Container having universally usable, hidden handle fastening for use with domestic appliances

Abstract

A container for domestic appliances, wherein the container includes a handle, a circumferential outer side wall and at least one opening on an upper side of the container. The container includes at least one fastening element integral with the side wall, characterized in that the fastening element is a hook which extends in a first direction outwards from the side wall and also extends in a second direction essentially parallel to the side wall. The handle forms a form-fitting connection with the container via the at least one fastening element.

Claims

1. A container for domestic appliances comprising a handle, a circumferential outer side wall, and at least one opening on an upper side of the container, wherein the container further comprises at least one fastening element integral with the outer side wall, wherein the fastening element comprises a hook which extends in a first direction outward from the outer side wall and also extends in a second direction essentially parallel to the outer side wall, and wherein the handle forms a form-fitting connection with the container by the at least one fastening element.

2. The container according to claim 1, wherein the container is a glass container.

3. The container according to claim 1, wherein the handle is made of plastic.

4. The container according to claim 1, wherein the handle comprises an inner handle shell, an outer handle shell and at least one holding element, wherein the inner handle shell and the holding element form a form-fitting connection with the at least one fastening element, wherein the holding element comprises a protrusion that engages with the fastening element, wherein the holding element and the inner handle shell are fixed in a first direction, wherein the holding element is connected in a second direction to the inner handle shell which lies opposite the fastening element whereby the holding element and the inner handle shell are fixed in a second direction, and wherein the at least one holding element is connected to the inner handle shell by at least one screw connection.

5. The A container according to claim 4, wherein the container further comprises a second fastening element, wherein the handle further comprises a second holding element, wherein the inner handle shell and the second holding element form a second form-fitting connection with the second fastening element, and wherein the second fastening element, the second holding element and the second form-fitting connection are configured with the first fastening element, the first holding element and the first form-fitting connection.

6. The container according to claim 1, wherein further comprising a second opening, wherein the second opening is on a lower side of the container, wherein the container further comprises a closing unit that closes the second opening, and wherein the handle is fastened to the container by the fastening element and the closing unit.

7. A domestic appliance for food processing, comprising the container according to claim 1, wherein the domestic appliance comprises a housing, wherein said housing comprises: an electrically operated effector, a safety device arranged in a circuit for current feed of the effector, wherein the safety device only closes the circuit if the safety device is actuated, a base to receive the container, a lid that closes the first opening of the container, wherein the handle extends along an entire height of the container and comprises a hollow space, wherein a safety element is arranged in the hollow space, and wherein the safety element actuates the safety device if the container is closed with the lid.

8. The domestic appliance according to claim 7, wherein the effector is an electric motor, wherein a drive shaft of the motor traverses the base, wherein the container further comprises a work tool arranged in the closing element and connected to the drive shaft of the motor when the container is arranged on the base, and wherein the work tool comprises a rotatable blade unit.

9. The domestic appliance according to claim 7, wherein the lid locks the first opening of the container, and wherein the lid is locked with the first opening by a bayonet catch.

10. The container of claim 1, wherein the container is a glass jug.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0033] The invention is described in more detail in the following section by way of embodiment examples with reference to the enclosed figures.

[0034] FIG. 1a shows a container for use in a domestic appliance according to an embodiment example of the present invention.

[0035] FIG. 1b shows the container of FIG. 1a in an exploded view.

[0036] FIG. 2 shows the integrally formed fastening element of the container from FIG. 1a and FIG. 1b in a detailed view.

[0037] FIG. 3 shows the holding element from FIG. 1a and FIG. 1b in a perspective view.

[0038] FIG. 4 shows the fastening of the inner handle shell via the fastening element and the holding element from FIG. 1a and FIG. 1b in a sectional view.

[0039] In the figures, identical reference numbers designate the same components or components that are similar in function, unless otherwise indicated.

MANNERS OF IMPLEMENTING THE INVENTION

[0040] An embodiment of a container 100 for domestic appliances is shown in FIG. 1a and FIG. 1b. In this embodiment, the container is a glass container 10 for a blender. The glass container 10 comprises an upper opening that can be closed by a lid 40, and a lower opening that is provided with a thread. Closing means 50 with a work tool, for example a rotating blade in the case of a blender, can be screwed on the thread. The closing means 50 comprises a plastic skirt 52, a fastening ring 54 and a threaded ring 56.

[0041] The container comprises a fastening element 12, shown in FIG. 2, which is a integrally formed glass element in this embodiment. The glass element 12 is shaped as a hook and extends in a first direction radially outwards from the external surface of the container 10 and then in a second direction towards the upper opening of the glass container. The handle 30 is fastened to said glass element 12. In this embodiment, the handle 30 consists of four components, i.e. an inner handle shell 32, a holding element 20, shown in FIG. 3, an outer handle shell 34 and a safety element 36.

[0042] FIG. 4 shows the arrangement of the inner handle shell 32 and the holding element 20 around the integrally formed fastening element 12 in a sectional view. The inner handle shell 32 supports itself against the fastening element 12 from below by means of a shoulder. Starting from the inner handle shell 32, the holding element 20 is arranged opposite the fastening element 12. The holding element 20 engages from above, by means of a protrusion 22, with the hook shape of the fastening element 12 and is screwed to the inner handle shell 32 by screws 24 being screwed through the holding element 20 into the screw bosses 33 of the inner handle shell. The safety element 36 is arranged externally around the inner handle shell 32. The outer handle shell 34 is finally placed onto the inner handle shell 32 and held in position by means of snap fits, for example. The safety element 36 is arranged between the inner handle shell 32 and the outer handle shell 34 such that the safety element 36 is pressed in the direction of the lower opening by the lid 40 if the lid is arranged on the glass container 10.

[0043] In this embodiment, only the upper end of the handle 30 is fastened to the container by the fastening element 12. The lower end of the handle 30 is fastened by means of the closing means 50 screwed on the lower opening of the glass container 10, for example via a snap fit on the plastic skirt 52 or via a screw connection to the fastening ring 54. However, it would also be conceivable to arrange second fastening means, in conformity with the first fastening means 12, at another point of the glass container 10, and thus to fix the handle 30 via a further holding element 20.

[0044] In this embodiment, the tolerances of the holding element 20 and the inner handle shell 32 are selected so as to compensate dimensional deviations owing to manufacturing tolerances of the integrally formed glass element 12. A secure connection between the holding element 20 and the handle shell 32 is thus ensured. The screw connection of the holding element 20 to the screw bosses 33 of the inner handle shell 32 provides further tolerance compensation.

[0045] A safety element 36 is arranged within the handle shell 30. Said safety element 36 is configured in such a way that the safety element 36 within the handle shell 30 is shifted in the direction of the lower opening if the container 10 is closed by means of the lid 40, and exits the handle shell 30 at the lower end. The purpose of the safety element 36 is that said safety element 36 enters the housing if the container 10 is fastened on the housing of the blender and closes the circuit in order to actuate the motor via a switching element arranged therein. This thus ensures that the work tools within the container 10 only work if the container 10 is properly closed. This is specifically necessary if the work tools comprise sharp blades, such as the rotating blades of a mixer.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

[0046] 10 Glass container [0047] 12 Fastening element [0048] 20 Holding element [0049] 22 Protrusion [0050] 24 Screw [0051] 30 Handle [0052] 32 Inner handle shell [0053] 33 Screw boss [0054] 34 Outer handle shell [0055] 36 Safety element [0056] 40 Lid [0057] 50 Closing means [0058] 52 Plastic skirt [0059] 54 Fastening ring [0060] 56 Threaded ring [0061] 100 Container