Built-in dishwasher with hidden control panel
AssigneeZanussi Elettrodomestici S.p.A.
InventorDaniele Favaro
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Abstract
Built-in dishwasher with a front-opening door (1) furnished with an exterior panel (2) and having a control panel on the top part. The control panel has a timer (5) which can be adjusted by a front knob (6). The knob (6) is built into a niche (7) of the control panel (3) and its side is accessible from the top by an opening (8) along the top edge of the control panel (3). The side of the knob (6) has graphics indicating the machine's operating programs.
Claims8
A built-in dishwasher having a front-loading door covered with an external decorative panel and a control panel having an electro-mechanical timer with cams mounted on a substantially horizontal rotating shaft, the timer being adjustable by means of a front knob (6) having a side, characterized by a niche (7) in the control panel (3), said knob (6) being built into said niche (7), and an opening (8) on a top edge of the control panel (3) providing access to the side of the knob (6) from above.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.