IP Library Granted Patent US 8,727,301
Granted Patent B2
US 8,727,301 · App. 13/405,381 · Granted May 20, 2014

Built-in home appliance

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Patent No.
US 8,727,301
App. No.
13/405,381
Granted
May 20, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A built-in home appliance includes a panel, a rear foot group having a foot shaft, an adjustment shaft which rotates the foot shaft of the rear foot group, and an adjustment mechanism having a movement transfer mechanism to transfer a rotational movement of the adjustment shaft to the foot shaft. The movement transfer mechanism is provided on a rear part of the panel to adjust a height of the rear foot group. A guiding member having a bearing receives the adjustment shaft and is fixed by a fixation piece to the panel to provide the supporting of the adjustment shaft so that the adjustment shaft essentially extends in a parallel relation to the panel and so that the adjustment shaft extends between a rear part and a front part of the panel.

Claims (44)

1. A built-in home appliance, comprising:

a panel;

a rear foot group having a foot shaft;

an adjustment shaft which rotates the foot shaft of the rear foot group;

a movement transfer mechanism to transfer a rotational movement of the adjustment shaft to the foot shaft, said movement transfer mechanism provided on a rear part of the panel to adjust a height of the rear foot group;

a guiding member having a bearing through which the adjustment shaft passes; and

a fixation piece for fixing the guiding member to the panel in order to provide the supporting of the adjustment shaft so that the adjustment shaft essentially extends in a parallel relation to the panel and so that the adjustment shaft extends between a rear part and a front part of the panel,

wherein the fixation piece comprises a body, said guiding member being provided at an end part of the body that is opposed from the panel, wherein the body has a structure which extends in a waved manner substantially orthogonally with respect to the panel.

2. The built-in home appliance of claim 1 , wherein the guiding member comprises a clip adapted to allow removal of the adjustment shaft from the guiding member by a movement which is essentially orthogonal to an extension direction of the panel.

3. The built-in home appliance of claim 2 , wherein the clip has two extensions to facilitate a release of the clip while placing the adjustment shaft to the clip, one of the extensions extending towards the ground, and the other one of the extensions extending upwardly to define with the one of the extensions a guiding chamber for guiding the adjustment shaft.

4. The built-in home appliance of claim 1 , wherein the adjustment shaft comprises a ring to prevent unintentional removal of the adjustment shaft from the guiding member in an extension direction of the panel.

5. The built-in home appliance of claim 1 , further comprising a connection plate for fixation of the fixation piece to the panel, said connection plate extending essentially parallel to the panel.

6. The built-in home appliance of claim 5 , further comprising at least one screw housing on the connection plate for threaded engagement of a connection member to fix the fixation piece to the panel.

7. The built-in home appliance of claim 5 , wherein the fixation piece comprises a body which extends substantially orthogonally with respect to the panel, and further comprising a support plate extending between the connection plate and the body.

8. The built-in home appliance of claim 1 , wherein the fixation piece includes a warning plate having at least one sign.

9. The built-in home appliance of claim 8 , wherein the fixation piece comprises a body which extends substantially orthogonally with respect to the panel, said warning plate extending together with the body.

10. The built-in home appliance of claim 1 , wherein the guiding member has a height sufficient to support the adjustment shaft in a parallel extending manner when the fixation piece is fixed to the panel.

11. The built-in home appliance of claim 1 , constructed in the form of a built-in refrigerator.

12. A built-in home appliance, comprising:

a panel;

a rear foot group having a foot shaft;

an adjustment shaft which rotates the foot shaft of the rear foot group;

a movement transfer mechanism to transfer a rotational movement of the adjustment shaft to the foot shaft, said movement transfer mechanism provided on a rear part of the panel to adjust a height of the rear foot group;

a guiding member having a bearing through which the adjustment shaft passes; and

a fixation piece for fixing the guiding member to the panel in order to provide the supporting of the adjustment shaft so that the adjustment shaft essentially extends in a parallel relation to the panel and so that the adjustment shaft extends between a rear part and a front part of the panel,

wherein the fixation piece includes a plate having at least one instructional sign.

13. The built-in home appliance of claim 12 , wherein the guiding member comprises a clip adapted to allow removal of the adjustment shaft from the guiding member by a movement which is essentially orthogonal to an extension direction of the panel.

14. The built-in home appliance of claim 13 , wherein the clip has two extensions to facilitate a release of the clip while placing the adjustment shaft to the clip, one of the extensions extending towards the ground, and the other one of the extensions extending upwardly to define with the one of the extensions a guiding chamber for guiding the adjustment shaft.

15. The built-in home appliance of claim 12 , wherein the adjustment shaft comprises a ring to prevent unintentional removal of the adjustment shaft from the guiding member in an extension direction of the panel.

16. The built-in home appliance of claim 12 , further comprising a connection plate for fixation of the fixation piece to the panel, said connection plate extending essentially parallel to the panel.

17. The built-in home appliance of claim 16 , further comprising at least one screw housing embodied on the connection plate for threaded engagement of a connection member to fix the fixation piece to the panel.

18. The built-in home appliance of claim 16 , wherein the fixation piece comprises a body which extends substantially orthogonally with respect to the panel, and further comprising a support plate extending between the connection plate and the body.

19. The built-in home appliance of claim 12 , wherein the fixation piece comprises a body which extends substantially orthogonally with respect to the panel, said plate extending together with the body.

20. The built-in home appliance of claim 12 , wherein the guiding member has a height sufficient to support the adjustment shaft in a parallel extending manner when the fixation piece is fixed to the panel.

21. The built-in home appliance of claim 12 , constructed in the form of a built-in refrigerator.

22. A built-in home appliance, comprising:

a panel;

a rear foot group having a foot shaft;

an adjustment shaft which rotates the foot shaft of the rear foot group;

a movement transfer mechanism to transfer a rotational movement of the adjustment shaft to the foot shaft, said movement transfer mechanism provided on a rear part of the panel to adjust a height of the rear foot group;

a guiding member having a bearing through which the adjustment shaft passes;

a fixation piece for fixing the guiding member to the panel in order to provide support for the adjustment shaft so that the adjustment shaft essentially extends in a parallel relation to the panel and so that the adjustment shaft extends between a rear part and a front part of the panel; and

a detachable ring attached to the adjustment shaft to prevent movement of the adjustment shaft from the guiding member in an extension direction of the panel.

23. The built-in home appliance of claim 22 , wherein the detachable ring contacts the guiding member.

Assignments (3)
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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 27, 2012
From: ARSLANKIRAY, ZIYA; ERDEM, ALPER; YEGIN, TOLGA
To: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE GMBH
Reel/Frame 027764/0616 →