EP1935313B1 - Appareil domestique encastré avec panneau décoratif attaché sur la porte - Google Patents

Appareil domestique encastré avec panneau décoratif attaché sur la porte Download PDF

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EP1935313B1
EP1935313B1 EP06425844A EP06425844A EP1935313B1 EP 1935313 B1 EP1935313 B1 EP 1935313B1 EP 06425844 A EP06425844 A EP 06425844A EP 06425844 A EP06425844 A EP 06425844A EP 1935313 B1 EP1935313 B1 EP 1935313B1
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Andrea Ambrosi
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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
    • 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
    • A47L15/4259—Arrangements of locking or security/safety devices for doors, e.g. door latches, switch to stop operation when door is open
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F34/00—Details of control systems for washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
    • D06F34/14—Arrangements for detecting or measuring specific parameters
    • D06F34/20—Parameters relating to constructional components, e.g. door sensors
    • 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
    • A47L2501/00—Output in controlling method of washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware, i.e. quantities or components controlled, or actions performed by the controlling device executing the controlling method
    • A47L2501/22—Loading doors, e.g. door latches, inflatable door seals
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F2103/00—Parameters monitored or detected for the control of domestic laundry washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
    • D06F2103/40—Opening or locking status of doors
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F2105/00—Systems or parameters controlled or affected by the control systems of washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
    • D06F2105/44—Opening, closing or locking of doors
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F39/00—Details of washing machines not specific to a single type of machines covered by groups D06F9/00 - D06F27/00 
    • D06F39/12—Casings; Tubs
    • D06F39/14—Doors or covers; Securing means therefor
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
    • E05Y2900/30—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for domestic appliances
    • E05Y2900/304—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for domestic appliances for dishwashers
    • 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
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/10—Arrangements for mounting in particular locations, e.g. for built-in type, for corner type

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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 device for the assisted opening of said door.
  • 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 the door of said appliance, through 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.
  • modem kitchens are often made without handles on the doors, that are opened by means of a push-pull mechanism or by using a small recess formed at the door top as a grip point.
  • This solution though fully satisfactory from the aesthetical point of view however has the drawback that it can be easily applied only to drawers and cupboards, but it is quite difficult to apply it to the decorative panel of the dishwasher.
  • a "strong" hold is required since the door of a dishwasher is much harder to open due to the closing mechanism that is designed for a strong lock of the door against the outward push of the peripheral watertight seal.
  • EP-0772996-A2 discloses a household appliance with a decorative panel that is rigidly mounted on the appliance door so that a pull on the panel handle results in a deformation of the outer sheet metal of the door that allows an unlocking lever secured on the back of the panel to disengage the door lock, possibly through a microswitch.
  • Such an arrangement is obviously unsuitable for a modem design kitchen as described above, in that it does not work by push and it requires a quite strong pull in order to deform the door enough to disengage the lock.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a domestic appliance provided with a device for the assisted opening of the door that overcomes the aforementioned drawback.
  • the decorative panel is mounted on the door through a mounting system that allows for a relative movement between the door and the panel by push by having the panel mounted on the door through a horizontal bottom hinge
  • the opening assist device includes a panel movement sensor suitable to detect said relative movement and to emit a corresponding signal, and an actuator suitable to disengage the closing mechanism upon receipt of said signal.
  • the main advantage of the domestic appliance with the device according to the present invention is therefore the possibility of opening the door by push without obliging the user to apply a greater force than that required to open any other door in the kitchen.
  • the panel lining the dishwasher door can be handleless as all the other doors in the kitchen.
  • a further advantage of the present appliance stems from the fact that this device is quite simple, since it employs members commonly used in domestic appliances, and it does not require a substantial modification of the door closing mechanism, whereby its addition does not involve a significant increase in the manufacturing cost.
  • a dishwasher according to the invention includes a decorative panel 1 mounted on the door 2 through a mounting system that in case of push by the user allows for a small oscillation of panel 1 around a bottom horizontal hinge 3.
  • panel 1 is coupled to the top portion of door 2 through a pair of hooks 4 secured at the rear of the panel and suitable to engage corresponding C-shaped vertical coupling plates 5.
  • Said plates 5 are housed in specific niches 6 formed in door 2, and they are held at a central rest position by leaf springs 7.
  • the strength of these springs 7 is selected such that a push by the user as that normally applied to open a door is sufficient to provoke the shifting of the top portion of panel 1 inwards thanks to the rotation of the whole panel 1 around the bottom hinge 3.
  • the shifting of panel 1 is detected through one or more movement sensors that in the illustrated embodiment consist of a pair of microswitches 8, 9 that are pressed by corresponding pins 10, 11. More specifically, the first pin 10 is secured on door 2 and biased into abutment against the rear of panel 1 by a spring (not illustrated) so as to detect the push movement by pressing microswitch 8, while the second pin 11, substantially T-shaped, is similarly biased by a spring 12 so as to detect a possible pull movement by pressing microswitch 9.
  • the closing mechanism of door 2 includes a latch 13 rotatable around an axis 14 and suitable to engage a catch 15 integral with the machine frame.
  • the rotation of latch 13 is prevented by a lock arm 16 rotatable around a second axis 17 and substantially U-shaped.
  • a first limb 16a of arm 16 engages latch 13, while the second limb 16b has a seat for the engagement of a rod 18 mounted on an electromagnetic actuator 19.
  • a similar operation takes place in the case of push of panel 1 that results in the switching of microswitch 8 through pin 10, with the difference that the movement signal is not directly sent to actuator 19 but it reaches an electronic board 20 ( fig.4 ) that activates actuator 19 and keeps it active for a definite period of time, so as to give the user sufficient time to interrupt the push and allow the opening of door 2. Also in this case the closure takes place thanks to the push of panel 1, but the electronic board 20 does not activate actuator 19 in this phase since it can detect that door 2 is open by checking the status of a microswitch arranged on the lock that is present as standard equipment on all dishwashers.
  • the actuator there are several possible solutions different from the above-described electromagnetic actuator, such as shape memory alloy wires, properly geared-down synchronous motors, etc.
  • the door opening can be automatically provided at the end of the cycle by a direct signal from the dishwasher electronic unit, or by a signal received from a remote control that replaces the movement sensors.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Washing And Drying Of Tableware (AREA)
  • Securing Of Glass Panes Or The Like (AREA)
  • Specific Sealing Or Ventilating Devices For Doors And Windows (AREA)

