Patent ID: 9010884
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: F25D,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A backing piece for attaching an electrical component to a housing wall of an electrical household appliance and arrangement behind an opening in the housing wall, said backing piece comprising: a body having an essentially rectangular base surface defined by four sides and corners between the sides; a peripheral web configured as an elastic sealing lip for support against a rear face of the housing wall; and a plurality of holding elements projecting from the body and forming with the sealing lip a gap there between, said gap being configured to receive a section of the housing wall at an edge of the opening, said holding elements being arranged in spaced-apart relationship about a periphery of the body such that at least one of the holding element is arranged on each of the four sides of the rectangular base surface and one of the holding elements is provided at each of the corners of the body so as to apply a pressing force sufficient upon each section of the sealing lip, when the backing piece is attached behind the opening in the housing wall.