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EP2889424B1
EP2889424B1 EP13199506.0A EP13199506A EP2889424B1 EP 2889424 B1 EP2889424 B1 EP 2889424B1 EP 13199506 A EP13199506 A EP 13199506A EP 2889424 B1 EP2889424 B1 EP 2889424B1
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Marco Rigo
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    • 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 
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  • the present invention relates to a laundry appliance.
  • a cabinet for a laundry appliance for example a washing machine, includes usually a housing with two side walls and a rear wall and a front panel.
  • the front panel is directly fixed to the housing at the front side of the cabinet by screws or clinching or welding.
  • Document EP 1 806 447 A2 discloses a front-loading washing machine comprising a cabinet having two side walls, a bottom wall and a front panel; the side walls are connected with two frontal frames each of them being connected with said walls on their extremities, improving the stiffness of the cabinet; the front panel is connected to the cabinet by screws passing through holes provided on the laundry load frontal aperture frame, and connected to screwed holes provided on the brackets.
  • WO 2010/049330 A1 discloses a washer / dryer comprising a cabinet having side walls, a front panel and and upper wall; the side walls are connected to an upper frame; the front panel is connected to the side walls and to a panel covering the space remaining from the front wall and the upper wall.
  • Document KR 2006 0114119 A discloses a cabinet of a washing machine having two frontal frames connected to the side walls, and a front panel connected to the lateral bents of the side walls and to one of the frontal frames.
  • a laundry appliance for example a laundry washing machine, a laundry dryer or washer dryer, according to the present invention comprises a cabinet which includes at least two (opposing) side walls (or: side panels), a front panel (or: front wall) and a bracket element, wherein the front panel is fixed to the two side walls and wherein said bracket element substantially extends in between the two side walls and in end portions is fixed to said side walls.
  • Each end portion of said bracket element and an upper or uppermost region of a corresponding side wall and a corresponding upper or uppermost region of the front panel are connected with each other.
  • each end portion of said bracket element rests at least partially on and/or is mounted from above onto a corresponding resting surface of a corresponding side wall which resting surface faces upwardly.
  • Each resting surface is for example an upper surface of a connection bar.
  • the resting surface or connection bar is preferably formed at the inner side of the corresponding side wall at a depth downwards from the upper edge of the side wall and/or comprises fixing elements of a fixing device, for example fixing holes or recesses for inserting fixing elements, such as screw holes for screws.
  • each end portion of said bracket element is displaced downwardly with respect to a middle part of the bracket element.
  • each said end portion comprises fixing elements of a fixing device, for example fixing recesses, for example screw holes, for inserting fixing elements, for example screws, preferably when overlapping with a corresponding fixing element, for example screw, such as a fixing hole of the resting surface or connection bar.
  • fixing elements of a fixing device for example fixing recesses, for example screw holes, for inserting fixing elements, for example screws, preferably when overlapping with a corresponding fixing element, for example screw, such as a fixing hole of the resting surface or connection bar.
  • an upper edge of the front panel is arranged vertically higher than the upper edges of the side walls and higher than the bracket element and/or hides front faces of the side walls as well as the bracket element from sight from the front in horizontal direction.
  • the bracket element extends parallel to an upper edge of said front panel.
  • the front panel can be a substantially flat or slightly concave or convex sheet part.
  • said bracket element is formed integrally with said front panel.
  • a bracket element integrally formed with the front panel provides additional rigidity for such a front panel.
  • An integrally formed bracket element shall be understood in that the front panel and the bracket element are made from one part. No connection means between front panel and bracket element are necessary.
  • said front panel and said bracket element are made of the same material, for example made of sheet metal such as steel.
  • Front panel and bracket element can be provided as a part of one single piece of the same material.
  • front panel and bracket element can be produced by a bending and/or deep-drawing process.
  • the sheet material may have a thickness between 0.5 mm to 1.6 mm, preferably 0.7 mm.
