HOME APPLIANCE WITH IMPROVED CONTROL ACCESS

摘要

A home appliance defining a width direction and a depth direction, and a control panel extending along the width direction, the control panel having control element components mounted thereat, the home appliance including a chassis within the body adjacent the control panel; first and second spaced brackets mounted to the chassis adjacent the control panel, with fastener portions aligned in the depth direction; and a cross member extending in the width direction between the first bracket and the second bracket with control elements intermediate the cross member and the chassis, the cross member having a fastener portion at each widthwise end thereof and aligned in the depth direction, the cross member being mounted to the first bracket using fasteners aligned in the depth direction, and the second bracket using fasteners aligned in the depth direction, wherein the fasteners are removable from the depth direction.

主权项

1. A home appliance comprising:
an appliance body defining a width direction and a depth direction; a control panel located at a front portion of the appliance body and extending along the width direction, the control panel having a plurality of control element components mounted thereat for operational control of the home appliance; a chassis within the body adjacent the control panel with control element components mounted thereto; a first bracket mounted to the chassis adjacent the control panel, the first bracket having a first fastener portion aligned in the depth direction; a second bracket mounted to the chassis adjacent the control panel at a spacing from the first bracket, the second bracket having a second fastener portion aligned in the depth direction; and a cross member extending in the width direction between the first bracket and the second bracket with control elements intermediate the cross member and the chassis, the cross member having a fastener portion at each widthwise end thereof and aligned in the depth direction, the cross member being mounted to the first bracket using fasteners aligned in the depth direction, and the second bracket using fasteners aligned in the depth direction, wherein the fasteners are removable from the depth direction.