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US 11,262,078 B2Granted
Knob assembly with display device and cooking apparatus having knob assembly
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsYeonsik Ha, Seong Sik Cho
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Abstract
A knob assembly with a display that displays information such as power level and a timer time, and a cooking apparatus including a knob assembly are provided. The knob assembly may include a knob coupled to an adjustment shaft configured to adjust power level and a knob ring configured to surround a periphery of the knob, configured to be rotatable independent of the knob, and provided with a display. The display may be provided at the knob ring, and information may be displayed on the display so that a user may easily manipulate the knob assembly.
Claims20
A knob assembly, comprising:
- a front panel forming a front surface of a cooking appliance;
- a knob provided in front of the front panel and rotatably operated by a user;
- a knob ring provided between the front panel and the knob and configured to surround a periphery of the knob, the knob ring configured to be rotatable independent of the knob;
- a knob ring rotation sensor disposed behind the front panel configured to sense a rotation angle of the knob ring;
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- a display assembly provided at an outer circumferential surface of the knob ring to rotate with the knob ring and configured to display a first information set through rotation of the knob ring.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.