EP3932283A1 - Lave-vaisselle, en particulier lave-vaisselle électroménager - Google Patents

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EP3932283A1
EP3932283A1 EP21181308.4A EP21181308A EP3932283A1 EP 3932283 A1 EP3932283 A1 EP 3932283A1 EP 21181308 A EP21181308 A EP 21181308A EP 3932283 A1 EP3932283 A1 EP 3932283A1
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Seyfettin Kara
Eckard Riedenklau
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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
    • 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
    • A47L15/4295—Arrangements for detecting or measuring the condition of the crockery or tableware, e.g. nature or quantity
    • 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
    • A47L15/4259—Arrangements of locking or security/safety devices for doors, e.g. door latches, switch to stop operation when door is open
    • 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
    • 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
    • A47L2401/00—Automatic detection in controlling methods of washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware, e.g. information provided by sensors entered into controlling devices
    • A47L2401/30—Variation of electrical, magnetical or optical quantities

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  • Previously known dishwashers have a washing container that provides a washing area. This is accessible on the user side via a loading opening which can be closed in a fluid-tight manner by means of a pivotably mounted wash cabinet door.
  • the washing compartment serves to hold items to be cleaned, which can be, for example, dishes, cutlery and / or the like.
  • the invention is based on the object of further developing a dishwasher constructively in such a way that, when the dishwasher door is open, a visual detection of the atmosphere surrounding the dishwasher by the camera unit is prevented by the camera unit.
  • the invention proposes a dishwasher of the type mentioned at the beginning, which is characterized by a closure element for mechanical deactivation of the camera unit, the closure element being able to be moved from a first position that deactivates the camera unit to a second position that activates the camera unit and vice versa. and by means which bring about a transfer of the closure element from the first position to the second position and vice versa.
  • the mechanical deactivation of the camera unit has the advantage that a user can easily see from the outside that the camera unit is deactivated and therefore disabled. It can also be provided that, in the event of the mechanical deactivation of the camera unit by the closure element, this is also deactivated electronically in order to avoid unnecessary energy consumption.
  • the closure element according to the invention is used quite generally to deactivate or activate the camera, that is to say to enable the camera unit to function properly or to block it.
  • the closure element can be transferred from a first position to a second position and vice versa. In the first position of the closure element, the camera unit is covered, that is, it is not functional. In the second position, the locking element releases the camera unit, which activates it.
  • the closure element When the wash cabinet door is closed, the closure element is in its second position, which activates the camera unit. In this position of the closure element, an intended image acquisition of the wash space can take place, for example to detect the load situation and / or to sense the degree of soiling of the wash items to be cleaned.
  • the deactivation of the camera unit by means of the closure element takes place purely mechanically and not electronically or electrically, which is also immediately apparent to a user in an advantageous manner. This is because a user can easily see that the closure element covers the camera unit and thus deactivates it. This creates trust and gives the user a good feeling that they are not being observed inadvertently.
  • the means bring about a transfer of the closure element from the first position to the second position and vice versa as a function of a closed state of a door lock of the wash cabinet door.
  • the camera unit has a camera and an optical system that interacts therewith.
  • the camera can be in the form of a camera chip, for example.
  • the optics of the camera unit are used in particular to achieve a design that is optimized for the visual detection of the washing area. In particular, it is desirable to enable an image capture that is as sharp as possible over the depth of the washing area.
  • the camera unit is provided by the wash cabinet door of the dishwasher.
  • a wash cabinet door typically has an outer panel and an inner panel, which are arranged at a distance from one another, leaving a volume space.
  • the camera unit can be accommodated in this volume space provided by the wash cabinet door, that is to say positioned between the outer panel and the inner panel.
  • the inner panel of the wash cabinet door has a corresponding opening through which an image can be captured by means of the camera unit.
  • the camera unit can be arranged or integrated in one of the two side walls, the rear wall or at another point in or on the washing compartment.
  • the selection of the position of the camera unit it is only important that a visual detection of the washing area or the desired area of the washing area is made possible.
