EP1319158B2 - Handle comprising a display element for a built-in electrical appliance - Google Patents

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EP1319158B2
EP1319158B2 EP01984662.5A EP01984662A EP1319158B2 EP 1319158 B2 EP1319158 B2 EP 1319158B2 EP 01984662 A EP01984662 A EP 01984662A EP 1319158 B2 EP1319158 B2 EP 1319158B2
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Christoph Becke
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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
    • A47B95/00—Fittings for furniture
    • A47B95/02—Handles
    • 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
    • A47L15/4293—Arrangements for programme selection, e.g. control panels; Indication of the selected programme, programme progress or other parameters of the programme, e.g. by using display panels
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/02—Doors; Covers
    • F25D23/028—Details
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D29/00—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
    • F25D29/005—Mounting of control devices
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B1/00—Knobs or handles for wings; Knobs, handles, or press buttons for locks or latches on wings
    • E05B1/0015—Knobs or handles which do not operate the bolt or lock, e.g. non-movable; Mounting thereof
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2400/00—General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for cooling or freezing apparatus not covered by any other subclass
    • F25D2400/08—Refrigerator tables
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2400/00—General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for cooling or freezing apparatus not covered by any other subclass
    • F25D2400/36—Visual displays

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  • the present invention relates to a built-in electrical appliance for installation behind a furniture front panel, as used in particular in fitted kitchens.
  • Kitchen built-in electric appliances essentially comprise cookers, dishwashers and refrigerators.
  • To use a cooker it is important to be able to look into the oven without having to open the oven door. Therefore, in the herd generally accepted by the users that they are built with a device manufacturer, not specifically adapted to the surrounding furniture front panel.
  • refrigerators and dishwashers there is an increasing demand for models that can be covered on their entire front surface with a furniture front panel and can be unobtrusively incorporated into a uniform furniture front in this way.
  • thermostat controller As far as the controls of a refrigerator are concerned, it is e.g. has long been common practice to arrange the thermostat controller inside such a device. For display elements, this solution has only limited useful because inside the device mounted display elements a user can not worm before a malfunction of the device.
  • the fully integrated electrical appliances lack any possibility of visibly displaying information about their operating state to a user.
  • WO 98/26486 is a stove, which is not a fully integrated built-in electrical appliance is described, are integrated in the door handle controls for the stove.
  • Object of the present invention is to provide a built-in electrical appliance for installation behind a furniture front panel, in which a visible indication of an operating condition or an operating size is possible without requiring a complex structural adjustment of the built-in electrical appliance and the furniture front panel used for its lining are required together.
  • the object is achieved by a built-in electrical appliance with the features of claim 1.
  • the required adjustment of the furniture front panel is limited to a small number of holes that are required to attach the handle and signals from the front panel of the device to the display element to perform on the handle.
  • a display element is preferably provided for displaying at least one of the following operating states or quantities: measured operating temperature, set operating temperature, defrost requirement and / or malfunction, in particular failure of the cooling.
  • a display element is preferably provided for displaying at least one of the following operating conditions or variables: selected wash program, working time, in particular remaining work time until the current wash program is completed, lack of equipment such as water, salt and / or rinse aid , Blocking a spray arm or other malfunctions.
  • a display element preferably comprises an alphabetical and / or numeric display field.
  • a display field can also be used with which pictograms can be displayed.
  • the display element is expediently self-luminous.
  • the display element is arranged on a spacer, with the aid of a gripping element in the form of a. Rod is held in front of the furniture front panel.
  • the spacer preferably has an inclined surface on which the display element is mounted clearly visible.
  • the display element can also be pivotable between a recessed position and a highly visible position.
  • Fig. 1 shows a partial view of the lower portion of a door 1 of a built-in refrigerator.
  • the outer surface of the door is formed by a furniture front panel 2, right and left of her and below it are more front panels 3, which belong to furniture or other built-in electrical appliances and form together with the front panel 2 of the door 1 a furniture front with a uniform decor.
  • the door 1 further comprises a hinged about a vertical axis front flap 4, which contains a heat-insulating filling and carries at its edge a magnetic rubber seal 5, which closes the interior 6 of the refrigerator airtight with the door closed.
  • a handle for opening and closing the door is mounted, which is composed of two spacers 7 and a rod 8.
  • a display element in this case an alphanumeric display field 9 for indicating the temperature measured in the interior 6 of the refrigerator by a sensor, is inserted slightly recessed.
  • the display element 9 may e.g. be constructed of a multi-segment or matrix arrangement of light emitting diodes or of liquid crystal display elements.
