BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE GMBH Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140054395 | NOZZLE DEVICE FOR A SPRAY ARM OF A DISHWASHER - A nozzle device for a spray arm of a dishwasher for spraying cleaning fluid out into a dishwashing space is provided with a fluid outflow surface for the outflow of the cleaning fluid from the nozzle device into the dishwashing space. The fluid outflow surface is configured with two subsurfaces which form an angle smaller than 180°. | 02-27-2014 |
20120017456 | CONDENSATION DRYER HAVING A FILTER DEVICE - A condensation dryer has a drying chamber for items to be dried, and a process air channel in which a heater for heating the process air and a fan for delivering the process air are located. A rinsing device is provided for rinsing lint from a component that can be loaded with lint, by means of condensate from a condensate collection vessel. Rinsed lint is collected by a filter bag of a filter device, and a condensate pump delivers the condensate into the condensate collection vessel, with the filter device and the being arranged downstream of the component. The filter bag includes a nonwoven fabric. | 01-26-2012 |
20110272396 | PLATE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PLATE MATERIAL - A plate material is provided that has a base material and a coating. The base material is a pressed material made from a ceramic matrix and stiffening fibers. | 11-10-2011 |
20110163643 | DOMESTIC APPLIANCE WITH A DOOR-WEIGHT COMPENSATING DEVICE - An appliance including a treatment container having a container door pivotable about a pivot axis, and a door-weight compensating device for at least partially compensating a weight of the container door. The door-weight compensating device may include a spring which is connected by a tension transmitter in a spring force transmitting manner to the container door. In an exemplary embodiment, the container door includes a deflector pivotally disposed about the pivot axis, the deflector having at least two sliding surfaces for deflecting the tension transmitter. | 07-07-2011 |
20100310378 | DYNAMIC PUMP WHEEL FOR A PUMP AND A PUMP DEVICE COMPRISING A DYNAMIC PUMP WHEEL - A pump wheel for a pump has a base body that can be rotated about a rotational axis and on which at least one wing element is arranged for conveying a fluid during the rotation of the pump wheel. The pump wheel has a pivoting device by which the at least one wing element is mounted in such a way that it can pivot about a pivoting axis arranged at an angle larger than zero degrees in relation to the rotational axis of the pump wheel, according to a rotational direction, between an action position in which a conveyor pressure for the fluid can be generated, and an idle position in which there is essentially no conveyor pressure. | 12-09-2010 |
20100139303 | ELECTRICAL REFRIGERATOR WITH VACUUM PRESERVING SYSTEM AND CORRESPONDING CONTROL METHOD - An electric refrigerator includes a vacuum preservation system. The electric refrigerator includes a refrigerator body with a refrigeration compartment, and a vacuum preservation system inside the refrigerator body. The vacuum preservation system includes a vacuum preservation container inside the refrigeration compartment, a vacuum generation device for building up a vacuum in the vacuum preservation container, a control device for controlling a buildup in the vacuum, and a measuring and monitoring device for measuring and monitoring an operating state of the vacuum preservation system. | 06-10-2010 |
20100071403 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator is provided that has an interior that is surrounded by an inner shell, the interior for storing refrigerated or frozen products. The refrigerator includes a control system that has a cold generator. A temperature sensor is arranged in the interior, wherein the temperature sensor is connected to the control system. A screen prevents contact between the temperature sensor and the refrigerated or frozen products. | 03-25-2010 |
20100005678 | EXHAUST AIR DRYER WITH A HEAT EXCHANGER - An exhaust air dryer includes a process airflow entering from outside as supply air, which removes moisture from laundry introduced in a treatment compartment and which emerges to the outside as exhaust air through an air outlet, a heat exchanger between the treatment compartment and the air outlet, seen in the airflow direction, which removes heat from the process airflow, while forming condensate, a dispersal device arranged downstream of the treatment compartment in the airflow direction and in front of the air outlet, which adds at least part of the formed condensate to the exhaust air, and a hydrophilic body belonging to the dispersal device, which projects into the process airflow and is impinged upon by condensate. | 01-14-2010 |
20090320312 | DRYER COMPRISING A HEAT SINK AND A CONDENSATE CONTAINER - A dryer includes a drying chamber, a process air guide that guides process air along the articles to pick up humidity from them, a heat sink in the process air guide that precipitates humidity from the process air as a condensate, and a condensate collector with a condensate container having an insert that is permeable to the condensate and that projects through an opening into the condensate container for transferring the condensate to and from the condensate container. The insert includes a first filter that filters particles from the condensate prior to storing the condensate in the condensate container. | 12-31-2009 |
