(19)
(11) EP 1 191 289 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
06.11.2002 Bulletin 2002/45

(43) Date of publication A2:
27.03.2002 Bulletin 2002/13

(21) Application number: 01121913.6

(22) Date of filing: 12.09.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F25D 23/02, E05D 11/00, A47L 15/42
// F24D15/02
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 26.09.2000 IT MI000540

(71) Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Benton Harbor Michigan 49022 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Maritan, Marco, c/o Whirlpool Europe s.r.l.
    21025 Comerio (IT)
  • Bianchi, Carlo, c/o Whirlpool Europe s.r.l.
    21025 Comerio (IT)

(74) Representative: Guerci, Alessandro 
Whirlpool Europe S.r.l. Patent Department Viale G. Borghi 27
21025 Comerio (VA)
21025 Comerio (VA) (IT)

   


(54) For a household electrical appliance, a hinge provided with a passage for electric cables or tubes


(57) A hinge for connecting a fixed structure or casing (3) of a household electrical appliance (9) to a movable part (5) of this latter, such as a refrigerator door, a dishwasher door or the like, said movable part supporting a user device such as an electrical member or a drink dispenser, said hinge comprising a body (1) provided with a base (2) to be fixed to one chosen from said structure (3) and said movable part (5), said body (1) being provided with a seat (7) for a hinge pin (6) associated with the other of said structure (3) and said movable part (5). The hinge body (1) is provided with an internal cavity (10) and comprises on one side (13) an elongate aperture (11) opening into said cavity (10), this latter communicating with a through hole (14) provided in the hinge base (2), there passing through said hole (4) and said aperture (11) at least one electric cable or pipe (17) connected to said user device.






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