  • individual display elements e.g. in the form of different colored light-emitting diodes, for the indication of normal operation or a deviation of the temperature in the interior 6 from the set desired value, e.g. due to a failure of the cooling system, be provided.
  • Lines for the supply of the display panel 9 with power and display signals are guided by that spacer 7, in front of which the display panel 9 is mounted, and a mounted behind the spacer 7 and hidden by him bore of the front panel 2.
  • each spacer 7 in each case a bore in the region of each spacer 7, through which a screw can be guided in each case to secure the spacers to the front panel 2, and a further bore for carrying the power supply and signal lines of the display panel 9.
  • On the front door 4 and the Spacer 7 can each be provided (not shown in the figure) complementary connector that close at the attachment of the front panel 2 to the front door 4 and thus allow the signal and power supply of the display panel 9 via the front door 4.
  • Fig.2 shows a perspective view of the upper portion of a built-under a kitchen worktop 10 fully integrated dishwasher with partially opened door 11.
  • the door is constructed of a faceplate 12 made by a kitchen furniture manufacturer that is similar in decor to the front panels of adjacent furniture or fitted kitchen appliances, anchored to a front panel 14 that is a component of the dishwasher, and lower (not shown) thereof Area is pivotally mounted about a horizontal axis.
  • a plurality of operating and display elements such as a power switch or on / off switch 15, dial keys 16 for selecting an operating program of the dishwasher, a display panel 17, etc. are arranged.
  • the display panel 17 may be used to display a selected wash program, to display the already processed or preferably the remaining running time of the washing program in operation or the like.
  • the lack of resources such as rinse aid or salt, which can be filled by a user in a sufficient amount for a plurality of rinses in storage tank of the dishwasher and are automatically dosed by the machine can be displayed on the display panel 17.
  • a handle composed of a bar 8 having a second display panel 9 embedded therein and two spacers 7 is mounted in the same manner as described above with reference to FIG Fig. 1 described.
  • the display panel 9 of the handle is used to display the same information, which are also displayed by the display panel 17 on the upper edge 13 of the front flap 14. In this way, this information for a user are also recognizable when the door of the dishwasher is closed and the top edge 13 is covered by the countertop 10.
  • the display panel 9 may also usefully be used to alert to other malfunctions of the machine that can not be reasonably indicated by the display panel 17, such as a lack of water supply or blocking of a spray arm rotating inside the machine, e.g. due to overcrowding.
  • Fig. 3 shows an inventive design of a handle that is applicable to both a refrigerator and a dishwasher.
  • the handle is also constructed here of a rod 8 and spacers 7a, 7b and is mounted on a front panel 2 of the built-in electrical appliance.
  • the spacer 7 a has in its upper region an oblique surface, which is filled by the display panel 9.
  • the display panel may for example have an alphanumeric display element 18 for displaying a cooling temperature and one or more display elements 19 in the form of control lights or LEDs, the operating conditions and malfunctions, in the case of a refrigeration device such as a failure of the cooling or Show defrost requirement.
  • Fig. 4 shows a vertical section through the front panel 2, the rod 8 and the spacer 7a Fig. 3 , It can be seen two holes 20, of which the lower is provided for attaching the handle by means of a screw inserted from the back of the front panel 2 in a complementary bore of the spacer 7a and the upper for the implementation of supply and signal lines for the display panel 9.
  • the dimensions of the display panel in height and depth are not predetermined by the esthetic aspects usually limited dimensions of the handle 8, and it can be displayed simultaneously a large amount of information, in the case of a refrigerator-freezer combination, for example, the temperatures of different subjects ,
  • Fig. 5 shows a modification of with reference to 3 and 4 described embodiment in a vertical section.
  • the display panel 9 is pivotally connected to the spacer 7a and movable between an extended position shown by solid lines, in which it is easily recognizable and readable by a user remote from the built-in appliance, and a retracted position shown by dashed lines which, as shown in the figure, more or less closely abuts the spacer 7a or is sunk in this.
  • the display element 9 In the second, retracted position, the display element 9 is easy to read for a user who is standing directly in front of the front panel 2.
  • the position of the display element 9 is coupled to the operating or non-operating state of the device according to a further modification.
  • the display element automatically folds when switching on the device in the extended position shown in solid lines and when switching back to the retracted position shown in dashed lines, or that the device is turned off by a user, the display element 9 in pushes the retracted position.
  • such a coupling can be provided in such a way that the display element remains in the retracted position as long as the device is out of operation or its front door is open.
  • the display element 9 folds into the extended position.
  • display panel 17 omitted, since it is replaced with the door open by the display panel 9 equivalent.

Abstract

A built-in electrical appliance for installing behind a unit-facing panel includes a pivotable front flap for fastening the unit-facing panel and a handle that can be fitted on the unit-facing panel for pivoting the front flap. At least one display element for displaying an operating state or an operating variable of the built-in electrical appliance is disposed on the handle.

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Einbauelektrogerät für den Einbau hinter einer Möbelfrontplatte, wie es insbesondere in Einbauküchen zum Einsatz kommt.The present invention relates to a built-in electrical appliance for installation behind a furniture front panel, as used in particular in fitted kitchens.

