With Basin Or Tub Patents (Class 312/228)
  • Patent number: 8757741
    Abstract: A door with a window for an appliance, such as a clothes dryer, and a method for assembling such a door in the appliance are provided. A tempered glass pane may be supported by one or more packaging structures disposed on borders of the glass pane. Each packaging structure may accommodate a retainer. The glass pane may be sandwiched between an inner frame and an outer frame coupled to one another to form a joined assembly effective to tightly seal the borders of the glass pane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Mabe, S.A. De C.V.
    Inventors: Daniel Najera Bernal, Roberto Perez Maza, Sergio Reyes Miranda
  • Publication number: 20140167579
    Abstract: A water-conducting domestic appliance, in particular a domestic dishwasher, the water-conducting domestic appliance including a washing compartment for receiving items therein that are to be subjected to a washing cycle by the water-conducting domestic appliance; a detergent dosing system, the detergent dosing system having a detergent dispenser with a receiving compartment, the receiving area for receiving at least one cartridge that is configured to hold at least one detergent; and a cartridge having separate chambers for storing at least two detergents, each chamber having a storage capacity for storing detergent that is greater than a quantity of detergent required for one washing cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hauseräte GmbH
    Inventors: Egbert Classen, Helmut Jerg
  • Patent number: 8752910
    Abstract: A worktable apparatus includes a worktable, a washing unit and a supporting unit. The worktable includes a horizontal board supported on posts. The washing unit includes a sink and a valve. The sink includes an opening defined in an upper portion and a drain defined in a lower portion. The valve is connected to the sink so that the drain is in communication with and under control of the valve. The supporting unit includes two rails, a tray and casters. The rails are connected to the worktable under the sink. The tray is placed between the rails. The casters are divided into two groups each connected to a respective one of two lateral edges of the tray and movably supported on a respective one of the rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Pard Hardware Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Da-Sen Lin
  • Publication number: 20140159555
    Abstract: A table top dishwasher comprises (a) a tub (10) for accommodating articles to be cleaned; (b) a cover member (12) forming a water-tight hood over said tub (10), said hood comprising a fixed hood portion (14) and a rotatable door (16) which is connected to the fixed hood portion so as to be rotatable between a raised opened position in which it provides access to the tub and a lowered closed position in which the door forms part of the water-tight hood; In accordance with the present invention the dishwasher further comprises (c) lock means (38, 40) which when locked maintains the door (16) in the closed position; and (d) a spring mechanism (54, 58, 62) adapted to keep the door partially opened at an intermediate position when the lock means is unlocked wherein in said intermediate position the door provides for a gap for venting the hood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.
    Inventor: Mats Lundberg
  • Publication number: 20140159556
    Abstract: A wall-mounted drum washing machine includes a housing having one or more through-holes in a rear surface thereof; and one or more fixing units having a first side or end fixed to a wall and a second side or end inserted in one of the through-hole(s), wherein each through-hole includes a guide having a cross-sectional area that decreases from a rear surface of the housing toward a front of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: Dongbu Daewoo Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Su JOO, Dae Hyun KIM
  • Publication number: 20140145572
    Abstract: Support structures that reduce rotation of a door crown are disclosed. An example dishwasher for treating dishes according to a cycle of operation includes a tub defining a treating chamber with an opening, and a door movably mounted to the tub to selectively open and close the opening. The door may include a front panel, a pocket panel coupled to the front panel and defining an opening in the front panel to receive a hand, a crown attached to a top of the front panel, a pocket handle defined in the crown having a first support structure engaging a second support structure of the pocket panel to reduce a rotation of the crown.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: MARCUS R. FISCHER, DANIEL W. SOUTHWORTH, ANTHONY B. WELSH
  • Patent number: 8733133
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a washing machine, which has an improved structure to increase the aesthetic appearance and emotional quality of a detergent container, and a drawer assembly of the washing machine. The washing machine includes a washing machine main body, a detergent container connected to the washing machine main body, a drawer panel provided on the detergent container and including a frame part having a predetermined thickness, and a handle defined within the frame part of the drawer panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoung Seop Shin, Jin Doo Kim, Yong Sok Lee
