Abstract: The present invention refers to a laundry dryer having a removable front casing panel (1). A laundry dryer according to the invention comprises a front casing panel (1) and a frame structure (4) for accommodating a tub (5) and operational component parts (6) which are required for drying laundry, said frame structure (4) comprises a front supporting member (12) having means (21) for removably mounting said front casing panel (1). The laundry dryer is characterised in that said front supporting member (12) comprises a portion (13) that forms a component part of said tub (5).

Abstract: A household oven (1) comprising an outer boxlike casing (2) which is internally provided with a inner cooking cavity (2a) for housing the food products to be cooked and that communicates with the outside via an access opening realized on the front face (2b) of the casing, a front door (3) which is hinged to the front face (2b) of the casing to rotate to and from a closing position in which the front door (3) rests against the front face (2b) of the casing to close the access opening realized therein, and an internal heating assembly (4) which is structured for heating and/or maintaining the inside of the inner cooking cavity (2a) at a given cooking temperature; the household oven (1) also comprising a push-push handle (11) which is completely recessed into a seat (Ha) realized in the outer face (3a) of the front door (3), and is structured for alternatively assuming a stable withdrawn position in which the push-push handle (11) remains motionless completely housed into the front door (3) and forms part of the

Abstract: A laundry dryer has a casing (1) accommodating therein a drying air circuit and operational devices for carrying out a drying treatment on laundry. The dryer further includes a basement (8, 108) having a condensate draining path (21, 121) for conveying moisture condensed from drying air towards a reservoir (24, 124). At least one condensate retaining region (29A, 29B; 129A, 129B) is provided in the condensate draining path (21, 121) and/or on reservoir (24, 124) thereby forming a liquid trap for preventing drying air dispersing along path (21, 121) from entering reservoir (24, 124).

Abstract: The invention relates to a cooking oven (1), having a cavity (2) which is closable by a door (3). To reduce bacteria growth the invention is characterized in that oxygenating gas or ozone generating means (4) are provided for supplying at least a part of the cavity (2) or a region (5) adjacent to the cavity (2) with oxygenating gas or ozone.

Abstract: The invention in particular relates to an oven illumination (4) for illuminating the interior of a muffle (1) of an oven. Inter alia for improving lifetimes of light sources (6) of the oven illumination (4), a glass lens (7) arranged downstream the at least one light source (6) is provided. The glass lens (7) comprises a cavity (8) at least reducing heat conduction towards the at least one light source (6).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cooking hob with illumination equipment. The cooking hob includes at least one transparent or semitransparent panel (10) arranged at the top side of said cooking hob. Further, the cooking hob includes at least one frame (12) enclosing at least partially the panel (10). A plurality of lighting elements (14) is arranged within the frame (12) and beside a narrow side of the panel (10). The frame (12) comprises at least one opening (16) on at least one inner side of said frame (12), so that the cooking hob and/or the environment above said cooking hob are illuminated out of the frame (12).

Abstract: A method for controlling a rotatable-drum laundry drier to dry laundry in a drum is provided. The control method includes the steps of memorizing, in a memory device of the laundry drier, a comparison threshold variable in time according to a predetermined profile, and, at predetermined drying times in the laundry drying cycle, measuring an electric quantity indicating the moisture in the laundry at the drying time; comparing, at each drying time, the measured electric quantity with the memorized comparison threshold corresponding to the drying time; and determining the end of drying cycle time on the basis of this comparison.

Abstract: The control-panel assembly (1) for household appliances and the like, includes: an outer dashboard (2), and at least one rigid protecting box (4). The outer dashboard (2) is provided with at least one protruding appendix (7) that sticks out of its rear face (2r) and that has a coupling ridge (7a) provided with a number of consecutive coupling segments (7b) that are tilted relative to one another. The protecting box (4) is provided with a corresponding cap appendix (8) dimensioned for resting onto the top of the protruding appendix (7), and which has at least one coupling portion (8a) which is shaped for stably matching with any one of the consecutive coupling segments (7b) of the coupling ridge (7a) of the protruding appendix (7). This allows a discrete adjustment of the spatial orientation of the protecting box (4) with respect to the rear face (2r) of the outer dashboard (2).

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.

Abstract: A laundry treatment apparatus, in particular a dryer (2a) or washing machine having a drying function, includes a cabinet having a front wall, a rear wall, side walls and a base section. The base section has an internal side facing the interior of the cabinet and an external side exposed to the outside of the cabinet. A laundry storing chamber for treating laundry using process air (A), a process air loop for circulating the process air through the laundry storing chamber, and a heat pump system for dehumidifying and heating the process air are also provided. The heat pump system has a refrigerant loop comprising: a first heat exchanger (10) for heating a refrigerant and cooling the process air (A), a second heat exchanger (12) for cooling the refrigerant and heating the process air, a refrigerant expansion device, a compressor, and an auxiliary heat exchanger (13). The auxiliary heat exchanger (13) is arranged at the external side of the base section.

