Home appliance and method of fastening a home appliance

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10030874-B2
Application number	US-201614993143-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 12, 2016
Priority date	Jan 14, 2015
Publication date	Jul 24, 2018
Grant date	Jul 24, 2018

Abstract

A household appliance (1) has a housing (2), a treatment chamber (3), a door (4), and a securing device (5). The securing device (5) includes a first fastening device with a first holding element (10) in the bottom section (8) of the housing (2), and a second fastening device (7) including a second holding element (11), which can essentially be firmly connected to an installation location (12) of the housing (2). The first (6) and the second (7) fastening device are suitable for and configured to establish an operative connection to each other by coupling the first (10) and the second holding element (11). A holding device (9) associated with the first fastening device (6) on the housing (2) includes a guide (23) for guiding the first fastening device (6) into operative connection with the second fastening device (7) even after positioning the household appliance in the installation location.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A household appliance ( 1 ) comprising:
a housing ( 2 ),
a treatment chamber ( 3 ),
a door ( 4 ) closing off the treatment chamber ( 3 ), and
a securing arrangement ( 5 ), the securing arrangement ( 5 ) including a first fastening device ( 6 ) and a second fastening device ( 7 ), the first fastening device having a first holding element ( 10 ) provided in a bottom section ( 8 ) of the housing ( 2 ), the bottom section including a bottom ( 13 ) of the housing, and the second fastening device ( 7 ) having a second holding element ( 11 ) configured to be fixedly fastened to an installation location ( 12 ) for positioning the housing ( 2 ), the first fastening device ( 6 ) and the second fastening device ( 7 ) being suitable for and configured to establish an operative connection with one another by coupling the first holding element ( 10 ) to the second holding element ( 11 ),
wherein a holding device ( 9 ) is associated with the first fastening device ( 6 ) on the housing ( 2 ), the holding device ( 9 ) including a guide arrangement ( 23 ) for the first fastening device ( 6 ) for placing the first fastening device ( 6 ) into operative connection with the second fastening device ( 7 ) while the housing ( 2 ) of the household appliance in the installation location ( 12 ).

2. The household appliance ( 1 ) according to claim 1 ,
further comprising an opening ( 18 ) at a front wall ( 17 ) of the household appliance in a bottom section ( 8 ) of the housing ( 2 ), the opening ( 18 ) configured for introducing the first fastening device ( 6 ) into the housing ( 2 ).

3. The household appliance ( 1 ) according to claim 2 , wherein an opening ( 14 , 15 ) is provided at the housing which is suitable for and configured to allow the second fastening device ( 7 ) to at least partly engage in the housing ( 2 ).

4. The household appliance ( 1 ) according to claim 3 , wherein the opening consists of at least two interconnected openings ( 14 , 15 ), of which a first opening ( 14 ) is located in the bottom ( 13 ) of the housing and a second opening ( 15 ) is located in a rear wall ( 16 ) of the housing, the first and second openings ( 14 , 15 ) forming a joint inlet opening in an edge section between the bottom of the housing ( 13 ) and the rear wall ( 16 ) of the housing.

5. A household appliance ( 1 ) comprising:
a housing ( 2 ),
a treatment chamber ( 3 ),
a door ( 4 ) closing off the treatment chamber ( 3 ), and
a securing arrangement ( 5 ), the securing arrangement ( 5 ) including a first fastening device ( 6 ) and a second fastening device ( 7 ), the first fastening device having a first holding element ( 10 ) provided in a bottom section ( 8 ) of the housing ( 2 ), the bottom section including a bottom ( 13 ) of the housing, and the second fastening device ( 7 ) having a second holding element ( 11 ) configured to be firmly connected to an installation location ( 12 ) for positioning the housing ( 2 ), the first fastening device ( 6 ) and the second fastening device ( 7 ) being suitable for and configured to establish an operative connection with one another by coupling the first holding element ( 10 ) to the second holding element ( 11 ), wherein a holding device ( 9 ) is associated with the first fastening device ( 6 ) on the housing ( 2 ), the holding device ( 9 ) including a guide arrangement ( 23 ) for the first fastening device ( 6 ) for placing the first fastening device ( 6 ) into operative connection with the second fastening device ( 7 ) while the housing ( 2 ) of the household appliance in the installation location ( 12 ), wherein in an installed state, the first holding element ( 10 ) rests at least in sections on the bottom ( 13 ) of the housing ( 2 ).

