Household appliance with at least one luminous surface in the treatment area
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F21V-033/00
A47L-015/42
F21V-008/00
D06F-058/20
출원번호
US-0349342
(2012-10-11)
등록번호
US-10172507
(2019-01-08)
우선권정보
DE-10 2011 084 458 (2011-10-13)
국제출원번호
PCT/EP2012/070166
(2012-10-11)
국제공개번호
WO2013/053829
(2013-04-18)
발명자
/ 주소
Ott, Thomas
Rehm, Karlheinz
Rosenbauer, Michael Georg
Sachon, Robert
Schüssler, Andreas
출원인 / 주소
BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
대리인 / 주소
Tschupp, Michael E.
인용정보
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0인용 특허 :
10
초록▼
A household appliance includes a plurality of walls which delimit a treatment compartment. At least one of the walls, e.g. a rear wall of the treatment compartment, is configured predominantly or entirely with a luminous surface element. The luminous surface element can be sized to occupy at least 5
A household appliance includes a plurality of walls which delimit a treatment compartment. At least one of the walls, e.g. a rear wall of the treatment compartment, is configured predominantly or entirely with a luminous surface element. The luminous surface element can be sized to occupy at least 50% of a surface of the at least one wall and formed by a plate-shaped or panel-type element.
대표청구항▼
1. A household dishwasher comprising a plurality of walls delimiting a treatment compartment, the household dishwasher comprising a dishwasher housing having a dishwashing compartment formed by the treatment compartment, at least one of the walls being configured predominantly or entirely with a lum
1. A household dishwasher comprising a plurality of walls delimiting a treatment compartment, the household dishwasher comprising a dishwasher housing having a dishwashing compartment formed by the treatment compartment, at least one of the walls being configured predominantly or entirely with a luminous surface element which is operative to illuminate the treatment compartment, at least artificial light source which produces artificial light; wherein the at least one of the walls is a rear wall of the treatment compartment,wherein the luminous surface element comprises a plate-shaped luminous surface element which is configured to at least one of conduct or emit the artificial light,wherein the plate-shaped luminous surface element has an internal wall surface which faces and is exposed to the treatment compartment,wherein the plate-shaped luminous surface element is provided with at least one protective layer on the internal wall surface exposed to the treatment compartment and configured to protect against conditions prevailing in the treatment compartment including protecting against cleaning chemicals, the at least one protective layer being configured to allow the passage of the artificial light from the plate-shaped luminous surface element into the treatment compartment,wherein the plate-shaped luminous surface element has an external wall surface which defines a rear external wall surface of the household dishwasher that is exposed to ambient surroundings,wherein an outer edge region of the plate-shaped luminous surface element is fixed to the other of the plurality of walls, with each of the other plurality of walls having a flange with a mounting surface to which the plate-shaped luminous surface element is fixed, andwherein each flange is directed inwardly so as to face an interior of the dishwashing compartment in the shape of a rectangular frame that defines a rectangular opening in a rear, vertical face of the dishwasher housing. 2. The household dishwasher of claim 1, wherein the luminous surface element is sized to occupy at least 50% of a surface of the at least one wall. 3. The household dishwasher of claim 1, wherein the luminous surface element is sized to occupy at least 75% of a surface of the at least one wall. 4. The household dishwasher of claim 1, wherein the luminous surface element is sized to occupy between 80% and 100% of a surface of the at least one wall. 5. The household dishwasher of claim 1, wherein the luminous surface element has a substantially flat internal wall surface facing the treatment compartment. 6. The household dishwasher of claim 5, wherein the internal wall surface is smooth. 7. The household dishwasher of claim 1, wherein the luminous surface element is configured in one of three ways, a first way in which the luminous surface element fills an opening in the rear wall, a second way in which the luminous surface element fills an opening between the rear wall and an adjacent one of the walls of the treatment compartment, a third way in which the luminous surface element covers an opening in such a manner that edges overlap from external wall surfaces which form the mounting surface facing away from the treatment compartment. 8. The household dishwasher of claim 7, further comprising at least one sealing member provided in a join between the luminous surface element and an edge of the opening. 9. The household dishwasher of claim 1, wherein the luminous surface element has a light-conducting or light-emitting characteristic sufficient to realize a substantially homogenous backlight. 