Küchen-Einbauelektrogeräte umfassen im wesentlichen Herde, Geschirrspüler und Kältegeräte. Für die Benutzung eines Herdes ist es wichtig, in die Backröhre blicken zu können, ohne dafür die Ofentür öffnen zu müssen. Daher wird bei Herden im allgemeinen von den Anwendern akzeptiert, daß diese mit einer vom Gerätehersteller herrührenden, nicht spezifisch an die umgebende Möbelfront angepaßten Frontplatte eingebaut werden. Bei Kältegeräten und Geschirrspülern jedoch herrscht eine zunehmende Nachfrage nach Modellen, die auf ihrer gesamten Frontfläche mit einer Möbelfrontplatte verdeckbar sind und auf diese Weise unauffällig in eine einheitliche Möbelfront eingegliedert werden können.Kitchen built-in electric appliances essentially comprise cookers, dishwashers and refrigerators. To use a cooker, it is important to be able to look into the oven without having to open the oven door. Therefore, in the herd generally accepted by the users that they are built with a device manufacturer, not specifically adapted to the surrounding furniture front panel. In refrigerators and dishwashers, however, there is an increasing demand for models that can be covered on their entire front surface with a furniture front panel and can be unobtrusively incorporated into a uniform furniture front in this way.

Bei derartigen sogenannten vollintegrierten Einbauelektrogeräten ergibt sich das Problem, daß Bedien- und Anzeigeelemente des Einbauelektrogeräts nur mit erheblichem konstruktivem Aufwand seitens des Geräte- oder Küchenmöbelherstellers und gegebenenfalls unter Inkaufnahme einer Beeinträchtigung des ästhetischen Eindrucks an der Frontplatte angebracht werden können, so daß eine andere Art der Anbringung benötigt wird.In such so-called fully integrated Einbauelektrogeräten there is the problem that control and display elements of Einbauelektrogeräts can be installed only with considerable design effort on the part of the appliance or Küchenmöbelherstellers and possibly at the expense of impairing the aesthetic impression on the front panel, so that a different kind of Attachment is needed.

Was die Bedienelemente eines Kältegeräts angeht, so ist es z.B. seit langem gängige Praxis, den Thermostatregler im Inneren eines solchen Geräts anzuordnen. Für Anzeigeelemente ist diese Lösung nur eingeschränkt brauchbar, weil im Innern des Geräts angebrachte Anzeigeelemente einen Benutzer nicht vor einer Störung des Geräts wamen können.As far as the controls of a refrigerator are concerned, it is e.g. has long been common practice to arrange the thermostat controller inside such a device. For display elements, this solution has only limited useful because inside the device mounted display elements a user can not worm before a malfunction of the device.

Bei Spülmaschinen entfällt die Möglichkeit der Anbringung im Innern. Man ist daher bei Spülmaschinen dazu übergegangen, Bedienelemente an der Oberkante einer Frontklappe der Spülmaschine anzubringen, welche die Möbelfrontplatte trägt. Dort sind diese Bedienelemente nur in einem wenigstens teilweise geöffneten Zustand der Frontklappe zugänglich. Gegebenenfalls ebenfalls an der Oberkante der Frontklappe angebrachte Anzeigeelemente sind für einen Benutzer bei mit geschlossener Klappe laufender Spülmaschine nicht erkennbar.For dishwashers eliminates the possibility of mounting inside. It is therefore passed in dishwashers to install controls on the top of a front flap of the dishwasher, which carries the furniture front panel. There, these controls are accessible only in an at least partially open state of the front door. Optionally, also attached to the top edge of the front panel display elements are not visible to a user in running with the flap closed dishwasher.

Es fehlt den vollintegrierten Elektrogeräten somit bei geschlossener Frontklappe jegliche Möglichkeit, einem Benutzer Informationen über ihren Betriebszustand sichtbar anzuzeigen.Thus, with the front door closed, the fully integrated electrical appliances lack any possibility of visibly displaying information about their operating state to a user.

In der WO 98/26486 ist ein Herd, der kein vollintegriertes Einbauelektrogerät ist, beschrieben, in dessen Türgriff Steuerelemente für den Herd integriert sind.In the WO 98/26486 is a stove, which is not a fully integrated built-in electrical appliance is described, are integrated in the door handle controls for the stove.

Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung ist, ein Einbauelektrogerät für den Einbau hinter einer Möbelfrontplatte anzugeben, bei dem eine sichtbare Anzeige eines Betriebszustandes oder einer Betriebsgröße möglich ist, ohne daß hierfür eine aufwendige konstruktive Anpassung des Einbauelektrogerätes und der zu seiner Verkleidung verwendeten Möbelfrontplatte aneinander erforderlich sind.Object of the present invention is to provide a built-in electrical appliance for installation behind a furniture front panel, in which a visible indication of an operating condition or an operating size is possible without requiring a complex structural adjustment of the built-in electrical appliance and the furniture front panel used for its lining are required together.

