EP1560509B1 - Door for domestic appliances - Google Patents

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EP1560509B1
EP1560509B1 EP03812138A EP03812138A EP1560509B1 EP 1560509 B1 EP1560509 B1 EP 1560509B1 EP 03812138 A EP03812138 A EP 03812138A EP 03812138 A EP03812138 A EP 03812138A EP 1560509 B1 EP1560509 B1 EP 1560509B1
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Wolfgang Kaczmarek
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47LDOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L15/00Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware
    • A47L15/42Details
    • A47L15/4251Details of the casing
    • A47L15/4257Details of the loading door
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05BLOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B1/00Knobs or handles for wings; Knobs, handles, or press buttons for locks or latches on wings
    • E05B1/0053Handles or handle attachments facilitating operation, e.g. by children or burdened persons
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05BLOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B7/00Handles pivoted about an axis parallel to the wing

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  • the invention relates to a door for household appliances according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Doors, and doors of household appliances designed to be pivotable about a horizontal or vertical axis are from a starting position with the device closed in a target position with the device open and vice versa, and have on their front usually a solid holding element - such as a handle or handle bar - to swing the door open.
  • a solid holding element - such as a handle or handle bar - to swing the door open.
  • the problem arises that the user of the household appliance soon after the pivotal movement of the door from the starting position by means of the fixed support member has to embrace the door at their - for example, in a dishwasher or a stove after a machining process still hot - interior trim in to be able to press the target position.
  • Another disadvantage of the fixed support member is that the user during the pivoting movement of the pivotable about a horizontal axis door, especially in standing on the floor home appliances, stoop strong or almost go to his knees.
  • the invention is based on the object to design a door of the type described above so that it avoids the disadvantages of known solutions and facilitates the execution of the pivoting movement for the user of the household appliance.
  • the holding element is designed to be pivotable according to the subject invention, so that it moves with the pivoting of the door, embracing in the pivotal movement of the starting position is avoided in the target position and vice versa in an advantageous manner.
  • This pivotable retaining element leads to the user of the household appliance to a much simplified version of the pivoting movement to open and close the device. Possible damage to the health of the user - especially on the arms, legs and back - caused by the grip, bending, etc. required for a firm retaining element can be avoided or at least alleviated.
  • the retaining element assumes a pivoting movement of the door corresponding pivoting movement in the opposite direction.
  • the effort required for the user in the pivoting movement of the door by means of the retaining element can be further minimized.
  • the holding element is formed pivotable about a horizontal axis or about a vertical axis.
  • the pivotable retaining element can be used for all types of pivoting household appliance doors in an advantageous manner.
  • the holding element is pivoted by 90 ° or at least approximately 90 ° relative to a starting position.
  • the holding element is designed as a pivotable handle or alternatively as a pivotable handle bar.
  • the holding element for the pivotable about a horizontal axis door of a dishwasher or a cooker or for the pivotable about a vertical axis door of a refrigerator can be used.
  • a door of the type described above is designed so that it avoids the disadvantages of known solutions and facilitates the execution of the pivoting movement for the user of the household appliance.
  • FIG. 1 shows a part of the door 1 of a domestic appliance in the exemplary embodiment shown of a dishwasher 3 in a side view.
  • the door 1 is on the front of the dishwasher 3 - either as a stand or built-in device - for opening and closing a rinse tank, in which usually at least one dish rack is arranged for receiving items to be washed, attached.
  • the door 1 can be used in other household appliances such as refrigerators, stoves, etc., each having a closable interior.
  • the door 1 is formed pivotable about an axis - in the dishwasher 3 about a horizontal axis, whereas a refrigerator about a vertical axis - and from a starting position with the device closed in a target position with the device open and vice versa movable.
  • the door 1 on its front side a holding element 2, on which a user of the household appliance for pivoting the door 1 engages.
  • the holding element 2 is designed to be pivotable, so that it can move with the pivoting of the door 1.
  • the holding element 2 which is preferably designed as a pivotable handle or as a pivotable handle bar, in a pivot point 4th pivotally mounted on the door 1 about the horizontal axis. From a in Figure 1 as horizontally recognizable first position - a starting position - the holding element 2 itself and in addition to the pivotally formed door 1 by the bearing in the pivot point 4 by any angle ⁇ , preferably by 90 ° or approximately 90 ° are pivoted, preferably in a recognizable in Figure 1 as perpendicular with dotted lines second position. This position is shown in FIG.
  • the pivoted position of the support member 2 is indicated by 1 with dash-dotted lines.
  • the holding element - also preferably designed as a pivoting handle or as a pivotable handle - pivotally mounted in a pivot point on the door about the vertical axis, wherein the pivotal movement of the support member by any angle, preferably up to 90 ° or approximately 90 degrees in the same principle.
  • FIG. 3 and Figure 4 respectively show the side view of a dishwasher 3 with the designed according to the subject invention door 1 in the starting position with a closed household appliance and in the target position with the household appliance open.
  • the dishwasher 3 is used as a built-in appliance in a kitchen and closed at its top by a worktop 5.
  • the holding element 2 is pivotable about the horizontal axis. The user attacks the holding element 2 to open the dishwasher 3 - see FIG. 3 - and presses the door 1 by means of the door 1, which is also pivoted Holding element 2 - without having to encompass - from the starting position with the dishwasher closed 3 down to the target position with open dishwasher 3 - see Figure 4.
  • the support member 2 is pivoted by the pivotal mounting with the pivotal movement of the door 1, preferably in the opposite Direction to the pivoting movement of the door 1, ie in the dishwasher 3 upwards, however, in a, for example, to the right side to be opened refrigerator to the left.
  • the holding element 2 takes due to the pivoting movement by 90 °, the position as in the initial position shown in Figure 3 - recognizable in the side view horizontal position - again and does not protrude as the known solid support members in the vertical direction down ,
  • the pivotable holding element 2 thus leads to the user of the household appliance to a much simplified version of the pivoting movement for opening and closing the device. Possible damage to the health of the user - especially on the arms, legs and back - caused by the grip, bending, etc. required for a firm retaining element can be avoided or at least alleviated.
  • a door of the type described above is designed so that it avoids the disadvantages of known solutions and facilitates the execution of the pivoting movement for the user of the household appliance.

