EP1374753B1 - Haushaltgerät mit einer auf der Tür aufgebrachten Dekorplatte - Google Patents

Haushaltgerät mit einer auf der Tür aufgebrachten Dekorplatte Download PDF

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EP1374753B1
EP1374753B1 EP02425406A EP02425406A EP1374753B1 EP 1374753 B1 EP1374753 B1 EP 1374753B1 EP 02425406 A EP02425406 A EP 02425406A EP 02425406 A EP02425406 A EP 02425406A EP 1374753 B1 EP1374753 B1 EP 1374753B1
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Ezio Gobbi
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    • 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 present invention relates to built-in domestic appliances having the door lined with a decorative panel, and in particular to a domestic appliance provided with a mechanism for the automatic lowering of said panel.
  • a dishwasher Specific reference will be made hereafter to a dishwasher while being clear that what is said also applies to any other appliance having a similar door provided with a decorative panel, e.g. a washing machine.
  • This type of decorative panel is known to be used to camouflage a built-in appliance so that it blends with the kitchen furniture. This is achieved by applying to its door, by various means, a panel having the same appearance of the other doors. In this way there is no visible element allowing to distinguish the appliance from the other members which make up the kitchen, its controls being accessible only when the door is open.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a domestic appliance provided with an automatic mechanism for lowering the decorative panel suitable to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks.
  • the mechanism controlling the panel descent includes an actuator suitable to disengage the panel so as to cause the lowering thereof without a user intervention.
  • the main advantage of the domestic appliance with the panel moving mechanism according to the present invention is exactly the possibility of automatically lowering the panel, without requiring any user intervention nor any adjustment according to the panel weight.
  • a further advantage of the present appliance stems from the fact that this automatic movement allows the combination of the panel descent with the final drying step, by forming a grid to discharge damp air at an area of the front piece which becomes accessible only when the panel is lowered.
  • Still another advantage of this appliance results from the greater simplicity of the mechanism performing the door lock blocking when the panel is lowered, said mechanism being integrated in the above-mentioned automatic mechanism.
  • a dishwasher includes four vertical guides A where the panel mounting pegs slide, so as to allow to make the top of the front piece F accessible.
  • the control panel C In this area there are formed the control panel C and a grid G for discharging the air coming from the tank, through a duct D, under the action of a fan DF.
  • the front piece F In the front piece F there are also formed, at a substantially central position, an opening E and a vertical slot B through which the panel interacts with the mechanism which controls the panel movement and the door locking.
  • Figures 2 to 4 illustrate said mechanism in the position of raised panel, when the door can be opened without risk of interference with the underlying plinth.
  • a peg P having a shaped profile is mounted on panel Q and through slot B enters a housing H enclosing the mechanism, which mechanism can be divided into a part for supporting and releasing panel Q and a part for controlling the door lock.
  • the supporting and releasing part includes a latch R shaped so as to extend on both sides of peg P and pushed into engagement position by a spring S'.
  • latch R On the other side with respect to said spring, latch R is in contact with a pusher N which can be activated by an actuator M by overcoming the resistance of a similar spring S.
  • a shock-absorber T which acts as an end stop to cushion the impact at the end of the descent of panel Q.
  • the door lock controlling part essentially consists of a driving lever L, a door-locking hook K connected to a rod U, and a pair of microswitches W, W' with normally closed contacts. More specifically, lever L is pivoted on an axis I and includes a central body from which an arm La extends forward to enter opening E, while a rear arm Lb extends up to microswitch W.
  • Hook K is pivoted on axis Y and includes a hooking portion for engagement with abutment J (integral with the machine body) and a sector Ka, which in the illustrated position is free to rotate and enter between the central body and the forward arm of lever L.
  • a rod U is pivoted at the lower end of hook K through a pin V and extends up to microswitch W', being in turn pivoted on an axis O.
  • arm La In this position of raised panel Q, arm La is pushed upward and thus causes the rotation of lever L and the opening of microswitch W by arm Lb to indicate said raised position. Moreover, the rotation of lever L also allows the rotation of hook K and therefore its disengagement from abutment J, so as to unlock the door and to allow the opening thereof as indicated by the slightly open position of fig.4.
  • actuator M is activated so that, through pusher N, it moves latch R (by overcoming the resistance of springs S, S') enough to disengage peg P and have it slide down by gravity along slot B until it abuts on shock-absorber T.
  • spring S moves back pusher N to its rest position and spring S' moves back latch R into abutment with said pusher N.
  • control panel C and grid G are no longer covered by panel Q and the forward arm La can project through opening E, while the rear arm Lb allows microswitch W to close and the central body of lever L forbids the rotation of sector Ka so as to prevent the disengagement of the door lock (fig.7).
  • microswitch W' is deputed to checking the correct locking of the door to start the machine: when hook K rotates to engage abutment J it consequently rotates also rod U around axis O, through pin V, thus causing the closure of microswitch W'.

