Household appliance with a front panel having means for fixing knob holders

摘要

The present invention relates to a household appliance comprising a number of control knobs on a control panel (20) having knob openings (26) and corresponding knob holders (10) with a hollow body for securely holding and fixing of said knobs. The control panel (20) further comprises an inwardly arranged integral ridge (24) in the circumferential vicinity of each knob opening (26) wherein each ridge (24) comprises at least one clamping slot (25) arranged in perpendicular direction to the control panel (20), and the knob holder (10) comprises a latching device (16) having a tip portion (11) arranged to be fixedly engaged with the slot (25) when the knob holder (10) abuts to the circumferential area of said ridge (24). With the arrangement as defined hereinabove knob holders (10) are directly attached to the control panel (20) without space occupying fixing means and additional components.