WO2004058037A1 - Domestic appliance with a plinth covering plate - Google Patents

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WO2004058037A1
WO2004058037A1 PCT/TR2003/000100 TR0300100W WO2004058037A1 WO 2004058037 A1 WO2004058037 A1 WO 2004058037A1 TR 0300100 W TR0300100 W TR 0300100W WO 2004058037 A1 WO2004058037 A1 WO 2004058037A1
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covering plate
domestic appliance
plinth
locking
locking means
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Tolga Akin
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Arcelik A.S.
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Priority to DE60327101T priority Critical patent/DE60327101D1/en
Priority to DK03796254T priority patent/DK1583456T3/en
Priority to AU2003298502A priority patent/AU2003298502A1/en
Priority to EP03796254A priority patent/EP1583456B1/en
Publication of WO2004058037A1 publication Critical patent/WO2004058037A1/en

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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

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  • This invention relates to a domestic appliance, especially a dishwasher, which comprises an adjustable covering plate.
  • the front side of the support which is located at the bottom of a domestic appliance, is covered by a covering plate.
  • a covering plate Depending on its place of use, if the height of the domestic appliance is lowered the covering plate should not prevent this and on the other hand if the height of the appliance is increased there should not be left a space between the lower end of the covering plate and the floor.
  • the object of the present invention is to realize a domestic appliance comprising an adjustable covering plate whose height and depth can easily be changed.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a domestic appliance comprising a small covering plate mounted on it.
  • Figure 2a is a detailed perspective view of a small covering plate comprising an flap.
  • Figure 2b is a schematic view of a small covering plate comprising a folded flap.
  • Figure 3 is a detailed perspective view of a domestic appliance comprising depth adjustment and locking means.
  • Figure 4 is a detailed perspective view of a depth adjustment means, locking means, slot for locking means and a fixation protrusion.
  • Figure 5 is a detailed perspective view of a depth adjustment means, a slot for locking means and a fixation intrusion.
  • Figure 6 is a detailed perspective view of a domestic appliance whose height is increased and a covering plate mounted on it.
  • Figure 7a is a detailed perspective view of a covering plate wherein the space left behind it is closed by an flap.
  • Figure 7b is a detailed perspective view of a covering plate comprising a height adjustment channel wherein the space left behind it is not closed.
  • a domestic appliance comprises a plinth (2) which enables it to be levelly placed on the floor and a covering plate (3) which covers the front side of the plinth (2).
  • the plinth (2) comprises one or more depth adjustment means (4) onto which the covering plate is moimted so as to allow the adjustment of the depth of the covering plate (3) by either pushing or drawing it, one or more locking means (5) for fixing the depth adjustment means (4) at a desired position, one or more slots (6) through which the locking means (5) moves in the desired direction, and one or more protrusions (7) which enable the locking means (5) to be fixed at the locking position.
  • Depth adjustment means (4) involves one or more recesses (8) for fixing the depth adjustment means (4) at a desired position by way of placing the locking means (5) into any one of said recesses (8).
  • Locking means (5) is fastened to the locking slot (6) without any auxiliary elements such as screws or pinions. Locking means (5) can be moved in the locking slot (6) either linearly in the vertical or horizontal directions or rotationally.
  • the movements of the locking means (5) may take place either in the plane of the plinth (2) or in other planes.
  • the covering plate (3) comprises a large covering plate (10) which is used when the height of use of the domestic appliance (1) is either nominal or more, and a small covering plate (9) which is used when the height of use of the domestic appliance (1) is nominal.
  • Large covering plate (10) involves one or more height adjustment channels
  • the small covering plate (9) involves one or more flaps (12) for closing the space left behind the height adjustment channel (12) after the adjustably mounting of the large covering plate (10) in front of the small covering plate (9).
  • the flaps (12) are such that they can be folded back for providing full contact between the lower edge of the small covering plate (9) and the floor, in case the small covering plate (9) is used alone.
  • the plinth (2) comprises one or more cavities (13) for fixing the locking means (5) at a locking position.
  • the small covering plate (9) For the small covering plate (9) to be able to be used alone at nominal heights of usage of the domestic appliance (1), it is mounted to depth adjustment means (4) and for it to reside fully upon the floor the flaps (12) are folded back. In order to adjust the depth, first the depth adjustment means (4) is moved forward or backward until it is brought to the desired position; then the locking means (5) is slide till it resides on the recess (8) of the depth adjustment means (4). For the nominal or more usage heights of the domestic appliance (1), the large covering plate (10) is first placed in front of the small covering plate (9) and slide down until it resides on the floor then it is mounted on the depth adjustment means (4) via the fixing elements which pass through depth adjustment channels (11). Once the depth adjustment means (4) are brought to the desired position by being moved forward or backward, the locking means (5) is slide till it resides in the recess (8) of the depth adjustment means (4).
  • the covering plate (3) is mounted on the depth adjustment means (4) before the depth adjustment, so that the position adjustment is made easier.
  • the present covering plate (3) is made up of two pieces one of which is slidably mounted on the other, at every usage height and depth of the domestic appliance (1) within the standards, the front face of the plinth (2) can be closed without leaving any space.

