ES2356587T3 - APPLIANCES APPLIED UNDERSTANDING ADEQUATE CLAMPING MEANS TO HOLD THESE APPLIANCES AGAINST A WALL. - Google Patents

Abstract

The appliance (1) has a cooking top with maintenance units (2) for maintaining the appliance against a wall (3), where the units have a bracket (4) with two fixation holes cooperating with the units respectively on the wall and on the appliance. The units have a locking pin (7) cooperating with one of the fixation holes, and a blocking unit for blocking the fixation hole. The blocking unit cooperates with the bracket to authorize passage of the pin in the fixation hole if the appliance is in a maintenance position against the wall.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to an household appliance, in particular a machine for washing and drying the dishes equipped with a cooking plate, comprising suitable fastening means for holding said household appliance against a wall.

[0002] Many household appliances are subject to rollover. In particular, machines for washing and drying the free-standing crockery and equipped with a hinged front door can tip over upon opening said door.

[0003] This rollover of household appliances is even more annoying when they are equipped with a hob on top. The overturning of these household appliances can cause overflows in the cooking vessels placed on the surface of the cooking plate or even the falling of said cooking vessels. 10

[0004] Rollover devices are known for household appliances that allow them to be held against a wall.

[0005] Document US-A-5 076 525 is known which describes a cooking appliance with a square attached to the wall. The cooking appliance is embedded in this square at the top and rear of the appliance housing.

[0006] However, these anti-tip devices for home appliances have the disadvantage that they do not make it inevitable to attach the home appliance to the wall when installing it. fifteen

[0007] In addition, these anti-tip devices are difficult to install since the home appliance must be attached to the wall. The limited space between the wall and the appliance does not allow the mounting of the anti-tip device comfortably.

[0008] Therefore, these anti-tip devices discourage the user from installing them to avoid any rollover of the home appliance. twenty

[0009] It is common to find an incomplete or unrealized installation of household appliances, so the attachment of the home appliance to the wall is not guaranteed.

[0010] JP 10 323249 is also known which describes a retention device for mounting a box-shaped body on a wall placed along said body. The retention device is a metal part with an L-shaped section. Said metal part has a flat surface through which a bolt is introduced into an opening and another flat surface, perpendicular to said flat surface, which has clamping holes The flat surface is placed on the upper wall of the box and the bolt is screwed through said opening and a hole in the box. A screw is screwed through one of said fastening holes of the other flat surface and through the wall.

[0011] The object of the present invention is to solve the aforementioned drawbacks and propose an electrical appliance 30 that allows said household appliance to be attached to a wall to prevent its overturning when undergoing stress outside normal use, with the aid of simple means Aesthetic and visually non-aesthetic fasteners if not installed.

[0012] For this purpose, the present invention contemplates an household appliance, in particular a machine for washing and drying the dishes equipped with a cooking plate, comprising suitable fastening means for holding said household appliance against a wall, including The aforementioned fastening means:

- a square comprising at least a first fastening hole adapted to cooperate with the fastening means in the wall and at least a second fastening hole adapted to cooperate with the fastening means in said home appliance;

- a closing pin adapted to cooperate with said at least a second holding hole. 40

[0013] According to the invention, said fastening means further comprise:

- a means for obstructing said at least one second holding hole suitable for cooperating with said square so as to allow the insertion of the closing pin into said at least a second holding hole if the appliance is in a holding position against Wall.

[0014] In this way, the fastening means of the home appliance force the user or the installer to apply these fastening means to have an aesthetically compliant home appliance safely installed.

[0015] The square is fastened to a wall by means of fastening means that pass through at least a first fastening hole and to a household appliance by means of fastening means that pass through at least a second fastening hole. fifty

[0016] The closing pin conceals a fastening hole in a wall of the home appliance housing when said home appliance is placed against a wall and the fastening means of the home appliance have been applied on one side to the wall and on the other side to the appliance.

[0017] An obstructing means covers the passage of the closing pin through said at least a second fastening hole while the square is not subject to a wall and the appliance placed against the wall.

