DE102019200708A1 - Household appliance with a switching element - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a household appliance (100) with a device housing (101), which delimits a device interior (103) from a device exterior (105), the device housing (101) having a control panel (113) on a device front (107), whereby the control panel (113) has at least one panel opening (137) which is delimited by an opening area (139), and a switching element (117) which is fastened to the operating panel (113), the switching element (117) being one of the device exterior (105) from actuatable switching area (123), the switching element (117) having an axis area (131) which is connected to the switching area (123), the axis area (131) extending through the aperture (137), and wherein the axis area (131) is latched to the opening area (139) of the control panel (113) in order to fasten the switching element (117) to the control panel (113).

Description

The present invention relates to a household appliance with a switching element.

In a conventional household appliance, switching elements, in particular rotary selector switches, are attached to an operating panel of the household appliance in order to give the user the option of selecting certain operating sequences or operating parameters of a household appliance. Conventional switching elements of this type often have the disadvantage that they have to be attached in a complex manner to the inside of the control panel with increased assembly effort.

In the DE 10 2014 113 877 A1 discloses a rotary selection device for a control panel of a household appliance.

It is the object of the invention to provide a household appliance with a switching element which can be attached to a control panel of the household appliance with little assembly effort.

This object is achieved by the subject with the features according to the independent claim. Advantageous embodiments are the subject of the dependent claims, the description and the drawings.

According to one aspect, the object according to the invention is achieved by a household appliance, with a device housing which delimits a device interior from a device exterior, the device housing having a control panel on a front of the device, the control panel having at least one panel opening which is delimited by an opening area, and a switching element which is fastened to the control panel, the switching element having a switching range which can be actuated from the outside of the device, the switching element having an axis range which is connected to the switching range, the axis range extending through the aperture opening, and the axis range including the opening area of the control panel is latched connected to attach the switching element to the control panel.

This achieves the technical advantage that the latching connection of the axis area of the switching element to the opening area of the control panel enables a connection between the switching element and the control panel that is particularly easy to provide.

When assembling the switching element on the control panel, the axis area of the switching element is inserted from the outside of the device through the aperture opening of the control panel into the interior of the device, and a latching connection between the axis area of the switching element and the opening area of the control panel delimiting the aperture opening can advantageously be obtained.

This makes it possible to dispense with conventionally used fastenings on the inside of the panel, so that the assembly effort can be reduced.

In addition, the control panel can be completed before the switching element is inserted; in particular, the control panel can be digitally printed before the switching element is inserted during a decorating process, in particular by means of a laser or inkjet printing process. After printing on the control panel, the switching element only has to be inserted from the outside of the device through the panel opening and locked in place with the control panel.

A household appliance is understood to be a device that is used for household management. This can be a large household appliance, such as a washing machine, a tumble dryer, a dishwasher, a stove, an oven, or a refrigerator. But this can also be a small household appliance, such as a water heater, a fully automatic coffee machine, a food processor or a carpet cleaning device.

In an advantageous embodiment of the household appliance, the switching element is designed as a rotary selector switch, the switching region being designed as a switching region rotatable about an axis of rotation of the rotary selector switch, the axis region connected to the switching region being designed as an axis region rotatable about the axis of rotation of the rotary selector switch, wherein in particular the axis area of the rotary selector switch extends along the axis of rotation.

This achieves the technical advantage that a user can advantageously switch the household appliance by rotating the rotary selector switch, in particular the switching range of the rotary selector switch, about the axis of rotation. Here, the axis area of the rotary selector switch connected to the switching area is also rotated when the switching area is rotated.

In an advantageous embodiment of the household appliance, the switching area of the switching element has an outside of the switching area facing the outside of the device, which can be actuated from the outside of the device, in particular is rotatable, and the switching area of the switching element has a switching area inside facing the device interior, the switching area inside being connected to the axis area of the switching element, in particular connected in a rotationally fixed manner.

