Patent ID: 7823422
Filing Date: 2010-11-02
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A front-loading machine for treating laundry, comprising: a loading opening disposed on a front wall of the machine; a hinged door receivable by a receiving area on the front wall so as to close the loading opening; a locking mechanism configured to hold the door in a closed position; an operating device configured to activate and deactivate the locking mechanism, the operating device including a sensor configured to detect a contact or a contact-free incursion into a detection zone thereof, the sensor being disposed on at least one of the door and the receiving area on the front wall; and a lighting element disposed on an edge of the door on a side thereof facing the front wall, the lighting element being configured to direct light to the detection zone of the sensor, the lighting element being activatable by a control device of the machine.