Multipart Household Appliance
AssigneeBSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate GmbH
InventorsFritz Hägele, Karl-Friedrich Laible, Hans-Philipp Reitz
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Abstract
A household appliance is provided that includes a first and a second housing which are disposed next to each other such that one sidewall faces another sidewall and which are attached to one another. A seal is elastically compressed between facing outer surfaces of the sidewalls. At least one shoulder that is rigidly connected to the outer surface is provided on each housing. The shoulders of the two housings face away from each other while being flush with one another in a direction that extends essentially perpendicular to the outer surfaces.
Claims23
1-22. (canceled)
A household appliance comprising:
- a first housing with a sidewall having an outer surface and a shoulder fixedly connected to the outer surface;
- a second housing with a sidewall having an outer surface and a shoulder fixedly connected to the outer surface, the first housing and the second housing being arranged next to each other sidewall to sidewall with the outer surface of the sidewall of each of the first and second housings being in mutually facing relation to one another and the first housing and the second housing being connected to each other;
- connecting elements provided in respective front and rear housing zones of the first and second housings between the mutually facing outer sides of the sidewalls;
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- a seal configured to be elastically compressed between the mutually facing outer sides of the sidewalls of the first and second housings when the connecting elements are interconnected to one another in an installed condition of the household appliance, the respective shoulders of the first and second housings being located in the front housing zone of each respective housing, and the shoulders of the first and second housings being positioned generally facing away from each other in the installed condition of the household appliance and being generally aligned with each other in a direction perpendicular with respect to the outer surfaces of the first and second housings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.