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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2023
Dell Products, Lp, Round Rock, TX (US);
DELL PRODUCTS LP, Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
A base chassis assembly for an information handling system allowing user replacement of touch-actuated icons and speaker comprises a base chassis top cover joined to a base chassis bottom cover to form the base chassis assembly housing a motherboard, and having an opening for receiving a replaceable icon and speaker module to be operatively coupled to the motherboard. The replaceable icon and speaker module including plural acrylic layers forming an icon panel including a touch icon zone with icons formed from etching light prism arrays in the plural acrylic layer bottom surfaces for refracting colored light from a light emitting diode (LED) side-mounted at a determined angle from each acrylic layer to illuminate the icons, and a capacitive sense circuit board for detecting user touch at the touch icon zone, and an associated user input, based upon identification of the illuminated icon.