Cover for an inspection glass of a washer and/or dryer door, washer and/or dryer door comprising a cover for an inspection glass, and washer and/or dryer comprising a door that has a cover for an inspection glass
AssigneeBSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
InventorsAngel Caudevilla De sola, Elena Cortes Perez, Carlos Lopez Palacios, Alberto Romeo Carnicero
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Abstract
A door of a washer and/or a dryer, the door including a frame to hinge the door to a machine housing of the washer and/or dryer, an inspection glass, and a cover for the inspection glass, wherein the cover has two essentially opposite main sides and an outer circumferential zone. Smooth conical surfaces of the cover and of the frame are in contact with one another to hold the cover in the frame, and the circumferential zone tapers in an area of a contact surface towards the frame.
Claims9
A door of at least one of a washer and a dryer, the door comprising:
- a frame to hinge the door to a machine housing of the at least one of the washer and the dryer, the frame having a mounting ring and a diaphragm ring;
- an inspection glass;
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- a cover for the inspection glass, the cover having two opposing main sides and an outer circumferential zone;
- wherein smooth conical surfaces of the cover and of the frame are in contact with one another to hold the cover in the frame;
- wherein the outer circumferential zone is chamfered along a contact surface towards the frame;
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- wherein the cover, diaphragm ring and inspection glass are in mutual contact at a common point.
An appliance, comprising:
- a machine housing;
- and
- a door, the door comprising:
- a frame to hinge the door to the machine housing, the frame having a mounting ring and a diaphragm ring;
- an inspection glass;
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- a cover for the inspection glass, the cover having two opposing main sides and an outer circumferential zone;
- wherein smooth conical surfaces of the cover and of the frame are in contact with one another in order to hold the cover in the frame;
- wherein the outer circumferential zone is chamfered along a contact surface towards the frame;
- wherein the cover, diaphragm ring and inspection glass are in mutual contact at a common point;
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- wherein the appliance is at least one of a washer and a dryer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.