Domestic cooking appliance having a gas switch mounting system

摘要

A domestic cooking appliance having a gas burner and a control panel assembly is provided. The assembly includes a control panel cover having an alignment pin and an opening; a gas switch having a protruding portion that extends through the opening in the control panel cover when the control panel assembly is in an assembled position; a gas manifold for delivering gas to the gas switch, the gas switch being positionally fixed relative to the gas manifold; a mounting bracket positionally fixed relative to the gas manifold, the mounting bracket having a mounting portion attached to the appliance, a positioning surface that supports the control panel cover, and a hole in the positioning surface that receives the alignment pin. The hole is positionally fixed relative to the protruding portion of the gas switch when the control panel assembly is in the assembled position.

主权项

1. A domestic cooking appliance, comprising:
a gas burner; and a control panel assembly having
a control panel cover having an outermost surface that is visible to a user when in use, a backside that is opposite the outermost surface, a first alignment pin and an opening in the outermost surface;a first gas switch that regulates an amount of gas delivered to the gas burner of the domestic cooking appliance, the first gas switch having a protruding portion that extends through the opening in the control panel cover when the control panel assembly is in an assembled position;a gas delivery manifold for delivering gas to the first gas switch, the first gas switch being fixed to the gas delivery manifold and positionally fixed relative to the gas delivery manifold;a first mounting bracket fixed to the gas delivery manifold and positionally fixed relative to the gas delivery manifold, the first mounting bracket having
a mounting portion attached to the domestic cooking appliance,a positioning surface that contacts the backside of the control panel cover and supports the control panel cover, anda hole in the positioning surface that receives the first alignment pin; wherein the hole is positionally fixed relative to the protruding portion of the first gas switch when the control panel assembly is in the assembled position when in use.