Die Aufgabe wird gelöst durch ein Einbauelektrogerät mit den Merkmalen nach Anspruch 1. Bei einem solchen Gerät beschränkt sich die erforderliche Anpassung der Möbelfrontplatte auf eine kleine Zahl von Bohrungen, die erforderlich sind, um den Griff zu befestigen und Signale von der Frontklappe des Geräts zum Anzeigeelement am Griff durchzuführen.The object is achieved by a built-in electrical appliance with the features of claim 1. In such a device, the required adjustment of the furniture front panel is limited to a small number of holes that are required to attach the handle and signals from the front panel of the device to the display element to perform on the handle.

Wenn es sich bei dem Einbauelektrogerät um ein Kältegerät handelt, so ist vorzugsweise ein Anzeigeelement zum Anzeigen wenigstens eines der folgenden Betriebszustände oder -größen vorgesehen: gemessene Betriebstemperatur, Sollbetriebstemperatur, Abtaubedarf und/oder Funktionsstörung, insbesondere Ausfall der Kühlung.If the built-in electric appliance is a refrigeration device, then a display element is preferably provided for displaying at least one of the following operating states or quantities: measured operating temperature, set operating temperature, defrost requirement and / or malfunction, in particular failure of the cooling.

Wenn das Einbauelektrogerät eine Geschirrspülmaschine ist, so ist ein Anzeigeelement vorzugsweise zum Anzeigen wenigstens eines der folgenden Betriebszustände oder - größen vorgesehen: ausgewähltes Spülprogramm, Arbeitszeit, insbesondere Restarbeitszeit bis zur Abarbeitung des laufenden Spülprogramms, Mangel an Betriebsmitteln wie etwa Wasser, Salz und/oder Klarspüler, Blockierung eines Sprüharms oder sonstige Funktionsstörungen.When the built-in electric appliance is a dishwasher, a display element is preferably provided for displaying at least one of the following operating conditions or variables: selected wash program, working time, in particular remaining work time until the current wash program is completed, lack of equipment such as water, salt and / or rinse aid , Blocking a spray arm or other malfunctions.

Insbesondere zum Anzeigen von Temperaturen, Arbeitszeiten, Spülprogrammen oder dergleichen umfaßt ein Anzeigeelement vorzugsweise ein alphabetisches und/oder numerisches Anzeigefeld. Für die Anzeige eines ausgewählten Spülprogramms kann auch ein Anzeigefeld eingesetzt werden, mit dem Piktogramme darstellbar sind. Im Interesse einer leichten Ablesbarkeit oder um gegebenenfalls die Aufmerksamkeit eines Benutzers auf sich zu lenken, ist das Anzeigeelement zweckmäßigerweise selbstleuchtend.In particular, for displaying temperatures, working hours, washing programs or the like, a display element preferably comprises an alphabetical and / or numeric display field. For the display of a selected wash program, a display field can also be used with which pictograms can be displayed. In the interest of easy readability or possibly to attract the attention of a user, the display element is expediently self-luminous.

Erfindungsgemäß ist das Anzeigeelement an einem Abstandsstück angeordnet, mit dessen Hilfe ein Greifelement in Form eine. Stange vor der Möbelfrontplatte gehalten ist.According to the display element is arranged on a spacer, with the aid of a gripping element in the form of a. Rod is held in front of the furniture front panel.

Das Abstandsstück weist vorzugsweise eine Schrägfläche auf, an der das Anzeigeelement gut sichtbar angebracht ist. Das Anzeigeelement kann aber auch zwischen einer versenkten Position und einer gut sichtbaren Position schwenkbar sein.The spacer preferably has an inclined surface on which the display element is mounted clearly visible. However, the display element can also be pivotable between a recessed position and a highly visible position.

Weitere Merkmale und Vorteile der vorliegenden Erfindung ergeben sich aus der nachfolgenden Beschreibung von Ausführungsbeispielen mit Bezug auf die beigefügten Figuren.

  • Fig. 1 und 2 sind jeweils Teilansichten eines Kühlschranks und einer Spülmaschine als Beispiele für ein nicht erfindungsgemäßes Einbauelektrogerät;
  • Fig.3, 4 und 5 zeigen Schnitte durch einen Griff von erfindungsgemäßen Einbauelektrogeräten.
Further features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of exemplary embodiments with reference to the accompanying figures.
  • Fig. 1 and 2 are respectively partial views of a refrigerator and a dishwasher as examples of a non-inventive built-in electric appliance;
  • 3, 4 and 5 show sections through a handle of built-in electrical appliances according to the invention.

Fig. 1 zeigt in einer Teilansicht den unteren Bereich einer Tür 1 eines Einbaukühlschranks. Die Außenfläche der Tür ist durch eine Möbelfrontplatte 2 gebildet, rechts und links von ihr sowie unterhalb von ihr befinden sich weitere Frontplatten 3, die zu Möbeln oder anderen Einbauelektrogeräten gehören und zusammen mit der Frontplatte 2 der Tür 1 eine Möbelfront mit einem einheitlichen Dekor bilden. Fig. 1 shows a partial view of the lower portion of a door 1 of a built-in refrigerator. The outer surface of the door is formed by a furniture front panel 2, right and left of her and below it are more front panels 3, which belong to furniture or other built-in electrical appliances and form together with the front panel 2 of the door 1 a furniture front with a uniform decor.

