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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2020
Bsh Home Appliances Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh, Munich, DE;
Andre Bucks, Lakeland, TN (US);
Charles Hanna, Knoxville, TN (US);
Tanner Justice, Powell, TN (US);
Ian McIver, Knoxville, TN (US);
BSH Home Appliances Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
BSH Hausgeraäte GmbH, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A control panel for a domestic appliance has a main body having a front surface; controls attached to the main body that provide instructions to devices of the domestic appliance; and a display unit located in the main body. The display unit has a stationary portion attached to the main body, a pivoting portion pivotably attached to the stationary portion, the pivoting portion having a closed position and an open position. The pivoting portion has a front surface and a display that displays information to a user of the appliance. The display unit also has a pivoting mechanism that attaches the pivoting portion to the stationary portion, a mechanical urging member that urges the pivoting portion in a direction from the closed position to the open position, and a holding mechanism that retains the pivoting portion in the closed position.