US 11,967,473 B2
Home appliance including knob assembly
Yeonsik Ha, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Appl. No. 17/603,301
Filed by LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
PCT Filed Apr. 16, 2020, PCT No. PCT/KR2020/095070
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 12, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/214014, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 22, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2019-0045100 (KR), filed on Apr. 17, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0196245 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. H01H 19/14 (2006.01); F24C 3/12 (2006.01); G05G 1/10 (2006.01)
CPC H01H 19/14 (2013.01) [F24C 3/124 (2013.01); F24C 3/126 (2013.01); G05G 1/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A home appliance, comprising:
a panel having a through hole;
a support-align member that includes a bracket, a shaft support coupled to the bracket, and a joint support coupled to the shaft support;
the bracket is disposed outside of the panel, configured to cover the through hole, and fixed to a front surface of the panel,
the shaft support is provided on the bracket, extending in a frontward-rearward direction, and formed in the shape of a tube, and
the joint support contacts a rear end of the shaft support of the support-align member;
a knob disposed outside of the panel at a front of the through hole and the bracket;
a knob ring connected to the bracket and surrounding a circumference of the knob;
a universal joint rotatably supported by the joint support disposed at the rear end of the shaft support;
a valve assembly disposed at a rear of the universal joint;
a first adjustment shaft inserted into the shaft support, rotatably supported by the shaft support and supported by the shaft support in such a way that the first adjustment shaft slides in an axial direction, having a front end connected to the knob and a rear end connected to a first end of the universal joint, and configured to rotate together with the knob and the universal joint; and
a second adjustment shaft having a front end connected to a second end of the universal joint and a rear end connected to the valve assembly,
wherein the support-align member is configured to support the knob, to support the universal joint, and to support the first adjustment shaft.