EP3299724A1 - Appareil domestique avec module d'extension de contrôle - Google Patents

Appareil domestique avec module d'extension de contrôle Download PDF

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EP3299724A1
EP3299724A1 EP16190512.0A EP16190512A EP3299724A1 EP 3299724 A1 EP3299724 A1 EP 3299724A1 EP 16190512 A EP16190512 A EP 16190512A EP 3299724 A1 EP3299724 A1 EP 3299724A1
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reception device
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domestic appliance
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Alwin Neukamm
Ulrich Häutle
Juergen Leikam
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Electrolux Appliances AB
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    • 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
    • F24C15/00—Details
    • F24C15/10—Tops, e.g. hot plates; Rings
    • F24C15/102—Tops, e.g. hot plates; Rings electrically heated
    • F24C15/106—Tops, e.g. hot plates; Rings electrically heated electric circuits

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  • the present invention relates to a domestic appliance, in particular a cooking hob. Further, the present invention relates to a reception device for the domestic appliance. Moreover, the present invention relates to a system comprising the domestic appliance with the reception device and a plug-in module. At last, the present invention relates to a method for upgrading said system.
  • a conventional cooking hob comprises a panel and a casing.
  • the panel forms the top side of the cooking hob, while the casing forms the substructure of the cooking hob and supports said panel.
  • the casing includes a bottom plate, side walls and an open top side. Said open top side is covered by the panel.
  • One or more heating elements and electric and/or electronic circuits are arranged inside the casing.
  • the conventional cooking hob forms a compact unit.
  • the heating elements and the electric and/or electronic circuits are fixed at predetermined positions. Any modifications of the cooking hob and its components are not provided. It is not possible to add any further conventional cooking components to the conventional cooking hob.
  • the object is achieved by the domestic appliance according to claim 1.
  • a domestic appliance in particular a cooking hob is provided, wherein:
  • the reception device allows that an additional electric and/or electronic component may be added to the cooking hob without effort. Alternatively, an electric and/or electronic circuit already present in the reception device may be exchanged by low effort.
  • the reception device allows an upgrade of the domestic appliance. Usually, the domestic appliance is used over several years, during which time further developments of domestic appliances and their components occur. The domestic appliance may be modernised by adding the additional electric or electronic component or by exchanging the present electric and/or electronic circuit. Further, the reception device allows a modular construction system for the domestic appliance, wherein some components of said domestic appliance may be either added or omitted.
  • the domestic appliance comprises at least one casing or housing, in which the reception device is formed.
  • the reception device is formed in a wall of said housing or casing.
  • the reception device may include a support frame extending from the recess into the interior of the housing or casing, wherein preferably said support frame includes a bottom part and two lateral parts.
  • the reception device may be provided for receiving the plug-in module with or without a printed circuit board and with or without a mobile connector.
  • the reception device includes a stationary connector arranged in the interior of the reception device and connectable or connected to a mobile connector of the plug-in module.
  • a cable connector may be provided instead of the stationary connector. Said cable connector may be flexibly positioned.
  • the recess is formed in a side wall of the housing or casing and/or of the domestic appliance, wherein preferably the recess is formed as a cut-out within said side wall.
  • the recess is rectangular, wherein preferably the bottom part of the support frame extends inwardly from a lower edge of the recess, while the lateral parts of the support frame extend inwardly from lateral edges of the recess.
  • the reception device is formed that the plug-in module is moveable into and out of said reception device like a drawer.
  • the domestic appliance may comprise at least one cover element for closing the recess when no plug-in module is received by or inserted in the reception device.
  • the stationary connector is a standardised connector.
  • the stationary connector may be connected to a control unit of the domestic appliance.
  • the domestic appliance may comprise at least one plug-in module without the printed circuit board and/or without the mobile connector, wherein said plug-in module is provided as a placeholder in the reception device.
  • This empty plug-in module may be used instead of the cover element in order to close the recess.
  • the domestic appliance is a cooking hob comprising at least one heating element, wherein preferably the at least one heating element is an induction coil, a radiant heating element and/or a gas burner assembly.
  • the present invention relates to the reception device for the domestic appliance mentioned above, wherein said reception device is either an integrated part of the domestic appliance or formed as a separate component connectable or connected to the domestic appliance.
  • the present invention relates to a system comprising the domestic appliance and the reception device mentioned above, wherein said system comprises at least one plug-in module with the printed circuit board and/or the mobile connector.
  • the plug-in module includes a carrier portion and a front element, wherein the carrier portion supports the printed circuit board and/or the mobile connector.
  • the mobile connector of the plug-in module is connectable to the stationary connector of the reception device by pushing said plug-in module into said reception device.
  • a cable may be manually interconnected between the mobile connector and the stationary connector.
  • the plug-in module may include thermal insulation, wherein preferably said thermal insulation encloses the printed circuit board and/or the mobile connector.
  • the plug-in module in the reception device may be fixable by at least one latching mechanism and/or snap-in lock. No special tools are required for fixing the plug-in module to the reception device.
  • the present invention relates to a method for upgrading the system mentioned above, wherein the method comprises the step of inserting the plug-in module into the reception device.
  • FIG 1 illustrates a schematic perspective view of a cooking hob 10 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • the present invention relates to an arbitrary domestic appliance.
  • the cooking hob 10 comprises a panel 12 and a casing 14.
  • the panel 12 forms the top side of the cooking hob 10.
  • the casing 14 forms the substructure of the cooking hob 10 and supports the panel 12.
  • the panel 12 is a glass ceramic panel.
  • the casing 14 includes a bottom plate, side walls and an open top side. Said open top side is covered by the panel 12.
  • the casing includes four side walls.
  • One or more heating elements are arranged inside the casing 14. Further, electric and/or electronic circuits are arranged inside the casing 14.
  • the terms "top", "bottom” and other positional terms relate to the usual orientation of the cooking hob 10, when said cooking hob 10 is in use.
  • the cooking hob 10 comprises at least one reception device 16.