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The door (1) for a dish washing machine or other appliance with a bottom edge hinge has a handle across the upper edge supported on brackets (2) which pivot about a center (4) so that as the door is opened the handle bar moves to a second position.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Tür für Haushaltsgeräte nach dem Oberbegriff des Patentanspruches 1.The invention relates to a door for household appliances according to the preamble of claim 1.

Aus DE 88 10 959 U1 ist eine Tür für Haushaltsgeräte bekannt, die um eine horizontale Achse schwenkbar ist.From DE 88 10 959 U1 a door for household appliances is known, which is pivotable about a horizontal axis.

Türen, auch Türen von Haushaltsgeräten, ob um eine horizontale oder vertikale Achse schwenkbar ausgebildet, werden von einer Ausgangsstellung bei geschlossenem Gerät in eine Zielstellung bei geöffnetem Gerät und umgekehrt, und weisen an ihrer Frontseite üblicherweise ein festes Halteelement - beispielsweise einem Griff oder einer Griffleiste - zum Schwenken der Tür auf. Bei dem Verschwenken entsteht das Problem, dass der Benutzer des Haushaltsgeräts schon bald nach der Schwenkbewegung der Tür aus der Ausgangsstellung mittels des festen Halteelements umgreifen muss, um die Tür an deren - beispielsweise bei einer Geschirrspülmaschine oder einem Herd nach einem Bearbeitungsvorgang noch heißen - Innenverkleidung in die Zielstellung drücken zu können. Ein weiterer Nachteil des festen Halteelements besteht darin, dass der Benutzer bei der Schwenkbewegung der um eine horizontale Achse schwenkbaren Tür, insbesondere bei am Boden stehenden Haushaltsgeräten, sich stark bücken oder fast auf die Knie begeben muss.Doors, and doors of household appliances, designed to be pivotable about a horizontal or vertical axis are from a starting position with the device closed in a target position with the device open and vice versa, and have on their front usually a solid holding element - such as a handle or handle bar - to swing the door open. When pivoting, the problem arises that the user of the household appliance soon after the pivotal movement of the door from the starting position by means of the fixed support member has to embrace the door at their - for example, in a dishwasher or a stove after a machining process still hot - interior trim in to be able to press the target position. Another disadvantage of the fixed support member is that the user during the pivoting movement of the pivotable about a horizontal axis door, especially in standing on the floor home appliances, stoop strong or almost go to his knees.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zu Grunde, eine Tür der eingangs beschriebenen Art so zu gestalten, dass sie die Nachteile bekannter Lösungen vermeidet und für den Benutzer des Haushaltsgeräts die Ausführung der Schwenkbewegung erleichtert.The invention is based on the object to design a door of the type described above so that it avoids the disadvantages of known solutions and facilitates the execution of the pivoting movement for the user of the household appliance.

