Domestic appliance having a door leaf which includes a recessed handle

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PATENT NO 9890992
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15119741

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A domestic appliance, in particular a domestic refrigeration appliance, includes an interior chamber and an electronic control apparatus having an electronics system and being constructed to control at least one function of the domestic appliance during operation thereof. A door leaf for opening and closing the interior chamber has an inner face facing the interior chamber and an outer face facing away from the interior chamber. A recessed handle in the outer face includes a grip forming an indentation in the outer face. A lighting configuration has at least one lighting device, in particular an LED, to illuminate the recessed handle. At least a large part of the electronics system and the at least one lighting device form a common assembly disposed within the door leaf adjacent the indentation, so that the at least one lighting device can radiate light out of the indentation into the recessed handle.

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BSH HAUSGERAETE GMBHCARL-WERY-STRASSE 34 MUNICH 81739

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Becke, Christoph Grosskarolinenfeld, DE 81 869
Eicher, Max Munich, DE 33 305
Foersterling, Klaus Amerang, DE 8 106
Hartwein, Christine Munich, DE 15 49
Kessler, Andreas Munich, DE 22 99
Kleinlein, Philipp Munich, DE 22 91
Staud, Ralph Munich, DE 40 315
Tischer, Thomas Haar, DE 41 293
Yao, Xingen Nanjing, CN 3 19

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