Household Appliance with a lye Container

Abstract

A household appliance having a detergent container at least partially formed from plastic defining a plastic area and further including at least one ballast weight having a plastic body attached to the detergent container, wherein a mechanical connection of the plastic body of the ballast weight to the plastic area of the detergent container is formed using a plastic welding process. The household appliance includes at least one raised connecting element formed on at least one of the plastic body of the ballast weight and the plastic area of the detergent container, configured for contact with a contact surface of at least one of the plastic body to be connected and the plastic area to be connected, wherein the at least one raised connecting element is configured for bonded connection to the contact surface using a plastic welding process.

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         15 . A household appliance having a detergent container at least partially formed from plastic defining a plastic area and further including at least one ballast weight having a plastic body attached to the detergent container, wherein a mechanical connection of the plastic body of the ballast weight to the plastic area of the detergent container is formed using a plastic welding process, the household appliance comprising at least one raised connecting element formed on at least one of the plastic body of the ballast weight and the plastic area of the detergent container, configured for contact with a contact surface of at least one of the plastic body to be connected and the plastic area to be connected, wherein the at least one raised connecting element is configured for bonded connection to the contact surface using a plastic welding process. 
     
     
         16 . The household appliance according to  claim 15  wherein the plastic body of the ballast weight is embedded in a second solid. 
     
     
         17 . The household appliance according to  claim 16  wherein the second solid is formed as a concrete body formed from at least one of concrete and a concrete compound. 
     
     
         18 . The household appliance according to  claim 17  wherein the plastic body of the ballast weight is present as a distributed mixture in the concrete compound. 
     
     
         19 . The household appliance according to  claim 17  wherein the plastic body of the ballast weight partially extends into the concrete body, in particular completely intersperses the concrete body. 
     
     
         20 . The household appliance according to  claim 15  wherein the connecting element is in a ribbed form. 
     
     
         21 . The household appliance according to  claim 15  wherein the plastic body of the ballast weight is formed as at least one of a hook and a comb. 
     
     
         22 . The household appliance according to  claim 15  wherein the connecting element is formed on the detergent container and configured for connection to an essentially uniform contact surface of the plastic body of the ballast weight. 
     
     
         23 . The household appliance according to  claim 15  wherein a plurality of raised and preferably similarly oriented connecting elements is formed on at least one of the plastic body of the ballast weight and the plastic area of the detergent container. 
     
     
         24 . The household appliance according to  claim 15  wherein the ballast weight has at least two separate plastic bodies connected with at least one of a connecting stud and reinforced wire. 
     
     
         25 . The household appliance according to  claim 24  wherein the connecting stud is formed from plastic. 
     
     
         26 . The household appliance according to  claim 15  wherein the ballast weight is formed as at least one of a general cuboid, an annular form and a ring segment. 
     
     
         27 . The household appliance according to  claim 15  wherein the raised connecting element is integrated in at least one of the plastic area and the plastic body. 
     
     
         28 . The household appliance according to  claim 15  wherein the appliance is formed as at least one of a dishwasher, a washing machine and a combined washer/dryer.