US 11,789,344 B2
Household appliance with a camera and a reinforcement part connected thereto, and method for mounting the camera
Daniel Bihr, Kirchheim am Ries (DE); Stephan Kempfle, Ellzee (DE); Christopher Rodney, Burgau (DE); and Joachim Schaeferling, Bissingen (DE)
Assigned to BSH Hausgeraete GmbH, Munich (DE)
Filed by BSH HAUSGERAETE GMBH, Munich (DE)
Filed on Aug. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/401,759.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2020 210 278.3 (DE), filed on Aug. 13, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0050362 A1, Feb. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. G03B 17/56 (2021.01); H01R 13/627 (2006.01); F25D 29/00 (2006.01); H01R 13/631 (2006.01); H01R 13/74 (2006.01)
CPC G03B 17/561 (2013.01) [F25D 29/00 (2013.01); H01R 13/6271 (2013.01); H01R 13/631 (2013.01); H01R 13/748 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A household appliance, comprising:
a wall of the household appliance, said wall of the household appliance having opposite sides and a cutout;
a camera having a housing and a first electrical plug connector disposed in said housing of said camera;
a reinforcement part separate from said camera, said reinforcement part configured for direct connection to said housing of said camera through said cutout with said housing of said camera and said reinforcement part each disposed on a respective one of said opposite sides of said wall of the household appliance, said reinforcement part having a second electrical plug connector being a separate component configured for connection to said first electrical plug connector; and
said reinforcement part having at least one of:
a snap-fit connection of said second plug connector on said reinforcement part, or
a snap-fit connection of said second plug connector to said first electrical plug connector in a mounted state, or
a screw connection of said reinforcement part to said housing of said camera to in a mounted final state.