This achieves the technical advantage that the switching area outside is easily accessible and easy to operate for a user. Due to the connection, in particular non-rotatable connection, between the switching area and the axle area, the axle area is moved, in particular rotated, when the switching area is switched, in particular rotating.

In an advantageous embodiment of the household appliance, the opening area of the control panel has an inside opening area facing the interior of the device, with an inside wall surrounding the opening of the opening at least in sections, which delimits a receiving opening for receiving the axis area, in particular on the inside of the opening area, the axis area with the opening area inside, in particular Inner wall, the control panel is connected with a click.

This has the technical advantage that the latching connection between the axis area of the switching element and the opening area inside of the control panel ensures effective locking between the switching element and control panel within the interior of the household appliance. The inner wall, which is arranged in particular on the inside of the opening area, runs around the aperture at least in sections, thereby ensuring an effective spatial delimitation of the aperture.

In an advantageous embodiment of the household appliance, the control panel has an inner area which at least partially surrounds the opening area, in particular the inner wall, of the control panel, the inner area in particular having a first area thickness which extends in the direction of the device interior and which is greater than one in the direction of the Device interior extending second area thickness of the opening area.

This achieves the technical advantage that the inner area ensures mechanical stabilization of the opening area. The inner region is arranged radially outside the opening region and runs around the opening region, in particular the inner wall of the opening region, at least in sections. Since the inner region has in particular a first region thickness which is greater than the second region thickness of the opening region, the inner region can absorb forces acting particularly effectively on the inner region.

In an advantageous embodiment of the household appliance, at least one latching means, in particular latching arm, is arranged on the opening area of the control panel, in particular on the inner wall, which engages latching on the axis area of the switching element, in particular on a latching projection of the axis area, around the axis area with the opening area click to connect.

This achieves the technical advantage that the latching means ensures a particularly effective fastening of the axis area to the opening area. The at least one locking means, in particular locking arm, can in particular comprise a plurality of locking means, in particular locking arms, the plurality of locking means, in particular locking arms, in particular being arranged symmetrically to one another.

Here, in particular, by inserting the axle area into the aperture limited by the opening area, the latching means arranged at the opening area can be pressed outward, and the latching means can then latch onto the axle area, in particular at the latching projection of the axle area, around the axle area with the opening area click to connect.

In an advantageous embodiment of the household appliance, at least one further latching means, in particular another latching projection, is arranged on the axis area of the switching element, which engages latching on the opening area of the control panel, in particular on the inner wall, in order to latch the axis area to the opening area.

This achieves the technical advantage that a particularly effective fastening of the axis area to the opening area is ensured by the further latching means. The at least one further latching means, in particular another latching projection, can in particular comprise a plurality of further latching means, in particular further latching projections, the plurality of further latching means, in particular further latching projections, in particular being arranged symmetrically to one another.

In this case, the further latching means arranged on the axle area can be adjusted in particular by inserting the axle area into the diaphragm opening delimited by the opening area are pressed inside, in particular are pressed into an axis region groove arranged on the axis region. The further latching means can then engage in a latching manner on the opening area of the operating panel, in particular on the inner wall, in order to latchingly connect the axis area to the opening area.

In an advantageous embodiment of the household appliance, the operating panel has at least one electronic fastening element for fastening an electronic component to the operating panel, the electronics fastening element being arranged on an inner side of the operating panel facing the interior of the device, in particular the electronics fastening element being arranged on an inner region of the operating panel.

This achieves the technical advantage that an electronic component can be effectively attached to the control panel by the electronics fastening element.

In an advantageous embodiment of the household appliance, the switching area of the switching element, in particular the switching area outside, has at least one lighting element which is designed to illuminate the outside of the device, in particular the switching area, in particular the switching area outside, being shaped as the lighting element.

This achieves the technical advantage that the lighting element of the switching area ensures effective lighting of the device exterior. The lighting element can either be arranged on the switching area of the switching element, or the switching area itself can be designed as the lighting element.

