EP0002505B1 - Plinth for electric domestic appliances - Google Patents

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EP0002505B1
EP0002505B1 EP78101611A EP78101611A EP0002505B1 EP 0002505 B1 EP0002505 B1 EP 0002505B1 EP 78101611 A EP78101611 A EP 78101611A EP 78101611 A EP78101611 A EP 78101611A EP 0002505 B1 EP0002505 B1 EP 0002505B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B91/00—Feet for furniture in general
    • A47B91/005—Support bases
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B95/00—Fittings for furniture
    • A47B95/002—Plinths, e.g. between furniture and ceiling or wall
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B95/00—Fittings for furniture
    • A47B95/002—Plinths, e.g. between furniture and ceiling or wall
    • A47B2095/004—Base plinths
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L15/00—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware
    • A47L15/42—Details
    • A47L15/4251—Details of the casing
    • A47L15/4257—Details of the loading door
    • A47L15/4265—Arrangements of door covering/decoration panels or plinths, e.g. for integrated dishwashers

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  • the invention relates to an aperture for electrical household appliances such as dishwashers, washing machines, refrigerators and the like, in which the device base can be adapted to the height and depth of kitchen furniture elements using attached parts which are attached to the machine body and which on the one hand flush the device and on the other hand cover flush with the recessed skirting boards of the kitchen furniture across the entire width of the device.
  • the invention has for its object to provide an aperture that can be adjusted to different base heights and depths with simple means, that is easy to attach to the device and that ultimately also offers the possibility of attaching decorative surfaces in the lower part of the machine.
  • the panel consists of at least two molded parts, one of which is designed as a telescoping box frame for receiving decorative panels or the like and the other as an L-shaped part , with the horizontal leg of the L-shaped part or a part serving as an intermediate piece attached to the bottom end of the box frame and the vertical wall of the L-shaped part springing back with optional spacer, eg Expansion dowel, attached to the device body.
  • optional spacer eg Expansion dowel
  • Figures 1 and 2 show a schematic representation in side view of the front base of a dishwasher with a panel in different heights and depths.
  • FIG. 3 shows a perspective cutout representation of a design for the L-shaped part of the base panel.
  • FIG. 4 shows the box frame according to the invention, which can be pushed into one another and which is continuously adjustable in height and is suitable for receiving decorative panels.
  • Figure 1 shows the lower part of a dishwasher with the door 1, which is hinged to the housing 2 of the machine in a manner not shown.
  • a box frame A is held on the housing 2 by means of a fastening lug 3 and screwed to the L-shaped base part B via a tab 4.
  • the L-shaped base part B is screwed to the housing 2.
  • An aperture 5 formed on the L-shaped part B reaches laterally past the housing 2.
  • the base has the greatest possible base height, e.g. 165 mm, and the greatest possible base depth, e.g. 80 mm.
  • Figure 2 shows an embodiment in which the same parts are again provided with the same reference numerals, but in which the base is at the smallest height, e.g. 100 mm, and smallest depth, e.g. 50 mm.
  • the box A is pulled out to its full height and the part B is fastened to the housing 2 using a dowel-shaped spacer 6.
  • another angled profile strip C is attached to part B.
  • part B has reinforcing ribs 7 on the back with molded slots into which connecting screws can be screwed.
  • part B has a spray skin at the corresponding points on the front.
  • FIG. 3 shows details in perspective, the same parts again being provided with the same reference numerals.
  • the L-shaped part B has not only the horizontal leg 9 and the vertical wall 10, but also a further leg 11 lying at the bottom which engages under the housing 2 in the inserted state.
  • the leg 11 covers the gap between the housing 2 and the panel B which forms below.
  • the hole in the wall 10 belonging to the dowel 6 is designated 18.
  • the part C can be fastened to the wall 10 at any desired height by means of screws inserted into the bore 13.
  • the spray skin, which covers the slot 14, is pierced at the appropriate point and the screw is screwed into the slot behind it, the reinforcing strip 7, not shown here.
  • Part B has elongated holes 15 and 16 through which screw connections to the bore 17 in the housing 2 or to integrally formed fastening ribs 19 in the box part A1 can be produced.
  • cams 8 are injection molded with a bore, into which screws engaging through the longitudinal slots 36 can be screwed.
  • An easily cut surface 30 is formed on the profile bar C as a side panel.
  • the box frame A consists of the two parts A1 and A2. Each part is e.g. molded part made of plastic.
  • Part A1 consists of a U-shaped frame 20, 23 which is open at the bottom and into which a support wall 22 is injected at a distance from the front edge 21.
  • a frame-like part for receiving a decorative surface is formed between this support wall 22 and the front edge 21.
  • a connecting strip 24 with an open bore 25 is injection molded onto the back of the support wall 22.
  • the part 26 is also molded onto the horizontal frame part 20 and, as can be seen from FIGS. 1 and 2, can be operatively connected to parts 3 of the device housing.
  • the lower part A2 of the box frame consists of a horizontal part 27, which has a molding 28 molded on the front, so that a holding element for insertable decorative surfaces is formed between the latter and the supporting wall 29.
  • the distance between the upper horizontal part 20 of the frame and the part 27 is determined by the length of the legs 23. If the box is made of plastic or the like, the clear distance for receiving decorative panels can be brought to the desired height by correspondingly cutting off the legs 23.
  • the connection takes place by screwing a screw into the bore 32, the screw then cutting into the bore 25.
  • the support wall 22 has guide slots 33 into which dovetail-like parts 34 of the support wall 29 engage and thus produce a connection which is variable in height but rigid.
  • the tabs 35 are formed with the longitudinal slots 36.
  • projecting spring-elastic parts 37 are molded into the supporting walls 22 and 29 and press the inserted decorative surfaces against the surrounding strips 21 and 28.
  • the exemplary embodiment can be adapted in details to desired device designs by appropriate adaptation.
  • the box frame can also be adapted in terms of shape, depth and color design to parts of the device without changing the advantageous features of the invention listed in the claims. Molded-in ribs can stiffen all parts, in particular the box frame, and thus make them dimensionally stable.
  • the main advantage of the invention is the possibility without any gradation, i.e. So continuously, adjust the base depth and height to any size within the maximum dimensions.

