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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
May. 07, 2021
Electrolux Home Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Cornel Comsa, Anderson, SC (US);
Christian Detlefsen, Anderson, SC (US);
Michael Melecci, Honea Path, SC (US);
Matthew C. Bobinski, Anderson, SC (US);
Electrolux Home Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
Provided is a refrigeration appliance including a storage compartment, a user interface controller, and a user interface arranged in the storage compartment. The user interface is a stacked arrangement including a sensor assembly carrier, a graphic overlay, a light guide, and a printed circuit board (PCB) with a user interface controller and a self-capacitive electrode sensor. The main controller receives a signal from the user interface with self-capacitive electrode sensor and adjusts the temperature of the storage compartment based on the signal from the self-capacitive electrode sensor. A method controlling a refrigeration appliance with a stacked user interface is also provided.