EP3081136A1 - Appareil ménager, de préférence un lave-vaisselle encastré, avec une porte et un panneau coulissant disposé sur la porte - Google Patents

Appareil ménager, de préférence un lave-vaisselle encastré, avec une porte et un panneau coulissant disposé sur la porte Download PDF

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EP3081136A1
EP3081136A1 EP16000232.5A EP16000232A EP3081136A1 EP 3081136 A1 EP3081136 A1 EP 3081136A1 EP 16000232 A EP16000232 A EP 16000232A EP 3081136 A1 EP3081136 A1 EP 3081136A1
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dishwasher
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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
    • A47L15/4261—Connections of the door to the casing, e.g. door hinges

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  • the object of the invention is a household appliance, preferably a built-in dishwasher, with a door that is pivotally arranged on an axis extending parallel to a bottom edge of a dishwasher housing and to a bottom edge of the door, said door being provided at its external side with a decorative panel that normally reaches under the bottom edge of the door, wherein the decorative panel slides upwards and downwards along the door, while the door is opening/closing, in a direction orthogonal to the axis of the door; the dishwasher door is coupled with a door hinge that is fixedly connected with the dishwasher door with one of its ends and reaches with its other free end into the interior of the dishwasher housing substantially perpendicularly to the axis and is intended to receive an elastic element for decelerated opening/closing of the door.
  • the technical problem solved by the present invention is how to conceive such hinge of a sliding panel of a dishwasher door that will allow a simple mounting on an existing housing of a built-in dishwasher having two lateral door hinges of a known type, wherein the hinge of the sliding panel is simple to fabricate and mount, safe for the user and does not require any changes made in the construction of the dishwasher housing and/or lateral door hinges.
  • the hinge of the sliding panel should easily be installed into built-in dishwashers of various heights, of various shapes of the base and of various heights of the decorative panel without any need for considerable constructional changes.
  • a dishwasher has a front loading opening and a door that closes this opening and is pivotally connected with the bottom part of the housing of the dishwasher such that the door pivots usually around the axis that extends parallel to the bottom edge of the housing or the floor.
  • Each door hinge is fastened with one of its ends to the dishwasher door and connected with its other free end with an elastic element acting as a counterweight of the door and decelerating the opening of the door.
  • a decorative panel is applied to the dishwasher door.
  • the decorative panel is connected with the door in a way to slide along the door upwards/downwards while the dishwasher door is opened/closed in a direction orthogonal to the axis. Simultaneous sliding of the panel while the door is opening is rendered possible by a hinge that is arranged in the area of the door hinge.
  • a hinge of a sliding panel that automatically slides along the door while the dishwasher door is opening/closing is disclosed in European patent application EP 1894509 A1 (Ambrosi, Bianco).
  • the hinge of the sliding panel is arranged at the bottom part of the dishwasher housing on a rotating section, by means of which the dishwasher door is opened.
  • the hinge of the sliding panel comprises an arcuate tie-rod that is fastened with one end at the bottom part of the rotating section and with another end connected via common pin with an articulated rod and a straight arm that connect the housing of the dishwasher and the sliding panel.
  • the rod is pivotally fastened with its opposite end via pin to the dishwasher housing, the arm is mounted with its other end to the frame on the sliding panel.
  • Opening of the door causes rotation of the arcuate tie-rod which pushes the rod upwards and outwards with its other end, such that it rotates in a counter clockwise direction.
  • the rod pulls the arm upwards until the latter abuts on the sliding panel.
  • the active force that causes the sliding of the door is very small due to the arcuate shape of the tie-rod or the articulated shape of the rod, whereas the loads exerted on the pin that connects the arcuate tie-rod, the rod and the arm are very heavy.
  • the pin is a critical point that can lead to destruction of the mechanism and can consequently cause damage to the machine or even hurt the user.
  • the rod keeps rotating in clockwise direction until it reaches its end position.
  • the arm that abutted on the panel now slightly rotates in counter clockwise direction to get distant from the panel and causes a short interruption of the sliding of the panel.
  • a sufficient force is needed that causes the sliding of the sliding panel.
  • the panel does not slide smoothly and the mechanism may get stuck.
  • a further significant disadvantage is that the disclosed hinge can only be built into dishwashers designed for the disclosed type of the sliding panel hinge since the disclosed hinge calls for a special embodiment of the basic hinge of the door with a vertical design and a vertically arranged elastic element for decelerated door opening.
  • the disclosed hinge cannot be built into a dishwasher with a door that is opened by way of a conventional lateral hinge whose free end intended to receive an elastic element for decelerated door opening is oriented at the lateral side of the dishwasher towards the rear part of the housing and is most frequently built into built-in dishwashers.
  • a hinge of a sliding panel of the invention can be built into an existing construction of a dishwasher without subjecting the dishwasher to any constructional changes on the housing or other parts.
  • the hinge of a sliding panel is formed as a plane articulated mechanism and fastened to a door hinge for dampened opening a dishwasher door. Its plane construction makes it possible to build it into an existing empty space between a door hinge and existing external housing of the machine. The loading space of the dishwasher remains intact.
  • a further advantage of the hinge of the invention is that it can be mounted into dishwashers regardless of the height of the sliding panel. Without performing any substantial changes in the construction of the machine the hinge of the invention can also be mounted into dishwashers with sliding panels reaching up to the floor.
  • the hinge of the sliding panel is constructed in a way that none of its elements ever reaches into the area of the base of the machine which is intended to receive the bottom part of the sliding panel while the door is opening, and potential damage especially of hands in the event of uncontrolled reaching into said space is prevented.
  • the hinge of the sliding panel is made from any material having sufficient stability and mechanical properties such as metal, plastic. Individual hinge elements are of a simple and conventional shape, which calls in favour of mass production with huge economic efficiency. It also excels in its simple mounting.
  • a built-in household appliance preferably a built-in dishwasher, comprises a front loading opening and a door 1 closing said opening.
  • a decorative panel 2 is applied to the dishwasher door.
  • the dishwasher door 1 is hinged at the bottom part of a housing 3 of the dishwasher such that the door pivots around an axis that extends parallel to a bottom edge of the housing 3 or the floor.
  • each door hinge 4 is supported in the hinged axis and fastened with one of its ends 6 to the dishwasher door 1 while its other free end 7 is oriented at the lateral wall of the dishwasher towards the rear part of the housing 3 and intended to receive an elastic element (not shown) for decelerated opening of the door.
  • the sliding panel 2 is coupled with the door 1 via guiding channels and pins or in any other known way (not subject of the invention, not shown), such that the panel slides along the door upwards/downwards in a direction orthogonal to the axis up to a height that allows complete opening of the dishwasher door 1, i. e. to a completely horizontal position with respect to the floor.
  • the hinge 8 of the sliding panel is comprised of:
  • the connecting element 10 is arranged on the sliding panel 2 on a side of the sliding panel adjacent to the door 1 at such distance from the bottom edge of the sliding panel that the pin 93 of the connecting element 10, independently on the position of the sliding panel 2, is always above the pin 92 of the hang member 81 with respect to the floor or is at least level with it, wherein the hang member 81 is arranged on the dishwasher housing 3 such that it does not reach with its lower end into a space 11 below the dishwasher housing 3, i. e. into the space intended to receive the bottom part of the sliding panel 2 while the door 1 is opened.
  • the door 1 gets opened due to rotation of the door hinge 4 and of the drive member 83 connected therewith.
  • the drive member 83 is connected with the hang member 81 via rotation pin 95, the hang member 81 rotates in direction towards the door and causes rotation of the pushing collapsible member 82 that acts through the fastening element 10 on the sliding panel 2 and the latter slides along the door substantially orthogonally with respect to the axis.
  • Smooth and simultaneous rotation of all elements of the hinge 8 is provided for by a connecting member 84. As a result, the sliding panel 2 slides steadily without stopping.
  • the closing of the door 1 causes activating and functioning of the hinge of the sliding panel in reverse direction as described above.