  • Said reception device 16 is provided for receiving a plug-in module 24.
  • the reception device 16 includes a support frame 20 and a recess 22.
  • the support frame 20 is arranged inside the casing 14.
  • the recess 22 is formed in the side wall of said casing 14.
  • the reception device 16 may be arranged in an arbitrary position of the cooking hob 10.
  • the reception device 16 is arranged behind or besides the side wall of the casing 14, wherein said side wall may be the front side wall, the rear side wall or the lateral side wall.
  • the recess 22 is covered either by a front element 18 or by a cover element 18. If the plug-in module 24 is absent, then the recess 22 is covered and/or closed by the cover element 18. If the plug-in module 24 is received by the reception device 16, then the recess 22 is covered and/or closed by the front element 18, which is a part of the plug-in module 24.
  • FIG 2 illustrates a schematic detailed perspective view of the cooking hob 10 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • Said detailed perspective view shows the front element 18 or cover element 18 closing the recess 22 in the side wall of the casing 14.
  • the cover element 18 closes the recess 22, if the plug-in module 24 is absent.
  • the front element 18 of the plug-in module 24 closes the recess 22, if said plug-in module 24 is received bv the reception device 16.
  • FIG 3 illustrates a schematic detailed perspective view of the casing 14 of the cooking hob 10 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein the plug-in module 24 is inserted in the reception device 16. For clarity, the panel 12 is not shown in FIG 3 .
  • the reception device 16 includes a support frame 20 and the recess 22.
  • the recess 22 is formed as a cut-out in the side wall of the casing 14.
  • the support frame 20 is arranged inside the casing 14.
  • the support frame 20 extends inwardly from the recess 22.
  • the reception device 16 includes a stationary connector 30.
  • the plug-in module 24 is received by the reception device 16.
  • the plug-in module 24 includes a printed circuit board 26, a carrier portion 28 and the front element 18.
  • the printed circuit board 26 is supported by the carrier portion 28.
  • the carrier portion 28 and the front element 18 form a single-piece part.
  • the plug-in module 24 includes a mobile connector 32.
  • said mobile connector 32 of the plug-in module 24 is connected to the stationary connector 30 of the reception device 16.
  • the mobile connector 32 of the plug-in module 24 and the stationary connector 30 of the reception device 16 are complementary to each other.
  • the mobile connector 32 and the stationary connector 30 provide an electric connection between the plug-in module 24 on the one hand and the reception device 16 and the cooking hob 10 on the other hand.
  • FIG 4 illustrates a schematic detailed perspective view of the casing 14 of the cooking hob 10 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein the plug-in module 24 is outside the reception device 16.
  • FIG 4 shows the details of the reception device 16 and the plug-in module 24.
  • the reception device 16 includes the support frame 20, the recess 22 and the stationary connector 30.
  • the recess 22 is formed as a rectangular cut-out in the side wall of the casing 14.
  • the support frame 20 includes a bottom part and two lateral parts.
  • the bottom part of the support frame 20 extends inwardly from a lower edge of the recess 22 in the side wall of the casing 14.
  • the lateral parts of the support frame 20 extend inwardly from lateral edges of the recess 22 in the side wall of the casing 14.
  • the bottom part and the lateral parts of the support frame 20 are formed as sheet elements.
  • the plug-in module 24 includes the printed circuit board 26, the carrier portion 28, the front element 18 and the mobile connector 32.
  • the printed circuit board 26 is supported by the carrier portion 28.
  • the carrier portion 28 and the front element 18 are formed as a single-piece part.
  • the mobile connector 32 may be attached on the printed circuit board 26 and/or on the carrier portion 28.
  • FIG 5 illustrates a schematic detailed sectional side view of the casing 14 of the cooking hob 10 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein the plug-in module 24 is inserted in the reception device 16.
  • the reception device 16 includes the support frame 20 and the stationary connector 30.
  • the support frame 20 is arranged inside the casing 14 and extends inwardly from the side wall of the casing 14.
  • the plug-in module 24 is received by the reception device 16.
  • the plug-in module 24 includes the printed circuit board 26 supported bv the carrier portion 28.
  • the front element 18 of the plug-in module 24 is aligned at the side wall of the casing 14.
  • the carrier portion 28 and the front element 18 may form a single-piece part.
  • the plug-in module 24 includes the mobile connector 32. In FIG 3 said mobile connector 32 of the plug-in module 24 is connected to the stationary connector 30 of the reception device 16.
  • FIG 6 illustrates a schematic detailed sectional side view of the casing 14 of the cooking hob 10 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein the plug-in module 24 is partially inserted in the reception device 16.
  • the reception device 16 includes the support frame 20, the recess 22 and the stationary connector 30.
  • the support frame 20 includes the bottom part and the both lateral parts.
  • the plug-in module 24 is moveable into and out of the reception device 16 like a drawer. By pushing the plug-in module 24 into the reception device 16 the mobile connector 32 of the plug-in module 24 and the stationary connector 30 of the reception device 16 are connectable with each other.
  • the recess 22 in the side wall of the casing 14 is closed and covered by the cover element 18.
  • Said cover element 18 is similar as the front element 18 of the plug-in module 24.
  • the recess 22 may be closed and covered by an empty plug-in module 24, wherein said empty plug-in module 24 includes the carrier portion 28 and the front element 18, but not the printed circuit board 26 and the mobile connector 32.
  • the printed circuit board 26 of the plug-in module 24 is an electric and/or electronic device, which is not a standard component of the cooking hob 10.
  • the reception device 16 allows that the cooking hob 10 may be later modified or extended without any effort.
  • the cooking hob 10 may by upgraded by adding or exchanging the printed circuit board 26.
  • the printed circuit board 26 may be developed after the production of the cooking hob 10 and is used in order to upgrade said cooking hob 10.
  • the reception device 16 allows that the cooking hob 10 may be modernised during the whole lifetime of said cooking hob 10.
  • the printed circuit board 26 of the plug-in module 24 is a LAN module, a WLAN module or a WIFI module.
  • the insertion of the plug-in module 24 with the printed circuit board 26 may provide additional functions for the control unit of the cooking hob 10, so that an upgrade of the cooking hob 10 is performed.
  • the plug-in module 24 may be already factory-provided in the reception device 16 and the printed circuit board 26 forms a standard control unit of the cooking hob 10, wherein an exchange of the plug-in module 24 implies the exchange of the complete control unit. In the latter case, the exchange of the complete or substantially complete control unit performs the upgrade of the cooking hob 10.
  • the plug-in module 24 in the reception device 16 may be fixable by at least one latching mechanism and/or snap-in lock, so that no special tools are required for fixing the plug-in module 24 to the reception device 16.

