Patent ID: 8178802

Claim:
An appliance control panel assembly, comprising: a control panel fascia; a plurality of push-buttons presented in apertures of said fascia; and a unitized electronics enclosure assembly mated with a rear side of said control panel fascia, said electronics enclosure assembly including a rear electronics enclosure housing; a printed circuit board (PCB) contained within said housing, said PCB having electronic control panel components mounted thereon, including at least one switch; and a front enclosure panel engaged with said housing so as to cover a substantial front side portion of said PCB, said front enclosure panel comprising at least one integrally formed spring member associated with at least one of said plurality of push-buttons and operable to permit said push-button to be pressed against a bias of said spring member to releasably actuate said at least one switch, said integrally formed spring member including a moveable platform engageable with a rearward portion of said push-button, said moveable platform being formed with raised surface portions extending in a closed loop so as to surround, in spaced relation, a contact region of said rearward portion of the push-button with said moveable platform.