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf eine Blende für elektrische Haushaltgeräte wie Geschirrspüler, Waschmaschinen, Kühlschränke und dergl., bei denen der Gerätesockel an die Sokkelhöhe und -tiefe von Küchenmöbelelementen anpaßbar ist unter Verwendung aufgesetzter, am Maschinenkörper befestigter Teile, die das Gerät einerseits frontbündig und andererseits mit den zurückspringenden Sockelleisten der Küchenmöbel fluchtend über die ganze Gerätebreite abdecken.The invention relates to an aperture for electrical household appliances such as dishwashers, washing machines, refrigerators and the like, in which the device base can be adapted to the height and depth of kitchen furniture elements using attached parts which are attached to the machine body and which on the one hand flush the device and on the other hand cover flush with the recessed skirting boards of the kitchen furniture across the entire width of the device.

Bei Einbauküchen werden die elektrischen Haushaltgeräte meist direkt in die Möbelfront und unterhalb einer Arbeitsplatte eingebaut. Zur Anpassung der Elektrogeneräte an die Form und Farbe der Küchenmöbel ist es bekannt, frontseitig an den Geräten Rahmen vorzusehen, in die zu den Küchenmöbeln passende Dekorplatten eingesetzt werden können. Moderne Kücheneinrichtungen sind darüber hinaus mit zurückspringenden Sockeln ausgerüstet, wodurch die Standfestigkeit einer in der Küche arbeitenden Person verbessert werden kann. Die Tiefe, mit der diese Sockel zurückspringen, ist bei den verschiedenen Möbelherstellern ebenso unterschiedlich wie die Höhe dieser Sockel. Damit nun einbaufähige Haushaltgeräte, z.B. Geschirrspüler, nicht nur im frontseitigen Aussehen, sondern auch in der Sockelhöhe an die Einbauküche angepaßt werden können, liefern Hersteller solcher Haushaltgeräte Sockelblenden verschiedener Größe oder bauen Sockel ein, die z.B. aus Kunststoff gespritzt auf verschiedene Höhen abgelängt und durch Abnehmen von Teilen auch auf verschiedene Sockeltiefen eingestellt werden können.In fitted kitchens, electrical household appliances are usually installed directly in the furniture front and below a worktop. To adapt the electrical appliances to the shape and color of the kitchen furniture, it is known to provide frames on the front of the devices in which decorative panels matching the kitchen furniture can be inserted. Modern kitchen facilities are also equipped with recessed bases, which can improve the stability of a person working in the kitchen. The depth with which these plinths snap back is just as different among the various furniture manufacturers as the height of these plinths. So that built-in household appliances, e.g. Dishwashers, which can be adapted to the fitted kitchen not only in terms of their front appearance, but also in terms of the height of the plinth, manufacturers of such household appliances supply plinth panels of various sizes or install plinths that e.g. injection molded from plastic to different heights and can also be adjusted to different plinth depths by removing parts.