20090314315 | WATER-CONDUCTING DOMESTIC APPLIANCE - A water-conducting domestic appliance includes a container with an expansion opening, an expansion component on the container, and an anti-twist device securing the expansion component in its assembly position. | 12-24-2009 |
20090308493 | Dispensing Device for Free-Flowing or Pourable Products - A dispensing device for free-flowing or pourable products, said device comprising a dispenser opening for the products, which is situated in a recess on the front of the device and at least one first tray surface for a tray part, which supports a container that is to be filled from the dispenser opening. The tray part can be controllably displaced in the recess between a first position, in which the first tray surface lies opposite the dispenser opening at a first distance and a second position, in which at least one tray surface lies opposite the dispenser opening at a second distance that is greater than the first. | 12-17-2009 |
20090293202 | Washing Machine Comprising a Controllable Water Supply and Method for Operating a Washing Machine of this Type - A washing machine with a controllable fresh water intake for at least two detergent chambers which are located inside a housing of a detergent flushing device and which have an outlet for water or the mixture of detergent and water which opens onto a bottom surface of the housing which is inclined towards an outlet connection for a detergent supply line to the tub of the washing machine in which a laundry drum is mounted at least approximately horizontally, the washing machine comprising partial surfaces into which the bottom surface of the housing is divided, the partial surfaces including inclinations differing from the horizontal, the inclinations being differently directed to at least one of the other partial surfaces and each partial surface is assigned to at least one detergent chamber and includes an outlet connection in a lowest region of the partial surface. | 12-03-2009 |
20090288260 | Method for the control of a spinning cycle of a washing machine and a washing machine suitable for performing said method - A method for controlling a spinning cycle of a washing machine, the method includes accelerating a drum up to a first speed at which the laundry items essentially lie firmly against the wall of the drum, detecting a movement of the detergent solution tub in at least one direction for at least one predetermined period during the rotation of the drum at a speed that is equal to or greater than the first speed, determining an amplitude of the movement for the recorded direction, determining further movement amplitudes for known or detected speeds during the predetermined period, determining a change in the movement amplitude over the speed, and controlling the spinning cycle as a function of the change of the movement amplitude. | 11-26-2009 |
20090284116 | Refrigerator or Freezer Comprising a Reinforcement Frame - A refrigeration device, in particular a refrigerator and/or freezer, comprising a housing with a top, a base, lateral walls and at least one door that is attached by hinges. A reinforcement frame, to which the door is attached by the hinges, is provided on the housing. The invention is characterised in that with the aid of the reinforcement frame a particular mechanical stability is achieved for the housing, allowing even large and heavy doors to be reliably attached and remain operationally safe. | 11-19-2009 |
20090277485 | DISHWASHER - A dishwasher includes a washing container having a washing chamber, a water feed line for filling the washing chamber with liquid, and a water inlet device connected on an inlet side to the water feed line and ending in the washing chamber on an outlet side. The water inlet device includes a steam outlet opening that ducts water vapor out of the washing container. The water inlet device prevents a negative-pressure-induced reversal of flow against the filling direction in the water feed line. | 11-12-2009 |
20090277481 | DISHWASHER - A dishwasher includes a washing container with a washing chamber, a water feed line for filling the washing chamber with liquid, and a water inlet device connected on an inlet side to the water feed line and ends in the washing chamber on an outlet side. The water inlet device includes a steam outlet opening that ducts water vapor out of the washing container, and a steam duct that guides steam to the steam outlet opening. | 11-12-2009 |
20090267467 | Dishwasher - A dishwasher includes a washing compartment having a base wall with a retaining element, and a mains current connection element mounted on the retaining element with which a mains cable can be electrically contacted to the dishwasher. | 10-29-2009 |
20090267342 | Water-conducting household appliance, in particular a dishwasher or washing machine - A water-conducting household appliance includes a water-conducting line having a line end which is connected in a connecting position to a connecting piece, and a securing element which attaches onto the line end and the connecting piece and holds the line end in the connecting position. | 10-29-2009 |
20090266427 | Water-conducting household appliance, in particular a dishwasher or washing machine - A water-conducting household appliance includes a drain hose leading out of the household appliance, and a holding element which positions an open line end of the drain hose in a connecting position on an external side of the appliance. | 10-29-2009 |
