WO2015180789A1 - Bouton présentant une faisabilité et un assemblage améliorés destiné à être utilisé dans un appareil de cuisson - Google Patents

Bouton présentant une faisabilité et un assemblage améliorés destiné à être utilisé dans un appareil de cuisson Download PDF

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WO2015180789A1
WO2015180789A1 PCT/EP2014/061256 EP2014061256W WO2015180789A1 WO 2015180789 A1 WO2015180789 A1 WO 2015180789A1 EP 2014061256 W EP2014061256 W EP 2014061256W WO 2015180789 A1 WO2015180789 A1 WO 2015180789A1
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Altan OZKOK
Fatih Ceylan
Metin Gozacar
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Arcelik Anonim Sirketi
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    • G05G—CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BY MECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY
    • G05G1/00—Controlling members, e.g. knobs or handles; Assemblies or arrangements thereof; Indicating position of controlling members
    • G05G1/08—Controlling members for hand actuation by rotary movement, e.g. hand wheels
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  • the present invention relates to a knob for use in a cooking appliance, in particular a domestic oven.
  • the present invention more particularly relates to a knob with an indicator.
  • a conventional oven usually has a plurality of knobs each for regulating a heating level.
  • the conventional oven knob is mounted on a regulator shaft of the gas valve or the regulator shaft of the electrical switch depending on the type of the conventional oven.
  • a conventional oven knob generally has a body which has an opening into which a regulator shaft can be mounted by way of insertion.
  • the regulator shaft typically has a D-shaped cross section and the opening of the body has a corresponding shape.
  • a conventional oven knob generally has a grip for rotating the body. It is generally important that the user can safely hold and precisely rotate the knob without any difficulties.
  • Several techniques have been devised to improve a tactile feeling of the knob.
  • the body of the knob has a protruding elongated portion which serves as a grip.
  • a conventional oven knob generally has an indicator for indicating a rotational position. It is generally important that the user can visually perceive an exact position of the indicator without any difficulties.
  • Several techniques have been devised to make an indicator conspicuous. In a commonly known technique the above-mentioned grip is formed to have sharp lateral end which serves as an indicator.
  • CN201701056 discloses a conventional oven which comprises a knob.
  • the conventional oven knob has a body which serves as a grip and an indicator.
  • the body also has an opening for mounting the same to a regulator shaft of the conventional oven.
  • a drawback of the conventional oven knob is that a differentiation of the indicator and the grip in tactile feeling and appearance is rather limited.
  • An objective of the present invention is to provide a knob for use in a cooking appliance and a cooking appliance having the same which overcomes the aforementioned drawbacks of the prior art in a cost effective way and which has an improved manufacturability and assemblage in order to better meet the user requirements on tactile feeling and appearance of the knob.
  • Another objective of the present invention is to provide a knob which enables a user to individualize the knob and which can be easily and reliably disassembled and reassembled even by a user with ordinary skill.
  • the knob of the present invention comprises a partial cover for partly covering the body and for indicating a rotational position thereof.
  • the body has a fitting recess which conforms with the shape of the partial cover.
  • the partial cover is detachably attachable to the body exclusively by way of tight-fitting the partial cover into the fitting recess of the body.
  • the knob is configured by a four piece structure which comprises a partial cover, a body, a skirt, and a core.
  • the core is detachably attachable to the body, and has an opening for receiving the regulator shaft.
  • the partial cover serves for example as an indicator as well as a grip.
  • the parts of the body which are not covered by the partial cover serve for example as a grip.
  • the skirt serves as a radiant heat shield.
  • one or more than one of the three pieces, namely the partial cover, the body, and the skirt can be coated with or produced from a same or a different material with a same or a different color so as to obtain different knobs having different tactile feeling and appearance.
  • the materials and the coatings used for the pieces of the knob may be hard plastic, soft plastic or metal.
  • the partial cover has a plurality of fitting pins and/or a plurality of fitting grooves whereas the body has a plurality of corresponding fitting holes and/or a plurality of fitting tongues.
  • the partial cover has four fitting pins and four fitting grooves whereas the body has four corresponding fitting holes and four corresponding fitting tongues.
  • the body has a snap-fit portion and the core has a counterpart snap-fit portion.
  • the core has a plurality of claws which engage with a cover plate of the cooking appliance. The skirt is sandwiched between the body and the cover plate as the core is engaged with the cover plate.
  • a knob has been provided in which the body, the partial cover, and the skirt can be easily differentiated in tactile feeling and appearance by using different materials, different coatings, and different colors.
  • the customer requirements on safe gripping and easy perception of a rotational state of the knob can be better met.
  • the manufacturability and both the assemblage and disassemblage of the knob has been improved.
  • the partial cover can be easily disassembled from the body by a user who desires to individualize the knob for example by using a partial cover which has a different tactile feeling and appearance. The user can easily reassemble a different partial cover with the same knob by tight-fitting these to each other.
  • the body and the skirt can be separately individualized.
  • the partial cover and the body can be easily and reliably assembled by tight-fitting.