  • Publication number: 20140132135
    Abstract: A system (10, 110) includes an engagement element (11) mounted on a household appliance (W) door (D). A supporting body (12) is releasably held by a retaining element (16) mounted on a cabinet (C). A striker (14, 114) releasably couples to the retaining element (16) and moves between retracted and extracted positions. When the striker (14; 114) is retracted the door (D) is fully closed, and when extracted the door is pre-opened relative to the cabinet (C). An actuator (20) controls a locking mechanism (18) that tends to switch from an unlocked condition, allowing the striker (14,114) to move from the retracted to the extracted position, to a locked condition, holding the striker (14, 114) in the retracted position. A thrust member (19, 119) exerts thrust on the door (D), facilitating switching to pre-opened when the striker (14) couples to the retaining element (16), locking the locking mechanism (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Inventors: Marco BECCHI, Paolo DA PONT, Michele FARANO, Paolo RAVEDATI
  • Patent number: 8708304
    Abstract: An appliance base for an appliance for supporting the appliance during manufacture and use, with the appliance base including a skeletal outer frame structure including a generally elongate “U”-base rail member and first and second “U”-side rails extending outwardly from the first and second ends of the “U”-base rail at generally right angles therewith. The outer frame structure defines four corners and a support area intermediate the “U”-base rail member and the “U”-side rails. The appliance base includes an inner frame structure including an index ring disposed in substantially the center of the support area, a plurality of diagonally extending support members with a diagonal support member extending inwardly from each corner of the outer frame structure and fixed to the index ring, and a front rail member extending between diagonal cross members on a side opposite from the “U”-base rail member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: BSH Home Appliances Corporation
    Inventors: David Dysinger, Donald Hendricks, Timothy Kolody
  • Patent number: 8690268
    Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus is provided which can be manufactured easily. The laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet, a drum rotatably disposed in the cabinet configured to hold laundry therein, a front cover including a door opening to load the laundry in the drum, and at least one panel opening configured to receive a control panel therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Dong Woo Kang
  • Publication number: 20140077671
    Abstract: A dish washer comprises a carcass having a washing compartment accessible through an access opening, and a door attached to the carcass for closing the access opening. The door is bounded on its door side facing the washing compartment by a door inner wall, which provides sealing contact surfaces for a sealing arrangement attached to the carcass. A door latch comprises a latch head attached to the door and fixed relative to the latter, and a latch unit arranged on the carcass and having two latch arms which are movable relative to one another and embrace the latch head on both sides when the door is closed. On closing the door the latch head runs against the latch arms and pushes apart the latter from a relative rest position against spring force. The latch head rises preferably completely above the surface contour of the door inner wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: emz-Hanauer GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Albert Dirnberger, Georg Spiessl, Peter Nitsche, Markus Lang
  • Patent number: 8672426
    Abstract: A clothes treating apparatus having a stacking structure. The clothes treating apparatus includes upper and lower clothes treating apparatuses each having a cabinet and legs installed below the cabinet, wherein leg accommodation portions for accommodating the legs of the upper clothes treating apparatus are formed on an upper surface of the cabinet of the lower clothes treating apparatus, and the upper and lower clothes treating apparatuses are fixed to each other as the legs are insertion-fixed to the leg accommodation portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Namyeong Heo
  • Publication number: 20140033772
    Abstract: A washing machine comprising a cabinet including an outer frame defining an appearance and an inner frame at least partially connected to an inner surface of the outer frame and a drum having a cylindrical shape and rotatably disposed in the inner frame. The inner frame includes a water flow disturbing part to disturb water flow generated in a space formed between the drum and the inner frame when the drum is rotated. The water flow disturbing part may have a shape that at least a portion of the inner frame protrudes outwardly along a periphery of the inner frame so that a length of at least one gap between an inner surface of the inner frame and an outer circumferential surface of the drum is different from a length of another gap. Accordingly, the drum may be stably rotated without collision with the frame in a dehydration process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Ha Jung, Dae Uk Kang, Jeong Hoon Kang, Doo Pil Kim, Min Sung Kim, Gyu Sung Na, Dong Ho Park