20090266386 | Dishwasher and base tray for said dishwasher - A dishwasher includes a washing compartment having a boundary wall with a base, spray devices inside the washing compartment, and a hydraulic circuit with a distributor which subdivides a washing liquor flow into two partial flows which are each routed to the spray devices, wherein the distributor is integrated in the base. | 10-29-2009 |
20090266385 | Dishwasher - A dishwasher includes a washing container having a washing chamber, an expansion housing with a condensing surface, and an expansion line with a first end connected to the washing chamber and a second end in the expansion housing. | 10-29-2009 |
20090261702 | Home appliance with anti-trap protection - A home appliance includes a carcass, a door joined to the carcass with a hinge for closure of an interior compartment of the carcass, a superimposed decor panel spaced from the door by a gap, a first fitting part mounted in the gap on the decor panel, and a deformable cover piece extending from a side wall of the carcass adjacent to the hinge into the gap and having an extension which reaches through a passage between the first fitting part and the decor panel from a hinge-side edge of the decor panel and abuts a side of the first fitting part facing away from the hinge-side edge of the decor panel. | 10-22-2009 |
20090242709 | Cable holder - A cable holder for a cable includes a guide section for guiding the cable that can be pivoted in sections for a change in direction of a run of the cable. | 10-01-2009 |
20090242004 | Dishwasher - A dishwasher includes a dishwasher cavity having a base, a sump below the dishwasher cavity base, a collecting channel that catches liquid leaking over an upper edge of the sump, and a drainage element that drains liquid collected in the collecting channel past an electrical component that is in a region of the sump. | 10-01-2009 |
20090241567 | REFRIGERATOR WITH FORCE-VENTILATION CONDENSER - A refrigerator with a condenser and a fan for the forced ventilation of the condenser, the refrigerator including a fan control circuit for controlling the fan to provide variable throughflow of air from the fan and an assembly for measuring temperature in operative communication with the fan control circuit for operating the fan in a temperature-dependent manner. | 10-01-2009 |
20090241363 | Dryer With Reduced Noise Generation, Fan and Impeller Suitable Therefor, and Method for Producing The impeller - A dryer is provided that includes a drum for drying wet laundry via contact of the laundry with process air, an air inlet duct operable to convey process air to the drum, an outlet duct operable to convey process air that has exited the drum, a heating device located in the inlet air duct, and a fan containing an impeller. The fan applies a motive power to process air to effect flow of process air and the impeller has oblique blades. | 10-01-2009 |
20090238701 | Compressor having a piston received on a gas bearing - A compressor includes a working chamber in which a piston for compressing a gas can be displaced, a piston disposed in the working chamber, an inlet connection communicated with the working chamber, the inlet connection guiding a gas to the working chamber; an outlet connection communicated with the working chamber, the piston being displaceable within the working chamber to displace gas from working chamber via the outlet connection; a plurality of openings in a wall of the working chamber, the openings being communicated with the outlet connection for permitting gas flow from the outlet connection back to the working chamber, the openings being respectively covered and uncovered by the piston as the piston moves within the working chamber; and a particle filter arranged in a flow path of the gas between the inlet connection and the outlet connection. | 09-24-2009 |
20090235913 | Locking appatatus for locking a cooking device door - A locking apparatus for locking a cooking device door is provided that includes a locking element, a motor for moving the locking element, and a stop in the cooking device door which restricts the movement of the locking element in a locking position. In order to provide a locking apparatus for locking a cooking device door with improved properties in terms of reliability of the lock, the locking apparatus includes a device for detecting a core variable for a movement path covered by the locking element. | 09-24-2009 |
20090230631 | Sealing gasket for cooker under-button - This invention relates to a sealing gasket for providing sealing in a button mounting gap on a furnace body where rotating control members are positioned, the sealing gasket being located in the mounting gap via two contacting surfaces thereof, one facing to the button and other one facing to the furnace body, and comprising a sealing wing, in contact with the wall of the body, a retaining member in contact with the outer surface of the furnace body, and at least one bump form extending towards the control member at the continuity of the retaining member and in the direction of the gasket extension for preventing water from reaching to the control member and furnace body. | 09-17-2009 |
20090211107 | Dryer with cooled motor - The invention relates to a dryer with a housing and a drying chamber for objects to be dried, a process air duct, in which are located a heater for warming the process air and a first fan, a motor for driving the drying chamber, a heat exchanger and a cold air section in the process air duct or in a cooling air duct, with a motor cooling duct which branches off from the cold air section being able to apply cold air to the motor. | 08-27-2009 |
