BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150345721 | LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY BOARD AND DISPLAY PANEL RETAINING INTERFACE FOR A DOMESTIC APPLIANCE - A domestic appliance is provided having an appliance body; a control panel mounted to the appliance body, the control panel having a front side visible to a user of the domestic appliance when the appliance is in an operating condition, and a back side facing the appliance body; a light box attached to the back side of the control panel, the light box having an opening that faces the back side of the control panel, a protrusion that protrudes in a direction away from the control panel and surrounds the opening; and a light emitting display board attached to the light box, the light emitting display board having a light source that emits light and directs the light toward the control panel. The light source is surrounded by the protrusion. | 12-03-2015 |
20150323196 | HOME COOKING APPLIANCE HAVING A FAN CHANNEL - A home cooking appliance includes a housing, a cooking surface on a top of the housing, a cooking compartment in the housing, a cooling air system conveying air through the housing, and a fan channel in fluid communication with the cooling air system, the fan channel having an inlet that takes in air from along a rear wall of the housing into the cooling air system. | 11-12-2015 |
20150323195 | HOME COOKING APPLIANCE HAVING AN EXHAUST CHANNEL - A home cooking appliance includes a housing, a cooking surface on a top of the housing, a cooking compartment in the housing, a cooling air system conveying air through the housing, and an exhaust channel in fluid communication with the cooling air system, the exhaust channel disposed at a rear corner of the housing and exhausting a portion of the cooling air in an upward direction from the rear corner of the housing. | 11-12-2015 |
20150323194 | HOME COOKING APPLIANCE HAVING A REAR EXHAUST LOUVER - A home cooking appliance includes a housing, a cooking surface on a top of the housing, a cooking compartment in the housing, a cooling air system conveying air through the housing, and a rear exhaust louver on the housing, the rear exhaust louver in fluid communication with the cooling air system and exhausting a portion of the air from the housing in an upward direction substantially in a plane of the rear wall of the housing to increase air pressure along a kitchen wall adjacent to the rear wall of the appliance. | 11-12-2015 |
20150292747 | HOME COOKING APPLIANCE HAVING A GAS RAIL SYSTEM - A home cooking appliance includes a housing and a gas cooktop on the housing. The gas cooktop includes a lower cooktop floor and an upper cooktop surface, the gas cooktop including a cooktop burner on the upper cooktop surface. The gas cooktop includes a gas rail system on the housing and disposed between the lower cooktop floor and the upper cooktop surface. The gas rail system supports functional components of the gas cooktop needed for gas leak testing the gas cooktop. The gas rail system supports the functional components in a spaced manner from the lower cooktop floor. | 10-15-2015 |
20150285511 | HOME APPLIANCE WITH IMPROVED GAS IGNITER - A home appliance having an improved gas igniter (or ignitor) including an appliance body, at least one burner assembly supported in the appliance body to provide a heat source for cooking, with the burner assembly including a gas pipe, an igniter in operational communication with the gas pipe, the igniter including a heater element and a shroud covering a portion of the heater element, the shroud including a shroud body defining a chamber having the heater element therein, an inlet opening facing the gas pipe, an outlet opening facing away from the gas pipe, and a constriction intermediate the inlet opening and the outlet opening, thereby defining a fluid flow path through the chamber whereby a fluid stream is directed from the inlet opening, across the heater element, through the constriction to the outlet opening. | 10-08-2015 |
20150280366 | METHOD OF ATTACHING POWER CABLE AND HOME APPLIANCE WITH POWER CABLE - A method of assembling a power cable to a home appliance includes determining a side that the cable will be routed out of, determining an orientation of a positioning device corresponding to the determined side; fastening the positioning device adjacent to a locating mark to fix the orientation, the locating mark being the same regardless of the orientation; electrically connecting the cable to a power cable receptacle on the home appliance; fastening the cable to the positioning device; and routing the cable out of the determined side. A home appliance includes a housing; a power cable electrically connected to a power receptacle offset towards one side of the home appliance; and a positioning device adapted to position and hold the cable. The power cable extends from the housing a same length whether the cable is routed out of the left side or the right side. | 10-01-2015 |
20150260416 | HOME COOKING APPLIANCE HAVING A LOW-PROFILE REAR VENT TRIM - A home cooking appliance includes a housing, a cooking surface on a top of the housing, the cooking surface having an upper surface, and a rear vent trim on the top of the housing and at a rear side of the top of the housing. The rear vent trim has an upper surface that is substantially flush with the upper surface of the cooking surface. The rear vent trim includes an opening permitting air to exit from within the rear vent trim, and the rear vent trim directs the air away from a 90° angle with respect to the upper surface of the cooking surface. | 09-17-2015 |
20150260415 | HOME COOKING APPLIANCE HAVING A FLUE BOUNDARY - A home cooking appliance includes a housing, a cooking compartment in the housing, a flue in the housing and in fluid communication with the cooking compartment for exhausting flue gases from the cooking compartment, an exhaust outlet for exhausting the flue gases from the housing, and a flue boundary connecting the flue and the exhaust outlet, the flue boundary separating flue gases from cooling air flowing through the housing and preventing dilution of flue gases with cooling air. The housing includes a cooling rough-in box having a cooling air flow channel for cooling the rear wall of the flue boundary. The cooling rough-in box includes an opening permitting the cooling air to be drawn into the cooling air flow channel from an exterior of the housing by convection owing to heat on the rear wall of the flue boundary. | 09-17-2015 |
20150260413 | HOME COOKING APPLIANCE HAVING AN AIR CHANNEL - A home cooking appliance includes a housing, a cooking compartment in the housing and accessible through a door in the housing, a cooling air system conveying air through the housing, and an air channel in fluid communication with the cooling air system, the air channel having an outlet exhausting a portion of the air from the cooling air system along a rear wall of the housing. | 09-17-2015 |
20150198364 | REFRIGERATED DRAWER AND DIVIDER ASSEMBLY THEREFOR - A divider assembly for a refrigerated drawer includes a plurality of dividers to form a plurality of adjustable storage compartments. Each of the dividers has a slot formed therein to receive a guide portion of another divider. The guide portions of a first divider are configured to slidably engage the guide portions of a second divider. The slots form openings which allow a cooling airflow to circulate between the storage compartments. | 07-16-2015 |
20150176845 | HOME APPLIANCE WITH IMPROVED BURNER - A home appliance having an improved burner including an appliance body; at least one burner assembly supported in the appliance body to provide a heat source, the burner assembly including a burner head, an electrode and a venturi tube for mixing gas and air and directing the resultant gas and air mixture to the burner head for ignition by the electrode and flame output through the burner head, the venturi tube being formed from a material subjected to an electrolytic passivation process, preferably an anodizing process. | 06-25-2015 |
20150096974 | MODULAR DOMESTIC COOKING APPLIANCE WITH CUSTOMIZABLE COOKING BAYS/ MODULES - A domestic cooking appliance includes a plurality of bays adapted to receive a plurality of different types of modules; a module connected to a bay of the plurality of bays; and a controller, wherein the controller is adapted to determine the bay in which the module is connected and a type of the module of the plurality of different types of modules. A method of controlling a domestic cooking appliance includes connecting a module of a plurality of different types of modules to the domestic cooking appliance; determining a type of the module; determining a position where the module is connected out of a plurality of possible positions; and displaying the type and the location of the module on a display of the domestic cooking appliance. | 04-09-2015 |
20150075512 | HOME COOKING APPLIANCE WITH A SIDE SWING OVEN DOOR HAVING A FRICTION HINGE - A home cooking appliance with a side swing door is provided. The home cooking appliance includes a housing having a cooking cavity, and a side swing door movable about at least one hinge between a closed position and an open position to provide access to the cooking cavity. The at least one hinge includes a friction hinge configured to impede rotational motion of the side swing door. | 03-19-2015 |
20150069048 | METHOD OF OPTIMIZING USE OF COOKTOP AND COOKTOP WITH OPTIMIZATION - A method of optimizing performance of a cooktop with a plurality of adjacent heating zones includes indicating a point for each heating zone; placing a cooking vessel on the cooktop, the cooking vessel being sufficiently large to cover at least two of the points simultaneously; and adjusting the cooking vessel so that the cooking vessel covers the maximum number of the points possible for the size of the cooking vessel. A cooktop includes at least three induction heating elements; and a persistent indicator for each heating element. The cooktop is adapted to instruct a user to cover a maximum possible number of the at least three persistent indicators with a cooking vessel to optimize use of the cooktop. | 03-12-2015 |
20150068509 | HOME COOKING APPLIANCE WITH A SIDE SWING OVEN DOOR HAVING AN INTEGRAL SELF CAPTURING LATCH - A home cooking appliance with a side swing door is provided. The home cooking appliance includes a self capturing latch mechanism that secures and seals the side swing door in the closed position, the self capturing latch mechanism including a stationary hook and a receiver that receives and draws part of the stationary hook into a secured position within the receiver when the side swing door is moved into the closed position to secure the side swing door in the closed position. The receiver provides a variable closing force that varies from a first closing force at an initial engagement of the receiver with the part of the stationary hook to a predetermined second closing force, which is greater than the first closing force, at a completed engagement of the receiver with the part of the stationary hook to seal the side swing door in the closed position. | 03-12-2015 |
20150048731 | MOVABLE CONTROL PANEL TO ALLOW SERVICE ACCESS TO BUILT-IN DOMESTIC APPLIANCE WITHOUT REMOVING APPLIANCE FROM BUILT-IN POSITION - A domestic appliance and cabinet combination is provided. The combination includes a cabinet having a recess and a domestic appliance positioned in the recess. The appliance has a control panel attached to the appliance body by a control panel movement mechanism; electronic devices electrically connected to the control panel; a stationary element fixed to the appliance body; and an electronics support element on which the electronic devices are mounted, the electronics support element being slidingly attached to the stationary element such that the electronics support element can slide in a direction from the back side to the front side while remaining attached to the stationary element. The electronics support element slides from a retracted position to an extended position when the control panel is in the open position, and the extended position of the electronics support element is a service position in which the electronic devices can be serviced. | 02-19-2015 |
20150042221 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR DRAWER UNIT FOR USE WITH COMBINATION DOMESTIC APPLIANCES - A modular appliance combination unit is provided that has a drawer unit and an upper appliance. The drawer unit has two transverse support bars having first ends resting on a structural vertical wall and second ends resting on another structural vertical wall such that the transverse support bars bridge a space occupied by the drawer when the drawer is in a closed position. A pair of universal connector brackets connect the upper appliance to the drawer unit. The transverses support bars support the weight of the upper appliance and have different attachment locations to which the universal connector brackets can be attached such that upper appliances of different widths can be accommodated. | 02-12-2015 |
20150041621 | COMBINATION DOMESTIC APPLIANCE MOUNTING SYSTEM WITH SERVICE CAPABILITY - A modular, multi-piece, domestic appliance combination unit includes a lower appliance; an upper appliance; a universal connector bracket attached to the upper appliance; a support bracket attached to the lower appliance, the support bracket having a plurality of attachment locations that are positioned relative to each other in the horizontal direction; a slide mechanism having an upper slide member fixed to the universal connector bracket, and a lower slide member fixed to the support bracket and slidably attached to the upper slide member. The upper appliance moves relative to the lower appliance in a direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction when the upper slide member moves relative to the lower slide member, and the support bracket is attachable to the lower slide member at different ones of the plurality of attachment locations such that the lower slide member is positionable at different locations along the horizontal direction. | 02-12-2015 |