In an advantageous embodiment of the household appliance, the household appliance has a light source for emitting light, which is arranged in the interior of the device, and the axis region has a light guide element which is designed to couple light emitted by the light source into the light guide element through the light guide element guide and couple out of the light guide element in order to then feed the outcoupled light to the light element for illuminating the outside of the device.

This achieves the technical advantage that the light element ensures a light coupling connection between the light source arranged within the household appliance and the switching area of the switching element arranged on the control panel and having a light element. The light-guiding element extends through the axis area of the switching element and thereby enables the light emitted by the light source to be guided to the light-emitting element on the control panel.

In an advantageous embodiment of the household appliance, the axis region has a contact region, in particular a peg-shaped contact region, which is arranged in an insertion region of the household appliance, the contact region being designed to couple light emitted by the light source into the contact region, the axis region being formed to guide light coupled into the contact area through the contact area and through the axis area and to couple it out of the axis area in order to then feed the outcoupled light to the lighting element for illuminating the outside of the device.

This achieves the technical advantage that the contact area of the axis area of the switching element enables an effective light coupling connection between the axis area and the light source. The in particular pin-shaped contact area is introduced into the insertion area of the household appliance. In this case, the shape of the contact region, which is in particular peg-shaped, is adapted in particular to the shape of the insertion region. In this case, in particular the light source of the household appliance is arranged on the insertion area in order to ensure an effective transmission of the emitted light to the contact area of the axis area.

In an advantageous embodiment of the household appliance, the switching area is arranged on an outside of the control panel facing the outside of the device, the switching area being in the form of the lighting element, and in particular the switching area in the form of a lighting element being in the form of a hollow-cylindrical switching area.

This achieves the technical advantage that the switching area arranged on the outside of the panel and designed as a lighting element can be operated advantageously and can also effectively illuminate the outside of the device.

In an advantageous embodiment of the household appliance, the axis area of the switching element has an outer axis section, which is arranged on an outside of the control panel facing the device exterior, and the switching area designed as the lighting element has a receiving groove, the outer axis section being received in the receiving groove around which To connect the light guide element of the axis area with the light element using light coupling technology.

This achieves the technical advantage that light directed through the light-guiding element of the axis region can advantageously be directed onto the outside of the diaphragm into the outer axis section of the axis region. By accommodating the outer axis section in the receiving groove of the switching region, the light emitted by the outer axis section is advantageously coupled into the switching region, so that the switching region designed as a lighting element can advantageously light up.

In an advantageous embodiment of the household appliance, the axis region of the switching element has a counter-section which bears against a stop of the control panel in order to limit an insertion movement of the switching element into the panel opening, the counter-section in particular having a spring element which bears against the stop and is designed to to provide tolerance compensation between the stop and the axis area.

This has the technical advantage that the counter section provides an advantageous tolerance compensation between the stop and the axis area. If the axis area of the switching element is inserted through the aperture opening, the counter-section, in particular the spring element, can be deformed until in particular the respective latching means engages and thus an advantageous fastening of the switching element to the operating panel is ensured.

In an advantageous embodiment of the household appliance, the axis region has a section opening which is delimited by a section opening edge, the spring element being connected to the section opening edge and extending into the section opening, the spring element being in particular designed as a meandering curved spring element which has a has the abutment section facing the stop.

This achieves the technical advantage that the spring element, which is curved in particular in a meandering shape, can be bent when the axis area is pushed in until a latching between the axis area and the control panel is ensured.

Exemplary embodiments of the invention are shown in the drawings and are described in more detail below.

• 1 eine schematische Ansicht eines Haushaltsgeräts mit einem an einer Bedienblende befestigten Schaltelement;
• 2 eine schematische Ansicht eines Schaltelements an einer Blendenaußenseite der Bedienblende des Haushaltsgeräts;
• 3 eine schematische Ansicht eines Schaltelements an einer Blendeninnenseite der Bedienblende des Haushaltsgeräts gemäß einer ersten Ausführungsform;
• 4 eine schematische Ansicht eines Schaltelements an einer Blendeninnenseite der Bedienblende des Haushaltsgeräts gemäß einer zweiten Ausführungsform; und
• 5 eine schematische Ansicht eines Gegenabschnitts eines Schaltelements an einer Bedienblende des Haushaltsgeräts gemäß der ersten oder zweiten Ausführungsform in einer Schnittdarstellung.

