Button Holder Assembly With Folded Panel Flap Fixing
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing button holder components for domestic appliances, such as gas cookers, require complex assembly and additional fixing elements like internal plates and double-sided adhesive tape, increasing labor and costs, and are prone to damage under high pressing forces.
Innovation Solution
A cylindrical button holder element with perpendicular feet and a flat projection connection face that attaches directly to a folded panel flap with fixing holes, eliminating the need for internal plates and adhesive tape, and allowing for angle adjustment to distribute pressure effectively.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional button holder components are used with internal plates and double-sided adhesive tape, then buttons can be retained on the front panel, but assembly complexity increases and labor costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the button holder component and the internal plate into a single integrated unit. The holder element includes an internal plate as an integral part, eliminating the need for separate components and adhesive tape. This merging reduces assembly complexity while maintaining reliable button retention through the unified structure that directly engages with the front panel.
2Reliability
If multiple fixing elements like internal plates and adhesive tape are used, then buttons can be securely attached, but assembly time increases and labor costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The holder element is designed as a segmented structure with an internal plate and a holder component that work together as a pre-assembled unit. This segmentation allows the complex fixing mechanism to be manufactured as a modular component, reducing on-site assembly time while maintaining secure attachment through the coordinated action of the segmented parts.
Solution Approach 2:
The internal plate and holder component are pre-assembled into a unified fixing element before installation. This preliminary action consolidates multiple assembly steps into a single installation operation, significantly reducing assembly time while ensuring secure attachment through the pre-configured structure.
3Reliability
If traditional button holder components are used, then buttons can be fixed to the panel, but material costs and assembly labor costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
By merging the internal plate and holder component into a single integrated element, the patent reduces the total number of parts that need to be manufactured, stored, and assembled. This consolidation lowers material costs through reduced inventory requirements and decreases assembly labor costs through simplified installation procedures, while maintaining reliable button fixing.
4Reliability
If complex assembly procedures are used with multiple components, then secure attachment can be achieved, but productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The complex fixing structure is prepared in advance as a pre-assembled holder element containing the internal plate and holder component. This preliminary action transforms a multi-step assembly process into a single installation operation, significantly improving assembly productivity while maintaining attachment reliability through the pre-configured structural integrity.
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AI summary
The present invention describes a domestic appliance which comprises a front panel (1), at least one button (8) located on said front panel (1) in order to control various parameters, and at least one button holder element (9) for the purpose of fixing said button (8) onto said panel (1). Said domestic appliance includes at least one panel flap (13) folded from the front panel (1), and a connection face (10) for attachment of a button holder element (9) to this panel flap (13). Also, said connection face (10) includes at least one fixing hole (9a) which can coincide with at least one panel attachment hole (11) on said panel flap (13).