20140345596 | DOMESTIC COOKING APPLIANCE WITH EMBOSSED LOCKING SYSTEM FOR A GAS FLUE - A domestic cooking appliance is provided. The appliance has an inner space for cooking a food item; a gas burner; an exhaust opening; and a gas flue for directing exhaust gases from the inner space to the exhaust opening. The gas flue has a first part having a plurality of embossed projections, and a first fastener hole; and a second part that attaches to the first part, the second part having a plurality of embossed recesses that engage the plurality of embossed projections, and a second fastener hole that aligns with the first fastener hole when the first part and the second part are in an assembled position. The first part and the second part form a first tubular flue section when they are attached to each other, and the first part has more embossed projections than it does fastener holes. | 11-27-2014 |
20140304944 | HOME APPLIANCE WITH HANDLE, END CAP, AND CRUSH RIB - A home appliance includes a handle; an end cap attaching the handle to the home appliance; and a crush rib disposed between the handle and the end cap. The home appliance may include a locating feature, wherein the crush rib is disposed on the locating feature. The locating feature may be a pin. | 10-16-2014 |
20140297738 | DOMESTIC APPLIANCE AND GAMING SYSTEM INTERFACE - A domestic appliance for recommending a recipe to a user, the domestic appliance comprising: a network connection to receive at least one user energy expenditure parameter; at least one processor programmed to: determine an energy expenditure of the user based on the at least one user energy expenditure parameter; determine a caloric intake recommendation based on the energy expenditure of the user; and determine a recipe recommendation based on the caloric intake recommendation; and at least one audio transducer and/or at least one display configured to communicate the recipe recommendation to the user, said at least one audio transducer being configured to audibly communicate the recipe recommendation, and said at least one display being configured to display the recipe recommendation. | 10-02-2014 |
20140265769 | HOSE LOCK WITH LIVING HINGE, HOME APPLIANCE INCLUDING HOSE LOCK WITH LIVING HINGE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING HOME APPLIANCE INCLUDING HOSE LOCK WITH LIVING HINGE - A home appliance, such as a dishwasher, and a method of assembling a home appliance includes a basin with an integrally formed hose lock. The hose lock includes a slot component and a tab connected to the slot component by way of a living hinge. When the living hinge is bent, a slot in the slot component is closed-off by the tab to secure a hose in the slot component. | 09-18-2014 |
20140263276 | SPRING CLIP ATTACHMENT FOR A SURFACE COOKING MODULE OF A HOUSEHOLD COOKING APPLIANCE - A surface cooking module for a household cooking appliance is provided in which the surface cooking module includes a frame having a front end and a rear end, a front fixation bracket on the front end of the frame, the front fixation bracket for engaging a corresponding first fixation element in a chassis of the household cooking appliance and enabling the frame to pivot about the front end of the frame when engaged with the first fixation element, and a spring clip coupled to the rear end of the frame, the rear end of the frame being opposite the front end of the frame, the spring clip for engaging a second fixation element in the chassis of the household cooking appliance when the cooking module is pivoted downward about the front end of the frame into a mounted position on the household cooking appliance. | 09-18-2014 |
20140261386 | BROIL BURNER OF A HOUSEHOLD COOKING APPLIANCE - A broil burner and a household cooking appliance having a broil burner are provided in which the household appliance includes a housing having an oven cavity and a broil burner in the oven cavity, wherein the broil burner includes a combustion surface with a plurality of ports for permitting a gas/air mixture to permeate through the combustion surface, wherein an area of the plurality of the ports is blocked or plugged to prevent the gas/air mixture from permeating through the combustion surface in the area. | 09-18-2014 |
20140261009 | COMBINATION GRIDDLE AND TEPPANYAKI COOKING UNIT FOR A HOUSEHOLD COOKING APPLIANCE - A combination griddle and teppanyaki cooking unit for a household cooking appliance or stand-alone cooking appliance is provided in which the combination griddle and teppanyaki cooking unit includes a cooking surface, a first heating unit for heating a first portion of the cooking surface, and a second heating unit for heating a second portion of the cooking surface, wherein the first heating unit and the second heating unit are selectively operable to uniformly heat an entire area of the cooking surface in a griddle mode of operation and to concentrate a greater amount of heat in a first area of the cooking surface than in a second area of the cooking surface in a teppanyaki mode of operation. | 09-18-2014 |
20140260775 | ENCODER SELECTOR FOR A MODULE OF A HOUSEHOLD COOKING APPLIANCE - A household cooking appliance is provided in which the household cooking appliance includes a cooking module, a control panel, a rotatable control knob, and a dual-encoder ON/OFF selector for the cooking module. The dual-encoder ON/OFF selector includes a rotatable bezel on the control panel. The rotatable bezel controls activation and deactivation of the cooking module. The rotatable bezel includes an opening, wherein the rotatable control knob extends through the opening of the rotatable bezel and is concentrically arranged within the rotatable bezel. | 09-18-2014 |
20140217869 | ACCESSORY FOR DISHWASHER - An accessory for supporting crockery in a dishwasher comprises a generally U-shaped main body having a pair of legs and a connecting portion that connects the pair of legs, at least one of the legs having a free end that is adapted to be releasably attached to a crockery basket in the dishwasher when in an installation position, and a smoothly radiused portion connecting each leg to the connecting portion, wherein the legs are spaced apart in the installation position a sufficient distance to promote stability of the crockery. | 08-07-2014 |
20140216438 | HOME APPLIANCE WITH IMPROVED OVEN RACK - A home appliance having an oven rack including an appliance body having a plurality of oven walls defining an oven cavity; an oven rack for removable disposition in the oven cavity, wherein the oven rack includes two flat side panels and a plurality of straight cross members extending laterally therebetween to define a cooking vessel support surface; and a pair of traveling gliders wherein each glider includes a channel configured for receipt of one of the side panels wherein the oven rack can travel in and out of the oven cavity supported at the side panels by the traveling gliders. | 08-07-2014 |
20140201688 | USER INTERFACE - GESTURAL TOUCH - A method for controlling a domestic appliance that treats contents, said domestic appliance having a display, a controller, and at least one user input component, the method comprising: displaying a first screen on the display; detecting user input to the at least one user input component; correlating the user input to a gesture type with the controller; determining the gesture type from among a plurality of gesture types with the controller; and displaying a second screen on the display according to at least the gesture type, wherein said second screen is different from said first screen. | 07-17-2014 |
20140201664 | USER INTERFACE FOR OVEN: INFO MODE - A method for controlling a domestic appliance having a display, at least two distinct user input components, and a controller, the method comprising: displaying a first screen on the display; detecting user input to a first user input component; displaying a second screen on the display, said second screen comprising an info mode home screen; detecting user input to a second user input component; determining an info mode sub-category associated with the user input to the second user input component with the controller; and displaying a third screen on the display based on the info mode sub-category determined by the controller, said third screen comprising one of an accessories selection screen showing a plurality of accessories, a food category selection screen showing a plurality of food categories, and an oven mode selection screen showing a plurality of oven modes. | 07-17-2014 |
20140201628 | USER INTERFACE - DEMO MODE - A method for demonstrating a domestic appliance, the domestic appliance having a controller, a display, and at least one user input component, the method comprising: displaying a plurality of images in accordance with a predetermined order on the display; while displaying a first image of the plurality of images in accordance with the predetermined order on the display, detecting at least one user input that is provided to the at least one user input component; responsive to the at least one user input, displaying a second image of the plurality of images that is associated with the at least one user input on the display for an amount of time; and subsequent to the amount of time, displaying the plurality of images on the display in accordance with the predetermined order resuming with a third image, said second image being different from said first image and said third image. | 07-17-2014 |
20140196754 | DISPENSER OPTIMIZATION FOR EASIER CLOSING - A detergent dispenser for dispensing detergent in a domestic appliance, the detergent dispenser comprising a housing, a container defined in said housing and adapted to store detergent, a movable cover adapted to close and seal the container, and at least one extension depending from the cover, said at least one extension adapted to clear detergent from a perimeter of the container as the cover moves. | 07-17-2014 |
20140192623 | USER INTERFACE - OVEN TIMER - A domestic appliance with timer control for the treatment of contents, the domestic appliance comprising a timer configured to track a treatment time period, a display configured to display a plurality of screens, at least one user input component programmed to receive a treatment time input corresponding to a treatment time and receive an expiration function input corresponding to an expiration function subsequent to receiving the treatment time input, and a controller programmed to set the timer with the treatment time in accordance with the received treatment time input and set the expiration function. | 07-10-2014 |
20140191639 | HOME APPLIANCE WITH IMPROVED CONTROL ACCESS - A home appliance defining a width direction and a depth direction, and a control panel extending along the width direction, the control panel having control element components mounted thereat, the home appliance including a chassis within the body adjacent the control panel; first and second spaced brackets mounted to the chassis adjacent the control panel, with fastener portions aligned in the depth direction; and a cross member extending in the width direction between the first bracket and the second bracket with control elements intermediate the cross member and the chassis, the cross member having a fastener portion at each widthwise end thereof and aligned in the depth direction, the cross member being mounted to the first bracket using fasteners aligned in the depth direction, and the second bracket using fasteners aligned in the depth direction, wherein the fasteners are removable from the depth direction. | 07-10-2014 |
20140158110 | HOME APPLIANCE WITH SUPPLEMENTAL PRIMARY AIR SUPPLY - A home appliance, particularly a gas range including an appliance body, a cooktop on the appliance body, an oven cavity in the body, a gas-operable heating element in the cavity for heating the cavity to a cooking temperature and including a gas mixing pipe having an inlet open to the cavity for intake of gas and air for combustion. A ventilation channel extends through the appliance body intermediate the cooktop and the oven cavity. A fan is in the appliance body, the fan being in fluid communication with the ventilation channel for creating an airstream within the ventilation channel. An air conduit extends between the ventilation channel and the gas mixing pipe, with an air conduit inlet in the airstream and an air conduit outlet adjacent the gas mixing pipe to direct air from the airstream to the gas mixing pipe for combustion with the gas and air. | 06-12-2014 |
20140158109 | HOME APPLIANCE WITH TREATED WINDOW AND METHOD FOR TREATING THE WINDOW - A home appliance and method including an appliance body having an oven access opening; an oven door for selectively covering the oven access opening; and a window in the oven door for viewing the oven contents, the window having a treated window portion for obscuring the view of the oven contents behind the treated window portion, the treated window portion being fabricated using a window treatment apparatus for supporting a window for treatment, the window treatment apparatus including a support stand defining a window support area, a blocking element mounted to the window stand for movement into and out of a covering relation with the window support area, the blocking element having a window cover plate having a window cover area smaller in area than the window support area, with the difference in the area of the window support area and the window cover area defining a window treatment area. | 06-12-2014 |
