# US 2026/0211445 A1 · Mount bracket for a knob assembly of a cooking appliance > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2026/0211445 A1 - Document ID: US20260211445A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 19/026,934 - Filed: 2025-01-17 - Published: 2026-07-23 - Earliest claimed: 2025-01-17 - Assignees: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. - Applicants: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. - Inventors: Shawn Coulter; Zachery Reed - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20260211445A1 ## CPC - G05G 1/10: Details, e.g. of discs, knobs, wheels or handles {(G05G1/085 takes precedence)} - F24C 3/126: {on ranges} - F24C 7/082: {on ranges, e.g. control panels, illumination} - G05G 1/015: Arrangements for indicating the position of a controlling member (means for continuously detecting pedal position G05G1/38; means for detecting position through tactile feedback G05G5/03) - G05G 1/08: Controlling members for hand actuation by rotary movement, e.g. hand wheels - G05G: CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BY MECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY ("Bowden" or like mechanisms F16C1/10; gearings or mechanisms not peculiar to this purpose F16H; speed changing or reversing mechanisms for gearings conveying rotary motion F16H59/00 - F16H63/00) - F24C: DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES (exclusively for solid fuels F24B); DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION ## Abstract A knob assembly may include a position sensor disposed on a rear face of a surface panel of a cooking appliance. The position sensor may include a sensor collar. The knob assembly may include a mount bracket that may secure the position sensor to the surface panel. The mount bracket may define a sensor aperture in receipt of the sensor collar. The mount bracket may include one or more bracket orientation tabs. The one or more bracket orientation tabs may extend from the mount bracket in selective engagement with the position sensor. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A knob assembly for a cooking appliance, the cooking appliance comprising a user interface assembly, the user interface assembly comprising a surface panel, the knob assembly comprising: a position sensor disposed on a rear face of the surface panel, the position sensor comprising a sensor collar; and a mount bracket securing the position sensor to the surface panel, the mount bracket defining a sensor aperture in receipt of the sensor collar, the mount bracket comprising one or more bracket orientation tabs, the one or more bracket orientation tabs extending from the mount bracket in selective engagement with the position sensor. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The knob assembly of claim 1, wherein the position sensor further comprises a shaft, a casing, and a resistive component, wherein the shaft is rotatably mounted to the resistive component, wherein the casing encases the resistive component and a portion of the shaft, wherein the casing is extended between a front face and a rear face, and wherein the sensor collar is disposed around the shaft at the front face of the casing. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The knob assembly of claim 2, wherein the casing comprises one or more casing orientation tabs, wherein the one or more casing orientation tabs extend from the front face of the casing toward the surface panel, and wherein the one or more bracket orientation tabs are engaged with the one or more casing orientation tabs to orient the mount bracket relative to the position sensor. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The knob assembly of claim 2, wherein the position sensor further comprises one or more electrical terminals, and wherein the one or more electrical terminals are in operable communication between the resistive component and a controller of the cooking appliance. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The knob assembly of claim 2, wherein the surface panel defines a shaft aperture through which the shaft is received. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The knob assembly of claim 2, further comprising: a control knob mounted to the shaft of the position sensor, the control knob being disposed at the front face of the surface panel. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The knob assembly of claim 1, wherein the mount bracket comprises a mount plate, and wherein the one or more bracket orientation tabs are extended from the mount plate toward the position sensor. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The knob assembly of claim 1, wherein the mount bracket comprises a molded mount body, wherein the molded mount body comprises a front surface, a rear surface, and an outer arcuate surface, wherein the outer arcuate surface is positioned between the front surface and the outer surface, and wherein the one or more bracket orientation tabs extend from the outer arcuate surface of the molded mount body. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The knob assembly claim 1, wherein the sensor collar comprises a first thread at an outer surface thereof, wherein the mount bracket comprises a second thread at an inner surface thereof, and wherein the first thread and the second thread are threadedly engaged. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The knob assembly of claim 1, wherein the surface panel comprises one or more panel fastener holes therethrough, wherein the mount bracket further defines one or more bracket fastener holes therethrough, and wherein the one or more panel fastener holes are aligned with the one or more bracket fastener holes relative to a central axis defined through the surface panel. ### Claim 11 A cooking appliance comprising: a user interface assembly comprising a surface panel, the surface panel comprising a front face and a rear face; and a knob assembly comprising: a position sensor disposed on a rear face of the surface panel, the position sensor comprising a sensor collar; and a mount bracket securing the position sensor to the surface panel, the mount bracket defining a sensor aperture in receipt of the sensor collar, the mount bracket comprising one or more bracket orientation tabs, the one or more bracket orientation tabs extending from the mount in selective engagement with the position sensor. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The cooking appliance of claim 11, wherein the position sensor further comprises a shaft, a casing, and a resistive component, wherein the shaft is rotatably mounted to the resistive component, wherein the casing encases the resistive component and a portion of the shaft, wherein the casing is extended between a front face and a rear face, and wherein the sensor collar is disposed around the shaft at the front face of the casing. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The cooking appliance of claim 12, wherein the casing comprises one or more casing orientation tabs, wherein the one or more casing orientation tabs extend from the front face of the casing toward the surface panel, and wherein the one or more bracket orientation tabs are engaged with the one or more casing orientation tabs to orient the mount bracket relative to the position sensor. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The cooking appliance of claim 12, wherein the position sensor further comprises one or more electrical terminals, and wherein the one or more electrical terminals are in operable communication between the resistive component and a controller of the cooking appliance. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The cooking appliance of claim 12, wherein the surface panel defines a shaft aperture through which the shaft is received. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The cooking appliance of claim 12, wherein the knob assembly further comprises a control knob mounted to the shaft of the position sensor, the control knob being disposed at the front face of the surface panel. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The cooking appliance of claim 11, wherein the mount bracket comprises a mount plate defining the sensor aperture, and wherein the one or more bracket orientation tabs are extended from the mount plate toward the position sensor. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The cooking appliance of claim 11, wherein the mount bracket comprises a molded mount body, wherein the molded mount body comprises a front surface, a rear surface, and an outer arcuate surface, wherein the outer arcuate surface is positioned between the front surface and the outer surface, and wherein the one or more bracket orientation tabs extend from the outer arcuate surface of the molded mount body. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The cooking appliance of claim 11, wherein the surface panel comprises one or more panel fastener holes therethrough, wherein the mount bracket further defines one or more bracket fastener holes therethrough, and wherein the one or more panel fastener holes are aligned with the one or more bracket fastener holes. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The cooking appliance of claim 11, wherein the surface panel comprises one or more panel fastener holes therethrough, wherein the mount bracket further defines one or more bracket fastener holes therethrough, and wherein the one or more panel fastener holes are aligned with the one or more bracket fastener holes relative to a central axis defined through the surface panel.