Patents by Inventor Volkmar Bunzel

Volkmar Bunzel 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).

  • Patent number: 11181280
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a domestic appliance, particularly a cooking oven, comprising a chassis and a door hinged to the chassis at a rotating axis of the door, wherein the door comprises at least one door panel, at least one door frame attached at an inner side of the door panel, at least one electric or electronic unit attached inside or at the door, at least one electrically conducting cable for interconnecting the electric or electronic unit to a control unit arranged at or in the chassis of the domestic appliance, at least one cable channel attached or attachable to the door frame for guiding a first section of the cable, and at least one cable tube arranged within the region of a rotating axis of the door for guiding a second section of the cable from the door frame to the chassis, wherein the cable tube comprises a main section, and a first end section for connecting the cable tube to the hinge-sided end of the door and a second end section for connecting the cable tube to the chassis, wherein
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Volkmar Bunzel, Dietmar Hildner, Peter Hoffmann, Branko Ivanovic, Erhard Käser
  • Publication number: 20190128533
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a domestic appliance, particularly a cooking oven, comprising a chassis and a door hinged to the chassis at a rotating axis of the door, wherein the door comprises at least one door panel, at least one door frame attached at an inner side of the door panel, at least one electric or electronic unit attached inside or at the door, at least one electrically conducting cable for interconnecting the electric or electronic unit to a control unit arranged at or in the chassis of the domestic appliance, at least one cable channel attached or attachable to the door frame for guiding a first section of the cable, and at least one cable tube arranged within the region of a rotating axis of the door for guiding a second section of the cable from the door frame to the chassis, wherein the cable tube comprises a main section, and a first end section for connecting the cable tube to the hinge-sided end of the door and a second end section for connecting the cable tube to the chassis, wherein
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Volkmar Bunzel, Dietmar Hildner, Peter Hoffmann, Branko Ivanovic, Erhard Käser
  • Patent number: 9548172
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a control device having at least one front panel, at least one button panel arranged behind the front panel, and at least one switch responsive to a user's touch of a switchable area on a front side of the front panel in front of said switch. The switch includes at least one light source element arranged at a rear side of the button panel illuminating the rear side of the front panel, and at least one reflector element arranged behind the button panel and the light source element to reflect the light to the rear side of the button panel. The button panel includes at least one cut out that corresponds with the switchable area of the switch or more switchable areas of neighbored switches, so that the light can pass through the cut-out and the front panel to be out of the control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.
    Inventors: Alexander Hauck, Volkmar Bunzel, Klaus Winkelmann, Dominik Rauh
  • Publication number: 20150206669
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a control device, in particular for a domestic appliance. The control device comprises at least one front panel (10) and at least one button panel (22) arranged behind the front panel (10). The control device comprises at least one switch (20) being responsive to touching a switchable area on a front side of the front panel (10) in front of said switch (20) by a user. The switch (20) includes at least one light source element (24) arranged at a rear side of the button panel (22) and provided for illuminating the rear side of the front panel (10). The switch (20) includes at least one reflector element (26) arranged behind the button panel (22) and the light source element (24) and provided for reflecting the light from the light source element (24) to the rear side of the button panel (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Alexander Hauck, Volkmar Bunzel, Klaus Winkelmann, Dominik Rauh
  • Patent number: 9055618
    Abstract: Oven and method for operating an oven, comprising an On/Off-key (4), at least one key (3, 5) for choosing a predefined oven function or for choosing a predefined oven program and/or for programming a not predefined oven program, at least one specific key (6), which enables the user to start a preferred oven function or a preferred oven program from an Off-mode or a Standby-mode of the oven, wherein a running oven function or a running oven program can be saved by a memory unit as a preferred oven function or as a preferred oven program, when the specific key (6) is actuated at least for a predetermined period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.
    Inventors: Volkmar Bunzel, Erhard Kaser, Stefan Danzer, Gülsüm Feuerlein, Jessica Constanze Baschke, Friedrich Horn
  • Publication number: 20120325801
    Abstract: Oven and method for operating an oven, comprising an On/Off-key (4), at least one key (3, 5) for choosing a pre-defined oven function or for choosing a predefined oven program and/or for programming a not predefined oven program, at least one specific key (6), which enables the user to start a preferred oven function or a preferred oven program from an Off-mode or a Standby-mode of the oven, wherein a running oven function or a running oven program can be saved by a memory unit as a preferred oven function or as a preferred oven program, when the specific key (6) is actuated at least for a predetermined period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
    Inventors: Volkmar Bunzel, Erhard Kaser, Stefan Danzer, Gülsüm Feuerlein, Jessica Constanze Baschke, Friedrich Horn