Panel for a domestic appliance having a rotary switch, and domestic appliance
AssigneePAS Deutschland GmbH
InventorMarek Klimecki
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Abstract
A panel for a domestic appliance having a rotary switch, the rotary switch having a rotary element, a latching ring, at least one latching element and a rotation axis about which the rotary element rotates relative to the latching ring, wherein the latching ring has at least one latching lug on its inner face, said latching lug projecting radially toward the center the latching ring, wherein the latching element is held on the rotary element and is prestressed radially outward against the inner face of the latching ring, wherein the rotary element and the latching ring are arranged along the rotation axis, and wherein the latching ring is arranged in a rotationally fixed manner on the panel. A corresponding domestic appliance having a panel is also disclosed.
Claims20
A panel for a domestic appliance having a rotary switch, the rotary switch having:
- a rotary element;
- a latching ring positioned within a recess on a side of the panel of the domestic appliance that is engaged by a user during use;
- at least one latching element;
- and
- a rotation axis about which the rotary element rotates relative to the latching ring;
- wherein the latching ring has:
- at least one latching lug on an inner face of the latching ring;
- said latching lug projecting radially toward a center of the latching ring;
- wherein the latching element is held on the rotary element and is prestressed radially outward against the inner face of the latching ring;
- wherein the rotary element and the latching ring are arranged along the rotation axis;
- and
- wherein the latching ring is arranged in a rotationally fixed manner within the recess on the side of the panel through an interaction between at least one shaped portion on the latching ring and a corresponding shaped portion on the panel.
A panel for a domestic appliance having a rotary switch, the panel having:
- a tiered opening with a set of at least two openings;
- a distal opening;
- and
- a proximal opening larger than the distal opening, where distal and proximal are defined relative to a user of the rotary switch;
- the rotary switch having:
- a rotary element, having a distal portion that extends through the distal opening;
- a latching ring, sized to rest on a recessed panel face having an outer perimeter defined by the proximal opening and an inner perimeter defined by the distal opening;
- at least one latching element;
- and
- a rotation axis about which the rotary element rotates relative to the latching ring;
- wherein the latching ring has:
- at least one latching lug on an inner face of the latching ring;
- said at least one latching lug projecting radially toward a center of the latching ring;
- wherein the at least one latching element is held on the rotary element and is prestressed radially outward against the inner face of the latching ring;
- wherein the rotary element and the latching ring are arranged along the rotation axis;
- and
- wherein the latching ring is arranged in a rotationally fixed manner on the recessed panel face.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.