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Patent No.:

US 12332512 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025

Filed:

Jul. 22, 2024

Gimbal encoder

Applicant:

Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);

Inventors:

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;

Yogesh Chauhan, Ahmedabad, IN;

Assignee:

WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US);

Attorney:

BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Joseph L Williams

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1333 (2006.01); F16M 11/04 (2006.01); F16M 11/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/133308 (2013.01); F16M 11/041 (2013.01); F16M 11/123 (2013.01); G02F 2201/56 (2013.01);
Abstract

A gimbal assembly includes a gimbal encoder having 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.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Jirafe, Shekhar. (2025). Gimbal encoder (U.S. Patent No. 12332512). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12332512

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