10. A household dishwasher comprising a plurality of walls delimiting a treatment compartment, the household dishwasher comprising a dishwasher housing having a dishwashing compartment formed by the treatment compartment, at least one of the walls being configured predominantly or entirely with a luminous surface element which is operative to illuminate the treatment compartment, wherein the at least one of the walls is a rear wall of the treatment compartment, the rear wall defining an exposed exterior vertical rear wall surface of the household dishwasher, and the rear wall being configured predominantly or entirely with the luminous surface element,wherein an outer edge region of the rear wall is fixed to the other of the plurality of walls, with each of the other plurality of walls having a flange with a mounting surface to which the rear wall, which is configured predominantly or entirely with the luminous surface element, is fixed,wherein each flange is directed inwardly so as to face an interior of the dishwashing compartment in the shape of a rectangular frame that defines a rectangular opening in a rear, vertical face of the dishwasher housing, andwherein the luminous surface element has a light-conducting or light-emitting characteristic sufficient to enable at least one light beam from at least one light source disposed outside the treatment compartment to be coupled into the luminous surface element at at least one coupling-in point, to enable the coupled in light beam to be propagated in the luminous surface element from the coupling-in point in a propagation direction in parallel relationship to an internal wall surface of the luminous surface element in facing relationship to the treatment compartment, and to enable coupling out of a light beam from the propagated light beam from the internal wall surface of the luminous surface element at a coupling-out point, which is different from the coupling-in point, into the treatment compartment, with the luminous surface element being configured as largely non-transparent when viewed from the treatment compartment. 11. The household dishwasher of claim 10, wherein the light beam is coupled out perpendicular to the propagation direction. 12. The household dishwasher of claim 10, wherein the at least one light source is configured and disposed in such a manner that light beams emitted by the light source strike an external wall surface of the luminous surface element facing away from the treatment compartment at at least one point or at least one end face of the luminous surface element. 13. The household dishwasher of claim 10, further comprising at least one optical transmission element coupled optically at one end to the light source and at another end to the luminous surface element. 14. The household dishwasher of claim 13, wherein the at least one optical transmission element is an optical waveguide. 15. The household dishwasher of claim 1, wherein the luminous surface element is configured as a light guide with a large surface. 16. The household dishwasher of claim 1, wherein the luminous surface element is configured to emit light beams in a diffuse manner into the treatment compartment. 17. The household dishwasher of claim 1, wherein the luminous surface element has a material layer made of a member selected from the group consisting of glass, transparent plastic, translucent plastic, and a composite thereof. 18. The household dishwasher of claim 1, wherein the luminous surface element has extractors for coupling light out into the treatment compartment. 19. The household dishwasher of claim 17, wherein the material layer of the luminous surface element contains scattering or reflecting particles. 20. The household dishwasher of claim 19, wherein the scattering or reflecting particles are colored particles. 21. The household dishwasher of claim 1, wherein the internal wall surface is provided with at least one structured or particle layer which allows passage of light from a layer interior of the luminous surface element outward in a direction of the treatment compartment and which is largely non-transparent. 22. The household dishwasher of claim 21, wherein the structured or particle layer is a colored layer. 23. The household dishwasher of claim 21, wherein the structured or particle layer has an opaque effect, when viewed from the outside. 24. The household dishwasher of claim 21, wherein the structured or particle layer has an opaque effect, when viewed from the treatment compartment. 25. The household dishwasher of claim 1, wherein the luminous surface element is provided with at least one protective layer, which allows passage of light in an outward direction from a layer interior of the luminous surface element at a top on an outside of at least the internal wall surface of the luminous surface element. 26. The household dishwasher of claim 1, wherein the luminous surface element is configured as electroluminescent or photoluminescent. 27. The household dishwasher of claim 1, further comprising a sealing member disposed between the rear wall which is configured predominantly or entirely with the luminous surface element and an external portion of the mounting surface of the flange. 