CN103290658A

CN103290658A - Door for home appliance and method for replacing door fixing mode

Info

Publication number: CN103290658A
Application number: CN2013100554633A
Authority: CN
Inventors: R·埃迪戈尔; F·科尔鲁施; M·科尔特
Original assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
Current assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
Priority date: 2012-02-22
Filing date: 2013-02-21
Publication date: 2013-09-11
Anticipated expiration: 2033-02-21
Also published as: CN103290658B; DE102012202745B4; DE202013000222U1; DE102012202745A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a door (11) for a home appliance (W). The door (11) is assembled on the front side of the home appliance (W) in a manner of capable of swinging around a vertical pivot axis (S). The door has a first side (E) and a second side (Z) relative to a center axis (M) which is parallel to the pivot axis (S). The door is provided with at least one grip inserts (20, 23) with grip recesses (14, 26) at the sides. In one embodiment, the door has two exchangeable grip inserts (20, 23) which have grip recesses (14, 26) at the same side of the first side (E) and the second side (Z). A method for replacing the door fixing mode includes a step of replacing the grip inserts (20, 23) of the door (11), wherein the grip inserts (20, 23) have grip recesses (14, 26) at the same side of the first side (E) and the second side (Z).

Description

For the door of home appliances with for the method for changing the door fixed form

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of door for home appliances, this has the handle insert of at least one handle slot with side.The invention still further relates to a kind of method for the door fixed form of changing door.The present invention also relates to a kind of home appliances with this door.

Background technology

When changing the door fixed form, to change the position of door handle together, open door with open arms in order to guarantee the user.

Become known for the door of home appliances such as washing machine and drying machine, these doors directly have handle slot in front glass.In order to change a fixed form, change this front glass, but this in fact can not be realized by the user of corresponding interested, common irrelevant specialty, but can only be by Service Technicians's realization of train.In another scheme of corresponding door, some fixing handle slots are integrated in the door frame, and wherein obsolete handle slot hides by means of protecgulum.In order to change a fixed form, change this door and this protecgulum, equally in fact this can only be realized by the Service Technicians who trained.

Summary of the invention

Task of the present invention is, overcome the shortcoming of prior art at least in part and especially provide a kind of simplification, the also possibility of exercisable, the door fixed form that is used for changing the home appliances door of terminal use.

This task solves according to the feature of independent claims.Especially can be provided preferred embodiment by dependent claims, following description and accompanying drawing.

Therefore, this task solves by a kind of door for home appliances, this can be assemblied on the front side of home appliances swingably around a vertical axis of oscillation, wherein, this has first side and second side with respect to an axis parallel with this axis of oscillation, and this has the handle insert of at least one handle slot with side, wherein, this has two handle inserts that can exchange mutually, and these handle inserts the same side in first side and second side has its handle slot.

At this, first side can be the left side, and second side can be the right side.The side (left side or right side) that has the handle slot that is used for opening door by the user thereon can be determined and replacing when needed by simple exchange or replacement handle insert according to the present invention.Need not to change front glass, also need not to change the protecgulum of corresponding home appliances.The parts that when changing the door fixed form, need not to add, must replace existing parts in the door.Therefore, change also and can be carried out at any time and easily by the user of amateur training.

The handle insert especially refers to and can be embedded into, especially can be inserted into the member in the door.

The handle insert can exchange mutually, and this can comprise that especially they can removably be fixed on the door, especially on the matrix of door.One usually preferred improvement project be that this has for fixed handle insert and Fixed hinge zone and the regional matrix of lock in case of necessity.This matrix especially can comprise oeil de boeuf or front glass, is under the situation of washing machine or scrubbing-and-drying unit at the family expenses utensil especially.This matrix can also have for the acceptance division handle insert, edge side.

Handle insert the same side in first side and second side has its handle slot, this especially means, be used for the handle slot arranged and arrange by user's grasping is positioned at door when the handle insert is installed in identical bits attitude on the door or place the same side, especially in the above and below.

A preferred improvement project is, this handle insert is by the material different with matrix, for example made by alternative plastics.

Preferred improvement project still, this handle insert can have independent coating (and matrix for example can not have coating or coating otherwise).This coating for example can comprise japanning or chromium plating.

A preferred design is that this handle insert is the handle insert of arranging at edge side.Thus, can be with them especially simply at edge side or be embedded into diametrically in the door, especially in Men the matrix, and can therefrom take out.Also can simplify the installation of door, especially because in installation and removal, do not relate to sealing surface like this.

Another preferably designs, and this handle insert comprises up knob insert and following handle insert.This hinge zone and the lock that can realize structurally not damaging on the intermediate altitude that generally is arranged in door exchanges the handle insert regionally.But for example also the handle insert can be designed to left handle insert or right handle insert.