Diese Aufgabe wird durch die Merkmale des Patentanspruchs 1 erfindungsgemäß gelöst. Weiterbildungen der Erfindung sind in den Unteransprüchen angegeben.This object is achieved by the features of claim 1 according to the invention. Further developments of the invention are specified in the subclaims.

Dadurch, dass das Halteelement gemäß dem Gegenstand der Erfindung schwenkbar ausgebildet ist, so dass es sich mit dem Schwenken der Tür mitbewegt, wird in vorteilhafter Weise ein Umgreifen bei der Schwenkbewegung von der Ausgangsstellung in die Zielstellung und umgekehrt vermieden. Dieses schwenkbare Halteelement führt für den Benutzer des Haushaltsgeräts zu einer wesentlich vereinfachten Ausführung der Schwenkbewegung zum Öffnen und Schließen des Geräts. Mögliche Gesundheitsschäden für den Benutzer - insbesondere an Armen, Beinen und Rücken -, die durch das bei festem Halteelement erforderliche Umgreifen, Bücken etc. verursacht werden, können vermieden oder zumindest gelindert werden.Characterized in that the holding element is designed to be pivotable according to the subject invention, so that it moves with the pivoting of the door, embracing in the pivotal movement of the starting position is avoided in the target position and vice versa in an advantageous manner. This pivotable retaining element leads to the user of the household appliance to a much simplified version of the pivoting movement to open and close the device. Possible damage to the health of the user - especially on the arms, legs and back - caused by the grip, bending, etc. required for a firm retaining element can be avoided or at least alleviated.

Gemäß einer günstigen Weiterbildung der Erfindung nimmt das Halteelement eine zur Schwenkbewegung der Tür entsprechende Schwenkbewegung in entgegengesetzter Richtung ein. Dadurch lässt sich der für den Benutzer erforderliche Aufwand bei der Schwenkbewegung der Tür mittels des Halteelements weiter minimieren.According to a favorable development of the invention, the retaining element assumes a pivoting movement of the door corresponding pivoting movement in the opposite direction. As a result, the effort required for the user in the pivoting movement of the door by means of the retaining element can be further minimized.

Gemäß altemativer Ausgestaltungen der Erfindung ist das Halteelement um eine horizontale Achse oder um eine vertikale Achse schwenkbar ausgebildet. Damit kann das schwenkbare Halteelement für alle Arten von schwenkbaren Haushaltsgeräte-Türen in vorteilhafter Weise eingesetzt werden.According to altemativer embodiments of the invention, the holding element is formed pivotable about a horizontal axis or about a vertical axis. Thus, the pivotable retaining element can be used for all types of pivoting household appliance doors in an advantageous manner.

Gemäß einer anderen vorteilhaften Weiterbildung der Erfindung ist das Halteelement um 90° oder zumindest um annähernd 90° gegenüber einer Ausgangsstellung geschwenkt.According to another advantageous embodiment of the invention, the holding element is pivoted by 90 ° or at least approximately 90 ° relative to a starting position.

Nach einer vorteilhaften Ausführungsform der Erfindung ist das Halteelement als schwenkbarer Griff oder alternativ als schwenkbare Griffleiste ausgebildet.According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the holding element is designed as a pivotable handle or alternatively as a pivotable handle bar.

Nach einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform der Erfindung ist das Halteelement für die um eine horizontale Achse schwenkbare Tür einer Geschirrspülmaschine oder eines Herdes oder für die um eine vertikale Achse schwenkbare Tür eines Kühlschranks einsetzbar.According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the holding element for the pivotable about a horizontal axis door of a dishwasher or a cooker or for the pivotable about a vertical axis door of a refrigerator can be used.