28. A household dishwasher with a dishwashing compartment, which is delimited by a number of walls including a rear wall, and at least one artificial light source which produces artificial light; wherein the rear wall of the dishwashing compartment is replaced predominantly or entirely with a luminous surface element which is operative to illuminate the dishwashing compartment,wherein the luminous surface element comprises a plate-shaped luminous surface element which is configured to at least one of conduct or emit the artificial light and that fills an opening in the rear wall of the dishwashing compartment or covers the rear wall in such a manner that edges of the plate-shaped luminous surface element overlap with an external wall surface of the rear wall, the external wall surface facing away from the dishwashing compartment,wherein at least one seal is provided in a join between the plate-shaped luminous surface element and an edge of the opening,wherein the plate-shaped luminous surface element has an internal wall surface which faces the dishwashing compartment, and the plate-shaped luminous surface element is provided with at least one protective layer on the internal wall surface facing and exposed to the dishwashing compartment, the at least one protective layer being configured to protect against conditions prevailing in the dishwashing compartment including protecting against cleaning chemicals, and the at least one protective layer being configured to allow the passage of the artificial light from the plate-shaped luminous surface element into the dishwashing compartment, andwherein the plate-shaped luminous surface element has an external wall surface which defines a rear external wall surface of the household dishwasher that is exposed to ambient surroundings. 29. A household dishwasher with a dishwashing compartment, which is delimited by a number of walls including a rear wall, and at least one artificial light source which produces artificial light; wherein the rear wall of the dishwashing compartment is replaced predominantly with a luminous surface element which is operative to illuminate the dishwashing compartment,wherein the luminous surface element comprises a plate-shaped luminous surface element which is configured to at least one of conduct or emit the artificial light and that is fixed to an outside of the rear wall and covers an opening in the rear wall in such a manner that edges of the rear wall around the opening overlap an internal wall surface of the plate-shaped luminous surface element facing the dishwashing compartment,wherein at least one seal is provided in a join between the plate-shaped luminous surface element and the edges of the rear wall around the opening,wherein the plate-shaped luminous surface element is provided with at least one protective layer on the internal wall surface facing and exposed to the dishwashing compartment and configured to protect against conditions prevailing in the dishwashing compartment including protecting against cleaning chemicals, the at least one protective layer being configured to allow the passage of the artificial light from the plate-shaped luminous surface element into the dishwashing compartment, andwherein the plate-shaped luminous surface element has an external wall surface which defines a rear external wall surface of the household dishwasher that is exposed to ambient surroundings. 30. A household dishwasher with a dishwashing compartment, which is delimited by a number of walls including a rear wall, wherein the rear wall of the dishwashing compartment is replaced predominantly with a luminous surface element, wherein the luminous surface element is fixed to an outside of the rear wall and covers an opening in the rear wall in such a manner that edges of the rear wall around the opening overlap an internal wall surface of the luminous surface element facing the dishwashing compartment, wherein at least one sealing member is provided in a join between the luminous surface element and the edges of the rear wall around the opening, wherein the luminous surface element is provided with at least one protective layer on the internal wall surface facing the dishwashing compartment; wherein the luminous surface element is configured as at least one of light-conducting or light-emitting in such a manner that one or more light beams from at least one light source disposed outside the dishwashing compartment is operative to be coupled into the luminous surface element at one coupling in point at least, one or more coupled-in light beams are able to be propagated in the luminous surface element from their respective coupling-in point in a propagation direction running parallel to the internal wall surface of the luminous surface element facing the dishwashing compartment and of the one or more light beams propagated in this manner, perpendicular to their direction of propagation, from the internal wall surface of the luminous surface element facing the dishwashing compartment, one or more light beams can be coupled out at one or more coupling-out points, which are different from the respective coupling-in point, into the dishwashing compartment, with the luminous surface element being configured as non-transparent when viewed from the dishwashing compartment.
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