EP1728026A1 - Control panel for an electric appliance - Google Patents

Control panel for an electric appliance

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EP1728026A1
EP1728026A1 EP05728213A EP05728213A EP1728026A1 EP 1728026 A1 EP1728026 A1 EP 1728026A1 EP 05728213 A EP05728213 A EP 05728213A EP 05728213 A EP05728213 A EP 05728213A EP 1728026 A1 EP1728026 A1 EP 1728026A1
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circuit board
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Harald Joksch
Alfred Raab
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BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D29/00—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
    • F25D29/005—Mounting of control devices
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24C—DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES ; DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F24C7/00—Stoves or ranges heated by electric energy
    • F24C7/08—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
    • F24C7/082—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices on ranges, e.g. control panels, illumination
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2400/00—General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for cooling or freezing apparatus not covered by any other subclass
    • F25D2400/08—Refrigerator tables
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2400/00—General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for cooling or freezing apparatus not covered by any other subclass
    • F25D2400/36—Visual displays

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  • the present invention relates to a control panel for an electrical device, in particular for a refrigerator, according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Such a control panel is known from DE 100 37 250 AI. It comprises a hollow base panel, which is provided for mounting on a housing of an electrical device, in particular above the door of a refrigerator and flush with it.
  • a control circuit for controlling the functions of the refrigeration device is accommodated in a housing which is fastened in the control panel with the aid of an adapter.
  • Operating and / or display devices arranged on the visible side of the control panel, which allow a user to define the functions of the device or to obtain information about its operating state, are connected to the control circuit by means of transmitters.
  • These transducers can be light guides for transmitting light from a light source of the control circuit to a window of the base panel, or moving parts such as a plunger for transmitting movement of a button to a switch of the control circuit.
  • the control circuit mounted on a circuit board is first packaged in a plastic housing, and this housing is attached to the base panel using the adapter - which can be mountable in several different locations in the base panel.
  • the object of the invention is to propose a control panel with a simpler and less expensive implementable structure.
  • the adapter has latching means that engage directly on the circuit board, a separate housing for fastening the circuit board is no longer required.
  • a recess is formed on the adapter in which the circuit board is received.
  • the adapter can also take over the function of the conventional housing to protect the control circuit from mechanical damage.
  • This recess is preferably open to a back of the adapter facing away from the visible side of the control panel. This makes it possible, as explained above, to use the part of the adapter located between the circuit board and the visible side of the control panel for holding transmitters between control and / or display devices of the base panel and the circuit board.
  • FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a control panel in accordance with the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a circuit board and an adapter of the control panel.
  • FIG 3 shows a schematic section through the adapter and the circuit board in the locked state.
  • FIG. 1 shows the structure of the diaphragm according to the invention in an exploded view. It is composed of a base panel 1, which is provided for attachment to the housing of a refrigeration device, an adapter 2, a circuit board 3, which carries a control circuit of the refrigeration device, and an insert 4.
  • the base panel 1 is an elongated hollow body made of plastic, which e.g. is injection molded. On a visible side facing a user of the refrigerator, it has a recess 5 which is dimensioned such that it receives the insert 4 in a form-fitting manner, so that both together form a flush and closed visible side of the panel.
  • an elongated cutout 6 is formed, which extends over the larger part of the back of the insert 4 and through which, when the control panel is fully assembled, transmitters between buttons, rotary switches or the like arranged at openings 10 of the insert 4 pass through the adapter 2 corresponding switching elements 13 on the circuit board 3 of the control circuit.
  • the cut-out 6 also forms a window through which light-emitting elements such as individual light-emitting diodes 14, seven-segment displays for the numerical representation etc. can be seen through a transparent or translucent window of the insert 4 for a user standing in front of the refrigerator.
  • light-emitting elements such as individual light-emitting diodes 14, seven-segment displays for the numerical representation etc.
  • the adapter 2 For the attachment of the adapter 2 to the base panel 1, the latter has a plurality of notches 7a, 6b, ..., 7f; 8a, 8f, 9a, 9f, most of which are arranged at the edge of the cutout 6.
