EP0774626B1 - A domestic oven with a continuous front panel - Google Patents
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- EP0774626B1 EP0774626B1 EP19960201937 EP96201937A EP0774626B1 EP 0774626 B1 EP0774626 B1 EP 0774626B1 EP 19960201937 EP19960201937 EP 19960201937 EP 96201937 A EP96201937 A EP 96201937A EP 0774626 B1 EP0774626 B1 EP 0774626B1
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24C—DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES ; DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
- F24C15/00—Details
- F24C15/02—Doors specially adapted for stoves or ranges
- F24C15/04—Doors specially adapted for stoves or ranges with transparent panels
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24C—DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES ; DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
- F24C7/00—Stoves or ranges heated by electric energy
- F24C7/08—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
- F24C7/082—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices on ranges, e.g. control panels, illumination
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Description
- The present invention relates to a domestic oven with a continuous front panel.
- Electric, gas or combination ovens are known, either of the type for fitting into a modular unit or of the free-standing type, in which the front loading aperture is closed by an openable door releasably hinged to the body of the oven and of a composite metal/glass structure forming a transparent window to allow the monitoring of the cooking process without the need to open the door (see, for instance, the EP-A-0 506633).
- Above the door is a control panel or display which is fixed to the body of the oven and houses the devices for controlling the oven, generally a mechanical timer and a switch or tap associated with a thermostatic regulator element.
- The door has a handle for opening it, fixed to the metal structure of the door which forms a support frame for an inner glass panel (removable for cleaning) and a continuous outer panel of screen-printed glass which extends over the entirety of the door.
- The handle is generally positioned near or above the transparent window in the door and, in many cases, projects substantially both so that it can be gripped correctly and to ensure that it is well insulated from the heat and thus comfortable to the touch.
- This position does not, however, allow full and easy viewing into the oven unless the angle of viewing between the user and the door is greatly increased or the user bends down, assuming a highly uncomfortable position, in order to check how the food is cooking. In practice, experience reveals that the monitoring window is rarely used, the user frequently preferring to open the door to obtain a better view but at the expense of considerable heat loss, which lowers the temperature of the oven and in some cases may interfere with the cooking process.
- It is therefore desirable to have a domestic oven, possibly combined with a hob to form a cooker, which does not have this limitation and offers a good view of the inside of the oven, particularly from above, without the need to open the door.
- This requirement is satisfied by the domestic oven with a continuous front panel constituting the subject of the present invention, in which the oven door extends upwardly to the top of the body of the oven, covering the control panel, the devices thereof being made accessible through convenient apertures in the door itself even when the door is closed.
- According to a further aspect of the invention, the control devices are, to advantage, provided with operating knobs either of the push-pull or bistable type, normally arranged flush with the outer surface of the door so that they are operable when the door is open but which can also be made to project through their respective apertures by a push-button action so that any desired control and adjustment operation can easily be carried out with the door closed.
- This push-button action, which allows control and adjustment operations to be carried out with the door closed, also gives intrinsic protection against improper handling of the controls.
- According to yet another aspect of the invention, the oven door handle is, to advantage, constituted by an elongate slot-like aperture near the upper edge of the door and facing a corresponding recess in the control panel thereby leaving the surface of the door entirely free for the provision of a larger monitoring window, thus reducing the aforesaid problems regarding the opening of the oven door.
- The oven-door structure thus formed is not only especially ergonomic, it also satisfies aesthetic requirements for elegance and simplicity of design which ensures that it will fit well with modular units since, when the oven door is closed, the front of the oven is formed by a single flat, continuous panel with no raised surfaces.
- The characteristics and advantages of the invention will become clearer from the description which follows and from the appended drawings, in which:
- Figure 1 is a general perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a domestic oven with a continuous front panel according to the present invention;
- Figure 2 is a section, taken on the line I-I of Figure 1 showing a detail of the front door panel and of the control panel beneath;
- Figure 3 is a section, taken on the line II-II of Figure 1 showing a detail of the front door panel and of the control panel beneath; and
- Figure 4 is a general perspective view of a variant of a domestic oven with a continuous front panel of the invention fitted on a shelf or bracket.
