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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 20, 1997
Johann Wilhelmstatter, Giengen/Hurben, DE;
Helmut Jerg, Giengen, DE;
Bernd Schessl, Dillingen, DE;
Gerhard Fetzer, Gundelfingen, DE;
Michael Hartmann, Hochstadt, DE;
Markus Hopfl, Lauingen/Donau, DE;
Karl-Heinz Rehm, Dischingen, DE;
Rudolf Schmidt, Giengen, DE;
BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH, Munich, DE;
Abstract
In order to provide a device (10) for balancing the weight of a front door (2), mounted on a casing (1) so as to be pivotable about a horizontal axis (3), of a domestic appliance, in particular a domestic dishwasher, which device is connected by a tape or cord-shaped transmission member (11) to a tension spring (5) fastened to the casing (1), said transmission member resting under tension on a deflection roller (17) arranged on a carrier (12) fastened to the casing (1), in which, in a simple manner, simple and rapid adjustment of the spring force is made possible for the user, according to the invention there is a device, for acting on the transmission means (11), which cause a change in the overall length of the assembly of tension spring (5) and transmission member (11).