Die Tür 1 umfaßt femer eine um ein vertikale Achse schwenkbare Frontklappe 4, die eine wärmeisolierende Füllung enthält und an ihrem Rand eine magnetische Gummidichtung 5 trägt, die bei geschlossener Tür 1 den Innenraum 6 des Kühlschranks luftdicht verschließt.The door 1 further comprises a hinged about a vertical axis front flap 4, which contains a heat-insulating filling and carries at its edge a magnetic rubber seal 5, which closes the interior 6 of the refrigerator airtight with the door closed.

An der Sichtseite der Frontplatte 2 ist ein Griff zum Öffnen und Schließen der Tür montiert, der aus zwei Abstandsstücken 7 und einer Stange 8 aufgebaut ist. Im Bereich eines der Abstandsstücke 7 ist ein Anzeigeelement, hier ein alphanumerisches Anzeigefeld 9 zur Anzeige der im Innenraum 6 des Kühlschranks von einem Sensor gemessenen Temperatur, geringfügig vertieft eingelassen.On the visible side of the front panel 2, a handle for opening and closing the door is mounted, which is composed of two spacers 7 and a rod 8. In the area of one of the spacers 7, a display element, in this case an alphanumeric display field 9 for indicating the temperature measured in the interior 6 of the refrigerator by a sensor, is inserted slightly recessed.

Das Anzeigeelement 9 kann z.B. aus einer Multisegment- oder Matrixanordnung von Leuchtdioden oder von Flüssigkristall-Anzeigeelementen aufgebaut sein.The display element 9 may e.g. be constructed of a multi-segment or matrix arrangement of light emitting diodes or of liquid crystal display elements.

Alternativ oder ergänzend können jeweils einzelne Anzeigeelemente, z.B. in Form verschiedenfarbiger Leuchtdioden, zur Anzeige von Normalbetrieb oder einer Abweichung der Temperatur im Innenraum 6 vom eingestellten Sollwert, z.B. aufgrund eines Ausfalls des Kühlsystems, vorgesehen sein.Alternatively or additionally, individual display elements, e.g. in the form of different colored light-emitting diodes, for the indication of normal operation or a deviation of the temperature in the interior 6 from the set desired value, e.g. due to a failure of the cooling system, be provided.

Leitungen für die Versorgung des Anzeigefelds 9 mit Energie und Anzeigesignalen sind durch dasjenige Abstandsstück 7, vor dem das Anzeigefeld 9 angebracht ist, und eine hinter dem Abstandsstück 7 angebrachte und von ihm verdeckte Bohrung der Frontplatte 2 geführt.Lines for the supply of the display panel 9 with power and display signals are guided by that spacer 7, in front of which the display panel 9 is mounted, and a mounted behind the spacer 7 and hidden by him bore of the front panel 2.

Auf der Stange 8 kann ein Markenzeichen des Herstellers des Kühlschranks angebracht sein, so daß es auch bei geschlossener Tür 1 sichtbar ist. Auch dies ist bei herkömmlichen vollintegrierten Einbaugeräten nicht möglich.On the rod 8, a brand of the manufacturer of the refrigerator can be mounted so that it is visible even when the door 1 is closed. Again, this is not possible with conventional fully integrated built-in appliances.

Um die üblicherweise von einem Küchenmöbelhersteller hergestellte Frontplatte 2 an den Kühlschrank anzupassen, genügt z.B. jeweils eine Bohrung im Bereich jedes Abstandsstücks 7, durch die hindurch jeweils eine Schraube geführt werden kann, um die Abstandsstücke an der Frontplatte 2 zu befestigen, und eine weitere Bohrung zur Durchführung der Energieversorgungs- und Signalleitungen des Anzeigefelds 9. An der Frontklappe 4 und dem Abstandsstück 7 können jeweils (in der Figur nicht gezeigte) komplementäre Steckverbinder vorgesehen sein, die bei der Anbringung der Frontplatte 2 an der Frontklappe 4 schließen und so die Signal- und Energieversorgung des Anzeigefelds 9 über die Frontklappe 4 erlauben.In order to adapt the front panel 2, which is usually produced by a kitchen furniture manufacturer, to the refrigerator, it suffices, for example. in each case a bore in the region of each spacer 7, through which a screw can be guided in each case to secure the spacers to the front panel 2, and a further bore for carrying the power supply and signal lines of the display panel 9. On the front door 4 and the Spacer 7 can each be provided (not shown in the figure) complementary connector that close at the attachment of the front panel 2 to the front door 4 and thus allow the signal and power supply of the display panel 9 via the front door 4.

