Cooktop and knob assembly thereof
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorDae Yong LEE
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Abstract
A cooktop includes a knob assembly coupled to a control panel and configured to control a heating part. The knob assembly includes: a knob body disposed at a front surface of the control panel and rotating with respect to a rotation shaft extended in a front-rear direction, a knob ring disposed at a rear side of the knob body and having a diameter greater than a diameter of the knob body, and a light source part disposed at the rear side of the knob body and including one or more light sources irradiating light to the rear side of the knob body. A portion of a rear surface of the knob body includes a first reflective surface reflecting light, and a portion of a surface of the knob ring includes a second reflective surface reflecting light, the portion of the surface of the knob ring facing the knob body.
Claims20
A cooktop, comprising:
- a heating part configured to heat a target object;
- and
- a manipulating part comprising (i) a control panel and (ii) a knob assembly that is coupled to the control panel and that is configured to control the heating part,
- wherein the knob assembly includes:
- a knob body that is disposed at a front surface of the control panel and that is configured to rotate with respect to a rotation shaft extended in a front-rear direction,
- a knob ring that is disposed at a rear side of the knob body and that has a diameter greater than a diameter of the knob body, and
- a light source part that is disposed at the rear side of the knob body and that includes one or more light sources configured to irradiate light to the rear side of the knob body,
- wherein a portion of a rear surface of the knob body includes a first reflective surface configured to reflect light, and
- wherein a portion of a surface of the knob ring includes a second reflective surface configured to reflect light, the portion of the surface of the knob ring facing the knob body.
A knob assembly, comprising:
- a knob body configured to rotate with respect to a rotation shaft extended in a front-rear direction;
- a knob ring that is disposed at a rear side of the knob body, that has a diameter greater than a diameter of the knob body, and that is coupled to a control panel;
- and
- a light source part that is disposed at the rear side of the knob body and that includes one or more light sources configured to irradiate light to the rear side of the knob body,
- wherein a portion of a rear surface of the knob body includes a first reflective surface configured to reflect light, and
- wherein a portion of a surface of the knob ring includes a second reflective surface configured to reflect light, the portion of the surface of the knob ring facing the knob body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.