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US 8,986,463 B2Granted
Dishwasher operating panel seal
AssigneeBSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
InventorsGerhard Egger, Norbert Gerstner, Bernd Schessl, Rainer Schilling
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Abstract
A dishwasher, in particular a domestic dishwasher, includes a domestic-appliance door which has at least one front operating panel and an internal door element. A seal is arranged at least in one area between the operating panel and the internal door element and includes a sealing element and a sealing bed, with the sealing element and the sealing bed forming a one-piece structural unit.
Claims25
A dishwasher, comprising:
- a domestic appliance door which has at least one operating panel and an internal door element;
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- a seal arranged to provide a sealing action between the operating panel and the internal door element, the seal including a compressible sealing element and a rigid sealing bed, said sealing element and said sealing bed being fixed to one another and forming a one-piece structural unit that is separate from the operating panel and the internal door element,
- wherein the sealing element provides a fluid tight seal between a panel roof of The operating panel and the internal door element and runs along the panel roof in a transverse direction of the door.
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A dishwasher, comprising:
- a domestic appliance door which has at least one operating panel and an internal door element;
- a seal arranged to provide a sealing action between the operating panel and the internal door element, the sealing including a sealing element and a sealing bed, said sealing element and said sealing bed forming a one-piece structural unit that is separate from the operating panel and the internal door element, wherein the operating panel has angled side walls in contact with the internal door element, and further comprising liquid discharge chambers, one associated with and for each of the side walls, for discharge of liquid penetrating at the side walls of the operating panel;
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- appliance component provided on a rear side of the operating panel spaced away from the operating panel side walls to provide protection against liquid penetrating via the liquid discharge chambers,
- wherein each said liquid discharge chamber is separated by a dividing wall from the appliance components of the operating panel and the dividing wall has a cutout, through which the sealing element is guided into the liquid discharge chamber.
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A dishwasher, comprising:
- a compartment adapted to wash dishes, the compartment having an opening;
- a domestic appliance door adapted to close the opening and which has at least one operating panel and an internal door element;
- a seal arranged at least in one area between the operating panel and the internal door element and including a sealing element and a sealing bed, said sealing element and said sealing bed forming a one-piece structural unit, wherein the operating panel has angled side walls in contact with the internal door element, and further comprising liquid discharge chambers, one associated with and for each of the side walls, for discharge of liquid penetrating at the side walls of the operating panel;
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- appliance component provided on a rear side of the operating panel spaced away from the operating side panel walls to provide protection against liquid penetrating via the liquid discharge chambers, wherein each said liquid discharge chamber is separated by a dividing wall from the appliance components of the operating panel and the dividing wall has a cutout, through which the sealing element is guided into the liquid discharge chamber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.