20140150773 | DOMESTIC COOKING APPLIANCE WITH ADJUSTABLE GAS SWITCH MOUNTING SYSTEM - A domestic cooking appliance having a gas burner and a control panel assembly is provided. The assembly includes a control panel cover; a gas switch for regulating an amount of gas delivered to the gas burner; and a mounting bracket having a front section that contacts a back side of the control panel cover, a set back section that contacts the front side of the gas switch, a top section that contacts the top of the gas switch, a bottom section that contacts the bottom of the gas switch, and a tab that extends from the top section of the mounting bracket and is attached to the top section of the mounting bracket such that it is bendable from an installation position to a switch-retaining position. The tab presses against the back side of the gas switch when the tab is in the switch-retaining position. | 06-05-2014 |
20140150772 | DOMESTIC COOKING APPLIANCE HAVING A GAS SWITCH MOUNTING SYSTEM - A domestic cooking appliance having a gas burner and a control panel assembly is provided. The assembly includes a control panel cover having an alignment pin and an opening; a gas switch having a protruding portion that extends through the opening in the control panel cover when the control panel assembly is in an assembled position; a gas manifold for delivering gas to the gas switch, the gas switch being positionally fixed relative to the gas manifold; a mounting bracket positionally fixed relative to the gas manifold, the mounting bracket having a mounting portion attached to the appliance, a positioning surface that supports the control panel cover, and a hole in the positioning surface that receives the alignment pin. The hole is positionally fixed relative to the protruding portion of the gas switch when the control panel assembly is in the assembled position. | 06-05-2014 |
20140150771 | COOKTOP VENTILATION AND COOLING SYSTEM - A domestic cooking appliance is provided. The appliance includes an oven having an oven exhaust duct located above the oven, and an exhaust fan for moving cooling air though the oven exhaust duct and out of an exhaust opening located at an upper rear location of the oven; and a cooktop located above the oven, the cooktop having a main unit configured to be positioned above the oven and having a container support for supporting cooking containers to be heated by the cooktop; and a ventilation system for routing cooling air through the main unit, the ventilation system having a cooling air inlet located at a bottom front of the main unit and above the oven, and a cooktop duct that channels the cooling air from the cooling air inlet to the container support or channels the cooling air from the container support to the oven air exhaust duct. | 06-05-2014 |
20140150768 | DOMESTIC COOKING APPLIANCE HAVING SIDE WALL TRIM MOUNTING - A domestic cooking appliance having a side trim panel system. The appliance includes a mounting bracket attached to the appliance, the mounting bracket being of a universal configuration such that it can be attached to either the left or right side of the appliance outside of a zone adjacent to a cooking space; and a side trim panel that attaches to the mounting bracket and the appliance, the side trim panel being of a universal configuration such that it can be attached to the mounting bracket and the appliance when the first mounting bracket is attached to either the left or right side of the appliance. The side trim panel attaches to the mounting bracket by a friction fit, and where the side trim panel attaches directly to the appliance, it only attaches to the appliance outside of the zone. | 06-05-2014 |
20140137856 | HOME APPLIANCE WITH A TELESCOPIC RACK - A home appliance with a telescopic rack including a cavity with walls having an opposing set of ribs, a rack with opposing side edges, a slide coupled to an opposing side edge, and a brace coupled to the slide and capturing the opposing set of ribs. | 05-22-2014 |
20140132147 | APPLIANCE HEIGHT ADJUSTING ASSEMBLY - A rack height adjusting assembly for use in an appliance having at least one inner bar attached to an interior wall of the appliance, each inner bar having an inner and outer end, the assembly comprising at least one guide bar having a distal and proximal end and adapted to be movably attached to a corresponding inner bar, each guide bar adapted to be releasably positioned at its proximal end to the outer end of the corresponding inner bar, each guide bar and each corresponding inner bar adapted to define a continuous track, said track defining a first and second horizontal section, said first and second horizontal sections being positioned at different heights, and a rack adapted to move along the continuous track between a retracted and extended position, said retracted position corresponding to said first horizontal section and said extended position corresponding to said second horizontal section. | 05-15-2014 |
20140096761 | HOME APPLIANCE WITH IMPROVED GRIDDLE COVER - A home appliance having a griddle cover includes an appliance body; a cooktop on the appliance body and having a griddle; a griddle cover for removable disposition on the griddle for protecting the griddle from contaminants, the griddle cover including a cover body having a plurality of support elements on the cover body; and a mounting arrangement for removably mounting the griddle cover to the griddle including a plurality of feet mounted to the support elements for supporting the griddle cover on the griddle. | 04-10-2014 |
20140061201 | COMPARTMENTALIZED STORAGE CONTAINER - A system for dividing a container into compartments has a divider that divides the container into compartments. The system also has a first support device configured to removably receive and support the divider in a first orientation that forms laterally adjacent compartments and a second support device configured to removably receive and support the divider in a second orientation that forms vertically adjacent compartments. The divider is received by either the first or second support device. | 03-06-2014 |
20140040830 | USER INTERFACE - STATUS BAR - A method for controlling a domestic appliance, said domestic appliance having a display with a first portion and a second portion, a controller, and at least one user input component, the method comprising: displaying a menu in the first portion, detecting user input associated with a first parameter of said menu with the at least one user input component, displaying a first submenu in the second portion, detecting user input associated with a first parameter value of said first submenu with the at least one user input component, displaying the first parameter value in the menu in the first portion, and displaying a second submenu associated with a second parameter in the second portion. | 02-06-2014 |
20140021149 | STEMWARE HOLDER - A stemware holder for a dishwashing rack has a central shaft. The stemware holder also has a holding portion that has a stemware receiving area defined by a first set of prongs and extends from the central shaft in a first direction. The first set of prongs is adapted to hold a portion of a piece of stemware in the receiving area. The stemware holder further has a securing portion that has a dishwasher rack receiving area defined by a second set of prongs and extends from the central shaft in a second direction that is at an angle from the first direction. The second set of prongs is adapted to receive a portion of the dishwasher rack and secure the stemware holder to the dishwashing rack. | 01-23-2014 |
20140001722 | SELF-ELEVATING AND SELF-LOWERING ASSEMBLY CART FOR TRANSPORTING A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE ASSEMBLY COMPONENT | 01-02-2014 |
20130334941 | ACCESSORY FOR DISHWASHER - An accessory for supporting crockery in a dishwasher comprises a generally U-shaped main body having a pair of legs and a connecting portion that connects the pair of legs, at least one of the legs having a free end that is adapted to be releasably attached to a crockery basket in the dishwasher when in an installation position, and a smoothly radiused portion connecting each leg to the connecting portion, wherein the legs are spaced apart in the installation position a sufficient distance to promote stability of the crockery. | 12-19-2013 |
20130328463 | RACK WITH PROTRUSION DEVICE FOR KITCHEN APPLIANCE - A rack for supporting objects within a kitchen appliance has a first side with a first front end and a second side opposing the first side with a second front end. The rack also has a front side extending from the first front end to the second front end and opposing a door of the appliance. The rack further has at least one protrusion member supported on the front side of the rack. The at least one protrusion member is positioned so that the door of the appliance contacts the at least one protrusion member instead of the front side of the rack. | 12-12-2013 |
20130323663 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING A DEPLOYABLE WARMING DRAWER MODULE - A household appliance includes a warming drawer housing having an interior chamber and a warming drawer module having a warming area for placing items to be warmed and a heating device that heats the area. The warming drawer module is movable between a first position in which the warming drawer module is in the interior chamber of the warming drawer housing and the warming area is concealed from an outside of the warming drawer housing by the warming drawer housing, and a second position in which a part of the warming drawer module is outside the warming drawer housing and a portion of the warming area is exposed to the outside of the warming drawer housing. The heating device is coupled to and movable with the warming drawer module between the first position and the second position. | 12-05-2013 |
20130323662 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING A THERMOSTAT RETAINER FOR A THERMOSTAT OF A WARMING DRAWER - A household appliance includes a thermostat retainer for supporting a thermostat in an opening in a support plate. The thermostat retainer includes a first body portion having a first width dimension in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the first body portion, and a second body portion arranged in series with the first body portion in the axial direction of the thermostat retainer. The second body portion has a second width dimension in the direction perpendicular to the axial direction that is greater than the first width dimension. The first body portion and the second body portion cooperate to form a shoulder that prevents the second body portion from passing through the opening in the support plate. The first body portion or the second body portion includes means for preventing rotation of the thermostat retainer in the opening in the support plate. | 12-05-2013 |
20130319996 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING SUPPORTS SUPPORTING A GLASS HEATING ELEMENT OF A WARMING DRAWER - A household appliance includes a warming drawer housing having an interior chamber, and a warming drawer module being movable between a first position in which the warming drawer module is in the interior chamber of the warming drawer housing and a second position in which a part of the warming drawer module is outside the warming drawer housing. The warming drawer module includes a heating element forming a floor surface of the warming drawer module and a support plate that supports the heating element in the warming drawer module. The support plate includes a plurality of supports supporting an underside of the heating element. | 12-05-2013 |
20130319995 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING A WARMING DRAWER WITH A THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE LAYER - A household appliance includes a warming drawer housing having an interior chamber and a warming drawer module in the interior chamber. The warming drawer module includes a glass heating element forming a floor surface of the warming drawer module for receiving items to be warmed, a thermostat having a sensor measuring a temperature of the glass heating element, the thermostat being disposed under the glass heating element, and a thermally conductive layer disposed between an underside of the glass heating element and the sensor of the thermostat. | 12-05-2013 |
20130319994 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING A DRIP GUARD FOR A WARMING DRAWER - A household appliance includes a warming drawer housing having an interior chamber, and a warming drawer module in the interior chamber. The module includes a support plate, a glass heating element forming a floor surface of the module for receiving items to be warmed, a gasket strip covering an upper perimeter surface of the glass heating element, a frame disposed over the gasket strip and the upper perimeter surface, and a first electrical connection disposed adjacent to an edge of the frame. The frame includes a drip guard projecting outward from the edge of the frame and overhanging the first electrical connection to guide a liquid from a surface of the frame or the glass heating element away from the first electrical connection such that the liquid does not come into contact with the first electrical connection. | 12-05-2013 |
20130319398 | SELF-CLEANING HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING A RANGE DOOR WITH A FULL GLASS INNER SURFACE - A household cooking appliance include a housing having an oven chamber accessible through an opening, the opening having a seal surrounding a perimeter of the opening; and a door covering the opening and moveable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position. The door includes a full glass inner panel that abuts the seal when the door is in a closed position. The full glass inner panel includes a surface having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is adjacent to a first area within the perimeter of the seal surrounding the opening and directly exposed to heating of the oven chamber, and the second portion is adjacent to a second area outside of the perimeter of the seal and not being exposed to heating of the oven chamber. The full glass inner panel extends substantially from edge-to-edge of the door. | 12-05-2013 |
