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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2017
Electrolux Home Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Paul Stoufer, Lincolnton, NC (US);
Kevin Carpenter, Morrisville, NC (US);
Michelle Demers, Morrisville, NC (US);
David A. Clemens, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Electrolux Home Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A self-centering mechanism for an appliance knob includes a shaft member defining a central axis, and a rotatable member engaged and rotatable with the shaft member about the central axis. The rotatable member defines a first arcuate slot opposed to a second arcuate slot. A first stationary pin extends through the first arcuate slot and a second stationary pin extends through the second arcuate slot. A centering member is pivotably engaged with the rotatable member about a pivot location, and is configured to contact the first and second stationary pins with the rotatable member disposed in a centered rotational position. A biasing member is configured to bias the centering member about the pivot location toward the shaft member and the first and second stationary pins to urge the rotatable member to the centered rotational position.