Fig.2 zeigt eine perspektivische Ansicht des oberen Bereichs einer unter einer Küchen-Arbeitsplatte 10 eingebauten vollintegrierten Geschirrspülmaschine mit teilweise geöffneter Tür 11. Wie im Falle des Kühlschranks aus Fig: 1 ist die Tür aufgebaut aus einer Frontplatte 12, die von einem Küchenmöbelhersteller hergestellt ist und im Dekor den Frontplatten benachbarter Möbel oder Einbauküchengeräte gleicht, und die an einer Frontplatte 14 verankert ist, die ein Bauteil der Geschirrspülmaschine darstellt, und in ihrem (nicht dargestellten) unteren Bereich um eine horizontale Achse schwenkbar montiert ist. Fig.2 shows a perspective view of the upper portion of a built-under a kitchen worktop 10 fully integrated dishwasher with partially opened door 11. As in the case of the refrigerator off Fig. 1 For example, the door is constructed of a faceplate 12 made by a kitchen furniture manufacturer that is similar in decor to the front panels of adjacent furniture or fitted kitchen appliances, anchored to a front panel 14 that is a component of the dishwasher, and lower (not shown) thereof Area is pivotally mounted about a horizontal axis.

An der oberen Kante 13 der Frontklappe 14 sind eine Mehrzahl von Bedien- und Anzeigeelementen wie etwa ein Netzschalter oder Ein-/Ausschalter 15, Wähltasten 16 zum Auswählen eines Betriebsprogramms der Geschirrspülmaschine, ein Anzeigefeld 17 etc. angeordnet. Das Anzeigefeld 17 kann zum Anzeigen eines ausgewählten Spülprogramms, zur Anzeige der bereits abgearbeiteten oder vorzugsweise der noch verbleibenden Laufzeit des im Betrieb befindlichen Spülprogramms oder dergleichen dienen. Auch das Fehlen von Betriebsmitteln wie etwa Klarspüler oder Salz, die von einem Benutzer in einer für eine Vielzahl von Spülvorgängen ausreichenden Menge in Vorratsbehälter der Spülmaschine eingefüllt werden können und von der Maschine selbsttätig dosiert werden, kann auf dem Anzeigefeld 17 angezeigt werden.At the upper edge 13 of the front door 14, a plurality of operating and display elements such as a power switch or on / off switch 15, dial keys 16 for selecting an operating program of the dishwasher, a display panel 17, etc. are arranged. The display panel 17 may be used to display a selected wash program, to display the already processed or preferably the remaining running time of the washing program in operation or the like. Also, the lack of resources such as rinse aid or salt, which can be filled by a user in a sufficient amount for a plurality of rinses in storage tank of the dishwasher and are automatically dosed by the machine can be displayed on the display panel 17.

An der Frontplatte 12 ist ein aus einer Stange 8 mit einem darin eingelassenen zweiten Anzeigefeld 9 und zwei Abstandsstücken 7 aufgebauter Griff in der gleichen Weise montiert, wie bereits oben mit Bezug auf Fig. 1 beschrieben. Das Anzeigefeld 9 des Griffs dient zur Anzeige der gleichen Informationen, die auch vom Anzeigefeld 17 an der Oberkante 13 der Frontklappe 14 angezeigt werden. Auf diese Weise sind diese Informationen für einen Benutzer auch dann erkennbar, wenn die Tür der Spülmaschine geschlossen ist und die Oberkante 13 von der Arbeitsplatte 10 verdeckt ist.On the front panel 12, a handle composed of a bar 8 having a second display panel 9 embedded therein and two spacers 7 is mounted in the same manner as described above with reference to FIG Fig. 1 described. The display panel 9 of the handle is used to display the same information, which are also displayed by the display panel 17 on the upper edge 13 of the front flap 14. In this way, this information for a user are also recognizable when the door of the dishwasher is closed and the top edge 13 is covered by the countertop 10.

Zusätzlich kann das Anzeigefeld 9 auch sinnvoll dazu eingesetzt werden, auf andere Betriebsstörungen der Maschine aufmerksam zu machen, die vom Anzeigefeld 17 nicht sinnvoll angezeigt werden können, so etwa auf eine fehlende Wasserversorgung oder auf eine Blockierung eines im Innem der Maschine rotierenden Sprüharms, z.B. aufgrund von Überfüllung.In addition, the display panel 9 may also usefully be used to alert to other malfunctions of the machine that can not be reasonably indicated by the display panel 17, such as a lack of water supply or blocking of a spray arm rotating inside the machine, e.g. due to overcrowding.

