Patent ID: 9243362
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: A47L,F24C,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method for mounting a panel of an appliance, comprising at least one of an oven and a washing machine, comprising the steps of: a) providing a panel element; b) applying a first adhesive and a second adhesive onto a surface of the panel element; c) pressing a transparent pane element against the surface of the panel element in a mounting position so that the first and the second adhesive have contact with the panel element as well as with the pane element; d) activating the adhesion of the second adhesive to bond the pane element with the panel element; e) applying a third adhesive and a fourth adhesive onto a surface of the pane element; f) pressing a frame element against the surface of the pane element in a mounting position so that the third and fourth adhesive have contact with the pane element as well as with the frame element, wherein the step of pressing the frame element comprises straightening the frame element, and while the frame element is straightened, g) activating the adhesion of the fourth adhesive to bond the frame element with the pane element, wherein the frame element is distorted prior to step f), and wherein straightening the frame element changes the shape of the frame element such that after step g), the frame element is not distorted.