[0018] The fastening means of an electrical appliance according to the invention are simple, aesthetic and not very expensive, and they visually indicate the safety function that must be applied to guarantee the non-overturning of the domestic appliance. The visualization of the fastening means that must be applied allows not forgetting to mount them when installing the appliance or when handling it during its useful life. 10

[0019] Other advantages of the invention are shown in the following description.

[0020] The attached figures, given by way of non-limiting examples:

- Figure 1 is a sectional view of an household appliance comprising fastening means against a wall according to the invention;

- Figure 2 is a partial plan and sectional view of an appliance before locking the fastening means against a wall according to an embodiment of the invention;

- Figure 3 is a partial plan view of an appliance before locking the fastening means against a wall according to an embodiment of the invention;

- Figure 4 is a partial sectional view, according to section A-A of Figure 3, of an appliance before locking the fastening means against a wall according to an embodiment of the invention; twenty

- Figure 5 is a partial perspective view of an appliance before locking the fastening means against a wall according to an embodiment of the invention;

- Figure 6 is a partial plan and sectional view of an appliance after locking the fastening means against a wall according to an embodiment of the invention;

- Figure 7 is a partial plan view of an electrical appliance after locking the clamping means 25 against a wall according to an embodiment of the invention;

- Figure 8 is a partial sectional view, according to section B-B of Figure 7, of an appliance after locking the fastening means against a wall according to an embodiment of the invention; Y

- Figure 9 is a partial perspective view of an appliance after locking the fastening means against a wall according to an embodiment of the invention. 30

[0021] Next, with reference to Figures 1 to 9, an appliance is described, in particular a machine for washing and drying the dishes equipped with a cooking plate, comprising suitable fastening means for holding said apparatus appliance against a wall according to the invention.

[0022] Said suitable fastening means for holding an appliance against a wall are provided so that there can be a stable hold of an appliance, for example a washing machine and drying the dishes equipped with a cooking plate such as that outlined below.

[0023] Of course, these suitable fastening means for holding an appliance against a wall are suitable for equipping any type of appliance that could tip over.

[0024] The household appliance can be, in particular, a machine for washing and drying dishes that have a hinged door that covers an opening in the front face of a washing tank and is equipped with a cooking plate in its part higher.

[0025] The home appliance can also be a kitchen with a hinged door that covers an opening in the front face of a cooking enclosure of a cooking oven and is equipped with a cooking plate in its upper part.

[0026] Of course, this exemplary embodiment of the invention is by no means limiting. Four. Five

[0027] The home appliance 1 comprises fastening means 2 suitable for holding said home appliance 1 against a wall 3.

[0028] Clamping means 2 include:

- a square 4 comprising at least a first fastening hole 5 adapted to cooperate with the fastening means in the wall 3 and at least a second fastening hole 6 adapted to cooperate with the fastening means in said home appliance 1;

- a closing pin 7 adapted to cooperate with said at least one second holding hole 6; Y

- an obstructing means 8 of said second holding hole 6 adapted to cooperate with the square 4 to 5 allow the insertion of said closing pin 7 into said at least a second holding hole 6 if the appliance 1 is in the position of clamping against the wall 3.

[0029] In this way, the fastening means 2 of the home appliance 1 oblige the user or the installer to apply the fastening means 2 to have an aesthetically compliant home appliance 1 safely installed. 10

[0030] The square 4 is fastened to a wall 3 by means of fastening means that pass through at least a first fastening hole 5 and to an electric appliance 1 by means of fastening means that pass through at least a second fastening hole. 6.

[0031] The fastening means 2 include a square 4 which can be manufactured from a fastening plate that allows these fastening means 2 to be attached to a wall 3. 15

[0032] Of course, the fastening means 2 can be attached to any other type of surface that acts as a wall against which the home appliance 1 can be mounted stably.

[0033] The square 4 preferably has several first fastening holes 5 which allows the fastening means 2 to be fastened, for example by means of bolting elements, to the wall 3.

[0034] The square 4 also preferably comprises several second fastening holes 6 which allow 20 to fasten the fastening means 2, for example by means of bolting elements, to the home appliance 1.