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• 1 is a schematic view of a household appliance with a switching element attached to an operating panel;
• 2nd is a schematic view of a switching element on an outer panel of the control panel of the household appliance;
• 3rd a schematic view of a switching element on a panel inside the control panel of the household appliance according to a first embodiment;
• 4th a schematic view of a switching element on a panel inside the control panel of the household appliance according to a second embodiment; and
• 5 is a schematic view of a counter portion of a switching element on a control panel of the household appliance according to the first or second embodiment in a sectional view.

1 shows a schematic view of a household appliance 100 , such as a household appliance designed as a washing machine 100 . The home appliance 100 has a device housing 101 on which one in 1 only schematically shown device interior 103 from a device exterior 105 delimits.

The domestic appliance, in particular designed as a washing machine 100 points to a front of the device 107 of the device housing 101 especially a induction bowl 109 for adding detergent and an appliance door 111 for loading laundry.

The home appliance 100 also has a control panel 113 on which on the front of the device 107 is arranged. On the outside of the device 105 facing panel outside 115 the control panel 113 is a switching element 117 arranged by which the user of the household appliance 100 the household appliance 100 can operate.

The switching element 117 is designed in particular as a rotary selector switch which is about an axis of rotation 119 the rotary selector is rotatable.

Even if this is in the 1 not shown, the control panel 113 have further switching elements, such as rotary selector switches, push buttons and / or touch screens, and / or the control panel 113 at least one display element, in particular display, for displaying at least one operating parameter of the household appliance 100 exhibit.

2nd shows a schematic view of a switching element on an outer panel of the Control panel of the household appliance. In the in 2nd The illustration shown is on the front of a device 107 of a device housing 101 of the household appliance 100 arranged control panel 113 only shown in sections. The control panel 113 has a one device exterior 105 facing panel outside 115 and one a device interior 103 facing panel inside 121 on.

On the outside of the panel 115 the control panel 113 is a switching element 117 arranged, which of the device exterior 105 from by the user of the household appliance 100 can be switched. In the in 2nd The illustration shown is one of the device exterior 105 from actuatable switching range 123 of the switching element 117 shown.

In particular, the switching element 117 formed as a rotary selector switch, the switching range 123 of the switching element 117 as one about an axis of rotation 119 of the rotary selector switch 123 is trained. By turning the switching range 123 around the axis of rotation 119 the user can, for example, run an operating program of the household appliance 100 choose.

The in 2nd shown switching range 123 is particularly as a hollow cylindrical switching area 123 formed which a switching area interior 125 limited.

One on the switching area 123 in particular attached cover of the switching element 117 , which in particular the switching area interior 125 completes, and which can in particular have graphic symbols or alphanumeric characters, is in 2nd not shown.

In the in 2nd shown representation is the switching element 117 in particular as a light-emitting element, which is designed, the device outer area 105 to illuminate, so that an advantageous operation of the household appliance 100 , in particular the switching element 117 , even in a low-light room in the household appliance 100 can be ensured.

The light required for lighting is in particular from a light source of the household appliance 100 to the switching area 123 of the switching element 117 passed through a light guide.

Here, the switching area designed as a lighting element has 123 especially a receiving groove 127 in which an outer axis section 129 an axis area comprising a light guide element 131 of the switching element 117 is added to the light-guiding element by means of light coupling technology with the switching region designed as a luminous element 123 connect to.

For further details regarding the switching element 117 reference is made to the following figures.

3rd shows a schematic view of a switching element on a panel inside the control panel of the household appliance according to a first embodiment. The control panel 113 has a one device exterior 105 facing panel outside 115 and one a device interior 103 facing panel inside 121 on.