  • Publication number: 20140028165
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a wash container for receiving items to be washed and a front frame which has an open bottom and an upper frame run and is disposed in surrounding relationship to a front loading opening of the wash container. The front frame has a cross-sectional profile and is provided with at least one height stop that projects beyond the cross-sectional profile in height and is configured as a tab in the upper frame run.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventors: Martin Becker, Daniel Delle, Jürgen Kratzer
  • Publication number: 20140009049
    Abstract: Provided is a washing machine having an improved structure in which a door may be firmly supported not to sag even though the door is repeatedly opened/closed for a long term while a user uses the washing machine. The washing machine includes: a main body; an opening formed in a front side of the main body; a door that opens/closes the opening; and a hinge member that allows the door to be rotatably coupled to the front side of the main body. The hinge member includes: a hinge body coupled to the front side of the main body; at least one hinge arm that extends from the hinge body; and at least one stopper that protrudes from an outer side of the hinge arm. The door includes: at least one accommodation groove in which at least a portion of the hinge arm is accommodated; and a cover plate that covers the accommodation groove to support the hinge arm and has at least one protrusion that protrudes from an inner side of the cover plate toward the hinge arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Hun SUNG, Hong Yeol Lee, Kwang Min Chun, Jung Sang Choi
  • Publication number: 20140001934
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a washer/dryer (1) comprising two side walls (2) closing the volume from sides wherein the drum, in which the laundry is placed, and other elements are located, a front wall (3) closing the said volume from the front, an opening (4) which is disposed on the front wall (3) and enables the laundry to be placed in the drum, a lid (5) covering the opening (4), a lock (6) disposed on the front wall (3), a tenon (7) which is disposed on the lid (5) and provides the lid (5) to remain in the closed position by being placed into the lock (6) and a hole (8) disposed on the front wall (3), behind which the lock (6) is placed and which enables the tenon (7) to reach the lock (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: ARCELIK ANON SIRKETI
    Inventors: Alper Batur, Dogan Demirhan, Veysel Ertan Cetinkaya, Canyigit Atay
  • Publication number: 20130342089
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry treating apparatus that smoothly agitates laundry with as large space as possible for receiving laundry. The laundry treating apparatus includes: a rotatable drum that receives laundry, has open front and rear, and is formed to have a non-circular closed cross-section; a rotatable upper circular guide that is disposed with the rotational center higher than the rotational center of the drum and supports a portion having a uniform curvature at the upper portion of the drum; a rotatable lower circular guide that partially overlaps the upper circular guide, is disposed with the rotational center lower than the rotational center of the drum and supports a portion having a uniform curvature at the lower portion of the drum; a plurality of upper support rollers that supports the upper circular guide to be rotatable; and a plurality of lower support rollers that supports the lower circular guide to be rotatable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Youngjoo Lee, Jongseok Kim, Daeyun Park, Sungmin Kim
  • Publication number: 20130334940
    Abstract: A table top dishwasher, comprises: (a) a tub (10) for accommodating articles to be cleaned; and (b) a water-tight hood (12) located above said tub, said hood comprising two fixed side portions (18), and a curved central region having generally the shape of a cylinder shell the axis of which extends horizontally and the lower section of which has been cut away so as to merge into the upper edge of the tub; said central region comprising a fixed portion (14; 56) which is joined to said side portions and a door (16; 70) which is rotatably connected to the side portions, the door being rotatable between a closed position in which it forms part of the cylinder shell, and an opened position in which the door at least in part superposes the fixed portion, said hood further comprising a sealing arrangement for said door, the sealing arrangement comprising curved side seals (36; 54) and curved abutment surfaces (46; 68) extending along the lateral edges of the door, wherein when the door is closed a contact pressure i
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.