[0035] The first and second fastening holes 5, 6 have an oblong shape so that the fastening means 2 can be comfortably mounted and to allow the possibility of making adjustments when installing the fastening means 2 to take into account the defects of the floor on which the appliance 1 and the wall 3 to which it is attached are placed. 25

[0036] The square 4 is L-shaped, with a first part 4b parallel to the wall 3 and a second part 4a perpendicular to the first part 4b of the square 4.

[0037] The closing pin 7 conceals said at least a second holding hole 6 when the home appliance 1 is placed against a wall 3 and the holding means 2 of the home appliance 1 are applied and connected on one side to the wall 3 and on the other hand to home appliance 1. 30

[0038] The closing pin 7 comprises a form of revolution.

[0039] This closing pin 7 allows the home appliance 1 to be held in position by passing through a second holding hole 6 of the square 4 and thus preventing the appliance 1 from tipping over.

[0040] This closing pin 7 is inserted in a second holding hole 6 of the square 4 following a direction perpendicular to the part of the square 4 that is housed in the home appliance 1. 35

[0041] An obstruction means 8 blocks the passage of the closing pin 7 through said at least one second fastening hole 6 until the square 4 is not conformed to a wall 3 and the appliance 1 placed against the wall 3.

[0042] The obstruction means 8 comprises an arm that moves when the square 4 is inserted into a housing 9 of the home appliance 1 which allows the locking means 2 to be locked and unlocked. 40

[0043] The home appliance 1 comprises, in its rear part, the housing 9 into which the square 4 can be inserted. The housing 9 is preferably located at the top, on a countertop 10.

[0044] The placement of the housing 9 on the top and back of the home appliance 1 makes it easier to view the fastening means 2 and ensure its installation. Failure to install the fastening means 2 in the housing 9 located at the top and rear of the home appliance 1 causes a hole to appear, in particular in the countertop 10, in the place of the closing pin 7. This hole in the countertop 10 negatively affects the aesthetics of the home appliance 1 and encourages the user to apply the fastening means 2.

[0045] The placement of the fastening means 2 in the upper part of the home appliance 1 makes it easier to access said fastening means 2 when the home appliance 1 is inserted into a housing that has a partition on each side of the home appliance 1 and a wall 3 in front of the bottom partition of the apparatus 50

appliance 1.

[0046] The partitions placed on both sides of the household appliance 1 can be formed, for example, by furniture, other household appliances, a furniture and a wall, etc.

[0047] The fastening means 2 of an appliance according to the invention are simple, aesthetic and not very expensive, while indicating in a visual way the safety function that must be applied to ensure that the appliance 5 does not tip over. The display of the fastening means 2 to be applied does not forget to place them when installing the appliance 1 or when performing any manipulation in it during its useful life.

[0048] Upon delivery of the home appliance 1, the clamping means 2 comprising in particular a square 4 and a closing pin 7 can be placed in a bag or pre-assembled in the home appliance 1 10 and, preferably, exceed the countertop 10.

[0049] The square 4 can be held against the wall 3 with screw elements 13 such as for example spikes and screws, said screws crossing the square 4.

[0050] Once the square 4 is secured against the wall 3 the home appliance 1 is placed against the wall 3 so that the square 4 of the securing means 2 is inserted inside the housing 9 of the home appliance 15.

[0051] Advantageously, the square 4 is inserted into a housing 9 of the housing of the household appliance 1 through an opening 11 disposed in a rear part 12 of said housing.

[0052] The part 4a of the square 4 is inserted into an opening 11 of the back 12 of the home appliance 1. 20

[0053] The part 4a of the square 4 is chamfered at the angles to facilitate the introduction of said part 4a into the opening 11 of the back 12 of the home appliance 1.

[0054] The part 4a of the square 4 inserted in the opening 11 of the rear part 12 of the home appliance 1 pushes to the blocking means 8 to release the passage of the closing pin 7. Next, the closing pin 7 is released for passing through at least a second holding hole 6 of the square 4. The second holding hole 6 25 crossed by the closing pin 7 is one of the second holding holes 6 arranged in the part 4a of the square 4 and which is placed in front of the closure pin 7 depending on the geometry of the wall 3.

[0055] The passage of the closing pin 7 through a second holding hole 6 of the square 4 allows the appliance 1 to be connected to the wall 3.