20130319397 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING A MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR AN INNER GLASS DOOR - A household cooking appliance including a housing having an oven chamber accessible through an opening, the opening having a seal surrounding a perimeter of the opening, and a door covering the opening and moveable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position. The door includes a full glass inner panel having an inner surface that abuts the seal when the door is in a closed position and shock-absorbing means for absorbing and distributing a shock or an impact on the full glass inner panel. | 12-05-2013 |
20130319396 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING A MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR A MIDDLE DOOR GLASS - A household cooking appliance include a housing having an oven chamber accessible through an opening, the opening having a seal surrounding a perimeter of the opening, and a door covering the opening and moveable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position. The door includes an outer door skin forming an outer surface of the door, the outer door skin including an outer glass panel, a full glass inner panel forming an inner surface of the door, the full glass inner panel abutting the seal when the door is in a closed position, a middle glass panel disposed between the outer glass panel and the inner glass panel, and a middle glass support system that supports the middle glass panel at a predetermined position between the outer glass panel and the full glass inner panel. | 12-05-2013 |
20130319395 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING A LATCH RETAINER FOR AN ALL GLASS INNER DOOR - A household cooking appliance including a housing having an oven chamber accessible through an opening. The opening has a seal surrounding a perimeter of the opening. A door covers the opening and is moveable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position. The door includes a door skin forming an outer surface of the door and a full glass inner panel forming an inner surface of the door. The full glass inner panel abuts the seal when the door is in a closed position. A latch retainer is coupled to the door skin and an oven lock is moveable between a lock position in which the oven lock engages the latch retainer and locks the door in the closed position during a self-cleaning process, and an unlock position in which the oven lock is disengaged from the latch retainer. | 12-05-2013 |
20130319393 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING AN OVEN DOOR WITH AN INTEGRAL DRIP TRAY - A household cooking appliance includes a housing having an oven chamber accessible through an opening, the opening having a seal surrounding a perimeter thereof. An oven door covering the opening and being moveable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position. The oven door includes an outer door skin having an outer glass panel, a full glass inner panel having an inner surface that abuts the seal when the oven door is in a closed position, the full glass inner panel closing an inner side of the outer door skin, and an integrated drip tray assembly that collects condensation from the full glass inner panel. The integrated drip tray assembly is sealed to the full glass inner panel. | 12-05-2013 |
20130318880 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING A MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR DOOR SKIN OUTER GLASS - A household cooking appliance include a housing having an oven chamber accessible through an opening, the opening having a seal surrounding a perimeter of the opening, and a door covering the opening and moveable about a hinge between an open position and a closed position. The door includes an outer door skin forming an outer surface of the door, the outer door skin including an outer glass panel, a full glass inner panel forming an inner surface of the door, the full glass inner panel abutting the seal when the door is in a closed position, a middle glass panel disposed between the outer glass panel and the inner glass panel, and outer glass support means for supporting the outer glass panel on the outer door skin. | 12-05-2013 |
20130318874 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING SYSTEM FOR ALIGNING DOORS AND METHOD THEREOF - A household appliance including a non-adjustable first door, an adjustable second door, and an adjustable third door. The non-adjustable first door provides a reference point for adjusting each of the second door and the third door. A first adjustment device adjusts the second door in a vertical direction until one of a handle and a top edge of the non-adjustable first door and the second door are aligned at a same height. A second adjustment device adjusts the third door in a horizontal direction such that a first gap between the third door and the second door is equal to a second gap between the non-adjustable first door and the second door, and adjusts the third door in the first direction such that the third door is level and a bottom edge of the third door is aligned with a bottom edge of the second door. | 12-05-2013 |
20130313957 | HOME APPLIANCE WITH SUPPORT LEG COVER - A home appliance supported for floor-standing operation, the home appliance including an appliance body, a support member mounted to the appliance body for supporting the appliance on a support surface, a plurality of projections attached to the appliance body adjacent the support member, a first wall member attached to the plurality of projections and extending downwardly from the appliance body and a second wall member attached to the first wall member with the second wall member being movable relative to first wall member, with the wall members covering a side portion of the support member. | 11-28-2013 |
20130313386 | HOME APPLIANCE WITH SUPPORT ASSEMBLY - A floor-standing home appliance in the nature of a range including an appliance body and a support assembly for supporting the appliance body on a support surface, the support assembly including a support member extending away from the appliance body, the support member having an engagement member with a predetermined shape at a distal end thereof, and a shoe attached to the distal end of the support member, the shoe having a receiving well with a shape complimentary to the predetermined shape of the engagement member to receive the engagement member in the receiving well. | 11-28-2013 |
20130312729 | HOME APPLIANCE WITH UNDISTORTED FRONT PANEL CURVATURE - A home appliance including an appliance body having an internal framework; a metal panel covering a portion of the internal framework, the panel having a curved portion turned through the curve inwardly toward an interior of the appliance, wherein the panel surface adjacent the curve is substantially smooth and substantially undistorted, the panel being fabricated by engaging a metal sheet with a bender assembly, holding the metal sheet against translational movement, and applying pressure to the metal sheet using a punch having a curved head and being operatively associated with the bender assembly, the pressure being applied by moving the punch against the metal sheet using a damped punch driver operatively associated with the bender assembly. | 11-28-2013 |
20130312222 | DOMESTIC APPLIANCE HINGE ASSEMBLY WITH UNIVERSAL HINGE BODY DESIGN - A hinge assembly is provided for pivotably attaching a door to a domestic appliance. The hinge assembly includes a hinge body having two mounting areas; a damper; a foot pivotably attached to the damper, the foot being configured to engage a foot receiving portion of the appliance body such that the hinge body and the door pivot relative to the appliance body; and a first mounting spacer attached to the hinge body at a first one of the mounting areas, the first mounting spacer being configured to attach to the door such that the hinge body is fixed relative to the door. Each of the two mounting areas is configured to receive a first fastener to attach the first mounting spacer to the hinge body, and each of the two mounting areas is configured to receive a second fastener to attach the door to the hinge body. | 11-28-2013 |
20130312221 | DOMESTIC APPLIANCE HINGE ASSEMBLY WITH CYLINDER ALIGNMENT SHOULDER BUSHING - A hinge assembly is provided for attaching a door to a domestic appliance. The hinge assembly includes a hinge body; a damper; a foot pivotably attached to the damper and having a pivot end, the foot engaging a foot receiving portion of the appliance such that the hinge body and the door pivot relative to the appliance; and a shoulder bushing attached to the pivot end of the foot and to a pivot point of the hinge body such that the foot pivots relative to the hinge body around the pivot point, the shoulder bushing having a large diameter portion and a small diameter portion. The pivot end of the foot is fixed to the shoulder bushing at a fixing area of the small diameter portion such that a side surface of the pivot end of the foot is in contact with a side surface of the large diameter portion. | 11-28-2013 |
20130312220 | DOMESTIC APPLIANCE HINGE ASSEMBLY WITH DAMPER ALIGNMENT SPACER BUSHINGS - A hinge assembly is provided for pivotably attaching a door to a domestic appliance. The hinge assembly includes a hinge body having two side walls; a damper; a foot pivotably attached to the damper, the foot being configured to engage a foot receiving portion of the appliance body such that the hinge body and the door pivot relative to the appliance body; a pivot member that locationally fixes an eyelet of the damper to the hinge body; and two spacer bushings located on opposite sides of the eyelet and between the eyelet and the side walls of the hinge body. The pivot member extends through the side walls, the spacer bushings and the eyelet. | 11-28-2013 |
20130312219 | DOMESTIC APPLIANCE HINGE ASSEMBLY WITH DOUBLE LINKAGE - A hinge assembly for pivotably attaching a door to a domestic appliance is provided. The hinge assembly includes a hinge body; a damper having a central longitudinal axis; a first linkage member pivotably attached to the damper; a second linkage member pivotably attached to the damper; and a foot pivotably attached at a first end of the foot to the first and second linkage members, the foot being configured to engage at a second end of the foot a foot receiving portion of the domestic appliance such that the hinge body and the door pivot relative to the domestic appliance. The first and second linkage members are offset from and positioned on opposite sides of the central longitudinal axis of the damper. | 11-28-2013 |
20130307397 | HOME APPLIANCE WITH UNITARY ANTI-TIP BRACKET - A home appliance, such as a range, for floor-standing operation, including an appliance body, a floor-standing frame supporting the appliance body, the frame including a traverse frame member and an anti-tip bracket mounted to a support surface, the anti-tip bracket including a stanchion and an engagement member projecting from the stanchion in an generally horizontal manner and a tooth projecting downwardly from a distal end of the engagement member for engagement with a portion of the traverse frame member. | 11-21-2013 |
20130307392 | DOMESTIC APPLIANCE HINGE ASSEMBLY WITH HINGE KEEPER - A hinge assembly is provided for pivotably attaching a door to a domestic appliance. The hinge assembly has a hinge body that attaches to the door; a damper including a damper cylinder attached to the hinge body; a foot attached to the hinge body and the cylinder and engaging a foot receiving portion of the domestic appliance; and a hinge keeper fixedly attached to the appliance body of the domestic appliance. The hinge keeper has a retaining portion that contacts the foot, the retaining portion having an edge that contacts the foot from above such that the foot is prevented from moving vertically upward relative to the appliance body of the domestic appliance, and a fixing portion fixed to the appliance body of the domestic appliance and preventing the retaining portion from moving vertically upward relative to the appliance body of the domestic appliance. | 11-21-2013 |
20130307385 | HOME APPLIANCE HAVING A HIDEAWAY LABEL PLATE - A home appliance includes a housing having a cavity accessible by an opening formed in a sidewall of the housing, a door movable for accessing or closing the opening of the housing, and a deployable rating label plate having a label surface, the deployable rating label plate being movable between a first position in which the label surface of the rating label plate is hidden from view by the housing and a second position in which the label surface of the rating label is exposed and visible to a user. | 11-21-2013 |
20130307384 | HOME APPLIANCE WITH SELF-LOCKING APERTURE - A home appliance includes an appliance body, a front panel mounted to the appliance body and defining a self-locking aperture, and a generally cylindrical electrical element having an electrical element body mounted to the front panel in registry with the self-locking aperture, wherein the panel defining the self-locking aperture has a self-locking assembly for engaging and altering the structure of the electrical element body to retain the electrical element in place. | 11-21-2013 |
20130306054 | HOME APPLIANCE WITH RECESSED WATER VESSEL HOUSING - A home appliance having a water-fed steaming apparatus, the home appliance including an appliance body housing the steaming apparatus; a water supply vessel for supplying water to the steaming apparatus; a vessel housing within the appliance body for holding the water supply vessel; and a mounting assembly for mounting the vessel housing to the appliance body, the mounting assembly including a bezel having a locking element; a bracket engaged with the vessel housing and the locking element; and a spacer element extending between the appliance body and the bracket to define an air gap between the vessel housing and the appliance body for air flow between the vessel housing and the appliance body for cooling the vessel housing. | 11-21-2013 |
