[특허]Pivotally-deployable work surface for a household appliance

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Pivotally-deployable work surface for a household appliance

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국가/구분	United States(US) Patent 등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)	F26B-021/00
미국특허분류(USC)	034/090; 034/105; 034/201; 068/019; 068/020; 008/137; D32/028; 211/001; 312/408
출원번호	US-0104044 (2011-05-10)
등록번호	US-8732975 (2014-05-27)
발명자 / 주소	Rhodes, Sam Schöne, Oliver
출원인 / 주소	BSH Home Appliances Corporation
대리인 / 주소	Howard, James E.
인용정보	피인용 횟수 : 2 인용 특허 : 7

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A work surface device for a domestic household appliance and a household appliance having a work surface. The work surface device includes a housing having a cavity accessible by an opening formed in a sidewall of the housing, and a pivotally-deployable work surface supported by the housing at a pivot point, wherein the pivotally-deployable work surface is movable about the pivot point from a stored position within the cavity to a deployed position outside of the housing, and wherein the pivotally-deployable work surface has a planar upper support surfac...

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1. A work surface device for a domestic household appliance, the work surface device comprising: a housing having a cavity accessible by an opening formed in a sidewall of the housing and a top surface; anda pivotally-deployable work surface supported by the housing at a pivot point and movable in a horizontal plane about a vertical axis of rotation,wherein the pivotally-deployable work surface is movable in the horizontal plane about the vertical axis of rotation from a stored position within the cavity to a deployed position outside of the housing, andwherein the pivotally-deployable work surface has a planar upper support surface that is arranged parallel to the top surface of the housing. 2. The work surface device of claim 1, wherein the pivot point is adjacent to a corner of the housing of the work surface device. 3. The work surface device of claim 1, wherein the pivot point is disposed substantially at a mid-point along the sidewall of the housing of the work surface device. 4. The work surface device of claim 1, wherein the pivot point is disposed at a point closer to a mid-point along the sidewall of the housing of the work surface device than to a corner of the sidewall of the housing of the work surface device. 5. The work surface device of claim 1, wherein the planar upper support surface of the pivotally-deployable work surface has a quarter-circle shape when viewed from above. 6. The work surface device of claim 1, wherein the planar upper support surface of the pivotally-deployable work surface has a half-circle shape when viewed from above. 7. The work surface device of claim 5, wherein the pivotally-deployable work surface is movable in the horizontal plane about the vertical axis of rotation between an angle of 0 degrees and 90 degrees. 8. The work surface device of claim 6, wherein the pivotally-deployable work surface is movable in the horizontal plane about the vertical axis of rotation between an angle of 0 degrees and 180 degrees. 9. The work surface device of claim 1, wherein the housing has a front sidewall, a rear sidewall, a first sidewall connecting a first end of the front sidewall to a first end of the rear sidewall, and a second sidewall connecting a second end of the front sidewall to a second end of the rear sidewall, and wherein the opening is formed in the front sidewall of the housing. 10. The work surface device of claim 1, wherein the housing has a front sidewall, a rear sidewall, a first sidewall connecting a first end of the front sidewall to a first end of the rear sidewall, and a second sidewall connecting a second end of the front sidewall to a second end of the rear sidewall, and wherein the opening is formed in one of the first sidewall and the second sidewall of the housing. 11. The work surface device of claim 1, wherein the pivotally-deployable work surface includes a secondary deployable feature for hanging items. 12. The work surface device of claim 11, wherein the secondary deployable feature is moveable between a stored position within a cavity of the pivotally-deployable work surface and a deployed position in which a portion of the secondary deployable feature is outside of the cavity of the pivotally-deployable work surface. 13. The work surface device of claim 12, wherein the secondary deployable feature is translatably moveable between the stored position within the cavity of the pivotally-deployable work surface and the deployed position in which the portion of the secondary deployable feature is horizontally disposed outside of the cavity of the pivotally-deployable work surface. 14. The work surface device of claim 12, wherein the secondary deployable feature is moveable about a second pivot point between the stored position within the cavity of the pivotally-deployable work surface and the deployed position in which the portion of the secondary deployable feature is horizontally disposed outside of the cavity of the pivotally-deployable work surface. 