    Inventor: Mats Lundberg
  • Publication number: 20130334941
    Abstract: An accessory for supporting crockery in a dishwasher comprises a generally U-shaped main body having a pair of legs and a connecting portion that connects the pair of legs, at least one of the legs having a free end that is adapted to be releasably attached to a crockery basket in the dishwasher when in an installation position, and a smoothly radiused portion connecting each leg to the connecting portion, wherein the legs are spaced apart in the installation position a sufficient distance to promote stability of the crockery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: BSH Home Appliances Corporation
    Inventors: Lindsay Eng, Charlie Pipkin
  • Publication number: 20130334939
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry treating apparatus that smoothly agitates laundry with as large space as possible for receiving laundry. The laundry treating apparatus includes: a rotatable drum that receives laundry, has open front and rear, and is formed to have a non-circular closed cross-section; a rotatable circular guide that supports a portion having a uniform curvature of the drum; and a drum guide that is disposed on the edge of the drum and seals the portion between the circular guide and the drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Youngjoo Lee, Jongseok Kim, Daeyun Park, Sungmin Kim
  • Publication number: 20130328464
    Abstract: A method of attaching a cabinet assembly to a spa. The method includes providing a frame that has a channel that forms a perimeter. A spa is placed on the frame such that a flange or lip of the spa extends past the perimeter created by the channel. A plurality of slats are then secured between the flange of the spa and the channel of the frame in order to form a cabinet around the spa. The spa having a pan and a toe kick secured adjacent its bottom end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: QUAD CITIES AUTOMATIC POOLS, INC.
    Inventor: Keith A. Hall
  • Publication number: 20130328463
    Abstract: A rack for supporting objects within a kitchen appliance has a first side with a first front end and a second side opposing the first side with a second front end. The rack also has a front side extending from the first front end to the second front end and opposing a door of the appliance. The rack further has at least one protrusion member supported on the front side of the rack. The at least one protrusion member is positioned so that the door of the appliance contacts the at least one protrusion member instead of the front side of the rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Scott Tarcy
  • Publication number: 20130320824
    Abstract: An upper cover of a washing machine having an improved structure in which the upper cover may be manufactured in a simple process. The washing machine includes: a main body; and an upper cover configured to cover an upper part of the main body, wherein the upper cover includes: a cover plate formed in a rectangular shape; and a cover frame formed of a material different from a material for the cover plate and coupled to the cover plate along a circumference of the cover plate, and the cover frame includes: at least one first support part configured to support an upper side of the cover plate; and at least one second support part configured to support a lower side of the cover plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Han Kyu CHOI
  • Patent number: 8596097
    Abstract: A washing machine is disclosed. The washing machine includes a cabinet, a drum provided inside of the cabinet so as to accommodate laundry, a front panel provided with an opening for inputting laundry into the drum, an outer panel assembled to a front side of the cabinet and having the front panel fixed thereto, and a supplementary panel being fixed to the outer panel and being provided along an outer periphery of the front panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Myung Shik Kim, Ho Il Jeon, Jong Hee Han
  • Publication number: 20130300268
    Abstract: A door assembly for an appliance, e.g., a dishwasher appliance, is provided. The door assembly includes an inner door panel and an outer door panel. The inner door panel is secured to the outer door panel with clips. With such a construction, the door assembly can have an aesthetically pleasing appearance to consumers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Brandon KG Schaefer, Justin Paul Mudd, Suzanne Marie Damaske, Keith Eugene Kropf
  • Patent number: 8550577
    Abstract: An appliance cabinet, such as a laundry treating appliance cabinet, having a chassis and a cover removably mounted to the chassis, and a labyrinth coupler connecting the cover and the chassis, wherein the coupler is physically configured to define a path requiring a specific sequence of movements between the cover and the chassis to couple or uncouple the cover from the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: John M. Hunnell, Jason S. Sabel, James R. Sawyer
  • Publication number: 20130257275
    Abstract: Method for operating a laundry treatment machine comprising an outer casing (2) provided with a door (8), a drum (3) mounted inside the outer casing, a drum lighting device (9) arranged inside the outer casing and operable to light the drum, and a control unit (11) adapted to control the lighting device; the method comprises: switching-on drum lighting device if the control unit detects a preset action performed by a user on the laundry treatment machine and/or a preset state of the laundry treatment machine and/or of the drum lighting device; switching-off drum lighting device if the control unit detects a preset action performed by a user on the laundry treatment machine and/or a preset state of the laundry treatment machine and/or of the drum lighting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.
