US Patent 10054315 Cooking appliance

A cooking appliance may include a cabinet that forms an outer appearance, at least one cooking device provided in the cabinet to cook items using a gas flame, a panel formed with at least one through-hole, a gas valve provided behind the panel and including a valve shaft that penetrates the at least one through-hole and extends in a forward direction from the panel, a knob provided in front of the panel to be connected with the valve shaft to cause rotation and forward-backward movement of the valve shaft through a user's manipulation, and a bearing secured between the knob and the panel to support a circumference of the valve shaft in order to prevent restriction of movement of the knob and the valve shaft.