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 that is configured to be disposed at a front surface of a front panel of the appliance and to circumferentially surround a knob of the appliance, the knob ring being configured to rotate independently of a rotation of the knob;
- an actuating member that is configured to be provided at a rear side of the front panel, the actuating member being attached to the knob ring through the front panel and configured to rotate together with the knob ring relative to the knob;
- a separation plate that is configured to be positioned between the knob ring and the front panel to thereby maintain a preset separation distance between the knob ring and the front panel, the knob ring being attached to the actuating member through the separation plate,
- wherein the separation plate defines one more fastener accommodation openings that are configured to receive a portion of a fastener that passes through the front panel and protrudes at the front surface of the front panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.