20130306051 | HOME APPLIANCE WITH UNITARY BAKE ELEMENT RETAINER - A home appliance having an oven with a bake element, the home appliance including an appliance body, an oven cavity defined within the appliance body, a bake element operationally associated within the oven cavity, a bake element retainer supporting the bake element and mounted adjacent the oven cavity, and a mounting arrangement formed integrally with the bake element retainer for mounting the bake element within the oven cavity. | 11-21-2013 |
20130300274 | HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR DOMESTIC APPLIANCE - A hinge assembly is provided for pivotably attaching a door to a domestic appliance. The hinge assembly includes a damper cylinder; a rod partially located inside the cylinder and partially located outside the cylinder, the rod having an outer surface and being slidable relative to the cylinder in a reciprocating motion between a fully contracted position and a fully extended position; and a coil spring positioned inside the cylinder and around the rod such that the rod extends through a center of the coil spring, the coil spring having an inner surface and an outer surface. The outer surface of the rod contacts the inner surface of the coil spring to prevent the outer surface of the coil spring from contacting the inside surface of the cylinder. | 11-14-2013 |
20130300273 | HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR DOMESTIC APPLIANCE INCLUDING SPRING HAVING LOW-FRICTION COATING - A hinge assembly for pivotably attaching a door to a domestic appliance is provided. The hinge assembly includes a hinge body configured to attach to the door; a damper cylinder attached to the hinge body and having an inside surface; a rod partially located inside the cylinder and partially located outside the cylinder, the rod having being slidable relative to the cylinder in a reciprocating motion between a fully contracted position and a fully extended position; and a coil spring having an inner core and an outer coating, and positioned inside the cylinder and around the rod such that the rod extends through a center of a coil of the coil spring. | 11-14-2013 |
20130292371 | HOME APPLIANCE WITH IMPROVED GRIDDLE INSULATION RETAINER - A home appliance having a griddle includes an appliance body; a cooktop on the appliance body and defining a griddle space; a griddle housing in the body adjacent the griddle space and operatively associated with the griddle; a griddle insulation retainer for removable disposition within the griddle space for supporting insulation material intermediate the griddle and the griddle insulation retainer, the griddle insulation retainer including a base and a wall; and a mounting arrangement for mounting the griddle insulation retainer to the range body including a first mating component on the griddle insulation retainer and a second mating component on the griddle housing, wherein the first mating component is removably joined to the second mating component in a press-fit manner. | 11-07-2013 |
20130292369 | HOME APPLIANCE WITH UNITARY BROIL ELEMENT MOUNT AND REFLECTOR - A home appliance having an oven with a broil element, the home appliance including an appliance body; an oven cavity defined within the appliance body; a broil element mounted within the oven cavity; a broil element reflector mounted to a wall of the oven cavity; and a mounting arrangement formed integrally with the broil element reflector for mounting the broil element within the oven cavity. | 11-07-2013 |
20130291853 | HOME APPLIANCE WITH ADJUSTABLE HINGES - A home appliance having an adjustable door and including an appliance body defining a cavity therein, defining an access opening to the cavity and carrying the door, with the door being movable between a generally vertical covering relationship with the access opening and a generally horizontal open relationship with the access opening; and at least one hinge assembly operatively associated with the door, the hinge assembly including an adjustable hinge receiver and a claw mounted to the hinge receiver and the door to extend therebetween, the hinge receiver including an adjustment assembly operatively connected to the claw for at least one of raising the door and lowering the door with respect to the appliance body, the adjustment assembly including a user-accessible adjustment member, wherein the adjustment member and the claw are in general vertical alignment and the adjustment member is disposed above the claw. | 11-07-2013 |
20130276909 | HOME APPLIANCE WITH MAINTOP GAS CONTROL APPARATUS - A home appliance with maintop gas control includes a gas control apparatus including a pressure regulator for receiving gas from a gas facility and distributing gas within the home appliance, the pressure regulator defining a gas conduit having a gas inlet, at least one gas outlet, and a valve disposed intermediate the gas inlet and at least one gas outlet, the valve including a valve stem configured for movement along an axis to open and close the valve; and a valve actuator including a drive element disposed remotely from the valve, the drive element being a rotary drive element operatively engaged with the valve stem for moving the valve between an open position and a closed position; and a mechanical link assembly disposed intermediate the valve stem and the drive element for converting rotary movement of the drive element into linear movement of the valve stem. | 10-24-2013 |
20130276468 | REFRIGERATOR AND ICE MAKING DEVICE FOR PRODUCING AND RELEASING CLEAR ICE, AND METHOD THEREOF - A refrigerator and ice making device for producing and releasing clear ice and a method thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, an ice tray of the ice making device may include at least one receiving part that receives water for freezing into the clear ice, the at least one receiving part having an opening provided at a top portion thereof through which the water is supplied and the clear ice is discharged from the at least one receiving part. At least one oscillator may be disposed on the ice tray, the at least one oscillator structured to keep the water moving during the ice production process. The at least one oscillator may also be used to vibrate the ice tray to release the clear ice into a collection tray. | 10-24-2013 |
20130273303 | CORNER INSERT FOR SHEET PANEL ASSEMBLY - A folded sheet panel assembly includes a gap formed in a corner region which is filled with a corner insert member. A retention clip is attached to the corner insert to retain the corner insert once installed in the gap. The retention clip includes outwardly flaring wing portions which press upon inner surfaces of the sheet panel to fix the installed position of the corner insert. The corner insert includes a locking device which engages a surface of the retention clip to limit or prevent movement of the corner insert relative to the retention clip. | 10-17-2013 |
20130192085 | WASHER DRYER WITH A TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND PROCESS FOR ITS OPERATION - A washer-dryer including a tub, a drum mounted in the tub to be rotatable around an essentially horizontal axis for receiving laundry items, a process air circuit comprising an air heater and a blower to heat and circulate the heated air through the drum, a heat exchanger to condense moisture from the process air exiting the drum, and at least one temperature sensor, wherein at least a part of a surface of the temperature sensor is formed from a hydrophobic material, and a method for operating the washer-dryer. | 08-01-2013 |
20130162133 | WINE PRESENTER - A wine presenter is provided for presenting one or more bottles of wine. The wine presenter has a base portion configured to support the wine presenter, a foot portion operatively coupled to a bottom side of the base portion and configured to rest the wine presenter on a surface, and an elongated portion having a bottom end, a top end, a front side, and a back side. The elongated portion is operatively coupled to the base portion at the bottom end and extends in an orthogonal direction from the base portion and the elongated portion has one or more grooves configured to hold at least a portion of a wine bottle. The wine presenter is configured to hold one or more wine bottles on both the front side and the back side of the elongated portion of the wine presenter. | 06-27-2013 |
20130160483 | CANTILEVERED SHELVING RACK - A refrigerator comprises a main body having an enclosable interior compartment, the compartment including at least one wall having and at least one channel recessed into the wall; at least one shelf mounted in the compartment; and a fixing rail mounted to the wall and within the channel so that the fixing rail and portions of the wall adjacent the channel are substantially flush. The fixing rail has a plurality of mounting locations for the shelf to allow adjustable mounting of the shelf relative to the wall. | 06-27-2013 |
20130160481 | APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING LIQUIDS - A dispensing unit includes a liquid collecting apparatus having a drip tray and a drip tray cover. The drip tray cover has an upper surface which comprises a plurality of troughs for collecting liquids. The tray includes an intermediate wall about which the drip tray cover pivots thereby allowing easy removal of the drip tray cover. | 06-27-2013 |
20130152422 | DRYER WITH A TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND PROCESS FOR ITS OPERATION - A washer dryer comprising a tub, a drum mounted in the tub to be rotatable around an essentially horizontal axis for receiving laundry items, a process air circuit comprising an air heater and a blower to heat and circulate the heated air through the drum, a heat exchanger to condense moisture from the process air coming out of the drum, and a first temperature sensor in the connecting part between the tub and the heat exchanger, whereby the first temperature sensor is located at a height that is above the lower end of the drum and below the heat exchanger to allow the first temperature sensor to be at least partially immersed in an aqueous liquid contained in the tub when the washer dryer is operated in a washing or rinsing phase. The invention also relates to a method for the operation of this washer dryer. | 06-20-2013 |
20130147334 | REMOVABLE SIDE HINGE WITH TEMPORARY HOLDING FEATURE FOR A HOME APPLIANCE - A hinge assembly for pivotably attaching a door to a home appliance includes a hinge bracket having a body; a hooking member that releasably engages a receiving feature of the home appliance; and a securing member fixed to the body. A fastener secures the securing member to the appliance in an operating position of the door and such that removal of the fastener releases the securing member from the home appliance so that the hooking member can be disengaged from the receiving feature to allow removal of the door from the home appliance, and the engagement of the hooking member with the receiving feature supports the weight of the door when the fastener is removed such that the receiving feature of the appliance supports the weight of the door to maintain a temporary vertical position of the door. | 06-13-2013 |
20130145644 | PROCESS FOR OPERATING A WASHER DRYER WITH A SENSOR PLACED BETWEEN A TUB AND A HEAT EXCHANGER, AND RELATED WASHER DRYER - A method for operating a washer dryer comprising a tub, a drum mounted in the tub to be rotatable around an essentially horizontal axis for receiving laundry items, a process air circuit comprising an air heater and a blower to heat and circulate the heated air through the drum, a heat exchanger to condense moisture from the process air coming out of the drum, a sensor placed in the process air circuit between the tub and the heat exchanger, and a rinsing device, whereby the rinsing device flushes the sensor in a flushing phase with an aqueous cleaning liquid when the temperature T in the process air circuit between the tub and the heat exchanger is in a temperature range between an upper temperature limit T | 06-13-2013 |
20130134853 | REMOVABLE SIDE HINGE FOR APPLIANCE - A hinge system for mounting a door to an appliance has an upper hinge bracket having an upper hinge swing element configured to engage a door upper swing element fixed to the door, the engagement of the upper hinge swing element and the door upper swing element allowing the door to swing about a vertical axis between an open position and a closed position, and an upper hinge pivot limiting element configured to engage a frame pivot limiting element fixed to the appliance; a lower hinge bracket having a lower hinge swing element configured to engage a door lower swing element, and a system pivot element configured to engage a frame pivot element such that the upper hinge bracket, the lower hinge bracket, and the door are pivotable about a horizontal axis as a unit relative to the appliance while still being attached to the appliance. | 05-30-2013 |
20130134847 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE INCLUDING FORCE DISTRIBUTOR - A household appliance including a cabinet having a frame and one or more force distributors structured to absorb forces that the cabinet receives during shipping and handling. The one or more force distributors may include a block portion having cut-out sections throughout that lead to a generally flat planar bottom portion. To reduce material costs, the cut-out sections may include a surface area of greater than fifty percent of the total surface area of the one or more force distributors. The invention also includes a method for attaching the one or more force distributors to the household appliance. | 05-30-2013 |