  • the notches form three sets 7a, 6b, ..., 7f; 8a, 8f or 9a, ..., 9f, each latching notch of a set being arranged in such a way that it can each receive one of six latching hooks 12a, 12b, ..., 12f of the adapter 2.
  • the three sets of locking notches each correspond to a left, a central and a right installation position of the adapter 2.
  • Individual locking notches such as those designated by 7c and 8a or 7d, 8b, belong to several sets, because they can be in the left installation position of the adapter 2 the two locking hooks 12c, 12d and in the central installation position the locking hooks 12a, 12b.
  • FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the circuit board 3 and the adapter 2 from the rear, which affords an insight into said cutout, designated 15 in FIG. 2.
  • the course of the wall 11 exactly follows the outline of the circuit board 3 and thus serves as a jointing aid for the latter during its assembly.
  • a narrow shoulder 16 is formed on its inside, on which the edge of the board 3 inserted into the recess 15 comes to rest.
  • a plurality of locking lugs 17 are distributed on the inside of the wall 11 at a distance from the shoulder 16 which corresponds approximately to the thickness of the board 3.
  • the circuit board 3 shows a vertical section through the adapter 2 with the circuit board locked therein.
  • the circuit board 3 is equipped on its front side facing the adapter 2 and the base panel 1 (not shown) and on its rear side with circuit components, the front side essentially carrying switches 13 and light-emitting diodes 14 which can be operated or seen from the visible side of the base panel 1 should be.
  • a plunger 18, which connects a button which is led out on the visible side to a switch 13 of the circuit board 3, is displaceably guided perpendicularly to the surface of the circuit board in a channel formed in the adapter 2.
  • Another channel 19 which can receive a light guide in the form of a shaped body made of transparent plastic for transmitting light from a light-emitting diode mounted on the circuit board 3 to a window of the insert 4, is shown in section in the figure. Since the adapter 2 for the control circuits of various models of refrigeration devices is manufactured uniformly, it has a large number of such channels 19, to which a light-emitting diode is not assigned in every model of the control circuit. Only those channels 19 that actually open onto a light-emitting diode on the circuit board 3 are equipped with an optical fiber.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a control panel for an electric appliance, in particular, a refrigeration appliance, comprising a base panel, for fixing to a housing of the electric appliance, a control circuit for the electric appliance, mounted on a circuit board (3) and an adapter (2), fixing the control circuit to the base panel, comprising clips (17) which engage with the circuit board (3).

Description

Beschreibung Bedienblende für ein Elektrogerät Description Control panel for an electrical device
[001] Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Bedienblende für ein Elektrogerät, insbesondere für ein Kältegerät, nach dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1.The present invention relates to a control panel for an electrical device, in particular for a refrigerator, according to the preamble of claim 1.
[002] Eine solche Bedienblende ist aus DE 100 37 250 AI bekannt. Sie umfasst eine hohle Basisblende, die zur Montage an einem Gehäuse eines Elektrogeräts, insbesondere oberhalb der Tür eines Kältegeräts und bündig mit dieser abschließend, vorgesehen ist. Eine Steuerschaltung zum Steuern der Funktionen des Kältegeräts ist in einem Gehäuse untergebracht, das mit Hilfe eines Adapters in der Bedienblende befestigt ist. An der Sichtseite der Bedienblende angeordnete Bedien- und/oder Anzeigeeinrichtungen, die es einem Benutzer erlauben, die Funktionen des Gerätes festzulegen oder Aufschluss über seinen Betriebszustand zu erhalten, sind mit der Steuerschaltung durch Übertrager verbunden. Bei diesen Übertragern kann es sich um Lichtleiter zum Übertragen von Licht von einer Lichtquelle der Steuerschaltung zu einem Fenster der Basisblende oder um bewegliche Teile wie etwa einen Stößel zum Übertragen einer Bewegung einer Taste zu einem Schalter der Steuerschaltung handeln.Such a control panel is known from DE 100 37 250 AI. It comprises a hollow base panel, which is provided for mounting on a housing of an electrical device, in particular above the door of a refrigerator and flush with it. A control circuit for controlling the functions of the refrigeration device is accommodated in a housing which is fastened in the control panel with the aid of an adapter. Operating and / or display devices arranged on the visible side of the control panel, which allow a user to define the functions of the device or to obtain information about its operating state, are connected to the control circuit by means of transmitters. These transducers can be light guides for transmitting light from a light source of the control circuit to a window of the base panel, or moving parts such as a plunger for transmitting movement of a button to a switch of the control circuit.