  • bracket element is formed as a separate part from said front panel.
  • a corresponding connecting part, for example connecting flap, extending from the rear side of the front panel is jointly fixed with a corresponding end portion of said bracket element to a corresponding side wall, for example resting surface, preferably by means of the same fixing element, for example fixing screw, wherein preferably the connecting part, for example connecting flap, has a fixing element, for example a fixing recess or hole, such as a screw hole, which is preferably arranged to overlap one of, for example a front fixing hole, for example screw hole, of the resting surface and at least one of, for example a front fixing hole, for example screw hole of the end portion of the bracket element.
  • a fixing element for example a fixing recess or hole, such as a screw hole, which is preferably arranged to overlap one of, for example a front fixing hole, for example screw hole, of the resting surface and at least one of, for example a front fixing hole, for example screw hole of the end portion of the bracket element.
  • the corresponding connecting part for example connecting flap
  • the corresponding connecting part for example connecting flap
  • a hook is provided at or near each end portion of the bracket element to be arranged in a receiving section of the front panel to pre-position and/or hold the bracket element in relation to the front panel.
  • a supporting surface is provided at the middle part of the bracket element supporting a, preferably horizontal, connecting flange of the front panel, wherein preferably overlapping screw holes are provided in the supporting surface and the connecting flange to fix the same to each other by means of inserted screws.
  • At least a part of and preferably all of said fixing elements or screws are fixed and from above in a vertical fixing direction.
  • At least one fixing device for fixing said front panel by applying a fixing force in a fixing direction comprises at least two fixing elements being, at least partly under the influence of or during applying of the fixing force, movable or moved in a fixing movement in a fixing direction relative to or towards or into each other.
  • At least one first fixing element is coupled to or being part of the front panel and at least one second fixing element is coupled to or is a part of the housing.
  • the fixing elements are preferably a screw and a corresponding screw hole or counter-thread.
  • At least one pulling device for exerting a pulling force in a pulling direction onto the front panel pulling the front panel against at least one front face of the housing or the side walls.
  • the fixing direction of the fixing force is different to the pulling direction of the pulling force.
  • the fixing device has a different fixing direction or works in a different direction than the pulling direction of the pulling device which is the direction for pulling the front panel towards the front face(s).
  • the pulling device is a separate device separate from the fixing device and comprises different components and/or is arranged at a distance from the fixing device.
  • the fixing device is coupled to the pulling device in such a way that the fixing force generates the pulling force or is partly transformed into the pulling force.
  • the fixing device Being “coupled to” means a mechanical coupling whereby forces are conducted or transferred, i.e. a force-conducting connection.
  • the fixing device supplies the separate pulling device with the force necessary to achieve the pulling of the front panel, so that although fixing direction and pulling direction differ, the pulling can be achieved during or by the fixing movement.
  • the or each pulling device comprises at least two pulling elements, a first pulling element which is or can be coupled to the front panel and a second pulling element which is or can be coupled to the fixing device, wherein the first pulling element is, by the fixing force, displaced relative to the second pulling element by a pulling displacement in a displacement movement in the pulling direction or having at least a component in the pulling direction.
  • the pulling force onto the front panel is generated or transformed from the fixing force.
  • the pulling force is larger if the pulling displacement is larger.
  • one pulling element is a protruding element and the other pulling element is a pulling recess or opening or slot, and the protruding pulling element is forced by the fixing force into the pulling recess sliding with a sliding edge or surface on a surface adjacent or neighboured to the pulling recess until a rear edge or surface of the protruding pulling element bears against an inner rear wall of the pulling recess resulting in the displacement in the pulling direction of the two pulling elements.
  • “Rear” means as seen in the pulling direction.
  • the sliding edge or surface is curved and/or convex. Further advantageously the rear edge or surface and the inner rear wall are orthogonal to the displacement movement and/or to the pulling direction.
  • the protruding pulling element can be provided with a further protruding positioning aid edge to pre-position the pulling element into the pulling recess.
