Ice maker with specific coupling of a driving unit with a storage container, and household cooling appliance
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Jul 5, 2022
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Jul 8, 2021
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Jan 3, 2020
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Abstract
An ice maker for mounting into a household cooling appliance, comprising: a storage container for ice comprising a rear wall and an opening, which is accessible from the top, a coupling extension, which is arranged on the rear wall and extends towards the rear, a driving unit comprising a drive housing and a closing aid arranged in the drive housing for locking of the storage container in a closed end position, wherein the drive housing comprises a front wall, at which an insertion opening of the closing aid is arranged so that upon inserting of the coupling extension into the insertion opening the coupling extension couples with the closing aid and by the closing aid viewed in the depth direction of the ice maker said coupling extension is pulled into the locking position towards the rear.
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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BSH HAUSGERAETE GMBH | CARL-WERY-STR 34 MUENCHEN D-81739 |
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- 2020 Application Filing Year
- F25C Class
- 154 Applications Filed
- 106 Patents Issued To-Date
- 68.84 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Bauriedl, Josef | Neunburg, DE | 18 | 50 |
# of filed Patents : 18 Total Citations : 50 | |||
Sigl, Mathias | Herbrechtingen, DE | 13 | 17 |
# of filed Patents : 13 Total Citations : 17 | |||
Stahl, Robert | Herbrechtingen, DE | 29 | 66 |
# of filed Patents : 29 Total Citations : 66 |
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