DE102018203585A1 - Laundry care appliance with an exterior light element - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a laundry care device (100) having a device wall (103) which delimits a device interior (102), the device wall (103) having a device opening (105), a device door (111) for closing the device opening (105), an interior light element (115) arranged in the interior of the device (102) for illuminating the interior of the device (102), and a controller (121) for controlling the interior light element (115). The laundry-care device (100) has an exterior light-emitting element (117) for illuminating an exterior area (119) of the laundry-care appliance (100). The controller (121) is configured to activate the inner light element (115) and the outer light element (117) with an opened appliance door (111) in order to illuminate the appliance interior (102) and the outer area (119) of the laundry care appliance (100).

Description

The present invention relates to a laundry care device with an outdoor light element.

In a conventional laundry care appliance, interior lighting is often used to illuminate an interior area of the laundry care appliance. In a not advantageously illuminated installation room of a Wäschepflegeräts an interior lighting, however, often not be sufficient to illuminate advantageously placed in the installation laundry prior to insertion into the laundry drum, so that a user of the conventional Wäschepflegeräts optionally the laundry, or the laundry label, not can advantageously recognize.

In the EP 1 582 619 A1 a washing machine with an annular display element is disclosed on a door.

In the DE 196 49 039 C1 discloses a drum washing machine with a lighting device which illuminates the area in the feed opening and / or the space in front of the feed opening of the device housing with the door open.

It is the object underlying the invention to provide a laundry care device with an advantageous exterior lighting.

This object is achieved by the subject matter having the features of the independent claim. Advantageous embodiments are the subject of the dependent claims, the description and the drawings.

According to one aspect, the object according to the invention is provided by a laundry care device having a device wall which delimits a device interior, the device wall having a device opening, a device door for closing the device opening, an interior light element arranged in the interior of the device for illuminating the interior of the device, and a controller for controlling the device interior Interior lamp element solved, wherein the laundry care device has an outdoor light element for illuminating an outdoor area of the laundry care device, and wherein the controller is configured to activate the inner light element and the Außenleuchtelement with an open door to illuminate the device interior and the exterior of the laundry care device.

As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that both the device interior and the exterior of the laundry care device can be advantageously illuminated by the inner light element and by the outdoor light element with an open door.

If the exterior of a conventional laundry care appliance is not adequately lit and / or the user with his upper body shades the area in front of the laundry care appliance, laundry positioned in front of the laundry care appliance can not be sufficiently clearly perceived by the user before the laundry is introduced through the appliance opening into the appliance interior ,

In addition, in the laundry care apparatus according to the present disclosure, when the door is open, in addition to the interior lighting, the exterior lighting is also activated by the controller. As a result, the user can also advantageously recognize the laundry or the laundry label in a poorly lit installation room while the laundry is being introduced into the laundry care appliance. This can avoid that certain items of laundry are maintained with an inappropriate laundry care program, so that damage to the laundry can be prevented. Furthermore, a user-friendly lighting of the installation room can be ensured.

The inner light element and / or the outer light element may in particular comprise a plurality of light sources, wherein the light sources of Innenleuchtelements are arranged in particular at different positions within the device interior, and wherein the light sources of the Außenleuchtelements in particular at different positions on the device wall, in particular on the front of the laundry care device are arranged.

In this case, the inner luminous element and / or the outer luminous element may comprise at least one light-emitting diode, in particular LED and / or OLED, wherein the light-emitting diode, in particular emits white and / or colored light.

A laundry care appliance is understood to mean a device which is used for laundry care, such as e.g. a washing machine or a tumble dryer. In particular, such a laundry care appliance is understood as a household laundry care appliance. So a laundry care device, which is used in the context of household management, and is treated with the laundry in normal household quantities.

In an advantageous embodiment of the laundry care appliance, the controller is designed to deactivate the inner light-emitting element and / or the outer light-emitting element in the case of a closed appliance door.

As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that a not required during the implementation of a laundry care program of the laundry care device indoor and / or outdoor lighting is disabled.

In an advantageous embodiment of the laundry care appliance, the laundry care appliance has a door lock, wherein the door lock is designed to close the appliance door in a first closure state, wherein the door lock is designed to release the appliance door in a second closure state, wherein the control is formed, the interior light-emitting element and to activate the exterior light member when the door latch is in the second shutter state, and wherein the controller is configured to deactivate the interior light element and / or the exterior light element when the door latch is in the first shutter state.

