Door for domestic appliance and domestic appliance

• US 9,068,753 B2
• Filed: 03/29/2011
• Issued: 06/30/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation NV (AB Electrolux)
• Original Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation NV (AB Electrolux)
• Inventors: Trautner, Andreas, Schmid, Markus
• Primary Examiner(s): Rinehart, Kenneth
• Assistant Examiner(s): PRABHU, GAJANAN MADHAV
• Application Number:
  US13/583,968
• Publication Number:
  US 20130014742A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,554 Days
• Field of Search: 126/19.R, 126/190, 126/198, 126/200
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F24C 15/024 Handles

Abstract

Door for a domestic appliance, in particular an oven door, having a front glass (10; 40) and a handle (12; 42) for opening and closing the door, wherein the handle (12; 42) is attached to the front glass (10; 40) by means of an adhesive without any additional fixing means.

Claims

1. Door for a domestic appliance, having a front glass (10;

40) and a handle (12;

42) for opening and closing the door, characterized in that the handle (12;

42) comprises a base portion (18;

48), whose rear side rests on the front glass (10;

40), and a hand piece (20;

50) provided at the front side of the base portion (18;

48), wherein the rear side of the base portion (18;

48) is provided with at least one pocket (22;

52) receiving an adhesive, and that the handle (12;

42) is attached to the front glass (10;

40) by means of the adhesive without any additional fixing means, wherein the pocket (22;

52) has a defined depth defining the quantity or height of the adhesive.

2. Door according to claim 1, characterized in that the pocket (22;

52) essentially extends along the entire width of the base portion (18;

48) ensuring a uniform, strong and permanent fixation of the handle (12;

42).

3. Door according to claim 1, characterized in that the door is provided with at least one decoration element (14;

44), which is attached to the front glass (10;

40).

4. Door according to claim 3, characterized in that the handle (12;

42) and the decoration element (14;

44) together define essentially a U-shape framing the front glass (10;

40).

5. Door according to claim 3, characterized in that the at least one decoration element (14;

44) is attached to the front glass (10;

40) by means of at least one spacer (24;

54) for purposes of bridging the space between the front glass (10;

40) and the decoration element (14;

44), thereby providing user protection.

6. Door according to claim 5, characterized in that the at least one spacer (24;

54) is attached to the front glass (10;

40) by means of an adhesive.

7. Door according to claim 6, characterized in that a rear side of the at least one spacer (24;

54) is provided with at least one pocket (54) receiving the adhesive.

8. Door according to claim 5, characterized in that the at least one decoration element (14;

44) is attached to the at least one spacer (24;

54) by means of an adhesive.

9. Door according to claim 5, characterized in that the at least one spacer (54) is made integral with the handle (12;

42).

10. Door according to claim 8, characterized in that the handle (12;

42) and the spacers (24;

54) together define a U-shape.

11. Door according to claim 1, characterized in that the adhesive is provided as a double-sided adhesive tape.

12. Domestic appliance comprising a door according to claim 1.

13. Door according to claim 1, further comprising at least one decoration element (14;

44) in the shape of a strip attached to the front glass (10;

40) for protection against direct contact with the front glass (10;

40).

14. Door according to claim 1, wherein the at least one pocket (22;

52) receiving the adhesive ensures a defined gluing line.

15. Door according to claim 1, wherein the domestic appliance is an oven.

16. Door according to claim 1, wherein the at least one pocket contains the adhesive.

17. Door according to claim 1, wherein the adhesive is a flowable adhesive.