012, filed on Nov. 28, 2018, granted, now 11,326,823.
Prior Publication US 2021/0318052 A1, Oct. 14, 2021
Int. Cl. F25C 5/182 (2018.01); F25D 23/06 (2006.01)
CPC F25C 5/182 (2013.01) [F25D 23/065 (2013.01); F25C 2400/10 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A household refrigeration apparatus, comprising:
an interior container having a first wall and having a second wall disposed at an angle to said first wall, said interior container bounding a first receiving space of the household refrigeration apparatus for food;
an ice maker having a housing, said housing being formed by a wall area of said first wall of said interior container and a wall area of said second wall of said interior container in certain areas, said housing bounding a receiving space of said ice maker;
said housing having a wall unit being a unit separate from said interior container;
said interior container having a rear wall including a base plate and a step, said step being integrally formed with said base plate;
said rear wall having a pedestal formed integrally with said base plate and disposed offset rearward in a depth direction of the household refrigeration apparatus relative to said base plate, said pedestal having a lower pedestal base forming said step;
said rear wall having a drain gutter formed integrally with said base plate for condensation water formed in said ice maker, said drain gutter being formed in said pedestal and bulging out rearwardly relative to a rear end wall of said pedestal;
said drain gutter having a front gutter edge, said rear web being disposed above said front gutter edge in a contactless manner and said rear web extending across an entire thickness of said front gutter edge in said depth direction; and
said wall unit also having a wall element being a component separate from said interior container, said wall element having an L-shape in cross-section, said wall element having a first wall plate and a second wall plate together forming said L-shape, and said first wall plate having a rear web resting on said step.