As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that, by detecting the closure state of the door closure, the controller can advantageously determine whether the appliance door is closed or opened. Thereby, an effective control of the respective lighting elements depending on the shutter state of the door by the controller can be performed. The door lock is arranged in particular on the device wall, in particular on the device opening.

In an advantageous embodiment of the laundry care appliance, the outdoor light-emitting element is attached to a front side of the laundry-care appliance and designed to illuminate a front side area of the outer area of the laundry-care appliance facing the front of the laundry-care appliance, wherein the illuminated front-side area is designed in particular as a light cone which extends from the outdoor light-emitting element ,

As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that the attached at the front of the laundry care device outdoor light element ensures an advantageous illumination of laundry, which is positioned in front of the front of the laundry care device. The front side area illuminated by the outside light element in this case is defined in particular by a limited radiation angle of the outside light element. In particular, the illuminated front side area is formed as a light cone extending from the outside light element. The shape of the light cone can in this case be adapted in particular as intended.

In an advantageous embodiment of the laundry care appliance, the appliance wall has an opening edge which delimits the appliance opening, wherein the opening edge has an edge outside facing the outside area of the laundry care appliance, and wherein the outside lighting element is arranged on the outside of the rim.

As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that an effective illumination of the laundry positioned in front of the appliance opening is achieved by arranging the outer light-emitting element on the edge outside of the opening edge facing the outer region of the laundry-care appliance. By positioning the outside light element in the vicinity of the device opening, the direction of light of the outside light element can be advantageously adjusted.

In an advantageous embodiment of the laundry-care appliance, the appliance door covers in a closed state the outside light-emitting element arranged on the edge outside.

As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that the outside light element is freely accessible only when an open door from the front of the laundry care device and that in a closed door the particular deactivated outdoor light element is advantageously protected by the closed door.

In an advantageous embodiment of the laundry care device, the edge outer side has a lower edge region, which is arranged below the device opening, and the edge outer side has an upper edge region, which is arranged above the device opening, wherein the outer LED element comprises at least one light source, which at the lower edge region or on the Edge upper area is arranged.

As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that can be advantageously adjusted by positioning the exterior light element at the lower edge region or the edge upper area illuminated by the outdoor light element surface of the installation space.

In an advantageous embodiment of the laundry care appliance, the outdoor light-emitting element comprises at least two light sources, which are arranged in particular on opposite sides of the appliance opening on the edge outside.

As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that a particularly effective illumination of a region in front of the laundry care device is ensured by the at least two light sources, in particular on opposite sides of the device opening on the edge outside.

In an advantageous embodiment of the laundry care device, the device wall has a bottom wall element which is arranged on a region of the front side of the laundry care device facing the bottom of the installation room, the outside light element being arranged on the bottom wall element.

As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that the lighting of the installation space can be advantageously adapted by arranging the outer luminous element on the bottom wall element at a lower region of the front side of the device wall.

In an advantageous embodiment of the laundry care appliance, the appliance wall has a door wall element which is arranged on the front side of the laundry care appliance above the bottom wall element, wherein the outside light element is arranged between the bottom wall element and the door wall element.

As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that can be ensured by arranging the Außenleuchtelements between the Bodenwandungselement and the Türwandungselement an advantageous light emission by the Außenleuchtelement, and also a correspondingly positioned Außenleuchtelement not protruding in particular on the front.

In an advantageous embodiment of the laundry care appliance, the outdoor light-emitting element comprises at least one light strip and / or at least one flat, in particular oval, light source.

As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that differently advantageous exterior lighting elements different advantageous lighting the outdoor area of the laundry care device can be ensured.

In an advantageous embodiment of the laundry care device, the outer light element and / or the inner light element on a scattering lens for scattering the radiated light.

As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that a widespread illumination of the device interior and / or the exterior of the laundry care device can be ensured by a scattering lens.

In an advantageous embodiment of the laundry care appliance, the laundry care appliance has an inner element which is arranged inside the appliance interior at the appliance opening, the inner light-emitting element being fastened to the inner element, wherein the inner light-emitting element is fastened in particular non-positively, positively and / or materially to the inner element, and wherein the inner element is designed in particular as a sleeve surrounding the device opening.

As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that can be ensured by the inner member advantageous attachment of the inner light element. By arranging the inner luminous element on the sleeve, an advantageous positioning of the inner luminous element on the device opening within the device interior can be ensured.

In an advantageous embodiment of the laundry care device, the outdoor light element is fixed in the device wall in a force-locking, positive-locking and / or material-locking manner, in particular latched.

As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that an advantageous attachment of the outside light element is ensured on the device wall.

