Ribbed escutcheon for appliance door assembly
An escutcheon for an appliance door assembly is provided. The escutcheon includes a control panel mounting surface comprising a lower edge, and a plurality of formations depending from said lower edge and defining a retaining slot.
1. An escutcheon for an appliance door assembly, said escutcheon comprising:
a front edge and a rear edge horizontally spaced from said front edge, said front and rear edges vertically depending from an escutcheon upper surface;
a control panel mounting portion comprising a mounting surface and a lower edge, said control panel mounting portion extending upwardly and inwardly from said lower edge and between said front and rear edges, said control panel mounting portion including a plurality of openings therethrough;
a plurality of formations downwardly depending from said lower edge, said plurality of formations comprising:
a flange and a lip in combination defining a retaining slot configured to receive an appliance door panel such that said appliance door panel and said lower edge form a substantially flush surface; and
a plurality of positioning ribs, each rib of said plurality of positioning ribs having a portion extending into said retaining slot configured to engage the appliance door panel and a reinforcing section extending from said flange and away from said retaining slot configured to prevent flexing of said plurality of positioning ribs.
2. An escutcheon in accordance with claim 1 wherein the appliance door panel comprises an outer panel with a curved outer surface, said plurality of positioning ribs arranged beneath said lower edge to approximately match the curvature of the outer panel.
3. An escutcheon in accordance with claim 1 wherein each of said plurality of positioning ribs further comprises a guide surface extending at an acute angle with respect to a said lip at least partially defining said slot.
4. An escutcheon in accordance with claim 3 wherein each of said plurality of positioning ribs further comprises a panel engagement portion extending from said guide surface defining said retaining slot.
5. An escutcheon in accordance with claim 1 further comprising a curved front face extending beneath said lower edge.
6. An escutcheon in accordance with claim 1 wherein said flange extends at an acute angle from said lip.