Another preferably designs, this handle insert is attached ring at edge side at least and hides, this additional ring have one with these handle slots at least one portion of leaving a blank that matches and can like this arrange with respect to these handle slots with reversing, make this at least one portion of leaving a blank vacate this at least one Set For Current be used for grasping (above and/or under) handle slot of handle insert.This produces advantage, and namely identical additional ring can be used for two door fixed positions by changing its position of rotation simply.

A preferred improvement project is that this additional ring has two portions of leaving a blank that vacate two handle slots.Thus, two handle slots all can use.Under the stacked situation of family expenses utensil, the handle slot of handle insert is particularly advantageous can not have other measure ground to use down.

Another preferred improvement project is that it is the handle slot that is not used in grasping that handle slot and an additional ring covering Set For Current that is used for grasping only is set.This additional ring can only have the portion of leaving a blank accordingly in this case.

Another preferred improvement project is, this additional ring can by means of insert/change the form that for example connects according to bayonet lock be fixed on door go up, especially on the matrix of door.For this reason, this additional ring and this door or its matrix can have corresponding inserting/commentaries on classics fixture or insert/change fixedly corresponding intrument.

A preferred improvement project is, additional ring can be fixed on the door or its matrix on just in time two different rotation position attitudes or position of rotation on, described rotation position attitude is corresponding at least one handle slot of arranging in the left side or handle slot that at least one is arranged on the right side.

Another preferably designs, and the handle insert be with door, especially the matrix of door can be threaded, but because can realize like this disassembled simply, but connect reliably.Alternatively, also can for example realize fixing by means of buckling and locking device, pin, plug assembly and/or clamping device.

A preferred design still, this door has hinge zone and lock zone, and this hinge zone and lock the zone and can exchange mutually.Thus, aspect further simpler convertibility or interchangeability, realize the improved ergonomics of door, and the member that need not to add.Being fixed on here on door for example also can be passed through realizations such as screw device, plug assembly, buckling and locking device.For this reason, this door especially can have a matrix, and this matrix has corresponding portion or the acceptance division of leaving a blank for hinge zone and lock zone.

This task also solves by a kind of method for the door fixed form of changing door, this can be assemblied on the front side of home appliances swingably around a vertical axis of oscillation, wherein, this has first side and second side with respect to an axis parallel with axis of oscillation, wherein, this method comprises the step of two of at least one swap gate handle inserts that can exchange mutually, and wherein, this handle insert the same side in first side and second side has handle slot.

The method according to this invention has the advantage identical with above-mentioned door and also may design similarly.

A preferred design is, this method has following step at least: take off the additional ring that hides the handle insert at least at edge side, wherein, the portion of leaving a blank that matches of at least one of additional ring and handle slot vacates the handle slot of at least one handle insert in advance; Exchange two handle inserts; And like this place additional ring with reversing, make at least one portion of leaving a blank of additional ring vacate at least one now and be positioned at handle slot on the opposite side.

This placement of reversing especially can comprise the placement with 180 ° of rotations.

Another preferably designs, and this method additionally has step: the hinge zone of swap gate and lock zone.

This task also solves by a kind of home appliances with door, and wherein, this door is aforesaid door.This home appliances especially may be washed articles treater tool, especially washing machine or scrubbing-and-drying unit.

A preferred design is, this home appliances have with the hinge zone of the hinge regional complementarity of door and with the lock zone of the lock regional complementarity of door, wherein, the hinge of home appliances zone and lock zone can exchange mutually.

Description of drawings

Accompanying drawing is below explained the present invention by embodiment in describing.At this, for clear, element identical or identical function is provided with identical reference marker.

Fig. 1 illustrates the home appliances door of finishing in first fixed configurations mode with the view of looking from oblique lower left;

Fig. 2 illustrates with the view of looking from oblique lower left and removes additional ring and remove the hinge zone and the home appliances door in lock zone;

Fig. 3 illustrates the home appliances door of extra removal handle insert with the view of looking from oblique lower left;

Fig. 4 illustrates the home appliances door that has exchanged the handle insert with the view of looking from oblique lower right;

Fig. 5 illustrates the home appliances door with the view of looking from oblique lower right, has the handle insert that embedded and additional ring to be placed,

Fig. 6 illustrates the home appliances door with the view of looking from oblique lower right, has the handle insert that has embedded and the additional ring of having placed,

Fig. 7 illustrates the home appliances door of finishing with the view of looking from oblique lower right, has the hinge zone and the lock zone that exchange embedding in second fixed configurations mode.

The specific embodiment

Fig. 1 is to illustrate the door 11 for the home appliances W of washing machine form from the view that tiltedly descends left to look.This door 11 has matrix 12, and that this matrix has is transparent, by the oeil de boeuf 13 that glass or plastics are made, and dorsal part R this oeil de boeuf, the utensil side is shown here.(the closed position) front side F of 11 looks from the user to door, has the handle slot 14 that embeds in the zone, the lower-left side, especially edge side, at door 11 in the zone, lower-left of door 11, and the handle slot 26 that embeds in door 11 top left region.