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CN107951451A (zh) * 2017-11-15 2018-04-24 广东格兰仕集团有限公司 洗碗机的移动铰接结构
WO2020171393A1 (fr) * 2019-02-18 2020-08-27 엘지전자 주식회사 Lave-vaisselle
WO2021145496A1 (fr) * 2020-01-14 2021-07-22 엘지전자 주식회사 Lave-vaisselle

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GB2079589A (en) * 1980-07-03 1982-01-27 Zanussi A Spa Industrie A door for domestic electrical appliances
EP1364609A1 (fr) * 2002-05-15 2003-11-26 Bonferraro S.p.A. Appareil électroménager à encastrer avec avant-plaque appliquée sur la porte
EP1875850A1 (fr) * 2006-07-07 2008-01-09 Bonferraro S.p.A. Appareil ménager encastré avec panneau décoratif appliqué sur la porte
EP1894509A1 (fr) 2006-08-31 2008-03-05 Bonferraro S.p.A. Appareil électroménager à encastrer avec avant-plaque appliquée sur la porte

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GB2079589A (en) * 1980-07-03 1982-01-27 Zanussi A Spa Industrie A door for domestic electrical appliances
EP1364609A1 (fr) * 2002-05-15 2003-11-26 Bonferraro S.p.A. Appareil électroménager à encastrer avec avant-plaque appliquée sur la porte
EP1875850A1 (fr) * 2006-07-07 2008-01-09 Bonferraro S.p.A. Appareil ménager encastré avec panneau décoratif appliqué sur la porte
EP1894509A1 (fr) 2006-08-31 2008-03-05 Bonferraro S.p.A. Appareil électroménager à encastrer avec avant-plaque appliquée sur la porte

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CN107951451A (zh) * 2017-11-15 2018-04-24 广东格兰仕集团有限公司 洗碗机的移动铰接结构
CN107951451B (zh) * 2017-11-15 2024-04-05 广东格兰仕集团有限公司 洗碗机的移动铰接结构
WO2020171393A1 (fr) * 2019-02-18 2020-08-27 엘지전자 주식회사 Lave-vaisselle
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WO2021145496A1 (fr) * 2020-01-14 2021-07-22 엘지전자 주식회사 Lave-vaisselle

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