6. The household appliance ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the first holding element ( 10 ) extends across the bottom ( 13 ) of the housing ( 2 ) over more than half of a depth defined by a distance between a front wall and a rear wall of the housing.

7. The household appliance ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the first holding element ( 10 ) comprises a clamping element ( 20 ) being a clamping sheet ( 21 ).

8. The household appliance ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the first holding element ( 10 ) has a projection ( 52 ) for engaging the second fastening device ( 7 ).

9. The household appliance ( 1 ) according to claim 8 , wherein the projection is a tab ( 22 ).

10. The household appliance ( 1 ) according to claim 9 , wherein the tab ( 22 ) has an upward slope toward the second fastening device ( 7 ) in an installed state of the first holding element ( 10 ).

11. The household appliance ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the housing has a front wall and a rear wall and wherein the first holding element ( 10 ) of the first fastening device ( 6 ) and the second holding element ( 11 ) of the second fastening device ( 7 ) are positioned closer to the rear wall than to the front wall in an installed state.

12. The household appliance ( 1 ) according to claim 11 , wherein the first holding element ( 10 ) and the second holding element ( 11 ) are located at least twice as far from the front wall as from the rear wall in the installed state.

13. The household appliance ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the securing arrangement ( 5 ) is provided at half width ( 27 ) of the housing ( 3 ).

14. The household appliance ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the second holding element ( 11 ) of the fastening device ( 7 ) includes a rod ( 28 ) with locking devices ( 29 ).

15. The household appliance according to claim 14 , wherein the rod ( 28 ) is a threaded rod ( 30 ) or as a threaded bolt ( 31 ).

16. The household appliance according to claim 15 , further including a screw aid ( 32 ) on the second fastening device ( 7 ) or on the second holding element ( 11 ).

17. The household appliance ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , further including an attached template ( 33 ) in order to indicate a desired position for the second fastening device ( 7 ) relative to the installation location ( 12 ).

18. A method for a tilt-proof fastening of a household appliance ( 1 ) to an installation location ( 12 ) wherein the household appliance ( 1 ) has a housing ( 2 ) and a securing arrangement ( 5 ), wherein the securing arrangement ( 5 ) has a first fastening device ( 6 ) and a second fastening device ( 7 ), the method comprising the following method steps:
fastening the second fastening device ( 7 ) to a predefined point at the installation location ( 12 );
subsequently placing the household appliance ( 1 ) in the installation location ( 12 ); and
subsequently moving the first fastening device ( 6 ) relative to the second fastening device ( 7 ) until a first holding element ( 10 ) of the first fastening device ( 6 ) and a second holding element ( 11 ) of the second fastening device ( 7 ) engage one another, thereby establishing an operative connection between the first fastening device ( 6 ) and the second fastening device ( 7 ).

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the step of fastening the second fastening device is carried out according to a template ( 33 ) specifying a location for the second fastening device relative to the installation location ( 12 ).

Assignees

• Miele & Cie

Inventors

• Stuhrmann Sascha

Classifications

• A47B91/005

  Support bases · CPC title

• F24C15/08 Primary

  Foundations or supports plates; Legs or pillars; Casings; Wheels (tops, e.g. hot plates F24C15/10) · CPC title

• F24C15/083

  Anti-tip arrangements · CPC title

• A47B91/08

  connected to the floor · CPC title

• A47B96/00

  Details of cabinets, racks or shelf units not covered by a single one of groups A47B43/00 - A47B95/00; General details of furniture (doors E06B) · CPC title