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0413208A2 (fr) * 1989-08-18 1991-02-20 DIEHL GMBH & CO. Cuisinière avec module rétractable
GB2255397A (en) * 1991-05-02 1992-11-04 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Control panel arrangement for microwave ovens.
EP2302474A1 (fr) * 2009-09-17 2011-03-30 Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V. Système de commande pour appareil électroménager
DE202010014337U1 (de) * 2010-10-14 2013-02-27 René Steffen Kochanordnung
EP2584270A1 (fr) * 2011-10-19 2013-04-24 MKN Maschinenfabrik Kurt Neubauer GmbH & Co. Appareil de cuisine avec un raccordement pour des milieux notamment électroniques et/ou électriques

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0413208A2 (fr) * 1989-08-18 1991-02-20 DIEHL GMBH & CO. Cuisinière avec module rétractable
GB2255397A (en) * 1991-05-02 1992-11-04 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Control panel arrangement for microwave ovens.
EP2302474A1 (fr) * 2009-09-17 2011-03-30 Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V. Système de commande pour appareil électroménager
DE202010014337U1 (de) * 2010-10-14 2013-02-27 René Steffen Kochanordnung
EP2584270A1 (fr) * 2011-10-19 2013-04-24 MKN Maschinenfabrik Kurt Neubauer GmbH & Co. Appareil de cuisine avec un raccordement pour des milieux notamment électroniques et/ou électriques

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