  • the manufacturing process has been expedited and manufacturing waste/error has been reduced.
  • a knob has been provided in which the body has a detachable core.
  • the body can be produced from a high-quality material with improved tactile feeling and appearance whereas the core can be produced from a solely robust material, however, which is not necessarily expensive.
  • a cost-effective knob has been provided without compromising the user requirements. Thereby, a consumer satisfaction can be further increased.
  • Figure 1 – is a schematic perspective view of a knob according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic exploded perspective view of the knob of Fig. 1,
  • FIG. 3 is another schematic exploded perspective view of the knob of Fig. 1,
  • Figure 4 – is a schematic perspective view of the knob of Fig. 1 wherein a core and a skirt of the knob have been omitted,
  • Figure 5 — is a schematic side view of the knob of Fig. 1, wherein the core and the skirt have been omitted,
  • Figure 6 — is a schematic perspective bottom view of the knob of Fig. 1, wherein the core and the skirt have been omitted,
  • Figure 7 — is a schematic bottom view of the knob of Fig. 1, wherein the core and the skirt have been omitted,
  • Figure 8 – is a schematic exploded perspective view of the knob of Fig. 4, wherein the core and the skirt have been omitted,
  • Figure 9 – is another schematic exploded perspective view of the knob of Fig. 4, wherein the core and the skirt have been omitted,
  • Figure 10 – is a sectional view of the knob of Fig. 5, taken along the line A-A wherein the core and the skirt have been omitted,
  • Figure 11 – is a sectional view of the knob of Fig. 7, taken along the line B-B, wherein the core and the skirt have been omitted,
  • Figure 12 — is a sectional view of the knob of Fig. 7, taken along the line C-C, wherein the core and the skirt have been omitted,
  • Figure 13 — is a sectional view of the knob of Fig. 7, taken along the line D-D, wherein the core and the skirt have been omitted,
  • Figure 14 – is a sectional view of the knob of Fig. 7, taken along the line E-E, wherein the core and the skirt have been omitted.
  • the knob (1) is suitable for use in a cooking appliance (not shown), in particular an oven (Figs. 1 to 14).
  • the cooking appliance comprises one or more than one regulator shaft (not shown) for regulating a heating level.
  • the knob (1) comprises a body (2) for mounting on a regulator shaft of the cooking appliance.
  • the knob (1) of the present invention comprises a partial cover (3) for partly covering the body (2) and for indicating a rotational position thereof.
  • the body (2) has a fitting recess (4) which conforms with the shape of the partial cover (3).
  • the partial cover (3) is detachably attachable to the body (2) exclusively by way of tight-fitting the partial cover (3) into the fitting recess (4) of the body (2).
  • the cooking appliance of the present invention comprises one or more than one knob (1) of the present invention.
  • Each knob (1) is mounted to a corresponding regulator shaft of the cooking appliance.
  • the fitting recess (4) comprises a front portion (4a), a first lateral portion (4b), and a second lateral portion (4c) (Figs. 2 to 3, Fig. 8 to 9).
  • the front portion (4a) is formed into a front side (5a) of the body (2).
  • the first lateral portion (4b) and the second lateral portion (4c) are formed into diametrically opposed lateral sides (5b,5c) of the body (2) respectively.
  • the partial cover (3) comprises a front segment (6a), a first lateral segment (6b) and a second lateral segment (6c) (Figs. 2 to 3, Fig. 8 to 9).
  • the front segment (6a) fits when the partial cover (3) is attached to the body (2), into the front portion (4a) of the fitting recess (4) (Figs. 4 to 7, Figs. 10 to 14).
  • the first lateral segment (6b) and the second lateral segment (6c) respectively fit when the partial cover (3) is attached to the body (2), into the first lateral portion (4b) and the second lateral portion (4c) of the fitting recess (4) (Figs. 4 to 7, Figs. 10 to 14).
  • the partial cover (3) has a ribbon like shape which divides the body (2) into two diametrically opposed D-shaped segments which are not covered the ribbon shaped partial cover (3) (Fig. 1).
  • the D-shaped segments have one or more than indent (18) which serve as a grip (Fig. 1).
  • the front segment (6a) of the partial cover (3) has one or more than one fitting pin (7a) (Figs. 2 to 3, Figs. 8 to 9).
  • a bottom of the front portion (4a) of the fitting recess (4) has one or more than one corresponding fitting hole (7b) (Figs. 2 to 3, Figs. 8 to 9).
  • Each fitting pin (7a) engages with the corresponding fitting hole (7b) by way of tight-fitting (Figs. 6 to 7, Figs. 11 and 13).
  • the front segment (6a) of the partial cover (3) has four fitting pins (7a) and the bottom of the front portion (4a) of the fitting recess (4) has four corresponding fitting holes (7b) (Figs. 6 to 7).
  • first lateral segment (6b) of the partial cover (3) and the second lateral segment (6c) of the partial cover (3) each has one or more than one fitting groove (8a) (Figs. 2 to 3, Figs. 8 to 9).