The switching element 117 points one from the outside of the device 105 from actuatable switching range 123 on, one facing the outside of the device 105 facing switching range outside 133 of the switching range 123 in the in 3rd shown view is shown only in sections. One inside the device 103 facing switching range inside of the switching range 123 in the in 3rd shown view within the control panel 113 arranged and not visible.

The control panel 113 has an aperture 137 on through an opening area 139 the control panel 113 is limited.

The switching element 117 has an axis area 131 on which with the switching range 123 is connected, the axis area 131 through the aperture 137 extends. The axis area 131 is at rest with the opening area 139 the control panel 113 connected to the switching element 117 on the control panel 113 to fix.

The opening area 139 the control panel 113 assigns one to the interior of the device 103 facing opening area inside 141 on, on the inside of the opening area 141 a the aperture 137 at least in sections surrounding inner wall 143 is arranged, which one in 3rd Not shown receiving opening for receiving the axis area 131 limited.

The axis area 131 is with the inside of the opening area 141 , especially with the inner wall 143 connected with a snap.

At the opening area 139 the control panel 113 , especially on the inside of the opening area 141 , especially the inner wall 143 , the control panel 113 is at least a locking device 145 , in particular latching arm, which is latching on the axis area 131 of the switching element 117 , especially on a locking projection 147 of the axis range 131 , engages around the axis area 131 with the opening area 139 click to connect.

In particular, this includes at least one locking means 145 a plurality of, in particular four locking means 145 , which in particular symmetrically around the axis area 131 are arranged.

Will the switching element 117 , especially the axis area 131 of the switching element 117 , through the aperture 137 inserted, the locking means 145 , especially the locking arms, through the axis area 131 , especially the locking projection 147 of the axis range 131 bent outwards, and then grab the axis area 131 or snap behind the locking projection 147 and thereby lock the axis area 131 so that the switching element 117 then without actuating the locking means 145 no longer from the aperture 137 can be pulled out.

In particular, the switching element 117 formed as a rotary selector switch, the switching range 123 as one about an axis of rotation 119 of the rotary selector switch 123 trained and is the one with the switching range 123 connected axis area 131 than one around the axis of rotation 119 of the rotary selector rotary axis range 131 formed, in particular the axis area 131 the rotary selector switch along the axis of rotation 119 extends.

This causes a rotation of the switching range 123 around the axis of rotation 119 by the user also a rotation of the axis area 131 around the axis of rotation 119 .

The control panel 113 has an interior 149 on which the opening area 139 , especially the inside of the opening area 141 , especially the inner wall 143 , the control panel 113 rotates at least in sections. Here is the interior 149 especially radially outside the opening area 139 , especially the inside of the opening area 141 , especially the inner wall 143 the control panel 113 arranged.

The interior 149 points in particular towards the interior of the device 103 extending first area thickness 151 on which is larger than one towards the device interior 103 extending second area thickness 153 of the opening area 139 is. In the in 3rd the view shown is the second area thickness 153 of the opening area 139 only shown in sections.

In particular, the control panel 113 at least one electronics fastener 155 for attaching an in 3rd not shown electronic component on the control panel 113 on. In particular, this is at least one electronics fastening element 155 as a positioning element for positioning a in 3rd not shown electronic component on the control panel 113 educated. This is at least one electronics fastening element 155 on the inside of the device 103 facing the inside of the panel 121 the control panel 113 arranged, in particular the electronics fastening element 155 on the interior 149 the control panel 113 is arranged.

For effective lighting of the outside of the device 105 ensure that the on the outside of the panel 115 arranged switching area 123 of the switching element 117 at least one light element, or is the switching range 123 of the switching element 117 shaped as a light element.