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- With reference to Figure 1, a domestic oven according to the invention comprises a body 1 of rectangular box shape supported on a
base 2 and closed at the front by an oven panel ordoor 3, hinged at the bottom (by hinges 4, 5) to the body 1 so as to be releasable. - The
oven door 3 is constituted in known manner by anouter glass panel 6 6 and a metalinner support frame 7 which supports a removableinner glass window 8 separated from the outer panel by a heat-insulating cavity. - The
oven door 3 differs from those in known domestic ovens in that it extends up to thetop 9 of the body of the oven which generally bears acontinuous work surface 10, shown in section, of a modular kitchen unit. A gas orelectric hob 11, in itself entirely conventional, may be fitted into thework surface 10 or may form part of the oven itself and be fixed to the body 1. - The
oven door 3 thus covers the front control panel of the oven where theknobs - It is an advantage if the
control knobs - To this end, the knobs are of the bi-stable or push-pull type so that, if pressure is exerted on them, they slide axially along their axes of rotation and project a convenient distance, of the order of 15-20mm, from the outer surface of the
door 3 so that they can be gripped and turned even when the oven door is closed. - The extension of the
door 3 to the top of the oven 1 enables a monitoring window to be provided in thedoor 3 which also extends upwardly, as illustrated, thereby giving an easy view of the inner chamber of the oven. - For a quick comparison with the prior art, the
broken line 14 indicates the upper edge of the door of a conventional domestic oven while thebroken line 15 represents the upper edge of the monitoring window, again in a conventional oven. - It is clear from this comparison that an oven such as that forming the subject of the invention provides better visibility and is more ergonomic, as well as being more aesthetically pleasing.
- In fact, the front of the oven forms a single, homogeneous unit, without the break constituted by the gap between the door and the control panel.
- It is advantageous, but not essential, for the handle of the
door 3 to be integral with thefront glass panel 6, it being formed as anelongate aperture 16 therein, located so as to face a convenient recess in the control panel which is sufficiently wide and deep for the fingers of a hand to be able to grasp the upper or lower edge of theaperture 16, thus ensuring that the handling position is away from the hottest region. - Figure 2 shows a section through part of the body 1 and part of the overlying
oven door 3 in order better to illustrate the structure thereof. - As stated earlier, the door is constituted by an
outer glass panel 6 fixed by glue and/or engagement in a frame to a metalinner frame 7 suitably shaped to correspond with the oven opening so as to form a support for aresilient seal 17 and for a glassinner panel 8. - A heat insulating cavity is formed between the
outer panel 6 and theframe 7 or theinner panel 8 which can be partly filled with thermally-insulating material but with a window left free for the monitoring of thecooking chamber 19. - This latter is defined by an
internal wall 20 of the oven, the outer face of which is covered with thermally-insulatingmaterial 21 and which extends upwardly to support afront control panel 22 which faces the upper portion of thedoor 3. - At the site of the handle-aperture, the control panel is bent inwardly to form a housing 24 which enables the handle to be gripped easily.
- Figure 3 shows a detailed section of part of the
door 3 which faces a control device, for example athermostated switch 25, mounted in the control panel. - The
switch 25, which is conventional in itself, is mounted on the body of the oven, either directly on theinner wall 20 which is appropriately shaped or by means of support brackets, and has acontrol shaft 26 extending perpendicular to the front of the oven. - An
annular member 27 which forms a cavity is keyed to the shaft and has aperipheral indicator dial 28 coplanar with thecontrol panel 22 and aknob 29, of the bistable push-button type, partially housed in the cavity of theannular member 27, the knob projecting suitably from the control panel and passing freely through an aperture in theouter panel 6 and theinner frame 7 of thedoor 3 so that its head is coplanar with the outer surface of thedoor 3 when this is closed. - The aperture in the
outer glass panel 6 which houses theknob 29 has a suitable plastic ormetal seal 30, around its periphery. - It is clear that, when the door is open, the
knob 29 can be manipulated easily thanks to the cavity formed by the annular member which is large enough to receive the fingers of a user and give a comfortable and secure grip on the knob to allow thecontrol device 25 to be set in a required condition identified by the correspondence of one of several indicators on thedial 28 with afixed reference index 31 on the control panel. - In order to carry out the same operation when the door is closed, one need only press the
knob 29, causing it to snap into a position shown by thebroken line 32 in which it projects a greater axial extent. - In this position, the knob can be manipulated even when the door is closed and the angular position of the
dial 28 relative to afixed reference index 33, printed on theglass panel 6, can be read through the glass. - It is clear that, for this purpose, an annular portion (or at least a section of an annulus) of the glass of the outer panel is left free of printing around the
knob 29 and in this position theinner frame 7 of the door is suitably cut away. - The above description relates only to a preferred embodiment of the invention and numerous variations may be made thereto.
- For example, in the case of a combined oven-hob cooker, the various controls for the hotplates can be arranged on the front panel along with the oven controls.
- In addition, it is not essential for the control panel to be positioned above the access opening to the oven with the door hinged at the bottom.
