IP Library Granted Patent US 11,369,248
Granted Patent B2
US 11,369,248 · App. 16/613,818 · Granted Jun 28, 2022

Water-using household appliance and method

Inventors: Hans Gebauer (Lauingen, DE); Werner Haltmayer (Dinkelsbühl, DE); Sami Bisgin (Dillingen, DE)
Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
A47L15/4246A47L15/4291B29C65/1635A47L15/4285A47L2501/02A47L2501/26B29C65/44B29C66/74283B29C2791/009B29L2031/762D06F39/12
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Patent No.
US 11,369,248
App. No.
16/613,818
Granted
Jun 28, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A water-using household appliance, in particular a household dishwashing machine, includes a wall which is made from a metal material, and a device which is made from a plastic material and fixedly connected to the wall by a laser weld.

Claims (24)

1. A water-using household appliance, comprising:

a wall made from a metal material, the wall having a surface structuring formed on at least a portion thereof; and

a device made from a plastic material and fixedly connected to the portion of the wall having the surface structuring by a laser weld,

wherein the surface structuring comprises a plurality of recesses arranged in a linear manner on the wall,

wherein each of the plurality of recesses extends continuously over a substantial portion of the wall having the surface structuring, and

wherein the plurality of recesses is characterized by a sawtooth appearance when viewed together in cross-section.

2. The water-using household appliance of claim 1 , constructed in the form of a household dishwashing machine.

3. The water-using household appliance of claim 1 , wherein the device includes a fastening flange which is fixedly connected to the wall by the laser weld.

4. The water-using household appliance of claim 1 , wherein the device is a heat exchanger, a water inlet or a holder for a heating wire or a heating pipe.

5. The water-using household appliance of claim 1 , wherein the device is a heat exchanger which comprises a storage portion and a functional portion connected to the storage portion.

6. The water-using household appliance of claim 1 , wherein the metal material of the wall is chromium steel or chromium-nickel steel.

7. The water-using household appliance of claim 1 , further comprising a washing container, said wall being part of the washing container.

8. A method of producing a water-using household appliance, said method comprising:

producing a surface structuring on at least a portion of a wall made from a metal material of the water-using household appliance;

arranging a device made from a plastic material on the wall, the device being disposed opposite to the portion of the wall having the surface structuring; and

laser-welding the device to the wall,

wherein the surface structuring comprises a plurality of recesses arranged in a linear manner on the wall,

wherein each of the plurality of recesses extends continuously over a substantial portion of the wall having the surface structuring, and

wherein the plurality of recesses is characterized by a sawtooth appearance when viewed together in cross-section.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the surface structuring is carried out by using pulsed laser beams, such that laser light is emitted in chronologically defined periods.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising laser-welding a fastening flange of the device to the wall.

11. The method of claim 8 for producing a household dishwashing machine.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the recesses are arranged horizontally in orientation on the wall.

13. The water-using household appliance of claim 1 , wherein the recesses are arranged horizontally in orientation on the wall.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 15, 2019
From: GEBAUER, HANS; HALTMAYER, WERNER; BISGIN, SAMI
To: BSH HAUSGERAETE GMBH
Reel/Frame 051015/0647 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2017 211 670.6 · Jul 7, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200170480A1 · Jun 4, 2020