# US 8,783,801 B2 · Household appliance

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- Number: US 8,783,801 B2
- Document ID: US8783801B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/063,190
- Filed: 2009-09-07
- Published: 2011-06-30
- Granted: 2014-07-22
- Earliest claimed: 2008-09-09
- Assignees: Arcelik Anonim Sirketi
- Applicants: Ergin Kaplan; Levent Orundu
- Inventors: Ergin Kaplan; Levent Orundu
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8783801B2

## CPC

- F25D 29/005: {Mounting of control devices}
- F25D 23/028: {Details}
- F25D 2400/18: Aesthetic features
- F25D 2400/361: Interactive visual displays
- F25D: REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (refrigerated showcases A47F3/04; thermally-insulated vessels for domestic use A47J41/00; refrigerated vehicles, see the appropriate subclasses of classes B60 - B64; containers with thermal insulation in general B65D81/38; heat-transfer, heat-exchange or heat-storage materials, e.g. refrigerants, or materials for the production of heat or cold by chemical reactions other than by combustion C09K5/00; thermally-insulated vessels for liquefied or solidified gases F17C; air-conditioning or air-humidification F24F; refrigeration machines, plants, or systems F25B; cooling of instruments or comparable apparatus without refrigeration G12B)

## Abstract

A household appliance (1) that includes a cabinet (17), a door (2) mounted on the cabinet (17) and allowing access into the cabinet (17), a glass panel (4) having an inner surface (5) and a decorative outer surface (6), mounted on the door (2), and a control panel (3), enabling the user to change various parameters, adjust and/or monitor various functions of the household appliance (1).

## Claims

### Claim 1

A household appliance (1) comprising: a cabinet (17), a door (2) mounted on the cabinet (17) and allowing access into the cabinet (17), a glass panel (4) mounted on the door (2) and having an inner surface (5) and a decorative outer surface (6), a frame (7) adhered on the inner surface (5) of the glass panel (4) and a control panel mounted to a box shaped cover (8) and secured to the frame (7) so the control panel (3) is kept between the box shaped cover (8) and the inner surface (5) of the glass panel (4) wherein the control panel enables various parameters to be changed and adjust and/or monitor various functions of the household appliance; wherein a plurality of locking elements (9) are disposed oppositely on the frame (7) and the cover (8) for mounting the frame (7) and the cover (8) unto each other; wherein the plurality of locking elements (9) comprising clip shaped protuberances (10) arranged on the frame (7) with spaces therebetween and recesses (11) formed on a side wall of the cover (8) with spaces therebetween to coincide with the protuberances (10); further comprising a sliding surface (12) on the side wall, under each recess (11), the respective protuberance is slid on the sliding surface and seated in the recess; and further comprising two pins (13) situated on two opposite sides of the cover (8) for pivotably securing the cover (8) on the frame (7) from one side and two pin sockets (14) on two opposite sides of the frame (7), wherein the two pins (13) are seated in the pin sockets.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The household appliance (1) as in claim 1 further comprising a plurality of retainers (16) situated on a base of the cover (8), with the control panel (3) disposed therebetween, preventing the horizontal and vertical movements of the control panel (3) by compressing the control panel (3) from the sides.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The household appliance (1) as in claim 2 further comprising a connection member (15) disposed on the cover (8) that provides an electric connection for the control panel (3).

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The household appliance (1) as in claim 1, wherein the cover (8) is mounted on the frame (7) such that an open surface thereof faces the inner surface (5).

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The household appliance (1) as in claim 1, wherein the glass panel (4) further comprises a transparent surface (T) and a nontransparent surface (N) that surrounds the transparent surface (T), the transparent and nontransparent surfaces are adapted to coincide with each other on the inner surface (5) and the outer surface (6).

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The household appliance (1) as in claim 5, wherein the transparent surface (T) is surrounded by the frame (7) and the frame (7) is adhered on the inner surface (5).

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The household appliance (1) as in claim 1, wherein the plurality of locking elements (9) are adapted to maintain the frame (7) and the cover (8) to be mounted to each other by tight fitting.