Mit der Erfindung ist eine Tür der eingangs beschriebenen Art so gestaltet, dass sie die Nachteile bekannter Lösungen vermeidet und für den Benutzer des Haushaltsgeräts die Ausführung der Schwenkbewegung erleichtert.With the invention, a door of the type described above is designed so that it avoids the disadvantages of known solutions and facilitates the execution of the pivoting movement for the user of the household appliance.

Der Gegenstand der Erfindung wird anhand eines in der Zeichnung dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiels näher erläutert. Im einzelnen zeigen

Figur 1
einen Teil der Tür eines Haushaltsgeräts in teilweiser Schnitt-darstellung mit dem erfindungsgemäßen Halteelement in Schließstellung,
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einen Teil der Tür eines Haushaltsgeräts in teilweiser Schnitt-darstellung mit dem erfindungsgemäßen Halteelement in Offenstellung,
Figur 3
die Seitenansicht eines Haushaltsgeräts mit der erfindungsgemäßen Tür in der Schließstellung und
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die Seitenansicht der Geschirrspülmaschine von Figur 3 mit der erfindungsgemäßen Tür in der Offenstellung.
The object of the invention will be explained in more detail with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawing. Show in detail
FIG. 1
a part of the door of a household appliance in a partial sectional view with the holding element according to the invention in the closed position,
FIG. 2
a part of the door of a household appliance in a partial sectional view with the holding element according to the invention in the open position,
FIG. 3
the side view of a household appliance with the door according to the invention in the closed position and
FIG. 4
the side view of the dishwasher of Figure 3 with the door according to the invention in the open position.

Figur 1 zeigt einen Teil der Tür 1 eines Haushaltsgeräts im gezeigten Ausführungsbeispiel einer Geschirrspülmaschine 3 in der Seitenansicht. Die Tür 1 ist an der Frontseite der Geschirrspülmaschine 3 - entweder als Stand- oder Einbaugerät - zum Öffnen und Schließen eines Spülbehälters, in dem üblicherweise mindestens ein Geschirrkorb zur Aufnahme von Spülgut angeordnet ist, angebracht. Ebenso kann die Tür 1 auch bei anderen Haushaltsgeräten wie Kühlschränke, Herde etc. verwendet werden, die jeweils einen verschließbaren Innenraum aufweisen. Die Tür 1 ist um eine Achse schwenkbar ausgebildet - bei der Geschirrspülmaschine 3 um eine horizontale Achse, hingegen bei einem Kühlschrank um eine vertikale Achse - und von einer Ausgangsstellung bei geschlossenem Gerät in eine Zielstellung bei geöffnetem Gerät und umgekehrt bewegbar. Darüber hinaus weist die Tür 1 an ihrer Frontseite ein Halteelement 2 auf, an dem ein Benutzer des Haushaltsgeräts zum Schwenken der Tür 1 angreift.FIG. 1 shows a part of the door 1 of a domestic appliance in the exemplary embodiment shown of a dishwasher 3 in a side view. The door 1 is on the front of the dishwasher 3 - either as a stand or built-in device - for opening and closing a rinse tank, in which usually at least one dish rack is arranged for receiving items to be washed, attached. Likewise, the door 1 can be used in other household appliances such as refrigerators, stoves, etc., each having a closable interior. The door 1 is formed pivotable about an axis - in the dishwasher 3 about a horizontal axis, whereas a refrigerator about a vertical axis - and from a starting position with the device closed in a target position with the device open and vice versa movable. In addition, the door 1 on its front side a holding element 2, on which a user of the household appliance for pivoting the door 1 engages.

