Patents Assigned to Miele & Cie. KG
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Patent number: 9119524Abstract: A rack insert for a dishwasher rack includes a plurality of undulated wire members disposed successively along a loading direction of a dishwasher. Each undulating wire member includes first and second ends and extends across a majority of a width direction of the dishwasher rack. Each undulating wire member includes a plurality of curves and a tine integrally formed at each of the first and second ends. Each tine extends upward in a vertical direction of the dishwasher.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2011Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: MIELE & CIE. KGInventors: Eugen Renz, Dirk Wegener
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Patent number: 9084526Abstract: An automatic warewashing machine includes a washing chamber, a hinged door configured to close the washing chamber, and a force-locking latching mechanism configured to hold the door in a closed position and release the door in response to a pulling force. The force-locking latching mechanism is disposed on the washing chamber or on a body enclosing the washing chamber. A door opening system is also included and has a push-open unit configured to automatically open the door to at least an ajar position. The push-open unit includes a motor-driven push-type opening bar.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2011Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: MIELE & CIE. KGInventors: Walter Assmann, David Buhl, Volker Marks, Stefan Tiekoetter, Cornelius Wolf
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Patent number: 9084520Abstract: A vacuum cleaner turbo-brush includes an axial-inflow impulse turbine. The turbine includes a turbine shaft non-rotatably combined with an impeller that includes aerodynamically shaped, stud-like projections uniformly distributed along a circumferential line of the impeller. The aerodynamic shape has a cross-sectional area that is parabolically bound on both sides. The turbine also includes a guide stage having guide surfaces, each of which has a cross section including, in a direction of incident flow, a circular arc followed by a straight section. A bearing housing surrounds the turbine shaft and forms at least one of a transition and the guide stage in a region of the impeller, and the bearing housing, in a region of the turbine shaft, forming a casing for the turbine shaft and including bearing elements that support the turbine shaft.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2012Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: MIELE & CIE, KGInventors: Walter Assmann, Volker Marks, Cornelius Wolf
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Patent number: 9010890Abstract: A cabinet-like domestic appliance is provided having an interior in which a height-adjustable support system is mounted. The support system includes a vertical rail provided with a plurality of snap-in recesses and a supporting arm that has a plurality of projections each of which engages with one of the snap-in recesses. The rail includes a profiled element that is immobilized on a wall via an at least one fastener and a strip is provided that can be vertically displaced in the profiled element between a position in which the at least one fastener is accessible through an opening on one side of the profiled element that faces away from the wall and another position in which the at least one fastener is concealed behind the strip.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2007Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignees: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH, Miele & Cie. KGInventor: Peter Eckartsberg
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Patent number: 8991002Abstract: A bagless vacuum cleaner includes a dust container including a chromogenic material so as to have a controllable transparency.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2013Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Miele & Cie. KGInventors: Stefan Tiekoetter, David Buhl, Klemens Andrup, Michael Agethen
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Patent number: 8991005Abstract: An upright-type vacuum cleaner includes an upper body pivotally connected to a base unit so as to be pivoted during vacuuming or substantially upright in a parked position. The base unit includes a front portion with a suction opening and is equipped with a carriage that allows the vacuum cleaner to be moved across surfaces being cleaned during a vacuuming operation. The carriage includes at least one main wheel disposed in a rear portion of the base unit. An adjusting mechanism is configured to move the main wheel from a first position during vacuuming to a second position in the parked position with the distance from the main wheel to the suction opening being greater in the second position. An actuating element formed on the upper body is configured to engage with a lever linkage assembly of the adjusting mechanism as the upper body is moved to the parked position.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2013Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Miele & Cie. KGInventor: Udo Mersmann
