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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2022
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Sergio Ricardo Jager, Rio Claro, BR;
Ledimara Mascarello, Joinville, BR;
Thomas Ponick, Joinville, BR;
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24C 3/12 (2006.01); G05G 1/08 (2006.01); G05G 5/03 (2008.04);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24C 3/126 (2013.01); G05G 1/08 (2013.01); G05G 5/03 (2013.01); G05G 2505/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A knob assembly for a gas cooktop may include a knob configured to control a flow of gas from a burner of a cooktop starting at an off position, a knob mechanism arranged between the knob and the cooktop, the knob mechanism including a first part arranged below an underside of the knob, and a second part connected to the first part via a spring mechanism, where the first part is fixed to the knob and configured to rotate with the knob and the spring mechanism is configured to bias against the rotation.