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EP 2806061 B1 20151021 - Household appliance with knob

Title (en)

Household appliance with knob

Title (de)

Haushaltsgerät mit Knopf

Title (fr)

Appareil ménager avec bouton

Publication

EP 2806061 B1 20151021 (EN)

Application

EP 14169211 A 20140521

Priority

IT PR20130044 A 20130522

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2806061A1] Household appliance comprising: – an instrument panel (2); – a knob (3) applied to the instrument panel (2) and comprising at least one insert (30) co-moulded and shaped like an alphanumeric character.

IPC 8 full level

A47L 15/42 (2006.01); D06F 34/30 (2020.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A47L 15/4293 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 34/30 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2101/00 (2020.02 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2806061 A1 20141126; EP 2806061 B1 20151021; IT PR20130044 A1 20141123

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 14169211 A 20140521; IT PR20130044 A 20130522