System consisting of kitchen appliance housing units and/or kitchen units
First Claim
1. System comprising at least one of kitchen appliance housing units and kitchen units which are arranged to be stacked on top of each other and combined with each other, whereinthe units are all provided with a service channel in a fixed location, through which service pipes and cables run,the units are linked up together by means of coupling elements which enable the units to be detached, andeach housing unit for said system comprises (1) a usable area, (2) an area for at least one of energy supply units and control elements, and (3) said service channel, said areas (1)-(3) being physically separated from one another in each said housing unit.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a system consisting of kitchen appliance housing units and/or kitchen units which can be stacked on top of each other and combined with each other. According to the present invention the housing units and/or kitchen units are all provided with a service channel in a predetermined and fixed location, through which service pipes and cables, for example, electricity, gas, water, waste water, run. The housing units and/or kitchen units all have a stacking support structure and are linked together by coupling elements which also allow them to be separated.
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1. System comprising at least one of kitchen appliance housing units and kitchen units which are arranged to be stacked on top of each other and combined with each other, wherein
the units are all provided with a service channel in a fixed location, through which service pipes and cables run, the units are linked up together by means of coupling elements which enable the units to be detached, and each housing unit for said system comprises (1) a usable area, (2) an area for at least one of energy supply units and control elements, and (3) said service channel, said areas (1)-(3) being physically separated from one another in each said housing unit.
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25. A housing unit for a system comprising at least one of kitchen appliance housing units and kitchen units which are arranged to stacked on top of each other and combined with each other, wherein
the units are all provided with a service channel in a fixed location, through which service pipes and cables run, the units are linked up together by means of coupling elements which enable the units to be detached, each said housing unit comprises (1) a usable area, (2) an area for at least one of energy supply units and control elements, and (3) said service channel, said areas (1)-(3) all being physically separated from one another in each said housing unit, and three separate areas are arranged one behind the other between front and back panels of the units, such that the (1) usable area occupies an area nearest to the front panel, (3) the service channel occupies an area nearest the back panel, and (2) the area for the energy supply units/control elements occupies the intermediate area.
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