Abstract:
The application relates to a dishwasher (10) which comprises: a washing chamber (12) with a top wall (18), a vertical back wall (14), two opposing vertical side walls (16), a water-collecting bottom (20) at its lower end, a frontal access opening (22) for loading articles to be cleaned, and a door (23) for closing said access opening, at least one basket (24) for accommodating the articles to be cleaned, wherein the basket is laterally supported for sliding movement out of and into the washing chamber on a pair of guide rails (30) which are opposingly arranged inside the washing chamber, and a dispenser (38, 40; 48) for providing an additive to cleaning water to be circulated within the washing chamber. In accordance with the invention the dispenser (38, 40; 48) is provided within one of the guide rails (30).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a cooking hob with illumination equipment. The cooking hob includes at least one transparent or semitransparent panel (10) arranged at the top side of said cooking hob. Further, the cooking hob includes at least one frame (12) enclosing at least partially the panel (10). A plurality of lighting elements (14) is arranged within the frame (12) and beside a narrow side of the panel (10). The frame (12) comprises at least one opening (16) on at least one inner side of said frame (12), so that the cooking hob and/or the environment above said cooking hob are illuminated out of the frame (12).
Abstract:
A method for producing oven muffles (10; 52), comprises: (a) providing a muffle floor (12; 60), a muffle top wall (14), two opposing muffle side walls (16; 32) and a muffle rear wall (18; 62), (b) providing said muffle side walls (16; 32) with means for supporting food preparation trays at a plurality of discrete heights, by alternatively (i) integrally forming a plurality of tracks (34; 54) in the muffle side walls (32), or (ii) providing for each muffle side wall (16) a tray rack (20) comprising a plurality of tracks and providing means (28, 30, 40) for attaching said racks to said muffle side walls; and (c) connecting said muffle rear wall (18; 62) to said muffle floor (12; 60), said muffle top wall (14) and said muffle side walls (16; 32); in which method a dimensioning and shaping is selected for the components of the oven muffle (10; 52) such that the clear width for insertion of trays at the tray support means of opposing muffle side walls (16; 32) is independent of the choice selected in step (b).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a cooking arrangement (1) comprising a cooking hob (2) which is arranged on a worktop (3), wherein the cooking hob (2) is supported on the worktop (3) by means of a carrier frame (4), wherein the cooking hob (2) has a vertical height (H) and a bottom side (5) with a bottom surface (6) which is directed vertically downwards and wherein the worktop (3) has a top surface (7) which is directed vertically upwards. To allow an arrangement of the cooking hob (2) without machining a cutout into the worktop (3) the invention proposes that the carrier frame (4) is designed to support the cooking hob (2) in such a way that the bottom surface (6) of the cooking hob (2) is positioned in a vertical height equal or above (x) the vertical height of the top surface (7) of the worktop (3).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a shelf for a cooking oven, in particular for a domestic cooking oven, with at least one oven cavity. The shelf (10) is extricable from the oven cavity and comprises a plurality of parallel bars (12) extending along the direction of the extraction. The bar (12) comprises a straight central portion and two S-shaped end portions. The straight central portions are arranged at a first level of the shelf (10) and extend within one plane. The shelf (10) comprises a frame (14) enclosing said shelf (10) and arranged at a second level of the shelf (10). The end portions of the bars (10) are attached at the front and rear portions, respectively, of the frame (14). The shelf (10) comprises at least one strengthening (22; 28; 34) extending along a front side (18) of the shelf (10).
Abstract:
Clamping claw for fixing an appliance, which is inserted in an assembly opening of a carrier plate and rests with its rim on the top side of the carrier plate, wherein the clamping claw comprises a base element fixable to a lower portion of the appliance; at least one spring element, which is maintained at the base element and rests on the bottom side of the carrier plate in the assembled state of the clamping claw; and tensioning means being formed in such a manner that they tension the spring element along a clamp travel of pre-defined limited length.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an induction hob with a cooking surface (10) and a number of induction coils (12; 16, 18) within said cooking surface (10). The induction coils (12; 16, 18) are arranged on the cooking surface (10) according to predetermined scheme, so that at least two induction coils (12; 16, 18) can be covered by a standard cooking vessel (14). Each induction coil (12; 16, 18) is connected to at least one induction generator being switched or switchable between a high power and a low power. Each induction generator is separately controllable, so that the induction coils (12; 16, 18) are switched or switchable between the high power and the low power. At least one control unit is provided for controlling the individual induction coils (12; 16, 18) according to a predetermined time pattern. Further, the present invention relates to a corresponding method for controlling the induction hob.
Abstract:
The invention relates to methods for operating a washer, and in preferred embodiments to a washer having a water tank that is integrally, preferably detachably, formed with the washer, wherein the washer comprises a washing chamber for accommodating goods to be cleaned, said washing chamber having in its lower portion a sump for collecting water during operation of the washer, a water inlet, a circulating pump for circulating water through the washing chamber, and a control unit for controlling a washing cycle carried out by the washer. In accordance with the invention, in this method water is fed via the water inlet into the sump; the pressure within an inlet or outlet conduit of the circulating pump is measured; and based on the pressure measurement the washing cycle is controlled and/or indicator signals are issued to a user of the washer.
Abstract:
A home laundry drier (1) provided with a laundry container (3, 5) for housing the laundry to be dried, and with a hot-air generator (7) for circulating a stream of hot air into the laundry container (3, 5); the hot-air generator (4) comprising an air recirculating conduit (8) connected at both ends to the laundry container (3, 5), and a heat exchanger (10) located along the recirculating conduit (8) to cool the airflow (f) from the laundry container (3, 5) and condense the surplus moisture in the airflow (f ); the heat exchanger (10) being provided with a water canister (14) which collects the distilled water produced by condensation of the surplus moisture in the airflow (f) from the laundry container (3, 5), with an in-pressure electric boiler (15) located above the heat exchanger (10) and connected to the recirculating conduit (8), with a electric pump (16) located above the water canister (14) and capable to suck the distilled water from the water canister (14) and to pipe it to the electric- boiler (15), and with a central control unit (12) which determines the flow rate of the steam coming out from the electric boiler (15) and controls the electric pump (16) so as that the flow rate of the water supplied to the electric boiler (15) is almost equal to the flow rate of the steam coming out from the electric boiler (15).