In an advantageous embodiment of the laundry care appliance, the laundry-care appliance has an electrical line element which is connected to a power supply of the laundry care appliance, wherein the electrical line element is electrically connected to the interior light-emitting element and to the exterior light-emitting element.

As a result, the technical advantage is achieved that both the inner light element and the Außenleuchtelement can be supplied by the electrical line element together with electrical energy, so that there is a simplified connection of the outside light element to the power supply of the laundry care device.

Embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the drawings and will be described in more detail below.

• 1 eine schematische Ansicht eines Wäschepflegegeräts;
• 2 eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Außenleuchtelements an einem Wäschepflegegerät gemäß einer ersten Ausführungsform; und
• 3 eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Außenleuchtelements an einem Wäschepflegegerät gemäß einer zweiten Ausführungsform.

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• 1 a schematic view of a laundry care device;
• 2 a perspective view of an outdoor light element on a laundry care device according to a first embodiment; and
• 3 a perspective view of an outdoor light element on a laundry care device according to a second embodiment.

1 shows a schematic view of a general laundry care device 100 , such as a washing machine. The laundry care device 100 includes a reservoir 101 , which is also referred to as Einspülschale, and can be filled in the detergent or other Wäschepflegesubstanzen. The laundry care device 100 has a device wall 103 on which one in 1 only schematically illustrated device interior 102 of the laundry care device 100 limited.

At a front 107 of the laundry care device 100 indicates the device wall 103 a device opening 105 on, through which a laundry drum of the laundry care device 100 can be loaded with laundry. One on a door hinge 109 fixed door 111 closes the device opening 105 , At the device opening 105 is also a door lock 113 arranged, which is formed in a first closure state, the appliance door 111 to close, and which is formed, in a second closure state, the door 111 release.

In the device interior 102 is an in 1 only schematically illustrated inner light element 115 for illuminating the device interior 102 arranged. The laundry care device 100 also has an exterior light element 117 to illuminate an outdoor area 119 of the laundry care device 100 on. An in 1 only schematically illustrated control 121 controls the interior light element 115 and the outside light element 117 ,

2 shows a perspective view of an outdoor light element on a laundry care device according to a first embodiment.

At a front 107 of the laundry care device 100 indicates the device wall 103 a device opening 105 on which by a on a door hinge 109 fixed door 111 is closable. At the device opening 105 is also an in 2 only schematically illustrated door lock 113 arranged, which is formed in a first closure state, the appliance door 111 to close, and which is formed, in a second closure state, the door 111 release.

The laundry care device 100 also has a reservoir 101 for receiving Wäschepflegesubstanz, further comprises a display element 123 for displaying operating values of the laundry care appliance 100 , and further comprises program selection elements 125 to select laundry care programs.

Conventional laundry care equipment 100 are often placed in not fully lit rooms. In addition, it can be when introducing laundry into the laundry drum of conventional laundry care appliances 100 In addition to that a user, the laundry, eg with the upper body when bending down, shadowed. This may be the case with conventional laundry care appliances 100 During the introduction of non-presorted laundry come to the fact that the user can not correctly recognize the laundry label of laundry items and optionally introduces different laundry care programs to be cared for laundry items in the laundry drum, which may result in improper operation damage to the laundry.

In the laundry care device 100 According to the present disclosure, an outside light element 117 to illuminate an outdoor area 119 a front side 107 of the laundry care device 100 arranged. Through the exterior light element 117 can in front of the front 107 of the laundry care device 100 z. B. in a laundry receptacle 129 , positioned laundry items 127 be illuminated effectively.

Through the exterior light element 117 can unload and load the laundry care device 100 done with laundry in better and defined lighting conditions, whereby the laundry, or the corresponding clothes label, are more recognizable by the user. For example, in an installation with a pedestal, a drawer optionally present in the pedestal can advantageously be provided by the external light element 117 be lit up. In addition, a shading of the laundry is compensated by the user. In addition, through an appealing by the outside light element 117 provided outdoor lighting the ambient atmosphere of the laundry care device 100 designed to be appealing to the user.

Furthermore, for the supply of the electrical Außenleuchtelements 117 with electrical energy, or for controlling the outdoor light element 117 an electrical line element can be used, which with a in the device interior 102 arranged and in 2 Interior light element, not shown 115 for illuminating the device interior 102 of the laundry care device 100 connected is.

Here, the outside light element comprises 117 and / or the interior light element 115 at least one light source, in particular a light-emitting diode, such as an LED and / or OLED, wherein the light source is in particular designed to emit white and / or colored light.