Handle slot 14 is corresponding with the door hinge that exists in the middle of the right side, this door hinge shown here, in the hinge zone 15 of reveal.Door 11 can wrap page or leaf zone 15 and especially can swing around the axis of oscillation S of this hinge location, and therefore can open in its left side.Lock zone 16 and hinge zone 15 are opposed and be positioned at thus in the middle of the limit, left side on the door 11, and this lock zone forms door lock with the corresponding lock zone of home appliances (nothing is schemed).There is a push rod 24 in the zone on matrix 12 back, and this push rod is embedded in door closure state in home appliances or its body, operates one then and for example is used for confirming the switch of correctly closing.

Axis M is parallel to axis of oscillation S ground, passes door 11 substantially in the centre and extends.Axis M separates at this first side E and second side Z with door 11, and first side comprises that here hinge zone 15, the second sides comprise lock zone 16 here.

Hinge zone 15 and lock zone 16 are configured to the unit that can take off separately, and they are received in the acceptance division 17 of corresponding, same design of matrix 12.Hinge zone 15 and lock zone 16 can be taken off from matrix 12 backward, especially after unclamping fixture, for example under the situation of using bolt device or buckling and locking device.By (at least on function) same type ground design acceptance division 17, hinge zone 15 and lock zone 16 can be embedded in each of two acceptance divisions and member that thus also can be other and exchange each other with simple measure.

Door 11 also has additional ring 18 or the appearance design rings of placing in the front side, and this additional ring has the fringe region of front side and territory, lateral areas and this additional ring and protrudes from before the home appliances in off position.Additional ring 18 has the portion of leaving a blank 19 of two edge sides, and this portion of leaving a blank exposes lower-left handle slot 14 and upper left handle slot 26, and before being arranged in

handle slot

14,26 for this reason.Additional ring 18 for example can be designed to be L shaped (also seeing Fig. 2) in cross section.Additional ring 18 can especially for example be fixed on the matrix 12 according to the form of bayonet lock by means of the slotting/twist lock that can throw off.

Handle slot 14 constitutes by means of first in command's insert, the current handle insert 20 that namely descends, and this time handle insert can be embedded into the matrix 2 from the lower limb side.First in command's insert 20 correspondingly is received in the portion of leaving a blank 21 of lower limb side of matrix 12.In the portion of leaving a blank 22 of the upper edge side of matrix 12, embed second in command's insert, current be up knob insert 23, this up knob insert has handle slot 26.Handle insert 20,23 can removably be embedded in two

portions

21,22 of leaving a blank and therefore and can exchange mutually or change.

In order to change door 11 door fixed form (: from the right side to the left side) here, as shown in Figure 2, pull out additional ring 18 by means of before reverse the inserting/transport trend, as illustrating by arrow is clear.Removal hinge zone 15 and lock zone 16 for example screw off bolt in advance.

As shown in Figure 3, subsequently can be by unclamping separately screw 25 with first in command's insert 20 and second in command's insert 23 removals from its leave a

blank portion

21 or 22 or upwards downwards, as illustrating by arrow is

clear.Handle insert

20,23 has the basic configuration of ring section form.Handle insert 20 or 23

handle slot

14,26 are arranged on (with regard to being installed to the identical portion of leaving a blank 21 or 22) different side, namely, with regard to the portion of leaving a blank 21, for handle insert 20, in the left field of door 11, for handle insert 23 then in the right side area of door 11.

Fig. 4 illustrates door 11 with the view of looking from oblique lower right now, wherein, and handle insert 20,23 exchanges mutually, that is, first in command's insert 20 is provided for being embedded in the portion of leaving a blank 22, second in command's insert 23 is provided for being embedded in down in the portion of leaving a blank 21, illustrates by the knuckle arrow is clear.Thus, first in command's insert 20 is current up knob insert now, and second in command's insert 23 is current following handle insert now.

Thus, the position of handle slot 26 is arranged in the lower right area of door 11, and the position of handle slot 14 is arranged in the right regions of door 11.For can grasping in these

handle slots

14,26, change like this or adaptive additional ring 18 with respect to the position of rotation of door 11 or its matrix 12, (matching) corresponding, edge side the portion 19 of leaving a blank that makes is positioned at again before handle slot 14 or 26.For this reason, additional ring 18 counterclockwise rotates when observing from the front, turns over 180 ° specifically.Thus, practicably get rid of the mistake assembling of additional ring 18.

