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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2019
Applicant:
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Sanchit Jitendra Patel, Louisville, KY (US);
Brian J. Morman, Louisville, KY (US);
Kyle James Brewer, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 29/00 (2006.01); F25D 27/00 (2006.01); H05B 39/04 (2006.01); F21V 23/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 27/005 (2013.01); F21V 23/003 (2013.01); H05B 39/042 (2013.01);
Abstract
An appliance includes a control console. The control console includes a console cover with a circuit board. A front surface of the circuit board is attached to an interior surface of the console cover. A capacitive touch sensor is in operative communication with a face surface of the console cover and an LED is on a back surface of the circuit board. A light guide is mounted on the circuit board and provides optical communication from the LED to the face surface of the console cover.