EP2519670A1 - A household appliance comprising an electronic component - Google Patents

A household appliance comprising an electronic component

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EP2519670A1
EP2519670A1 EP10790859A EP10790859A EP2519670A1 EP 2519670 A1 EP2519670 A1 EP 2519670A1 EP 10790859 A EP10790859 A EP 10790859A EP 10790859 A EP10790859 A EP 10790859A EP 2519670 A1 EP2519670 A1 EP 2519670A1
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Prior art keywords
household appliance
electronic component
kick plate
cable
door
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German (de)
French (fr)
Inventor
Ibrahim Niyazi Ulgur
Tolga Cirak
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Arcelik AS
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Arcelik AS
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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
    • A47L15/4274—Arrangement of electrical components, e.g. control units or cables
    • 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
    • A47L15/46—Devices for the automatic control of the different phases of cleaning ; Controlling devices
    • 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
    • D06F34/28—Arrangements for program selection, e.g. control panels therefor; Arrangements for indicating program parameters, e.g. the selected program or its progress
    • 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
    • F24C7/00—Stoves or ranges heated by electric energy
    • F24C7/08—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
    • 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
    • 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
    • D06F2101/00—User input for the control of domestic laundry washing machines, washer-dryers or laundry dryers
    • 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
    • D06F34/04—Signal transfer or data transmission arrangements
    • 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
    • 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
    • F25D2400/361—Interactive visual displays
    • 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
    • F25D2400/40—Refrigerating devices characterised by electrical wiring
    • 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

Definitions

  • the household appliance is a washing machine, a dishwasher, a dryer or an oven.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Textile Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Detail Structures Of Washing Machines And Dryers (AREA)
  • Casings For Electric Apparatus (AREA)

Abstract

The present invention relates to a household appliance (1) comprising a body (2), a door (3) providing access into the body (2), a kick plate (4) which is disposed under the door (3) and covers the gap between the door (3) and the floor, and which is shaped as a hollow box with one side open, and an electronic component (5).

Description

Description
A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE COMPRISING AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT
[0001] The present invention relates to a household appliance comprising an electronic component.
[0002] In household appliances, especially in refrigerators, washing machines, dishwashers and ovens, electronic components used for purposes such as testing and data collection are required to be disposed onto the body. However, both the electronic components being adversely affected by the noise, heat and vibrations occurring during the operation of the household appliance, and the cables, which will carry electricity to the electronic components, being securely installed cause difficulties. Furthermore, in case of a maintenance need for the electronic component, the need of completely disassembling the body of the household appliance arises.
[0003] In the state of the art Chinese Patent Application No. CN101095292, a household appliance comprising casings that are formed on its side walls for disposing electronic components is explained.
[0004] Another state of the art embodiment is explained in the International
Patent Application No. WO2004032698. In this embodiment, the household appliance comprises a wall having a hollow body wherein electronic components can be disposed.
[0005] In another state of the art International Patent Application No
WO03071021 , a household appliance is explained, on the upper table of which housings are provided in order to house the electronic control systems.
[0006] The aim of the present invention is the realization of a household
appliance wherein the electronic components disposed thereon are kept in a sheltered and easily detachable manner.
[0007] The household appliance realized in order to attain the aim of the present invention and explicated in the claims comprises at least one electronic component that is disposed into the kick plate. Thus, the electronic component is isolated from the factors such as heat and vibration, which occur while the household appliance is operating and which adversely affect the electronic component, as much as possible. Furthermore, since it is easy to reach and detach the kick plate, the maintainability of the electronic component increases.
[0008] In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, by means of a cable connected to the electronic component, data transfer from the electronic component to the other components of the household appliance, or energy transfer to the electronic component is provided. While one end of the cable is connected to the electronic component, its other end extends towards the outside of the kick plate.
[0009] In a version of this embodiment, the cable provides the connection
between the control card located behind the panel, and the electronic component. The cable reaches the control card behind the panel through the inside of the door after leaving the kick plate and thus, carries the data received from the electronic component to the control card and transfers the commands received from the control card to the electronic component.
[0010] In an embodiment of the present invention, the electronic component is assembled to the kick plate by being fitted firmly between the ribs that are situated on the inner side of the kick plate and that increase the resistance of the kick plate against impacts.
[001 1] In another embodiment of the present invention, a fixing pair, which
enables the electronic component to be mounted onto the kick plate, is situated both on the electronic component and on the kick plate The fixing pair can be any one of the state of the art fixing pairs such as detent means-housing and rail-channel.
[0012] In an embodiment of the present invention, support means, which are
installed on the path that is followed by the cable inside the kick plate, and which provide the cable disposed therein to be fixed to the kick plate, are located on the kick plate. Thus, the cable is prevented from being stuck during the mounting and dismounting of the kick plate.
[0013] In different embodiments of the present invention, the electronic
component can be a GPRS modem or a Bluetooth transmitter/receiver.
[0014] In different embodiments of the present invention, the household appliance is a washing machine, a dishwasher, a dryer or an oven.
[0015] The model embodiments relating to the household appliance realized in order to attain the aim of the present invention are illustrated in the attached figures, where:
[0016] Figure 1 - is the schematic view of the household appliance of the present invention.
[0017] Figure 2 - is the inner perspective view of a kick plate and an electronic component.
[0018] The components illustrated in the figures are numbered as follows:
1. Household appliance
2. Body
3. Door
4. Kick plate
5. Electronic component
6. Panel
7. Control card
8. Cable
9. Rib
10. Support means
[0019] The household appliance (1 ) comprises a body (2), a door (3) providing access into the body (2) and a kick plate (4) which is disposed onto the front side of the body (2) such as to remain under the door (3) and which covers the gap between the door (3) and the floor, and which is shaped as a hollow box with one side open.
[0020] The household appliance (1 ), furthermore, comprises at least one
electronic component (5) that is disposed into the kick plate (4) such as to remain between the body (2) and the kick plate (4) (Figure 1 and Figure 2). By means of the electronic component (5) being stored inside the kick plate (4), both the electronic component (5) is provided to be
disassembled without moving the household appliance (1 ) in case of a need for maintenance depending on the breakdown of the electronic component (5) for household appliances (1 ) used under the counter, and the exposure of the electronic component (5) to adverse effects such as vibration, noise and heat depending on the operation of the household appliance (1 ) is minimized. [0021] In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the household appliance (1 ), furthermore, comprises at least one cable (8) which provides the exchange of data or energy of the electronic component (5), and one end of which is connected to the electronic component (5) and the other end extending to the outside of the kick plate (4). Thus, the transfer of various data from the electronic component (5) to the other units of the household appliance (1 ) and the transmission of the energy required for the electronic component (5) to operate are made possible.
[0022] In a version of this embodiment, the household appliance (1 ) comprises a panel (6) whereon control components such as button and display, providing the household appliance (1 ) to be controlled by the user are located, and a control card (7) which is disposed behind the panel (6) and regulates the operation of the household appliance (1 ). In this
embodiment, the cable (8) provides the communication between the electronic component (5) and the control card (7) by extending between the electronic component (5) and the control card (7). The cable (8) reaches the control card (7) by passing preferably through the inside of the door (3).
[0023] In an embodiment of the present invention, the household appliance (1) comprises ribs (9) that are located inside the kick plate (4) and that increase the impact resistance of the kick plate (4). In this embodiment, the electronic component (5) is sized such as to be seated between two adjacent ribs (9) by snap fitting (Figure 2).
[0024] In another embodiment of the present invention, the household appliance (1 ) comprises fixing pairs such as detent means-housing and rail-channel which are located on the kick plate (4) and the electronic component (5), and which provide the electronic component (5) to be fixed to the kick plate (4). In this embodiment, for example, the electronic component (5) is fixed to the kick plate (4) by the detent means on the electronic component (5) being mounted to the housings on the kick plate (4).
[0025] In an embodiment of the present invention, the kick plate (4) comprises tunnel-shaped support means (10), through which the cable (8) is passed and thus, which provide the cable (8) to be directed in the desired direction (Figures 2). Consequently, the cable (8) is enabled to be transferred to the outside of the kick plate (4) by being directed in the desired direction, and is prevented from being damaged during the disassembly of the kick plate
(4) .
[0026] In an embodiment of the present invention, the electronic component (5) is a GPRS modem.
[0027] In another embodiment of the present invention, the electronic component
(5) is a Bluetooth transmitter/receiver.
[0028] In different embodiments of the present invention, the household appliance (1 ) is a washing machine, a dishwasher, a dryer or an oven.
[0029] It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited by the
embodiments disclosed above and a person skilled in the art can easily introduce different embodiments. These should be considered within the scope of the protection postulated by the claims of the present invention.