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  • Securing Of Glass Panes Or The Like (AREA)

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  1. Eingebautes Haushaltsgerät, enthaltend eine Tür, die mit einer vertikal bewegbaren dekorativen Paneelplatte (Q) versehen ist, welche mittels Zapfen, die integral mit der Rückseite der Paneelplatte (Q) sind und in vertikale, in der Tür gebildete Führungsbahnen (A) eingreifen, an der Tür angebracht ist, und weiterhin enthaltend einen Stützmechanismus, der mittels Stützmitteln, die mit einem weiteren, mit der Rückseite der Paneelplatte (Q) integralen Zapfen (P) zusammenwirken, das Gleiten der Paneelplatte (Q) steuert,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der besagte Mechanismus Betätigungsmittel umfaßt, welche den besagten Zapfen (P) automatisch außer Eingriff bringen, um ein Absenken der Paneelplatte (Q) durch Schwerkraft zu verursachen.
  2. Eingebautes Haushaltsgerät nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß im Oberteil der Tür ein Grillgitter (G) vorgesehen ist zum Austritt eines Luftstromes, der aus dem Tank durch eine Leitung (D) unter der Wirkung eines Ventilators (DF) strömt, und der Ventilator nur aktiviert ist durch Kontrolle der abgesenkten Position der Paneelplatte (Q) mittels eines geeigneten Sensors.
  3. Eingebautes Haushaltsgerät nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Sensor aus einem Mikroschalter (W) besteht, auf den der rückseitige Arm (Lb) eines Hebels (L) einwirkt, welcher zentral um eine Achse (I) schwenkbar gelagert ist und einen vorderseitigen Arm (La) besitzt, der sich durch eine öffnung (E) im Oberteil der Tür hindurch erstreckt, um sich im Pfad der Paneelplatte (Q) zu befinden.
  4. Eingebautes Haushaltsgerät nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es weiterhin ein System enthält zum Verhindern eines Öffnens der Tür bei abgesenkter Paneelplatte (Q), und zwar dank eines Sektors (Ka) eines Türverschlußhakens (K), indem die Rotation des Sektors (Ka) durch den Zentralkörper des Hebels (L) unterbunden ist, wenn sich der vorderseitige Arm (La) durch die Öffnung (E) hindurch erstreckt.
  5. Eingebautes Haushaltsgerät nach einem oder mehreren der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Mechanismus zum Stützen bzw. Entkoppeln des Zapfens (P) eine Schnappklinke (R) umfaßt, die so geformt ist, daß sie sich auf beiden Seiten des Zapfens (P) erstreckt und durch eine zweckdienliche Feder (S') in Wirkungsposition gedrückt wird, wobei auf der entgegengesetzten Seite der Feder (S') im Kontakt mit der Schnappklinke (R) ein Drücker (N) vorgesehen ist, der durch einen Stellantrieb (M) antreibbar ist, um den Widerstand einer zweckdienlichen Feder (S) zu überwinden.
  6. Eingebautes Haushaltsgerät nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Zapfen (P) und das entsprechende Eingriffsende der Schnappklinke (R) entgegengesetzte Abfasungen aufweisen, um einen Wiedereingriff dieser Teile bei Aufwärts-Bewegung zu ermöglichen.
  7. Eingebautes Haushaltsgerät nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß bei aktiviertem Stellantrieb (M) sich der Drücker (N) im ansteigenden Weg des Zapfens (P) befindet und um den letzteren in einem Ausmaß drehbar ist, welches ausreicht, die Schnappklinke (R) und den Drücker außer Eingriff zu bringen.
  8. Eingebautes Haushaltsgerät nach einem oder mehreren der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß ein Schock-Absorber (T) vorgesehen ist, der als End-Anschlag für den Zapfen (P) wirkt.
  9. Eingebautes Haushaltsgerät nach einem oder mehreren der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es ein System enthält zum überprüfen des Tür-Verschlusses mittels eines Gestänges (U), das am Boden des Türverschlußhakens (K) um einen Zapfen (V) schwenkbar gelagert ist und sich bis zu einem Mikroschalter (W') erstreckt, wobei das Gestänge (U) um eine Achse (0) schwenkbar so gelagert ist, daß bei einer Drehung des Hakens (K) zwecks Eingriff in ein Widerlager (J) das Gestänge (K) konsequenterweise mit rotiert und so ein Schließen des Mikroschalters (W') verursacht.
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ES02425406T ES2215980T3 (es) 2002-06-20 2002-06-20 Aparato domestico empotrado provisto de un panel docorativo aplicado a la puerta.
AT02425406T ATE260598T1 (de) 2002-06-20 2002-06-20 Haushaltgerät mit einer auf der tür aufgebrachten dekorplatte
DE60200245T DE60200245T2 (de) 2002-06-20 2002-06-20 Haushaltgerät mit einer auf der Tür aufgebrachten Dekorplatte
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