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 comprises 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.
Claims20
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;
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- at least one cam finger configured to be articulated radially outwardly for interfacing with an interior surface of the control panel.
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 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 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 cam fingers include elastic memory towards the unlocked position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.