EP2628433A1 - Système d'installation d'un bandeau avant sur un appareil intégré - Google Patents

Système d'installation d'un bandeau avant sur un appareil intégré Download PDF

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EP2628433A1
EP2628433A1 EP12156234.2A EP12156234A EP2628433A1 EP 2628433 A1 EP2628433 A1 EP 2628433A1 EP 12156234 A EP12156234 A EP 12156234A EP 2628433 A1 EP2628433 A1 EP 2628433A1
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Mariusz Drzazga
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Whirlpool Corp
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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
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B95/00—Fittings for furniture
    • A47B95/002—Plinths, e.g. between furniture and ceiling or wall

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  • the present invention relates to a system for connecting and adjusting a plinth to a piece of kitchen furniture, particularly a built-in dishwashing machine.
  • plinth we mean any fascia or skirting board which is used for hiding the lower part of pieces of furniture and domestic appliances in a modern kitchen, such lower parts having possible legs and technical parts which can affect the overall appearance of kitchen furniture.
  • Such plinth may be made in different portions positioned side by side or, more frequently, in integral long portions which cover lower portions of several pieces of furniture and appliances. While the fixing to pieces of furniture with legs may be quite easy with the known systems in which no position adjustment is needed, this is not so for appliances like built-in dishwashers where it is necessary to adjust the position of the plinth in order to match its position with other portions facing kitchen furniture.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a system as mentioned at the beginning of the description which does not present the above problems and which is simple to be installed, easy to be adjusted and of limited overall cost.
  • the system according to the invention is basically composed of only two elements, i.e. an elongated shaped support element slidably mounted (preferably in pair) on a front side of the piece of furniture or domestic built-in appliance and an elastic bracket element which can slide in longitudinal grooves of the plinth and on which, after a snap engagement easy connection, a vertical end of the shaped support element can slide for easy adjustment of the position of the plinth relative to the piece of furniture or appliance. Thanks to such simple construction the plinth can be easily adjusted in all directions, i.e. three movements, vertical, horizontal and lateral (side), without the need of any screws or similar fastening devices. Another advantage is that with few components the overall cost is reduced, and there is no risk of installing the plinth in an incorrect way.
  • a built-in dishwasher D presents a cabinet D1 placed on a floor with legs ( figure 2 ) or without legs ( figure 1 ).
  • the dishwasher presents a front door T whose lower end T1 has to assume a configuration in which it is substantially flush with a decorative plinth 10.
  • On the bottom of the cabinet D1 it is mounted a L-shaped support 12 in the form of a metal strap having a first flat portion 12a (horizontal in the installed configuration) with a longitudinal slot 14 adapted to slide on a corresponding couple of pins (not shown) fixed to the cabinet D1 of the dishwasher D.
  • pin may be also screws which can be used to fix the L-shaped support 12 in the desired position.
  • the L-shaped support 12 has a second portion 12b, which is vertical in the assembled configuration shown in the drawings, whose distance from the built-in dishwasher D can be adjusted by sliding the support 12 on its slot 14.
  • the plinth for instance of polymeric material, has on its rear surface 10a a plurality of longitudinal grooves 16 easily obtained by extrusion.
  • Each groove 16 is delimited by T profiles 16a or L profiles 16b (there may be other profiles for increasing the rigidity of the plinth, as shown in the drawings).
  • an adjustable bracket 18 which is advantageously made by injection moulding of a polymer.
  • the adjustable bracket 18 presents a base part 18a with four sliding portions 20 (two external and two internal) adapted to cooperate with two adjacent grooves 16 in order to keep the bracket 18 mounted to the plinth but freely slidable longitudinally thereon.
  • Each sliding portion 20 has a slanted surface 20a adapted to facilitate the insertion of the bracket at an end of longitudinal grooves 16 of the plinth 10. Moreover the height of each sliding portion 20 (identified in figure 9 with the reference H) is slightly lower than the height of profiles 16a or 16b in order to allow such sliding movement. For the same purpose, the distance K between the two internal portions 20 ( figure 7 ) of the bracket 18 corresponds substantially to the thickness of the profiles 16a and 16b. Integral with the base part 18a, the bracket 18 comprises two distal arc-shaped parts 18b adapted to cooperate with the second portion 12b of the L-shaped support 12. Each arc-shaped part 18b presents two leg portions 22 linked by a shaped bridge portion 24.
  • the bridge portion 24 presents a slanted smooth surface 24a adapted to cooperate elastically with the second portion 12b of the L-shaped support 12 in order to obtain a snap engagement therebetween.
  • the distance M ( figure 8 ) between a central raised matching part 18c of the bracket 18 and a lower end 28 of the slanted surface 24a corresponds substantially to the thickness of the second portion 12b of the L-shaped support 12.
  • each L-shaped support 12 In order to assemble the plinth 10 to the built-in dishwasher D, the user has to install each L-shaped support 12 to the lower part of the dishwasher for instance by matching the slot 14 with two pins or screws (not shown) of the machine.
  • the L-shaped supports may be also fixed to the machine (for instance by tightening the screws) once the second portions 12b of the L-shaped supports 12 is at the desired front distance from the machine D.
  • the second step of the easy assembling procedure consists in inserting the adjustable brackets 18 in two adjacent grooves 16 of the plinth 10 and to slide them so that they are in a position corresponding to the position of the L-shaped supports 12.
  • the choice of the groves 16 depends on the actual width of the plinth 10 and it is made so that the lower edge of the plinth 10 can be positioned substantially in contact with the floor in a subsequent adjustment movement.
  • the third step is a snap engagement of the bracket 18 on the vertical portions 12b of the L-shaped supports 12 during which side edges of the second portion 12b of the L-shaped support 12 slides on the slanted surfaces 24a of the bridge portions 24 and open them wide up to when the portion 12b goes beyond edges 28, followed by a vertical sliding of the bracket 18 on such portions in order to have the lower edge of the plinth substantially in contact with the floor.
  • the longitudinal position thereof can be adjusted as well, by sliding the bracket 18 into the grooves 16.
  • the upper or lower part of the plinth 10 can be cut off (e.g. by knife) during installation to appropriate height in order to avoid mechanical interference with the bottom edge T1 of the door T.
  • the same adjustment can be carried out also for the bottom part of the plinth 10 of the embodiment of figures 2 and 4 (related to a dishwasher with legs).
  • the portion to be cut off in order to arrive at the situation shown in figure 1 is indicated with reference P.
  • Figure 10 shows a small variant of the bracket 18, in which a pair of auxiliary retainers 30 are integrally protruding from the central raised part 18c of bracket 18, on sides thereof.
  • Such retainers 30 are adapted to cooperate with a corresponding longitudinal slot 32 ( figures 5 and 6 ) of the second portion 12b of the L-shaped support 12 in order to improve the overall strength of the assembly L-shaped support 12 and bracket 18.
  • a L-shaped support element can have different shape with the only limitation of having a vertical front portion along which the bracket 18 can be engaged and can slide; for instance, such support could be integral with the base portion of the appliance.

