Patent ID: 9182127
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: F24C

Abstract:
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 adjacent thereto, the control element components being at least one of mechanical control element components and electrical control element components; a chassis within the body adjacent the control panel with the control element components mounted thereto; a first bracket fixed to the chassis within the body adjacent the control panel, the first bracket having a first fastener portion fixed to the chassis and extending laterally away from the chassis with fastener element receiving openings aligned in the depth direction for receiving and retaining a removable fastener element; a second bracket fixed to the chassis adjacent the control panel at a spacing from the first bracket, the second bracket having a second fastener portion fixed to the chassis and extending laterally away from the chassis with fastener element receiving openings aligned in the depth direction for receiving and retaining a removable fastener element; and a cross member extending in the width direction between the first bracket and the second bracket with control element components intermediate the cross member and the chassis, the cross member having a fastener bore at each widthwise end thereof aligned in the depth direction for registry with the fastener element receiving openings, the cross member being mounted to the first bracket using removable fastener elements aligned and driven in the depth direction through a fastener bore and a fastener receiving opening, and the second bracket using removable fastener elements aligned and driven in the depth direction through a fastener bore and a fastener receiving opening, wherein the removable fastener elements are insertable and removable from the depth direction.