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US 2010/0147658 A1Published application
Switch assembly of a cooking range
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorROBERT CHRIS STEFFENS
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Abstract
A control switch for a cooking range includes a mounting plate configured to be mounted in a control panel of the cooking range and a snap lock defined in the mounting plate. The snap lock includes a catch that orients the control switch in the control panel. The mounting plate also includes a keyed tab shaped to match the profile of the catch of the snap lock.
Claims16
A switch assembly for a cooking range, comprising:
- an appliance control switch having a body with a rotating shaft extending outwardly therefrom, and
- a mounting plate secured to the body, the mounting plate being configured to mount the control switch to a control panel of the cooking range, wherein the mounting plate comprises:
- (i) a resilient tongue having a catch formed therein to engage with a cutout of the control panel, and (ii) a keyed tab shaped to match the profile of the catch.
A control switch mounting plate for a cooking range, comprising:
- a frame configured to be secured to an appliance control switch,
- a lower platform extending from the frame, the lower platform is configured to contact a control panel of the cooking range when the mounting plate is mounted on the control panel,
- an upper platform spaced apart from the lower platform such that the control panel is captured between the upper platform and the lower platform when the mounting plate is mounted on the control panel,
- a resilient tongue having a catch formed, the catch being configured to engage a cutout of the control panel when the mounting plate is mounted on the control panel, and
- a keyed tab shaped to match the profile of the catch.
2 more elements
A method of mounting an appliance control switch to a control panel of an appliance, comprising:
- securing a mounting plate to the appliance control switch, the mounting plate comprising (i) a resilient tongue having a catch formed therein, and (ii) a keyed tab,
- aligning the keyed tab of the mounting plate with a complimentary-sized opening formed in a cutout of the control panel,
- advancing the keyed tab through the complimentary-sized opening formed in the cutout, and
- rotating the control switch relative to the control panel such that the catch of the tongue is positioned in the complimentary-sized opening formed in the cutout.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.