HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE WITH CAMERA MODULE, METHOD FOR RELEASING AN INTERMEDIATE WALL AND METHOD FOR FASTENING A CAMERA MODULE TO AN INTERNAL WALL

• Main Authors: Rodney, Christopher, Kempfle, Stephan, Schäferling, Joachim, Bihr, Daniel
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 25.01.2024
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USINGWAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FORPROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; BLASTING; CINEMATOGRAPHY; COLD ROOMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT COVERED BY ANY OTHERSUBCLASS; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROGRAPHY; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; HOLOGRAPHY; ICE-BOXES; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICS; PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; REFRIGERATORS; WEAPONS

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.