Inventor(s)

Christian MohrFollow

Abstract

A household appliance (10, 110) comprises a component group and a metal sheet or a housing (12, 112) having a metal base plate (12a, 112a, 212a) or frame. The component group comprises a printed circuit board (PCB) (14, 114) and a frame (26) or casing (226) holding the same. The component group is attached to the metal sheet or to the housing (12, 112). The metal sheet or metal base plate (12a, 112a, 212a) or frame of the housing (12, 112) has engagement means for an engaging connection or receiving means (30, 130, 230) with an opening (32, 132, 232). The engagement means or receiving means (30, 130, 230) are engageable in a direction at least approximately parallel to the surface of the metal sheet or of a base plate of the housing (12, 112). The metal sheet or base plate (12a, 112a, 212a) or frame of the housing (12, 112) has centering or alignment means (42, 42’, 146) for lateral positioning and/or movement restriction for the PCB (14, 114) or for the frame (26) or casing (226). The frame (26) or casing (226) or holder (128) has receiving means receiving the engagement means of the metal sheet or base plate of the housing (12, 112) by a snap-in operation or engagement means (28, 128, 228) snapping in the opening (32, 132, 232) of the receiving means (30, 130, 230) of the metal sheet or base plate (12a, 112a, 212a) or frame of the housing (12, 112). The receiving or the engagement means (28, 128, 228) are at least partially made of a flexible material. The receiving means are adapted to receive the engagement means or the engagement means (28, 128, 228) are adapted to snap in the opening (32, 132, 232) of the receiving means (30, 130, 230) during mounting the component group on the metal base plate (12a, 112a, 212a) or at the metal frame of the housing or on the metal sheet. Said mounting is executed essentially in a direction orthogonally to the surface of the metal sheet or the base plate of the housing (12, 112).

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