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Fastening element for attaching a part to a supporting element

US8026462B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Electrolux Home Products Corporation N. V. · BE

Inventors

Reiner Arnold · Burgthann, DE
Alwin Neukamm · Wilhermsdorf, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 11, 2006
Grant date	Sep 27, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 24, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF24C15/108
WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fastening element for attaching a part such as a cooking hob to a supporting element, such as a frame supporting/surrounding the cooking hob, can include a spring secured to the supporting element. In one implementation, the fastening element can be secured by engaging a locking element of the spring into a first recess in the supporting element. In the mounted state, the spring has at its free end a gripping portion for holding the part, and the spring being embodied, as an element which is bent in a leaf-shaped manner. For ease in mounting the spring, the spring can have at the other end a width-reduced end that can penetrate a second slit-shaped recess in the supporting element. The width-reduced end and the slit-shaped recess are narrower than the region of the spring that is bent in a leaf-shaped manner.

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