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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2020
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Donald James Leisl, III, Louisville, KY (US);
Richard Gary Woodham, Jr., Taylorsville, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A consumer appliance or touch panel interface, as provided herein, may include a substrate panel, a flexible capacitance touch circuit, a deformable conductive joint, and a rigid circuit board. The flexible capacitance touch circuit may be joined to the substrate panel. The deformable conductive joint may extend from a first end to a second end. The first end may be bonded to the flexible capacitance touch circuit. The rigid circuit board may be bonded to the deformable conductive joint at the second end, the rigid circuit board being positioned behind the substrate panel along the axial direction.