15. The work surface device of claim 1, wherein the pivotally-deployable work surface includes secondary deployable means for hanging one of hangers and laundry items from the pivotally-deployable work surface. 16. The work surface device of claim 11, wherein the secondary-deployable feature is deployable from the planar upper support surface of the pivotally-deployable work surface. 17. The work surface device of claim 11, wherein the secondary deployable feature is deployable from a sidewall of the pivotally-deployable work surface. 18. The work surface device of claim 11, wherein the secondary deployable feature includes one of an opening and a notch for receiving an end of a laundry hanger. 19. The work surface device of claim 11, wherein the secondary deployable feature includes an end cap for preventing one of laundry items and a laundry hanger from sliding off of the deployable feature. 20. The work surface device of claim 1, wherein the planar upper support surface has a continuous smooth surface. 21. The work surface device of claim 1, wherein the planar upper support surface has a one of a textured surface and a perforated surface. 22. The work surface device of claim 1, wherein the housing includes a push release mechanism engaging the pivotally-deployable work surface for deploying the pivotally-deployable work surface from the cavity. 23. The work surface device of claim 1, wherein the housing includes a stop device that limits a range of movement of the pivotally-deployable work surface in the horizontal plane about the vertical axis of rotation. 24. The work surface device of claim 1, wherein the pivotally-deployable work surface includes an integral stationary feature for hanging items. 25. The work surface device of claim 24, wherein the integral feature includes an opening formed in one of a sidewall of the pivotally-deployable work surface and the planar upper support surface of the pivotally-deployable work surface. 26. The work surface device of claim 1, further comprising: a second pivotally-deployable work surface supported by the housing at a second pivot point and movable in the horizontal plane about a second vertical axis of rotation,wherein the second pivotally-deployable work surface has a planar upper support surface that is arranged parallel to the top surface of the housing. 27. The work surface device of claim 26, wherein the second pivotally-deployable work surface is movable in the horizontal plane about the second vertical axis of rotation from a stored position within the cavity to a deployed position outside of the housing. 28. The work surface device of claim 27, wherein an end of a sidewall of the second pivotally-deployable work surface is directly adjacent to an end of a sidewall of the pivotally-deployable work surface when the second pivotally-deployable work surface is in the stored position and the pivotally-deployable work surface is in the stored position. 29. The work surface device of claim 26, wherein the second pivotally-deployable work surface is movable in the horizontal plane about the second vertical axis of rotation from a stored position within the cavity accessible by a second opening formed in the housing to a deployed position outside of the housing. 30. The work surface device of claim 29, further comprising: a separating portion formed in the sidewall of the housing between the opening and the second opening,wherein the separating portion separates an end of a sidewall of the second pivotally-deployable work surface from an end of a sidewall of the pivotally-deployable work surface when the second pivotally-deployable work surface is in the stored position and the pivotally-deployable work surface is in the stored position. 31. The work surface device of claim 30, wherein the separating portion includes a deployable feature for hanging items. 32. The work surface device of claim 29, wherein the opening and the second opening are formed in the sidewall of the housing of the work surface device. 33. The work surface device of claim 29, wherein the second opening is formed in a second sidewall of the housing of the work surface device, and wherein the second sidewall of the housing of the work surface device is different than the sidewall of the housing of the work surface device. 34. The work surface device of claim 26, wherein the pivot point is adjacent to a first corner of the housing of the work surface device, and wherein the second pivot point is adjacent to a second corner of the housing of the work surface device, the first corner being different than the second corner. 35. The work surface device of claim 26, wherein each of the pivot point and the second pivot point is disposed closer to a mid-point along the sidewall of the housing of the work surface device than to a corner of the sidewall of the housing of the work surface device. 36. The work surface device of claim 26, wherein each of the planar upper support surface of the pivotally-deployable work surface and the second planar upper support surface of the second pivotally-deployable work surface has a quarter-circle shape when viewed from above. 37. The work surface device of claim 26, wherein each of the planar upper support surface of the pivotally-deployable work surface and the second planar upper support surface of the second pivotally-deployable work surface has a half-circle shape when viewed from above. 