(19)
(11) EP 2 466 210 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
20.02.2013 Bulletin 2013/08

(43) Date of publication A2:
20.06.2012 Bulletin 2012/25

(21) Application number: 11193904.7

(22) Date of filing: 16.12.2011
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F24C 7/08(2006.01)
H02B 1/048(2006.01)
 G05G 1/08(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
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
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 20.12.2010 TR 201010611

(71) Applicant: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH
81739 München (DE)

(72) Inventors:
  • Atay, Erdinc
    39750 Kirklareli (TR)
  • Gundogdu, Gurkan
    59500 Tekirdag (TR)
  • Hodul, Ozgun
    59501 Tekirdag (TR)
  • Mert, Mustafa
    59501 Çerkezköy (TR)
  • Usta, Sabri
    59500 Tekirdag (TR)
  • Uygun, Ramazan
    59850 Tekirdag (TR)

   


(54) Household appliance with a front panel having means for fixing knob holders


(57) The present invention relates to a household appliance comprising a number of control knobs on a control panel (20) having knob openings (26) and corresponding knob holders (10) with a hollow body for securely holding and fixing of said knobs. The control panel (20) further comprises an inwardly arranged integral ridge (24) in the circumferential vicinity of each knob opening (26) wherein each ridge (24) comprises at least one clamping slot (25) arranged in perpendicular direction to the control panel (20), and the knob holder (10) comprises a latching device (16) having a tip portion (11) arranged to be fixedly engaged with the slot (25) when the knob holder (10) abuts to the circumferential area of said ridge (24). With the arrangement as defined hereinabove knob holders (10) are directly attached to the control panel (20) without space occupying fixing means and additional components.







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