# US 9,750,389 B2 · Domestic appliance having an external upward extending pipe

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- Number: US 9,750,389 B2
- Document ID: US9750389B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/398,979
- Filed: 2013-05-08
- Published: 2015-04-30
- Granted: 2017-09-05
- Earliest claimed: 2013-05-08
- Assignees: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
- Applicants: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH
- Inventors: Johannes Büsing; Helmut Jerg; Michael Georg Rosenbauer
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9750389B2

## CPC

- A47L 15/4223: {Devices for water discharge, e.g. devices to prevent siphoning, non-return valves}
- A47L 15/4246: {Details of the tub (A47L15/4272 takes precedence; insulation arrangements A47L15/4209)}
- F16L 3/04: and pressing it against a wall or other support
- F16L 5/00: Devices for use where pipes, cables or protective tubing pass through walls or partitions (installations of electric cables or lines through walls, floors or ceilings H02G3/22)
- D06F 39/083: {Liquid discharge or recirculation arrangements}
- Y10T 137/86348: Tank with internally extending flow guide, pipe or conduit
- A47L: DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING (brushes A46B; cleaning quantities of bottles or of other hollow articles of one kind B08B9/00; laundry D06F); SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL (cleaning in general B08)
- F16L: PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- D06F: LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## Abstract

A water-conducting domestic appliance, in particular a domestic dishwasher, includes a first retaining device which is arranged on an outer wall and which is provided to hold a pipe on the outer wall when the domestic appliance is in operation. The outer wall has an aperture through which the hose is guided, with the first retaining device being arranged above the aperture.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A water-conducting domestic appliance, comprising:
an outer wall which defines an exposed exterior surface of the domestic appliance;
a hose; and
a first retaining device arranged on the exposed exterior surface of the outer wall of the domestic appliance and configured to hold the hose against the exposed exterior surface of the outer wall during operation of the domestic appliance,
wherein the outer wall has an aperture which opens to the exposed exterior surface and through which the hose is guided, said first retaining device being arranged above the aperture,
wherein the first retaining device comprises a first hose clip and a second hose clip, the first hose clip and the second hose clip being configured as a single piece with the outer wall,
wherein the second hose clip is tilted at an angle with respect to the first hose clip,
wherein the tilt of the second hose clip in relation to the first hose clip is oriented in such a manner that a side of the second hose clip facing the first hose clip is higher than a side of the second hose clip facing a first side wall of the domestic appliance in a vertical direction of the domestic appliance, and
wherein the first hose clip and the second hose clip are configured and arranged to hold respective segments of the hose running in an inverted U shape.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The domestic appliance of claim 1, constructed in the form of a domestic dishwasher.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The domestic appliance of claim 1, wherein the hose is a drain hose.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The domestic appliance of claim 1, wherein the outer wall is a rear outer wall of the domestic appliance.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The domestic appliance of claim 1, further comprising a base sump, said first retaining device being configured in one piece with the base sump.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The domestic appliance of claim 1, further comprising a base support, said first retaining device being configured in one piece with the base support.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The domestic appliance of claim 1, wherein the outer wall has a first recess, said first retaining device being arranged in a region of the first recess of the outer wall, said outer wall being recessed in a direction of an internal chamber of the domestic appliance in the region of the first recess.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The domestic appliance of claim 1, further comprising a second retaining device configured to hold the hose against the outer wall during operation of the domestic appliance.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The domestic appliance of claim 8, wherein the outer wall has a second recess, said second retaining device being arranged in a region of the second recess of the outer wall, said outer wall being recessed in a direction of an internal chamber of the domestic appliance in the region of the second recess.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The domestic appliance of claim 8, wherein the second retaining device is configured and arranged with symmetry in relation to the first retaining device.

### Claim 11

A water-conducting domestic appliance, comprising:
an outer wall which defines an exposed exterior surface of the domestic appliance;
a hose; and
a first retaining device arranged on the exposed exterior surface of the outer wall of the domestic appliance and configured to hold the hose against the exposed exterior surface of the outer wall during operation of the domestic appliance,
wherein the outer wall has an aperture which opens to the exposed exterior surface and through which the hose is guided, said first retaining device being arranged above the aperture,
wherein the first retaining device comprises a first hose clip and a second hose clip, the first hose clip and the second hose clip being configured as a single piece with the outer wall,
wherein the first hose clip is arranged in a plane and runs out at a downward angle, and
wherein a plane in which the second hose clip is arranged is tilted at an angle of around 45° to the plane in which the first hose clip is arranged.

### Claim 12

A water-conducting domestic appliance, comprising:
an outer wall which defines an exposed exterior surface of the domestic appliance, said exposed exterior surface having a first recess and a second recess;
a hose;
a first retaining device arranged in the first recess on the exposed exterior surface of the outer wall of the domestic appliance and configured to hold the hose against the exposed exterior surface of the outer wall during operation of the domestic appliance, wherein the first retaining device comprises a first hose clip and a second hose clip; and
a second retaining device arranged in the second recess on the exposed exterior surface of the outer wall of the domestic appliance and configured to hold the hose against the exposed exterior surface of the outer wall during operation of the domestic appliance, wherein the second retaining device comprises a third hose clip and a fourth hose clip.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The domestic appliance of claim 12, wherein the second retaining device is configured and arranged with symmetry in relation to the first retaining device.

### Claim 14 (depends on 12)

The domestic appliance of claim 12, wherein the outer wall is a rear outer wall of the domestic appliance, and wherein the first recess is disposed adjacent to a first side wall of the domestic appliance and the second recess is disposed adjacent to a second side wall of the domestic appliance.