  • the closure element has two half-caps which can be pivoted in opposite directions.
  • the closure element is designed in two parts. It has two half-caps, which are each designed to be pivotable. To deactivate the camera unit, the two half-caps must each be pivoted into their first position, that is to say the closed position. The two half-caps pivot in opposite directions to one another. To activate the camera unit, the two half-caps are to be moved into their respective release position, in which case they also pivot in opposite directions to one another.
  • the advantage of this arrangement can be seen in particular in the space-saving design or the space-saving pivoting path of each half-cap.
  • the means which bring about a transfer of the closure element from the first position to the second position and vice versa have a cable pull which cooperates on one end with the closure element and on the other end with an abutment.
  • the cable pull therefore represents the force-transmitting element between the wash cabinet door and the means, the coupling of the cable pull to the abutment, for example on the base of the dishwasher, at the same time ensuring that the closure element is transferred to the first or second position depending on the position of the wash cabinet door he follows.
  • the advantage of the electric motor drive lies in the fact that it is switched as a function of the closed state of the door lock of the wash cabinet door can.
  • the electric motor drive is switched on and the locking element is transferred into the locked position. If the door is closed as intended, the door lock also closes, which leads to activation of the electromotive drive and thus also to activation or release of the camera unit by moving the locking element.
  • the means have a counterweight or counterweight that pivots as a result of gravity.
  • This counterweight or counterweight is mounted so that it can pivot freely, specifically on the wash cabinet door, so that a pivoting of the wash cabinet door also leads to a pivoting of the counterweight or counterweight.
  • the closure element is thus pivoted as a function of the position of the counterweight or counterweight and thus also as a function of the position of the wash cabinet door.
  • the invention ensures that the camera unit is mechanically reliably deactivated, specifically as a function of the position of the wash cabinet door and / or the closed position of the door lock.
  • the privacy of a user is thus protected, which is also indicated to the user by the position of the closure element in the closure position, which creates trust on the part of the user. This is because it is readily apparent to a user that no image can be generated when the wash cabinet door is open, but that an intended image acquisition of the wash cabinet can take place when the wash cabinet door is closed.
  • closure element on the user side also permanently in its first position, that is, to transfer its closed position. This allows a user to optionally deactivate the camera unit permanently. If, at a later point in time, the intended use of the camera unit is desired by the user, the closure element or its pivotability can be enabled again so that the camera unit can be deactivated or activated in the manner described above.
  • FIGS. 1 to 16 show, in different views, a dishwasher 1 according to the invention and a camera unit 13 according to the invention.
  • the same reference symbols identify the same components, although all reference symbols are not entered in all figures for the sake of clarity.
  • the dishwasher 1 also has a camera unit 13 which, according to the exemplary embodiments shown, is provided by the wash cabinet door 5.
  • the camera unit 13 can also be provided by a wall delimiting the washing container 2.
  • the camera unit 13 is used to visually detect the washing space 3, for example to detect the load and / or to sense the degree of soiling of the items to be cleaned 4.
  • the camera unit 13 has a camera 14, an optics 15 interacting therewith and two LEDs as lighting means 16.
  • the camera 14, the optics 15 and the lighting means 16 can be arranged within a fluid-tight housing 17. However, it is also possible to dispense with the housing 17.
  • the pivotability of the closure element 22 serves to deactivate or activate the camera unit 13.
  • the camera unit 13 is deactivated when the closure element is in its first position, that is to say in its so-called closed position.
  • the camera unit 13 is activated, that is to say can be used as intended, when the closure element 22 is in its second position, that is to say in its so-called release position.
  • the pivoting of the closure element 22 takes place according to the exemplary embodiment according to FIG Figs. 1 to 3 depending on the position of the wash cabinet door 5.
  • the camera unit 13 is activated when the wash cabinet door 5 is closed, as is the case with the Figs. 1 and 3 reveal.
  • the closure element 22 is moved into its closed position, with the result that the camera unit 13 is deactivated, as shown in FIG Fig. 2 reveals.