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US10299656B2 (en) 2016-11-09 2019-05-28 Electrolux Home Products, Inc. Vent outlet for appliance having adjustable kickplate
US10527226B2 (en) 2017-12-06 2020-01-07 Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Height adjustable removable kick panel
CN112971400A (zh) * 2021-03-03 2021-06-18 唯想建筑设计(上海)有限公司 一种儿童活动室

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DE9000702U1 (de) * 1990-01-23 1990-03-01 E-Norm Beschlag Gmbh & Co Kg, 4904 Enger Halterung für Sockelblenden von Küchenmöbeln
DE4433173C1 (de) * 1994-09-17 1995-10-05 Volpato Ind Srl Vorrichtung zur Halterung einer Sockelblende an einem Möbelfuß
DE19607935A1 (de) * 1995-03-03 1996-09-12 Henke Paul Gmbh & Co Kg Befestigungsvorrichtung für Sockelblenden
EP1362530A1 (fr) * 2002-05-17 2003-11-19 SCILM S.p.A. Dispositif pour coupler la plinthe d'une pièce de mobilier au pied de cette pièce de mobilier
WO2004058037A1 (fr) * 2002-12-30 2004-07-15 Arcelik A.S. Electromenager presentant une plaque recouvrant la plinthe

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE9000702U1 (de) * 1990-01-23 1990-03-01 E-Norm Beschlag Gmbh & Co Kg, 4904 Enger Halterung für Sockelblenden von Küchenmöbeln
DE4433173C1 (de) * 1994-09-17 1995-10-05 Volpato Ind Srl Vorrichtung zur Halterung einer Sockelblende an einem Möbelfuß
DE19607935A1 (de) * 1995-03-03 1996-09-12 Henke Paul Gmbh & Co Kg Befestigungsvorrichtung für Sockelblenden
EP1362530A1 (fr) * 2002-05-17 2003-11-19 SCILM S.p.A. Dispositif pour coupler la plinthe d'une pièce de mobilier au pied de cette pièce de mobilier
WO2004058037A1 (fr) * 2002-12-30 2004-07-15 Arcelik A.S. Electromenager presentant une plaque recouvrant la plinthe

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US10299656B2 (en) 2016-11-09 2019-05-28 Electrolux Home Products, Inc. Vent outlet for appliance having adjustable kickplate
US10527226B2 (en) 2017-12-06 2020-01-07 Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Height adjustable removable kick panel
CN112971400A (zh) * 2021-03-03 2021-06-18 唯想建筑设计(上海)有限公司 一种儿童活动室

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