Patent ID: 11967473
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  F  G | IPC F  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A home appliance, comprising:
a panel having a through hole;
a support-align member that includes a bracket, a shaft support coupled to the bracket, and a joint support coupled to the shaft support;
the bracket is disposed outside of the panel, configured to cover the through hole, and fixed to a front surface of the panel,
the shaft support is provided on the bracket, extending in a frontward-rearward direction, and formed in the shape of a tube, and
the joint support contacts a rear end of the shaft support of the support-align member;

a knob disposed outside of the panel at a front of the through hole and the bracket;
a knob ring connected to the bracket and surrounding a circumference of the knob;
a universal joint rotatably supported by the joint support disposed at the rear end of the shaft support;
a valve assembly disposed at a rear of the universal joint;
a first adjustment shaft inserted into the shaft support, rotatably supported by the shaft support and supported by the shaft support in such a way that the first adjustment shaft slides in an axial direction, having a front end connected to the knob and a rear end connected to a first end of the universal joint, and configured to rotate together with the knob and the universal joint; and
a second adjustment shaft having a front end connected to a second end of the universal joint and a rear end connected to the valve assembly,
wherein the support-align member is configured to support the knob, to support the universal joint, and to support the first adjustment shaft.