Pas Deutschland Gmbh

Michael Westphal

Roland Meyer

Michael Seikel

Marek Klimecki

According to one aspect a detergent drawer for a washing machine is disclosed, the detergent drawer comprising a linear guiding, a first holder for a detergent container, a second holder for a front plate and a front plate arranged at the second holder, wherein the linear guiding provides a displacement of a movable portion of the detergent drawer relatively to the washing machine and at least approximately perpendicular to an operating panel of the washing machine in a direction of motion, wherein the detergent drawer has a driving mechanism configured to automatically open the detergent drawer using a mechanically generated force when a user applies a pushing force to the front plate and then releases the front plate.

Detergent drawer

In an embodiment, there is disclosed a button for an operator control arrangement, wherein the button has a shaped body which is composed of a light-guiding material, the shaped body including an operating direction, a functional side which has a light entry region and an operating region, an operator control side which has a light exit region, a resilient projection which is integrally formed with the shaped body transverse to the operating direction, a force limiting element which is integrally formed with the shaped body transverse to the operating direction and is configured to absorb an excessive operating force, and a first projection which is integrally formed with the shaped body. Other embodiments of a button, an operator control arrangement and a domestic appliance are also disclosed.

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Ahrensfelde, Germany

Michael Westphal