20130113353 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE INCLUDING SNAP-ON TOE KICK PANEL - A household appliance including a frame defining a cavity at a bottom of the household appliance and a toe-kick panel structured to cover electrical components of the household appliance housed in the cavity. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the toe-kick panel includes at least one snap-on connector to secure the toe-kick panel to the frame. The invention also includes a method for attaching the toe-kick panel to the household appliance. | 05-09-2013 |
20130113351 | DISHWASHER WITH ERGONOMIC CLOSURE DEVICE - A dishwasher comprises a compartment to hold items to be washed and/or dried, the compartment including a front opening; a closure device to sealingly close the opening, the closure device being movable between open and closed positions; and an insert having a front side with a portion that is flush or substantially flush with a front surface of the closure device. The insert includes a recessed handle that is inwardly recessed into the front face of the closure device. The handle is elongated in a horizontal sense and to such an extent that the handle is accessible by a user when standing at a position laterally adjacent the dishwasher, (e.g., in front of a sink) to better avoid the need for the user to lean over to access the center of the dishwasher. | 05-09-2013 |
20130093303 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE INCLUDING A POSITIVE RACK STOP FOR A LOWER RACK SYSTEM - A household appliance including a lower rack system, the lower rack system including a lower rack movable into and out of the household appliance along first and second tracks extending from a tub of the household appliance to an interior portion of a door of the household appliance. In an exemplary embodiment, the lower rack includes a rack stop structured to limit ingress and egress of the lower rack from the tub along the first and second tracks. | 04-18-2013 |
20130092032 | INTELLIGENT HOME COOKING APPLIANCE, ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS, AND/OR METHODS - The technology disclosed herein relates to intelligent home/residential cooking appliances and interactive content that is interpretable to send instructions to such intelligent cooking appliances, as well as associated systems and/or methods for generating and/or processing the same. In certain instances, an intelligent home/residential appliance may receive and/or display the content for a user and, at appropriate times, possibly prompt a user to take actions or automatically take appropriate actions for the user. Such activities advantageously may prompt a user in some examples to more actively participate in, and/or interact with, a cooking show or program. A user therefore may be more immersed in a cooking experience and feel more comfortable trying out new recipes, given the expectation that the cooking appliance itself may help to resolve problems as they arise and/or suggest solutions to detected abnormalities. | 04-18-2013 |
20130071684 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE INCLUDING A FASCIA PANEL HAVING A METALLIC FILM - A household appliance including at least one fascia panel, wherein the at least one fascia panel includes a film having a metallic material that provides a metallic appearance to the at least one fascia panel. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the metallic material may include one of a stainless steel material and a brushed nickel material. Further, the fascia panel may be formed from at least one of plastic, wood, and metal. | 03-21-2013 |
20130027214 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE INCLUDING INFORMATION LIGHT DEVICE - A household appliance includes an information light device that projects light onto a surface to enable a user to determine whether or not the household device is in operation. The information light device may include a light guide. The light guide may be disposed along a side portion of the household appliance. | 01-31-2013 |
20130026891 | FULL DEPTH MANIFOLD SKIN WITH INTEGRATED SIDE TRIM FOR DOMESTIC KITCHEN APPLIANCE - A manifold skin/side trim combination for a domestic kitchen appliance built into a cabinet is provided. The combination includes a manifold skin having a main skin body having a first surface and a second surface, and an opening in the first surface; and a side trim of the domestic kitchen appliance configured to be positioned adjacent to a front face of the cabinet, the side trim having a main section, an insertion extension that extends into the opening, and a transition section that connects the insertion extension to the main section such that the insertion section extends at an extension angle greater than zero degrees relative to the main section. An outside surface of the main section of the side trim is in the same plane as the second surface of the main skin body, and the second surface is adjacent to the first surface. | 01-31-2013 |
20130025581 | EXHAUST BAFFLE FOR KITCHEN APPLIANCE - An exhaust baffle is provided for a domestic appliance. The exhaust baffle includes a support bracket having two tabs, the tabs being configured to slide into engagement with slots formed in the base of the domestic appliance, two support elements, each of the support elements extending from one of the tabs at an angle and having a bearing surface, and a bridging element that extends from the two support elements at an angle, the bridging element connecting the two support elements; a baffle top having a hot gas directing portion that rests on the bearing surfaces of the support bracket and an opening that receives the bridging element; and a baffle bottom having a substantially flat member, the baffle bottom holding the support bracket in the slots when the baffle bottom is in an operating position. | 01-31-2013 |
20130025580 | BROILER SHIELD FOR A RESIDENTIAL OVEN AND RESIDENTIAL OVEN INCORPORATING SAME - A broiler reflector is provided between an upper wall of a cooking cavity of a residential oven and a broiler heating element. The broiler reflector helps to direct radiant heat energy emitted upward from the broiler heating element downward towards food items located beneath the broiler heating element. The shape of the broiler reflector helps to ensure that a sufficient amount of the radiant energy is directed to the front and rear portions of an underlying rack to ensure even cooking and even browning. The broiler reflector can include a front reflecting portion and a rear reflecting portion, each of which include first and second reflectors. | 01-31-2013 |
20130025579 | MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY FOR A DOMESTIC KITCHEN APPLIANCE - A manifold assembly having a plurality of controls for a domestic kitchen appliance is provided. The assembly includes a structural frame; an esthetic skin fixed to the structural frame; at least one clamp; and a control panel including the plurality of controls, the control panel being replacably removably clamped to the structural frame by the at least one clamp. The structural frame provides structural support for the skin and the control panel, and the structural frame includes control panel locating features that locate the control panel relative to the skin. | 01-31-2013 |
20120323392 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES - A household appliance configured to communicate with a second household appliance, a network of household appliances that can communication with each other, and method of controlling an operation of a primary function unit of a first household appliance based on one of a priority scheme and synchronized duty cycles of the first household appliance and the second household appliance, wherein the first household appliance is configured to communicate with the second household appliance. The household appliance includes a primary function unit, a controller that controls an operation of the primary function unit, a two-way communication module that transmits and receives signals between the controller and the second household appliance. | 12-20-2012 |
20120306333 | ACCESSORY FOR DISHWASHER - An accessory for supporting crockery in a dishwasher comprises a generally U-shaped main body having a pair of legs and a connecting portion that connects the pair of legs, at least one of the legs having a free end that is adapted to be releasably attached to a crockery basket in the dishwasher when in an installation position, and a smoothly radiused portion connecting each leg to the connecting portion, wherein the legs are spaced apart in the installation position a sufficient distance to promote stability of the crockery. | 12-06-2012 |
20120293052 | WORK TOP AND HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING A LAUNDRY HANGING DEVICE - A domestic household laundry appliance including a housing having a door for accessing an interior of the housing, and an attachment device on the housing, the attachment device for securing and supporting a laundry hanger device. The laundry hanger device is releasably secured in the attachment device. | 11-22-2012 |
20120291302 | NOISE-REDUCING LAUNDRY DRUM FOR A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - A drum for a household appliance, and a household appliance having a drum, wherein the drum includes a cylindrical shell, a front sheet on a front of the cylindrical shell, and a rear sheet on a rear of the cylindrical shell, wherein a portion of the cylindrical shell includes a noise-dampening coating. | 11-22-2012 |
20120285032 | PIVOTALLY-DEPLOYABLE WORK SURFACE FOR A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - A work surface device for a domestic household appliance and a household appliance having a work surface. The work surface device includes a housing having a cavity accessible by an opening formed in a sidewall of the housing, and a pivotally-deployable work surface supported by the housing at a pivot point, wherein the pivotally-deployable work surface is movable about the pivot point from a stored position within the cavity to a deployed position outside of the housing, and wherein the pivotally-deployable work surface has a planar upper support surface. | 11-15-2012 |
20120255330 | DRAIN HOSE CLIP FOR A WASHER - A drain hose clip for securing a drain hose to a household appliance, and a household appliance having the drain hose clip and drain hose. The drain hose clip includes a body configured to be coupled to the drain hose and to secure the drain hose to the household appliance, and an orientation control feature on the body that engages a corresponding orientation control feature on the drain hose to maintain a fixed position of the drain hose with respect to the body of the drain hose clip. | 10-11-2012 |
20120255329 | DRAIN HOSE FOR A WASHER - A drain hose for a household appliance in which the drain hose includes a first open end, a second open end, and a continuous portion extending from the first open end to the second open end, wherein the continuous portion includes a first bending portion having a plurality of repeating profiles, wherein a cross-section of each profile includes a ridge and a trough, and wherein one of the ridge has three predetermined bending points, and the trough has two predetermined bending points. | 10-11-2012 |
20120230049 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE INCLUDING INFORMATION LIGHT DEVICE - A household appliance including an information light device that allows a user of the household appliance to determine when the household device is in operation, and a method thereof. The information light device may include a light guide structured to indicate an operating status of the household appliance. The light guide may be disposed at a lower portion of the household appliance, and embodied as a wave guide where at least part of the light that exits the light guide is guided in a direction that is perpendicular to the light guide and onto a floor where the household appliance is disposed. | 09-13-2012 |
20120211453 | APPLIANCE WITH A SUPPORT RACK HAVING A PLURALITY OF SUPPORT ELEMENTS - A support rack for an appliance such as a laundry dryer includes a plurality of support elements that are designed to hold items at least partially above a main support surface of the rack. The support elements may be movably mounted on the rack so that they can be moved between stowed and deployed positions. The ends of the support elements may have configurations that are designed to securely hold items, such as delicate clothing items. Holders on either the rack or the support elements, or on both, could hold the support elements in stowed and deployed positions. In some instances, the support elements may also be removably mounted on holders on the rack. | 08-23-2012 |
20120204853 | HOUSEHOLD GAS APPLIANCE WITH A MAGNETICALLY CONTROLLED GAS SUPPLY SYSTEM - A household gas appliance includes a gas supply valve which is operated using a magnetic key. The gas supply valve itself may be magnetically operable. In this instance, when a magnetic key is placed adjacent the magnetically operable gas supply valve, the gas supply valve would open. When the magnetic key is removed, the gas supply valve would close. In other embodiments, a magnetic sensor may sense the presence or absence of a magnetic key. If the magnetic key is present, the magnetic sensor would generate an opening signal which causes the gas supply valve to open. When the magnetic key is removed, the magnetic sensor would generate a closing signal which causes the gas supply valve to close. | 08-16-2012 |
20120194048 | DOMESTIC APPLIANCE WITH HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE FOOT - A domestic appliance, in particular a domestic dishwasher, having at least one height-adjustable foot. According to an embodiment the invention, the foot comprises sections with essentially different coefficients of static friction. | 08-02-2012 |