Das Liefern zusätzlicher Teile verschiedener Größe und Form macht den Vertrieb und den Einbau solcher Geräte schwierig. Die Verwendung z.B. aus Kunststoff gespritzter, durch Sägen abtrennbarer Sockelteile, ist in der Montage sehr aufwendig und ermöglicht in den meisten Fällen doch nicht die Anpassung des unterhalb einer Öffnungstür liegenden Geräteteiles an das Dekor der Möbel.The supply of additional parts of different sizes and shapes makes the distribution and installation of such devices difficult. The use e.g. Molded plastic base parts that can be separated by sawing, are very complex to assemble and in most cases do not allow the appliance part lying below an opening door to be adapted to the decor of the furniture.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Blende zu schaffen, die mit einfachen Mitteln auf verschiedene Sockelhöhen und -tiefen eingestellt werden kann, die einfach am Gerät zu befestigen ist und die letztlich auch die Möglichkeit bietet, im unteren Teil der Maschine Dekorflächen anzubringen.The invention has for its object to provide an aperture that can be adjusted to different base heights and depths with simple means, that is easy to attach to the device and that ultimately also offers the possibility of attaching decorative surfaces in the lower part of the machine.

Die gestellte Aufgabe wird unter Vermeidung der beschriebenen Nachteile bekannter Ausführungsformen dadurch gelöst, daß die Blende aus mindestens zwei Formteilen besteht, von denen das eine als in der Höhe ineinanderschiebbarer Kastenrahmen zur Aufnahme von Dekorplatten oder dergl. und das andere als L-förmiges Teil ausgebildet ist, wobei am unterseitigen Abschluß des Kastenrahmens der waagerechte Schenkel des L-förmigen Teiles oder ein als Zwischenstück dienendes Teil befestigt ist und die senkrechte Wand des L-förmigen Teiles zurückspringend unter wahlweiser Zwischenlage ablängbarer Abstandshalter, z.B. Spreizdübel, am Gerätekörper befestigt ist.The object is achieved while avoiding the disadvantages of known embodiments described in that the panel consists of at least two molded parts, one of which is designed as a telescoping box frame for receiving decorative panels or the like and the other as an L-shaped part , with the horizontal leg of the L-shaped part or a part serving as an intermediate piece attached to the bottom end of the box frame and the vertical wall of the L-shaped part springing back with optional spacer, eg Expansion dowel, attached to the device body.

An Hand einer schematischen Darstellung werden Ausführungsformen mit den beanspruchten verteilhaften Merkmalen nach der Erfindung beschrieben und die Wirkungsweise erläutert.Embodiments with the claimed distributed features according to the invention are described on the basis of a schematic illustration and the mode of operation is explained.

Die Figuren 1 und 2 zeigen in schematischer Darstellung in der Seitenansicht den frontseitigen Sockel einer Geschirrspülmaschine mit einer Blende in verschiedenen Höhen und Tiefen.Figures 1 and 2 show a schematic representation in side view of the front base of a dishwasher with a panel in different heights and depths.

Die Figur 3 zeigt in perspektivischer Ausschnitts-Darstellung eine Aufbauform für das L-förmige Teil der Sockelblende.FIG. 3 shows a perspective cutout representation of a design for the L-shaped part of the base panel.

Der Figur 4 zeigt den zur Sockelblende gehörenden, ineinanderschiebbaren Kastenrahmen nach der Erfindung, der in der Höhe kontinuierlich einstellbar und zur Aufnahme von Dekorplatten geeignet ist.FIG. 4 shows the box frame according to the invention, which can be pushed into one another and which is continuously adjustable in height and is suitable for receiving decorative panels.

Die Figur 1 zeigt den unteren Teil einer Geschirrspülmaschine mit der Tür 1, die am Gehäuse 2 der Maschine in nicht dargestellter Weise angelenkt ist. Unterhalb der Tür 1 und mit dieser fluchtend ist ein Kastenrahmen A am Gehäuse 2 über eine Befestigungsnase 3 gehaltert und über eine Lasche 4 mit dem L-förmigen Sockelteil B verschraubt. Der L-förmige Sockelteil B ist mit dem Gehäuse 2 verschraubt. Eine am L-förmigen Teil B angeformte Blende 5 greift dabei seitlich am Gehäuse 2 vorbei.Figure 1 shows the lower part of a dishwasher with the door 1, which is hinged to the housing 2 of the machine in a manner not shown. Below the door 1 and aligned with it, a box frame A is held on the housing 2 by means of a fastening lug 3 and screwed to the L-shaped base part B via a tab 4. The L-shaped base part B is screwed to the housing 2. An aperture 5 formed on the L-shaped part B reaches laterally past the housing 2.