20090193824 | Ice-Making Machine - An ice maker comprises a tray, which has at least one automatically emptiable compartment for moulding a piece of ice, a storage chamber ( | 08-06-2009 |
20090193677 | APPARATUS FOR DRYING A DELICATE TEXTILE ITEM - An apparatus for drying a delicate textile item is provided that includes a drum which can rotate about an axis for receiving the textile item and that moves the textile item in an air flow that penetrates the drum. A net for receiving the textile item during drying is provided and the net can be stowed in the drum and can rotate with the drum. | 08-06-2009 |
20090188660 | Heating apparatus for a household appliance for the care of laundry items and method for operating such a heating apparatus - A household appliance for the care of laundry items, which heating apparatus is embodied for generating heat by combusting gaseous media and has a device for supplying the gaseous medium to a burner, wherein a means is provided which is thermally coupled to the burner and the device and is embodied for changing a temperature of the device in order to control the flow of the medium through the device, in particular the metering unit of the device. The invention also relates to a method for operating a heating apparatus for a household appliance for the care of laundry items, in particular a gas laundry dryer. | 07-30-2009 |
20090183360 | Domestic appliance combination - A domestic appliance combination comprising at least a first domestic appliance and a second domestic appliance arranged thereabove is disclosed, these being connected to one another for installation into a common built-in housing, with the second domestic appliance being connected to the first domestic appliance by means of a clamp-connection. A method for connecting at least two domestic appliances one above the other is also disclosed, which comprises a step involving fastening the second domestic appliance by means of a clamp-connection. | 07-23-2009 |
20090165775 | Cooking Appliance - A cooking appliance, in particular, a cooking appliance which is mounted at an elevated level, comprising at least one muffle which defines a cooking area, and the muffle opening thereof is surrounded by a muffle frame, a door which closes the muffle opening and a drive device which is used to drive the door and which is controlled by a control circuit. The drive device can be controlled by the control circuit in such a manner that a predetermined driving parameter of the door can be controlled by at least one defined ramp. | 07-02-2009 |
20090165328 | Dryer, set up for operation drawing of electric power, and method for operating it - The invention relates to a dryer having a drying chamber, a process air channel in which is located a heater for heating the process air and wherein the heated process air can be ducted into the drying chamber by means of a blower, a motor and a controller, which dryer is set up for operation drawing an electric power that never exceeds a pre-specified value P | 07-02-2009 |
20090159585 | Cooking Appliance which is Mounted in an Elevated Manner - A cooking appliance which is mounted in an elevated manner, comprising at least one muffle which defines a cooking chamber and which comprises a muffle opening on the base side thereof, a base door, which can be displaced, for closing the muffle opening and which comprises at least one heating field on the upper side thereof, having at least one operational state for the open state of the base door and at least one operational state for the closed state of base door. Only one operational state, which is relevant for the opening state of the base door, can be activated, and only one operational state for the open state when the base door is open and only one operational state for the closed state when the base door is closed. | 06-25-2009 |
20090159099 | Dishwasher and Operating Method for Dishwasher - A dishwasher, in particular a domestic dishwasher, having a dishwashing compartment and apparatuses for washing tableware using washing liquor, wherein it is possible to set the pressure in the apparatuses for washing tableware. A feed apparatus for an additive is provided, and the pressure in the apparatuses for washing tableware can be set as a function of the metering of the additive in the feed apparatus. | 06-25-2009 |
20090158609 | Household laundry appliance fitted with a lifting magnet - The tumble drying device has a heat pump with a lifting magnet, with a rinsing valve of the heat pump being connectable by means of the lifting magnet, with the lifting magnet and a PTC resistor with a non-linear resistance curve being connected in series, with it being possible to heat up the PTC resistor by means of a current flow and said PTC resistor being highly resistive when a predetermined limit temperature is exceeded and with the limit temperature being adjusted such that it is reached before a permissible on-time of the lifting magnet is exceeded. | 06-25-2009 |
20090153081 | Method for Adjusting a Piston in a Linear Compressor - A method for operating a linear compressor including a linear drive with a stator and a rotor configured for displacement by a magnetic field of the stator against a spring force, and a compression chamber which is delimited by a displaceable piston coupled to the rotor during the operation of which an alternating current is applied to the stator in order to drive the rotor in an reciprocatingly, the method including the steps of applying, prior to operation, a direct current with a first polarity to the stator in order to displace the rotor from a rest position, measuring a first end position attained by the rotor under the action of the direct current, and controlling, during operation, the intensity of the alternating current with which the stator is excited in a manner wherein the rotor does not reach the first end position or reaches it at a reduced speed. | 06-18-2009 |
