Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag

Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.v.

Branko Ivanovic

Dietmar Hildner

Christoph Luckhardt

Arnd Hofmann

Christoph Walther

Trevor Specht

Abdel-Ilah Zbat

Erhard Käser

Gerhard Schaff

Stefan Dänzer

Martin Gasch

Marco Böckler

Erhardt Koitzsch

Peter Hoffmann

Rudolf Schmidt

Erhard Kaser

Volkmar Bunzel

Tobias Weber

Reiner Horstmann

Magdalena Moll

Antonio Aguilar

Klaus Walzlein

Tim Breuer

Mathieu Riviere

Andreas Stark

Dominik Stöhr

Stephan Haag

Eren Güzelceada

Simone Stephan

Klaus Kern

Behnam Mirshekari

Mirjam Meissner

Herbert Michel

Richard Wiesinger

Morgan Börjesson

Norbert Daenzer

Gerhard Schaeff

Christina Löwe

Jürgen Kleinfeldt

Matthias Walter

Erhard Koitzsch

Gerhard Schäff

Roland Schmidtell

Reinhold Hofmann

Friedrich Horn

Mirjam MEIßNER

Miriam Meissner

Bernd Heißwolf

Mathieu Rivière

Erhard KÄSER

Klaus WÄLZLEIN

Marco BÖCKLER

Harald Pörner

The underlying invention is directed to an appliance (), in particular a cooking appliance, such as a baking oven (). The appliance () comprises a cavity () comprising a back wall () and an opposite front opening (), the cavity () defining in depth dimension (D) a maximum depth dimension (D) for the accommodation of carriers (), such as trays () or grids, a rack () comprising at least one carrier support (), the rack () movably associated with the cavity interior () and having a depth extension (E) that is smaller than the maximum depth dimension (D), a door () for opening and closing the front opening () and hinged to open to the outside, and a coupling member () providing a kinematic coupling between the rack () and the door () configured such that a pivoting movement of the door () is translated into a movement of the rack () in depth dimension (D).

Appliance, in particular cooking appliance

The present disclosure relates to a monitoring system for a door () of a domestic appliance (). The monitoring system comprises at least one door sensor () arrangeable or arranged at or within the door (). The door sensor () is an inertial measurement unit (IMU) including at least one accelerometer and/or at least one gyroscope. The accelerometer can be provided for detecting a linear acceleration of the door sensor (). The gyroscope can be provided for detecting a rotational speed of the door sensor (). The monitoring system determines at least one of the angle (α,α'), the angular speed and the angular acceleration of the door ().

Monitoring system for a door of a domestic appliance and domestic appliance comprising such a system

Monitoring device () for household appliances, preferably for cooking appliances, comprising: &#x2014;a housing (), &#x2014;at least one camera objective (), &#x2014;at least one fixation unit (), wherein the fixation unit () is adapted for the fastening, preferably for the releasable fastening, the monitoring device () on at least one predetermined surface area () of at least one predetermined model of a household appliance, and wherein the fixation unit () is arranged relative to the camera objective () in order to arrange the camera objective (), in a mounted state of the monitoring device () on the household appliance, in at least one position of a predetermined distance (d) and/or in a predetermined orientation (&#x3b1;) relative to a predetermined monitoring region () of the household appliance.

Monitoring device for household appliances and holding device

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 the main section is connecting the first end section the second end section, and wherein at least one of the first end section and/or the second end section configured to be freely pivotable relative to a rotational axis (y) running essentially in parallel to the main section.

Door for a domestic appliance

The present invention relates to a locking device () for a door of a domestic appliance. The locking device () comprises a main body () and a locking hook element () supported pivoting in and/or at the main body (). The locking hook element () is pivoting between an engaged position and a disengaged position. The locking hook element () is engageable with and disengageable from a corresponding counterpart (). The locking device () comprises an electric actuator () arranged in and/or at the main body () and mechanically connected or connectable to the locking hook element (). The electric actuator () effects the pivoting of the locking hook element () from the engaged position to the disengaged position. The locking device () comprises a first spring element () interconnected between the locking hook element () and the main body (), wherein said first spring element () effects a movement of the locking hook element () from the disengaged position to the engaged position.

Locking device for a door of a domestic appliance

The present invention relates to a door () for a domestic appliance, in particular an oven door () for a cooking oven. The door () comprises a front panel () and at least one door handle () made of metal and arranged at an outer side of said front panel (). The door () comprises at least one electric and/or electronic device () arranged inside and/or at the door handle (). The door () comprises at least one fastening element () for fastening the door handle () at the front panel (). At least one conducting element () is attached at the inner side and/or outer side of the front panel (). The fastening element () penetrates the front panel () and the conducting element (), the conducting element () includes a terminal lug () connected or connectable to a grounding element (), and the grounding element () is connected or connectable to a chassis of the domestic appliance, so that the door handle () is grounded via the fastening element (), the conducting element (), the terminal lug () and the grounding element ().