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  1. Appareil domestique encastré ayant une porte (2) pourvue d'un panneau décoratif (1) appliqué sur la porte par le biais d'un système de montage qui permet un mouvement relatif entre ledit panneau (1) et la porte (2), ledit appareil comprenant en outre au moins un capteur de mouvement de panneau (1) approprié pour détecter ledit mouvement relatif et pour émettre un signal correspondant, et un actionneur approprié pour débloquer un mécanisme de fermeture de la porte (2) après réception dudit signal, caractérisé en ce que ledit système de montage permet le mouvement relatif par le biais d'une poussée sur le panneau (1) qui est monté sur la porte (2) afin de réaliser une petite oscillation autour d'une charnière inférieure horizontale (3).
  2. Appareil domestique encastré selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le mouvement du panneau (1) est détecté par le biais d'au moins un micro commutateur (8, 9) qui est commuté par une broche (10, 11) fixée sur la porte (2) et élastiquement sollicitée contre le panneau (1).
  3. Appareil domestique encastré selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le signal de mouvement n'est pas directement envoyé à l'actionneur mais atteint une carte électronique (20) qui active l'actionneur et le maintient actif pendant une période définie de temps.
  4. Appareil domestique encastré selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le panneau (1) est couplé à la partie supérieure de la porte (2) par le biais d'une paire de crochets (4) fixés à l'arrière du panneau (1) et appropriés pour mettre en prise des plaques de couplage verticales en forme de C (5) correspondantes logées dans des niches (6) formées dans la porte (2), lesdites plaques de couplage (5) étant maintenues dans une position de repos centrale dans lesdites niches (6) par des ressorts à lames (7).
  5. Appareil domestique encastré selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le mécanisme de fermeture de la porte (2) comprend un verrou rotatif (13) approprié pour mettre en prise un cliquet de verrouillage (15), la rotation dudit verrou (13) étant empêchée par un bras rotatif (16), et l'actionneur approprié pour débloquer ledit mécanisme de fermeture est un actionneur électromagnétique (19) supportant une tige (18) mise en prise dans un siège dudit bras rotatif (16) afin de provoquer sa rotation et par conséquent le déverrouillage du verrou (13) lorsque ledit actionneur (19) est activé.
EP06425844A 2006-12-19 2006-12-19 Appareil domestique encastré avec panneau décoratif attaché sur la porte Not-in-force EP1935313B1 (fr)

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PL06425844T PL1935313T3 (pl) 2006-12-19 2006-12-19 Wbudowane urządzenie gospodarstwa domowego z dekoracyjną płytą nałożoną na drzwiczki
ES06425844T ES2333608T3 (es) 2006-12-19 2006-12-19 Aparato electrodomestico empotrado provisto de un panel decorativo aplicado a la puerta.
AT06425844T ATE444701T1 (de) 2006-12-19 2006-12-19 Eingebautes haushaltsgerät mit an seiner tür angebrachter dekorativer vorsatzplatte
DE602006009688T DE602006009688D1 (de) 2006-12-19 2006-12-19 Eingebautes Haushaltsgerät mit an seiner Tür angebrachter dekorativer Vorsatzplatte
EP06425844A EP1935313B1 (fr) 2006-12-19 2006-12-19 Appareil domestique encastré avec panneau décoratif attaché sur la porte

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