- For example, as illustrated in Figure 4, in the case of an
oven 40 designed to be installed on a shelf or bracket in a raised position, thecontrol panel 41 can be positioned below theaccess aperture 42 and this may be closed by adoor 43 which also extends over the control panel and is hinged at the top and pivots upwardly to open. - In this case, the
lower edge 44 of the front panel of the door, which extends to thelower edge 45 of the oven body or just beyond it, can constitute a grip which enables the door to be opened or closed without the need to provide a handle-aperture in the panel. - For this purpose, to improve the grip, the
lower front edge 45 of the body of the oven may be formed with arecess 46 to facilitate the grip, this recess being covered by the front door panel when the door is closed. Alternatively, thelower edge 44 of the front door panel may project conveniently beneath thelower front edge 45 of the oven body. - This concept can also be applied in the case of an oven which is fitted into a conventional unit beneath a work surface or a hob.
Claims (6)
- A domestic oven of the type in which a front aperture is closed by a door panel (3) with a monitoring window (6,8) in front of the oven and the control devices (12, 13) of the oven are arranged on a front control panel (22), characterised in that
the door panel (3) extends over the front of the oven so that, in its closed position, it also covers the control panel, apertures being provided in the door panel (3) to enable the control devices (12, 13) to be operated even when the door panel (3) is closed. - A domestic oven according to Claim 1 in which the control devices (12, 13) each comprise an operating knob (29) which can assume first and second axial positions, in the first position the head of the knob being coplanar with the outer surface of the door panel (3) in its closed position and, in the second position, the head of the knob (29) projecting from the outer surface of the door panel (3) so as to enable the knob to be manipulated even when the door panel is closed.
- A domestic oven according to either Claim 1 or Claim 2, including an elongate aperture (16) in the door panel (3) facing a corresponding recess (24) in the control panel (22) so as to form a handgrip for opening the door panel.
- A domestic oven according to either Claim 2 or Claim 3 in which the control devices (12, 13) include an annular indicator member (27,28) which is fixed axially and operated by rotation of the knob (29).
- A domestic oven according to Claim 4 in which the annular indicator member (27, 28) forms a cavity which partially houses the knob (29) in order to facilitate the user's grip on the knob even when it is in its first axial position.
- A domestic oven according either to Claim 4 or Claim 5, in which the annular indicator member (27, 28) is housed in a recess in the surface of the front control panel (22) and has a peripheral indicator dial (28) which is coplanar with the surface of this front control panel (22).
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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ITMI950801 IT237294Y1 (en) | 1995-11-20 | 1995-11-20 | CONTINUOUS FRONT PANEL DOMESTIC OVEN |
ITMI950801U | 1995-11-20 |
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EP0774626A2 EP0774626A2 (en) | 1997-05-21 |
EP0774626A3 EP0774626A3 (en) | 1999-04-07 |
EP0774626B1 true EP0774626B1 (en) | 2002-09-11 |
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EP19960201937 Expired - Lifetime EP0774626B1 (en) | 1995-11-20 | 1996-07-10 | A domestic oven with a continuous front panel |
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IT (1) | IT237294Y1 (en) |
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DE10039445C2 (en) * | 2000-08-11 | 2003-12-18 | Bsh Bosch Siemens Hausgeraete | oven door |
DE10059169A1 (en) * | 2000-11-29 | 2002-06-13 | Bsh Bosch Siemens Hausgeraete | household appliance |
FR2834332B1 (en) * | 2001-12-27 | 2006-09-08 | Brandt Cooking | OVEN, IN PARTICULAR OF THE MICROWAVE TYPE, IMPROVED AESTHETICS |
DE202004016052U1 (en) * | 2004-10-16 | 2006-02-23 | Diehl Ako Stiftung & Co. Kg | Food baking oven has control panel incorporated within hatch door handle and linked by cable to power supply on the rear face of oven housing |
DE102006001280A1 (en) * | 2006-01-10 | 2007-07-12 | BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH | Cooking appliance door and associated operating module |
DE102006001248A1 (en) * | 2006-01-10 | 2007-07-12 | BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH | User control module for a domestic appliance is integrated in the access door of the appliance, especially an oven,in a cavity created in the door frame |
DE102006001249B4 (en) * | 2006-01-10 | 2016-02-11 | BSH Hausgeräte GmbH | Appliance door and household appliance with the appliance door |
DE102007012378A1 (en) * | 2007-03-14 | 2008-09-18 | BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH | Domestic appliance, especially oven |
US10908762B2 (en) | 2015-07-20 | 2021-02-02 | Whirlpool Corporation | Household appliance closure element with touch interface |
CN108013848A (en) * | 2016-10-28 | 2018-05-11 | 青岛海尔洗碗机有限公司 | The integrated morphology and dish-washing machine of a kind of control panel |
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