Hinge mechanism for household appliance

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017122016-A1
Application number	US-201515307159-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 1, 2015
Priority date	Jun 27, 2014
Publication date	May 4, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

A household appliance ( 1 ) comprising a first element ( 2 ) and a second element ( 3 ) with wiring ( 4 ) routed between said first element ( 2 ) and said second element ( 3 ), and a hinge mechanism ( 5 ) comprising at least one pivot point ( 6 ), wherein said hinge mechanism ( 5 ) is mechanically connecting said first element ( 2 ) and said second element ( 3 ), such that said first element ( 2 ) is arranged at a first side ( 7 ) of said hinge mechanism ( 5 ) and that said second element ( 3 ) is arranged at a second side ( 8 ) of said hinge mechanism ( 5 ), wherein said household appliance ( 1 ) further comprises a cover ( 9 ) for said wiring ( 4 ), characterized in that said cover ( 9 ) is pivotally attached at said first side ( 7 ) of said hinge mechanism ( 5 ), wherein at least a section of said wiring ( 4 ) is arranged between said hinge mechanism ( 5 ) and said cover ( 9 ).

First claim

1 . A household appliance comprising a first element and a second element with wiring routed from said first element to said second element, and a hinge mechanism comprising at least one pivot point, wherein said hinge mechanism is mechanically connecting said first element and said second element, such that said first element is arranged at a first side of said hinge mechanism and that said second element is arranged at a second side of said hinge mechanism, wherein said household appliance further comprises a cover for said wiring, wherein said cover is pivotally attached at said first side of said hinge mechanism, wherein at least a section of said wiring is arranged between said hinge mechanism and said cover.

2 . The household appliance according to claim 1 , wherein one of said elements is a structure of the household appliance and the other of said elements is a door.

3 . The household appliance according to claim 1 , wherein said hinge mechanism is configured as a four-bar-linkage.

4 . The household appliance according to claim 1 , wherein said cover is pivotally attached at said pivot point ( 6 ) of said hinge mechanism.

5 . The household appliance according to claim 1 , wherein said cover extends from said first element to said second element, wherein a free end of said cover is or can be brought into contact with said second element.

6 . The household appliance according to claim 1 , wherein said wiring is attached to said cover.

7 . The household appliance according to claim 6 , wherein said cover comprises at least one clamping means for detachably attaching said wiring to said cover.

8 . The household appliance according to claim 1 , wherein said second element comprises at least one guiding means for guiding of said wiring.

9 . The household appliance according to claim 8 , wherein said at least one guiding means is arranged as an open channel.

10 . The household appliance according to claim 5 , said second element comprising at least one guiding means for guiding said wiring, wherein said free end of said cover is arranged to slide over an opening of said at least one guiding means.

11 . The household appliance according to claim 1 , wherein said second element comprises a cavity for the wiring.

12 . The household appliance according to claim 11 , said second element comprising at least one guiding means for guiding said wiring and a cavity for the wiring, wherein said at least one guiding means is arranged at an opening of said cavity.

13 . Hinge mechanism for a household appliance, for pivotal mounting of a first element to a second element, wherein a wiring is routed between said first element and said second element, and wherein the hinge mechanism comprises at least one pivot point, wherein said hinge mechanism is mechanically connecting said first element and said second element, such that said first element is arranged at a first side of said hinge mechanism and that said second element is arranged at a second side of said hinge mechanism, wherein said household appliance further comprises a cover for said wiring, characterized in that said cover is pivotally attached at said first side of said hinge mechanism, wherein at least a section of said wiring is arranged between said hinge mechanism and said cover, and wherein, the hinge mechanism is a hinge mechanism according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Electrolux Appliances AB

Inventors

• Lampitelli Francesco

Classifications

• E05D11/0081 Primary

  for transmitting energy, e.g. electrical cable routing · CPC title

• E05Y2900/308

  for ovens · CPC title

• E06B7/28

  Other arrangements on doors or windows, e.g. door-plates, windows adapted to carry plants, hooks for window cleaners {(edge protecting devices for door leaves E06B3/88; special glazing; emergency glazing; double glazing E06B3/66)} · CPC title

• F24C15/023

  Mounting of doors, e.g. hinges, counterbalancing · CPC title

• E05D11/0054 Primary

  Covers, e.g. for protection · CPC title