# US 2014/0150772 A1 · Domestic cooking appliance having a gas switch mounting system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0150772 A1 - Document ID: US20140150772A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/705,231 - Filed: 2012-12-05 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-12-05 - Assignees: BSH Home Appliances Corporation - Applicants: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation - Inventors: Gregory Fockler - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140150772A1 ## CPC - F24C 3/126: {on ranges} - F24C 3/124: {Control panels} - F24C: DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES (exclusively for solid fuels F24B); DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION ## Abstract A domestic cooking appliance having a gas burner and a control panel assembly is provided. The assembly includes a control panel cover having an alignment pin and an opening; a gas switch having a protruding portion that extends through the opening in the control panel cover when the control panel assembly is in an assembled position; a gas manifold for delivering gas to the gas switch, the gas switch being positionally fixed relative to the gas manifold; a mounting bracket positionally fixed relative to the gas manifold, the mounting bracket having a mounting portion attached to the appliance, a positioning surface that supports the control panel cover, and a hole in the positioning surface that receives the alignment pin. The hole is positionally fixed relative to the protruding portion of the gas switch when the control panel assembly is in the assembled position. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A domestic cooking appliance, comprising: a gas burner; and a control panel assembly having a control panel cover having a first alignment pin and an opening; a first gas switch that regulates an amount of gas delivered to the gas burner of the domestic cooking appliance, the first gas switch having a protruding portion that extends through the opening in the control panel cover when the control panel assembly is in an assembled position; a gas delivery manifold for delivering gas to the first gas switch, the first gas switch being fixed to the gas delivery manifold and positionally fixed relative to the gas delivery manifold; a first mounting bracket fixed to the gas delivery manifold and positionally fixed relative to the gas delivery manifold, the first mounting bracket having a mounting portion attached to the domestic cooking appliance, a positioning surface that supports the control panel cover, and a hole in the positioning surface that receives the first alignment pin; wherein the hole is positionally fixed relative to the protruding portion of the first gas switch when the control panel assembly is in the assembled position. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The domestic cooking appliance of claim 1, wherein the protruding portion is a rotary shaft of the first gas switch. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The domestic cooking appliance of claim 2, wherein the first gas switch is a gas valve. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The domestic cooking appliance of claim 1, wherein the first alignment pin is conical in shape. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The domestic cooking appliance of claim 1, wherein the control panel cover further comprises a first lifting finger that, during assembly, engages the first mounting bracket and guides the control panel cover relative to the positioning surface of the first mounting bracket so that the first alignment pin aligns with the hole. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The domestic cooking appliance of claim 1, further comprising a second alignment pin on the control panel cover; and a second mounting bracket, the second mounting bracket being fixed to the gas delivery manifold and positionally fixed relative to the gas delivery manifold, the second mounting bracket having a mounting portion attached to the domestic cooking appliance, a positioning surface that supports the control panel cover, and a hole in the positioning surface that receives the second alignment pin. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The domestic cooking appliance of claim 6, further comprising a second gas switch for regulating an amount of gas delivered to a second gas burner of the domestic cooking appliance, the second gas switch having a protruding portion that extends through a second opening in the control panel cover when the control panel assembly is in the assembled position, wherein the protruding portion of the first gas switch is a rotary shaft of the first gas switch, and the first gas switch is a gas valve, and the protruding portion of the second gas switch is a rotary shaft of the second gas switch, and the second gas switch is a gas valve. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The domestic cooking appliance of claim 7, wherein the first and second alignment pins are conical in shape. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The domestic cooking appliance of claim 8, wherein the control panel cover further comprises a first lifting finger that, during assembly, engages the first mounting bracket and guides the control panel cover relative to the positioning surface of the first mounting bracket so that the first alignment pin aligns with the hole in the first mounting bracket, and the control panel cover further comprises a second lifting finger that, during assembly, engages the second mounting bracket and guides the control panel cover relative to the positioning surface of the second mounting bracket so that the second alignment pin aligns with the hole in the second mounting bracket. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The domestic cooking appliance of claim 6, wherein the first and second alignment pins are conical in shape. ### Claim 11 A control panel assembly for a gas domestic cooking appliance having a gas burner, the assembly comprising: a control panel cover having a first alignment pin and an opening; a first gas switch for regulating an amount of gas delivered to the gas burner of the domestic cooking appliance, the first gas switch having a protruding portion that extends through the opening in the control panel cover when the control panel assembly is in an assembled position; a gas delivery manifold for delivering gas to the first gas switch, the first gas switch being fixed to the gas delivery manifold and positionally fixed relative to the gas delivery manifold; a first mounting bracket fixed to the gas delivery manifold and positionally fixed relative to the gas delivery manifold, the first mounting bracket having a mounting portion configured to attach to the domestic cooking appliance, a positioning surface that supports the control panel cover, and a hole in the positioning surface that receives the first alignment pin; wherein the hole is positionally fixed relative to the protruding portion of the first gas switch when the control panel assembly is in the assembled position. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The assembly of claim 11, wherein the protruding portion is a rotary shaft of the first gas switch. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The assembly of claim 12, wherein the first gas switch is a gas valve. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The assembly of claim 11, wherein the first alignment pin is conical in shape. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The assembly of claim 11, wherein the control panel cover further comprises a first lifting finger that, during assembly, engages the first mounting bracket and guides the control panel cover relative to the positioning surface of the first mounting bracket so that the first alignment pin aligns with the hole. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The assembly of claim 11, further comprising a second alignment pin on the control panel cover; and a second mounting bracket, the second mounting bracket being fixed to the gas delivery manifold and positionally fixed relative to the gas delivery manifold, the second mounting bracket having a mounting portion configured to attach to the domestic cooking appliance, a positioning surface that supports the control panel cover, and a hole in the positioning surface that receives the second alignment pin. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The assembly of claim 16, further comprising a second gas switch for regulating an amount of gas delivered to a second gas burner of the domestic cooking appliance, the second gas switch having a protruding portion that extends through a second opening in the control panel cover when the control panel assembly is in the assembled position, wherein the protruding portion of the first gas switch is a rotary shaft of the first gas switch, and the first gas switch is a gas valve, and the protruding portion of the second gas switch is a rotary shaft of the second gas switch, and the second gas switch is a gas valve. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The assembly of claim 17, wherein the first and second alignment pins are conical in shape. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The assembly of claim 18, wherein the control panel cover further comprises a first lifting finger that, during assembly, engages the first mounting bracket and guides the control panel cover relative to the positioning surface of the first mounting bracket so that the first alignment pin aligns with the hole in the first mounting bracket, and the control panel cover further comprises a second lifting finger that, during assembly, engages the second mounting bracket and guides the control panel cover relative to the positioning surface of the second mounting bracket so that the second alignment pin aligns with the hole in the second mounting bracket. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The assembly of claim 16, wherein the first and second alignment pins are conical in shape.