IP Library Granted Patent US 9,204,779
Granted Patent B2
US 9,204,779 · App. 13/798,238 · Granted Dec 8, 2015

Water-bearing domestic appliance, in particular domestic dish washer

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Patent No.
US 9,204,779
App. No.
13/798,238
Granted
Dec 8, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A water-bearing domestic appliance, in particular a home dish washer or a home laundry machine, includes a supply hose for the supply with fresh water from a domestic water pipe arranged outside of the water-bearing domestic appliance into the water-bearing domestic appliance, wherein the supply hose has a connection device on its hose terminus for detachable connection with the domestic water pipe, and wherein the supply hose is guided through a wall in particular a back wall of the water-bearing domestic appliance into the interior of the water-bearing domestic appliance. At least in the region of the connection device, at least some regions of the supply hose are permanently received in at least one holding element, in particular at least partially form fittingly, wherein the at least one holding element can be arranged on the wall, in particular on the back wall of the water-bearing domestic appliance.

Claims (30)

1. A water-bearing domestic appliance, comprising:

a wall at least partly defining an interior of the water-bearing domestic appliance;

a supply hose configured to supply fresh water from a domestic water pipe into the water-bearing domestic appliance, said supply hose being guided through the wall of the water-bearing domestic appliance into the interior of the water-bearing domestic appliance;

a connection device provided to a beginning of the supply hose and configured to detachably connect with the domestic water pipe; and

at least one holding element structure to permanently receive the supply hose and the connection device,

wherein the holding element comprises a body unit that is divided into two non-detachably inter-connectable separate sections, one of the two separate sections having a first engagement section and the other of the two separate sections having a second engagement section, and

wherein the holding element comprises at least one holding pin structured to detachably connect the holding element to the wall of the domestic appliance, the at least one holding pin having a first half formed on the first engagement section and a second half formed on the second engagement sections.

2. The water-bearing domestic appliance of claim 1 , wherein the water-bearing domestic appliance is a domestic dish washer or a domestic washing machine.

3. The water-bearing domestic appliance of claim 1 , wherein at least a region of the supply hose is form fittingly received in the at least one holding element.

4. The water-bearing domestic appliance of claim 1 , wherein the wall is a back wall of the water-bearing domestic appliance.

5. The water-bearing domestic appliance of claim 1 , wherein said body unit being of a substantially cylindrical shape and having a plurality of engagement units, said engagement units being arranged on at least one axial end of the body unit and protruding to one side of a center axis of the body unit to thereby form-fittingly receive at least regions of at least the connection device.

6. The water-bearing domestic appliance of claim 5 , wherein respective sides of the first engagement section and the second engagement section oppose one another along the center axis of the body unit, and wherein the body unit comprises a joint unit arranged on the respective sides.

7. The water-bearing domestic appliance of claim 6 , wherein the joint unit is constructed as a hinge.

8. The water-bearing domestic appliance of claim 7 , wherein the hinge is a film hinge.

9. The water-bearing domestic appliance of claim 1 , wherein the first and second engagement sections are configured as complementary engagement hooks.

10. The water-bearing domestic appliance of claim 6 , wherein the body unit has a window section in a center region of the body unit in relation to a longitudinal direction of the body unit, said window section extending in a circumferential direction of the body unit and interrupting the joint unit, thereby dividing the joint unit into two portions.

11. The water-bearing domestic appliance of claim 10 , wherein the joint unit is constructed as a hinge.

12. The water-bearing domestic appliance of claim 10 , wherein the joint unit is constructed as a film hinge.

13. The water-bearing domestic appliance of claim 5 , wherein an inside of the body unit is provided with multiple radial webs in a region neighboring the plural engagement units, said radial webs being constructed to securely guide at least some regions of the supply hose.

14. The water-bearing domestic appliance of claim 1 , wherein the at least one holding pin comprises two mushroom-shaped, spaced apart holding pins, said mushroom-shaped, spaced apart holding pins being detachably connectable with the wall of the water-bearing domestic appliance.

15. The water-bearing domestic appliance of claim 14 , wherein the wall is a back wall of the water-bearing domestic appliance.

16. The water-bearing domestic appliance of claim 1 , wherein the first half and the second half are identical.

17. The water-bearing domestic appliance of claim 1 , wherein the first half and the second half are materially connected to the first engagement section and the second engagement section, respectively.

18. The water-bearing domestic appliance of claim 15 , constructed in the form of a domestic dish washer and comprising a treatment container for receiving wash ware, wherein the back wall is constructed in the form of a basic carrier.

19. The water-bearing domestic appliance of claim 18 , further comprising a guiding arrangement acting at least on a back side of the water-bearing domestic appliance, wherein the basic carrier is constructed in the form of a plastic floor and carries the treatment container by means of the guiding arrangement.

20. The water-bearing domestic appliance of claim 4 , wherein the holding element is positioned in a holding position and is oriented so that it guides the supply hose vertically or approximately vertically, and wherein the beginning of the supply hose is oriented downward.

21. The water-bearing domestic appliance of claim 4 , further comprising a metal sleeve and a connection element, wherein the connection device includes at least one connection socket, said supply hose being pressed onto the connection socket by means of the metal sleeve and the connection element.

22. The water-bearing domestic appliance of claim 21 , wherein the connection element is constructed as one of a rotatably supported union nut with a threaded connection and a bayonet closure.

23. The water-bearing domestic appliance of claim 21 , wherein the connection socket has a flow-facilitating inlet geometry arranged on an inlet side.

24. The water-bearing domestic appliance of claim 23 , wherein the inlet geometry is constructed as a slant or an inlet radius.

Assignments (4)
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 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE AS APPOINTED BY THE EXECUTED INVENTOR DECLARATION/ASSIGNMENT DOCUMENT PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 029979 FRAME 0521. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST. Recorded Mar 14, 2013
From: HALTMAYER, WERNER; HITE, DAVID; MARTIN, PETER
To: BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE GMBH
Reel/Frame 029994/0405 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 13, 2013
From: HALTMAYER, WERNER; HITE, DAVID; MARTIN, PETER
To: BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 029979/0521 →