    Inventor: Roberto Ragogna
  • Publication number: 20130234574
    Abstract: A dishwasher for treating dishes according to a cycle of operation includes a tub having an open face, a door selectively moveable to open and close the open face, and comprising spaced interior and exterior panels having peripheral edges that are coupled along at least a portion of the peripheral edges by a peripheral wall to collectively define a door interior, and a controller mounting bracket located within the door interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: MARCUS R. FISCHER, DANIEL W. SOUTHWORTH, ANTHONY B. WELSH
  • Publication number: 20130232810
    Abstract: An appliance is provided with a door mounted to a cabinet of the appliance. The door has a handle that is defined by a recess in a sidewall of the door. The handle can be positioned on the door such that the door is suitable for use on either a washing machine appliance or a dryer appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: David John Coxon, Nicolas Castrillon, Paul Stephen Haney
  • Publication number: 20130234573
    Abstract: A washing machine appliance is provided with a door rotatably mounted to a cabinet of the appliance with a hinge. The hinge is supported by a bracket that extends between a front panel of the appliance and a flange. By extending between the front panel and the flange, the bracket can provide robust support for the hinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventor: David John Coxon
  • Patent number: 8528995
    Abstract: A household appliance including an appliance door and a container to receive goods to be treated. The container has a container opening that is closed by the appliance door. The household appliance further includes stiffeners that are associated, at least in sections, with the container opening. The stiffeners increase the rigidity of the container in a region of the container opening and have a centering element by which the appliance door is aligned with the container opening when the appliance door is closed. The stiffeners and the centering element are made of a uniform material and/or embodied in one piece as a plastic profile part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Haltmayer, Mathias Herrmann, Stefan Kasbauer, Claus Köther, Martin Weissenburger
  • Patent number: 8528994
    Abstract: A drawer glide assembly for a drawer type dishwasher includes a mounting bracket having a top edge portion, a bottom edge portion and side portions that collectively define first and second opposing surfaces. The mounting bracket also includes a pad member that projects laterally outward from the first surface and a hook member that projects laterally outward from the second surface. The glide assembly further includes a drawer glide unit having a first rail member slidably interconnected with a second rail member through a third rail member. The mounting bracket serves as an interface between a tub of the dishwasher and an outer housing. That is, the mounting bracket is supported upon the outer housing by the hook member and the glide assembly is secured to both the tub and the first surface. In this fashion, the tub can be readily shifted into and out from the outer housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Michael C. Simmons, Thomas J. Wuestefeld
  • Patent number: 8523300
    Abstract: A door with a window for an appliance, such as a clothes dryer, and a method for assembling such a door in the appliance are provided. A tempered glass pane may be supported by one or more packaging structures disposed on borders of the glass pane. Each packaging structure may accommodate a retainer. The glass pane may be sandwiched between an inner frame and an outer frame coupled to one another to form a joined assembly effective to tightly seal the borders of the glass pane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: MABE, S.A. DE C.V.
