Domestic appliance

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11533791-B2
Application number	US-201816486162-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 9, 2018
Priority date	Mar 20, 2017
Publication date	Dec 20, 2022
Grant date	Dec 20, 2022

Abstract

A household appliance device includes a base unit, a planar unit, and a fixing unit configured to at least partially fix the planar unit to the base unit such that in an assembled state the fixing unit allows restricted movement at least of a part of the planar unit relative to the base unit in a direction of movement at least essentially parallel to a main plane of extension of the planar unit.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A household appliance device, comprising:
a base unit;
a planar unit, the planar unit being an induction heating unit; and
a fixing unit configured to at least partially fix the planar unit to the base unit such that in an assembled state the fixing unit allows restricted movement at least of a part of the planar unit relative to the base unit in a direction of movement at least essentially parallel to a main plane of extension of the planar unit,
wherein the planar unit includes a plurality of first stop elements distributed over the planar unit, and the fixing unit includes a plurality of second stop elements distributed over the fixing unit and assigned to the plurality of first stop elements and interacting with the plurality of first stop elements to restrict movement of the planar unit,
wherein the plurality of first stop elements includes a plurality of openings distributed over the planar unit, and wherein the plurality of second stop elements includes a threadless bolt element having a notch, and the fixing unit further comprises a snap in element having wings engaging the notch of the threadless bolt element such that the fixing unit fixes the planar unit to the base unit in a fixing direction oriented perpendicularly to the main plane of extension of the planar unit.

2. The household appliance device of claim 1 , wherein a maximum movement path of the part of the planar unit relative to the base unit in the direction of movement amounts to at least 1 mm.

3. The household appliance device of claim 1 , wherein in the assembled state the fixing unit allows a restricted movement of at least a first further part of the planar unit relative to the base unit in a further direction of movement at least essentially parallel to the main plane of extension of the planar unit, wherein the further direction of movement is different from the direction of movement.

4. The household appliance device of claim 3 , wherein in the assembled state the fixing unit at least essentially fixes a second further part of the planar unit relative to the base unit.

5. The household appliance device of claim 1 , wherein the fixing unit is configured to fix the planar unit to the base unit in a fixing direction oriented perpendicularly to the main plane of extension of the planar unit.

6. The household appliance device of claim 1 , wherein the fixing unit is made at least partially of electrically insulating material.

7. The household appliance device of claim 1 , wherein the fixing unit is embodied at least partially in one piece with the base unit.

8. The household appliance device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first stop elements are arranged at a distance from each other and configured differently as regards size, shape and/or orientation.

9. The household appliance device of claim 1 , wherein the base unit is embodied as a muffle wall.

10. The household appliance device of claim 1 , further comprising a temperature sensor, which is connected to the fixing unit.

11. A household appliance, comprising a household appliance device, said household appliance device comprising a base unit, a planar unit embodied as an induction heating unit, and a fixing unit configured to at least partially fix the planar unit to the base unit such that in an assembled state the fixing unit allows restricted movement at least of a part of the planar unit relative to the base unit in a direction of movement at least essentially parallel to a main plane of extension of the planar unit, wherein the planar unit includes a plurality of first stop elements distributed over the planar unit, and the fixing unit includes a plurality of second stop elements distributed over the fixing unit and assigned to the plurality of first stop elements and interacting with the plurality of first stop elements to restrict movement of the planar unit,
wherein the plurality of first stop elements includes a plurality of openings distributed over the planar unit, and wherein the plurality of second stop elements includes a threadless bolt element having a notch, and the fixing unit further comprises a snap in element having wings engaging the notch of the threadless bolt element such that the fixing unit fixes the planar unit to the base unit in a fixing direction oriented perpendicularly to the main plane of extension of the planar unit.

12. The household appliance of claim 11 , wherein a maximum movement path of the part of the planar unit relative to the base unit in the direction of movement amounts to at least 1 mm.

13. The household appliance of claim 11 , wherein in the assembled state the fixing unit allows a restricted movement of at least a first further part of the planar unit relative to the base unit in a further direction of movement at least essentially parallel to the main plane of extension of the planar unit, wherein the further direction of movement is different from the direction of movement.

14. The household appliance of claim 13 , wherein in the assembled state the fixing unit at least essentially fixes a second further part of the planar unit relative to the base unit.

15. The household appliance of claim 11 , wherein the fixing unit is configured to fix the planar unit to the base unit in a fixing direction oriented perpendicularly to the main plane of extension of the planar unit.

16. The household appliance of claim 11 , wherein the fixing unit is made at least partially of electrically insulating material.

17. The household appliance of claim 11 , wherein the fixing unit is embodied at least partially in one piece with the base unit.

18. The household appliance of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of first stop elements are arranged at a distance from each other and configured differently as regards size, shape and/or orientation, and wherein one of the plurality of first stop elements is configured with a circular form and another of the plurality of first stop elements is configured with an elongated form.

19. The household appliance of claim 11 , wherein the base unit is embodied as a muffle wall.

20. The household appliance of claim 11 , wherein the household appliance device includes a temperature sensor, which is connected to the fixing unit.

21. The household appliance device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first stop elements are arranged at a distance from each other and configured identically as regards size, shape and/or orientation.

22. The household appliance device of claim 21 , wherein the plurality of first stop elements are configured with a circular form.

Assignees

• Bsh Hausgeraete Gmbh

Inventors

• Galindo Perez Juan Jose
• Obon Abadia Carlos
• Rigual Iturria Alvaro
• Ruiz Arnal Pablo

Classifications

• H05B6/129 Primary

  induction ovens · CPC title

• F16B5/02

  by means of fastening members using screw-thread ({F16B5/0004 takes precedence}; construction of screw-threaded connections F16B25/00 - F16B39/00) · CPC title

• F16B5/0216

  the position of the plates to be connected being adjustable · CPC title

• F16B5/0241

  with the possibility for the connection to absorb deformation, e.g. thermal or vibrational · CPC title

• F16B5/00 Primary

  Joining sheets or plates {, e.g. panels,} to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them ({F16B17/00 takes precedence;} by sticking together F16B11/00; dowel connections F16B13/00; pins, including deformable elements F16B19/00; covering of walls E04F13/00; fastening signs, plates, panels or boards to a supporting structure, fastening readily-detachable elements, e.g. letters to signs, plates, panels, or boards, G09F7/00) · CPC title