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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2019
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Jonathan D. Nelson, Louisville, KY (US);
Patrick Cox, Shepherdsville, KY (US);
Gregory L. Hutchison, Shelbyville, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A water heater appliance is provided that includes a control panel assembly that has features that facilitate mounting of a control panel of the control panel assembly to a curved surface of the water heater appliance. For instance, the curved surface may be an outer surface of a wrapper or a shroud of the water heater appliance. Particularly, the control panel assembly includes features that permit mounting of the control panel assembly to surfaces of variable radii. Moreover, the control panel assembly includes features that facilitate access to the electrical components of the control panel during assembly and servicing of the control panel assembly. Specifically, the control panel assembly includes features that allow the control panel to hinge downward to permit easy access to the electrical components during assembly and service.