    Inventors: Daniel Najera Bernal, Roberto Perez Maza, Sergio Reyes Miranda
  • Patent number: 8517480
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a household appliance (1) comprising a door (2) allowing access of the user inside, an outer panel (8) forming the surface of the door (2) in contact with the outside, preferably produced of a thin material like steel sheet, a handle (3) mounted on the outer panel (8), so that the user can hold to open, close the door (2) and one or more holes (9) on the outer panel (8), in the section wherein the handle (3) is to be mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Arcelik Anonim Sirketi
    Inventors: Ertugrul Kose, Tugrul Basesme
  • Publication number: 20130214660
    Abstract: The present subject matter provides a hinge for an appliance. The hinge is rotatably mounted to a cabinet of the appliance. The hinge includes a foot configured for receipt by a door of the appliance. Specifically, the foot has a tip that is configured for receipt into a cavity of the door and a substantially planar portion configured to be positioned adjacent a pocket of the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventor: David John Coxon
  • Patent number: 8511762
    Abstract: A kick panel for a household appliance, wherein the household appliance includes a housing body and a front panel defining a front of the housing body, the front panel including a front wall and a first side wall adjacent to a first end of the front wall of the front panel, the first side wall of the front panel including a cut-out. The kick panel includes a front wall and a first side wall adjacent to a first end of the front wall of the kick panel, wherein an inner concealed surface of the first side wall of the kick panel includes a catch device extending therefrom for engaging the cut-out of the front panel and securing the kick panel to the front panel, and wherein the kick panel conceals the catch device from view when viewed from a front of the household appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: BSH Home Appliances Corporation
    Inventor: Gerhard Stegerwald
  • Patent number: 8506025
    Abstract: A washing/drying machine is mounted to a pedestal via supporters. The pedestal includes a housing having a specific space therein, the plurality of supporters mounted at the housing and supporting an object placed on the housing and connection parts connecting the supporters mounted at one side of the housing to each other. The supporters are provided with coupling ribs for fixing the object at the housing. As the pedestal is mounted at the washing/drying machine, it is capable of preventing surfaces of the washing/drying machine and the pedestal from being damaged and of preventing water or other foreign materials from penetrating through a gap between the washing/drying machine and the pedestal by the connection parts mounted between the washing/drying machine and the pedestal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Hyun-Seok Kim
  • Patent number: 8499592
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the items required to be close by while the washer/dryer (1) operates and which are stored in different places by the user can be stored on the washer/dryer (1) by saving space thereby providing easy access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Inventors: Eyup Gokceimam, Baris Unal, Erman Cevikkalp
  • Publication number: 20130193819
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to consumer appliance having a door that may be selectively detached from a cabinet of the appliance. More specifically, the door can be detached by sliding a hinge out of a bracket. To attach the door, the hinge is inserted into the bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Kyle A. Kozinski, Alan Lucas, Bradley Nicholas Gilkey
  • Publication number: 20130193826
    Abstract: A household appliance includes appliance walls which delimit a space. A covering plate is arranged on an outer face of at least one of the appliance walls so as to leave free a gap. The gap is sealed in an edge region of the covering plate by an acoustic sealing frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH
    Inventor: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate GmbH
  • Patent number: 8486202
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Haltmayer, Mathias Herrmann, Stefan Kasbauer, Claus Köther, Martin Weissenburger
  • Patent number: 8486215
    Abstract: A two-piece washing tank for a dishwasher and a method for manufacturing the two-piece washing tank for a dishwasher. The dishwasher includes a washing container and an assembly base made from plastic. The washing container has a base formed from a substantial portion of the top side of the plastic assembly base and side and rear walls formed substantially of stainless steel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Amann, Helmut Jerg, Cengiz Kücük, Anton Oppel, Manfred Seeβle, Ernst Stickel, Wilhelm Thibaut
  • Patent number: 8480190
    Abstract: A two-piece washing tank for a dishwasher and a method for manufacturing the two-piece washing tank for a dishwasher. The dishwasher includes a washing container and an assembly base made from plastic. The washing container has a base formed from a substantial portion of the top side of the plastic assembly base and side and rear walls formed substantially of stainless steel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Cengiz Kücük, Anton Oppel, Manfred Seessle, Wilhelm Thibaut, Ernst Stickel, Klaus Amann, Helmut Jerg
  • Publication number: 20130154458
    Abstract: An assisted-movement system is provided for an appliance, such as a dishwasher including a tub portion defining a forward opening, a door pivotally engaged therewith for selectively engaging the forward opening, and a rack movable into and out of the tub portion through the forward opening. A biasing device is operably engaged between the tub portion and one of the door, via a hinge mechanism, and the rack. The biasing device is extendable between contracted extended positions. A position control device is operably engaged between the tub portion and one of the door, the rack, and the biasing device, and is configured to cooperate with the one of the door, the rack, and the biasing device to at least one of maintain the door in a closed position and maintain the rack within the tub portion, with the biasing device in the contracted position. Associated dishwashers are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC.
