US 12,392,073 B2
Laundry treating appliance
Adish Anil Barve, Pune (IN); Martin Prostejovsky, Poprad (SK); and Roman Rakoci, Poprad (SK)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Apr. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/137,139.
Prior Publication US 2024/0352640 A1, Oct. 24, 2024
Int. Cl. D06F 34/30 (2020.01); D06F 34/34 (2020.01)
CPC D06F 34/30 (2020.02) [D06F 34/34 (2020.02)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A laundry treating appliance comprising:
a cabinet defining a cabinet interior and a top wall with a cabinet access opening providing access to the cabinet interior; and
a user interface carried by the cabinet and comprising:
a console having a first input opening;
a printed circuit board (PCB) located behind the console;
a rotary knob assembly comprising a knob, located above the console, and an input shaft extending from the knob through the first input opening and operably coupled to the PCB; and
a liquid seal between the console and the knob, said liquid seal comprising a first collar extending rearwardly from the knob, a second collar extending away from the console and circumscribing the first input opening, and a rimmed bushing having an annular disk from which extends a first ring, which abuts with the first collar, and a second ring, which sits within the second collar, wherein the input shaft passes through the annular disk, and the annular disk abuts the second collar to form a first seal interface.