Patents Assigned to BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete
  • Dishwasher
    Patent number: 8419864
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a wash compartment with a retainer, a water connector supported by the retainer and that connects a supply line from a water supply network to a liquid line system of the dishwasher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Haltmayer, Mathias Herrmann, Stefan Kasbauer, Claus Köther, Martin Weissenburger
  • COOKER HOB DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130087554
    Abstract: A cooker hob device, in particular to an induction cooker hob device, includes at least one switching unit and at least one control apparatus. In order to obtain a high degree of efficiency, the control apparatus is constructed to automatically prompt the at least one switching unit in at least one operating cycle to switch in at least one entire first time interval using at least one switching parameter having a value which changes at least substantially continuously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
    Inventors: Daniel Anton Falcon, José Miguel Burdio Pinilla, Claudio Carretero Chamarro, Jose Maria De la Cuerda Ortin, Jose Ramon Garcia Jimenez, Ignacio Garde Aranda, Pablo Jesus Hernandez Blasco, Sergio Llorente Gil, Denis Navarro Tabernero, Jose Joaquin Paricio Azcona, Diego Puyal Puente
  • COMPRESSION HEAT PUMP, IN PARTICULAR FOR APPLICATIONS NEAR HOUSEHOLDS
    Publication number: 20130081418
    Abstract: A system for household-related heat recovery from waste water includes a compression heat pump having a compressor for a coolant, a condenser, and an evaporator. Disposed between the condenser and the evaporator is an expansion valve, and a temperature probe is arranged on the evaporator at a location at which coolant is injected. A switching valve switches over a flow resistance of the expansion valve between two fixed flow resistance values. Below a predetermined temperature at the temperature sensor, the switching valve switches over to low flow resistance of the expansion valve and above the predetermined temperature, the switching device switches to a higher flow resistance of the expansion valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
    Inventor: Stefan Holzer
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR STARTING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR
    Publication number: 20130076279
    Abstract: A method for starting an electric motor having a rotor, comprising the following steps: —driving the rotor with a first torque in a first rotational direction, wherein a maximum value of the first torque is not higher than a maximum countertorque acting counter to the rotation of the rotor, so that the rotor comes to a standstill in a first stationary position; —driving the rotor starting from the first stationary position in a second rotational direction that is counter to the first rotational direction until the rotor comes to a standstill in a predefined second stationary position; and —starting from the rotor in the first rotational direction starting from the second stationary position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
    Inventors: Falko Abel, Eberhard Weidner
  • KITCHEN APPLIANCE WITH A PIVOTING ARM
    Publication number: 20130068055
    Abstract: A kitchen appliance includes a main body, a pivoting arm, which is arranged pivotably on the main body at a bearing, and a lever device for assisting a pivoting movement of the pivoting arm. The lever device, which assists the pivoting movement of the pivoting arm on the main body of the kitchen appliance, makes it possible to provide an operation which is safe for a user, since the movement of the pivoting arm is always controlled by the lever device. Furthermore, pivoting of the pivoting arm can be provided without direct interaction of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
    Inventors: Andrej Blagotinsek, Ales Brecko, Marko Uplaznik
  • Dishwasher
    Patent number: 8398784
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a washing container, devices for washing dishes by means of rinsing liquor, and a sorption drying device which is connected in an air-conducting manner to the washing container via an outlet of the washing container and an inlet of the washing container. The sorption drying device is provided with a sorption column encompassing reversibly dehydratable material and is disposed between a wall of the washing container and an exterior housing wall of the dishwasher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Jerg, Kai Paintner
  • Refrigerator comprising an extractably guided receptacle for chilled goods
    Patent number: 8398187
    Abstract: The invention relates to a refrigerator. A refrigerator includes a heat-insulated housing having an interior space in which a pair of chilled-goods containers are disposed adjacent to one another at a spacing from the floor. Each chilled-goods container is mounted on extending elements that guide chilled-goods container into and out of the interior space. A longitudinal beam extends between the chilled-goods containers and each of the extractable elements is supported on sidewalls of the housing via at least one crossbeam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Benz, Alexander Görz, Karl-Friedrich Laible
  • RETRACTABLE VENTILATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130061843
    Abstract: A retractable ventilation system for a household appliance includes a lifting motor for moving the ventilation system in two opposing directions, and a switch controlling movement of the lifting motor. A first actuation of the switch moves the ventilation system in a first (or preferred) of the two directions, and a second actuation of the switch moves the ventilation system in a second direction opposing the first direction. Furthermore, a household appliance includes an extractor hood, a cooking appliance or a combination thereof, and at least one of the proposed retractable ventilation systems. A method for operating the retractable ventilation system is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Dominik Abele, Marc Federmann
  • Circuit configuration for operating a household appliance
    Patent number: 8395911
    Abstract: A circuit for operating a household appliance includes a controller that controls processes of a household appliance, a switching power supply that supplies current to the controller, a pushbutton that couples the switching power supply to a supply grid, an electronic controller connected parallel to the pushbutton that is actuable by the switching power supply by a control connection, and a voltage storage connected between the control connection of the electronic controller and a reference potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Helmschmidt, Anton Hertlein
  • Household appliance having an ozone generator and an ozone eliminating device, and related method
    Patent number: 8394349