Abstract

This invention relates to a domestic appliance (1) comprising a covering plate (3) whose height and depth settings can be easily adjusted to allow covering the front face of the plinth (2) without leaving a space.

Description

DOMESTIC APPLIANCE WITH A PLINTH COVERING PLATE
This invention relates to a domestic appliance, especially a dishwasher, which comprises an adjustable covering plate.
The front side of the support, which is located at the bottom of a domestic appliance, is covered by a covering plate. Depending on its place of use, if the height of the domestic appliance is lowered the covering plate should not prevent this and on the other hand if the height of the appliance is increased there should not be left a space between the lower end of the covering plate and the floor.
The object of the present invention is to realize a domestic appliance comprising an adjustable covering plate whose height and depth can easily be changed.
The domestic appliance realized to attain the object of the present invention is illustrated in the attached drawings, wherein
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a domestic appliance comprising a small covering plate mounted on it.
Figure 2a is a detailed perspective view of a small covering plate comprising an flap.
Figure 2b is a schematic view of a small covering plate comprising a folded flap.
Figure 3 is a detailed perspective view of a domestic appliance comprising depth adjustment and locking means.
Figure 4 is a detailed perspective view of a depth adjustment means, locking means, slot for locking means and a fixation protrusion.
Figure 5 is a detailed perspective view of a depth adjustment means, a slot for locking means and a fixation intrusion. Figure 6 is a detailed perspective view of a domestic appliance whose height is increased and a covering plate mounted on it. Figure 7a is a detailed perspective view of a covering plate wherein the space left behind it is closed by an flap.
Figure 7b is a detailed perspective view of a covering plate comprising a height adjustment channel wherein the space left behind it is not closed.
Various parts in the drawings have been numbered individually, and they are listed herebelow:
I . Domestic appliance 2. Plinth
3. Covering plate
4. Depth adjustment means
5. Locking means
6. Slot for locking means 7. Protrusion
8. Recess
9. Small covering plate
10. Large covering plate
I I . Height adjustment channel 12. Flap
13. Cavity
A domestic appliance comprises a plinth (2) which enables it to be levelly placed on the floor and a covering plate (3) which covers the front side of the plinth (2).
The plinth (2) comprises one or more depth adjustment means (4) onto which the covering plate is moimted so as to allow the adjustment of the depth of the covering plate (3) by either pushing or drawing it, one or more locking means (5) for fixing the depth adjustment means (4) at a desired position, one or more slots (6) through which the locking means (5) moves in the desired direction, and one or more protrusions (7) which enable the locking means (5) to be fixed at the locking position.
Depth adjustment means (4) involves one or more recesses (8) for fixing the depth adjustment means (4) at a desired position by way of placing the locking means (5) into any one of said recesses (8).
Locking means (5) is fastened to the locking slot (6) without any auxiliary elements such as screws or pinions. Locking means (5) can be moved in the locking slot (6) either linearly in the vertical or horizontal directions or rotationally.
The movements of the locking means (5) may take place either in the plane of the plinth (2) or in other planes.
The covering plate (3) comprises a large covering plate (10) which is used when the height of use of the domestic appliance (1) is either nominal or more, and a small covering plate (9) which is used when the height of use of the domestic appliance (1) is nominal.
Large covering plate (10) involves one or more height adjustment channels
(11) which enables the large covering plate (10) to be mounted by being adjusted in the upper or lower direction.
The small covering plate (9) involves one or more flaps (12) for closing the space left behind the height adjustment channel (12) after the adjustably mounting of the large covering plate (10) in front of the small covering plate (9). The flaps (12) are such that they can be folded back for providing full contact between the lower edge of the small covering plate (9) and the floor, in case the small covering plate (9) is used alone.
In an alternative embodiment of the invention, the plinth (2) comprises one or more cavities (13) for fixing the locking means (5) at a locking position.
For the small covering plate (9) to be able to be used alone at nominal heights of usage of the domestic appliance (1), it is mounted to depth adjustment means (4) and for it to reside fully upon the floor the flaps (12) are folded back. In order to adjust the depth, first the depth adjustment means (4) is moved forward or backward until it is brought to the desired position; then the locking means (5) is slide till it resides on the recess (8) of the depth adjustment means (4). For the nominal or more usage heights of the domestic appliance (1), the large covering plate (10) is first placed in front of the small covering plate (9) and slide down until it resides on the floor then it is mounted on the depth adjustment means (4) via the fixing elements which pass through depth adjustment channels (11). Once the depth adjustment means (4) are brought to the desired position by being moved forward or backward, the locking means (5) is slide till it resides in the recess (8) of the depth adjustment means (4).
In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the covering plate (3) is mounted on the depth adjustment means (4) before the depth adjustment, so that the position adjustment is made easier.
Since the present covering plate (3) is made up of two pieces one of which is slidably mounted on the other, at every usage height and depth of the domestic appliance (1) within the standards, the front face of the plinth (2) can be closed without leaving any space. The fact that the locking means (5) can move in both directions in the locking slot (6) without any need for an auxiliary fastening element such as a screw or pinion, and that the height adjustment chaimels (11) of the large covering plate (10) and flaps (12) of the small covering plate (9) enable closing of the spaces or residing of the small covering plate (9) on the floor in case it is used alone, allows the covering plate (3) to be easily adjusted to various usage heights of the domestic appliance (1).