  • two opposing side walls (9) of the first lateral portion (4b) of the fitting recess (4) and two opposing side walls (9) of the second lateral portion (4c) of the fitting recess (4) each has one or more than one corresponding fitting tongue (8b) (Figs. 2 to 3, Figs. 8 to 9).
  • Each fitting groove (8a) engages with the corresponding fitting tongue (8b) by way of tight-fitting (Figs. 6 to 7, Fig. 10).
  • first lateral segment (6b) of the partial cover (3) and the second lateral segment (6c) of the partial cover (3) each has two fitting grooves (8a) (Figs. 6 to 7).
  • the two opposing side walls (9) of the first lateral portion (4b) of the fitting recess (4) each has one corresponding fitting tongue (8b)
  • the two opposing side walls (9) of the second lateral portion (4c) of the fitting recess (4) each has one corresponding fitting tongue (8b) (Figs. 6 to 7).
  • first lateral segment (6b) of the partial cover (3) and the second lateral segment (6c) of the partial cover (3) are flush with the diametrically opposed lateral sides (5b,5c) of the body (2) when the partial cover (3) is attached to the body (2) (Fig. 10).
  • the front segment (6a) of the partial cover (3) is raised with respect to the front side (5a) of the body (2) when the partial cover (3) is attached to the body (2) (Fig. 1, Figs. 4 to 5, Figs. 11 to 12).
  • the partial cover (3) has a reinforcement projection (10a) (Figs. 8 to 9).
  • the body (2) has a corresponding slot (10b) (Figs. 8 to 9).
  • the reinforcement projection (10a) penetrates into the slot (10b) when the partial cover (3) is attached to the body (2) (Figs. 6 to 7, Figs. 12 and 14).
  • the knob (1) comprises a core (11) which is detachably attachable to the body (2) (Figs. 1 to 3).
  • the core (11) has an opening (12) for mounting the body (2) to the regulator shaft of the cooking appliance (Figs. 1 to 3).
  • the body (2) comprises a hollow portion (13) (Figs. 6 to 7).
  • a snap-fit portion (14a) is formed inside the hollow portion (13) (Figs. 6 to 7).
  • the core (11) comprises a counterpart snap-fit portion (14b) (Figs. 2 to 3). The counterpart snap-fit portion (14b) engages with the snap-fit portion (14a) when the core (11) is inserted into the hollow portion (13) of the body (2) (Figs. 6 to 7).
  • the core (11) comprises two diametrically opposed claws (15) for engaging with a cover plate (not shown) of the cooking appliance (Figs. 2 to 3).
  • the knob (1) comprises an annular shaped skirt (16) which has a through-hole (17) for receiving the core (11) (Figs. 2 and 3).
  • the skirt (16) is configured to be sandwiched between the cover plate and the body (2) (Fig. 1).
  • one or more than one of the body (2), the partial cover (3), and the skirt (15) are coated with or made from a same or a different material with a same or a different color.
  • the materials and the coatings used for the knob may be hard plastic, soft plastic or metal.
  • the cooking appliance is provided in form of a domestic oven.
  • a tactile feeling and appearance of the knob (1) can be easily and cost effectively differentiated by using different materials, different coatings, and different colors for each one of the body (2), the partial cover (3), and the skirt (16).
  • the detachable core (11) of the present invention it has become possible to use a different material for the core (11) such that the overall manufacturing cost of the knob (1) can be reduced.
  • the four-piece structure of the knob (1) namely the body (2), the partial cover (3), the core (11), and the skirt (16)
  • a manufacturability and assemblage have been improved.
  • a large number of knobs (1) with different tactile feeling and appearance can be attained in a cost effective way.
  • the knob (1) of the present invention enables safe gripping and easy perception of a rotational state.
  • the present invention in particular, by virtue of the tight-fitting technique the assemblage and disassemblage of the knob (1) have been improved.
  • a user with ordinary skill can quickly and reliably individualize the knob (1) by simply replacing the partial cover (3) and/or the body (2) and/or the skirt (16) with another one which has a different tactile feeling and appearance. Thereby, a consumer satisfaction can be further increased.

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La présente invention concerne un bouton (1) destiné à être utilisé dans un appareil de cuisson, en particulier un four. L'appareil de cuisson comprend une ou plusieurs tiges de régulateur destinées à réguler un niveau de chauffage. Le bouton (1) comprend un corps (2) destiné à être monté sur une tige de régulateur de l'appareil de cuisson. Le bouton (1) de la présente invention comprend un couvercle partiel (3) destiné à recouvrir en partie le corps (2) et à indiquer sa position de rotation. Le corps (2) a un évidement (4) de montage qui s'adapte à la forme du couvercle partiel (3). Le couvercle partiel (3) est fixé amovible au corps (2) exclusivement au moyen de l'ajustement serré du couvercle partiel (3) dans l'évidement de montage (4) du corps (2).
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WO2021221571A1 (fr) * 2020-04-30 2021-11-04 Mamur Teknoloji Sistemleri San. A.S. Bouton de commande rotatif avec repère pour appareil de cuisson
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