Domestic appliance and door for a domestic appliance

The present invention relates to glass package () for an oven door of a cooking oven. The glass package () includes an inner glass pane () and at least one further glass pane (), wherein the inner glass pane () is provided for an arrangement towards to an oven cavity () in an assembled and a closed state of the oven door, while the at least one further glass pane () is provided for an arrangement opposite to the oven cavity () in the assembled and closed state of the said door. The glass package () includes connecting means () for a permanent connection between the inner glass pane () and the at least one further glass pane (). The inner glass pane () and the at least one further glass pane () are arranged plane-parallel to each other. An intermediate space is formed between two adjacent glass panes (). At least one slot () and/or channel () enclose or encloses at least partially the circumferential sides of the glass package () along a circumferential direction. The width and height of the inner glass pane () are bigger than the width and height, respectively, of the at least one further glass pane () and of any further component of the glass package (), wherein the widths and heights of the glass panes () relate to the large-area sides of said glass panes (). Further, the present invention relates to a corresponding framework () 25 for an oven door of a cooking oven. Moreover, the present invention relates to an oven door including the glass package () and the framework (). Additionally, the present invention relates to a method for assembling an oven door for a cooking oven.

Glass package and framework for an oven door of a cooking oven

The invention relates to a door for closing a cavity () included in a chassis () of a household or kitchen appliance (), the door () comprising a first electrical component that can be releasably electrically coupled with a second electrical component comprised within the chassis () of the household or kitchen appliance () in the closed state of the door () by first coupling means (), said first coupling means () comprising a first contact section () arranged at the door () for releasable interaction with corresponding second contact section () arranged at said chassis (), wherein said first contact section is configured such that in the closed state of the door () an electrical contact is established between said first and second contact sections () and said electrical contact is opened when opening the door (), wherein the first contact section () is arranged at a removable door portion () and the door () comprises second coupling means () are provided for releasable electrical coupling of the first contact section () with the first electrical component.

Door and household appliance comprising a door

The invention relates to an oven door () for closing a cavity () of an oven () comprising a door window () being at least partially transparent for enabling a user to look into the oven cavity (), wherein the door window () comprises at least one printing (), the printing () being made of an ink comprising scattering components, said ink being transparent and wherein the oven door () is adapted to provide light to the printing () by at least one light source () such that said light is scattered by the scattering components of said printing () thereby implementing an optical user interface for displaying information at the door window ().

Oven door, oven comprising an oven door and method for displaying information at an oven door

The invention relates to an oven door () for closing a cavity () of an oven () comprising a glass portion () being at least partially transparent for enabling a user to look into the oven cavity (), wherein the oven door () comprises lighting means () implementing an optical user interface for displaying optical information at the glass portion ().

Oven door and oven comprising an oven door

The present invention relates to a door for a domestic appliance, in particular a cooking oven. Said door comprises a door frame () formed as a closed rectangular frame, at least one outer glass panel () attached or attachable at an outer side of the door frame (), at least one inner glass panel () attached or attachable at an inner side of the door frame (), at least one outer sealing element () arranged or arrangeable between the inner side of the outer glass panel () and the outer side of the door frame (), and at least one inner sealing element () arranged or arrangeable between the outer side of the inner glass panel () and the inner side of the door frame (). The large area side of the outer glass panel () is bigger than the large area side of the door frame (). Further, the large area side of the outer glass panel () is bigger than the large area side of the inner glass panel (). At least one inner space inside the door frame () and between the outer glass panel () and inner glass panel () is hermetically closed. Further, the present invention relates to a domestic appliance, in particular a cooking oven, including at least one door.

The present invention relates to an exhaust closure system for a cooking oven with a vertical vapour pipe () in an upper portion of the oven cavity. The exhaust closure system comprises an elongated slider () movable along its longitudinal axis. The slider () is provided for a horizontal arrangement within the plane above the vapour pipe (). The exhaust closure system comprises an cover element () for covering the vapour pipe (). The exhaust closure system comprises a driving device () for moving the slider (). The cover element () is a horizontal sheet element and moveable within a horizontal plane for opening and closing the vapour pipe (). Further, the present invention relates to a cooking oven comprising an exhaust closure system.

Exhaust closure system for a cooking oven

A door damper () is made preferably of heat-resistant plastic material and comprises a damper element () as well as a pestle () that is securely guided in the housing () of the door damper. As an integrated structure, it can be mounted at any suitable location at a household appliance () that is cool and the pestle () can directly contact the front door (). Beneficially, it comprises an orifice () at the housing () to fix it at a sidewall of a household appliance () or at the front door (). Beneficially, the door damper also comprises a switch () that allows switching a door alarm, a light or influencing cooking functions.

Household appliance with door damper

An oven door opening and closing device includes at least one hinge connectable to an oven door and to an oven housing for realizing a predetermined pivoting opening and closing movement of the oven door relative to the oven housing between an open and a closed position. At least one closing force generating device generates a predetermined closing force, and a kinematic device is coupled to the hinge and to a moveable element in such a manner that the predetermined pivoting opening and closing movement of the hinge is converted into a predetermined reciprocating opening and closing movement of the moveable element. At least one damping system has a damper for generating a damping force which counteracts the closing movement of the movable element within a predetermined section, which corresponds to a predetermined angle section of the pivoting closing movement of the hinge shortly prior to the closed position.

Oven door opening and closing device

A door for a domestic appliance, in particular for a cooking oven. The door comprises two door columns on the left hand side and on the right hand side of the door, an outer door panel at the outer sides of the door columns, an inner door panel at the inner sides of the door columns, and a cover frame for covering the top sides of the door columns and the inner door panel. In a mounted state the cover frame is fastened on the door columns, and the inner door panel is clamped by the cover frame. In an intermediate state the cover frame is fastened at the door columns in another position as in the mounted state, so that the inner door panel is removable from the inner sides of the door columns. Further, a corresponding domestic appliance with at least one door.

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Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany

Branko Ivanovic