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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2023
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Brandon Tyler Mock, St. Joseph, MI (US);
John Jay Myers, Saugatuck, MI (US);
Nicholas Hill Schutte, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Andrea Hutchins, St. Joseph, MI (US);
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
An appliance includes a base unit having a sidewall surrounding an interior cavity. A shaft assembly includes a first portion extending outwardly from the sidewall of the base unit. The shaft assembly further includes a second portion positioned within the interior cavity. A weighted member is operably coupled to the second portion of the shaft assembly for rotation therewith. The weighted member outwardly extends from the shaft assembly. A knob is positioned on the first portion of the shaft assembly for rotation therewith. The weighted member increases the rotational inertia of the knob assembly as operably coupled thereto through the shaft assembly.