US 12,332,512 B1
Gimbal encoder
Shekhar Jirafe, Stevensville, MI (US); Harika Talluri, St. Joseph, MI (US); Joana Jiang, Shenzhen (CN); Roc Qiu, Shenzhen (CN); Sithaarth Subramaniyam, Stevensville, MI (US); Vitor Leobet Lima, Joinville (BR); Dattatray Patil, Pune (IN); and Yogesh Chauhan, Ahmedabad (IN)
Assigned to WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Jul. 22, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/779,688.
Int. Cl. G02F 1/1333 (2006.01); F16M 11/04 (2006.01); F16M 11/12 (2006.01)
CPC G02F 1/133308 (2013.01) [F16M 11/041 (2013.01); F16M 11/123 (2013.01); G02F 2201/56 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gimbal assembly, comprising:
a gimbal encoder having a lower fixed section and an upper rotatable section, the gimbal encoder defining a gimbal aperture through an axis of rotation of the upper rotatable section;
a liquid crystal display (LCD) housing configured to hold an LCD, the LCD housing defining a flat circular body and an upper stem portion extending perpendicularity downward from the center of the circular body, the upper stem portion being sized to be placed vertically downwards into an upper portion of the gimbal aperture; and
a lower adapter defining a lower stem portion sized to be placed vertically upwards into a lower portion of the gimbal aperture,
wherein the upper stem portion and the lower stem portion are configured to interface with one another to collectively form a two-piece stem.