Patents by Inventor Dieter Hotz
Dieter Hotz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20130134846Abstract: A dishwasher, in particular a free-standing dishwasher or a high-level built-in dishwasher, includes an appliance door and a bottom-side plinth cover which is aligned essentially flush with a front face of the appliance door. The plinth cover has a top wall which faces a lower edge of the appliance door and is spaced from the lower edge of the appliance door to allow for an opening movement of the appliance door across a free movement gap. At least one lighting element is provided to allow illumination of the movement gap between the lower edge of the appliance door and the top wall of the plinth cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2011Publication date: May 30, 2013Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBHInventors: Johannes Büsing, Daniel Delle, Gerhard Fetzer, Peter Geissler, Norbert Gerstner, Hubert Groll, Mathias Herrmann, Dieter Hotz, Stefan Kasbauer, Michael Georg Rosenbauer, Bernd Schessl
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Patent number: 8377230Abstract: The invention relates to a domestic appliance having a device for locking a movable closing element, especially a door, cover, flap, or similar on a household appliance, particularly a dishwasher. The locking device includes a closing hook or closing pin disposed on the housing of the household appliance that engages with an engaging section in the closing element during locking and can be made to disengage therefrom during unlocking. The engaging section is formed by a cavity in the closing element.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2006Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Michael Hartmann, Dieter Hotz, Cengiz Kücük, Bernd Schessl, Erich Schmid, Martin Stickel
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Publication number: 20120217059Abstract: An appliance having a cable harness including a ground cable, the ground cable electroconductively connected to an electrically conductive component of the appliance. The cable harness is at least partially accommodated in a cable duct of the appliance. In an exemplary embodiment, a first contact element held on the cable duct and including an integrated first contact element is electroconductively connected to the ground cable of the cable harness, which comes into electrical contact with the electrically conductive component of the household appliance using an assembly movement.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2012Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBHInventors: Dieter Hotz, Cengiz Kücük, Pedro Sancho, Manfred Seeßle, Wilhelm Thibaut
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Patent number: 8198534Abstract: An appliance having a cable harness including a ground cable, the ground cable electroconductively connected to an electrically conductive component of the appliance. The cable harness is at least partially accommodated in a cable duct of the appliance. In an exemplary embodiment, a first contact element held on the cable duct and including an integrated first contact element is electroconductively connected to the ground cable of the cable harness, which comes into electrical contact with the electrically conductive component of the household appliance using an assembly movement.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2008Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Dieter Hotz, Cengiz Kücük, Pedro Sancho, Manfred Seeβle, Wilhelm Thibaut
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Patent number: 8152207Abstract: 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, 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.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2006Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Michael Hartmann, Dieter Hotz, Cengiz Kücük, Erich Schmid, Martin Stickel
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Publication number: 20110163643Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2008Publication date: July 7, 2011Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE GMBHInventors: Dieter Hotz, Cengiz Kücük, Manfred Seeßle, Martin Stickel
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Publication number: 20110018409Abstract: A stationary household appliance having a housing wall, components, and a force transmitting element to transmit a force that acts upon the housing wall from the outside of the stationary household appliance into the components. The force transmitting element has at least two force application regions to transmit the force into at least two different ones of the components.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2009Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBHInventors: Gerhard Fetzer, Dieter Hotz, Cengiz Kücük
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Publication number: 20110012486Abstract: A stationary household appliance having a door that is pivotably mounted on the stationary household appliance by a joint. The stationary household appliance also has a noise damper that is provided in a region of the joint.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2009Publication date: January 20, 2011Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBHInventors: Gerhard Fetzer, Dieter Hotz, Cengiz Kücük
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Patent number: 7845809Abstract: A domestic appliance includes an operation indicator having an illumination element for emitting a light beam by means of which a gap between the domestic appliance and a surface adjacent to the domestic appliance can be illuminated, and a reflection element in the gap for directing or bundling light emitted by the illumination element.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2006Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Johannes Büsing, Daniel Delle, Gerhard Fetzer, Peter Geissler, Norbert Gerstner, Hubert Groll, Mathias Herrmann, Dieter Hotz, Stefan Kasbauer, Michael Rosenbauer, Bernd Schessl
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Publication number: 20100212957Abstract: An appliance having a cable harness including a ground cable, the ground cable electroconductively connected to an electrically conductive component of the appliance. The cable harness is at least partially accommodated in a cable duct of the appliance. In an exemplary embodiment, a first contact element held on the cable duct and including an integrated first contact element is electroconductively connected to the ground cable of the cable harness, which comes into electrical contact with the electrically conductive component of the household appliance using an assembly movement.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2008Publication date: August 26, 2010Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBHInventors: Dieter Hotz, Cengiz Kücük, Pedro Sancho, Manfred Seessle, Wilhelm Thibaut
