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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2007
Applicants:
Holger Hoppe, Beckum, DE;
Joerg Kempe, Guetersloh, DE;
Inventors:
Holger Hoppe, Beckum, DE;
Joerg Kempe, Guetersloh, DE;
Assignee:
Miele & Cie. KG, Guetersloh, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A porthole door for a front-loading laundry appliance includes a door glass, a frame and a centering device. The door glass is curved inward toward an inside of the appliance. The frame includes an inner ring and a cover ring. The centering device is disposed on the frame and configured to bear resiliently against a peripheral edge of the door glass so as to provide a radial force acting on the door glass via the peripheral edge at various locations. The radial force brings the door glass into a centered position within the frame.