Global Patent Index - EP 1502536 A1

EP 1502536 A1 20050202 - Built-in domestic appliance with front decorative panels

Title (en)

Built-in domestic appliance with front decorative panels

Title (de)

Eingebautes Haushaltsgerät mit vorderen Schönheitspaneelen

Title (fr)

Appareil électroménager encastré avec panneaux avants décoratives

Publication

EP 1502536 A1 20050202 (EN)

Application

EP 03425504 A 20030728

Priority

EP 03425504 A 20030728

Abstract (en)

In a built-in domestic appliance with a door (9) hinged along its bottom side, provided with a top front decorative panel (11) and with a bottom front decorative panel (12) arranged flush with the top panel (11), the bottom panel (12) is mounted through a system including a plate (4) which through an upper rod (2) and a lower rod (3) connects the panel (12) to a support (1) secured to the base (10) of the domestic appliance, a horizontal rod (8) which at the forward end is pivoted (C) to a vertical bar (6) integral with the door (9) and at the rear end is guided by a pin (D) secured to the base (10), a push lever (5) pivoted (B) on the support (1) extending downward until it comes in contact with the panel (12) and extending upward into an arm where there is formed an open slot (15) that slidably receives a pin (G) carried by the horizontal rod (8), and a connecting rod (7) pivoted between the lower portion of the horizontal rod (8) and a bottom extension (2') of the upper rod (2). This allows to achieve a smooth movement of the mechanism and to use any mounting system for the top panel (11) applied to the door (9) so that no difficulty results in the installation inside the furniture nor in the lowering of the top panel with the door closed even if the bottom panel (12) is flush with the top panel (11), which can even be shorter than the door (9) so as to be able to use a bottom panel (12) of standard height. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

A47L 15/42; F24C 15/02; D06F 39/14

IPC 8 full level

A47L 15/42 (2006.01); F24C 15/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47L 15/4261 (2013.01); A47L 15/4265 (2013.01); F24C 15/023 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1502536 A1 20050202; EP 1502536 B1 20050907; AT E303747 T1 20050915; DE 60301575 D1 20051013; DE 60301575 T2 20060622; ES 2248721 T3 20060316

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 03425504 A 20030728; AT 03425504 T 20030728; DE 60301575 T 20030728; ES 03425504 T 20030728