Dishwasher with a lighting device of the washing compartment
AssigneeMiele & Cie. KG
InventorsSeyfettin Kara, Markus Thuelig
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Abstract
A dishwasher includes a cleaning compartment having a front portion that can be closed by a door. The door is configured to pivot at a bottom section thereof around a horizontally running axis. An illuminating device is configured to illuminate at least one of the cleaning compartment and the front portion of the cleaning compartment. A control device switches the illuminating device on or off based on a opening position of the door. The control device includes a switching element that is actuated by a Bowden cable arranged on the door in order to compensate for the weight of the door.
Claims7
A dishwasher comprising:
- a cleaning compartment having a front portion that can be closed by a door, the door being configured to pivot at a bottom section thereof around a horizontally running axis;
- an illuminating device configured to illuminate at least one of the cleaning compartment and the front portion of the cleaning compartment;
- a Bowden cable coupled to a housing of the dishwasher and the door, and configured to compensate for the weight of the door;
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- a control device for switching the illuminating device on or off based upon an opening position of the door, the control device including a switching element actuated by the Bowden cable.
A dishwasher comprising:
- a cleaning compartment having a front portion that can be closed by a door, the door being configured to pivot at a bottom section thereof around a horizontally running axis;
- an illuminating device confused to illuminate at least one of the cleaning compartment and the front portion of the cleaning compartment;
- and
- a control device for switching the illuminating device on or off based upon opening position of the door, the control device including, a switching element actuated by a Bowden cable disposed on the door in order to compensate for the weight of the door,
- wherein the Bowden cable is coupled to a spring-mounted trigger device, the spring-mounted trigger device being configured to trigger a microswitch when depressed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.