Household appliance and method for assembling a household appliance

Abstract

A household appliance (10) comprises a housing or an installation case (112), particularly a protection box. The household appliance (10) further comprises at least two of a consumer load (132, 232) for consumption of electrical power, a delivery system for delivery of electrical power to the at least one consumer load (132, 232), mains connection means for a connection of the household appliance (10) to the electric power supply, a control unit and/or an operating panel (20) for appliance control and/or for user interaction, and at least one connection means (144, 144′, 146, 146′, 258, 256, 260′) for electrical connection of the at least two of the consumer load (132, 232), the delivery system for electrical power, the mains connection means, and the control unit and/or the operating panel (20). The at least two of the consumer load (132, 232), the delivery system for electrical power, the mains connection means, and the control unit and/or the operating panel (20) are arranged or arrangeable within the housing or installation case (112) in superimposed levels. Furthermore, at least one of the consumer load (132, 232), the delivery system for electrical power, the mains connection means, and the control unit and/or the operating panel (20) comprises a first connection means (144, 144′, 258) for electrical connection, which is connectable to a second connection means (146, 146′, 260, 260′) for electrical connection in a connection movement, which points in the same direction as or complies with an assembly movement for assembling the at least one of the consumer load (132, 232), the delivery system for electrical power, the mains connection means, and the control unit and/or the operating panel (20) in the housing or installation case (112). Said second connection means (146, 146′, 260, 260′) is arranged or has been arranged in the housing or installation case (112).

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.