Patent · US Expired

Household machine for washing or drying laundry

US6865911B2 · kind B2 · utility

9Cited by

2References

21Claims

0Family size

Assignee

BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH · DE

Inventors

Edwin Bolduan · Berlin, DE
Herbert Kleinlein · Oberasbach, DE
Horst Wiemer · Kleinmachnow, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 27, 2003
Grant date	Mar 15, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 27, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
CPC primaryD06F39/02
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Usually disposed in the top region of a household laundry machine is a drawer that is intended for accommodating detergents or condensate and is connected to a three-dimensional grip plate at the front. During operation of the machine, the grip plate is inserted in a recess of an operating panel, which is disposed at least more or less flush with the surface of the front side of the machine. For childproof locking, a latching edge is provided on the frame of the recess, and a catch, which is retained in the latching position by a spring, is disposed in the rear cavity of the grip plate. By virtue of an arresting device, the catch can be retained outside the latching position if an arresting slide is located in an arresting position.

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