20090140619 | Device for loading cutlery in dishwasher machines - A dishwasher machine with a device for loading crockery or cutlery, which enables the cutlery to be carefully placed in the washing container in an easily accessible, space-saving manner, is provided. A separate loading device or cutlery basket is provided in the crockery basket of the dishwasher machine that is at least partially integrated into the main loading plane of the crockery basket and is arranged on the crockery basket in such a way that it can be displaced between an inserted position and a loading position. As a result, the cutlery basket can be advantageously displaced independently of the crockery basket, and thus out of the washing container of the dishwasher, from the front, without the crockery basket itself having to be displaced, thus simplifying the loading or unloading of crockery or cutlery from the cutlery basket. | 06-04-2009 |
20090139410 | Cooking Appliance - A cooking appliance, especially a built-in wall cooking appliance, which comprises at least one muffle, delimiting a cooking compartment and having a muffle opening, a door for closing said muffle opening and a drive device, controlled by a control device, for displacing the door and at least one switch which transmits actuation signals for determining a zero position of the door to the control device when the door touches the muffle. The control device is also configured in such a manner that the presence of the actuation signals of the at least one switch is required but not sufficient to determine the zero position. | 06-04-2009 |
20090139107 | Exhaust air dryer with a heat pump and a first fan - The invention relates to an exhaust air dryer with a drying compartment for objects to be dried, a supply air duct upstream of the drying compartment, a first fan for the supply of process air from a supply air inlet to the drying compartment and to an exhaust air outlet, an exhaust air duct between the drying compartment and the exhaust air outlet and a heat pump, with a heat sink in the exhaust air duct and a heat source in the supply air duct, characterized in that the first fan in the supply air duct is arranged between the supply air inlet and the heat source and a second fan in the supply air duct is arranged between the heat source and the drying compartment. | 06-04-2009 |
20090133928 | Floor-mounted domestic appliance - A floor-mounted domestic appliance includes an A.C. power connector that supplies the appliance with electric energy, an appliance outlet that corresponds to the A.C. power connector, wherein the appliance outlet comprises a terminal block for establishing an electrically conducting connection to a power supply lead. | 05-28-2009 |
20090127993 | Refrigerating device with height-adjustable carrier for refrigerated goods - The invention relates to a refrigeration device having a thermally insulating housing delimiting an interior space and a height-adjustable carrier for supporting refrigerated goods within the interior space. The refrigeration device also includes a threaded spindle having a threaded extent having a substantially vertical axis, the threaded spindle being rotatably driven such that its threaded extent rotates about the axis and the threaded spindle being operationally connected with the refrigerated goods carrier such that a rotational movement of the threaded extent of the threaded spindle effects a height adjusting displacement of the refrigerated goods carrier. | 05-21-2009 |
20090127245 | Cooking Appliance - A cooking appliance, particularly an elevated-mounted cooking appliance, comprising: at least one muffle, which delimits a cooking compartment and whose muffle opening is surrounded by a muffle frame; a door for closing the muffle opening, and; a drive device, which is controlled by a control device and which serves to displace the door. A speed measuring device for determining the displacement speed of the door is provided that enables a pinching in the door to be detected by monitoring the displacement speed. | 05-21-2009 |
20090126391 | Ice-Making Machine - An ice maker comprises a tray ( | 05-21-2009 |
20090121600 | Refrigerating Appliance With Height-Adjustable Storage Device - A refrigerating appliance including a housing defining an internal space and the refrigerating appliance including a storage element retained in a height-adjustable manner by a plurality of arms pivotable about parallel and spaced apart first axes fixed with respect to the housing and the plurality of arms pivotable about parallel and spaced apart second axes fixed with respect to the storage element, the refrigerating appliance including a coupling device connecting the plurality of arms wherein the first and second axes of the arms are maintained in the same plane, thereby inhibiting pivoting of the arms in opposite directions. | 05-14-2009 |
20090120139 | A Laundry Drum - A laundry drum comprises a drum having a cylindrical band ( | 05-14-2009 |
20090120125 | REFRIGERATING DEVICE COMPRISING TUBULAR EVAPORATORS - A refrigerating device comprising a tubular evaporator which is connected to a compressor by means of a suction line. A coolant pipe of the tubular evaporator forms a plurality of serially connected tubular loops and one ascending outlet tube connecting the tubular loop that lies the furthest downstream to the suction pipe. The tubular loops have a course that ascends in the direction of the flow of the coolant for a distance that corresponds at least to the length of the outlet tube. | 05-14-2009 |