Gemäß dem Gegenstand der Erfindung ist das Halteelement 2 schwenkbar ausgebildet, so dass es sich mit dem Schwenken der Tür 1 mitbewegen kann. Im gezeigten Ausführungsbeispiel einer Geschirrspülmaschine 3 ist das Halteelement 2, das vorzugsweise als schwenkbarer Griff oder als schwenkbare Griffleiste ausgebildet ist, in einem Drehpunkt 4 an der Tür 1 um die horizontale Achse schwenkbar gelagert. Aus einer in Figur 1 als waagrecht erkennbaren ersten Position - einer Ausgangsstellung - kann das Halteelement 2 selbst und zusätzlich zur schwenkbar ausgebildeten Tür 1 durch die Lagerung im Drehpunkt 4 um beliebige Winkel α, vorzugsweise um 90° oder annähernd 90° geschwenkt werden, vorzugsweise in eine in Figur 1 als senkrecht mit strichpunktierten Linien erkennbare zweite Position. Diese Stellung ist in Figur 2 dargestellt. In Figur 2 ist die verschwenkte Lage des Halteelements 2 nach Figur 1 mit strichpunktierten Linien angedeutet. Bei einem - nicht näher erläuterten - Kühlschrank ist das Halteelement - ebenfalls vorzugsweise als schwenkbarer Griff oder als schwenkbare Griffleiste ausgebildet - in einem Drehpunkt an der Tür um die vertikale Achse schwenkbar gelagert, wobei die Schwenkbewegung des Halteelements um beliebige Winkel, vorzugsweise bis zu 90° oder annähernd 90 Grad in nach demselben Prinzip erfolgt.According to the subject matter of the invention, the holding element 2 is designed to be pivotable, so that it can move with the pivoting of the door 1. In the illustrated embodiment of a dishwasher 3, the holding element 2, which is preferably designed as a pivotable handle or as a pivotable handle bar, in a pivot point 4th pivotally mounted on the door 1 about the horizontal axis. From a in Figure 1 as horizontally recognizable first position - a starting position - the holding element 2 itself and in addition to the pivotally formed door 1 by the bearing in the pivot point 4 by any angle α, preferably by 90 ° or approximately 90 ° are pivoted, preferably in a recognizable in Figure 1 as perpendicular with dotted lines second position. This position is shown in FIG. In Figure 2, the pivoted position of the support member 2 is indicated by 1 with dash-dotted lines. In a - not further explained - refrigerator, the holding element - also preferably designed as a pivoting handle or as a pivotable handle - pivotally mounted in a pivot point on the door about the vertical axis, wherein the pivotal movement of the support member by any angle, preferably up to 90 ° or approximately 90 degrees in the same principle.

Figur 3 und Figur 4 zeigen jeweils die Seitenansicht einer Geschirrspülmaschine 3 mit der gemäß dem Gegenstand der Erfindung gestalteten Tür 1 in der Ausgangsstellung bei geschlossenem Haushaltsgerät sowie in der Zielstellung bei geöffnetem Haushaltsgerät. Die Geschirrspülmaschine 3 ist als Einbaugerät in einer Küche eingesetzt und an ihrer Oberseite durch eine Arbeitsplatte 5 abgeschlossen. Im oberen Bereich der Tür 1 befindet sich das um die horizontale Achse schwenkbar ausgebildete Halteelement 2. Der Benutzer greift zum Öffnen der Geschirrspülmaschine 3 an dem Halteelement 2 an - siehe Figur 3 - und drückt die Tür 1 mittels des ebenfalls mit der bewegten Tür 1 geschwenkten Halteelements 2 - ohne umgreifen zu müssen - von der Ausgangsstellung bei geschlossener Geschirrspülmaschine 3 nach unten in die Zielstellung bei geöffneter Geschirrspülmaschine 3 - siehe Figur 4. Dabei wird durch die schwenkbare Lagerung das Halteelement 2 mit der Schwenkbewegung der Tür 1 mitgeschwenkt, vorzugsweise in der entgegengesetzten Richtung zur Schwenkbewegung der Tür 1, d.h. bei der Geschirrspülmaschine 3 nach oben, hingegen bei einem beispielsweise zur rechten Seite zu öffnenden Kühlschrank nach links.Figure 3 and Figure 4 respectively show the side view of a dishwasher 3 with the designed according to the subject invention door 1 in the starting position with a closed household appliance and in the target position with the household appliance open. The dishwasher 3 is used as a built-in appliance in a kitchen and closed at its top by a worktop 5. In the upper region of the door 1, the holding element 2 is pivotable about the horizontal axis. The user attacks the holding element 2 to open the dishwasher 3 - see FIG. 3 - and presses the door 1 by means of the door 1, which is also pivoted Holding element 2 - without having to encompass - from the starting position with the dishwasher closed 3 down to the target position with open dishwasher 3 - see Figure 4. Here, the support member 2 is pivoted by the pivotal mounting with the pivotal movement of the door 1, preferably in the opposite Direction to the pivoting movement of the door 1, ie in the dishwasher 3 upwards, however, in a, for example, to the right side to be opened refrigerator to the left.

