US 12,228,292 B2
Knob assembly and appliance having knob assembly
Yeonsik Ha, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed on May 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/142,685.
Application 18/142,685 is a continuation of application No. 16/986,942, filed on Aug. 6, 2020, granted, now 11,674,690.
Application 16/986,942 is a continuation of application No. 15/899,730, filed on Feb. 20, 2018, granted, now 10,767,868, issued on Sep. 8, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2017-0093734 (KR), filed on Jul. 24, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0272916 A1, Aug. 31, 2023
Int. Cl. G05G 1/10 (2006.01); F24C 3/12 (2006.01); G05G 5/05 (2006.01)
CPC F24C 3/126 (2013.01) [G05G 1/10 (2013.01); G05G 5/05 (2013.01); F23N 2235/22 (2020.01); F23N 2241/08 (2020.01); G05G 2505/00 (2013.01); G05G 2700/14 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A knob assembly, comprising:
a knob ring configured to be rotatable at a front of a front panel;
a support frame attached to a rear of the front panel;
an actuating ring provided at the rear of the front panel, and coupled to the knob ring through the front panel to be rotated by interlocking with rotation of the knob ring; and
a fixing frame coupled to the support frame at a rear of the support frame, wherein the fixing frame includes a fixing portion provided at a rear of the actuating ring, and wherein the actuating ring includes a coupling shaft that passes through a through-hole of the support frame corresponding to an outer diameter of the coupling shaft and is rotatably supported by the support frame.