Laundry dryer with a holding device

• US 8,042,285 B2
• Filed: 08/21/2008
• Issued: 10/25/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Miele & CIE KG
• Original Assignee: Miele & CIE KG
• Inventors: Romano, Salvatore, Vartmann, Thomas, Ruechel, Marco, Schroeder, Kerstin
• Primary Examiner(s): GRAVINI, STEPHEN MICHAEL
• Application Number:
  US12/195,632
• Publication Number:
  US 20090049707A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,160 Days
• Field of Search: 346/01, 346/03, 346/06, 346/10, 342/10, 342/42, 34/90, 34/86, 68/20, 68/25, 815/9, 192/136, 705/14, 248/674, 292/302, 292/340
• US Class Current: 34/603
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 58/20 General details of domestic laundry dryers D06F59/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/432 Sliding catch
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/68 Keepers

Abstract

A laundry dryer comprising a housing and a rotatably mounted laundry drum. A carbon contact holder assembly including a supporting part and includes a receptacle having a longitudinal axis disposed at an angle α with respect to a perpendicular cross sectional plane of the laundry drum. The supporting part includes an integrally supporting arm extending in a direction of the longitudinal axis of the receptacle. The supporting arm includes an attachment section configured to attach to the housing and a clamp strap configured to hold cables. A carbon contact is disposed in the receptacle and movable against a spring force along the longitudinal axis in a radial direction of the laundry drum. The dryer includes a latching receptacle disposed on the supporting part that includes a plug-in contact connected to the carbon contact by a flexible lead.

Claims

1. A laundry dryer comprising:

a housing;

a rotatably mounted laundry drum;

a carbon contact holder assembly including a supporting part, the carbon contact holder assembly including a receptacle having a longitudinal axis disposed at an angle α

with respect to a perpendicular cross sectional plane of the laundry drum, the supporting part including an integrally formed supporting arm extending in a direction of the longitudinal axis of the receptacle, the supporting arm including an attachment section configured to attach to the housing and a clamp strap configured to hold cables;

a carbon contact disposed in the receptacle and movable against a spring force along the longitudinal axis in a radial direction of the laundry drum; and

a latching receptacle disposed on the supporting part, the latching receptacle including a plug-in contact connected to the carbon contact by a flexible lead.

2. The laundry dryer as recited in claim 1 wherein the carbon contact holder assembly includes another receptacle for another carbon contact, the two receptacles being connected by the supporting arm in a one piece manner and so as to form a supporting surface.

3. The laundry dryer as recited in claim 2 wherein the latching receptacle is integrally formed on the supporting surface.

4. The laundry dryer as recited in claim 3 wherein the plug in contact includes a connection element configured to connect to the flexible lead, the connection element being disposed underneath the supporting surface.

5. The laundry dryer as recited in claim 3 wherein a plugging axis of the latching receptacle is disposed at the angle α

with respect to the longitudinal axis of the receptacle.

6. The laundry dryer as recited in claim 4 wherein a plugging axis of the at least one plug in contact is disposed at the angle α

with respect to the longitudinal axis of the receptacle.

7. The laundry dryer as recited in claim 1 wherein the attachment section includes an attachment bracket integrally formed on the supporting arm, the attachment bracket including a supporting leg resting on a supporting structure of the housing and including a laterally positioned support bracket.

8. The laundry dryer as recited in claim 2 wherein the attachment section includes an attachment bracket integrally formed on the supporting arm, the attachment bracket including a supporting leg resting on a supporting structure of the housing and including a laterally positioned support bracket.

9. The laundry dryer as recited in claim 3 wherein the attachment section includes an attachment bracket integrally formed on the supporting arm, the attachment bracket including a supporting leg resting on a supporting structure of the housing and including a laterally positioned support bracket.

10. The laundry dryer as recited in claim 4 wherein the attachment section includes an attachment bracket integrally formed on the supporting arm, the attachment bracket including a supporting leg resting on a supporting structure of the housing and including a laterally positioned support bracket.

11. The laundry dryer as recited in claim 5 wherein the attachment section includes an attachment bracket integrally formed on the supporting arm, the attachment bracket including a supporting leg resting on a supporting structure of the housing and including a laterally positioned support bracket.

12. The laundry dryer as recited in claim 6 wherein the attachment section includes an attachment bracket integrally formed on the supporting arm, the attachment bracket including a supporting leg resting on a supporting structure of the housing and including a laterally positioned support bracket.

13. The laundry dryer as recited in claim 7 wherein the clamping strap is integrally formed on the support bracket.

14. The laundry dryer as recited in claim 7 wherein the supporting leg includes an integrally formed pin configured to position the carbon contact holder assembly on the housing with respect to the laundry drum.

15. The laundry dryer as recited in claim 7 wherein the laterally position support bracket includes integrally formed tabs configured to engage behind the supporting structure of the housing and position the carbon contact holder assembly on the housing with respect to the laundry drum.

16. The laundry dryer as recited in claim 13 wherein the laterally position support bracket includes integrally formed tabs configured to engage behind the supporting structure of the housing and position the carbon contact holder assembly on the housing with respect to the laundry drum.

17. The laundry dryer as recited in claim 14 wherein the laterally position support bracket includes integrally formed tabs configured to engage behind the supporting structure of the housing and position the carbon contact holder assembly on the housing with respect to the laundry drum.