The home appliance 100 has in particular one in 3rd Illuminated source, not shown, for emitting light on the inside of the device 103 is arranged. The axis area 131 indicates an in 3rd only schematically shown light guide 157 which is formed, light emitted by the luminous source into the light-guiding element 157 couple through the light guide 157 to guide and out of the light guide 157 to couple out to the outcoupled light then the lighting element of the switching area 123 to illuminate the outside of the device 105 feed.

The axis area 131 has in particular a contact area 159 , in particular a cone-shaped contact area 159 on which in one in 3rd Not shown lead-in area of the household appliance 100 is arranged. The contact area 159 is formed here, light emitted by the light source into the contact area 159 couple, the axis range 131 is formed in the contact area 159 coupled light through the contact area 159 and through the axis area 131 to guide and from the axis area 131 to couple out to the outcoupled light then the lighting element of the switching area 123 to illuminate the outside of the device 105 feed.

Thus, effective light conduction from that in the household appliance 100 arranged light source for emitting to light over that in the axis area 131 arranged light guide element 157 to the lighting element of the switching area 123 be ensured, making an effective Illuminate the outside of the device 105 is made possible.

By integrating the light guide element 157 in the axis area 131 of the switching element 117 can be the number of components of the switching element 117 can be reduced, which increases the assembly effort and thus also the assembly costs of the switching element 117 to reduce.

Furthermore, the latching connection between the switching element 117 and the control panel 113 the assembly effort can be reduced because the switching element 117 especially the axis area 131 , only from the outside of the device 105 simply through the aperture 137 in the interior of the device 103 can be inserted and locked, which means that conventionally used fasteners on the inside of the panel 121 the control panel 113 can be dispensed with.

In addition, the process of decorating the bezel 113 be simplified because during the manufacturing process of the panel 113 the aperture can be printed digitally, for example by inkjet or laser printing processes, and the switching element 117 then simply and advantageously snapping onto the printed panel 113 can be attached.

4th shows a schematic view of a switching element on a panel inside the control panel of the household appliance according to a second embodiment.

The in the 4th shown second embodiment corresponds to that in 3rd illustrated first embodiment, wherein only the latching connection between the axis area 131 of the switching element 117 and the opening area 139 the control panel 113 differs.

In the in 4th The second embodiment shown is on the axis area 131 of the switching element 117 at least one other locking means 161 in particular, a further locking projection, which latches on the opening area 139 the control panel 113 , especially on the inner wall 143 intervenes to the axis area 131 with the opening area 139 click to connect.

In particular, this includes at least one additional latching means 161 a plurality of, in particular two locking means 161 , which in particular symmetrically around the axis area 131 are arranged.

Will the switching element 117 , especially the axis area 131 of the switching element 117 , through the aperture 137 inserted, the other locking means 161 , in particular the locking projections, through the opening area 139 , especially the inner wall 143 of the opening area 139 bent inwards, especially in the axis area grooves 163 of the axis range 131 pressed and then grab the axis area 131 or snap behind the opening area 139 , especially the inner wall 143 of the opening area 139 and thereby lock the axis area 131 so that the switching element 117 then without actuating the other locking means 161 no longer from the aperture 137 can be pulled out.

5 shows a schematic view of a counter portion of a switching element on a control panel of the household appliance according to the first or second embodiment in a sectional view. For detailed information on the control panel 113 of the household appliance 100 attached switching element 117 will refer to the comments on the 1 , 2nd , 3rd and 4th referred.

As in the in 5 shown sectional view is the switching range 123 , especially outside of the switching range 133 , the switching element 117 on the outside of the device 105 facing panel outside 115 the control panel 113 arranged.

In the in 5 The sectional view shown is that with the switching area 123 connected and extending through the aperture 137 extending axis area 131 of the switching element 117 only shown in sections.

One on the axis area 131 of the switching element 117 arranged further locking means 161 , in particular a further locking projection, engages with the aperture opening 137 limiting opening area 139 the control panel 113 , especially on the inner wall 143 one to the axis range 131 with the opening area 139 click to connect.

