US 12,325,948 B2
Washing machine and/or dryer
Bea Ehrlich, Bielefeld (DE); Alfons Eblenkamp, Rietberg (DE); and Carolin Kaudewitz, Gütersloh (DE)
Assigned to MIELE & CIE. KG, Gütersloh (DE)
Appl. No. 17/636,596
Filed by Miele & Cie. KG, Gütersloh (DE)
PCT Filed Aug. 13, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/072734
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 18, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/032586, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 25, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 102019122324.5 (DE), filed on Aug. 20, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0298714 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. D06F 39/14 (2006.01); D06F 25/00 (2006.01); D06F 34/10 (2020.01); D06F 58/20 (2006.01)
CPC D06F 39/14 (2013.01) [D06F 25/00 (2013.01); D06F 34/10 (2020.02); D06F 58/20 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A washing machine and/or dryer, comprising a housing, a flap integrated into the housing, and a tab made of a soft and/or flexible material, which tab is arranged on the flap in a protruding manner relative to the housing and the flap, and is configured such that, by pulling on the tab, a folding of the flap from the housing is triggered, wherein the tab has at least one light guide and a fabric into which the at least one light guide is woven, braided, and/or injected.