Glass appliance cover with bonded hardware
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1. A cover assembly for an appliance, said cover assembly comprising:
- a glass panel having an outer surface and an inner surface and a perimeter region and a perimeter edge, said perimeter edge extending between said inner surface and said outer surface and along the periphery of said glass panel;
at least one metallic attachment element bonded to said inner surface of said glass panel via a layer of cured adhesive, wherein said at least one metallic attachment element is configured for mounting to a corresponding structure of the appliance to mount said cover assembly at the appliance;
wherein said layer of cured adhesive bonds said at least one metallic attachment element to said inner surface of said glass panel without exposure of said bonded metallic attachment element on said outer surface of said glass panel;
a perimeter frame established around said perimeter region of said glass panel; and
wherein said perimeter frame encompasses said perimeter region of said inner surface of said glass panel and encompasses said perimeter edge of said glass panel, and wherein no portion of said outer surface of said glass panel is encompassed by said perimeter frame such that said outer surface of said glass panel is generally co-planar with an outer surface of said perimeter frame along said perimeter region of said glass panel.
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A cover assembly for an appliance includes a glass panel and at least one metallic attachment element bonded to an inner surface of the glass panel via a layer of cured adhesive. The at least one metallic element is configured for mounting to at least one corresponding structure of the appliance to mount the cover assembly at the appliance. The layer of cured adhesive bonds the at least one metallic element to the inner surface of the glass panel without exposure of the bonded element on an outer surface of the glass panel. A perimeter frame portion may be established around a perimeter region of the glass panel.
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1. A cover assembly for an appliance, said cover assembly comprising:
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a glass panel having an outer surface and an inner surface and a perimeter region and a perimeter edge, said perimeter edge extending between said inner surface and said outer surface and along the periphery of said glass panel; at least one metallic attachment element bonded to said inner surface of said glass panel via a layer of cured adhesive, wherein said at least one metallic attachment element is configured for mounting to a corresponding structure of the appliance to mount said cover assembly at the appliance; wherein said layer of cured adhesive bonds said at least one metallic attachment element to said inner surface of said glass panel without exposure of said bonded metallic attachment element on said outer surface of said glass panel; a perimeter frame established around said perimeter region of said glass panel; and wherein said perimeter frame encompasses said perimeter region of said inner surface of said glass panel and encompasses said perimeter edge of said glass panel, and wherein no portion of said outer surface of said glass panel is encompassed by said perimeter frame such that said outer surface of said glass panel is generally co-planar with an outer surface of said perimeter frame along said perimeter region of said glass panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A cover assembly for an appliance, said cover assembly comprising:
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a glass panel having an outer surface and an inner surface and a perimeter edge extending between said inner surface and said outer surface and along the periphery of said glass panel; a pair of metallic attachment elements bonded to said inner surface of said glass panel via a layer of cured adhesive, wherein said pair of metallic attachment elements are spaced apart along a perimeter region of said inner surface and are configured for mounting to a pair of corresponding structures of the appliance to mount said cover assembly at the appliance; an opaque coating established at said perimeter region of said glass panel and at least at a bracket mounting area at which said pair of metallic attachment elements are bonded; wherein said layer of cured adhesive bonds said pair of metallic attachment elements to said inner surface of said glass panel without exposure of said bonded metallic attachment elements on said outer surface of said glass panel; and a perimeter frame established around the periphery of said glass panel, wherein said perimeter frame is molded over and along said periphery of said glass panel; and wherein said perimeter frame encompasses said perimeter region of said inner surface of said glass panel and encompasses said perimeter edge of said glass panel, and wherein no portion of said outer surface of said glass panel is encompassed by said perimeter frame such that said outer surface of said glass panel is generally co-planar with an outer surface of said perimeter frame along the periphery of said glass panel. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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