[003] Zur Herstellung dieser herkömmlichen Bedienblende wird die auf einer Platine montierte Steuerschaltung zunächst in ein Kunststoffgehäuse verpackt, und dieses Gehäuse wird mit Hilfe des Adapters - der an mehreren verschiedenen Stellen in der Basisblende montierbar sein kann - an der Basisblende befestigt.To produce this conventional control panel, the control circuit mounted on a circuit board is first packaged in a plastic housing, and this housing is attached to the base panel using the adapter - which can be mountable in several different locations in the base panel.
[004] Aufgabe der Erfindung ist, eine Bedienblende mit einem einfacheren und preiswerter realisierbaren Aufbau vorzuschlagen.The object of the invention is to propose a control panel with a simpler and less expensive implementable structure.
[005] Die Aufgabe wird gelöst durch eine Bedienblende mit den Merkmalen des Anspruchs 1.[005] The object is achieved by an operating panel with the features of claim 1.
[006] Dadurch, dass der Adapter direkt an der Platine angreifende Rastmittel aufweist, ist ein eigenes Gehäuse zur Befestigung der Platine nicht mehr erforderlich.Because the adapter has latching means that engage directly on the circuit board, a separate housing for fastening the circuit board is no longer required.
[007] Vorzugsweise ist an dem Adapter eine Aussparung gebildet, in der die Platine aufgenommen ist. So kann der Adapter auch die Funktion des herkömmlichen Gehäuses, die Steuerschaltung vor mechanischer Beschädigung zu schützen, übernehmen.Preferably, a recess is formed on the adapter in which the circuit board is received. The adapter can also take over the function of the conventional housing to protect the control circuit from mechanical damage.
[008] Diese Aussparung ist vorzugsweise zu einer von der Sichtseite der Bedienblende abgewandten Rückseite des Adapters hin offen. Dadurch ist es möglich, den zwischen der Platine und der Sichtseite der Bedienblende befindlichen Teil des Adapters, wie oben erläutert, zur Halterung von Übertragern zwischen Bedien- und/oder Anzeigeeinrichtungen der Basisblende und der Platine zu nutzen.This recess is preferably open to a back of the adapter facing away from the visible side of the control panel. This makes it possible, as explained above, to use the part of the adapter located between the circuit board and the visible side of the control panel for holding transmitters between control and / or display devices of the base panel and the circuit board.
[009] Weitere Merkmale und Vorteile der Erfindung ergeben sich aus der nachfolgenden Beschreibung eines Ausführungsbeispiels mit Bezug auf die beigefügten Figuren. Es zeigen:[009] Further features and advantages of the invention result from the following Description of an embodiment with reference to the accompanying figures. Show it:
[010] Fig. 1 eine auseinandergezogene Darstellung einer Bedienblende gemäß der Erfindung;Figure 1 is an exploded view of a control panel in accordance with the invention;
[011] Fig. 2 eine perspektivische Ansicht einer Platine und eines Adapters der Bedienblende; und[011] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a circuit board and an adapter of the control panel; and
[012] Fig. 3 einen schematischen Schnitt durch den Adapter und die Platine im miteinander verrasteten Zustand.3 shows a schematic section through the adapter and the circuit board in the locked state.
[013] Fig. 1 zeigt den Aufbau der erfindungsgemäßen Blende in einer auseinandergezogenen Darstellung. Sie setzt sich zusammen aus einer Basisblende 1, die zur Befestigung an dem Gehäuse eines Kältegeräts vorgesehen ist, einem Adapter 2, einer Platine 3, die eine Steuerschaltung des Kältegeräts trägt, und einem Einleger 4.1 shows the structure of the diaphragm according to the invention in an exploded view. It is composed of a base panel 1, which is provided for attachment to the housing of a refrigeration device, an adapter 2, a circuit board 3, which carries a control circuit of the refrigeration device, and an insert 4.