38. The work surface device of claim 26, wherein the pivotally-deployable work surface is movable in the horizontal plane about the vertical axis of rotation between an angle of 0 degrees and 90 degrees, and wherein the second pivotally-deployable work surface is movable in the horizontal plane about the second vertical axis of rotation between an angle of 0 degrees and 90 degrees. 39. The work surface device of claim 26, wherein the pivotally-deployable work surface is movable in the horizontal plane about the vertical axis of rotation between an angle of 0 degrees and 180 degrees, and wherein the second pivotally-deployable work surface is movable in the horizontal plane about the second vertical axis of rotation between an angle of 0 degrees and 180 degrees. 40. The work surface device of claim 26, wherein the second pivotally-deployable work surface includes a second deployable feature for hanging items, and wherein the second deployable feature is moveable between a stored position within a cavity of the second pivotally-deployable work surface and a deployed position in which a portion of the second deployable feature is horizontally disposed outside of the cavity of the second pivotally-deployable work surface. 41. The work surface device of claim 33, further comprising: a securing device on one of the pivotally-deployable work surface and the second pivotally-deployable work surface that secures the pivotally-deployable work surface to the second pivotally-deployable work surface in the deployed position. 42. A domestic household appliance comprising: a housing having a door for accessing an interior of the housing; andthe work surface device of claim 1. 43. The domestic household appliance of claim 42, wherein the work surface device is disposed on an upper surface of the housing of the household appliance. 44. The domestic household appliance of claim 42, wherein the work surface device is integrally formed with the housing of the household appliance, and wherein the pivotally-deployable work surface is deployable in the horizontal plane from the housing of the household appliance adjacent to an upper edge of a side panel of the housing of the household appliance. 45. The domestic household appliance of claim 42, wherein the work surface device is integrally formed with the housing of the household appliance, and wherein the pivotally-deployable work surface is deployable in the horizontal plane from the housing of the household appliance adjacent to a lower edge of a side panel of the housing of the household appliance. 46. The domestic household appliance of claim 42, wherein the domestic household appliance is one of a laundry appliance and a stackable laundry appliance. 47. The domestic household appliance of claim 45, wherein the domestic household appliance is a stackable dryer. 48. The work surface device of claim 1, wherein the top surface of the housing covers the cavity formed in the housing, and wherein the pivotally-deployable work surface is movable only in the horizontal plane about the vertical axis of rotation from the stored position within the cavity to the deployed position outside of the housing. 49. The work surface device of claim 26, wherein the top surface of the housing covers the cavity formed in the housing, and wherein the second pivotally-deployable work surface is movable only in the horizontal plane about the second vertical axis of rotation from the stored position within the cavity to the deployed position outside of the housing. 50. The work surface device of claim 14, wherein the secondary deployable feature is moveable in a horizontal plane about a vertical axis of rotation between the stored position within the cavity of the pivotally-deployable work surface and the deployed position in which the portion of the secondary deployable feature is horizontally disposed outside of the cavity of the pivotally-deployable work surface. 51. The work surface device of claim 14, wherein the secondary deployable feature is moveable in a vertical plane about a horizontal axis of rotation between the stored position within the cavity of the pivotally-deployable work surface and the deployed position in which the portion of the secondary deployable feature is horizontally disposed outside of the cavity of the pivotally-deployable work surface. 52. The work surface device of claim 40, wherein the second deployable feature is moveable in a horizontal plane about a vertical axis of rotation between the stored position within the cavity of the second pivotally-deployable work surface and the deployed position in which the portion of the second deployable feature is horizontally disposed outside of the cavity of the second pivotally-deployable work surface. 53. The work surface device of claim 40, wherein the second deployable feature is moveable in a vertical plane about a horizontal axis of rotation between the stored position within the cavity of the second pivotally-deployable work surface and the deployed position in which the portion of the second deployable feature is horizontally disposed outside of the cavity of the second pivotally-deployable work surface.

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