# US 2014/0191639 A1 · Home appliance with improved control access > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0191639 A1 - Document ID: US20140191639A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/735,284 - Filed: 2013-01-07 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-07 - Assignees: BSH Home Appliances Corporation - Applicants: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation - Inventors: John Freeman; Samuel Harward; Jeremiah Nash; Michael Rutherford - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140191639A1 ## CPC - F24C 7/082: {on ranges, e.g. control panels, illumination} - F24C 3/124: {Control panels} - F24C 3/126: {on ranges} - F24C 15/08: Foundations or supports plates; Legs or pillars; Casings; Wheels (tops, e.g. hot plates F24C15/10) - F24C: DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES (exclusively for solid fuels F24B); DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION ## Abstract A home appliance defining a width direction and a depth direction, and a control panel extending along the width direction, the control panel having control element components mounted thereat, the home appliance including a chassis within the body adjacent the control panel; first and second spaced brackets mounted to the chassis adjacent the control panel, with fastener portions aligned in the depth direction; and a cross member extending in the width direction between the first bracket and the second bracket with control elements intermediate the cross member and the chassis, the cross member having a fastener portion at each widthwise end thereof and aligned in the depth direction, the cross member being mounted to the first bracket using fasteners aligned in the depth direction, and the second bracket using fasteners aligned in the depth direction, wherein the fasteners are removable from the depth direction. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A home appliance comprising: an appliance body defining a width direction and a depth direction; a control panel located at a front portion of the appliance body and extending along the width direction, the control panel having a plurality of control element components mounted thereat for operational control of the home appliance; a chassis within the body adjacent the control panel with control element components mounted thereto; a first bracket mounted to the chassis adjacent the control panel, the first bracket having a first fastener portion aligned in the depth direction; a second bracket mounted to the chassis adjacent the control panel at a spacing from the first bracket, the second bracket having a second fastener portion aligned in the depth direction; and a cross member extending in the width direction between the first bracket and the second bracket with control elements intermediate the cross member and the chassis, the cross member having a fastener portion at each widthwise end thereof and aligned in the depth direction, the cross member being mounted to the first bracket using fasteners aligned in the depth direction, and the second bracket using fasteners aligned in the depth direction, wherein the fasteners are removable from the depth direction. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The home appliance of claim 1 wherein the first bracket and the second bracket are mounted to the chassis using rivets. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The home appliance of claim 1 wherein the cross member is mounted to the first bracket and the second bracket using screws, the screws being aligned in the depth direction ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The home appliance of claim 1 wherein the first bracket is mounted to the chassis adjacent a first side of the appliance body and the second bracket is mounted to the chassis adjacent a second side of the appliance body wherein the cross member extends between the first side of the appliance body and the second side of the appliance body. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The home appliance of claim 4 wherein the cross member extends substantially the width of the control panel. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The home appliance of claim 1 wherein the first bracket and the second bracket are generally L-shaped in cross section. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The home appliance of claim 1 wherein the first bracket and the second bracket include two wall portions attached along sides thereof with one wall portion abutting the chassis and the other wall portion having the cross member mounted thereto. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The home appliance of claim 7 wherein the first bracket and the second bracket wall portions include one wall portion aligned in the depth direction and the other wall portion aligned in the width direction. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The home appliance of claim 8 wherein the first fastener portion of the first bracket is formed on the wall portion of the first bracket aligned in the width direction. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The home appliance of claim 8 wherein the second fastener portion of the second bracket is formed on the wall portion of the second bracket aligned in the width direction ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The home appliance of claim 1 wherein the cross member is generally planar. ### Claim 12 A range comprising: a range body defining a width direction and a depth direction; a control panel located at a front portion of the range body and extending along the width direction, the control panel having a plurality of control element components mounted thereat for operational control of the range; a chassis within the body adjacent the control panel with control element components mounted thereto; a first bracket mounted to the chassis adjacent the control panel, the first bracket having a first fastener portion aligned in the depth direction; a second bracket mounted to the chassis adjacent the control panel at a spacing from the first bracket, the second bracket having a second fastener portion aligned in the depth direction; and a cross member extending in the width direction between the first bracket and the second bracket with control elements intermediate the cross member and the chassis, the cross member having a fastener portion at each widthwise end thereof and aligned in the depth direction, the cross member being mounted to the first bracket using fasteners aligned in the depth direction, and the second bracket using fasteners aligned in the depth direction, wherein the fasteners are removable from the depth direction. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The range of claim 12 wherein the first bracket and the second bracket are mounted to the chassis using rivets. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The range of claim 12 wherein the cross member is mounted to the first bracket and the second bracket using screws, the screws being aligned in the depth direction ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The range of claim 12 wherein the first bracket is mounted to the chassis adjacent a first side of the range body and the second bracket is mounted to the chassis adjacent a second side of the range body wherein the cross member extends between the first side of the range body and the second side of the range body. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The range of claim 15 wherein the cross member extends substantially the width of the control panel. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The range of claim 12 wherein the first bracket and the second bracket are generally L-shaped in cross section. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The range of claim 12 wherein the first bracket and the second bracket include two wall portions attached along sides thereof with one wall portion abutting the chassis and the other wall portion having the cross member mounted thereto. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The range of claim 18 wherein the first bracket and the second bracket wall portions include one wall portion aligned in the depth direction and the other wall portion aligned in the width direction. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The range of claim 19 wherein the first fastener portion of the first bracket is formed on the wall portion of the first bracket aligned in the width direction. ### Claim 21 (depends on 19) The range of claim 19 wherein the second fastener portion of the second bracket is formed on the wall portion of the second bracket aligned in the width direction ### Claim 22 (depends on 12) The range of claim 12 wherein the cross member is generally planar. ### Claim 23 A cross member assembly for mounting to a home appliance having an appliance body defining a width direction and a depth direction; a control panel located at a front portion of the appliance body and extending along the width direction, the control panel having a plurality of control element components mounted thereat for operational control of the home appliance; and a chassis within the body adjacent the control panel with control element components mounted thereto, the cross member assembly comprising: a first bracket for mounting to the chassis adjacent the control panel, the first bracket having a first fastener portion aligned in the depth direction; a second bracket mounting to the chassis adjacent the control panel at a spacing from the first bracket, the second bracket having a second fastener portion aligned in the depth direction; and a cross member configured to extend in the width direction between the first bracket and the second bracket, the cross member having a fastener portion at each widthwise end thereof and aligned in the depth direction, the cross member being configured for mounting to the first bracket using fasteners aligned in the depth direction, and to the second bracket using fasteners aligned in the depth direction, wherein the fasteners are removable from the depth direction. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The cross member assembly of claim 23 wherein the first bracket and the second bracket are generally L-shaped in cross section. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) The cross member assembly of claim 24 wherein the first bracket and the second bracket include two wall portions attached along sides thereof with one wall portion abutting the chassis and the other wall portion having the cross member mounted thereto. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The range of claim 25 wherein the first bracket and the second bracket wall portions include one wall portion aligned in the depth direction and the other wall portion aligned in the width direction. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The range of claim 26 wherein the first fastener portion of the first bracket is formed on the wall portion of the first bracket aligned in the width direction. ### Claim 28 (depends on 26) The range of claim 26 wherein the second fastener portion of the second bracket is formed on the wall portion of the second bracket aligned in the width direction ### Claim 29 (depends on 23) The range of claim 23 wherein the cross member is generally planar.