[014] Die Basisblende 1 ist ein langgestreckter Hohlkörper aus Kunststoff, der z.B. im Spritzguss hergestellt ist. An einer einem Benutzer des Kältegeräts zugewandten Sichtseite weist er eine Vertiefung 5 auf, die so bemessen ist, dass sie den Einleger 4 formschlüssig aufnimmt, so dass beide zusammen eine bündige und geschlossene Sichtseite der Blende bilden. In der Vertiefung 5 ist ein langgestreckter Ausschnitt 6 gebildet, der sich über den größeren Teil der Rückseite des Einlegers 4 erstreckt und durch den bei fertig montierter Bedienblende Übertrager zwischen an Öffnungen 10 des Einlegers 4 angeordneten Tasten, Drehschaltern oder dergleichen sich durch den Adapter 2 zu entsprechenden Schaltelementen 13 auf der Platine 3 der Steuerschaltung erstrecken. Der Ausschnitt 6 bildet auch ein Fenster, durch das Leuchtanzeigeelemente wie etwa einzelne Leuchtdioden 14, Siebensegmentanzeigen für die Zifferndarstellung etc. durch ein durchsichtiges oder durchscheinendes Fenster des Einlegers 4 hindurch für einen vor dem Kältegerät stehenden Benutzer erkennbar sind.The base panel 1 is an elongated hollow body made of plastic, which e.g. is injection molded. On a visible side facing a user of the refrigerator, it has a recess 5 which is dimensioned such that it receives the insert 4 in a form-fitting manner, so that both together form a flush and closed visible side of the panel. In the recess 5, an elongated cutout 6 is formed, which extends over the larger part of the back of the insert 4 and through which, when the control panel is fully assembled, transmitters between buttons, rotary switches or the like arranged at openings 10 of the insert 4 pass through the adapter 2 corresponding switching elements 13 on the circuit board 3 of the control circuit. The cut-out 6 also forms a window through which light-emitting elements such as individual light-emitting diodes 14, seven-segment displays for the numerical representation etc. can be seen through a transparent or translucent window of the insert 4 for a user standing in front of the refrigerator.
[015] Für die Befestigung des Adapters 2 an der Basisblende 1 weist letztere eine Vielzahl von Rastkerben 7a, 6b, ..., 7f; 8a, 8f, 9a, 9f, von denen die meisten am Rand des Ausschnitts 6 angeordnet sind. Die Rastkerben bilden drei Sätze 7a, 6b, ..., 7f; 8a, 8f bzw. 9a,..., 9f, wobei jede Rastkerbe eines Satzes so angeordnet ist, dass sie jeweils einen von sechs Rasthaken 12a, 12b, ..., 12f des Adapters 2 aufnehmen kann. Die drei Sätze von Rastkerben entsprechen jeweils einer linken, einer mittigen und einer rechten Einbauposition des Adapters 2. Einzelne Rastkerben wie etwa die mit 7c und 8a bzw. 7d, 8b bezeichneten gehören mehreren Sätzen an, denn sie können in der linken Einbauposition des Adapters 2 die zwei Rasthaken 12c, 12d und in der mittigen Einbauposition die Rasthaken 12a, 12b aufnehmen.For the attachment of the adapter 2 to the base panel 1, the latter has a plurality of notches 7a, 6b, ..., 7f; 8a, 8f, 9a, 9f, most of which are arranged at the edge of the cutout 6. The notches form three sets 7a, 6b, ..., 7f; 8a, 8f or 9a, ..., 9f, each latching notch of a set being arranged in such a way that it can each receive one of six latching hooks 12a, 12b, ..., 12f of the adapter 2. The three sets of locking notches each correspond to a left, a central and a right installation position of the adapter 2.Individual locking notches, such as those designated by 7c and 8a or 7d, 8b, belong to several sets, because they can be in the left installation position of the adapter 2 the two locking hooks 12c, 12d and in the central installation position the locking hooks 12a, 12b.
