Cooking appliance

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10890331-B2
Application number	US-201715672852-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 9, 2017
Priority date	Aug 10, 2016
Publication date	Jan 12, 2021
Grant date	Jan 12, 2021

Abstract

A cooking appliance includes a knob assembly to emit light to improve an aesthetic feel and user convenience. The cooking appliance includes a main body having at least one heating source, a panel disposed in the main body and provided with a through hole, and a knob assembly coupled to the panel. The knob assembly includes a knob, at least one light source configured to emit light, a first light guide passing through the through hole and arranged to guide the light emitted from the light source, and a second light guide configured to guide the light guided by the first light guide to an outside of the knob.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cooking appliance, comprising:
a main body having at least one heating source;
a panel disposed in the main body and provided with a through hole; and
a knob assembly coupled to the panel, the knob assembly including:
a knob including a knob base having a through hole,
at least one light source configured to emit light,
a first light guide passing through the through hole of the knob base and arranged to guide the light emitted from the light source, the first light guide including a cylinder with a plate having a recessed opening, the plate extending from an end of the cylinder; and

a second light guide partially inserted into the recessed opening in the first light guide and configured to guide the light guided by the first light guide to an outside of knob.

2. The cooking appliance according to claim 1 , wherein the knob further includes a guide hole penetrating at least a portion of the knob, and a portion of the second light guide is fitted into the guide hole.

3. The cooking appliance according to claim 2 , wherein the guide hole is disposed across a top surface and a side surface of the knob.

4. The cooking appliance according to claim 1 , wherein the recessed opening in the first light guide includes a coupling groove, and at least a portion of the second light guide is coupled to the coupling groove.

5. The cooking appliance according to claim 1 , wherein the second light guide includes a portion having a cross-sectional area that increases in a direction in which light is guided.

6. The cooking appliance according to claim 1 , further comprising a control module including a shaft and configured to control the heating source,
wherein the knob includes a shaft housing, coupled with the shaft, configured to be rotated with the shaft.

7. The cooking appliance according to claim 6 , wherein the shaft housing includes a rotation preventing protrusion configured to prevent relative rotation between the knob and the shaft, and the shaft includes a rotation preventing groove corresponding to the rotation preventing protrusion.

8. The cooking appliance according to claim 6 , wherein the first light guide extends in a direction of a rotation axis of the knob and includes an insertion hole into which the knob is inserted.

9. The cooking appliance according to claim 1 , further comprising a sealing member disposed between the light source and the panel to prevent moisture from penetrating into the light source.

10. A cooking appliance, comprising:
a main body;
a panel disposed in the main body and provided with a through hole; and
a knob assembly coupled to the panel, the knob assembly including:
a knob including a knob base having a through hole,
at least one light source configured to emit light,
a light guiding cylinder configured to guide the light emitted from the light source to pass through the through hole of the knob base, at least a portion of the light guiding cylinder passing through the through hole of the knob base, the light guiding cylinder including a cylinder with a plate having a recessed opening, the plate extending from an end of the cylinder, and
a light guiding plate partially inserted into the recessed opening in the plate and configured to guide the light guided by the light guiding cylinder to an outside of the knob.

11. The cooking appliance according to claim 10 , further comprising a shaft coupled with the knob, the shaft passing through the through hole of the panel, the light guiding cylinder, and the light guiding plate.

12. The cooking appliance according to claim 10 , wherein the knob includes a first surface facing the panel, and the light guiding plate is coupled to the first surface.

13. The cooking appliance according to claim 12 , wherein a rim of the first surface protrudes toward the panel so that the light guiding plate is fitted to the first surface.

14. The cooking appliance according to claim 10 , wherein the knob assembly further includes a sealing member disposed between the light guiding cylinder and the light source to prevent moisture from penetrating into the light source.

15. The cooking appliance according to claim 10 , wherein the light guiding cylinder and the light guide plate are integrally formed.

16. A knob assembly, comprising:
a knob including a knob base having a through hole;
at least one light source configured to emit light;
a first light guide passing through the through hole of the knob base and arranged to guide the light emitted from the light source, the first light guide including a cylinder with a plate having a recessed opening, the plate extending from an end of the cylinder; and
a second light guide partially inserted into the recessed opening in the first light guide and configured to guide the light guided by the first light guide to an outside of the knob.

17. The knob assembly according to claim 16 , wherein the knob includes a guide hole penetrating at least a portion of the knob, and a portion of the second light guide is inserted into the guide hole.

18. The knob assembly according to claim 17 , wherein the guide hole is disposed across a top surface and a side surface of the knob.

19. The knob assembly according to claim 16 , wherein the recessed opening in the first light guide includes a coupling groove, and at least a portion of the second light guide is coupled to the coupling groove.

20. The knob assembly according to claim 16 , wherein the second light guide includes a portion having a cross-sectional area that increases in a direction in which light is guided.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Jin Ju

Classifications

• H01H2231/012

  Household appliance · CPC title

• H01H19/025

  Light-emitting indicators · CPC title

• F24C7/082

  on ranges, e.g. control panels, illumination · CPC title

• F24C3/126 Primary

  on ranges · CPC title

• G05G1/105

  comprising arrangements for illumination · CPC title