In der hier dargestellten Einbauform hat der Sockel die größtmögliche Sockelhöhe, z.B. 165 mm, und die größmögliche Sockeltiefe, z.B. 80 mm.In the installation form shown here, the base has the greatest possible base height, e.g. 165 mm, and the greatest possible base depth, e.g. 80 mm.

Die Figur 2 zeigt ein Ausführungsbeispiel, bei dem gleiche Teile wieder mit gleichen Bezugszeichen versehen sind, bei dem aber der Sockel auf kleinste Höhe, z.B. 100 mm, und kleinste Tiefe, z.B. 50 mm, eingestellt ist. Es ist ersichtlich, daß der Kasten A in voller Höhe ausgezogen und das Teil B am Gehäuse 2 unter Einsatz eines dübelförmigen Abstandshalters 6 befestigt ist. Zur Überbrückung eines offenen Spaltes zwischen Teil A und Teil B ist eine weitere abgewinkelte Profilleiste C am Teil B befestigt. Hierzu hat das Teil B an der Rückseite Verstärkungsrippen 7 mit eingeformten Schlitzen, in die Verbindungsschrauben eingedreht werden können. Zur frontseitigen Abdeckung dieser Einschraubschlitze hat das Teil B an den entsprechenden Stellen frontseitig eine Spritzhaut.Figure 2 shows an embodiment in which the same parts are again provided with the same reference numerals, but in which the base is at the smallest height, e.g. 100 mm, and smallest depth, e.g. 50 mm. It can be seen that the box A is pulled out to its full height and the part B is fastened to the housing 2 using a dowel-shaped spacer 6. To bridge an open gap between part A and part B, another angled profile strip C is attached to part B. For this purpose, part B has reinforcing ribs 7 on the back with molded slots into which connecting screws can be screwed. To cover these screw-in slots on the front, part B has a spray skin at the corresponding points on the front.

Die Figur 3 zeigt in perspektivischer Darstellung Einzelheiten, wobei gleiche Teile wieder mit gleichen Bezugszeichen versehen sind.FIG. 3 shows details in perspective, the same parts again being provided with the same reference numerals.

Das L-förmige Teil B hat in der speziellen Ausführungsform nicht nur den waagerechten Schenkel 9 und die senkrechte Wand 10, sondern einen weiteren, unten liegenden Schenkel 11, der im eingeschobenen Zustand unter das Gehäuse 2 greift. Bei eingesetztem Abstandsdübel 6 in die Bohrung 12 des Maschinengehäuses 2 deckt der Schenkel 11 den sich unten bildenden Spalt zwischen Gehäuse 2 und Blende B ab. Die zum Dübel 6 gehörige Bohrung in der Wand 10 ist mit 18 bezeichnet. Mit den Verstärkungsleisten 7 hinter der senkrechten Wand 10 kann das Teil C an der Wand 10 mittels in die Bohrung 13 eingesetzter Schrauben in jeder gewünschten Höhe befestigt werden. Dabei wird die Spritzhaut, die den Schlitz 14 abdeckt, an der entsprechenden Stelle durchstoßen und die Schraube in den dahinterliegenden Schlitz den hier nicht gezeichneten Verstärkungsleiste 7 eingedreht.In the special embodiment, the L-shaped part B has not only the horizontal leg 9 and the vertical wall 10, but also a further leg 11 lying at the bottom which engages under the housing 2 in the inserted state. When the spacing dowel 6 is inserted into the bore 12 of the machine housing 2, the leg 11 covers the gap between the housing 2 and the panel B which forms below. The hole in the wall 10 belonging to the dowel 6 is designated 18. With the reinforcement strips 7 behind the vertical wall 10, the part C can be fastened to the wall 10 at any desired height by means of screws inserted into the bore 13. The spray skin, which covers the slot 14, is pierced at the appropriate point and the screw is screwed into the slot behind it, the reinforcing strip 7, not shown here.

