Patent · US Expired

Household appliance, particularly built-in household appliance

US7766525B2 · kind B2 · utility

7Cited by

1References

25Claims

0Family size

Assignee

BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH · DE

Inventors

Michael Rosenbauer · Reimlingen, DE
Bernd Schessl · Dillingen/Saar, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 4, 2003
Grant date	Aug 3, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 23, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF25D2500/02
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A household appliance includes a front door having an upper edge, a front cover disposed in front of the front door; and an optical status display device mounted on the household appliance. The one optical status display device is hidden in a built-in state of the household appliance or is hidden when the front door is closed. The optical status display device is located at a spacing from the upper edge of the front door. The household appliance also includes a light guide for transmitting a signal light emitted by the optical status display device.

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