20090119943 | Vented dryer with heat recovery and condensate pan and method for operation thereof - The invention relates to a vented dryer having a drying chamber for items to be dried, a supply air duct for supply air, in which is situated a heater for heating the supply air and the heated supply air (process air) can be directed by means of a first fan over the items to be dried, an exhaust air duct, a motor for driving the drying chamber, a first heat exchanger in the exhaust air duct and a condensate pan arranged beneath the first heat exchanger, whereby the vented dryer has first means for the discharge of warm air from a housing interior surrounding the motor toward the condensate pan and away across the latter. The invention also relates to a method for the operation of this vented dryer. | 05-14-2009 |
20090113918 | Ice-Making Machine - An ice maker comprises a frame ( | 05-07-2009 |
20090113740 | Dryer with heat pump - A dryer with a drying chamber that includes a process air duct for guiding process air through the drying chamber, a heat pump with a heat sink in the process air duct and through which air can flow in an outlet air direction for cooling down the process air, and a heat source arranged in the process air duct and through which air can flow in an inlet air direction for heating up the process air. The outlet air direction and the inlet air direction are substantially parallel to one another. The heat sink and the heat source are in a plane substantially perpendicular to the outlet air direction and to the inlet air direction alongside one another. | 05-07-2009 |
20090104329 | Method for heating a meal and cooking appliance which is mounted in an elevated manner - A method for heating a meal in a closed cooking appliance which is mounted in an elevated manner. Said elevated cooking appliance comprises at least one muffle which comprises a muffle opening and which defines a cooking area, a base door which closes the muffle opening and a ceramic hob which is arranged in the base door. Said method comprises the following steps: (a) at least one meal is placed on the ceramic hob, without cooking utensils, when the cooking appliance, which is mounted in an elevated manner, is in the open state, (b) the elevated cooking appliance is closed and (c) the at least one meal is heated at least by contact heat from the heated ceramic hob when the elevated cooking appliance is in the closed state. | 04-23-2009 |
20090104037 | Fan Apparatus for a Cooking Device - A fan apparatus for a cooking device is provided having a fan impeller that is held on a drive shaft of a rotary drive by its hub and is pressed against a stop of the drive shaft in an axial direction by a screw nut. In order to ensure that the fan impeller is securely held on the drive shaft, the screw nut exerts a pressing force on the fan impeller in a radial direction. | 04-23-2009 |
20090100703 | Clothes Dryer Utilizing an Air Source from the Exterior of a Structure - A clothes drying system located in a structure, adapted to use air from outside the structure and thereby greatly reducing the energy required to air-condition the structure and run the dryer, has a dryer having an air intake port for taking the air into the dryer, and an air outlet port for expelling the air from the dryer. The clothes drying system further includes an air intake duct adapted to be operably attached to the air intake port and extend to outside the structure for transporting the air from outside of the structure to the dryer. | 04-23-2009 |
20090100697 | Fluff filter apparatus and domestic appliance containing such a fluff filter apparatus - A fluff filter apparatus for a domestic appliance includes a first fluff filter, and a second fluff filter movably connected to the first fluff filter. | 04-23-2009 |
20090095278 | Cooking Appliance - A cooking appliance, especially a built-in wall cooking appliance, which comprises at least one muffle, delimiting a cooking compartment and having a muffle opening, a door, guided by a lift mechanism, for closing the muffle opening, and at least one switch that switches dependent on a position of the door. The invention is characterized in that the switch is switched by the lift mechanism. | 04-16-2009 |
20090094990 | Heat Pump System, in Particular for a Household Appliance - A heat pump system including a heat pump having at least two Peltier elements arranged in series and connected to an energy supply, the heat pump system comprising an electrical dropping resistor arranged in series with the Peltier elements, wherein the Peltier elements and the dropping resistor are jointly supplied with energy by the energy supply. The heat pump system is preferably used in a household appliance, in particular a tumble drier. | 04-16-2009 |
20090084128 | Door for a Refrigerating Device - A door for a refrigerating unit is provided that includes a door leaf hinged to a body of the refrigerating unit and a decorative element that is superimposed on the door leaf in such a way as to be adjustable in position. The decorative element has a central cutout, through which a central region of the door leaf is exposed. A groove open towards this central region is formed on the door leaf in order to accommodate a profile element which conceals a gap between door leaf and decorative element. | 04-02-2009 |
