Global Patent Index - EP 1745253 A1

EP 1745253 A1 20070124 - HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE COMPRISING AN INTERIOR LIGHT, AND LIGHTING SUBUNIT THEREFOR

Title (en)

HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE COMPRISING AN INTERIOR LIGHT, AND LIGHTING SUBUNIT THEREFOR

Title (de)

HAUSHALTSGERÄT MIT INNENRAUMBELEUCHTUNG UND BELEUCHTUNGSBAUGRUPPE DAFÜR

Title (fr)

APPAREIL MENAGER A ECLAIRAGE INTERIEUR ET BLOC D'ECLAIRAGE A CET EFFET

Publication

EP 1745253 A1 20070124 (DE)

Application

EP 05738064 A 20050429

Priority

  • EP 2005051977 W 20050429
  • DE 102004021858 A 20040504

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2005108889A1] Disclosed is a household appliance comprising a corpus (1) and a door (2) which surround an interior (3), and a light source (14) for illuminating the interior (3). The inventive household appliance further comprises a door opening sensor for detecting the open or closed state of the door (2) and adjusting the mode of operation of the light source based on the detected state of the door (2). The door opening sensor encompasses a light sensor (12) which is exposed to ambient light when the door (2) is open while being isolated from said ambient light when the door (2) is closed.

IPC 8 full level

F25D 27/00 (2006.01); F21V 23/04 (2006.01); F21V 33/00 (2006.01); H05B 37/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F25D 27/005 (2013.01 - EP US); F25D 2700/02 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2005108889A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2005108889 A1 20051117; CN 100561087 C 20091118; CN 1950656 A 20070418; DE 102004021858 A1 20051201; EP 1745253 A1 20070124; RU 2006137814 A 20080610; RU 2382299 C2 20100220; US 2007223210 A1 20070927

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2005051977 W 20050429; CN 200580014171 A 20050429; DE 102004021858 A 20040504; EP 05738064 A 20050429; RU 2006137814 A 20050429; US 58740905 A 20050429