Abstract: The invention relates to a dishwasher comprising a cabinet, a door for allowing access to a washing volume inside of the cabinet, and a water tank to be filled with water for washing. According to the invention, the water tank may be positioned within the washing volume inside the cabinet.

Abstract: A gas-fired kitchen appliance, comprises (a) a food preparation zone (10); (b) a burner nozzle (12) for supplying heat to said food preparation zone (10); (c) an electromagnetic valve (16) which when energized allows gas to be supplied to the burner nozzle (12) and which when deenergized blocks the gas supply to the burner nozzle; (d) a thermocouple (32) located in proximity of the burner nozzle (12), the thermocouple when heated energizing the electromagnetic valve (16); (e) a cover element (36) associated to said food preparation zone (10), said cover element being movable between a first position which allows normal operation of said food preparation zone and at least one second position in which said food preparation zone is non-operable or idling; and (f) a switching element (34) associated to said cover element (36) and arranged to interrupt the supply of electric energy from the thermocouple (32) to the electromagnetic valve (16) when the cover element (36) is in said second position.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for mounting a panel (1) of an appliance, especially of a domestic appliance, comprising the steps: a) Arranging of a panel element (2); b) Applying a first adhesive (3) and a second adhesive (4) onto a surface of the panel element (2); c) Pressing a transparent pane element (5) against the surface of the panel element (2) in a mounting position so that the first and the second adhesive (3, 4) have contact with the panel element (2) as well as with the pane element (5); d) Activating the adhesion of the second adhesive (4) to bond the pane element (5) with the panel element (2); e) Applying a third adhesive (6) and a fourth adhesive (7) onto a surface of the pane element (5); f) Pressing a frame element (8) against the surface of the pane element (5) in a mounting position so that the third and fourth adhesive (6, 7) have contact with the pane element (5) as well as with the frame element (8); g) Activating the adhesion of the fourth adhesive (7) to bond the frame element (8)

Abstract: A wave choke system for an oven door of a microwave oven has an elongated channel for an outer portion of the oven door and an elongated cover sheet covering partially the width of an open longitudinal side of the channel. The cover sheet includes a plurality of slots extending perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the cover sheet. Each slot includes an open end at a longitudinal edge of the cover sheet and a closed end on the opposite side of the open end, a broadening in a central portion of the slot, a first small portion between the open end and the broadening and a second small portion between the broadening and the closed end. The slots are reciprocally intersected, so that the contours of the slots and the intermediate pieces between the slots are formed complementarily to each other.

Abstract: A refrigerator (1) includes a cabinet (2) provided with a primary electrical circuit (7) connected to a main alternate voltage power supply and at least one movable member (6) associable to the cabinet (2) and provided with a secondary electrical circuit (11). The secondary circuit (11) is powered contactlessly by the primary circuit (7) and the secondary circuit (11) supplies electrical energy to a power consuming device (14).

Abstract: A laundry machine includes an integrated heat pump system. The laundry machine comprises a cabinet (10). A tub (12) is associated to the cabinet (10). An air line is fluidly connected to the tub and to the heat pump system for air recirculation. A rotatable drum (14) is arranged within the tub (12) and resiliently supported at the cabinet (10) and/or at the tub (12) so that the tub (12) is stationary with respect to the cabinet (10) during operation of the machine, in particular during rotation of the drum (14). At least a part of the components of the heat pump system is supported by the cabinet 10 and/or the tub (12).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a spray arm for distributing wash liquid in a dishwasher. The spray arm extends in a longitudinal direction and comprises at least one nozzle for ejecting wash liquid from the spray arm, wherein at least one spreading member adapted to spread wash liquid ejected from the nozzle is arranged on the spray arm in a vicinity of the nozzle.

Abstract: An induction module for an induction cooking hob including a metal induction coil carrier for supporting at least one induction coil and a housing made of plastics for covering and/or enclosing the at least one induction coil. The housing is fixed or fixable to a bottom side of the induction coil carrier includes a bottom wall, one or more side walls and an open top side. At least one hook element is formed at one or more side walls of the housing. The induction coil carrier includes a horizontal main panel and at least one vertical sheet element containing at least one cut-out and extending downwards from the horizontal main panel. The hook element and the corresponding cut-out form a snap-in mechanism for fixing the housing to the induction coil carrier wherein the side wall of the housing is adjacent to the corresponding vertical sheet element of the induction coil carrier.

Abstract: Method for operating a steam cooking oven including placing vacuum packed food in an oven cavity and heating the cavity until the oven cavity centre has reached a defined temperature by supplying steam generated by a steam generator into the cavity, wherein a convection fan is operated within the cavity. The cavity is maintained at the defined temperature by supplying steam into the cavity over a certain period of time while the defined temperature of the centre is not allowed to vary about more than +/?1.5° C. During the heating step and the maintaining step the actual temperature of the centre is determined by a control unit using an algorithm that is based on the temperature values measured by a temperature sensor within the cavity, wherein the actual temperature is used to operate the steam generator such that the defined temperature of the centre is reached or maintained.