  • a recess or slot can be provided in the housing or side walls to receive the protruding pulling element after it is engaged within the pulling recess or pulling slot wherein this recess or slot is arranged to overlap with the pulling recess or slot.
  • the pulling device by the pulling force first closes, in a pulling movement, the gap and then exerts a residual pulling force as a pressure between the front panel and the at least one front face.
  • the pulling displacement of the two pulling elements is larger than the gap.
  • the residual pulling force is preferably maintained by elastic restoring forces.
  • the pulling direction is substantially orthogonal or perpendicular to the fixing direction. Furthermore, typically, the pulling direction is substantially horizontal.
  • the fixing direction is substantially vertical and/or downwards or in the direction of gravity, so that the fixing takes place from above.
  • the fixing movement of the fixing elements and/or the displacement movement of the two pulling elements is preferably a linear or straight movement.
  • the front panel comprises at least one, preferably two, accommodation recesses for accommodation of a detergent drawer and/or a user interface or operating panel.
  • said bracket element is arranged in a region above said accommodation recess(es) and/or comprises fixing components for fixing at least one detergent drawer and/or a user interface in a region below said bracket element.
  • the bracket element can also form a support for a worktop or top plate and comprises fixing components for fixing said worktop to said bracket element.
  • the cabinet 2 as illustrated is provided for a laundry appliance, in this example a laundry washing machine, and comprises a housing 10, a front panel (or front wall) 12 and a bracket element (or: bridging element, transversal element or bar) 14.
  • the housing 10 includes two vertical side walls 10A, 10B, a vertical rear wall 10C and a bottom part 10D.
  • the side walls 10A and 10B, the rear wall 10C and the bottom part 10D of the housing 10 are connected to each other by screws or other fastening elements.
  • the bracket element 14 connects both side walls 10A and 10B in an upper front region in a transversal horizontal direction thereby providing for and increasing the stiffness of the cabinet 2 in the front.
  • the bracket element 14 is provided as a separate part from the front panel 12, whereas in the embodiments of FIG 11 to 13 the bracket element 14 is integral with the front panel 12, for example formed as a single piece part.
  • FIG 14 shows an example of a finally assembled appliance for all embodiments.
  • the bracket element 14 has an elongated, preferably substantially flat, form of a bracket or a bar or sheet or the like with two relatively short end portions 36A and 36B which are connected with the relative long horizontal middle part (or: central portion) 36D through a relatively short step-like or bent or S- shaped intermediate or transition portion and are basically parallel to the middle part 36D and, in the mounted state, displaced downwards with respect to the middle part 36D.
  • the bracket element 14 is made of a metal sheet, for example with extruding portions produced by stamping, punching and/or bending.
  • said metal sheet has a thickness of about 0.6 to 1.5 mm, for example 1.2 mm in case of a separate bracket element 14 and 0.7 mm in case of an integral bracket element 14.
  • the side walls 10A and 10B and/or the front panel 12 are preferably made of metal sheet, but can also be made of a plastics material.
  • the end portion 36A of the bracket element 14 is connected from above to a corresponding connecting portion 136A positioned on a connection bar (or: connection flange, connection bend) 101A at the inner side of the side wall 10A, i.e. the side facing the other side wall 10B, whereas the other end portion 36A of the bracket element 14 is connected from above to a corresponding connecting portion 136B positioned on a connection bar 101B at the inner side of the side wall 10B, i.e. the side facing the other side wall 10A.
  • connection bar 101A and 101B at each side wall 10A and 10B has an upper substantially flat and horizontal surface as a resting (or: bearing) surface for at least a part of the corresponding end portion 36A or 36B of the bracket element 14 and at least two screw holes 22 and 26, matching in the mounted state with a respective screw hole 31 and 33 in the end portion 36A or 36B of the bracket element 14 to insert and rotate a fixing screw 38 from above vertically in each pair of overlapping or matching screw holes 22 and 31 and 26 and 33 as parts of the connecting portion 136A or 136B.
