Illuminated rotary knob for household appliance
First Claim
1. A rotary knob for use in a household appliance, the household appliance comprising a panel which includes one or more regulator shafts, and the household appliance comprising a control unit, the rotary knob comprising:
- a non-transparent handle which has a hub adapted to releasably receive a respective regulator shaft;
a cavity;
an illuminating device adapted to illuminate the cavity, wherein the illuminating device includes a connector for receiving electrical power from the control unit;
an indicator which is made from a transparent material, wherein the indicator is eccentrically disposed onto the non-transparent handle so as to face a user and adapted to receive illumination from the cavity; and
a collar which is made from a transparent material, wherein the collar is circumferentially disposed onto the non-transparent handle so as face the user and adapted to receive the illumination from the cavity, wherein the non-transparent handle, the hub, the illuminating device including the connector, the indicator, and the collar are adapted for releasable installation onto the panel entirely from the outside.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an illuminated releasable rotary knob for use in an appliance, in particular in a cooking appliance comprising a panel which includes a regulator shaft; and a control unit which has an electrical connection for supplying electric power. The knob comprises non-transparent handle, a hub for releasably receiving the shaft, a cavity, an illuminating device for illuminating the cavity, a connector for receiving the electrical connection and a transparent indicator which receives the illumination from the cavity.
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1. A rotary knob for use in a household appliance, the household appliance comprising a panel which includes one or more regulator shafts, and the household appliance comprising a control unit, the rotary knob comprising:
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a non-transparent handle which has a hub adapted to releasably receive a respective regulator shaft; a cavity; an illuminating device adapted to illuminate the cavity, wherein the illuminating device includes a connector for receiving electrical power from the control unit; an indicator which is made from a transparent material, wherein the indicator is eccentrically disposed onto the non-transparent handle so as to face a user and adapted to receive illumination from the cavity; and a collar which is made from a transparent material, wherein the collar is circumferentially disposed onto the non-transparent handle so as face the user and adapted to receive the illumination from the cavity, wherein the non-transparent handle, the hub, the illuminating device including the connector, the indicator, and the collar are adapted for releasable installation onto the panel entirely from the outside. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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