EP 2975172 A1 20160120 - Method for manufacturing the cabinet of a household appliance and such a cabinet
Title (en)
Method for manufacturing the cabinet of a household appliance and such a cabinet
Title (de)
Verfahren zur Herstellung des Gehäuses eines Haushaltsgeräts und ein solches Gehäuse
Title (fr)
PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION DE L’ENCEINTE D'UN APPAREIL MÉNAGER ET UNE TELLE ENCEINTE
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 14177372 A 20140717
Abstract (en)
The invention is related to a method of manufacturing a rear part (6) of a cabinet (10) of a household appliance provided with a back opening (56) and a back panel (90) for closing said back opening (56), the method comprising the following steps: a) providing a metal sheet (2) adapted to form said rear part (6); b) providing an opening (56) in said metal sheet (2) by removing an inner portion (52) of the latter; c) deforming said metal sheet (2) so as to form said rear part (6), in such a way that in the deformed condition of said metal sheet (2), said opening (56) defines said back opening (56); d) fixing a frame (94) made of plastic material along at least a part of the peripheral edge (82) of said removed inner portion (52) or another metal sheet with essentially the same dimensions, so as to form said back panel (90). The invention is also related to a cabinet (10) for a household appliance comprising a rear part (6) having a back opening (56) and a back panel (90) for closing said back opening (56), said back panel (90) comprising an inner portion (52) made of metal which at its peripheral edge (82) is at least partially encompassed by a frame (94) made of a plastic material.
IPC 8 full level
D06F 39/12 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
D06F 39/12 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [XI] EP 0561201 A1 19930922 - ZANUSSI ELETTRODOMESTICI [IT]
- [Y] GB 2168387 A 19860618 - DOMAR SA
- [Y] EP 2626854 A1 20130814 - ELECTROLUX HOME PROD CORP [BE]
- [Y] DE 102008044323 A1 20100610 - BSH BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE [DE]
- [Y] WO 2014053179 A1 20140410 - FAIST CHEMTEC GMBH [DE]
- [A] US 2002008448 A1 20020124 - JUNG DONG-SAN [KR]
- [A] DE 202008016959 U1 20090312 - EICHENAUER HEIZELEMENTE GMBH [DE]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2975172 A1 20160120; EP 2975172 B1 20210908; PL 2975172 T3 20220124
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 14177372 A 20140717; PL 14177372 T 20140717