20120193337 | ELECTRIC OVEN WITH A HEATING ELEMENT REFLECTOR - An electric oven with a heating element designed to conduct broiling operations includes a reflector that is mounted between the heating element and a ceiling of a cooking cavity. The reflector can include reflecting portions that extend downward from side, rear or front edges of the reflector to help focus radiant energy produced by a heating element downward onto an underlying cooking surface. The reflector can also include a plurality of curved segments that are designed to reflect radiant energy emitted upward by the heating element back downward onto an underlying cooking surface. The curved segments can have varying focal lengths to help more evenly distribute the reflected radiant energy across the underlying cooking surface. | 08-02-2012 |
20120154989 | TRANSPARENT DISPLAY FOR HOME APPLIANCES - A home appliance includes a front surface having an appearance. A transparent display is disposed on the front surface, and the display has an appearance that matches the appearance of portions of the front surface of the home appliance that are adjacent to the display. The display may be disposed (e.g., mounted) on the exterior of the front surface such that the front surface is visible through the transparent display. Alternatively, the transparent display may be disposed in or behind an aperture in the front surface of the home appliance. In this instance, a trim plate having an appearance that matches the front surface of the home appliance is mounted behind the transparent display, and the trim plate is visible through the transparent display. | 06-21-2012 |
20120153794 | HOME APPLIANCE WITH IMPROVED RACK SYSTEM - A home appliance includes a rack that is mounted inside a cavity of the home appliance. The rack is mounted on rails that are located on opposite sidewalls of the home appliance cavity. The rack includes runners that are mounted on the rails. Each of the runners has a channel or aperture that receives one of the rails when the rack is mounted on the rails. One or more protrusions may be disposed on a surface of the channel or aperture of at least one of the runners. The one or more protrusions may be received in a channel formed on a surface of the corresponding rail. The protrusions may be rollers with vertical and/or horizontal axes of rotation. | 06-21-2012 |
20120153787 | MOTORIZED HOME APPLIANCE DOOR - A home appliance that includes a power operated door includes a first sensor that is accessible to a user when the door is closed, and a second sensor that is accessible to the user when the door is open. The first sensor is used to cause the door to move from the closed position to the open position. The second sensor is used to cause the door to move from the open position to the closed position. The first sensor may be located on an exterior of the door and the second sensor may be located on an inner surface of the home appliance or on an inner surface of the door itself. | 06-21-2012 |
20120146475 | ATTACHMENT RAIL SYSTEM FOR HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - An attachment system for attaching a household appliance to a cabinet. The system includes a base having a main body for attaching to the cabinet, front and rear lugs that project substantially horizontally from and are elevated relative to a support area of the cabinet, and a rail catch projecting from the positioning base; and a rail adapted to be attached to a side of the appliance. The rail has a lip that engages the rail catch and limits movement of the rail in a vertical direction, a rear engagement area that engages the rear lug in the installed position, and a front engagement area that engages the front lug in an installing position and in the installed position. The front engagement area has a notch in which the front lug rests in the installed position, and a ramp sloping downward from the notch toward the rear engagement area. | 06-14-2012 |
20120146474 | POSITIONING BASE WITH ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT LEVELERS FOR A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - A positioning base for locating a household appliance in a cabinet is provided. The base has a main body for attaching to a support area of the cabinet; an elevated section attached to the main body, an upper surface of the elevated section being located above the main body; and a plurality of adjustable levelers attached to the upper surface. Each adjustable leveler has a head for supporting the household appliance, and an adjustment portion fixed to the head and movable relative to the upper surface of the elevated section such that movement of the adjustment portion moves the head vertically relative to the upper surface of the elevated section. The head of each of the adjustable levelers provides a resting point for a support point on the household appliance, and each adjustable leveler is adjustable independently of each of the other adjustable levelers. | 06-14-2012 |
20120133262 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE INCLUDING GLASS INTERIOR WALLS - A household appliance having a housing defining an interior space. In an exemplary embodiment, the housing may include a plurality of internal walls, wherein at least one of the plurality of internal walls is made of a glass material. Further, the interior space may be under a refrigeration condition. | 05-31-2012 |
20120118601 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE INCLUDING TWO-PIECE FASCIA PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE TWO-PIECE FASCIA PANEL - A household appliance having at least one fascia panel. In an exemplary embodiment, the at least one fascia panel may include an electronics housing structured to house electronic components for operating the household appliance, and a cosmetic panel structured to be at least one of mounted and joined with the electronics housing. The cosmetic panel may include one or more interfaces cooperating with the electronic components for operating the dishwasher. | 05-17-2012 |
20120117735 | SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF DETECTING IMBALANCE OF A LAUNDRY MACHINE - A system and method of using a fluid flow sensor for detection of load imbalance in a laundry machine. The invention includes a laundry machine, wherein the laundry machine includes a housing; a tub disposed in the housing; a drum rotatably disposed in the tub; a motor to rotate the drum; an outflow orifice at substantially the lowest point of the tub; a pump for draining the tub of water during a dewatering phase; and an outflow line between the outflow orifice and the pump. The system further includes a fluid flow sensor disposed inline with the outflow line, wherein the fluid flow sensor senses fluid flow rate variation within the outflow line; and a controller adapted to measure motor speed variation and/or fluid flow rate variation, wherein the controller initiates an imbalance routine when a threshold value of variation in motor speed or fluid flow rate is exceeded. | 05-17-2012 |
20120090390 | Apparatus and method for testing an edge of a workpiece for sharpness - An apparatus for testing an edge of a workpiece for sharpness includes a body, a probe extending outwardly and pivotably mounted from the body, the probe is biased in a direction for placement against an edge of a workpiece with a predetermined force, a test head on a distal end of the probe for mounting test tape for physical contact with an edge as a test medium, a test point for mounting to the workpiece, and a continuity circuit mounted to the body in electrical communication with the test head and the test point for providing a predetermined electrical current between the test head and the test point through the workpiece when the test tape is cut sufficiently by the workpiece to allow the test head to touch the workpiece to form a complete circuit. | 04-19-2012 |
20120061185 | BUSHING LUBRICATOR AND SYSTEM - A bushing lubricator includes an elongate body having a lubricant passage extending from an inlet opening to an outlet port. The elongate body includes a connection portion at the inlet opening for engaging with a lubricant tray of a lubricating system, a main body portion in a central region, and a bushing lubricator portion of a width to accommodate a bushing with an interior surface of the bushing surrounding the bushing lubricator portion. The outlet port on a periphery of the bushing lubricator portion discharges lubricant onto the interior surface of a bushing. | 03-15-2012 |
20110320041 | OVEN TESTING FIXTURE AND METHOD - A testing apparatus is provided for opening and closing a door of an appliance being tested. The apparatus includes a framework; a first actuator attached to the framework, the first actuator having a retracted position and an extended position; a first attaching bar attached to the first actuator and to the door; and a controller for controlling the first actuator such that the first actuator causes the door to move to an open position when the actuator moves from a first one of the extended position and the retracted position to the other of the extended position and the retracted position, and the first actuator causes the door to move to a closed position when the actuator moves from the other of the extended position and the retracted position to the first one of the extended position and the retracted position. | 12-29-2011 |
20110317738 | TEMPERATURE CABINET SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A framework is provided for positioning a testing cabinet for testing an appliance. The framework includes a base for supporting the appliance; a first side frame attached to the base; a rear frame attached to the base; a second side frame attached to the base and located opposite to the first side frame; and a top frame attached to the first side frame. The first side frame, the rear frame, the second side frame, and the top frame are adapted to hold panels of the testing cabinet in a predetermined position relative to the appliance, and the framework is adapted to hold a side panel of the panels of the testing cabinet in a plurality of different positions. | 12-29-2011 |
20110315835 | COMPRESSIVE STABILIZING GRATE FOOT - A foot for a pan support of a home appliance is provided. The foot includes an insertion portion at a first end of the foot for inserting into a recess in the pan support; and a lower portion adjacent the insertion portion, the lower portion having a compression edge at a second end of the foot opposite the first end in a longitudinal direction of the foot. The compression edge is adapted to deform under the weight of the pan support when the foot is received by a flat receiving surface of the home appliance. | 12-29-2011 |
20110291403 | ANTI-TORQUE PLATE FOR A GAS MANIFOLD PIPE CONNECTION - A pipe and connector assembly of an appliance is provided. The assembly has a pipe for connecting to a fluid system of the appliance; a transition section fluidly connected to the pipe; a connector portion for connecting to the external fluid supply by way of a twisting motion between the external fluid supply and the connector portion; an anti-torque plate fixed rigidly to the transition section, the anti-torque plate having an engagement area; and a shoulder element for attaching the anti-torque plate to a chassis of the appliance. A shoulder portion of the shoulder element is positioned to engage the engagement area of the anti-torque plate such that movement of the anti-torque plate in a plane that is parallel to the twisting motion is restrained by the shoulder portion engaging the engagement area, and movement of the anti-torque plate is permitted along a length of the shoulder portion. | 12-01-2011 |
20110290783 | COOKTOP CONTROL PANEL MOUNTING ASSEMBLY - A domestic appliance includes a control panel and a control panel mounting bracket which includes a frame shaped for being installed on a surface panel of a domestic appliance. The surface panel has an opening therein for receiving the frame. The frame has an open portion for receiving a control mount adhered over the open portion. The surface panel has a top surface and a bottom surface, and the frame has a main securing member having at least one tab extending therefrom. The tab is bendable along a line off-set from vertical such that when the tab is bent, it bears against the bottom surface of the surface panel to urge the frame against the surface panel. | 12-01-2011 |
20110277742 | SLIDE-IN SIMMER POTENTIOMETER FOR A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - A potentiometer for a household cooking appliance including a gas valve having a valve stem. The potentiometer includes a circuit board having a contact, a wiper rotor that is rotatable with respect to the circuit board and having an opening corresponding to an axis of rotation of the wiper rotor, the opening of the wiper rotor for engaging the valve stem of the gas valve, the wiper rotor including a wiper electrically contacting the contact of the circuit board, a housing coupled to the circuit board and enclosing the wiper rotor between the housing and the circuit board, and a first interior edge and a second interior edge formed in each of the circuit board, the wiper rotor, and the housing and defining a channel extending from an outer edge of the potentiometer to the opening of the wiper rotor. | 11-17-2011 |
20110265827 | DISHWASHER WITH IMPROVED CLEANING EFFECT - A dishwasher, wherein a duct system has a function describing a pressure difference in dependence on the rotational speed of the circulating pump and having a lower rotational speed range in which the pressure difference changes at most in proportion to the rotational speed of the circulating pump and an upper rotational speed range in which the pressure difference changes more than in proportion to the rotational speed of the circulating pump; and wherein the control device has a first rinsing program in which the circulating pump is operated at a normal cleaning rotational speed for normal cleaning of the rinsing stock and a second rinsing program in which the circulating pump is operated at an intensive cleaning rotational speed higher than the normal cleaning rotational speed and lying in the upper rotational speed range for intensive cleaning of the rinsing stock. | 11-03-2011 |
