Knob assembly and appliance having knob assembly
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorYeonsik HA
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Abstract
A knob assembly and an appliance having a knob assembly are provided. The knob assembly may include a knob configured to be rotatably installed, a knob ring configured to surround the knob and to be rotated independently from the knob, a spring configured to provide an elastic force so as to return the knob ring toward an initial position when the knob ring is rotated to a position spaced apart from the initial position, and a magnetic force provider configured to provide a magnetic force to return the knob ring to the initial position when the knob ring is at a position adjacent to the initial position.
Claims10
A support frame configured to be coupled to a front panel of an appliance and support a knob ring installed to be exposed to an outside of the front panel, the support frame comprising:
- a support that supports an actuating ring coupled to and rotated together with the knob ring;
- a frame-side coupler installed with elastic members or springs to return the knob ring to its initial position;
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- a space for installing a knob ring encoder that senses rotation of the knob ring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.