The axis area 131 also has a counter section 165 on which one stop 167 the control panel 113 is applied to an insertion movement of the switching element 117 into the aperture 137 to limit. The opposite section 165 of the axis range 131 extends in particular radially outside the opening area 139 , especially the inner wall 143 , the control panel 113 .

The opposite section 165 has one on the stop 167 adjacent spring element 169 on which is formed, a tolerance compensation between the stop 167 and the axis area 131 to provide.

Here, the opposite section 165 in particular a section opening 171 on, which by a section opening edge 173 is limited, the spring element 169 especially with the section opening edge 173 is connected and into the section opening 171 extends.

The spring element 169 is particularly as a meandering curved spring element 169 trained which one the stop 167 facing plant section 175 to ensure effective tolerance compensation.

Through the spring element 169 can in particular the insertion movement of the switching element 117 as far as it can be ensured that the further locking means 161 , in particular another locking projection, snapping on the aperture 137 limiting opening area 139 the control panel 113 engages, at the same time an effective locking of the switching element 117 inside the aperture 131 is ensured.

All of the features explained and shown in connection with individual embodiments of the invention can be provided in different combinations in the subject matter of the invention in order to simultaneously realize their advantageous effects.

The scope of the present invention is given by the claims and is not limited by the features explained in the description or shown in the figures.

Reference list

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Home appliance

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Device housing

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Device interior

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Device exterior

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Front of the device

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Induction bowl

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Appliance door

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Control panel

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Panel outside

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Switching element

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Axis of rotation

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Inside of the cover

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Switching range of the switching element

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Switching area interior

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Groove

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Axis outer portion of the axis area of the switching element

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Axis range of the switching element

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Switching range outside of the switching range of the switching element

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Aperture

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Opening area of the control panel

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Opening area inside the opening area of the control panel

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Inner wall of the opening area

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Latching means of the opening area

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Latching projection of the axis area

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Interior of the control panel

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First area thickness of the interior area

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Second area thickness of the opening area

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Electronics fastener

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Light guiding element

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Contact area of the axis area of the switching element

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Further locking means of the axis area

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Axis range groove

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Mating section of the axis area

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Stop of the control panel

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Spring element of the counter section

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Section opening of the counter section

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Section opening edge of the counter section

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Contact section of the spring element

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Patent literature cited

• DE 102014113877 A1 [0003]

Claims (15)

