Removable bezel assembly for a cooking appliance
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsDaniel Fernando de Borba, Hsin-Fei Huang, Mauricio Fernando Zago
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Abstract
A bezel assembly for a control panel of a cooking appliance. The bezel assembly includes a body portion that extends along an axis and includes a body exterior surface and a body interior surface. The body interior surface defines a channel for accommodating components of a control knob assembly. A rim portion extends along the axis and includes a rim exterior surface and a rim interior surface. The rim interior surface defines an opening for accommodating components of the control knob assembly. A plurality of cam fingers are configured to be articulated radially outwardly for interfacing with an interior surface of the control panel.
Claims18
A bezel assembly for a control panel of a cooking appliance, the bezel assembly comprising:
- a body portion extending along an axis and including a body exterior surface and a body interior surface, the body interior surface defining a channel for accommodating components of a control knob assembly;
- a rim portion extending along the axis and including a rim exterior surface and a rim interior surface, the rim interior surface defining an opening for accommodating components of the control knob assembly and insertion of the body portion;
- at least one cam finger configured to be articulated radially outwardly for interfacing with an interior surface of the control panel;
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- at least one actuating post defined by the body portion that is in axial alignment with the at least one cam finger upon insertion of the body portion into the opening of the rim portion.
A bezel assembly for a control panel of a cooking appliance, the bezel assembly comprising:
- a body portion extending along an axis and including a body exterior surface and a body interior surface, the body interior surface defining a channel for accommodating components of a control knob assembly;
- a rim portion extending along the axis and including a rim exterior surface and a rim interior surface, the rim interior surface defining an opening for accommodating components of the control knob assembly;
- a plurality of cam fingers having an unlocked position and a locked position wherein the plurality of cam fingers are articulated radially outwardly from the unlocked position;
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- a key including a plurality of actuating posts that move the plurality of cam fingers between the unlocked and locked positions.
A bezel assembly for a control panel of a cooking appliance, the bezel assembly comprising:
- a body portion extending along an axis and including a body exterior surface and a body interior surface, the body interior surface defining a channel for accommodating components of a control knob assembly;
- a rim portion extending along the axis and including a rim exterior surface and a rim interior surface, the rim interior surface defining an opening for accommodating the body portion;
- the rim portion including a plurality of cam fingers having an unlocked position and a locked position wherein the plurality of cam fingers are articulated radially outwardly from the unlocked position;
- the body portion including a plurality of actuating posts that move the plurality of cam fingers between the unlocked and locked positions with relative rotation between the body portion and the rim portion;
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- wherein the plurality of cam fingers include elastic memory towards the unlocked position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.