Device for weight compensation of a front end door of a household appliance, especially a household dishwasher, the door being supported on a housing and pivotable about a horizontal axis

A domestic appliance comprising:

• a casing;
• a front door pivotable about a horizontal axis;
• a carrier pivotally mounted about a carrier pivot axis;
• a deflection roller rotatably mounted about said carrier pivot axis;
• a tension assembly for balancing a weight of said front door, said tension assembly including a tension spring fastened to said casing and a transmission element connecting said tension spring to said door, said transmission element resting under tension on said deflection roller;
• a device mounted in said carrier remote from said carrier pivot axis, said device pivotable about said carrier pivot axis to a plurality of fixed positions and disposed against said transmission element for effecting a change in an overall length of said tension assembly formed by said tension spring and said transmission element;
• and
• an adjustable element mounted against said carrier for pivoting said device about said carrier pivot axis to said plurality of fixed positions.

A domestic appliance comprising:

• a casing;
• a front door pivotable about a horizontal axis;
• a carrier pivotally mounted about a carrier pivot axis;
• a deflection roller rotatably mounted about said carrier pivot axis;
• a tension assembly for balancing a weight of said front door, said tension assembly including a tension spring fastened to said casing and a transmission element connecting said tension spring to said door, said transmission element resting under tension on said deflection roller;
• a device acting on said transmission element for effecting a change in an overall length of said tension assembly formed by said tension spring and said transmission element;
• and
• a setting screw for pivoting said carrier, said setting screw supported on said casing and offset from said carrier pivot axis in a direction toward said front door.