[0056] The closing pin 7 thus moves following a translational movement in a z-direction, 30 preferably perpendicular to the countertop 10 and / or parallel to the wall 3.

[0057] The closing pin 7 is inserted into a housing of the home appliance 1 through a hole 14 disposed in an upper partition 10 of the housing.

[0058] The closing pin 7 plugs a hole 14 arranged in a partition of the home appliance housing, preferably in the countertop 10 located in the upper part of the home appliance 1. 35

[0059] In this way, the fastening means 2, in particular the closing pin 7, allow the appliance 1 to be detached from the wall 3 aesthetically while being visible. The upper part of the closure pin 7 is visible as it flows into the countertop 10.

[0060] The operation of the fastening means 2 for detaching the home appliance 1 from the wall 3. is described below. 40

[0061] The disengagement of the home appliance 1 from the wall 3 can be performed to carry out a repair of the home appliance 1, to clean behind it, etc.

[0062] To detach the home appliance 1 from the wall 3, the closing pin 7 of a second fixing hole 6 of the square 4 must be removed.

[0063] For this purpose, the closing pin 7 comprises a helical ramp 15 to release said second fastening hole 6 when the square 4 is removed from the home appliance 1.

[0064] The closing pin 7 comprises a groove 16 arranged to rotate the helical ramp 15 of the closing pin 7 in rotation when the square 4 is removed from the home appliance 1.

[0065] The groove 16 of the locking pin 7 is designed to be rotated with the aid of a screwdriver, a coin,

etc.

[0066] The closing pin 7 can thus be dragged in rotation and in translation, for example a quarter turn, so as to release the closing pin 7 of the second holding hole 6 of the square 4 by supporting the helical ramp 15 on a surface, for example the countertop 10.

[0067] Preferably, the support surface of the helical ramp 15 of the closing pin 7 comprises a rib 5 which facilitates the dragging in rotation and then in translation of said at least a part of the closing pin 7 out of the hole 14 arranged in the countertop 10.

[0068] As soon as a part of the closing pin 7 is located above the countertop 10, the closing pin 7 can be pulled to release the second holding hole 6 of the square 4.

[0069] The clogging means 8 comprises an elastic recovery means for plugging said at least 10 second holding hole 6 with the clogging means 8 when removing the square 4 of the home appliance 1.

[0070] Thus, the fastening means 2 of the home appliance 1 can only be applied when the home appliance 1 is placed against the wall 3 and the square 4 is inserted into the housing 9 of the home appliance 1.

[0071] The closing pin 7 cannot pass through a second holding hole 6 of the square 4 since the clogging means 8 blocks said second holding hole 6 because the closing pin 7 of the second hole has been removed clamping 6.

[0072] The locking pin 7 is connected to the home appliance 1 with a retaining clip 17.

[0073] In this way, the locking pin 7 cannot be lost when cleaning or maintaining the appliance 1 that needs to release the appliance 1 from the wall 3. 20

[0074] The closing pin 7 is attached to the countertop 10 by a retaining clip 17 placed in the hole 14 of the countertop 10.

[0075] Thanks to the invention, the hole 14 of the upper part 10 of the home appliance 1 cannot be plugged by the closing pin 7 until the square 4 is not attached to the wall 3 and said square 4 of the means of clamp 2 is not correctly inserted in the housing 9 provided in the rear partition 12 of the household appliance 1.

[0076] The retaining clip 17 may be arranged in the countertop 10 when it is made of an elastic material.

[0077] In an improved embodiment of the invention, the clamping means 2 are connected to means for interrupting an electrical power supply of the household appliance 1 so that only the household appliance 1 is allowed to operate if said household appliance 1 it is held against a wall 3 with the fastening means 2.

[0078] In this way, thanks to the interruption means of an electrical supply associated with the clamping means 2, the operation of the household appliance 1 is prevented until the clamping means 2 are not guaranteeing the connection between the home appliance 1 and the wall 3.

[0079] Said interruption means allow the operation of the household appliance 1 only if the clamping means 2 are attached on one side to the wall 3 and on the other hand to the household appliance 1.

