Global Patent Index - EP 3250744 B1

EP 3250744 B1 20181114 - LAUNDRY MACHINE FRONT DOOR HANDLE WITH AN IMPROVED MOUNTING MECHANISM

Title (en)

LAUNDRY MACHINE FRONT DOOR HANDLE WITH AN IMPROVED MOUNTING MECHANISM

Title (de)

VORDERTÜRGRIFF MIT VERBESSERTEM MONTAGEMECHANISMUS FÜR EINE WASCHMASCHINE

Title (fr)

POIGNÉE DE PORTE AVANT DE LAVE-LINGE AVEC MÉCANISME DE MONTAGE AMÉLIORÉ

Publication

EP 3250744 B1 20181114 (EN)

Application

EP 15702718 A 20150128

Priority

EP 2015051662 W 20150128

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2016119831A1] The present invention relates to a laundry machine (1) comprising a front door (2) handle (4) having an improved mounting mechanism. The invention more particularly relates to a laundry machine (1) comprising a rotary drum, in which the laundry is to be placed, an electric motor rotating the rotary drum and a front door (2) allowing access into the rotary drum for loading or unloading laundry through an access opening (3); the front door (2) having an outer frame (5) and an inner frame (6), the laundry machine (1) further comprising a handle (4) mounted to the outer frame (5) to effect locking and unlocking of the front door (1). An outer handle element (8) and an inner handle element (9) of the handle (4) are interconnected to each other in such a way that a handle engagement portion (7) of the door outer frame (5) is interposed between the outer handle element (8) and the inner handle element (9). The handle engagement protion of the door outer frame (5) works as an interconnection between the outer hanlde element (8) and the inner handle element (9) so as to fixedly secure the outer frame (5) of the door thereinbetween.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 39/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 39/14 (2013.01 - EP US)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2016119831 A1 20160804; EP 3250744 A1 20171206; EP 3250744 B1 20181114

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2015051662 W 20150128; EP 15702718 A 20150128