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Patent number: 7775565Abstract: A closing mechanism for a movable closing element, preferably for a door, a cover or a flap on a household appliance, such as a dishwasher, a washing machine, or a refrigerator, the mechanism comprises a carriage that can be displaced between a locking position and an unlocking position and is loaded by a spring force in the direction of the locking position. The carriage carries a closing hook that can be engaged with the closing element for the closing action and/or disengaged therefrom for the opening action. A rotary latch co-operates with the closing element during the closing action. As a result of this co-operation, the rotary latch acts on the carriage in such a way that the carriage is displaced into the locking position during the closing of the closing element by the force of the spring.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2007Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: Marquardt GmbHInventors: Michael Hartmann, Dieter Hotz, Cengiz Kuecuek, Heinrich Mueller, Axel Rastemborski, Bernd Schessl, Erich Schmid, Martin Stickel
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Publication number: 20100192990Abstract: A dishwasher having a washing compartment that is formed by a trough section and a base section. The dishwasher also has a connecting frame that is disposed between the trough section and the base section.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2008Publication date: August 5, 2010Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBHInventors: Dieter Hotz, Cengiz Kücük, Anton Oblinger, Michael Rosenbauer, Bernd Schessl, Manfred Seessle, David Semerad, Martin Stickel
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Publication number: 20100147338Abstract: A dishwasher with a controllable operation display panel, has a plurality of illumination elements for emitting light rays. When a medium necessary for normal operation of the dishwasher is lacking, some or all the illumination elements of the operation display panel can be intermittently activated.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2006Publication date: June 17, 2010Inventors: Johannes Büsing, Daniel Delle, Gerhard Fetzer, Peter Geissler, Norbert Gerstner, Hubert Groll, Mathias Herrmann, Dieter Hotz, Stefan Kasbauer
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Publication number: 20090242709Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Applicant: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Franz Aninger, Dieter Hotz, Cengiz Kuecuek, Christian Mesarosch, Pedro Sancho, Sebastian Wagner
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Publication number: 20090129114Abstract: A domestic appliance includes an operation indicator having an illumination element for emitting a light beam by means of which a gap between the domestic appliance and a surface adjacent to the domestic appliance can be illuminated, and a reflection element in the gap for directing or bundling light emitted by the illumination element.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2006Publication date: May 21, 2009Applicant: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate GmbHInventors: Johannes Buesing, Daniel Delle, Gerhard Fetzer, Peter Geissler, Norbert Gerstner, Hubert Groll, Mathias Herrmann, Dieter Hotz, Stefan Kasbauer, Michael Rosenbauer, Bernd Schessl
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Publication number: 20090101182Abstract: A dishwasher is provided that includes a washing space in which the soiled articles can be positioned for cleaning and an operating device that operates during the cleaning operation and is arranged in an opening in a bounding face of the washing space and/or of a container which can be positioned in the washing space. A spray device for spraying cleaning fluid is integrated into the washing space in the operating device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2007Publication date: April 23, 2009Applicant: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate GmbHInventors: Johannes Buesing, Daniel Delle, Gerhard Fetzer, Peter Geissler, Norbert Gerstner, Huber Groll, Mathias Herrmann, Dieter Hotz, Stefan Kasbauer
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Publication number: 20090072550Abstract: The invention relates to a domestic appliance having a device for locking a movable closing element, especially a door, cover, flap, or similar on a household appliance, particularly a dishwasher. The locking device includes a closing hook or closing pin disposed on the housing of the household appliance that engages with an engaging section in the closing element during locking and can be made to disengage therefrom during unlocking. The engaging section is formed by a cavity in the closing element.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2006Publication date: March 19, 2009Applicant: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbHInventors: Michael Hartmann, Dieter Hotz, Cengiz Kuecuek, Bernd Schessl, Erich Schmid, Martin Stickel
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Publication number: 20090064735Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2006Publication date: March 12, 2009Applicant: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Michael Hartmann, Dieter Hotz, Cengiz Kucuk, Erich Schmid, Martin Stickel
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Publication number: 20090007943Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2006Publication date: January 8, 2009Applicant: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Michael Hartmann, Dieter Hotz, Cengiz Kuecuek, Michael Rosenbauer, Bernd Schessl, Erich Schmid, Martin Stickel
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Publication number: 20080185849Abstract: The invention relates to a closing mechanism for a mobile closing element, especially for a door, a cover, a flap or the like on a household appliance, such as a dishwasher machine, a washing machine, a refrigerator or the like, said mechanism comprising a carriage that can be displaced between a locking position and an unlocking position and is loaded by means of a spring in the direction of the locking position. The carriage carries a closing hook that can be engaged with the closing element for the closing action and/or disengaged therefrom for the opening action. A rotary latch can co-operate with the closing element during the closing action. As a result of this co-operation, said rotary latch acts on the carriage in such a way that the carriage is displaced into the locking position during the closing of the closing element by the force of the spring.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2007Publication date: August 7, 2008Applicant: Marquardt GmbHInventors: Michael HARTMANN, Dieter Hotz, Cengiz Kuecuek, Heinrich Mueller, Axel Rastemborski, Bernd Schessl, Erich Schmid, Martin Stickel