IP Library Granted Patent US 9,055,856
Granted Patent B2
US 9,055,856 · App. 12/084,162 · Granted Jun 16, 2015

Dishwasher with a plastic frame part which is fixed to a treatment container

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Patent No.
US 9,055,856
App. No.
12/084,162
Granted
Jun 16, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A dishwasher includes a plastic frame that is fixed to a treatment container. The front of the treatment container has a filling opening which can be closed by a door. The treatment container has a container casing, which comprises side walls, a container roof, and the frame. The frame forms a front face of the treatment container and is connected to the container casing in an interlocking manner.

Claims (22)

1. A dishwasher comprising:

a container hood comprising:

a container casing made at least partly of metal and including two side walls and a container roof; and a rear wall;

a plastic rinsing tub;

a door; and

a corrosion-resistant frame sealing a front end of the container hood and including crossing webs for absorbing forces on the container hood, wherein the frame comprises a receptacle in which is located a door seal of the dishwasher.

2. The dishwasher of claim 1 , wherein the plastic rinsing tub forms a base of the treatment container.

3. The dishwasher of claim 1 , wherein the frame embodies a front area of an interior space of the treatment container.

4. The dishwasher of claim 1 , wherein the frame is joined to the container casing in one of a form-fit and materially bonded manner.

5. The dishwasher of claim 1 , wherein the frame comprises a plastic.

6. The dishwasher of claim 1 , wherein one of the container casing and the rear wall comprises a steel.

7. The dishwasher of claim 6 , wherein the steel comprises a chromium steel.

8. The dishwasher of claim 1 , further comprising a seal in an overlapping section between the frame and the container casing.

9. The dishwasher of claim 8 , wherein the seal is secured to the frame.

10. The dishwasher of claim 9 , wherein the seal is in a receptacle of the frame.

11. The dishwasher of claim 8 , wherein the seal comprises a material that is different from a material of the frame.

12. The dishwasher of claim 11 , wherein the seal comprises a rubber, thermoplastic elastomer, or silicone.

13. The dishwasher of claim 1 , wherein the frame comprises a U-shape having two limbs of the U-shape pointing downwards over a filling opening of the container casing.

14. The dishwasher of claim 1 , wherein two of the frame, a seal overlapping a section between the frame and the container casing, and a door seal are produced by a 2-component injection-molding.

15. The dishwasher of claim 1 , wherein the frame and the container casing are joined by welding lugs embodied as a single piece with the frame.

16. The dishwasher of claim 1 , wherein the frame includes a closing plate that interacts with a closing mechanism on the door.

17. The dishwasher of claim 1 , further comprising lugs injected onto the frame onto which the two side walls can latch.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO REMOVE USSN 14373413; 29120436 AND 29429277 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 035624 FRAME: 0784. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Jun 19, 2015
From: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
To: BSH HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
Reel/Frame 036000/0848 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 11, 2015
From: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
To: BSH HAUSGERÄTE GMBH
Reel/Frame 035624/0784 →