[016] Abweichend von der dargestellten Ausführung kann auch nur ein einziger Satz von Rastkerben vorgesehen und die Länge des Ausschnitts auf nicht mehr als die Länge des Adapters 2 beschränkt sein, so dass zwar nur eine Einbauposition des Adapters 2 möglich ist, die Bedienblende 1 jedoch steifer wird. Zur Versteifung der Bedienblende 1 ist es auch möglich, die den Ausschnitt 6 durch ein oder mehrere vertikale Querstreben (nicht dargestellt) zu unterteilen. [017] Die Platine 3 ist zur Verrastung in einer Aussparung oder Vertiefung an der Rückseite des Adapters 2 vorgesehen, die von einer umlaufenden, geringfügig verformbaren Wand 11 begrenzt ist. Fig. 2 zeigt eine perspektivische Ansicht der Platine 3 und des Adapters 2 von der Rückseite her, die einen Einblick in besagte, in Fig. 2 mit 15 bezeichnete Aussparung gewährt. Der Verlauf der Wand 11 folgt exakt dem Umriss der Platine 3 und dient für die letztere damit als Fugehilfe bei ihrer Montage. Etwa in halber Höhe der Wand 11 ist an ihrer Innenseite eine schmale Schulter 16 gebildet, auf der der Rand der in die Aussparung 15 eingeführten Platine 3 zu liegen kommt. Eine Mehrzahl von Rastnasen 17 ist an der Innenseite der Wand 11 in einem Abstand von der Schulter 16 verteilt, der in etwa der Dicke der Platine 3 entspricht. Beim Einführen der Platine 3 in die Aussparung 15 werden diese Rastnasen 17 zunächst nach außen verdrängt, um anschließend, sobald die Vorderseite der Platine 3 die Schulter 16 erreicht hat, hinter der Rückseite der Platine einzuschnappen und diese so fest zu verankern.Deviating from the embodiment shown, only a single set of locking notches can be provided and the length of the cutout can be limited to no more than the length of the adapter 2, so that only one installation position of the adapter 2 is possible, but the control panel 1 is stiffer. To stiffen the control panel 1, it is also possible to subdivide the cutout 6 by one or more vertical cross struts (not shown). The circuit board 3 is provided for latching in a recess or depression on the back of the adapter 2, which is delimited by a circumferential, slightly deformable wall 11. FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the circuit board 3 and the adapter 2 from the rear, which affords an insight into said cutout, designated 15 in FIG. 2. The course of the wall 11 exactly follows the outline of the circuit board 3 and thus serves as a jointing aid for the latter during its assembly. Approximately halfway up the wall 11, a narrow shoulder 16 is formed on its inside, on which the edge of the board 3 inserted into the recess 15 comes to rest. A plurality of locking lugs 17 are distributed on the inside of the wall 11 at a distance from the shoulder 16 which corresponds approximately to the thickness of the board 3. When inserting the circuit board 3 into the recess 15, these latching lugs 17 are first displaced outwards, in order then to snap behind the rear side of the circuit board as soon as the front of the circuit board 3 has reached the shoulder 16 and thus anchor it firmly.
