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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2012
Marco Giuliani, Travedona Monate, IT;
Michele Venezia, Taino, IT;
Tomasz Rydel, Wroclaw, PL;
Marcin Mazurek, Radwanice, PL;
Sacha Mello, Busto Arsizio, IT;
Marco Giuliani, Travedona Monate, IT;
Michele Venezia, Taino, IT;
Tomasz Rydel, Wroclaw, PL;
Marcin Mazurek, Radwanice, PL;
Sacha Mello, Busto Arsizio, IT;
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A retractable control device for a household electrical appliance includes a knob movable against an elastic member within an aperture or seat of a control interface of the appliance. The knob is configured to assume two working positions including a first position in which the knob is seated in the aperture and a second position in which the knob extends outwardly therefrom. The knob cooperates with a control member for a functional element of the appliance, such as an electrical resistance heater or microwave generator of an oven, or a gas burner of a cooking hob. The device also includes a cylindrical element disposed and fixed in the aperture of the control interface about the knob. The cylindrical element contains the knob when the knob is in its first position and guides its movement within the aperture along a central longitudinal axis thereof.