In der Zielstellung gemäß Figur 4 nimmt das Halteelement 2 auf Grund der Schwenkbewegung um 90° die Position wie bei der Ausgangsstellung gemäß Figur 3 - die in der Seitenansicht erkennbare waagerechte Position - wieder ein und ragt nicht wie die bekannten festen Halteelemente in vertikaler Richtung nach unten. Durch die Erfindung wird für den Benutzer in vorteilhafter Weise das üblicherweise erforderliche Umgreifen bei der Schwenkbewegung von der Ausgangsstellung in die Zielstellung und umgekehrt ganz vermieden. Das schwenkbare Halteelement 2 führt somit für den Benutzer des Haushaltsgeräts zu einer wesentlich vereinfachten Ausführung der Schwenkbewegung zum Öffnen und Schließen des Geräts. Mögliche Gesundheitsschäden für den Benutzer - insbesondere an Armen, Beinen und Rücken -, die durch das bei festem Halteelement erforderliche Umgreifen, Bücken etc. verursacht werden, können vermieden oder zumindest gelindert werden.In the target position according to Figure 4, the holding element 2 takes due to the pivoting movement by 90 °, the position as in the initial position shown in Figure 3 - recognizable in the side view horizontal position - again and does not protrude as the known solid support members in the vertical direction down , By the invention, the usually required encompassing in the case of the user in an advantageous manner Pivoting movement from the starting position to the target position and vice versa completely avoided. The pivotable holding element 2 thus leads to the user of the household appliance to a much simplified version of the pivoting movement for opening and closing the device. Possible damage to the health of the user - especially on the arms, legs and back - caused by the grip, bending, etc. required for a firm retaining element can be avoided or at least alleviated.

Mit der Erfindung ist eine Tür der eingangs beschriebenen Art so gestaltet, dass sie die Nachteile bekannter Lösungen vermeidet und für den Benutzer des Haushaltsgeräts die Ausführung der Schwenkbewegung erleichtert.With the invention, a door of the type described above is designed so that it avoids the disadvantages of known solutions and facilitates the execution of the pivoting movement for the user of the household appliance.

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  1. Domestic appliance (3), particularly dishwasher or washing machine, comprising a door (1), which is constructed to be pivotable about an axis and movable from an initial setting with closed domestic appliance (3) to a desired setting with opened domestic appliance (3) and conversely and which is provided at its front side with a holding element (2) for pivoting the door (1), wherein the holding element (2) is constructed to be pivotable about a fulcrum (4) so that it moves together with the pivotation of the door (1), characterised in the holding element (2) is pivotable by at most 90° or at least by approximately at most 90° relative to an initial setting.
  2. Domestic appliance according to claim 1, characterised in that the holding element (2) in the initial setting of a door (1), which is pivotable about a horizontal axis, is pivotable, when the domestic appliance (3) is closed, between a setting, which is horizontal in cross-section, perpendicular to the plane of the door (1) and a vertical setting in cross-section.
  3. Domestic appliance according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the holding element (2) of a door (1), which is pivotable about a horizontal axis, is pivotable in a desired setting, when the domestic appliance (3) opened, between a horizontal setting in cross-section and a vertical section in cross-section perpendicular to the plane of the door (1).
  4. Domestic appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the holding element (2) adopts a pivot movement, which corresponds with the pivot movement of the door (1), in opposite direction.
  5. Domestic appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the holding element (2) is constructed to be pivotable about a horizontal axis.
  6. Domestic appliance according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the holding element (2) is constructed to be pivotable about a vertical axis.
  7. Domestic appliance according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the holding element (2) is constructed as a pivotable grip.
  8. Domestic appliance according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the holding element (2) is constructed as a pivotable grip strip.
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