EP0538210A1 - Vorrichtung zum Verriegeln der oberen Frontblende eines Einbaugerätes in einstellbarer Höhe - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zum Verriegeln der oberen Frontblende eines Einbaugerätes in einstellbarer Höhe Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0538210A1
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: molding; front side; slots; locking; height
Prior art date: 1991-10-17
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

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EP92830578A

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EP0538210B1 (de

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Roberto Bertazzoni

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Smeg SpA

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Smeg SpA

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1991-10-17

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1992-10-16

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1993-04-21

1992-10-16 Application filed by Smeg SpA filed Critical Smeg SpA

1993-04-21 Publication of EP0538210A1 publication Critical patent/EP0538210A1/de

1996-02-07 Application granted granted Critical

1996-02-07 Publication of EP0538210B1 publication Critical patent/EP0538210B1/de

2012-10-16 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

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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
- A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
- A47B77/00—Kitchen cabinets
- A47B77/04—Provision for particular uses of compartments or other parts ; Compartments moving up and down, revolving parts
- A47B77/08—Provision for particular uses of compartments or other parts ; Compartments moving up and down, revolving parts for incorporating apparatus operated by power, including water power; for incorporating apparatus for cooking, cooling, or laundry purposes

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This invention concerns a device for locking, at an adjustable height, the movable molding of the upper front side of a built-in appliance, in particular a dish-washer.
an adjustable portion of the front side comprising a molding whose height position may be adjusted by the fitter himself rather than adjusting the feet when their adjustment span has been completey used up.
some moldings are already known which may be adjusted in height, at the desired level, for instance by cutting or by providing a molding comprised of a number of parallel strips kept side by side by means of a joint arrangement, and which may be detached at the time of use.
Either of these approaches involves, besides a certain waste of material, which has to be partially discarded, quite an amount of labor for performing the necessary measurements and for taking the excess material away.
a molding having the maximum width in the height direction, slidably mounted within the front side, in order to enable height adjustment to be peformed by means of a square nut at both ends of the molding, the nut being pushed against the molding inner surface by means of a spring and being adjustable in height by means of a set screw.
any push in opposite direction acting on the molding from outside and also a simple hand contact on the latter shows that there is a play and causes a related motion, giving to the assembly an unpleasant feeling of instability.
a device comprising essentially an elongated flexible member, being substantially fork- or Y-shaped, and having a first end fastened to said front side structure, while of the other pair of free ends, corresponding to the branches of the "Y", one is adapted to fit in a respective slot provided in the molding to be adjusted, and the other ends at an opening communicated with the outside and provided on the structure of the front side itself, beyond the molding end edge.
FIG. 1 the front side of a built-in appliance, in particular a dishwasher, having a decorative molding 2 mounted in such a way as to be able to slide freely heightwise, relative to the front side, when it is not locked by a device 3 according to this invention, which will be described in the following.
the molding 2 inner surface has a certain number of slots 4 equally spaced along the height thereof. Five of said slots have been shown in the drawing and that is also the number of the possible adjustements in height for the whole molding length, but it is understood that their number may be different.
devices 3 are provided, i.e. preferably at each end of molding 2.
Device 3 essentially comprises a substantially fork- or Y-shaped flexible elongated member 3a, having a first end fastened to the structure of front side 1 by means of a pivot pin or bolt 9 while the other pair of ends, corresponding to the pair of branches of the Y, respectively shown at 5 and 7, are normally free.
the first of said ends, shown at 5, has a terminal shape adapted to enter and perfectly fit into any one of molding slots 4.
the latter will preferably have a frusto-conical shape in order to perform a lead-in action during insertion of said end 5.
end portion terminating at 5 naturally extends in a substantially horizontal direction, therefore perpendicular to the surface of molding 4 and to the adjusting direction thereof, while elongated arm 3a, which is perpendicular to end 5, provides flexibility to the arrangement.
elongated member 3a is provided, in the end portion thereof, with a pair of additional elbow turns which provide said member with a certain stiffness in the direction of pushing from the outside through opening 10. In such a way, the force is transmitted, substantially without any change, to the lower end of the vertical portion of member 3a in a plane which is also vertical and perpendicular to molding 2, around the upper elbow turn which connects fastening point 9 to vertical member 3a.
locking end 5 is located in such a way that when molding 2 is in the lowest position, i.e. resting with its lower edge on the bottom of front side 1, said end is engaged with the molding upper slot 4. By raising the latter, the lower slots get locked each time.
molding 2 to be used with an adjusting and locking device according to this invention, will simply comprise a strip of material integrally molded with suitable sets of slots, there being no requirement for the molding to comprise a set of strips releasably fitted to each other, nor to be arranged for cutting. Furthermore, the molding locked in the way described above will feel fast and without play when normally contacted by the hand.

