Refrigerator and/or freezer appliance for use by wheel chair user, has door closing refrigerator and/or freezer compartment arranged in body, and hinge designed such that door experiences lateral movement in its entity relative to body

摘要

The appliance has a door (14) for closing a refrigerator and/or freezer compartment arranged in a body (12). A hinge is provided for moving the door. The hinge is designed such that the door experiences a lateral movement in its entity relative to the body during an opening process. The hinge has a pair of levers, which are movably arranged near the body or at the door, and run parallel to each other. The lateral movement of the door is overlaid by a movement of the door perpendicular to a front side of the appliance.