Global Patent Index - EP 1523929 B1

EP 1523929 B1 20100120 - Balancing device for a door of an household appliance

Title (en)

Balancing device for a door of an household appliance

Title (de)

Gewichtsausgleichseinrichtung für eine Tür von einem Haushaltsgerät

Title (fr)

Dispositif d'équilibrage d'une porte d'un appareil electroménager

Publication

EP 1523929 B1 20100120 (EN)

Application

EP 04024203 A 20041011

Priority

IT BO20030592 A 20031013

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1523929A2] A balancing device for a door of an household appliance, provided with chassis to which is hinged the door, includes at least an articulated means (1) provided with a balance means (2) equipped with swiveling connection means at least first (3), second (4) and third (5) respectively for the appliance chassis, for an elastic mean (6), for an end of a tension rod mean (7) whose remaining end has a coupler (8) for the door of the appliance. The first swiveling connection means (3) is meddle and misaligned to the remaining two. The elastic mean (6) transmits to the balance means (2) a force opposing the door weight and transmitted to the balance means (2) by the tension rod mean (7).

IPC 8 full level

A47L 15/42 (2006.01); E05F 1/10 (2006.01); E05F 1/12 (2006.01); F24C 15/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47L 15/4261 (2013.01); E05F 1/1075 (2013.01); F24C 15/023 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/304 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/308 (2013.01)

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 PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1523929 A2 20050420; EP 1523929 A3 20070314; EP 1523929 B1 20100120; AT E455493 T1 20100215; DE 602004025185 D1 20100311; ES 2335990 T3 20100407; IT BO20030592 A1 20050414; PL 1523929 T3 20100531

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04024203 A 20041011; AT 04024203 T 20041011; DE 602004025185 T 20041011; ES 04024203 T 20041011; IT BO20030592 A 20031013; PL 04024203 T 20041011