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Household appliance with a camera and a reinforcement part connected thereto, and method for mounting the camera

US11789344B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

BSH Hausgeräte GmbH · DE

Inventors

Daniel Bihr · Kirchheim am Ries, DE
Stephan Kempfle · Ellzee, DE
Christopher Rodney · Burgau, DE
Joachim Schaeferling · Bissingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 13, 2021
Grant date	Oct 17, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 28, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R13/748
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A household appliance includes a camera with a housing and a first electrical plug connector in the housing. A reinforcement part separate from the camera is configured for direct connection to the housing through a cutout in a wall of the appliance such that the housing and the reinforcement part are disposed on opposite sides of the wall. The reinforcement part has a second electrical plug connector for connection to the first electrical plug connector. The second plug connector is a separate component provided on the reinforcement part by a snap-fit connection and/or in the mounted state the first electrical plug connector is snap-fitted to the second electrical plug connector by a snap-fit connection and/or the housing of the camera is connected in the mounted final state to the reinforcement part by a screw connection. A mounting method for the camera is also provided.

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