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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2021
Applicant:
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Kyle Andrew Kozinski, Louisville, KY (US);
Andrew Justice, Louisville, KY (US);
Jennifer Alford, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24C 15/06 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24C 15/06 (2013.01); G02B 6/0008 (2013.01);
Abstract
An appliance includes a cabinet and a user interface. The user interface includes an illuminable indicator. The appliance also includes a circuit board with an LED mounted on the circuit board. The appliance further includes a flexible light guide extending from the LED to the illuminable indicator. The flexible light guide provides optical communication from the LED to the illuminable indicator, such that the LED is operable to illuminate the illuminable indicator when the LED is activated.