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US 8,558,143 B2Granted
Double arrangement of domestic appliances
AssigneeBSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
InventorHermann-Reinhard Segers
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Abstract
A group of domestic appliances mounted next to each other and substantially similarly oriented, each domestic appliance including a plurality of operator control elements, the group of domestic appliances comprising at least two domestic appliances and wherein the plurality of operator control elements is duplicated in the at least two of domestic appliances.
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A group of domestic appliances mounted next to each other and substantially similarly oriented, each domestic appliance including a door having a plurality of operator control elements, the group of domestic appliances comprising at least two domestic appliances and wherein the plurality of operator control elements is duplicated in the at least two of domestic appliances, and
- wherein the plurality of operator control elements are arranged on each door of the domestic appliances such that a first set of the plurality of operator control elements is mutually matched with a second set of the plurality of operator control elements, wherein the first set being mutually matched with the second set includes the first set being one of symmetrically arranged, adjacently arranged, and arranged in a minor image with respect to the second set,
- wherein the domestic appliances are mounted laterally next to each other,
- wherein the respective sets of operator control elements are arranged only on adjacent lateral areas of each door, and
- wherein the respective sets of operator control elements are vertically centered with respect to a height of each door.
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A group of domestic appliances mounted next to each other and substantially similarly oriented, each domestic appliance including a door having a plurality of operator control elements, the group of domestic appliances comprising at least two domestic appliances and wherein the plurality of operator control elements is duplicated in the at least two of domestic appliances, and
- wherein the plurality of operator control elements are arranged on each door of the domestic appliances such that a first set of the plurality of operator control elements is mutually matched with a second set of the plurality of operator control elements, wherein the first set being mutually matched with the second set includes the first set being one of symmetrically arranged, adjacently arranged, and arranged in a minor image with respect to the second set,
- wherein the domestic appliances are mounted one above the other and the respective sets of operator control elements are arranged on opposite lateral areas of each door of the domestic appliances.
A system of domestic appliances, the system comprising:
- a first domestic appliance having a first front panel, a first opening in the first front panel, and a first door movable to access the first opening;
- a second domestic appliance having a second front panel, a second opening in the second front panel, and a second door movable to access the second opening;
- the second domestic appliance mounted next to the first domestic appliance and substantially similarly oriented to the first domestic appliance;
- the first domestic appliance having a plurality of first operator control elements on the first door,
- the second domestic appliance having a plurality of second operator control elements on the second door,
- wherein the plurality of first operator control elements has a same configuration as a configuration of the plurality of second operator control elements, and
- wherein the plurality of first operator control elements is mutually matched with the plurality of second operator control elements,
- wherein the plurality of first operator control elements being mutually matched with the plurality of second operator control elements includes the plurality of first operator control elements being one of symmetrically arranged, adjacently arranged, and arranged in a minor image with respect to the plurality of second operator control elements,
- wherein the first domestic appliance is arranged laterally next to the second domestic appliance,
- wherein the plurality of first operator control elements on the first door and the plurality of second operator control elements on the second door are arranged alongside each other on adjacent lateral areas of the first door and the second door, and
- wherein the plurality of first operator control elements is vertically centered with respect to a height of the first door and the plurality of second operator control elements is vertically centered with respect to a height of the second door.
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A system of domestic appliances, the system comprising:
- a first domestic appliance having a first front panel, a first opening in the first front panel, and a first door movable to access the first opening;
- a second domestic appliance having a second front panel, a second opening in the second front panel, and a second door movable to access the second opening;
- the second domestic appliance mounted next to the first domestic appliance and substantially similarly oriented to the first domestic appliance;
- the first domestic appliance having a plurality of first operator control elements on the first door,
- the second domestic appliance having a plurality of second operator control elements on the second door,
- wherein the plurality of first operator control elements has a same configuration as a configuration of the plurality of second operator control elements,
- wherein the plurality of first operator control elements is mutually matched with the plurality of second operator control elements,
- wherein the plurality of first operator control elements being mutually matched with the plurality of second operator control elements includes the plurality of first operator control elements being one of symmetrically arranged, adjacently arranged, and arranged in a minor image with respect to the plurality of second operator control elements,
- wherein the plurality of first operator control elements are centered with respect to a width of the first door, and
- wherein the plurality of second operator control elements are centered with respect to a width of the second door.
