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 controlling a heating part. The knob assembly includes: a knob body disposed at a front surface of the control panel and rotating around a rotation shaft, a knob ring disposed at a rear side of the knob body and having a diameter greater than a diameter of the knob body, a light diffusing part disposed between the knob body and the knob ring, and a light source part comprising one or more light sources irradiating light. A diameter of the light diffusing part is greater than the diameter of the knob body and less than the diameter of the knob ring, a front surface of the light diffusing part is exposed between the knob body and the knob ring, and one of the light sources irradiates light between the knob body and the knob ring.
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,
- a light diffusing part disposed between the knob body and the knob ring, and
- a light source part comprising one or more light sources configured to irradiate light,
- wherein a diameter of the light diffusing part is greater than the diameter of the knob body and less than the diameter of the knob ring,
- wherein a front surface of the light diffusing part is exposed between the knob body and the knob ring, and
- wherein at least one of the one or more light sources is configured to irradiate light to a space between the knob body and the knob ring.
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 and that has a diameter greater than a diameter of the knob body;
- a light diffusing part disposed between the knob body and the knob ring;
- and
- a light source part comprising one or more light sources configured to irradiate light,
- wherein a diameter of the light diffusing part is greater than the diameter of the knob body and less than the diameter of the knob ring,
- wherein a front surface of the light diffusing part is exposed between the knob body and the knob ring, and
- wherein at least one of the one or more light sources is configured to irradiate light to a space between the knob body and the knob ring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.