20090079313 | Telescoping Pull-Out Device - The invention relates to a telescoping pull-out device for household appliances and furniture, especially a pull-out system for an oven. The telescoping pull-out device includes a first telescoping rail mounted in such a way that it can be displaced between a retracted position and an extended position. The telescoping pull-out device operates in a manner which prevents an uncontrolled and/or undesired automatic extension of the telescoping rail. The telescoping pull-out device includes a catch element for catching the first telescoping rail in the retracted position. | 03-26-2009 |
20090079312 | Domestic Appliance Comprising a Telescopic Pull-Out - A cupboard-type domestic appliance is provided having a housing delimiting an interior in which a support can be displaced between a retracted and a pull-out stop position by means of a telescopic pull-out mechanism. The telescopic pull-out mechanism includes a first runner fastened on the housing and at least one second runner that can be displaced in a direction contrary to that of the first runner. A projection of the second runner is coupled to a self-retracting mechanism mounted on the housing at a distance to the runners. | 03-26-2009 |
20090077995 | Refrigerator comprising a water pipe - A refrigeration device includes a frame and a door that surround a cooling chamber as well as a water pipe that extends inside the frame and the door. A coupling that is separated when the door is open while being connected when the door is closed is disposed between a section of the water pipe extending in the frame and a section of the water pipe extending in the door. | 03-26-2009 |
20090075220 | Combustion Apparatus for Operation With a Liquid Fuel - A combustion apparatus for operation with a fuel which is liquid at room temperature, in particular with a vegetable oil, wherein the combustion apparatus includes an evaporator device for evaporating the liquid fuel and a nozzle for ejection and for flame ignition of the evaporated fuel. The evaporator device is disposed in fluid communication with a fuel tray for preheating the evaporator device for a start of operation. | 03-19-2009 |
20090071966 | Container for refrigerated goods - The invention relates to a container for refrigerated goods. The container includes a body part and a front part coupled to the body part. The front part is formed by a pair of side pieces and at least one central piece extending to and connected to the side pieces. The central piece has a constant cross-sectional shape. | 03-19-2009 |
20090071463 | Lighting Device for Ovens, and Oven - A lighting device for an oven having an oven muffle defining an oven muffle chamber is provided. The lighting device includes one light source configured for illuminating the muffle chamber and one partition for separating the light source from the muffle chamber. The lighting device also includes insulation material disposed between the partition and the at least one light source. | 03-19-2009 |
20090071184 | Refrigerator Comprising a Dispensing Device - A refrigerator is provided that includes a housing and a dispensing device for flowable and/or pourable chilled material, the dispensing device being located in a front recess of the housing. The front of the housing is covered at least in part by an adjustable decorative plate. The recess is accessible through a hole in the decorative plate while a case that is open towards the dispensing device and the hole of the decorative plate is adjustably mounted in the recess. | 03-19-2009 |
20090064735 | Lock for a domestic appliance - The invention relates to a lock for a movable closing element, especially a door, a cover, a flap, or similar on a domestic appliance such as a dishwasher, a washing machine, a refrigerator, or similar. The lock includes a closing hook that can be made to engage with the closing element when being closed and made to disengage therefrom when being opened. The closing hook can be made to engage with a cavity in the closing element. | 03-12-2009 |
20090044846 | Lighting device for a water-bearing domestic appliance - An aquiferous domestic appliance has a treatment compartment and articles to be washed disposed therein are illuminated by means of a light source in such a manner that the user is not blinded by the light source and is able to judge the cleaning result even under bad lighting conditions inside the room. | 02-19-2009 |
20090044562 | Door for a Refrigerator - A door for a refrigerator comprises a door leaf and a dispensing unit for water and/or ice, this unit being introduced into the door leaf, as well as a supply channel, which runs from one edge of the door leaf to the dispensing unit. The supply channel has a groove which is recessed into the door leaf and extends between adjacent corners of the door leaf. | 02-19-2009 |
20090044560 | Refrigeration Device Comprising a Water Tank - A refrigeration device comprising a heat-insulated housing, which contains a storage compartment, a water tank, a fan for propelling a stream of cold air that passes through an evaporator and a distribution unit for the controlled distribution of the stream of cold air along at least two circulation paths, the first of which is in closer thermal contact with the water tank than the second. | 02-19-2009 |
