Patent · US Expired

Household appliance

US5966873A · kind A · utility

4Cited by

3References

7Claims

0Family size

Assignee

BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH · DE

Inventors

Helmut Jerg · Giengen an der Brenz, DE
Jutta Wagner · Hermaringen, DE
Bernd Schessl · Dillingen/Saar, DE
Dieter Hotz · Dischingen, DE
Alfred Raab · Wertingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 20, 1997
Grant date	Oct 19, 1999
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 20, 2017

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF24C15/023
WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In order to provide a household appliance having a door (1) which can be pivoted about a horizontal axis formed by hinges arranged on both sides of the door (1), which is composed of a shell of an outer door panel (2) and an inner door panel, in which the door (1) is effectively safeguarded against twisting in a simple manner and without using large-volume constructional units, supporting elements are arranged at least in the lower corner regions of the door (1), said elements extending between the hinge and the inner wall of at least one door panel (2, 3).

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