Claims

1. A domestic appliance (1) comprising a plinth (2) which enables it to be levelly placed on the floor and a covering plate (3) which covers the front side of said plinth (2), and characterized in that said plinth (2) comprises one or more depth adjustment means (4) onto which the covering plate (3) is mounted so as to allow the adjustment of the depth of the covering plate
(3) by either pushing or drawing it, one or more locking means (5) for fixing said depth adjustment means (4) at a desired position and which can be moved in the plane of the plinth (2) or in other planes.
2. The domestic appliance (1) of Claim 1, characterized in that the plinth (2) further comprises one or more slots (6) through which said locking means (5) moves in the desired direction, and one or more protrusions (7) which enable said locking means (5) to be fixed at the locking position.
3. The domestic appliance (1) of any of the claims above, characterized in that the plinth (2) further comprises a depth adjustment means (4) involving one or more recesses (8) for fixing the depth adjustment means
(4) at a desired position.
4. The domestic appliance (1) of claim 2, characterized in that the plinth (2) further comprises one or more locking means (5) fastened to the locking slot (6) without any auxiliary elements such as screws or pinions and that can be moved in the locking slot (6) either linearly in the vertical or horizontal directions or rotationally.
5. The domestic appliance (1) of any of the claims above, characterized in that the plinth (2) further comprises one or more cavities (13) for fixing the locking means (5) at a locking position.
6. The domestic appliance (1) of claims above, characterized by a covering plate (3) comprising a large covering plate (10) which is used when the height of use of the domestic appliance (1) is either nominal or more and involving one or more height adjustment channels (11) which enables the large covering plate (10) to be mounted by being adjusted in the upper or lower direction.
The domestic appliance (1) of Claim 6, characterized by a covering plate (3) comprising and a small covering plate (9) which is used when the height of use of the domestic appliance (1) is nominal and which comprises one or more flaps (12) for closing the space left behind the height adjustment channel (11) after the adjustably momiting of the large covering plate (10) in front of it and which are foldable backwards for enabling the lower edge of the small covering plate (9).
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DE60327101T DE60327101D1 (en) 2002-12-30 2003-12-19 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE WITH A BODY FLOOR
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AU2003298502A AU2003298502A1 (en) 2002-12-30 2003-12-19 Domestic appliance with a plinth covering plate
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