Balancing device for a door of an household appliance

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EP 1 523 929 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	14.03.2007 Bulletin 2007/11

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	20.04.2005 Bulletin 2005/16

(21)	Application number: 04024203.4

(22)	Date of filing: 11.10.2004

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A47L 15/42^(2006.01)

E05F 1/12^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL HR LT LV MK

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Priority:

13.10.2003 IT BO20030592

(71)	Applicant: C.M.I. S.r.l.
	40056 Crespellano, (Bo) (IT)

(72)	Inventors:
	Degli Esposti, Ermes 40100 Bologna (IT) Gherardi, Eros 40100 Bologna (IT) Ghedini, Teresa 40100 Bologna (IT)

(74)	Representative: Negrini, Elena
	Agazzani & Associati S.r.l. Via dell'Angelo Custode 11/6 40141 Bologna 40141 Bologna (IT)

(54)	Balancing device for a door of an household appliance

(57) A balancing device for a door of an household appliance, provided with chassis to which is hinged the door, includes at least an articulated means (1) provided with a balance means (2) equipped with swiveling connection means at least first (3), second (4) and third (5) respectively for the appliance chassis, for an elastic mean (6), for an end of a tension rod mean (7) whose remaining end has a coupler (8) for the door of the appliance.
The first swiveling connection means (3) is meddle and misaligned to the remaining two. The elastic mean (6) transmits to the balance means (2) a force opposing the door weight and transmitted to the balance means (2) by the tension rod mean (7).

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