(19)
(11) EP 2 543 761 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
12.03.2014 Bulletin 2014/11

(43) Date of publication A2:
09.01.2013 Bulletin 2013/02

(21) Application number: 12179178.4

(22) Date of filing: 05.08.2011
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
D06F 39/00(2006.01)
D06F 39/12(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: 05.08.2010 IT RN20100047

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
11176677.0 / 2415925

(71) Applicant: Indesit Company S.p.A.
60044 Fabriano (AN) (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Giglioni, Cristiana
    60030 Mergo (AN) (IT)

(74) Representative: Santonicola, Paolo 
Indesit Company S.p.A. Industrial Property Management Team Via Lamberto Corsi, 55
60044 Fabriano (AN)
60044 Fabriano (AN) (IT)

   


(54) A system comprising an electrical household appliance and means for releasing the faceplate of the electrical household appliance from the rest of the electrical household appliance


(57) Electrical household appliance (1) comprising a faceplate (2) comprising a user interface (20) for controlling the electrical household appliance (1), a machine body (3) coinciding with the parts of the electrical household appliance (1) outside the faceplate (2), the machine body (3) comprising a recess (30) for positioning the faceplate (2) and means (4) for fastening the faceplate (2) to the positioning housing (30), the fastening means (4) being partly integrated in the faceplate (2) and partly integrated in the machine body (3), the fastening means (4) comprising at least a first snap-on connector (41) to allow the faceplate (2) to be connected without the aid of tools outside the electrical household appliance (1), and means (5) for releasing the faceplate (2) from the rest of the electrical household appliance (1).
According to the present invention, the release means (5) comprise a tool which is both outside of, and removable from, both the faceplate (2) and the machine body (3) of the electrical household appliance (1) and which is designed to interact with the first connector (41).







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