  • a third screw hole 24 and/or a slot 28 are provided in each connecting portion 136 A or 136B (see FIG 2 and 4 ).
  • connection bar 101A and 101B or its resting surface 102A and 102B is displaced downward or placed deeper than the upper edge 100A and 100B of the side wall 10A and 10B by a vertical distance or depth t (see FIG 1 ).
  • t a vertical distance or depth
  • the front panel (or: front wall) 12 covers, for example as seen from the front in a horizontal projection, completely the front side of the housing 10 and for example the front faces (or: front sides) 112A and 112B of the two side walls 10A and 10B.
  • the front panel 12 for example at least abuts with or extends further outwardly than the housing 10 or the side walls 10A and 10B in lateral and vertical directions.
  • the front panel 12 in the mounted state as shown in FIG 2 , at its upper edge 120 has a greater height than the side walls 10A and 10B or their respective upper edges 100A and 100B.
  • the resulting difference in height h between the upper edge 120 of the front panel 12 and the upper edge 100A of the side wall 10A is shown in FIG 2 and is normally the same also between the upper edge 120 of the front panel 12 and the upper edge 100B of the side wall 10B.
  • This height difference h is preferably chosen large enough so that the front face 112A and 112B and the upper edges 100A and 100B of the side walls 10A and 10B are hidden or covered as seen from the front, by the front panel 12 and preferably also that the upper edge 120 of the front panel 12 is arranged above the bracket 14 when mounted so that also the bracket 14 will be hidden or covered behind the front panel 12 when looking from the front.
  • a top plate like the top plate 224 shown in FIG 14
  • the thickness of the top plate should be accounted for so that the height difference h is sufficient to also cover the front of the top plate.
  • the values of the difference in height h will range in between a few, e.g. 5, millimetres and some, e.g. up to 10, centimetres.
  • a drawer opening 121 for arranging a drawer 221 for detergents etc. ( FIG 14 ) and an operating panel opening 122 for arranging an operating panel 222 ( FIG 14 ) are provided, for instance next to each other, and, e.g. below, a door opening 123 for arranging a door 223 for loading and unloading the laundry.
  • the front panel 12 is a part separate from the bracket element 14 and thus needs to be fixed separately to the housing 10, but preferably together with the bracket element 14 in one process step.
  • the bracket element 14 is fixed to the housing 10 and thus also fixes, automatically or at the same time or in the same process step, the front panel 12 being integral with it.
  • the front panel 12 for connecting the front panel 12 to the side walls 10A and 10B and with the bracket element 14, includes, in each of the two upper corners, a horizontal connecting flap 12A and 12B, which is for example made by cutting and bending from the sheet metal of the front panel 12.
  • the connecting flaps 12A and 12B extend rearwards and horizontally from the rear side or inner wall 12D of the front panel 12 and are substantially flat extending in a horizontal plane.
  • each connecting flap 12A and 12B includes at least one screw hole 18 and a pulling slot 20.
  • the connecting flap 12B (or 12A) is placed with its flat lower surface onto the front portion of the horizontal resting surface 102B (or 102A) of the horizontal bar 101B (or 101A) of the side wall 10B (or 10A) in the connecting portion 136B (or 136A) until or so that the screw hole 18 of the connecting flap 12B (or: 12A) overlaps with the screw hole 22 of the connecting portion 136B (or 136A) below and the pulling slot 20 of the connecting flap 12B (or: 12A) overlaps with the slot 28 of the connecting portion 136B (or 136A).
  • the bracket element 14 is placed, with its respective end portions 36A and 36B on top of the connecting flaps 12A and 12B in its front portion and directly onto the resting surface 102A and 102B in a subsequent further backward portion in such a way or until the screw hole 31 of the bracket element 14 overlaps with the screw hole 18 of the connecting flap 12B (or: 12A) underneath and with the screw hole 22 of the connecting portion 136B (or 136A) yet further underneath and the screw hole 33 of the bracket element 14 overlaps with the screw hole 26 of the connecting portion 136B (or 136A) underneath.
