DEVICE FOR PROTECTING CONTROL ELEMENTS OF HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES FROM UNREASONABLE ACCESS

摘要

FIELD: satisfaction of human life necessities.SUBSTANCE: device for protecting control elements of the household appliance from unreasonable access contains supports and a shield mounted on them, made of a flexible material and having a smaller dimension in the storage position than in the operating position. In the working position, the shield is in the form of a rounded trough, the depression of which is directed towards the control elements placed in line. In this case, the supports are located on household appliance, and the shield has at the ends the upper and lower bends, adjacent to supports, for withdrawing the shield to open position and for removing the shield. Shield in the working position is located by a trough along arrangement line of control elements and is fixed to supports with the possibility of rotation about the axis passing along the trough. Wherein, the shield is fixed with the help of fastening and turning elements, made in the form of clamps, springs and axles. Clamp has a clamping element and a squeezing member, and springs are secured at their ends to clamps and supports, with the possibility of pressing the clamping elements against the shield. Axes are installed at the bottom of supports and partially covered by the lower deflections of shield.EFFECT: reducing the overall dimensions and weight of device in the working position and in the storage position, increasing ease of use.6 cl, 5 dwg