Knob assembly for cook top
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorYeonsik Ha
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Abstract
A knob assembly includes a front panel, a knob located at a front side of the front panel and configured to rotate based on operation by a user, a knob shaft that is coupled to the knob and that extends through the front panel, a supporting pipe that receives the knob shaft and that supports the knob shaft, the supporting pipe being configured to maintain a position relative to the front panel, a valve configured to control supply of gas to the appliance, a valve shaft connected to the valve and configured to control the valve to adjust a flow rate of gas based on rotation of the valve shaft, and a joint that couples the knob shaft to the valve shaft and that is configured to transfer at least one of a rotational motion or a linear motion of the knob shaft to the valve shaft.
Claims20
A knob ring assembly for an appliance, comprising:
- a knob ring back plate that is configured to be disposed at a front surface of a front panel of the appliance;
- and
- a knob ring body that is provided at a front side of the knob ring back plate and that is configured to circumferentially surround a knob of the appliance, the knob ring body being attached to the knob ring back plate and configured to rotate together with the knob ring back plate independently of a rotation of the knob,
- wherein the knob ring back plate includes:
- a ring supporting portion that is configured to support the knob ring body, and
- a knob supporting portion that is configured to surround a shaft of the knob that is inserted into an interior of the appliance and to guide a rotation of the shaft, and
- wherein the knob supporting portion includes a sleeve portion that extends away from the knob ring and is configured to pass through the front panel and into the interior of the appliance.
An appliance provided with a knob assembly at a case of the appliance, the knob assembly comprising:
- a knob that includes a shaft inserted into an interior of the case;
- and
- a knob ring that rotates independently of a rotation of the knob and includes:
- a knob ring back plate configured to be disposed at a front surface of the case, and
- a knob ring body provided at a front side of the knob ring back plate, and that is configured to circumferentially surround the knob, the knob ring body being attached to the knob ring back plate and configured to rotate together with the knob ring back plate,
- wherein the knob ring back plate includes:
- a ring supporting portion that is configured to support the knob ring body, and
- a knob supporting portion that is configured to surround the shaft of the knob and to guide a rotation of the shaft, and
- wherein the knob supporting portion includes a sleeve portion that extends away from the knob ring and is configured to pass through a front panel of the appliance and into the interior of the appliance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.