  • the bracket element 14 includes a protruding hook 32 at each front portion, for example in the end portions 36A or 36B or intermediate portions towards the middle part 36C, for prepositioning the bracket element 14 and the front panel 12 with each other by hooking the hooks 32 into corresponding receiving sections, for example flanges or openings, at the rear side or inner wall of the front panel 12.
  • the front panel 12, at its inner wall 12D and between the connecting flaps 12A and 12B is provided with a horizontal connecting flange 12C which is supported by a supporting surface 36C of the middle part 36D of the bracket element 14.
  • the flange 12C has several e.g. three, screw holes 125 matching with screw holes 145 in the supporting surface 36C for additional fixing by screws (not shown).
  • the step 35 is also not provided and the end portion 36A or 36B of the bracket element 14 rests on the resting surface 102A or 102B of the connection bar 101A or 101B also in the front, preferably over the whole length in longitudinal direction (not shown).
  • a first fixing screw 38 is now screwed or inserted and rotated through the three overlapping screw holes 31, 18 and 22 in the front in each case, preferably in a vertical fixing direction FD pointing downward or from above as indicated by the arrows in FIG 7 to 10 .
  • the screw head 38A bears from above against an at least in this region flat bottom wall 131 of the bracket 14 in the corresponding end portion 36A or 36B and the thread portion 38B of the screw 38 is screwed or turned into a counter-thread in the screw hole 22 in the connection bar 101A or 101B of the side wall 10A or 10B ( FIG 8 and 10 ).
  • the bottom wall 131 of the bracket 14 bears from above on the connecting flap 12A or 12B of the front panel 12 and the connecting flap 12A or 12B bears from above on the resting surface 102A or 102B of the side wall 10A or 10B.
  • first fixing screws 38 the front panel 12 and the bracket element 14 are jointly fixed to the side walls 12A and 12B.
  • a second fixing screw (not shown) can be screwed or inserted and rotated through the two overlapping screw holes 33 and 26 to directly fix the bracket element 14 to the side walls 12A and 12B to provide for a four point connection with higher rigidity.
  • the screws for example screws 38, can be self-cutting, i.e. their thread portions 38B cut their own counter-threads into a collar provided around the screw hole 22.
  • screws other fastening elements can be provided, which for example provide for a fixing movement in the vertical fixing direction FD, for instance rivets or ratching or snapping elements, as long as they provide for a sufficient fixing force.
  • the connection is very stable at the fixing points and easy to assemble, as the weight of the front panel 12 is carried and as enough space during the assembly is provided for the fixing operation even in this case of a high front panel 12 jutting out at the top. Furthermore the screws or other fastening elements can be elegantly hidden from sight.
  • a pulling or positioning device is provided for exerting a pulling force F pulling the front panel 12 towards the housing 10, for example towards or against the front faces 112A and 112B of the side walls 10A and 10B.
  • the pulling or positioning device transforms the fixing force in the fixing movement in the vertical fixing direction FD of the screw 38 into a pulling force F in the horizontal pulling direction PD and preferably comprises pulling flaps 30 at the underside of the bottom wall 131 in the end portions 36A and 36B of the bracket element 14 which pulling flaps 30 interact with the pulling slots 20 of the connecting flap 12A or 12B of the front panel 12 and the positioning slots 28 of the connection bar 101A or 101B when they are in an approximately overlapping position.
  • the longitudinal axes of the pulling slots 20 and 28 and the pulling flaps 30 each extend, preferably in all embodiments, horizontally and perpendicular to a front plane of the front panel 12 and/or parallel to the side walls 10A and 10B and their upper edges 100A and 100B or wall planes and/or along the longitudinal directions of the horizontal bars 101A and 101B in order to allow for a pulling action in that direction, which corresponds to the pulling direction PD.