    Abstract: A household appliance includes a container for receiving objects to be treated, an ozone generator having an intake air conduit, and an ozone eliminating device arranged in an exhaust air conduit. The exhaust air conduit is connected to the container and includes a fan for removing exhaust air from the container. The exhaust air conduit is connected to the intake air conduit of the ozone generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Hans Eglmeier, Hartmut Schaub
  • Driver for fastening to a sheet metal drum of a laundry machine
    Patent number: 8393185
    Abstract: Fastening plastic drivers in a washing machine drum having at least two domes on the inside, which comprise a cavity extending along its center line, and are oriented perpendicular to the sheet casing of the drum and which serve to fasten the driver. A hole pattern corresponding to the arrangement of the domes of a driver is punched into the sheet casing of the drum. The driver is placed with its dome ends, which project beyond the contact surface of the driver with the sheet casing, onto the sheet casing so that the dome ends pass through the holes of the hole pattern. Counter holders are inserted from the opposite side into the cavities of the domes. From the fastening side, hold-down elements are driven against the sheet casing. Heated form punches are driven against the dome ends until the dome ends have mushroom-shape ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventor: Uwe Ratfisch
  • Domestic appliance door and pertaining operational module
    Patent number: 8393319
    Abstract: An operational module for a domestic appliance door including at least one operational control received therein, wherein the operational module is configured for at least partial insertion into a recess of the domestic appliance door from the exterior. An operational module for a domestic appliance door, including at least two operational controls received therein, wherein the operational module is configured for at least partial insertion into a recess of the domestic appliance door. A domestic appliance door, especially an oven door, comprises at least one recess for at least partially accommodating at least one of the operational modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventor: Dirk Hoffmeier
  • GAS VALVE UNIT FOR A DUAL CIRCUIT BURNER
    Publication number: 20130056663
    Abstract: A gas valve unit for adjusting a gas volume flow in a dual circuit gas burner of a gas appliance includes a valve body having a gas inlet and two gas outlets; and a control mechanism constructed to adjust the gas volumetric flow supplied to one of the gas outlets in a number of stages and to adjust the gas volumetric flow supplied to other one of the gas outlets in a number of stages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Christophe Cadeau, Jorn Naumann
  • REFRIGERATION APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20130055741
    Abstract: A refrigeration appliance includes a carcass having a coolable freezer compartment. A door leaf is hinged to the carcass and provided for opening and closing the freezer compartment. Disposed in the freezer compartment is an ice maker, which includes an ice production apparatus for producing ice cubes, an ice storage container for storing the ice cubes, an insulating housing, in which the ice production apparatus and the ice storage container are disposed, and which has a dispenser for dispensing ice cubes stored in the ice storage container, and a sealing apparatus for opening and closing the dispenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
    Inventors: Albert Dirnberger, Gerhard Eckl, Norman Koch, Jose Manuel Lamuela Rosano, Gerald Schmidt, Georg Spiessl, Hans Peter Werner
  • GAS VALVE UNIT HAVING TWO GAS OUTLETS
    Publication number: 20130059256
    Abstract: A gas valve unit for setting a gas volumetric flow to a twin-circuit gas burner of a gas appliance includes a valve body having a gas inlet and two gas outlets, and a control mechanism for adjusting the gas volumetric flow to at least one of the gas outlets in a multiple-stage manner. The control mechanism has a zero position in which the gas volumetric flow to the gas outlets is interrupted, and a switching position which is adjacent to the zero position and in which the gas volumetric flow is set to a maximum value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
    Inventors: Christophe Cadeau, Jörn Naumann
  • DOMESTIC APPLIANCE HAVING A FIRE PREVENTION MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20130056231
    Abstract: An electrical domestic appliance includes a fire-prevention medium for fighting a fire in the domestic appliance in an early stage. The fire-prevention medium includes an active substance, which releases water, carbon dioxide and/or nitrogen under the effect of heat at a temperature below 100° C. The fire-prevention medium has a core, which contains the active substance and a carrier material, and a shell, which surrounds the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
    Inventors: Brian Chatot, Frank Kohlrusch, Günter Steffens
  • DISHWASHER WITH FAULT IDENTIFICATION
    Publication number: 20130048025
    Abstract: A dishwasher includes a control facility for executing a wash cycle for cleaning items held in a wash chamber which is filled with water via a water inlet facility having an inlet valve operably connected to the control facility. To identify malfunction of the water inlet facility, the control facility executes an identification sequence which includes a test filling phase, in which the inlet valve is opened for a period corresponding to a predefined time value. A detection facility detects during operation of a recirculation pump to recirculate water in the wash chamber at least one operating parameter corresponding to a quantity of water in the wash chamber at an end of the test filling phase. The control facility determines a water flow into the wash chamber during the test filling phase from the detected operating parameter and compares the determined water flow with a minimum water flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Heidel, Reinhard Hering, Bernd Kränzle
  • Flame ignition device for gas burners
    Patent number: 8381716
    Abstract: A flame ignition device for a gas burner is described, comprising at least one ignition circuit and electric switching means that are associated with the gas tap for the respective burner. The electric switching means include at least one electric contact member (50) which is integral, at least in translation, with the control rod of said gas tap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignees: SABAF S.p.A., BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Angelo Bettinzoli, Emilio Placer Maruri, Pedro Herrera Estrada, Jose Leon Garcia, Luis Antonio Palacios Valdueza
  • Mains connection of a domestic appliance
    Patent number: 8382492
    Abstract: A domestic appliance that includes at least one mains connection for the supply of power to the domestic appliance from a building supply mains. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the mains connection may include data transfer contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhard Hering, Stephan Lutz, Bruno Reiter, Michael Rosenbauer, Martin Stickel
  • Cooking appliance
    Patent number: D678720
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Hermann-Reinhard Segers, Sören Strayle