Patent ID: 7700900
Filing Date: 2010-04-20
Classification: A47L,D06F

Abstract:
1. A panel arrangement for a domestic appliance, having a panel arranged to be fitted to the domestic appliance such that it is visible from an outside of the domestic appliance, at least one of indicators and at least one of operator controls, each of which are mounted on the panel, and having a printed circuit board, which comprises control electronics, arranged in the interior of the domestic appliance, with the at least one of indicators and the at least one of operator controls being connected to the printed circuit board, wherein at least one of the at least one of indicators and the at least one of operator controls operator controls, each of which are mounted on the panel independent of the layout of the printed circuit board and are connected to the printed circuit board via a flexible supply line, wherein the printed circuit board is mounted on an integrally formed support which is provided separately from the panel and wherein the printed circuit board is arranged in the interior of the domestic appliance between the panel and the integrally formed support, wherein the panel is attached to the integrally formed support, wherein the integrally formed support has a length extending over an entire width of the domestic appliance, wherein the integrally formed support comprises a container holding section adjacent to a retaining section for mounting the printed circuit board laterally adjacent to the container holding section for holding a functional container, comprising at least one of a drawer and a collection container, for containing materials during the function of the domestic appliance, wherein the container holding section has a frame section formed as part of the integrally formed support through which the functional container can be pushed from the outside.