Household appliance having a collecting apparatus for leakage water

Abstract

The invention relates to a home appliance 1 for care of laundry items, with a collection facility 5 for leakage water arranged on the floor 4 of the home appliance 1 and a float 81 arranged in the collection facility 5, which, depending on the water level W in the collection facility 5, is embodied for electrical contacting of a switch 8, with the float 81 being arranged in a first subarea 5 a of the collection facility 5 which is separated by a water-retaining wall 52 from a second partial area 5 b of the collection facility 5.

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       9 . A household appliance for care of laundry items, the household appliance comprising:
 a floor;   a collection facility for leakage water arranged on the floor; and   a float arranged in the collection facility,   wherein the float electrically contacts a switch depending on a water level in the collection facility,   wherein the collection facility includes a water-retaining wall that separates a first subarea of the collection facility from a second subarea of the collection facility, and   wherein the float is arranged in the first subarea of the collection facility.   
   
   
       10 . The household appliance as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the water-retaining wall is integrated into the collection facility. 
   
   
       11 . The household appliance as claimed in  claim 9 , comprising:
 a device for catching water running down onto the device from above and for directing the water into the collection facility for leakage water.   
   
   
       12 . The household appliance as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the device exclusively introduces the leakage water into the second subarea of the collection facility. 
   
   
       13 . The household appliance as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the water-retaining wall has a curve-shape. 
   
   
       14 . The household appliance as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein a height of the water-retaining wall is between 3 mm and 10 mm. 
   
   
       15 . The household appliance as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein a height of the water-retaining wall is 5 mm. 
   
   
       16 . The household appliance as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the water-retaining wall is essentially a same height over an entire length of the water-retaining wall. 
   
   
       17 . The household appliance as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the household appliance is one of a washing machine and a washer-dryer.