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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2018
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Prabhjee Anand, Khandwa, IN;
Timothy E. Heater, Hartford, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/28 (2006.01); D06F 34/28 (2020.01); D06F 33/00 (2020.01); D06F 34/32 (2020.01); D06F 34/34 (2020.01); D06F 34/08 (2020.01); D06F 39/14 (2006.01); D06F 23/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 37/28 (2013.01); D06F 23/02 (2013.01); D06F 33/00 (2013.01); D06F 34/08 (2020.02); D06F 34/28 (2020.02); D06F 34/32 (2020.02); D06F 34/34 (2020.02); D06F 39/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
An appliance having a door with an interior surface having a compound curvature, a section thereof configured to enable viewing a user interface on the interior surface through the door. The user interface includes a touch film adhered to the interior surface by application of a roller to activate a pressure sensitive adhesive between the touch film and the interior surface.