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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2012
Applicant:
Electrolux Home Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Mark David Williamson, Ames, IA (US);
Chris H. Hill, Ames, IA (US);
Assignee:
Electrolux Home Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 19/11 (2006.01); H01H 19/02 (2006.01); H01H 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 19/02 (2013.01); H01H 11/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An appliance control knob assembly includes an encoder with a rotatable shaft. A control knob is connected to the shaft and is mounted on a protuberance that extends into the control knob and provides a bearing mounting surface. The control knob has a hub portion rotationally supported by a bearing mounted within the protuberance, and which engages the rotatable encoder shaft. The encoder is mounted such that prior to attachment of the hub portion with the encoder shaft, the encoder is allowed a degree of movement to come into alignment with the hub portion.