  • a rear inner wall of each slot 20 in the inward direction or pulling direction PD is designated by 200.
  • each pulling flap 30 protruding downwards from each horizontal end portion 36 of the bracket element 14 is flat and slightly thinner than the slots 20 and 28 so that it can be inserted into the slots 20 and 28.
  • each pulling flap 30 has a vertical front edge 301 and a vertical rear edge 302 which is shorter than the front edge 301 and ends in a convexly curved guiding or sliding edge 300, e.g. a rounded corner.
  • the front edge 301 preferably ends in a rounded positioning aid edge 303 being the furthest downward part of the flap 30.
  • the guiding or sliding edge 300 preferably is connected with the positioning aid edge 303 by a straight horizontal edge.
  • the pulling flap 30 enters first with its positioning aid edge 303 the two slots 28 and 20 and then the sliding edge 300 comes into contact with the upper surface of the connecting flap 12B next to the rear inner wall 200 of the slot 20.
  • the distance between the rear edge 302 of the flap 30 and the rear inner wall 200 of the slot 20 is designated by d2 and is preferably greater than the distance d1, i.e. d2 > d1 ( FIG 9 ).
  • the screw 38 being screwed in the fixing direction FD exerts a vertical fixing force downward in the fixing direction FD onto the end portion 36A or 36B of the bracket element 14 which, conducted or transferred through the bottom wall 131, presses or forces the pulling flap 30 further into the pulling slot 20 wherein the curved guiding or sliding edge 300 rolls or slides over the upper edge of the rear inner wall 200 and the flap 30 glides or slides or moves into the slot 20 so that the rear edge 302 of the flap 30 eventually rests against the rear inner wall 200 at the inside of the slot 20 ( FIG 7 and FIG 10 ).
  • the screw 38 is then screwed or turned further into the screw hole 22 to finish its fixing movement in the fixing direction FD until, in a final fixing position of the screw 38, the end portion 36A or 36B is in contact and pressed onto the connecting flap 12A or 12B and the connecting flap 12A or 12B onto the resting surface 102A or 102 ( FIG 8 and FIG 10 ).
  • the vertical length of the rear edge 302 of the pulling flap 30 is chosen big enough to allow for this final fixing movement, for example at least as big as the thickness of the connecting flap 12A or 12B.
  • the flap 30 and the slot 20 constitute examples for pulling elements of the pulling device.
  • the flap 30 and slots 20 and 28 can also be arranged in reverse order or exchanged at the parts.
  • pulling elements with bigger and/or more complex sliding and resting surfaces than just edges 300 and 302 etc. can be provided.
  • Other pulling elements for transforming the vertical fixing movement into a horizontal pulling force or also movement are possible, such as a gear, for example toothed gear.
  • FIG 14 the laundry appliance is shown after final assembly. It can be seen that neither fastening elements for fixing the front panel 12 to the housing 10 nor the bracket element 14 are visible from the outer side.
  • FIG 15 an alternative embodiment of a front panel 12 is shown which is similar to the front panel 12 shown in FIG 1 , but has in addition at the inner walls 12D, formed by inwardly bent flanges of the front panel 12, at each side a corresponding holding section comprising a key hole 12E and 12F.
  • Each key hole 12E and 12F comprises a larger hole section 15 having a bigger inner diameter and a smaller hole section 15 with a smaller dinner diameter which are preferably formed in a pocket 19 extending towards the outside of the front panel 12, which can be seen in FIG 16 .
  • the two hole sections 13 and 15 have at their sides facing away from each other a semi-circular shape.
  • the housing 10 has at the front faces 112A and 112B of the side walls 10A and 10B corresponding holding sections which comprise a holding pin composed of a holding screw 16E and 16F and, as is shown in detail in FIG 19 , also a bushing 17E which is placed upon the thread portion of the holding screw 16E and has a smooth cylindrical outside surface.