[018] Fig. 3 zeigt einen vertikalen Schnitt durch den Adapter 2 mit der darin verrasteten Platine. Die Platine 3 ist an ihrer dem Adapter 2 und der (nicht gezeigten) Basisblende 1 zugewandten Vorderseite und an ihrer Rückseite mit Schaltungskomponenten bestückt, wobei die Vorderseite im wesentlichen Schalter 13 und Leuchtdioden 14 trägt, die von der Sichtseite der Basisblende 1 bedienbar bzw. sichtbar sein sollen. Ein Stößel 18, der eine an der Sichtseite herausgeführte Taste mit einem Schalter 13 der Platine 3 verbindet, ist in einem im Adapter 2 geformten Kanal senkrecht zur Oberfläche der Platine verschiebbar geführt. Ein weiterer Kanal 19, der einen Lichtleiter in Gestalt eines Formkörpers aus transparentem Kunststoff zum Übertragen von Licht einer auf der Platine 3 montierte Leuchtdiode zu einem Fenster des Einlegers 4 aufnehmen kann, ist in der Figur im Schnitt gezeigt. Da der Adapter 2 für die Steuerschaltungen diverser Modelle von Kältegeräten einheitlich gefertigt wird, hat er eine Vielzahl solcher Kanäle 19, denen nicht in jedem Modell von Steuerschaltung eine Leuchtdiode zugeordnet ist. Nur diejenigen Kanäle 19, die tatsächlich auf eine Leuchtdiode der Platine 3 münden, werden mit einem Lichtleiter bestückt. 3 shows a vertical section through the adapter 2 with the circuit board locked therein. The circuit board 3 is equipped on its front side facing the adapter 2 and the base panel 1 (not shown) and on its rear side with circuit components, the front side essentially carrying switches 13 and light-emitting diodes 14 which can be operated or seen from the visible side of the base panel 1 should be. A plunger 18, which connects a button which is led out on the visible side to a switch 13 of the circuit board 3, is displaceably guided perpendicularly to the surface of the circuit board in a channel formed in the adapter 2. Another channel 19, which can receive a light guide in the form of a shaped body made of transparent plastic for transmitting light from a light-emitting diode mounted on the circuit board 3 to a window of the insert 4, is shown in section in the figure. Since the adapter 2 for the control circuits of various models of refrigeration devices is manufactured uniformly, it has a large number of such channels 19, to which a light-emitting diode is not assigned in every model of the control circuit. Only those channels 19 that actually open onto a light-emitting diode on the circuit board 3 are equipped with an optical fiber.

Claims

Ansprüche Expectations
[001] Bedienblende für ein Haushalts-Elektrogerät, insbesondere ein Haushalts- Kältegerät, mit einer zur Befestigung an einem Gehäuse des Elektrogeräts vorgesehenen Basisblende (1), einer auf einer Platine (3) angeordneten Steuerschaltung für das Elektrogerät und einem die Steuerschaltung in der Basisblende (1) halternden Adapter (2), dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Adapter (2) an der Platine (3) angreifende Rastmittel (17) aufweist.Control panel for a household electrical appliance, in particular a household refrigerator, with a base panel (1) provided for attachment to a housing of the electrical appliance, a control circuit arranged on a circuit board (3) for the electrical appliance and the control circuit in the base panel (1) holding adapter (2), characterized in that the adapter (2) on the circuit board (3) engages locking means (17).
[002] Bedienblende nach Anspruch 1 , dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Basisblende (1) eine Sichtseite hat, an der Bedien- und/oder Anzeigeeinrichtungen angebracht sind, und dass Übertrager (18) zum Koppeln der Bedien- und/oder Anzeigeeinrichtungen an die Steuerschaltung in dem Adapter (2) gehalten sind.Control panel according to claim 1, characterized in that the base panel (1) has a visible side, are attached to the control and / or display devices, and that transformer (18) for coupling the control and / or display devices to the control circuit are held in the adapter (2).
[003] Bedienblende nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Platine (3) in einer Vertiefung (15) des Adapters (2) aufgenommen ist.Control panel according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the circuit board (3) in a recess (15) of the adapter (2) is received.
[004] Bedienblende nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Vertiefung (15) zu einer von der Sichtseite der Basisblende (1) abgewandten Rückseite des Adapters (2) hin offen ist.Control panel according to claim 3, characterized in that the recess (15) is open to a rear side of the adapter (2) facing away from the visible side of the base panel (1).
[005] Bedienblende nach Anspruch 3 oder 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Vertiefung (15) von einer Wand (11) umgeben ist, deren Kontur der Kontur der Platine (3) angepasst ist.Control panel according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that the recess (15) is surrounded by a wall (11), the contour of which is adapted to the contour of the circuit board (3).
[006] Bedienblende nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Wand (11) elastisch verformbar ausgebildet ist und Rastmittel (17) trägt, die die Platine (3) in ihrer lagerichtigen Position am Adapter (3) haltern.Control panel according to claim 5, characterized in that the wall (11) is elastically deformable and carries latching means (17) which hold the circuit board (3) in its correct position on the adapter (3).
[007] Bedienblende nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Platine (3) in ihrer lagerichtigen Position an Auflagern (16) aufliegt. Control panel according to claim 6, characterized in that the circuit board (3) rests in its correct position on supports (16).
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