PANEL MOUNTED POWER-CABLE SYSTEM FOR AN APPLIANCE

An appliance (10) includes a cabinet (12) with a rear panel (14). The rear panel (14) defines a recessed portion (16) with an offset surface (18) and an aperture (20) defined on the offset surface (18). A power connector (22) is disposed in the aperture (20). The power connector (22) includes a cabl...

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Main Authors KOKOSKA, Scott Patrick, SHOUKATALI, Shaikh Meejanali, KUVALEKAR, Varun D, BANDIWAD, Lingaraj I, ATHANI, Murgyappa Mahadev, BUCZKOWSKI, Jakub, SERNIAK, Rafal
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 16.10.2024
Subjects
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
CURRENT COLLECTORS
ELECTRICITY
LINE CONNECTORS
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Summary:An appliance (10) includes a cabinet (12) with a rear panel (14). The rear panel (14) defines a recessed portion (16) with an offset surface (18) and an aperture (20) defined on the offset surface (18). A power connector (22) is disposed in the aperture (20). The power connector (22) includes a cable engagement section (24) configured to engage a power cable (26) and a source engagement section (28) opposing the cable engagement section (24). The source engagement section (28) extends through the rear panel (14) to engage a power receiver within the cabinet (12). A mounting flange (30) is disposed between the cable engagement section (24) and the source engagement section (28) and operably couples to the offset surface (18). A cover (32) is coupled to the rear panel (14) over the recessed portion (16). The cover (32) includes an outer rim (34) and a body (36) protruding outward from the outer rim (34). An opening (38) is defined between a bottom section (40) of the body (36) and the rear panel (14) through which the power cable (26) is configured to extend.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20240157041