Das Teil B hat Langlöcher 15 und 16, durch die Schraubverbindungen zur Bohrung 17 im Gehäuse 2 bzw. zu angeformten Befestigungsrippen 19 im Kastenteil A1 hergestellt werden können. Zur Verbindung des Teiles A2 mit der Profilleiste C sind mit einer Bohrung versehene Nocken 8 angespritzt, in die durch die Längsschlitze 36 greifende Schrauben eingedreht werden können. Als Seitenblende ist an die Profilleiste C eine leicht zuschneidbare Fläche 30 angeformt.Part B has elongated holes 15 and 16 through which screw connections to the bore 17 in the housing 2 or to integrally formed fastening ribs 19 in the box part A1 can be produced. To connect the part A2 to the profile strip C, cams 8 are injection molded with a bore, into which screws engaging through the longitudinal slots 36 can be screwed. An easily cut surface 30 is formed on the profile bar C as a side panel.

Der Kastenrahmen A besteht aus den beiden Teilen A1 und A2. Jeder Teil ist ein z.B. aus Kunststoff gespritztes Formteil. Das Teil A1 besteht aus einem unten offenen, U-förmigen Rahmen 20, 23, in den mit Abstand zur vorderen Kante 21 eine Tragwand 22 eingespritzt ist. Zwischen dieser Tragwand 22 und der Vorderkante 21 ist ein rahmenartiges Teil zur Aufnahme einer Dekorfläche gebildet. An der Rückseite der Tragwand 22 ist eine Verbindungsleiste 24 mit einer offenen Bohrung 25 angespritzt. Am waagerechten Rahmenteil 20 ist ferner das Teil 26 angespritzt, das - wie aus den Figuren 1 und 2 ersichtlich - mit Teilen 3 des Gerätegehäuses in Wirkverbindung treten kann. Der untere Teil A2 des Kastenrahmens besteht aus einem waagerechten Teil 27, das frontseitig eine Leiste 28 angespritzt hat, so daß sich zwischen dieser und der Tragwand 29 wiederum ein Halteelement für einsetzbare Dekorflächen bildet. Der Abstand zwischen dem oberen waagerechten Teil 20 des Rahmens und dem Teil 27 wird durch die Länge der Schenkel 23 bestimmt. Ist der Kasten aus Kunststoff oder dergl. geformt, so kann der lichte Abstand zur Aufnahme von Dekorplatten durch entsprechendes Abschneiden der Schenkel 23 auf die gewünschte Höhe gebracht werden. Die Verbindung geschieht durch Eindrehen einer Schraube in die Bohrung 32, wobei die Schraube sich dann in die Bohrung 25 einschneidet. Die Tragwand 22 weist Führungsschlitze 33 auf, in die schwalbenschwanzartige Teile 34 der Tragwand 29 eingreifen und damit eine in der Höhe veränderliche, aber steife Verbindung herstellen. Zur Verbindung des Kastenrahmens A mit den Teilen B bzw. C sind die Laschen 35 mit den Längsschlitzen 36 angeformt.The box frame A consists of the two parts A1 and A2. Each part is e.g. molded part made of plastic. Part A1 consists of a U-shaped frame 20, 23 which is open at the bottom and into which a support wall 22 is injected at a distance from the front edge 21. A frame-like part for receiving a decorative surface is formed between this support wall 22 and the front edge 21. A connecting strip 24 with an open bore 25 is injection molded onto the back of the support wall 22. The part 26 is also molded onto the horizontal frame part 20 and, as can be seen from FIGS. 1 and 2, can be operatively connected to parts 3 of the device housing. The lower part A2 of the box frame consists of a horizontal part 27, which has a molding 28 molded on the front, so that a holding element for insertable decorative surfaces is formed between the latter and the supporting wall 29. The distance between the upper horizontal part 20 of the frame and the part 27 is determined by the length of the legs 23. If the box is made of plastic or the like, the clear distance for receiving decorative panels can be brought to the desired height by correspondingly cutting off the legs 23. The connection takes place by screwing a screw into the bore 32, the screw then cutting into the bore 25. The support wall 22 has guide slots 33 into which dovetail-like parts 34 of the support wall 29 engage and thus produce a connection which is variable in height but rigid. To connect the box frame A with the parts B and C, the tabs 35 are formed with the longitudinal slots 36.

