EP1570212A1 - Appareil menager et interrupteur pour utiliser ledit appareil menager - Google Patents

Appareil menager et interrupteur pour utiliser ledit appareil menager

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EP1570212A1
EP1570212A1 EP03812153A EP03812153A EP1570212A1 EP 1570212 A1 EP1570212 A1 EP 1570212A1 EP 03812153 A EP03812153 A EP 03812153A EP 03812153 A EP03812153 A EP 03812153A EP 1570212 A1 EP1570212 A1 EP 1570212A1
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Prior art keywords
switch
door
household appliance
retractable button
weight
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English (en)
Inventor
Thomas Baumgartner
Jens Christmann
Wilhelm Di Sturm
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BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
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BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
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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
    • 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
    • A47L15/4246—Details of the tub
    • 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
    • F24C15/008—Illumination for oven cavities
    • 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
    • F25D27/00—Lighting arrangements
    • F25D27/005—Lighting arrangements combined with control means

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a household appliance with a door pivotably mounted about a horizontally extending axis and a switch for use in such a household appliance.
  • Dishwashers or cookers with a door pivoted about a horizontal axis that is opened for loading and unloading This pivotally mounted door is usually designed in a dishwasher in such a way that it is opened for loading and unloading to such an extent that the inside of the door facing the treatment room, the washing compartment, is aligned substantially horizontally in order to be able to accommodate a lower dish basket ,
  • the lower crockery basket advantageously has rollers or wheel devices on its underside, which are guided over special rails or beads in the inside of the door. After fully opening the door, i.e. until the door is aligned substantially horizontally and rolling out the lower basket can be loaded and unloaded relatively easily.
  • a door opened so far represents a certain risk potential, in particular if a dishwasher opened in this way is located in a dark room, for example a kitchen.
  • a switch which can be used in household appliances, for example in dishwashers, and is arranged on the household appliance in such a way that when the door is open a light source inside the household appliance is switched on, which is switched on again when the door is closed goes out.
  • a switch cam is provided for actuating the switch, to which a spring element is assigned and the switch has a switch plunger which can be actuated by the spring element.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to create a household appliance of the type mentioned at the outset which does not represent an increased risk potential even when the door is wide open, and also to provide a switch which also “detects” intermediate states of the door position.
  • the household appliance according to the invention with a door pivotably mounted about a horizontally extending axis has a switch which is arranged and designed in the door such that it switches on a light source inside the household appliance when a certain pivoting angle of the non-closed door is reached.
  • the switch according to the invention has a retractable button which can be actuated by means of a weight which always aligns itself with the vertical. As a result, a circuit is closed from a certain inclination of the door in order to switch on a light source inside the household appliance.
  • the switch according to the invention in a household appliance with a door pivotally mounted about a horizontal axis, it is possible to switch on a light source inside the household appliance which illuminates the interior of the household appliance only when a certain pivoting angle of the non-closed door is reached. It is therefore also possible with the household appliance to leave the door ajar in accordance with the personal habits of the user, without switching on a light source.
  • a household appliance according to the invention equipped with the switch according to the invention thus has the advantage that a light source is always switched on when the door is swung open to the extent that it can represent a potential source of danger, but no light is switched on when the door is pivoted at a small angle.
  • Another advantage of the present invention is that the user of the household appliance, who enters the unlit kitchen, for example, carrying a good to be filled into the household appliance, does not have to switch on the room light specifically for loading the household appliance, but only after the goods have been switched off and opened Household appliance has sufficient light to be able to load the household appliance.
  • a band-like latch is arranged above the retractable button in such a way that the weight provided at the end of the switch depresses the retractable button due to the force of gravity above a determinable inclination and thus closes a circuit which switches on a light source. If the pivoting angle of the opened door is reduced, the contact force of the band-like bolt on the button under spring pressure is reduced accordingly. As soon as the spring pressure in the button is greater than the contact force of the band-like bolt, the spring pushes the button away from the contact point and the circuit to the light source is interrupted.
  • the angle of inclination from which the switch function is triggered can be calculated in accordance with simple physical relationships, the arithmetic parameters of which are the spring strength in the key, the mass of the weight and the geometric course of the connecting means.
  • the angle of inclination can be adjusted by changing these sizes.
  • an unstable connecting means is guided through an eyelet-like recess in the retractable button, on which A weight is provided at the end which depresses the retractable button due to gravity.
  • the dimensionally unstable connecting means can consist of a wire and / or plastic.