  • the key hole 12E is placed with its larger section 13 which is larger in its inner diameter than the outer diameter of the screw head of the holding screw 16E through or onto the holding screw 16E. Then the holding screw 16E with the bushing 17E is moved into the smaller hole section 15 until the bushing 17E hits the upper semi-circular edge of the smaller hole section 15 and is firmly held within this smaller hole section 15. The radius of the semi-circular edge corresponds approximately to the radius of the bushing 17.
  • This type of key-hole or bayonet connection provides for a mounting process which is like a hooking process from above and allows for sufficient tolerance during the mounting process in the upper corners described above, for instance at and with the connecting flanges 12A and 12B.
  • a single piece screw can be provided having a collar instead of the bushing 17E.

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  1. Waschgerät, beispielsweise Wäschewaschmaschine, Wäschetrockner oder Wäschewaschtrockner,
    mit einer Kammer mit wenigstens zwei Seitenwänden (10A, 10B), einer Vorderplatte (12) und einem Klammerelement (14),
    wobei die Vorderplatte (12) an den beiden Seitenwänden (10) befestigt ist,
    wobei sich das Klammerelement (14) im Wesentlichen zwischen den beiden Seitenwänden (10A, 10B) erstreckt und an den Seitenwänden (10A, 10B) in Endabschnitten (36A, 36B) befestigt ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jeder Endabschnitt (36A, 36B) des Klammerelements (14) und ein oberer oder oberster Bereich einer entsprechenden Seitenwand (10A, 10B) und ein entsprechender oberer oder oberster Bereich der Vorderplatte (12) miteinander verbunden sind.
  2. Waschgerät nach Anspruch 1, wobei
    jeder Endabschnitt (36A, 36B) des Klammerelements (14) wenigstens teilweise auf einer entsprechenden Ruhefläche (102A, 102B) einer entsprechenden Seitenwand (10A, 10B) ruht und/oder von oben darauf befestigt ist, wobei die Ruhefläche nach oben zeigt.
  3. Waschgerät nach Anspruch 2, wobei jede Ruhefläche (102A, 102B) eine obere Fläche einer Verbindungsstange (101A, 101B) ist, die an der inneren Seite der entsprechenden Seitenwand (10A, 10B) bei einer Tiefe (t) nach unten von der oberen Kante (100A, 100B) der Seitenwand (10A, 10B) gebildet ist.
  4. Waschgerät nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, wobei jeder Endabschnitt (36A, 36B) des Klammerelements (14) nach unten in Bezug auf einen mittleren Teil (36D) des Klammerelements (14) versetzt ist.
  5. Waschgerät nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, wobei eine obere Kante (120) der Vorderplatte (12) vertikal höher als die oberen Kanten (100A, 100B) der Seitenwände (10A, 10B) und höher als das Klammerelement (14) angeordnet ist und/oder vordere Flächen (112A, 112B) und das Klammerelement (14) vor horizontaler Sicht von vorne verdeckt und/oder wobei sich das Klammerelement (14) parallel zu einer oberen Kante (120) der Vorderplatte (12) erstreckt.
  6. Waschgerät nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, wobei das Klammerelement (14) einstückig mit der Vorderplatte (12) gebildet ist.
  7. Waschgerät nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, wobei das Klammerelement (14) als Teil separat von der Vorderplatte (12) gebildet ist.
  8. Waschgerät nach Anspruch 7, wobei ein entsprechendes Verbindungsteil (12A, 12B), das sich von der Rückseite der Vorderplatte (12) erstreckt, gemeinsam mit einem entsprechenden Endabschnitt (36A, 36B) des Klammerelements (14) an einer entsprechenden Seitenwand (10A, 10B) befestigt ist.
  9. Waschgerät nach Anspruch 8 und Anspruch 2, wobei das entsprechende Verbindungsteil (12A, 12B) zwischen einem vorderen Abschnitt des Endabschnitts (36A, 36B) des Klammerelements (14) und der Ruhefläche (102A, 102B) der Seitenwand (10A, 10B) angeordnet ist.
