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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
May. 25, 2017
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Tyler James Doering, Louisville, KY (US);
Corey Phillip Polhamus, Coxs Creek, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An appliance includes a control panel with a dielectric substrate. A printed circuit board is spaced from a back surface of the dielectric substrate. A light emitter and a capacitive sensor are positioned on the printed circuit board. The capacitive sensor includes a pair of conductive bodies that extend between the dielectric substrate and the printed circuit board. The dielectric substrate is positioned on a cabinet such that the capacitive sensor is triggered when a user touches a front surface of the dielectric substrate and such that an appliance function indicator is illuminated at the front surface of the dielectric substrate during operation of the light emitter.