The exterior light element 117 is formed one of the front 107 facing front side area 131 of the outdoor area 119 of the laundry care device 100 to illuminate. Like in the 2 is shown, the illuminated front side area 131 especially designed as a cone of light, which is different from the outdoor light element 117 extends out.

An in 2 not shown control 121 of the laundry care device 100 controls the interior light element 115 and the outside light element 117 , The control 121 is formed here with an open appliance door 111 the inner light element 115 and the outside light element 117 to be more active. Thus, the inner light element 115 and the outside light element 117 targeted at the removal of laundry, or when introducing laundry are turned on.

The control 121 Here, in particular, the inner light element is formed 115 and / or the outdoor light element 117 with a closed appliance door 111 to deactivate, for example, a not required during a laundry maintenance lighting the device interior 102 and / or the outdoor area 119 the Wäschepflegeräts 100 off.

So that the controller 121 the opening state of the appliance door 111 can recognize advantageous, the controller attacks 121 here on the door lock 113 back. The door lock 113 is formed, in a first closure state the door 111 close. The door lock 113 is formed, in a second closure state, the door 111 to release the controller 121 is formed here, the inner light element 115 and the outside light element 117 to activate when the door lock 113 with an open appliance door 111 in the second closure state. The control 121 is formed here, the inner light element 115 and / or the outdoor light element 117 to disable when the door lock 113 with a closed appliance door 111 is present in the first closure state.

Thus, the controller 121 the inner light element 115 and the outside light element 117 effective depending on the opening status of the appliance door 111 control.

The device wall 103 has an opening edge 133 on which the device opening 105 limited, with the opening edge 133 an outdoor area 119 of the laundry care device 100 facing edge outside 135 having. The edge outside 135 is again in a below the device opening 105 arranged lower edge area 137 and in one above the device opening 105 arranged edge upper area 139 divided.

In the in 2 illustrated embodiment is the Außenleuchtelement 117 especially on the edge outside 135 arranged. Depending on the desired illumination, the external light element 117 , or a luminous source of the outer luminous element 117 , in the lower edge area 137 or in the border area 139 be arranged. In an advantageous embodiment, the outdoor light element 117 have at least two light sources, which in particular on opposite sides, for example in the lower edge region 137 and in the edge area 139 are arranged.

The in the 2 illustrated at least one luminous source of the Außenleuchtelements 117 and / or the at least one luminous source of the inner luminous element 115 may in particular have a flat, in particular oval, shape. In addition, the light source of the outside light element 117 and / or the interior light element 115 have a scattering lens for scattering the radiated light.

This in 2 not shown interior light element 115 is inside the device interior 102 especially at the device opening 105 arranged. Here is the inner light element 115 in particular on an inner element, in particular on one of the device opening 105 circumferential and in the device interior 102 arranged cuff, attached.

Furthermore, the outdoor light element 117 on the device wall 103 positively, positively and / or materially secured.

3 shows a perspective view of an outdoor light element on a laundry care device according to a second embodiment. That in the 3 illustrated laundry care device 100 according to the second embodiment corresponds to in the 2 shown laundry care device 100 according to the first embodiment, except that the position of the outside light element 117 is different.

In the in 3 illustrated second embodiment, the device wall 103 a bottom wall element 141 on, which on a floor facing area of the front 107 of the laundry care device 100 is arranged. The device wall 103 also has a door wall element 143 on, which is above the bottom wall element 141 on the front side 107 of the laundry care device 100 is arranged. The exterior light element 117 according to the second embodiment comprises a light strip and is in particular on the bottom wall element 141 , in particular between the bottom wall element 141 and the door wall element 143 , arranged and illuminates a corresponding front side area 131 of the outdoor area 119 of the laundry care device 100 out.

Thus, the outdoor light element represents 117 an effective illumination of laundry 125 when inserting or carrying out the washing safely.

All of the features explained and shown in connection with individual embodiments of the invention may be provided in different combinations in the article according to the invention in order to simultaneously realize their advantageous effects.