  10. Waschgerät nach Anspruch 9, wobei ein weiterer hinterer Abschnitt des Endabschnitts (36A, 36B) des Klammerelements (14) direkt auf der Ruhefläche (102A, 102B) der Seitenwand (10A, 10B) angeordnet ist.
  11. Waschgerät nach einem der Ansprüche 7 bis 10, wobei ein Haken (32) an einem jeden Endabschnitt oder in der Nähe eines jeden Endabschnitts des Klammerelements bereitgestellt ist, so dass er in einem aufnehmenden Abschnitt der Vorderplatte angeordnet ist, um das Klammerelement in Bezug auf die Vorderplatte vorzupositionieren und/oder zu halten und/oder wobei eine Abstützfläche (35C) an dem mittleren Teil (35D) des Klammerelements (14) zum Abstützen eines Verbindungsflansches (12C) der Vorderplatte (12) bereitgestellt ist.
  12. Waschgerät nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Vorderplatte (12) wenigstens eine Aufnahmeaussparung zur Aufnahme einer Waschmittelschublade und/oder einer Benutzerschnittstelle oder eines Bedienfelds umfasst, und wobei das Klammerelement (14) in einem Bereich über der Aufnahmeaussparung/den Aufnahmeaussparungen angeordnet ist und/oder Befestigungskomponenten zum Befestigen von wenigstens einer Waschmittelschublade und/oder einer Benutzerschnittstelle in einem Bereich unter dem Klammerelement (14) umfasst und/oder wobei das Klammerelement (14) eine Abstützung für eine Arbeitsplatte oder obere Platte bildet und Befestigungskomponenten zum Befestigen der Arbeitsplatte an dem Klammerelement (14) umfasst.
  13. Waschgerät nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, das ferner wenigstens eine Befestigungsvorrichtung (38, 22, 131) zum Befestigen der Vorderplatte (12) an dem Gehäuse (10) durch Aufbringen einer Befestigungskraft in eine Befestigungsrichtung (FD) umfasst, wobei die oder jede Befestigungsvorrichtung wenigstens zwei Befestigungselemente umfasst, die, wenigstens teilweise unter dem Einfluss der oder während des Aufbringens der Befestigungskraft, in einer Befestigungsbewegung in eine Befestigungsrichtung (FD) relativ zueinander oder in Richtung zueinander oder ineinander beweglich sind oder bewegt werden, wobei wenigstens ein erstes Befestigungselement (38, 131) mit der Vorderplatte (12) verbunden ist oder einen Teil davon bildet und/oder die Klammer (14) und wenigstens ein zweites Befestigungselement (22) mit der Seitenwand (10A, 10B) verbunden sind oder einen Teil davon bilden.
  14. Waschgerät nach Anspruch 13, wobei die Befestigungsrichtung (FD) im Wesentlichen vertikal und/oder nach unten gerichtet ist.
  15. Waschgerät nach Anspruch 13 oder 14, das wenigstens eine Ziehvorrichtung (20, 30, 12A, 12B) zum Ausüben einer Ziehkraft (F) in eine Ziehrichtung (PD) auf die Vorderplatte (12) umfasst, die die Vorderplatte (12) gegen wenigstens eine Vorderfläche (112A, 112B) des Gehäuses (10, 10A, 10B) zieht,
    wobei sich die Befestigungsrichtung (FD) der Befestigungskraft von der Ziehrichtung (PD) der Ziehkraft (F) unterscheidet oder senkrecht dazu ist, und
    wobei die Befestigungsvorrichtung (38A, 131) mit der Ziehvorrichtung (30) auf eine derartige Weise verbunden ist, dass die Befestigungskraft die Ziehkraft (F) erzeugt oder teilweise zur Ziehkraft (F) umgewandelt wird.
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