Claims

Claims
1. A household appliance (1 ) comprising a body (2), a door (3) providing access into the body (2) and a kick plate (4) which is disposed onto the front side of the body (2) such as to remain under the door (3) and which covers the gap between the door (3) and the floor, and which is shaped as a hollow box with one side open; characterized by at least one electronic component (5) which is disposed into the kick plate (4) such as to remain between the body (2) and the kick plate (4).
2. A household appliance (1 ) as in Claim 1 , characterized by at least one cable (8) which provides the exchange of data or energy of the electronic component (5), and one end of which is connected to the electronic component (5) and the other end extending to the outside of the kick plate (4).
3. A household appliance (1 ) as in Claim 2, characterized by a panel (6) whereon control components such as button and display, providing the household appliance (1 ) to be controlled by the user, are located, a control card (7) which is disposed behind the panel (6) and regulates the operation of the household appliance (1 ), and the cable (8) which extends between the electronic component (5) and the control card (7) and provides the communication between the electronic component (5) and the control card (7).
4. A household appliance (1 ) as in Claim 2 or 3, characterized by the cable (8) which reaches the control card (7) by passing through the inside of the door (3).
5. A household appliance (1 ) as in any one of the above claims, characterized by ribs (9) which are located inside the kick plate (4) and increase the impact resistance of the kick plate (4), and the electronic component (5) which is sized such as to be seated between two adjacent ribs (9) by snap fitting.
6. A household appliance (1 ) as in any one of the above claims, characterized by the kick plate (4) and the electronic component (5) that comprise fixing pairs such as detent means-housing and rail-channel which are located on the kick plate (4) and the electronic component (5), and which provide the electronic component (5) to be fixed to the kick plate (4).
7. A household appliance (1 ) as in any one of the above claims, characterized by the kick plate (4) that comprises tunnel-shaped support means (10), through which the cable (8) is passed and thus, which provide the cable (8) to be directed in the desired direction.
8. A household appliance (1 ) as in any one of the above claims, characterized by the electronic component (5) that is a GPRS modem.
9. A household appliance (1 ) as in any one of the above claims, characterized by the electronic component (5) that is a Bluetooth transmitter/receiver.
10. A household appliance (1 ) as in any one of the above claims, which is a
washing machine.
1 1. A household appliance (1 ) as in any one of the above claims, which is a
dishwasher.
12. A household appliance (1 ) as in any one of the above claims, which is a
laundry dryer machine.
13. A household appliance (1 ) as in any one of the above claims, which is a
refrigerator.
14. A household appliance (1 ) as in any one of the above claims, which is an oven.
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