Derartige Fehlerzustände auf dem Anzeigefeld 17 anzuzeigen, macht wenig Sinn, da sie erst nach dem Ingangsetzen der Maschine erfaßt werden bzw. auftreten können, und ein Benutzer nach dem Ingangsetzen der Maschine dieses Anzeigefeld erst wieder zu sehen bekommt, wenn er nach abgearbeitetem Spülprogramm die Maschine wieder öffnet, oder wenn er den Betrieb der Maschine unterbricht und die Tür öffnet, weil er bereits selbst eine Störung vermutet. Die Anzeige auf dem Anzeigefeld 9 hingegen ermöglicht es dem Benutzer, solche fehlerhaften Spülvorgänge frühzeitig zu erkennen, den Fehler zu beheben und dadurch Zeit und Betriebskosten zu sparen.To display such error conditions on the display panel 17, makes little sense, since they can be detected or occur only after the startup of the machine, and a user after the startup of the machine will see this panel again only when he after finished wash program the machine opens again, or if he interrupts the operation of the machine and opens the door, because he already suspects a fault himself. The display on the display panel 9, however, allows the user to such erroneous rinses To recognize early, to fix the error and thereby save time and operating costs.

Fig. 3 zeigt eine erfindungsgemäß Gestaltung eines Griffes, die sowohl an einem Kältegerät wie auch an einer Geschirrspülmaschine anwendbar ist. Der Griff ist hier ebenfalls aus einer Stange 8 und Abstandsstücken 7a, 7b aufgebaut und ist an einer Frontplatte 2 des Einbauelektrogeräts montiert. Das Abstandsstück 7a weist in seinem oberen Bereich eine Schrägfläche auf, die von dem Anzeigefeld 9 ausgefüllt ist. Wie in der Fig. angedeutet, kann das Anzeigefeld z.B. ein alphanumerisches Anzeigeelement 18 für die Anzeige einer Kühltemperatur sowie ein oder mehrere Anzeigeelemente 19 in Form von Kontrolleuchten oder Leuchtdioden aufweisen, die Betriebszustände und -störungen, im Falle eines Kältegerätes z.B. einen Ausfall der Kühlung oder Abtaubedarf anzeigen. Fig. 3 shows an inventive design of a handle that is applicable to both a refrigerator and a dishwasher. The handle is also constructed here of a rod 8 and spacers 7a, 7b and is mounted on a front panel 2 of the built-in electrical appliance. The spacer 7 a has in its upper region an oblique surface, which is filled by the display panel 9. As indicated in the figure, the display panel may for example have an alphanumeric display element 18 for displaying a cooling temperature and one or more display elements 19 in the form of control lights or LEDs, the operating conditions and malfunctions, in the case of a refrigeration device such as a failure of the cooling or Show defrost requirement.

Fig. 4 zeigt einen vertikalen Schnitt durch die Frontplatte 2, die Stange 8 und das Abstandsstück 7a aus Fig. 3. Man erkennt zwei Bohrungen 20, von denen die untere zum Befestigen des Griffs mit Hilfe einer von der Rückseite der Frontplatte 2 in eine komplementäre Bohrung des Abstandsstücks 7a eingeführten Schraube und die obere zur Durchführung von Versorgungs- und Signalleitungen für das Anzeigefeld 9 vorgesehen ist. Bei dieser Variante sind die Abmessungen des Anzeigefelds in der Höhe und Tiefe nicht durch die unter ästhetischen Gesichtspunkten meist beschränkten Abmessungen des Griffs 8 vorgegeben, und es kann eine große Menge von Informationen gleichzeitig dargestellt werden, im Falle einer Kühl-Gefrierkombination z.B. die Temperaturen unterschiedlicher Fächer. Fig. 4 shows a vertical section through the front panel 2, the rod 8 and the spacer 7a Fig. 3 , It can be seen two holes 20, of which the lower is provided for attaching the handle by means of a screw inserted from the back of the front panel 2 in a complementary bore of the spacer 7a and the upper for the implementation of supply and signal lines for the display panel 9. In this variant, the dimensions of the display panel in height and depth are not predetermined by the esthetic aspects usually limited dimensions of the handle 8, and it can be displayed simultaneously a large amount of information, in the case of a refrigerator-freezer combination, for example, the temperatures of different subjects ,

Fig. 5 zeigt eine Abwandlung der mit Bezug auf Fig. 3 und 4 beschriebenen Ausgestaltung in einem vertikalen Schnitt. Bei dieser Abwandlung ist das Anzeigefeld 9 mit dem Abstandsstück 7a schwenkbar verbunden und zwischen einer mit durchgezogenen Linien dargestellten ausgefahrenen Stellung, in der es für einen von dem Einbaugerät entfernten Benutzer gut erkennbar und ablesbar ist, und einer mit gestrichelten Linien dargestellten zurückgezogenen Stellung bewegbar, in der es, wie in der Fig. gezeigt, mehr oder weniger eng an dem Abstandsstück 7a anliegt oder in diesem versenkt ist. In der zweiten, zurückgezogenen Stellung ist das Anzeigeelement 9 für einen Benutzer gut ablesbar, der direkt vor der Frontplatte 2 steht. Fig. 5 shows a modification of with reference to 3 and 4 described embodiment in a vertical section. In this modification, the display panel 9 is pivotally connected to the spacer 7a and movable between an extended position shown by solid lines, in which it is easily recognizable and readable by a user remote from the built-in appliance, and a retracted position shown by dashed lines which, as shown in the figure, more or less closely abuts the spacer 7a or is sunk in this. In the second, retracted position, the display element 9 is easy to read for a user who is standing directly in front of the front panel 2.