  • the dishwasher 1 has means which bring about a transfer of the closure element 22 from the first position to the second position and vice versa.
  • these means comprise a cable pull 21, which at one end cooperates with the closure element 22 and at the other end with the washing compartment 2 or another fixed articulation point. This ensures that the closure element 22 moves out of the closed position when the wash cabinet door 5 is closed Fig. 2 in the release position Fig. 1 rotated and thus the camera unit 13 is activated.
  • a tension spring 24 ensures that the closure element 22 is automatically transferred into the closed position Fig. 2 .
  • a spring-induced pivoting of the closure element 22 is permitted because, when the wash cabinet door 5 is opened, the counterforce provided by the cable pull 21 decreases due to the elongation of the cable pull 21.
  • the cable pull 21 is tensioned again so that the locking element 22 can be rotated into the locking position against the spring force caused by the spring 24.
  • the Figs. 7 and 8 show a further embodiment.
  • the closure element 22 is designed in two parts and has two half-caps 30 and 31.
  • the opening of the closure element 22 according to FIG Fig. 7 or the closing of the closure element 22 according to FIG Fig. 8 takes place via a cable pull 32 which is articulated on the other end in the lower base area of the dishwasher 1.
  • the two half-caps 30 and 31 pivot about their respective pivot point, comparable to an excavator shovel.
  • acts between the two half-caps a spring not shown in detail in the figures, which causes the half-caps 30 and 31 to move automatically when the wash cabinet door is closed.
  • Fig. 9 shows a detail of the wash cabinet door 5 from the inside with the wash cabinet door 5 closed. It can be seen that the closure element 22 is pivoted into its release position according to this door position, that is, the camera unit 13 can be operated as intended.
  • Fig. 10 shows the interior view of the washroom door 5 with the washroom door 5 open.
  • the closure element 22 is pivoted into its closed position, thus covering the camera unit 13 and thus deactivating it.
  • the closure element 22 is equipped on its upper side facing away from the camera unit 13 with an information carrier 33 which can be recognized by the user when the closure element 22 is in the closed position.
  • the information carrier 33 is a pictogram in the form of a crossed-out camera symbol.
  • an electric motor drive 9 is provided. This is in communication with a control element 25 by means of a cable 26.
  • the electromotive drive 9 has a pinion 35 (which can also be designed as a gear or part of a gear), which interacts with the locking element 22 with the interposition of a gear 36, the pinion (or gear) 35 and the gear 36 being a gear arrangement 34 form.
  • a pinion 35 which can also be designed as a gear or part of a gear
  • the closure element 22 also rotates accordingly.
  • the closure element can be moved independently of the position of the wash cabinet door 5. This is because the drive 9 is operated by the control element 25. And so it can be provided, for example, to switch the drive 9 to the wash cabinet door 5 as a function of the closed position of the door lock cause. For example, if the door lock closes, the control element 25 activates the electromotive drive 9, whereupon the closure element 22 is moved into its release position. Opening the door lock causes the locking element 22 to move automatically into its locked position.
  • FIG. 13 and 14 Another embodiment is shown by Figs. 13 and 14 .
  • the closure element 22 is moved by a motor by means of a direct drive, which is implemented in that the closure element 22 has a gearwheel 38 integrated thereon.
  • the mode of operation corresponds to that according to the exemplary embodiment according to FIG Figs. 11 and 12 .
  • FIG. 15 and 16 Another embodiment is shown by Figs. 15 and 16 .
  • the closure element 22 is pivoted mechanically by counterweight or counterweight 39.
  • This counterweight causes the closure element 22 to pivot automatically about the axis of rotation 40 depending on the position of the wash cabinet door 5.
  • the advantage of this embodiment is the particularly simple design. Neither complicated mechanical components nor an electric motor drive are used.
  • the pivoting moment or triggering moment of the counterweight 39 can be constructed at a defined angle using a lever arm mechanism. What is achieved hereby is that a pivoting of the wash cabinet door 5 by only a few angular degrees already causes the closure element 22 to pivot completely.

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