IP Library Granted Patent US 12,551,084
Granted Patent B2
US 12,551,084 · App. 17/912,875 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Domestic appliance

Inventors: Alexander Sing (Wittislingen, DE); Sami Bisgin (Dillingen, DE); Michael Fickler (Augsburg, DE); Maximilian Hessel (Munich, DE)
Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
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Patent No.
US 12,551,084
App. No.
17/912,875
Granted
Feb 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A household appliance includes a receiving region and an insulation element attached to the receiving region for acoustic and/or thermal insulation of the receiving region. The insulation element is manufactured from a viscoelastic polyurethane foam and pressed against the receiving region in such a manner that the insulation element is sealed off in relation to the receiving region in a fluid-tight manner.

Claims (12)

1 . A household appliance, comprising:

a receiving region; and

an insulation element attached to the receiving region for at least one of acoustic or thermal insulation of the receiving region, said insulation element being manufactured from a viscoelastic polyurethane foam and pressed against the receiving region in such a manner that the insulation element is sealed off in relation to the receiving region in a fluid-tight manner, wherein the insulation element includes an elastically deformable sealing lip sealably pressed against the receiving region to seal off the insulation element in relation to the receiving region in a fluid-tight manner.

2 . The household appliance of claim 1 , constructed in a form of a water-guiding household appliance.

3 . The household appliance of claim 1 , wherein the viscoelastic polyurethane foam has a density of less than 300 kg/m 3 .

4 . The household appliance of claim 1 , wherein the viscoelastic polyurethane foam has a density of less than 250 kg/m 3 .

5 . The household appliance of claim 1 , wherein the viscoelastic polyurethane foam has a density of less than 200 kg/m 3 .

6 . The household appliance of claim 1 , wherein the viscoelastic polyurethane foam is hydrophilic.

7 . The household appliance of claim 1 , wherein the viscoelastic polyurethane foam absorbs water during a program sequence of the household appliance and releases the water toward an end of the program sequence.

8 . The household appliance of claim 1 , further comprising particles embedded into the viscoelastic polyurethane foam.

9 . The household appliance of claim 1 , further comprising structural parts arranged in the insulation element.

10 . The household appliance of claim 9 , wherein the viscoelastic polyurethane foam damps vibrations generated by the structural parts.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 20, 2022
From: SING, ALEXANDER; BISGIN, SAMI; FICKLER, MICHAEL; HESSEL, MAXIMILIAN
To: BSH HAUSGERAETE GMBH
Reel/Frame 061144/0629 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 102020204086.9 · Mar 30, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230141204A1 · May 11, 2023
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