METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE STATE OF A TRANSPORT SAFETY MECHANISM OF A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND

The invention relates to a method for determining a functional state of a transport insurance mechanism (13) of a household appliance (1) for caring for laundry items, comprising the following steps: in an active operation of the household appliance (1), determining a functional state of the transport insurance mechanism (13); detecting an acceleration in a spatial direction (z) of a vibration system (6) of the household appliance (1) by means of at least one sensor (12) of the household appliance (1); converting the acceleration information into frequency information in an actual frequency spectrum; comparing the frequency information with frequency reference information which characterizes the behavior of the vibration system (6) when the transport insurance means (13) still functioning as insurance is present and/or not present on the household appliance (1); a transport insurance means (13) which is still present on the household appliance (1) and acts as an insurance is identified on the basis of the com