Subsequently by means of insert/transhipment is moving to be placed into additional ring 18 on the matrix 12 with new position of rotation, as among Fig. 5 by arrow clear illustrate with Fig. 6 in shown in the additional ring 18 placed like that.

Fig. 7 illustrates now the door 11 that assembling is again finished, and this door has altered door fixed form, and wherein, present hinge zone 15 and lock zone 16 also (exchange ground) and be embedded into again in the acceptance division 17, and removably are fixed on this acceptance division place.(Fig. 1) changes to right side (Fig. 7) with can not having additional member and implements and also general user is in opening thus with simple manually measure the door fixed form from the left side.

In order to open door easily, suitable is, so the corresponding home appliances of design (this home appliances have with the hinge zone of a hinge regional complementarity of door and with the lock zone of the lock regional complementarity of door), make the hinge zone of home appliances and lock zone to exchange mutually.The hinge of home appliances zone and lock zone for this reason for example removably (for example by being threaded) are embedded in the identical shaped of home appliances or at least on function in the identical acceptance division, and be for example similar with the hinge zone 15 of door 11 and lock regional 16 and their acceptance division 17.

Certainly, the embodiment shown in the present invention is not limited to.

List of numerals

11

12 matrixes

13 oeil de boeufs

14 handle slots

15 hinge zones

16 lock zones

17 acceptance divisions

18 additional rings

The portion of leaving a blank of 19 edge sides

20 handle inserts

The portion of leaving a blank of 21 lower limb sides

The portion of leaving a blank of 22 upper edge side

23 handle inserts

24 push rods

25 bolts

26 handle slots

The F front side

E first side

The M axis

The R dorsal part

The S axis of oscillation

The W home appliances

Z second side

Claims

1. door (11) that is used for home appliances (W), described door (11) can be assemblied on the front side of this home appliances (W) swingably around a vertical axis of oscillation (S), wherein, described door (11) has first side (E) and second side (Z) with respect to an axis (M) parallel with described axis of oscillation (S), this has at least one handle slot with side (14,26) handle insert (20,23), it is characterized in that, described door (11) has two handle inserts (20 that can exchange mutually, 23), described handle insert the same side in first side (E) and second side (Z) has the handle slot (14,26) of described handle insert.

2. according to the door (11) of claim 1, it is characterized in that described handle insert (20,23) is the handle insert of arranging at edge side (20,23).

According to claim 2 the door (11), it is characterized in that described handle insert (20,23) comprises be in top handle insert (20 for axis (M), 23) and for axis (M), be in following handle insert (20,23).

According to claim 3 the door (11), it is characterized in that, described handle insert (20,23) hidden by an additional ring (18) at edge side at least, described additional ring has at least one and described handle slot (14,26) portion of leaving a blank (19) that at least one in matches and with respect to handle slot (14,26) can like this arrange with reversing, make described at least one portion of leaving a blank (19) vacate the handle insert (20 that Set For Current is used for grasping, 23) at least one handle slot (14,26).

5. each door (11) is characterized in that described handle insert (20,23) can be threaded with described door (11) in requiring according to aforesaid right.

6. each door (11) is characterized in that in requiring according to aforesaid right, and described door (11) also has a hinge zone (15) and a lock zone (16), and described hinge zone (15) and described lock regional (16) can exchange mutually.

7. method of be used for changing the door fixed form of door (11), described door (11) can be assemblied on the front side of home appliances (W) swingably around a vertical axis of oscillation (S), wherein, described door (11) has first side (E) and second side (Z) with respect to an axis (M) parallel with described axis of oscillation (S), wherein, described method comprises two handle inserts (20 that can exchange mutually of at least one described door of exchange (11), 23) step, it is characterized in that, described handle insert (20,23) the same side in first side (E) and second side (Z) has handle slot (14,26).

8. according to the method for claim 7, it is characterized in that described method has following step at least:

-unload at least at edge side covering handle insert (20,23) additional ring (18), wherein, at least one of additional ring (18) and handle slot (14,26) portion of leaving a blank (19) that matches vacates the handle slot (14,26) of at least one handle insert (20) in advance;

-exchange described two handle inserts (20,23) mutually;

-like this place additional ring (18) with reversing, make at least one portion of leaving a blank (19) of additional ring (18) vacate at least one now and be positioned at handle slot (14,26) on the opposite side.

9. according to the method for claim 7 or 8, it is characterized in that described method additionally has step:

The hinge zone (15) of the described door of-exchange (11) and lock zone (16).

10. the home appliances (W) with door (11) is characterized in that, described door (11) is according to each door (11) in the claim 1 to 6.

11. the home appliances (W) according to claim 10, it is characterized in that, described home appliances (W) has and complementary hinge zone, the hinge zone (15) of door (11) and the lock zone complementary with the lock zone (16) of door (11), wherein, the hinge of described home appliances (W) zone and lock zone can exchange mutually.