20110241844 | APPLIANCE INCLUDING A RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION OF DYNAMIC DATA BY THE APPLIANCE VIA THE RFID DEVICE - An appliance including a two-way radio frequency identification (RFID) device for dynamic communications, with for example, an RFID reader used by a technician. The RFID device may include an electronic controller structured to control operating functions of the appliance. The RFID device may further include a storage medium structured to store information about the appliance and computer-executable instructions operable to control the operating functions of the appliance. A transmitter may be incorporated allowing the appliance to send and receive dynamic data between the appliance and one or more remote RFID devices using two-way communication protocols at all levels. | 10-06-2011 |
20110241507 | HINGE PULLEY FOR DOMESTIC HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - A hinge pulley for a household appliance having a housing, a washing container in the housing, a door pivotable about a horizontal axis at the lower part of the door between an open and a closed position for accessing an interior of the washing container, and a transmission element coupled between the door and the housing. The hinge pulley includes a unitary molded body having an integral first channel having a first curved portion for guiding the transmission element, and an integral second channel having a second curved portion for guiding the transmission element, wherein a portion of one of the integral first channel and the integral second channel includes a sliding surface formed from an ultra high molecular weight material. | 10-06-2011 |
20110240060 | VARIABLE SPRAY-PATTERN IN WATER-USING CLEANING APPLIANCES - A dishwasher including a variable spray device operable to spray a liquid into a washing container of the dishwasher, the variable spray device, and a method thereof. The variable spray device may be structured to include a chamber for receiving the liquid therein, such as a dishwashing liquid or water, and a liquid deflector disposed in the chamber. The liquid deflector may have a geometrically shaped perimeter, for example, a conical shape, that allows for the generation of a centrifugal force within the chamber used in directing the spray of the liquid into the washing container. By varying a force or pressure of the liquid as it interacts with the liquid deflector in the chamber, variable spray patterns may be generated. | 10-06-2011 |
20110221313 | REMOVABLE KICK PANEL FOR A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - A kick panel for a household appliance, wherein the household appliance includes a housing body and a front panel defining a front of the housing body, the front panel including a front wall and a first side wall adjacent to a first end of the front wall of the front panel, the first side wall of the front panel including a cut-out. The kick panel includes a front wall and a first side wall adjacent to a first end of the front wall of the kick panel, wherein an inner concealed surface of the first side wall of the kick panel includes a catch device extending therefrom for engaging the cut-out of the front panel and securing the kick panel to the front panel, and wherein the kick panel conceals the catch device from view when viewed from a front of the household appliance. | 09-15-2011 |
20110220636 | FREQUENCY-MODULATED ELECTRIC ELEMENT CONTROL - A system, method, and computer-readable medium for controlling power applied to a heating element. A rectifier receives AC voltage supplied from an AC voltage supply and rectifies the AC voltage to DC voltage. A pulse-width modulation controller generates and transmits a pulse-width modulation signal, and a DC voltage modulator receives the DC voltage from the rectifier and the pulse-width modulation signal from the pulse-width modulation controller. Based on the pulse-width modulation signal, the DC voltage modulator supplies an analog DC voltage signal to the heating element. A feedback circuit reports the actual DC voltage applied to the heating element to a microcontroller and, if the actual DC voltage deviates from the DC voltage encoded in the pulse-width modulation signal, the pulse-width modulation controller modulates the pulse-width modulation signal to minimize or eliminate the deviation. | 09-15-2011 |
20110197638 | STEAM GENERATOR FOR DOMESTIC HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - A household appliance includes a housing having a door formed in a front panel thereof for accessing an interior of the housing, a tub disposed inside the housing for containing a liquid, the tub having an inner surface and an outer surface, and a steam generator. The steam generator includes a heating element inside the tub, and a liquid level sensor on the outer surface of the tub, the liquid level sensor detecting a level of the liquid inside the tub, wherein the liquid level sensor includes a non-contacting sensor that detects the level of the liquid without directly contacting the liquid. | 08-18-2011 |
20110153105 | HOME APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A HOME APPLIANCE - A home appliance includes an electronic controller with a trigger port which starts an operating cycle for the home appliance in response to a signal received on the trigger port that indicates availability of an alternative resource. | 06-23-2011 |
20110148259 | DOMESTIC APPLIANCE WITH HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE FOOT - A domestic appliance, in particular a domestic dishwasher, having at least one height-adjustable foot. According to an embodiment the invention, the foot comprises sections with essentially different coefficients of static friction. | 06-23-2011 |
20110146355 | DYNAMIC LAUNDRY DEFLECTOR FOR A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - A washer including a housing, a washing tub in the housing, a drum rotatably mounted in the washing tub for receiving laundry to be washed, the drum having an axis of rotation and an opening for inserting the laundry into an interior of the drum, and a dynamic deflector coupled to the washing tub, the dynamic deflector being one of translatable in one or more axes and rotatable about one or more of the axes, the dynamic deflector deflecting the laundry that contacts the dynamic deflector toward the interior of the drum. | 06-23-2011 |
20110132041 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING A TUB WITH A FLUID GUIDE - A household appliance includes a housing having a door formed in a front panel thereof for accessing an interior of the housing, a tub disposed inside the housing, and a rotatable drum within the tub and having an axis of rotation, the rotatable drum for receiving laundry through the door. The tub includes a tub body, a heater pocket integrally formed in a lower portion of the tub body, the heater pocket forming a cavity in fluid communication with the drum, the heater pocket for at least partially surrounding a heating element for heating a fluid in the tub, and a fluid guide on an interior surface of the tub, the fluid guide one of guiding the fluid from the tub body into the heater pocket and disrupting a fluid ring formed in the tub body during rotation of the rotatable drum. | 06-09-2011 |
20110025178 | DOOR FRAME FOR A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE DOOR - A door frame for a door assembly of a household appliance including a housing having an opening, a tub disposed inside the housing, the door assembly having a see-through portion, being pivotably coupled to the housing and movable between an open and a closed position, and including a front ring and inner ring, wherein the door frame includes a front face having an outside edge and inside edge, wherein the inside edge defines an opening in the front face that substantially corresponds to a shape of the opening of the housing, a rear face on an opposite side of the door frame from the front face, a plurality of first fastening points spaced around the door frame for coupling the door frame to the inner ring, and a plurality of second fastening points spaced around the door frame for separately coupling the door frame to the front ring. | 02-03-2011 |
20110025177 | OVERMOLD SEAL AND RAMP FOR A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE DOOR - A door assembly of a household appliance, wherein the door assembly includes a glass bowl including a bowl portion and a rim portion projecting from the bowl portion, and a door frame sealingly engaged with the rim portion of the glass bowl. The door frame includes a front face having an outside edge and inside edge. The inside edge defines an opening in the front face that substantially corresponds to a shape of the bowl portion, a rear face on an opposite side of the door frame from the front face, a plurality of openings formed in the door frame spaced around the opening of the door frame and adjacent to the inside edge of the door frame, and an overmold seal formed on the front face of the door frame. The overmold seal covers the plurality of openings and extends substantially entirely around the opening of the door frame. | 02-03-2011 |
20110017883 | APPARATUS FOR SETTING THE SPACING OF A FREE STANDING RANGE FROM A FLOOR - An apparatus for setting the spacing of a free standing range relative to a floor includes a base component for contacting the floor, a threaded element, and a winding follower. The winding follower extends into the helical recess of the threaded element such that the winding follower travels progressively further along the helical recess of the threaded element. A blocking member engages the winding follower during travel of the winding follower along the helical recess of the threaded element to resist a disengagement movement. | 01-27-2011 |
20100199968 | PEDESTAL FOR A BURNER OF A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - A gas burner of a household cooking appliance is provided. The gas burner includes a burner portion, and a pedestal portion under the burner portion for elevating the burner portion above a cooktop surface of the household cooking appliance. The pedestal portion includes a base portion for mounting with the cooktop surface of the household cooking appliance, and an upper portion that interposes the base portion and the burner portion, and interfaces with the burner portion. A perimeter of the base portion has no mathematical correlation to one of a perimeter of the burner portion and a perimeter of the upper portion. | 08-12-2010 |
20100117625 | ENERGY USAGE MONITOR FOR A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - An energy usage monitor for a household appliance, and a method of monitoring energy usage of a household appliance, are provided. The system and method include a system and an energy usage monitor that monitors energy usage information of the system of the household appliance. The system and method may include outputting energy usage information of the system of the household appliance based on the energy usage determined by the energy usage monitor. | 05-13-2010 |
20100092275 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE INCLUDING A FAN SPEED CONTROLLER - A household appliance including a fan speed controller, and a method of controlling fan speed of a household appliance, are provided. The system includes a fan speed controller that cut a voltage to the fan motor, measures an electromotive force (EMF) of the fan motor at a predetermined time after the cutting of the voltage to the fan motor, and compares the measured electromotive force (EMF) to a table. | 04-15-2010 |
20100090637 | MOTOR SPEED CONTROLLER - A motor speed controller and a method of controller a speed of a motor are provided. The system and method include a motor and a motor controller that monitors operation of the motor based on electromotive force (EMF) conditions of the motor. The motor controller cuts a voltage to the motor, measures an electromotive force (EMF) of the motor at a predetermined time after the cutting of the voltage to the motor, and compares the measured electromotive force (EMF) to a table. | 04-15-2010 |
20100083842 | BREW HEAD OF BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE - A brew head for a beverage brewer includes a lid, a handle rotatably mounted to the lid and including a cam surface, and a spring mounted to the lid with a follower that engages the cam surface such that movement of the handle from an open position to a closed position relative to the lid, or vice-versa, by a user causes the user to experience a clicking feeling. | 04-08-2010 |
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20100000514 | RETRACTABLE OVEN RACK ASSEMBLY - A retractable oven rack includes a slidable wire base with four wire sections extending generally horizontally around a periphery. Two of the wire sections extend parallel to each other along the width of the wire base and the other two extend parallel along the length. The four wires sections are connected to each other at their ends. A pair of support rods extend from and respectively parallel two of the wire sections along the length of the slidable wire base. The oven rack also includes a grid shelf having a pair of raised wire sections extending the length of the grid shelf that are slidably supported on the pair of support rods for allowing the grid shelf to be supported and slide on the pair of support rods. | 01-07-2010 |
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