The scope of the present invention is given by the claims and is not limited by the features illustrated in the description or shown in the figures.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

100

Laundry care device

101

reservoir

102

Appliance interior

103

walls of equipment

105

opening devices

107

Front of the laundry care appliance

109

door hinge

111

door

113

door lock

115

Interior lighting element

117

Exterior lighting element

119

Exterior of the laundry care appliance

121

control

123

display element

125

Program Selector

127

laundry

129

Laundry receptacle

131

Front area

133

opening edge

135

Outside edge

137

Edge subregion

139

Upper edge area

141

bottom panel

143

Türwandungselement

QUOTES INCLUDE IN THE DESCRIPTION

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Cited patent literature

• EP 1582619 A1 [0003]
• DE 19649039 C1 [0004]

Claims (15)

A laundry care device (100) having a device wall (103) which delimits a device interior (102), the device wall (103) having a device opening (105), a device door (111) for closing the device opening (105), a device interior (FIG. 102) arranged inside illuminating element (115) for illuminating the device interior (102), and a controller (121) for controlling the Innenleuchtelements (115), characterized in that the laundry care device (100) an outer luminous element (117) for illuminating an outer area (119) of the laundry care device (100), and in that the control device (121) is designed to activate the inner light-emitting element (115) and the outer light-emitting element (117) with an open appliance door (111) in order to open the appliance interior (102) and the outer area (119). of the laundry care appliance (100). Laundry care appliance (100) after Claim 1 , characterized in that the controller (121) is formed to deactivate the inner light-emitting element (115) and / or the outer light-emitting element (117) in the case of a closed appliance door (111). Laundry care appliance (100) after Claim 1 or 2 characterized in that the laundry care device (100) comprises a door lock (113), wherein the door lock (113) is designed to close the appliance door (111) in a first closure state, wherein the door lock (113) is formed, in a second Shutter state to release the appliance door (111), wherein the controller (121) is adapted to activate the interior light element (115) and the exterior light element (117) when the door lock (113) is in the second closure state, and wherein the controller (121) in particular, is designed to deactivate the inner light-emitting element (115) and / or the outer light-emitting element (117) when the door lock (113) is in the first closed state. The laundry care device (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the outside light element (117) is attached to a front side (107) of the laundry care device (100) and designed to have a front side region (131) facing the front side (107) of the laundry care device (100) ) of the outer area (119) of the laundry-care appliance (100), wherein the illuminated front-side area (131) is designed in particular as a light cone which extends from the outer-light element (117). Laundry care appliance (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the appliance wall (103) has an opening edge (133) which delimits the appliance opening (105), wherein the opening edge (133) forms an outer area (119) of the laundry care appliance (100 ) facing edge outer side (135), and wherein the outer light-emitting element (117) on the edge outer side (135) is arranged. Laundry care appliance (100) after Claim 5 , characterized in that the appliance door (111) in a closed state covers the outer light-emitting element (117) arranged on the edge outer side (135). Laundry care appliance (100) after Claim 5 or 6 , characterized in that the edge outer side (135) has a lower edge region (137), which is arranged below the device opening (105), and that the edge outer side (135) has an edge upper region (139), which is arranged above the device opening (105) in that the outside light element (117) comprises at least one light source which is arranged on the edge lower region (137) or on the edge upper region (139). Laundry care appliance (100) according to one of the preceding Claims 5 to 7 , characterized in that the external light element (117) comprises at least two light sources, which are arranged in particular on opposite sides of the device opening (105) on the edge outer side (135). Laundry care appliance (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the appliance wall (103) has a bottom wall element (141) which is arranged on a region of the front side (107) of the laundry care device (100) facing the bottom of the installation room, wherein the Exterior light element (117) on the bottom wall element (141) is arranged. Laundry care appliance (100) after Claim 9 characterized in that the device wall (103) has a door wall element (143) which is arranged on the front side (107) of the laundry care device (100) above the bottom wall element (141), the outside light element (117) being arranged between the bottom wall element (141). and the door wall member (143). Laundry care appliance (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the outside light element (117) comprises at least one light strip and / or at least one flat, in particular oval, light source. Laundry care appliance (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the outside light element (117) and / or the Inner light element (115) has a scattering lens for scattering the radiated light. Laundry care appliance (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the laundry care appliance (100) has an inner element which is arranged inside the appliance interior (102) on the appliance opening (105), wherein the inner light-emitting element (115) is fastened to the inner element , wherein the inner light-emitting element (115) is fastened in particular non-positively, positively and / or cohesively to the inner element, and wherein the inner element is in particular formed as a sleeve surrounding the device opening (105). Laundry care appliance (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the outdoor light element (117) in the device wall (103) is fixed non-positively, positively and / or cohesively, in particular latched. Laundry care appliance (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the laundry care appliance (100) has an electrical line element which is connected to a power supply of the laundry care device (100), wherein the electrical conduction element with the inner light element (115) and the Außenleuchtelement (117) is electrically connected.

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