20090044556 | Refrigerating device with frame heating - The invention relates to a refrigeration device having a main body with a frame and an access opening and a door. The door and the main body each have heat-insulated surfaces and together delimit a heat-insulated compartment and the door is movable between an open position in which access to the heat-insulated compartment can be had through the access opening of the main body and a closed position in which the door cooperates with the frame of the main body restricts access through the access opening of the main body to the heat-insulated compartment. An electrical frame heating assembly is disposed relative to the frame of the main body for heating the frame and has a Peltier element. | 02-19-2009 |
20090044422 | Method for detecting volatile, flammable substances in a dryer and a dryer suitable for this purpose - A method for detecting a volatile, flammable substance during drying of moist textiles in a dryer with a drum for receiving includes irradiating the textiles or their environment with infrared radiation, receiving infrared radiation from the textiles or their environment in a wavelength range of 600 to 4000 cm-1, and evaluating the received infrared radiation. | 02-19-2009 |
20090013480 | Method for washing shrinkable textiles and a washing machine for carrying out said method - A method for washing shrinkable textiles in a program-controlled washing machine consisting in washing textiles in a rotatably mounted washing drum according to a process corresponding to textile requirements with a water flow and possibly washing agents, wherein a starting and operating time of a drum driving motor are predefined. A washing machine for carrying out said method is also disclosed. At the beginning of the washing process, the motor operates with a staring time rate which is greater than a possible staring time and which decreases step by step or continuously during the process in order to reduce a mechanical energy applied to the textile according to the shrinkability thereof which strongly increases along with the increase of the washing process time. In such a way, the textile is pre-wetted with an optimal water quantity or soapy solution without producing the excessive textile shrinkage. | 01-15-2009 |
20090008375 | Double Arrangement of Domestic Appliances - A group of domestic appliances mounted next to each other and substantially similarly oriented, each domestic appliance including a plurality of operator control elements, the group of domestic appliances comprising at least two domestic appliances and wherein the plurality of operator control elements is duplicated in the at least two of domestic appliances. | 01-08-2009 |
20090007943 | Dishwasher with an Improved Arrangement of the Feed Device in the Door - A door for a dishwasher, in particular for a domestic dishwasher, the door serving for opening and closing the interior of the dishwasher, comprising an inner door which, when the door is closed, is oriented towards the interior and has a surround comprising a top and a bottom periphery, which run essentially horizontally when the door is closed, and two side peripheries, which run essentially vertically when the door is closed, wherein a feed device for dispensing additives is arranged on the inner door, essentially centrally between the side peripheries and in the top third, in particular in the top quarter, of the region between the top and bottom peripheries. | 01-08-2009 |
20090001069 | Cooking Appliance, Especially Built-In Wall Cooking Appliance, and Method For Controlling a Cooking Appliance - A cooking appliance including a high-level cooking appliance having a muffle including a muffle compartment defining a cooking compartment with a muffle opening, a door for movement between an open and closed relationship with the muffle opening and a drive device controlled by a control device for moving the door, the cooking appliance including a detector for determining a trapping condition wherein an object becomes trapped as the door is being moved, wherein the detector is configured for detecting the trapping state by comparing a door movement parameter with a threshold value associated with door movement. | 01-01-2009 |
20080314374 | Cooking Appliance, Especially Top-Mounted Cooking Appliance, and Method for Controlling a Cooking Appliance - A cooking appliance, especially a top-mounted cooking appliance including a muffle that defines a cooking space and is provided with a muffle access opening; a door pivotably mounted to the muffle for movement into and our of a covering relation with the access opening; a driving device in operative engagement with the door; a control device operatively associate with the driving device for controlling door movement; and an arrangement for determining a door displacement parameter during door movement, wherein a determined door displacement parameter is used as a reference parameter for a function of the appliance. | 12-25-2008 |
20080264449 | Washing method for a dishwasher, and dishwasher for carrying out one such method - A method for washing and drying items in a dishwasher and a dishwasher are provided. After the dishwasher is placed in a program execution readiness state in which a given washing or drying program can be executed, a washing program and then a drying program are executed. In response to both an interruption of the drying program resulting in the dishwasher no longer being in a program execution readiness state and a thereafter following restoration of the dishwasher to its program execution readiness state, a parameter value is measured and the drying program is resumed if there is no predetermined deviation from a nominal value and, on the other hand, a fresh cycle of a washing program and a drying program is initiated in the event of a predetermined deviation. | 10-30-2008 |
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