A method for assembling a front panel for a domestic appliance and a corresponding front panel

• Main Authors: FESER, JUERGEN, WINKELMANN, KLAUS, LOEWE, CHRISTINA, MICHEL, HERBERT, PURSCHE, THOMAS
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 17.04.2013
• Subjects: COFFEE MILLS; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FURNITURE; HUMAN NECESSITIES; LAUNDERING; LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILEARTICLES; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL; TEXTILES; TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE

The present invention relates to a method for assembling a front panel for a domestic appliance, wherein said method comprises the steps of: - providing a decorative cover (10) made of one or more at least partially transparent materials, - providing a support plate (12) with at least one cutout corresponding with said decorative cover (10), - providing at least one holding device (14, 16) for receiving control elements and/or display devices, - applying a glue bead (18, 32) onto a rear side of the decorative cover (10), - attaching the support plate (12) onto the rear side of the decorative cover (10), and - attaching the holding device (14, 16) onto the glue bead (18, 32), - so that the glue bead (18, 32) is at least partially covered by said support plate (12) and/or the holding device (14, 16). Further, the present invention relates to a corresponding front panel for a domestic appliance.