US 12,013,126 B2
Adjustable mounting system for a control panel of a home cooking appliance
Hector Buenaga, New Bern, NC (US); Daniel Hausner, Bretten (DE); and Michael Petrino, Rockport, MA (US)
Assigned to BSH Home Appliances Corporation, Irvine, CA (US); and BSH Hausgeräte GmbH, Munich (DE)
Filed by BSH Home Appliances Corporation, Irvine, CA (US); and BSH Hausgeräte GmbH, Munich (DE)
Filed on Oct. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/965,831.
Prior Publication US 2024/0125482 A1, Apr. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. F24C 15/08 (2006.01); F16B 3/06 (2006.01)
CPC F24C 15/08 (2013.01) [F16B 3/06 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An adjustable mounting system for mounting a control panel on a housing of a home cooking appliance, the adjustable mounting system comprising:
the control panel having a mounting pin extending from a rear surface of the control panel, the mounting pin including a recessed portion having a tapered surface;
a mounting box configured to be fixed on the housing, the mounting box including a first opening configured to receive a part of the mounting pin into an interior of the mounting box; and
a locking device configured to engage the tapered surface of the recessed portion of the mounting pin and a part of the mounting box and secure the mounting pin in the interior of the mounting box, thereby securing the control panel to the housing,
wherein a movement of the locking device with respect to the mounting box adjusts a position of the control panel with respect to the housing, and
movement of the locking device with respect to the tapered surface of the recessed portion draws the mounting pin in a direction of engagement of the mounting pin.