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Patent number: 8979225Abstract: A refrigeration device is provided having a vertical rail that has through-openings arranged at a distance from each other and that is securely connected to a body of the refrigeration device. The refrigeration device includes a shelf support having a rear flank oriented towards the front side of the vertical rail and upper and lower hooks each having a downward oriented tip that protrudes over the rear flank and engages in one of the through-openings of the vertical rail. Only the tip of the upper hook touches the rear side of the rail and only the section of the rear flank that is arranged below the lower hook touches the front side of the rail.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2008Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignees: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH, Miele & Cie. KGInventors: Peter Eckartsberg, Frank Placke, Matthias Stahl, Ulrich van Pels
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Patent number: 8950389Abstract: An oven with a baking chamber includes a crossflow fan with a connected cooling air duct configured to generate a cooling air stream that is exhausted to outside the oven. A vapor exhaust duct opening is included into the cooling air duct so as to exhaust vapors from the baking chamber therethrough. The vapor exhaust duct has an opening area disposed in an immediate vicinity of an exhaust area of the crossflow fan where a suction capacity for the vapors from the vapor exhaust duct is generated at a minimum rotational speed of the fan propeller.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2007Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Miele & Cie. KGInventors: Andreas Horstkoetter, August Oberroehrmann, Helmut Rothenbacher, Ulrich Sillmen
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Patent number: 8936019Abstract: A connecting device for connecting glass panes of a door of a household appliance includes a first retainer configured to connect to an outer glass pane. The first retainer includes a first insertion structure configured to receive an inner glass pane. A second retainer is fixed to the first retainer and configured to pivot from a first position to a second position and from the second position to the first position. The second retainer includes a locking element configured to retain the inner glass pane in the first position of the second retainer. The second retainer further includes an actuating element including a handle. The handle is configured to pivot the second retainer from the first position to the second position and from the second position to the first position.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2008Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: Miele & Cie. KGInventor: Hermann Bronstering
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Patent number: 8911563Abstract: A dishwasher includes a movable door, an opening mechanism and an opening actuator configured to move the door from a closed position to an at least partially open position. A decorative panel is resiliently attached to the door. A sensor is configured to detect movement of the decorative panel relative to the door. A controller is configured to activate the opening actuator based on movement detected by the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2009Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Miele & Cie, KGInventors: Stefan Tiekoetter, Martin Kornberger
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Patent number: 8904830Abstract: A front-loading laundry appliance including a housing with a substantially circular housing opening and a door configured to close the housing opening. A substantially cylindrical container is disposed in the housing and is configured to receive laundry for treatment. The substantially cylindrical container has a substantially circular container opening. The laundry appliance also includes a steam generator with a heating element, an inlet opening and a common outlet opening for water and steam. A pump is configured to deliver water to the inlet opening of the steam generator. A nozzle is disposed in an edge region of the container opening and configured to inject water and steam into the interior of the container.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2008Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Miele & Cie. KGInventors: Michael Finke, Hartmut Linnemann, Robert Muether, Dirk Sieding
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Patent number: 8882933Abstract: A dishwasher includes a washing tub, a latch keeper disposed on the washing tub and mounted on a push rod, and a pivotable door configured to close the washing tub. The door includes a latching mechanism configured to engage the latch keeper in accordance with a closing of the door. An actuator is configured to move the push rod in an opening direction so as to open the door to an ajar position. A return device is configured to return the latch keeper in a direction opposite to the opening direction approximately at least to an initial position upon a further opening of the door.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2009Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Miele & Cie. KGInventors: Walter Assmann, Dirk Wegener, Stefan Tiekoetter, Volker Marks, Cornelius Wolf, Markus Druecker, Benjamin Held, David Buhl
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Publication number: 20140283329Abstract: A method of adjusting the power of a vacuum cleaner fan comprising a vacuum switch having a single switching point includes using the vacuum switch to create a signal indicative of a vacuum pressure created by the vacuum cleaner fan. The method also includes filtering the signal to obtain a resulting signal, the resulting signal being a measure of the vacuum pressure. The method further includes using the resulting signal as a controlled variable for adjusting the fan power with an electronic control system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: MIELE & CIE. KGInventor: Otto BRAUN
