Global Patent Index - EP 2194181 B1

EP 2194181 B1 20171011 - Laundry care device with a horizontally pivoting grip element

Title (en)

Laundry care device with a horizontally pivoting grip element

Title (de)

Wäschepflegegerät mit einem horizontal schwenkbaren Griffelement

Title (fr)

Appareil d'entretien du linge doté d'un élément de préhension pivotant verticalement

Publication

EP 2194181 B1 20171011 (DE)

Application

EP 09175258 A 20091106

Priority

DE 102008044336 A 20081204

Abstract (en)

[origin: DE102008044336B3] The appliance e.g. washing machine (1), has a cabinet shaped housing (2) including a door (10) with an opening unit (12) at a front side (3), where the door is pivotably arranged over a vertical axis (14). The opening unit has a gripping element (20) and a locking unit, which is provided for locking the door and corresponds with a locking opening in the housing. The gripping element is pivotably arranged over a horizontal axis (22), where the door is opened by pivoting the gripping element. The horizontal axis is arranged below the locking unit.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 39/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 39/14 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102008044336 B3 20100121; CN 101792965 A 20100804; CN 101792965 B 20120711; EP 2194181 A2 20100609; EP 2194181 A3 20151209; EP 2194181 B1 20171011; SI 2194181 T1 20171229

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102008044336 A 20081204; CN 200911000114 A 20091204; EP 09175258 A 20091106; SI 200931751 T 20091106