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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2023
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Kyle James Brewer, Louisville, KY (US);
Timothy David Kaiser, Louisville, KY (US);
Brian J. Morman, Louisville, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A control panel for an appliance includes a printed circuit board defining a top surface, a light source mounted to the top surface of the printed circuit board for selectively generating light, a control cover mounted to the top surface of the printed circuit board, the control cover comprising a bottom surface, a top surface, and an indicator zone, the control cover defining light diffusion channel extending into the bottom surface of the control cover, and a light diffuser extending into the light diffusion channel to define a light recess configured to receive the light source, light recess being offset from the indicator zone by a diffusion distance measured perpendicular to an illumination direction.