  • the invention provides a household appliance with a door pivotably mounted about a horizontally extending axis, which does not represent an increased hazard potential even when the door is wide open, and also a switch which also "detects" intermediate states of the door position.
  • Figure 1 shows an inventive household appliance with the door pivoted horizontally
  • Figure 2 shows an inventive household appliance with ajar, locked door
  • Figure 3 is a schematic representation of the switch according to the invention in a first position
  • Figure 4 is a schematic representation of the switch according to the invention in a second position.
  • FIG. 1 shows a household appliance according to the invention, in the exemplary embodiment a dishwasher 1, on the door 2 of which a dish rack 3 is arranged on a door 2 that is pivotable about a horizontally extending axis (not shown).
  • a switch 4 is activated and has switched on a light source 5, which is arranged in the interior 6 of the dishwasher 1.
  • the switch 4 can also be connected to a control unit 7, which in turn is connected to the light source 5 and controls its state.
  • the control unit 7 is expediently connected to the electronic program control, in the exemplary embodiment shown a program control device, of the dishwasher 1.
  • FIG. 2 shows the dishwasher 1, the pivotable door 2 of which is inclined so that the switch 4 is not shown activated. In this position, water vapor can easily escape from the inside of the dishwasher, but without the door 2 being swung open to such an extent that it represents a potential hazard.
  • FIG. 3 shows a schematic illustration of the switch 4 according to the invention with a button 8 which is biased by a spring 11.
  • the weight 10 hangs on a dimensionally unstable connecting means 9, for example a wire or plastic tape.
  • the connecting means can also be designed to be dimensionally stable, but the relative movement of the connecting means with respect to the key must be taken into account. Due to the force of gravity, the weight 10 exerts a certain force on the key 8, but in this state the spring force is greater is and the switch 4 remains in the "off" position.
  • FIG. 4 shows a schematic illustration of the switch 4 according to the invention, the weight 10 depressing the button 8 via the dimensionally unstable connecting means 9 and thus closing a circuit. Due to the inclination of the door, the force component of the connecting means 9 has been increased to the button 8, so that the contact force is now greater than the spring force and the switch 4 changes to the "on" position.
  • the swivel angle is determined in the factory in such a way that the switch 4 located in the door only switches when it is deflected by more than 10 °, for example. However, it may also be expedient to switch the switch 4 even at a smaller swivel angle.
  • the switch 4 is advantageously arranged in the door 2, so that no sealing problems with respect to the washing container are to be expected.
  • acoustic signal in addition to switching on the light source 5, which sounds, for example, after a certain period of time, for example after 30 minutes after the pivotally mounted door 2 has been opened, in order to avoid the locked door 2 to remember.
  • the switch 4 according to the invention in a household appliance with a door 2 pivotably mounted about a horizontal axis, it is possible for a light source 5 in the interior 6 of the household appliance to be switched on only when a certain pivoting angle of the non-closed door 2 has been reached, which switches on the interior 6 of the household appliance. It is therefore also possible with the household appliance, in accordance with the personal habits of the user, to leave the door 2 ajar without a light source 5 being switched on.
  • a household appliance according to the invention equipped with the 4 switch according to the invention thus has the advantage that a light source 5 is always switched on when the door 2 is swung open to such an extent that it can represent a potential source of danger, but no light when the door 2 is pivoted slightly is switched on. Also, the user of the household appliance, who enters the unlit kitchen, for example, carrying goods to be filled into the household appliance, does not have to switch on the room light specifically for loading the household appliance, but instead has sufficient light to simply load the goods and open the household appliance to load the household appliance can.
  • the invention provides a household appliance with a door 2 pivotably mounted about a horizontally extending axis, which does not represent an increased risk potential even when the door 2 is wide open, and a switch 4 which also “detects” intermediate states of the door position.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Push-Button Switches (AREA)
  • Washing And Drying Of Tableware (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention vise à mettre au point un appareil ménager comportant une porte (2) montée de manière à pivoter autour d'un axe horizontal, qui ne constitue pas de risque accru de danger, même lorsque la porte (2) est grande ouverte. L'invention vise également à mettre au point un interrupteur (4) qui puisse également </= IDENTIFIER >/= des états intermédiaires de la position de la porte. A cet effet, un interrupteur (4) est monté dans la porte et conçu de manière que lorsqu'un angle de pivotement déterminé de la porte (2) non fermée est atteint, une source lumineuse s'enclenche à l'intérieur de l'appareil ménager (1). Selon l'invention, l'interrupteur (4) présente un bouton (8) qui peut être abaissé et être actionné à l'aide d'un poids (10) qui s'oriente toujours par rapport à la verticale.
EP03812153A 2002-12-02 2003-11-20 Appareil menager et interrupteur pour utiliser ledit appareil menager Withdrawn EP1570212A1 (fr)

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DE10256171 2002-12-02
DE10256171A DE10256171B4 (de) 2002-12-02 2002-12-02 Haushaltgerät sowie Schalter zur Verwendung in einem Haushaltgerät
PCT/EP2003/013041 WO2004051146A1 (fr) 2002-12-02 2003-11-20 Appareil menager et interrupteur pour utiliser ledit appareil menager

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EP (1) EP1570212A1 (fr)
AU (1) AU2003302688A1 (fr)
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WO (1) WO2004051146A1 (fr)

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