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EP19920830578 1991-10-17 1992-10-16 Vorrichtung zum Verriegeln der oberen Frontblende eines Einbaugerätes in einstellbarer Höhe Expired - Lifetime EP0538210B1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
ITMI910908U		1991-10-17
ITMI910908U IT221959Z2 (it)	1991-10-17	1991-10-17	Dispositivo per bloccare ad un'altezza regolabile il listello frontalesuperiore di un elettrodomestico da incasso

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EP0538210A1 true EP0538210A1 (de)	1993-04-21
EP0538210B1 EP0538210B1 (de)	1996-02-07

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EP19920830578 Expired - Lifetime EP0538210B1 (de)	1991-10-17	1992-10-16	Vorrichtung zum Verriegeln der oberen Frontblende eines Einbaugerätes in einstellbarer Höhe

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EP (1)	EP0538210B1 (de)
DE (1)	DE69208196T2 (de)
ES (1)	ES2083142T3 (de)
IT (1)	IT221959Z2 (de)

Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
FR2447698A1 (fr) *	1979-01-31	1980-08-29	Bosch Siemens Hausgeraete	Appareil menager avec bandeau de parement
DE3008202A1 (de) *	1980-03-04	1981-09-17	Licentia Patent-Verwaltungs-Gmbh, 6000 Frankfurt	Haushaltgeraet, insbesondere zum einbau in kuechenmoebelzeilen bestimmte geschirrspuel- oder waeschebehandlungsmaschine
FR2499384A1 (fr) *	1981-02-06	1982-08-13	Bauknecht Gmbh G	Panneau frontal d'appareils menagers
AT368862B (de) *	1979-01-31	1982-11-25	Bosch Siemens Hausgeraete	Kastenfoermiges haushaltgeraet, insbesondere geschirrspuelmaschine, waschmaschine, herd od. dgl., mit an der vorwand oben angesetzter blende
GB2105983A (en) *	1981-09-14	1983-04-07	Smeg Elettrodomestici	Control panel

1991
- 1991-10-17 IT ITMI910908U patent/IT221959Z2/it active IP Right Grant
1992
- 1992-10-16 EP EP19920830578 patent/EP0538210B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1992-10-16 DE DE1992608196 patent/DE69208196T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1992-10-16 ES ES92830578T patent/ES2083142T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
FR2447698A1 (fr) *	1979-01-31	1980-08-29	Bosch Siemens Hausgeraete	Appareil menager avec bandeau de parement
AT368862B (de) *	1979-01-31	1982-11-25	Bosch Siemens Hausgeraete	Kastenfoermiges haushaltgeraet, insbesondere geschirrspuelmaschine, waschmaschine, herd od. dgl., mit an der vorwand oben angesetzter blende
DE3008202A1 (de) *	1980-03-04	1981-09-17	Licentia Patent-Verwaltungs-Gmbh, 6000 Frankfurt	Haushaltgeraet, insbesondere zum einbau in kuechenmoebelzeilen bestimmte geschirrspuel- oder waeschebehandlungsmaschine
FR2499384A1 (fr) *	1981-02-06	1982-08-13	Bauknecht Gmbh G	Panneau frontal d'appareils menagers
GB2105983A (en) *	1981-09-14	1983-04-07	Smeg Elettrodomestici	Control panel

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EP0538210B1 (de)	1996-02-07
ITMI910908V0 (it)	1991-10-17
IT221959Z2 (it)	1994-12-29
DE69208196T2 (de)	1996-07-18
DE69208196D1 (de)	1996-03-21
ITMI910908U1 (it)	1993-04-17
ES2083142T3 (es)	1996-04-01

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