  • Patent number: 8459754
    Abstract: A washing machine comprises a casing, a top cover installed on an upper surface of the casing, a door installed at the top cover, through which laundry is accommodated into the casing, and a tub installed in the casing, wherein the door is connected to the top cover by a hinge assembly or a damper assembly provided thereat. The hinge assembly includes a first hinge portion, and a second hinge portion having a torsion spring therein. The damper assembly includes a first damper portion, a second damper portion, and a ring member having a round shape and fitted into an outer circumferential surface of the second damper portion. Accordingly, even when the door has a heavy weight due to its material of a reinforcing glass, the hinge assembly or the damper assembly can endure the weight of the door. This may prevent noise or impact occurring when the door is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Cheon-Soo Cho, Hyuk-Soo Lee
  • Publication number: 20130134846
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
    Inventors: Johannes Büsing, Daniel Delle, Gerhard Fetzer, Peter Geissler, Norbert Gerstner, Hubert Groll, Mathias Herrmann, Dieter Hotz, Stefan Kasbauer, Michael Georg Rosenbauer, Bernd Schessl
  • Patent number: 8444234
    Abstract: A washing machine of the present invention comprises a top cover where a laundry entrance hole is formed through which laundry is put in from above; a lid assembly coupled to the top cover in a rotatable manner and opening and closing the laundry entrance hole; and a stopper being formed at least in one of the top cover and the lid assembly and preventing the lid assembly from being rotated more than a maximum opening angle. The stopper prevents a lid assembly from being rotated more than a maximum opening angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Dongyoon Kim, Youngbae Park, Sunggi Hwang, Dongmin Kim, Seogkyu Park, Taehyok Kwon, Taehyeon Sim, Jongdeuk Bae, Jaeseok Lim, Seongno Yoon, Younggon Kim, Jimaeng Kim
  • Patent number: 8439456
    Abstract: A built-in domestic appliance is provided that has a length-adjustable spacer sleeve to fasten the built-in domestic appliance to a wall with a fastening screw. The length-adjustable spacer has a first sleeve part mounted on the built-in domestic appliance and a second sleeve part that is telescopically adjustable relative to the first sleeve part and that is adjustable, in length, along an axis with respect to the first sleeve part until the second sleeve part is in contact with the wall. The built-in domestic appliance also includes a rotational securing assembly that limits rotational movement of the second sleeve part about the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Franz Kiechle, Karlheinz Rehm
  • Publication number: 20130113351
    Abstract: A dishwasher comprises a compartment to hold items to be washed and/or dried, the compartment including a front opening; a closure device to sealingly close the opening, the closure device being movable between open and closed positions; and an insert having a front side with a portion that is flush or substantially flush with a front surface of the closure device. The insert includes a recessed handle that is inwardly recessed into the front face of the closure device. The handle is elongated in a horizontal sense and to such an extent that the handle is accessible by a user when standing at a position laterally adjacent the dishwasher, (e.g., in front of a sink) to better avoid the need for the user to lean over to access the center of the dishwasher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: BSH Home Appliances Corporation
    Inventor: Lindsay Eng
  • Publication number: 20130106264
    Abstract: A water-conducting household appliance includes a wash compartment and a sound-deadening layered mat which is applied externally to at least one wall of the wash compartment at a region which has a higher level of operational vibration than another region of the wall. The first layered mat is in particular a bitumen mat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
    Inventors: Heiko Fritz, Michael Georg Rosenbauer, Bernd Schwenk