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Publication number: 20140238450Abstract: An automatic dishwasher includes a wash tub, a condensation dryer, and a heat pump device. The wash tub includes a washing compartment, the condensation dryer is adapted to supply outside air to a washtub wall, and the heat pump device is adapted to heat washing liquid. The heat pump device and the condensation dryer have a common fan.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Miele & Cie. KGInventors: Andre Bertram, Tobias Dahms, Michael Reilmann
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Publication number: 20140238442Abstract: An automatic dishwasher includes a heat pump device for heating washing liquid. The heat pump device includes an evaporator, a fan adapted to supply ambient air to the evaporator, and a device for wet dust collection connected upstream of the evaporator in the flow direction of the ambient air.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Miele & Cie. KGInventors: Andre Bertram, Tobias Dahms
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Publication number: 20140237761Abstract: A bagless vacuum cleaner including a dust collection device. The dust collection device includes a dust collection container. The dust collection container includes a top cover disposed to close the dust collection container at a first end. A hinged bottom lid is disposed to close the dust collection container at a second end. The hinged bottom lid is adapted to be tilted to open the dust collection container. The dust collection device includes a coarse dirt separator disposed inside the dust collection container. The coarse dirt separator is movable vertically along a guide.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: MIELE & CIE. KGInventor: Dominik Holz
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Publication number: 20140230268Abstract: A method for operating a dishwasher having a sorption drying device includes performing a desorption process using the sorption drying device according to a selected cleaning cycle of the dishwasher. The desorption process is capable of releasing moisture.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2014Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: MIELE & CIE. KGInventors: Guenther Ennen, Martin Kornberger, Stefan Tiekoetter
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Method for operating a household appliance and household appliance intended for use in such a method
Patent number: 8793658Abstract: A method for operating a household appliance uses a computer that is communicatively connectable to the household appliance or is part of the household appliance. The household appliance includes a memory containing a control program and at least one appliance program executable by the control program, and a processing unit configured to execute the control program. The computer is communicatively connectable to the Internet and includes a computer program configured to exchange data between the household appliance and a database available on the Internet. At least one appliance program available in the database is selected using the computer under control of the computer program, is transmitted to the computer and is transferred into the memory of the household appliance from the computer.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Miele & Cie. KGInventors: Rudolf Herden, Annette Meyer, Achim Schoening, Christian Schrutek, Ralf Westerheide -
Publication number: 20140190528Abstract: A cutlery drawer for a dishwasher includes a frame extendably supported within a washing tub and a plurality of inserts which are movably disposed on the frame and are configured to hold dishware items to be washed. The plurality of inserts include a horizontally displaceable disposed on the frame so as to be horizontally displaceable in a direction perpendicular to a direction of withdrawal of the cutlery drawer and a vertically displaceable insert disposed on the frame so as to be vertically displaceable. The horizontally displaceable insert has longitudinal sides extending in the direction of withdrawal of the cutlery drawer and is disposed on the frame so as to be vertically displaceable at one of the longitudinal sides.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2014Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: Miele & Cie. KGInventors: Dirk Wegener, Cornelius Wolf
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Patent number: 8766143Abstract: A method for operating a cooking appliance having a cooking appliance control system and a door. The method includes automatically opening the door using the cooking appliance control system when a cooking process is complete, and automatically closing the door when a physical quantity falls below a predetermined threshold value stored in a memory of the cooking appliance control system. In addition, a cooking appliance includes a cooking chamber, a door, a cooking appliance control system having a memory, a sensor disposed in the cooking chamber, a guide device, and a door opening device including a positioning motor and a rod. The cooking appliance control system is configured to actuate the positioning motor as a function of the output signal so as to automatically open the door when a cooking process is complete and automatically close the door when a physical quantity falls below a predetermined threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2005Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Miele & Cie. KGInventors: Uwe Berger, Hartmut Dittrich, Ruediger Hoehn