Global Patent Index - EP 3323928 B1

EP 3323928 B1 20230830 - A DOOR ASSEMBLY FOR A LAUNDRY TREATING MACHINE AND A METHOD TO MODIFY THE POSITION OF A HANDLE IN SAID DOOR ASSEMBLY

Title (en)

A DOOR ASSEMBLY FOR A LAUNDRY TREATING MACHINE AND A METHOD TO MODIFY THE POSITION OF A HANDLE IN SAID DOOR ASSEMBLY

Title (de)

TÜRANORDNUNG FÜR EINE WÄSCHEBEHANDLUNGSMASCHINE UND VERFAHREN ZUR ÄNDERUNG DER POSITION EINES GRIFFS IN DER TÜRANORDNUNG

Title (fr)

ENSEMBLE PORTE POUR MACHINE DE TRAITEMENT DE LINGE ET PROCÉDÉ POUR MODIFIER LA POSITION D'UNE POIGNÉE DANS LEDIT ENSEMBLE PORTE

Publication

EP 3323928 B1 20230830 (EN)

Application

EP 16199838 A 20161121

Priority

EP 16199838 A 20161121

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3323928A1] The present invention relates to a door assembly (10) for a laundry treatment machine (1), apt to open and/or close an opening (4) defined in a wall (2) of the laundry treatment machine (1), the door assembly (10) comprising: - a rear frame (5) forming a rear surface of the door assembly (10) apt to face said wall (2) when the door assembly (10) closes the opening (4), the rear frame (5) including a rear frame inner edge (8a) defining a rear aperture (8); - a closing element (40) connected to the rear frame (5) to close the rear aperture (8) of the rear frame (5); - a front frame (6) arranged on a front side (5a) of the rear frame (5) and comprising: - a front supporting structure (70) having an inner edge (9a) defining a front aperture (9); - an at least partially transparent cap element (33) overlaying a front side (70a) of the front supporting structure (70), and extending over the front aperture (9), the cap element (33) forming the front surface of the door assembly (10); - a handle (50) provided on the front supporting structure (70) and/or the cap element (33); the door assembly (10) further comprising: - a covering element (60), at least partly covering the closing element (40), interposed between the rear frame (5) and the front frame (6); wherein it comprises a fastening device (200) that allows either the front frame (6) or the rear frame (5) to be connected to said rear frame (5) or front frame (6) respectively, in at least a first and a second alternative positions, so that the handle (50) provided in the front frame (6) can be positioned in at least a first and second different positions relative to the rear frame (5) and/or the rear frame (5) can be positioned in at least a first and second different positions relative to the handle (50). The invention further relates to a method to modify the position of a handle (50) in a door assembly (10)

IPC 8 full level

D06F 39/14 (2006.01); D06F 58/04 (2006.01); D06F 37/42 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 39/14 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 58/04 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 37/42 (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)

EP 3323928 A1 20180523; EP 3323928 B1 20230830; PL 3323928 T3 20240226

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 16199838 A 20161121; PL 16199838 T 20161121