Household appliance (100) with a device housing (101) which delimits a device interior (103) from a device exterior (105), the device housing (101) having a control panel (113) on a front side of the device (107), the control panel (113) has at least one diaphragm opening (137), which is delimited by an opening area (139), and a switching element (117), which is fastened to the control panel (113), characterized in that the switching element (117) is one of the device exterior (105 ) of actuatable switching area (123), and that the switching element (117) has an axis area (131) which is connected to the switching area (123), the axis area (131) extending through the aperture (137), the Axis area (131) is connected to the opening area (139) of the control panel (113) in a latching manner in order to fasten the switching element (117) to the control panel (113). Household appliance (100) after Claim 1 , characterized in that the switching element (117) is designed as a rotary selector switch, the switching region (123) being designed as a switching region (123) rotatable about an axis of rotation (119) of the rotary selector switch, the axis region connected to the switching region (123) (131) is designed as an axis region (131) which can be rotated about the axis of rotation (119) of the rotary selector switch, the axis region (131) of the rotary selector switch in particular extending along the axis of rotation (119). Domestic appliance (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the switching area (123) of the switching element (117) has a switching area outside (133) which faces the device exterior (105) and which can be actuated, in particular rotatable, from the device outside (105) and that the switching area (123) of the switching element (117) has a switching area inside facing the device interior (103), the switching area inside being connected to the axis area (131) of the switching element (117), in particular non-rotatably connected. Domestic appliance (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the opening area (139) of the control panel (113) has an opening area inside (141) facing the device interior (103), with in particular on the opening area inside (141) a panel opening (137 ) is arranged at least in sections surrounding inner wall (143), which delimits a receiving opening for receiving the axle area (131), the axle area (131) being latched to the inside of the opening area (141), in particular inner wall (143), of the control panel (113) . Domestic appliance (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the control panel (113) has an inner region (149) which at least in sections runs around the opening region (139), in particular the inner wall (143), of the control panel (113), wherein in particular the inner region (149) has a first region thickness (151) extending in the direction of the device interior (103), which is greater than a second region thickness (153) of the opening region (139) extending in the direction of the device interior (103). Domestic appliance (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one latching means (145), in particular latching arm, is arranged on the opening area (139) of the operating panel (113), in particular on the inner wall (143), which latches on engages the axis region (131) of the switching element (117), in particular on a latching projection (147) of the axis region (131), in order to latch the axis region (131) to the opening region (139). Domestic appliance (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one further latching means (161), in particular a further latching projection, is arranged on the axis area (131) of the switching element (117), which latches on the opening area (139) of the control panel (113), in particular on the inner wall (143), in order to connect the axis region (131) with the opening region (139) in a latching manner. Domestic appliance (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the control panel (113) has at least one electronics fastening element (155) for fastening an electronic component to the control panel (113), the electronics fastening element (155) on one of the device interior (103) facing panel inner side (121) of the control panel (113) is arranged, in particular the electronics fastening element (155) being arranged on an inner region (149) of the control panel (113). Domestic appliance (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the switching area (123) of the switching element (117), in particular the switching area outside (133), has at least one lighting element which is designed to illuminate the outside of the device (105), wherein in particular the switching area (123), in particular the switching area outside (133), when the lighting element is shaped. Household appliance (100) after Claim 9 , characterized in that the household appliance (100) has a light source for emitting light, which is arranged in the interior of the device (103), and that the axis region (131) has a light-guiding element (157) which is designed to be emitted by the light source To couple light into the light-guiding element (157), to guide it through the light-guiding element (157) and to couple it out of the light-guiding element (157) in order to then feed the outcoupled light to the lighting element (157) for illuminating the exterior of the device (105). Household appliance (100) after Claim 10 , characterized in that the axis area (131) has a contact area (159), in particular a peg-shaped contact area (159), which is arranged in an insertion area of the household appliance (100), the contact area (159) being formed, emitted by the light source Coupling light into the contact area (159), the axis area (131) being designed to guide the light coupled into the contact area (159) through the contact area (159) and through the axis area (131) and to couple it out of the axis area (131) in order to then feed the outcoupled light to the lighting element for illuminating the outside of the device (105). Household appliance (100) according to one of the Claims 9 to 11 , characterized in that the switching area (123) is arranged on an outside (115) of the control panel (113) facing the device exterior (105), the switching area (123) being in the form of the lighting element, and in particular the switching area in the form of a lighting element (123) is designed as a hollow cylindrical switching region (123). Household appliance (100) according to one of the Claims 10 to 12th , characterized in that the axis area (131) of the switching element (117) has an outer axis section (129) which is arranged on an outside (115) of the panel (115) of the control panel (113) facing the device, and that the one designed as the lighting element Switching area (123) has a receiving groove (127), the outer axis section (129) being received in the receiving groove (127) in order to connect the light-guiding element (157) of the axis area (131) to the light-emitting element using light coupling technology. Domestic appliance (100) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the axis region (131) of the switching element (117) has a counter-section (165) which bears against a stop (167) of the control panel (113) for an insertion movement of the switching element (117) into the diaphragm opening (137), the counter-section (165) in particular having a spring element (169) abutting the stop (167), which is designed to compensate for tolerances between the stop (167) and the axis area (131 ) to provide. Household appliance (100) after Claim 14 , characterized in that the axis region (131) has a section opening (171) which is delimited by a section opening edge (173), the spring element (169) being connected to the section opening edge (173) and extending into the section opening (171) extends, the spring element (169) being designed in particular as a meandering curved spring element (169) which has a contact section (175) facing the stop (167).

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