[0080] This assembly of the clamping means 2 and the switch means together makes it possible to ensure that the operation of the household appliance 1 is only allowed when said household appliance 1 is correctly positioned against the wall 3 with the clamping means 2.

[0081] Only a voluntary act of the user can cause the appliance 1 to be attached only to the 40 fastening means 2 without said fastening means 2 being attached to the wall 3, while the fastening means 2 and the fixing means interruption be mounted together.

[0082] It is essential to use the fastening means 2 to connect the home appliance 1 to the wall 3 in order to operate the home appliance 1.

[0083] Preferably, the interruption means is a switch located in and / or integrated in the obstruction means 8, said switch being mounted in series in an electrical power supply circuit of the household appliance 1.

[0084] Thanks to the placement of a switch located in and / or integrated in the obstruction means 8, the operation of the home appliance 1 can be allowed or not if the square 4 is correctly inserted in the housing 9 of the home appliance 1. Said switch allows closing or opening the power circuit of 50

electric power of the appliance 1 with a minimum cost and guaranteeing the safety of the user.

[0085] The invention is not limited to the description made by way of non-limiting example. It also affects all the variants of realization that are available to professionals.

[0086] In particular, one or more fastening means 2 can be used together as described above in the same household appliance 1. 5

[0087] The clamping means 2 according to the invention can also be used in any household appliance that can tip over and whose imbalance can generate a risk and that is powered by electrical energy, gas, water or any other source of energy.

Claims (9)

1. Home appliance (1), in particular a machine for washing and drying the dishes equipped with a cooking plate, comprising suitable fastening means (2) for holding said home appliance (1) against a wall (3), said fastening means (2) comprising: - a square (4) comprising at least a first fastening hole (5) adapted to cooperate with the fastening means 5 in the wall (3) and at least a second fastening hole (6) adapted to cooperate with the means for securing in said home appliance (1); - a closing pin (7) adapted to cooperate with said at least a second holding hole (6); characterized in that said fastening means (2) further comprise:  - an obstruction means (8) for said at least a second holding hole (6) adapted to cooperate with said square (4) to allow the arrangement of the closing pin (7) in said at least a second holding hole (6) if said household appliance (1) is in a position of attachment against the wall (3). 2. Household appliance (1), in particular a machine for washing and drying the dishes equipped with a cooking plate, according to claim 1, characterized in that the closing pin (7) comprises a helical ramp (15) to release said minus a second clamping hole (6) when the square (4) is removed from the appliance 15 (1). 3. Household appliance (1), in particular a machine for washing and drying the dishes equipped with a cooking plate, according to claim 2, characterized in that the closing pin (7) comprises a groove (16) adapted to activate in rotation the helical ramp (15) of said closing pin (7) when the square (4) is removed from the home appliance (1). twenty 4. Household appliance (1), in particular a machine for washing and drying the dishes characterized in that the obstruction means (8) comprises an elastic recovery means for plugging said second fastening hole (6) with said obstruction means (8 ) when the square (4) is removed from the appliance (1). 5. Household appliance (1), in particular a machine for washing and drying the dishes equipped with a hob, according to any of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the closing pin (7) is connected to the household appliance ( 1) using a retention clip (17). 6. Household appliance (1), in particular a machine for washing and drying the dishes equipped with a hob, according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the square (4) is inserted into a housing (9) of the housing of the home appliance (1) through an opening (11) made in a rear part (12) of the housing. 30 7. Household appliance (1), in particular a machine for washing and drying the dishes equipped with a hob, according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the closing pin (7) is inserted into a housing (9 ) of the housing of the home appliance (1) through a hole (14) disposed in an upper part (10) of said housing. 8. Household appliance (1), in particular a machine for washing and drying the dishes equipped with a cooking plate, according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the clamping means (2) are associated with means for interrupt the electrical power supply of the home appliance (1) so that operation of the home appliance (1) is only allowed if said home appliance (1) is held against a wall (3) by the clamping means (2). 9. Household appliance (1), in particular a machine for washing and drying the dishes equipped with a cooking plate, according to claim 8, characterized in that the interruption means is a switch located in and / or integrated in the middle of obstruction (8), said switch being mounted in series switch on an electrical power supply circuit of the home appliance (1).