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US 8,297,660 · App. 12/664,424 · Granted Oct 30, 2012

Water-conducting household appliance

Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
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Patent No.
US 8,297,660
App. No.
12/664,424
Granted
Oct 30, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

Water-conducting household appliance, in particular dishwasher, comprising a circulation pump ( 3 ) having a tube-like outlet connector ( 4 ) and a subsequent tube ( 5 ) connected to the outlet connector ( 4 ), wherein a decoupling device ( 6, 6′ ) for damping vibrations generated by the circulation pump ( 3 ) is provided between the outlet connector ( 4 ) and the subsequent tube ( 5 ).

Claims (24)

1. A water-conducting household appliance comprising:

a circulation pump having a tube-like outlet connector and a subsequent tube connected to the outlet connector; and

a decoupling device for damping vibrations generated by the circulation pump, the decoupling device being provided between the outlet connector and the subsequent tube,

wherein the decoupling device comprises at least one sealing element made of a material adapted to dampen the vibrations generated by the circulation pump, wherein the sealing element seals a radial distance between the outlet connector or an extension element directly connected to the outlet connector and the subsequent tube or a connection element directly connected to the subsequent tube, and

wherein the sealing element is formed on or extruded onto the outer surface of the outlet connector or the extension element or the inner surface of the subsequent tube or the connection element.

2. The household appliance according to claim 1 , wherein at least one sealing lip is provided as the sealing element.

3. The household appliance according to claim 1 , wherein the sealing element has a Shore hardness of 60 or smaller.

4. The household appliance according to claim 1 , wherein the sealing element is made of elastic synthetic material or rubber.

5. The household appliance according to claim 1 , wherein the decoupling device comprises a rigid extension element directly connected to the outlet connector, on which the sealing element is formed or extruded, and to which the subsequent tube or connection element is connected directly via the sealing element.

6. The household appliance according to claim 1 , wherein the sealing element is formed on or extruded onto the outlet connector.

7. The household appliance according to claim 1 , wherein a mounting device for the subsequent tube is provided proximate to the circulation pump.

8. The household appliance according to claim 1 , wherein the decoupling device comprises a connection element formed as the pump-side end of the subsequent tube or as a separate connection element connected directly to the subsequent tube, wherein the connection element has a radially extended section arranged between the sealing element and a fixation device for mounting the connection element to the outlet connector, wherein the extended section comprises a wall section for damping vibrations generated by the circulation pump in the radial direction.

9. The household appliance according to claim 8 , wherein the wall section has consecutive elastic folds in a radial direction.

10. A water-conducting household appliance comprising:

a circulation pump having a tube-like outlet connector and a subsequent tube connected to the outlet connector; and

a decoupling device for damping vibrations generated by the circulation pump, the decoupling device being provided between the outlet connector and the subsequent tube,

wherein the decoupling device comprises at least one sealing element made of a material adapted to dampen the vibrations generated by the circulation pump and further comprises a rigid extension element directly connected to the outlet connector,

wherein the sealing element seals a radial distance between the rigid extension element and the subsequent tube or a connection element directly connected to the subsequent tube, and

wherein the sealing element is formed on or extruded onto the rigid extension element.

11. A water-conducting household appliance comprising:

a circulation pump having a tube-like outlet connector and a subsequent tube connected to the outlet connector; and

a decoupling device for damping vibrations generated by the circulation pump, the decoupling device being provided between the outlet connector and the subsequent tube,

wherein the decoupling device comprises at least one sealing element made of a material adapted to dampen the vibrations generated by the circulation pump, wherein the sealing element seals a radial distance between the outlet connector or an extension element directly connected to the outlet connector and the subsequent tube or a connection element directly connected to the subsequent tube, and

wherein the sealing element is formed on or extruded onto the outlet connector.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 17, 2012
From: ROSCH, JURGEN
To: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION, N.V.
Reel/Frame 028566/0953 →
Continuity (1)
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