FR2471434A3 - WASHING MACHINE WITH ADJUSTABLE WORKTABLE USING SLIDING ASSEMBLY ELEMENTS AND RIGID LOCKING COMPONENTS - Google Patents

Abstract

WASHING MACHINE INCLUDING A WORKTOP 4 ADJUSTABLE IN DEPTH THAT CAN BE FIXED TO A CARRIER CABINET 1 USING SLIDING ASSEMBLY MEANS OF THE FINGER AND SLOT TYPE 3, 2 AND USING RIGID LOCKING MEANS 5 , 6. THIS MACHINE IS CHARACTERIZED IN THAT THE SLIDING ASSEMBLY MEANS 2, 3 ARE PROVIDED TO THE RIGHT OF THE REAR PART OF THE MACHINE WHILE THE LOCKING MEANS 5, 6 ARE PROVIDED IN THE FRONT OF THE MACHINE BETWEEN THE WORKTOP 4 AND LOADING DOOR 7. THE INVENTION FACILITATES THE ADJUSTMENT OF THE WORKTOP AND THEREFORE THE INSTALLATION OF THE WASHING MACHINE IN THE DESIRED POSITION.

Description

The present invention relates to a menacere washing machine, in

particular to a washing machine

  the dishes, having an adjustable worktop.

  it is known that most household dishwashing machines are normally juxtaposed with kitchen furniture. In this arrangement, it is aesthetic and functional to adjust the position of the worktop of the machine (which should preferably be wedged wall along its rear portion) so as to

  allow the loading door of this machine to be aligned

  China on the front doors of the kitchen furniture

  sine. To allow this adjustment of the worktop, it is known to fix the worktop itself on the furniture unit of the dishwashing machine by a finger assembly and slot in the front part and by a locking made by means of screws and fittings in the back. With this known installation mode of a machine one has to press the worktop at the back against the wall of the kitchen, to adjust the position of the piece of furniture with respect to the worktop (thanks to the sliding of the fingers in the slots) until the desired dimension is obtained, remove the machine from its working position again to block the worktop on the furniture unit with the help of

  screw, then put the machine thus adjusted back into the

previously chosen.

  As a whole, the operation is inconvenient and laborious when it would be desirable, and this is the object of the invention to dispose of

  a washing machine with a recom-

  and whose installation in the desired position

  it is fast and convenient.

  According to the invention, this object is achieved in a washing machine having a worktop adjustable in depth and which can be fixed to a piece of furniture with the help of sliding assembly means of the finger and slot type and to the using rigid locking means, this machine being characterized in that said sliding assembly means are formed in line with the rear part of the machine while the locking means are arranged in the front part of the machine, in a zone between the plane

  working and the loading door.

  The single figure of the accompanying drawing, given by way of non-limiting example, will make it clear

  how the invention can be realized.

  The single figure is a schematic view

  exploded perspective of the machine according to the invention.

  According to the embodiment

  felt, which is given only by way of non-limiting example, the carrier 1 of the machine is provided in its upper region, in its rear part, at least one profiled slot 2 with which can cooperate a finger 3 head wide that protrudes from

  at the bottom of the work plan 4. Having established the

  appearance with fingers and slits connecting furniture 1 to the plane

  4, the machine can be installed in the

  desired position, with its worktop pressed against the wall and the cabinet adjusted in depth according to the

need.

  Then, it can directly block the worktop relative to the furniture 1. For this purpose, the furniture is provided in its upper region of at least

  a square 5 or equivalent, which protrudes towards the

  facing the upper section of the loading door.

  7 of the machine. The protruding part of the bracket is provided with a hole 8 (preferably elongated to give a mounting tolerance) into which a screw 6 can be inserted from bottom to top when the door is open, to fix the worktop. This last

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  may be provided at its lower part with several holes 9 aligned in the machine depth direction and intended to cooperate selectively with the screw 6 according to the mutual positions of the worktop and the cabinet. The installation of the machine according to the invention is therefore extremely simple and fast and the

  particular position of the square 5 between the work plan

  8 and door 7 conceals this square which would be

unsightly.

  In the case where the machine is installed under a table (that is to say without the worktop 4), it obviously removes the bracket 5 and, for this purpose, this bracket is fixed to the furniture 1 by

removable links.

  It goes without saying that modifications can be made to the embodiments that have just been described, in particular by substituting equivalent technical means.

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Claims (3)

R E V E N D I C A T I 0 N S   1.- Washing machine comprising a worktop adjustable in depth that can be attached to a   carrying furniture using sliding assembly means   of the finger and slot type and with the aid of rigid blocking means, this machine being characterized in that said sliding assembly means (2, 3) are provided in line with the rear part of the machine   while said locking means (5, 6) are dis-   placed in the front part of the machine, in an area between the worktop (4) and the door of loading (7).   2.- Washing machine according to the   cation 1, characterized in that said means for blocking   cage comprise at least one bracket (5) fixed to the carrying furniture (1) by removable connections, which projects in front of this piece of furniture and which is pierced with an elongated hole (8) into which can be introduced a   screw (6) for fixing the worktop (4).   3.- Washing machine according to the   cation 2, characterized in that said work plane is provided at its lower part with holes (9) aligned in the direction of the depth of the machine and intended   to selectively cooperate with the screws (6).