Damit Dekorplatten verschiedener Stärke eingesetzt und doch ohne Spiel im Kastenrahmen gehaltert werden können, sind in die Tragwände 22 und 29 abstehende federelastische Teile 37 eingeformt, die eingelegte Dekorflächen gegen die umlaufenden Leisten 21 und 28 drücken.So that decorative panels of different thicknesses can be used and still be held in the box frame without play, projecting spring-elastic parts 37 are molded into the supporting walls 22 and 29 and press the inserted decorative surfaces against the surrounding strips 21 and 28.

Die in den Zeichnungsausschnitten wiedergegebenen Details sind sinngemäß über die Breite der Maschinen entsprechend zu ergänzen. Insbesondere sind die seitlichen Aufbauten spiegelsymmetrisch auch auf der gegenüberliegenden Seite angeordnet.The details shown in the drawing sections are to be expanded accordingly across the width of the machines. In particular, the side structures are also arranged mirror-symmetrically on the opposite side.

Es ist ersichtlich, daß das Ausführungsbeispiel in Details an gewünschte Gerätekonstruktionen durch entsprechende Anpassung angeglichen werden kann. Der Kastenrahmen kann ferner in bezug auf Form, Tiefe und Farbgestaltung an Teile des Gerätes angepaßt werden, ohne dabei die in den Ansprüchen aufgezählten, vorteilhaften Merkmale der Erfindung zu verändern. Durch eingeformte Rippen können alle Teile, insbesondere der Kastenrahmen, versteift und damit formstabil gemacht werden.It can be seen that the exemplary embodiment can be adapted in details to desired device designs by appropriate adaptation. The box frame can also be adapted in terms of shape, depth and color design to parts of the device without changing the advantageous features of the invention listed in the claims. Molded-in ribs can stiffen all parts, in particular the box frame, and thus make them dimensionally stable.

Der wesentliche Vorteil der Erfindung besteht in der Möglichkeit, ohne jede Abstufung, d.h. also kontinuierlich, die Sockeltiefe und -höhe auf jede beliebige, im Rahmen der Maximalabmessungen liegende Größe einzustellen.The main advantage of the invention is the possibility without any gradation, i.e. So continuously, adjust the base depth and height to any size within the maximum dimensions.

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1. A plinth cover for electrical domestic appliances such as dish washers, laundry washing machines, refrigerators and the like, whose plinths can be adapted to the plinth height and depth of kitchen furniture units, using fitted parts which are secured to the appliance chassis, which parts cover the appliance over the full width, so that it is flush with the front and with the recessed plinth of the kitchen unit, characterized in that it comprises at least two moulded sections (A, B), of which one section takes the form of an adjustable-height frame (A1, A2) for receiving ornamental panels or the like and the other section is L-shaped (B), the horizontal part (9) of the L-shaped section (B) or a part (C) which serves as a spacer being secured to the lower part (27) of the frame (A1, A2) and the vertical part (10) of the L-shaped section (B) being secured to the appliance chassis (2) in a recessed manner, if required by means of adjustable spacers (6), for example expansion dowels.
2. A cover as claimed in Claim 1, characterized in that side covers (5) facing the appliance are formed on the ends of the L-shaped section (B).
3. A cover as claimed in Claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the L-shaped section (B) is provided with spaced reinforcement ridges (7) in which slots (14) are formed, covered with a coating at the front, for receiving fixing screws.
4. A cover as claimed in Claim 3, characterized in that the part (C) takes the form of an angular profiled section (C), which is spaced from the reinforcement ridges (7) and has bores (13) to allow fixing to the L-shaped section (B).
5. A cover as claimed in Claim 1, characterized in that the frame (A) comprises two moulded sections (A1, A2), which can be slid into each other vertically by means of guides (33, 34) formed on them.
6. A cover as claimed in Claim 5, characterized in that the lateral frame parts, at least over the minimum adjustable height, take the form of limbs (23) which can be cut to size.
7. A cover as claimed in Claim 6, characterized in that there are provided connection strips (24) with longitudinal bores (25) parallel to the limbs (23), which strips can be cut to size and to which the second frame section (27) can be secured.
8. A cover as claimed in Claims 5 to 7, characterized in that a wall (22, 29) is formed in the frame (A) parallel to the front plane (21), which wall together with surrounding frame parts (21, 28) at the front constitute the holder for fitting ornamental panels.
9. A cover as claimed in Claim 8, characterized in that on the wall (22, 29) resilient parts (37) are formed which project from the front frame (21, 28).
10. A cover as claimed in Claim 5, characterized in that the guides (33, 34) are shorter than the minimum frame height which is attainable.
11. A cover as claimed in Claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the cover parts are injection-moulded from a plastics material.
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