Filter device for a beverage and/or ice dispenser unit of a household cooling appliance and household appliance having a filter device
AssigneeBSH Hausgeraete GmbH
InventorsRalph Staud, Thomas Tischer, Marco Reitwiessner, Andreas Kessler, Graham Sadtler, Heather Kamper, Frank Altmannsberger, Eugen Gaplikow, Karl-Friedrich Laible
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Abstract
A filter device for a beverage and/or ice dispenser unit of a household cooling appliance includes a cartridge head which is specifically pivotable. A household cooling appliance with a filter device is also provided.
Claims17
A filter device for filtering liquid for at least one of a beverage or ice dispenser unit of a household cooling appliance, the filter device comprising:
- a carrier part for attaching the filter device to a component of the household cooling appliance;
- the carrier part including a first wall;
- the carrier part including a second wall;
- the first wall of the carrier part and the second wall of the carrier part being inclined towards each other;
- a cartridge head configured for receiving a filter cartridge, the cartridge head being disposed on the carrier part;
- a pivoting device permitting the cartridge head to pivot about a pivot axis;
- and
- the pivot axis extending diagonally between the first wall and the second wall of the carrier part.
A filter device for filtering liquid for at least one of a beverage or ice dispenser unit of a household cooling appliance, the filter device comprising:
- a carrier part for attaching the filter device to a component of the household cooling appliance;
- the carrier part including a first wall configured to be in contact with a first wall of the component of the household cooling appliance;
- the carrier part including a second wall configured to be in contact with a second wall of the component of the household cooling appliance being different than the first wall of the component;
- the first wall of the carrier part and the second wall of the carrier part being inclined towards each other;
- a cartridge head configured for receiving a filter cartridge, the cartridge head being disposed on the carrier part;
- a pivoting device permitting the cartridge head to pivot about a pivot axis;
- and
- the pivot axis being oriented at a first angle being smaller than 90° relative to the first wall of the carrier part and at a second angle being smaller than 90° relative to the second wall of the carrier part.
A household cooling appliance, comprising:
- a housing defining a receiving space in the housing for food;
- an inner container including walls bounding the receiving space;
- two of the walls of the inner container ending at each other to form a corner portion;
- at least one of a beverage or ice dispenser unit configured for dispensing at least one of a beverage or ice form elements;
- a filter device configured for filtering a liquid for at least one of the beverage or ice dispenser unit to be supplied for generating at least one of the beverage or the ice form elements;
- the filter device including a cartridge head configured for receiving a filter cartridge;
- the cartridge head being pivotable about a pivot axis of the filter device;
- the filter device being disposed in the corner portion formed by the walls;
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- the pivot axis being disposed diagonally between the walls forming the corner portion.
A household cooling appliance, comprising:
- a housing defining a receiving space in the housing for food;
- an inner container including walls bounding the receiving space;
- at least one of a beverage or ice dispenser unit configured for dispensing at least one of a beverage or ice form elements;
- a filter device configured for filtering a liquid for at least one of the beverage or ice dispenser unit to be supplied for generating at least one of the beverage or the ice form elements;
- the filter device including a carrier part for attaching the filter device to at least one wall of the inner container;
- the carrier part including a first wall;
- the carrier part including a second wall;
- the first wall of the carrier part and the second wall of the carrier part being inclined towards each other;
- the filter device including a cartridge head configured to receive a filter cartridge, the cartridge head being disposed on the carrier part;
- the filter device including a pivoting device permitting the cartridge head to pivot about a pivot axis;
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- the pivot axis extending diagonally between the first wall of the carrier part and the second wall of the carrier part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.