Bei einem Einbauelektrogerät, das sich nicht ständig in Betrieb befindet, wie etwa einer Spülmaschine, ist gemäß einer weiteren Abwandlung die Stellung des Anzeigeelements 9 an den Betriebs- bzw. Nichtbetriebszustand des Geräts gekoppelt. Zum Beispiel kann vorgesehen werden, daß das Anzeigeelement beim Einschalten des Geräts automatisch in die mit durchgezogenen Linien dargestellte ausgefahrene Stellung ausklappt und beim Ausschalten in die zurückgezogene, gestrichelt dargestellte Stellung zurückfährt, oder daß das Gerät dadurch ausgeschaltet wird, daß ein Benutzer das Anzeigeelement 9 in die zurückgezogene Stellung drückt.In a built-in electrical appliance, which is not constantly in operation, such as a dishwasher, the position of the display element 9 is coupled to the operating or non-operating state of the device according to a further modification. For example, it can be provided that the display element automatically folds when switching on the device in the extended position shown in solid lines and when switching back to the retracted position shown in dashed lines, or that the device is turned off by a user, the display element 9 in pushes the retracted position.

Insbesondere bei einer Geschirrspülmaschine kann eine solche Kopplung in der Weise vorgesehen werden, daß das Anzeigeelement solange in der zurückgezogenen Stellung verbleibt, wie das Gerät außer Betrieb ist oder seine Frontklappe geöffnet ist. Sobald ein Benutzer nach Wählen des Betriebsprogramms mit Hilfe der an der Oberkante 13 der Frontklappe 14 angebrachten Wähltasten 16 die Maschine programmiert hat und die Klappe schließt, um sie in Gang zu setzen, klappt das Anzeigeelement 9 in die ausgefahrene Stellung. Bei einer solchen Maschine kann das mit Bezug auf Fig. 2 beschriebene Anzeigefeld 17 entfallen, da es bei geöffneter Klappe von dem Anzeigefeld 9 gleichwertig ersetzt wird. Sobald die Klappe geschlossen und die Maschine in Betrieb gesetzt ist, kann ein Benutzer den Betriebszustand der Maschine an dem ausgefahrenen Anzeigefeld 9 leicht erkennen, ohne sich hierfür direkt vor die Maschine stellen zu müssen.In particular, in a dishwasher such a coupling can be provided in such a way that the display element remains in the retracted position as long as the device is out of operation or its front door is open. As soon as a user has programmed the machine after selecting the operating program by means of the selector buttons 16 attached to the upper edge 13 of the front flap 14 and closes the flap in order to set it in motion, the display element 9 folds into the extended position. In such a machine, with reference to Fig. 2 described display panel 17 omitted, since it is replaced with the door open by the display panel 9 equivalent. Once the door is closed and the machine is in operation, a user can easily see the operating condition of the machine on the extended display panel 9 without having to stand in front of the machine.

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  1. Fully integrated built-in electric appliance for installation behind a furniture front plate (2, 12), with a pivotable front flap (4, 14) for fastening of the furniture front plate (2, 12) and a handle (7, 8), which can be mounted on the furniture front plate (2, 12), for pivoting the front flap, characterised in that at least one indicating element (9) for indicating an operational state or an operational magnitude of the built-in electric appliance is arranged at the handle (7, 8), that the handle (7a, 7b, 8) comprises a bar (8) which can be mounted in front of the furniture front plate (2, 12) with the help of spacers (7a, 7b) and that the indicating element (9) is arranged at one of the spacers (7a).
  2. Built-in electric appliance according to claim 1, characterised in that it is a refrigerating appliance.
  3. Built-in electric appliance according to claim 2, characterised in that it comprises an indicating element for indicating at least one of the following operational states or operational magnitudes:
    - measured operating temperature,
    - target operating temperature,
    - need for defrosting,
    - functional disturbance.
  4. Built-in electric appliance according to claim 1, characterised in that it is a dishwashing machine.
  5. Built-in electric appliance according to claim 4, characterised in that it comprises an indicating element for indicating at least one of the following operational states or operational magnitudes:
    - selected washing program,
    - operating time,
    - deficiency of operating agent,
    - blocking of a spray arm.
  6. Built-in electric appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the indicating element comprises an alphabetic and/or numerical display field (9).
  7. Built-in electric appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the indicating element is luminescent.
  8. Built-in electric appliance according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the spacer (7a) has an inclined surface on which the display element (9) is mounted.
  9. Built-in electric appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the indicating element (9) is pivotable between a recessed position and a moved-out position.
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