US2010300136A1PendingUtilityA1

Domestic appliance with telescopic pull-out means

Assignee: BSH BOSCH SIEMENS HAUSGERAETEPriority: Sep 17, 2007Filed: Sep 4, 2008Published: Dec 2, 2010
Est. expirySep 17, 2027(~1.1 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract

A cabinet-like domestic appliance having a carcass and a door to enclose an interior, and a telescopic pull-out assembly installed in the interior, wherein the telescopic pull-out assembly has at least one rail that is movable in a depthwise direction of the interior. The rail bears a lug that is made of ferromagnetic material and that faces toward a rear wall of the interior. A magnet is mounted on the rear wall of the interior, wherein, in a retracted stop position of the telescopic pull-out assembly, the lug is subjected to the attractive magnetic force of the magnet.

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         10 . A cabinet-like domestic appliance, comprising:
 a carcass;   a door to enclose, together with the carcass, an interior having a rear wall;   a telescopic pull-out assembly installed in the interior and having at least one rail that is movable in a depthwise direction of the interior, the rail to bear a lug that is made of ferromagnetic material and that faces toward the rear wall of the interior; and   a magnet mounted on the rear wall of the interior, the magnet to exhibit an attractive magnetic force;   wherein, in a retracted stop position of the telescopic pull-out assembly, the lug is subjected to the attractive magnetic force of the magnet.   
     
     
         11 . The domestic appliance of  claim 10 , wherein the lug is embodied as a single part with the rail. 
     
     
         12 . The domestic appliance of  claim 10 , further comprising a cover panel of the rail, wherein the lug is part of the cover panel. 
     
     
         13 . The domestic appliance of  claim 10 , wherein, in a stop position of the lug, the lug is separated from the magnet by an air gap. 
     
     
         14 . The domestic appliance of  claim 10 , wherein the telescopic pull-out assembly has an elastic buffer that limits the freedom of movement of the rail. 
     
     
         15 . The domestic appliance of  claim 10 , wherein the telescopic pull-out assembly supports a pull-out drawer. 
     
     
         16 . The domestic appliance of  claim 15 , wherein the pull-out drawer has a back wall, and wherein the lug projects beyond the back wall of the pull-out drawer toward the rear wall of the interior. 
     
     
         17 . The domestic appliance of  claim 15 , further comprising an icemaker to make ice, wherein the pull-out drawer is arranged beneath the icemaker in order to collect the ice made by the icemaker. 
     
     
         18 . The domestic appliance of  claim 17 , further comprising a switch that is actuated by the pull-out drawer, the switch to control operation of the icemaker.

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