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A system of domestic appliances, the system comprising:
- a first domestic appliance having a first front panel, a first opening in the first front panel, and a first door movable to access the first opening;
- a second domestic appliance having a second front panel, a second opening in the second front panel, and a second door movable to access the second opening;
- the second domestic appliance mounted next to the first domestic appliance and substantially similarly oriented to the first domestic appliance;
- the first domestic appliance having a plurality of first operator control elements on the first door,
- the second domestic appliance having a plurality of second operator control elements on the second door,
- wherein the plurality of first operator control elements has a same configuration as a configuration of the plurality of second operator control elements,
- wherein the plurality of first operator control elements is mutually matched with the plurality of second operator control elements,
- wherein the plurality of first operator control elements being mutually matched with the plurality of second operator control elements includes the plurality of first operator control elements being one of symmetrically arranged, adjacently arranged, and arranged in a minor image with respect to the plurality of second operator control elements,
- wherein the first domestic appliance is arranged on top of the second domestic appliance,
- wherein the plurality of first operator control elements on the first door are arranged above the plurality of second operator control elements on the second door and on adjacent areas of the first door and the second door,
- wherein the plurality of first operator control elements are centered with respect to a width of the first door, and
- wherein the plurality of second operator control elements are centered with respect to a width of the second door.
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A system of domestic appliances, the system comprising:
- a first domestic appliance having a first front panel, a first opening in the first front panel, and a first door movable to access the first opening;
- a second domestic appliance having a second front panel, a second opening in the second front panel, and a second door movable to access the second opening;
- the second domestic appliance mounted next to the first domestic appliance and substantially similarly oriented to the first domestic appliance;
- the first domestic appliance having a plurality of first operator control elements on the first door,
- the second domestic appliance having a plurality of second operator control elements on the second door,
- wherein the plurality of first operator control elements has a same configuration as a configuration of the plurality of second operator control elements,
- wherein the plurality of first operator control elements is mutually matched with the plurality of second operator control elements,
- wherein the plurality of first operator control elements being mutually matched with the plurality of second operator control elements includes the plurality of first operator control elements being one of symmetrically arranged, adjacently arranged, and arranged in a minor image with respect to the plurality of second operator control elements, and
- wherein the plurality of first operator control elements on the first door are arranged in a minor image to the plurality of second operator control elements on the second door.
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A system of domestic appliances, the system comprising:
- a first domestic appliance having a first front panel, a first opening in the first front panel, and a first door movable to access the first opening;
- a second domestic appliance having a second front panel, a second opening in the second front panel, and a second door movable to access the second opening;
- the second domestic appliance mounted next to the first domestic appliance and substantially similarly oriented to the first domestic appliance;
- the first domestic appliance having a plurality of first operator control elements on the first door,
- the second domestic appliance having a plurality of second operator control elements on the second door,
- wherein the plurality of first operator control elements has a same configuration as a configuration of the plurality of second operator control elements,
- wherein the plurality of first operator control elements is mutually matched with the plurality of second operator control elements,
- wherein the plurality of first operator control elements being mutually matched with the plurality of second operator control elements includes the plurality of first operator control elements being one of symmetrically arranged, adjacently arranged, and arranged in a minor image with respect to the plurality of second operator control elements,
- wherein the first domestic appliance is arranged on top of the second domestic appliance,
- wherein the plurality of first operator control elements on the first door are arranged above the plurality of second operator control elements on the second door and on adjacent areas of the first door and the second door, and
- wherein the plurality of first operator control elements on the first door are arranged in a minor image to the plurality of second operator control elements on the second door with respect to a dividing line between the adjacent areas of the first door and the second door.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.