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US 11,029,083 B2Granted
Beverage dispenser and refrigeration appliance comprising a beverage dispenser
AssigneeBSH Hausgeraete GmbH
InventorsDenis Lux, Tobias Mayr, Elena Claass, Andrea Fink, Jessica Dittmann, Armin Weber
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Abstract
A beverage dispenser has an actuation lever which is mounted in a dispenser recess in such a way as to be able to pivot about an axis, at least one lighting device, and at least one optical waveguide, which extends from the lighting device, for illuminating the dispenser recess. A light exit is provided on the actuation lever, and the optical waveguide connects the lighting device to the light exit on the actuation lever.
Claims16
A beverage dispenser, comprising:
- a housing having a dispenser recess formed therein and a rear wall;
- an actuation lever mounted in said dispenser recess in such a way as to be able to pivot about an axis, said actuation lever having a light exit;
- at least one illuminator disposed on said rear wall covered by said actuation lever;
- at least one optical waveguide extending from said illuminator for illuminating said dispenser recess, said optical waveguide connecting said illuminator to said light exit of said actuation lever;
- a base mounted on said rear wall, said actuation lever is articulated on said base and said optical waveguide is fastened to said base, said base being a hollow body opening toward said rear wall of said housing, said hollow body having a wall with an edge facing said rear wall and at least one recessed portion formed therein toward said edge, said recessed portion being open on said edge thereof, and said optical waveguide is inserted from said edge into said recessed portion.
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A beverage dispenser, comprising:
- a housing having a dispenser recess formed therein and a rear wall;
- an actuation lever mounted in said dispenser recess in such a way as to be able to pivot about an axis, said actuation lever having a light exit, a first lever arm extending downwardly from the axis and a second lever arm protruding from the axis into said dispenser recess, said first lever arm having has at least one lower light exit formed therein;
- at least one illuminator disposed on said rear wall covered by said actuation lever;
- at least one optical waveguide extending from said illuminator for illuminating said dispenser recess, said optical waveguide connecting said illuminator to said light exit of said actuation lever;
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- a base mounted on said rear wall, said actuation lever is articulated on said base and said optical waveguide is fastened to said base.
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A beverage dispenser, comprising:
- a housing having a dispenser recess formed therein and a rear wall;
- an actuation lever mounted in said dispenser recess in such a way as to be able to pivot about an axis, said actuation lever having a light exit, a first lever arm extending downwardly from the axis and a second lever arm protruding from the axis into said dispenser recess;
- at least one illuminator disposed on said rear wall covered by said actuation lever;
- at least one optical waveguide extending from said illuminator for illuminating said dispenser recess, said optical waveguide connecting said illuminator to said light exit of said actuation lever;
- a base mounted on said rear wall, said actuation lever is articulated on said base and said optical waveguide is fastened to said base;
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- said second lever arm having an upper face and one of said upper face or said base having an upper light exit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.