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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2015
Applicant:
Bsh Home Appliances Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Lindsay Roberson, Durham, NC (US);
Michael Georg Rosenbauer, Reimlingen, DE;
Metin Tastan, Dillingen, DE;
Ralf Winkler, Wittislingen, DE;
Assignee:
BSH Home Appliances Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01); G08B 5/36 (2006.01); F21V 33/00 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01); A47L 15/42 (2006.01); D06F 39/00 (2006.01); F21W 131/305 (2006.01); D06F 39/12 (2006.01); F21Y 101/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 5/36 (2013.01); A47L 15/4293 (2013.01); D06F 39/005 (2013.01); F21V 33/0044 (2013.01); G02B 6/0073 (2013.01); G02B 6/0078 (2013.01); A47L 15/4257 (2013.01); D06F 39/12 (2013.01); F21W 2131/305 (2013.01); F21Y 2101/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A household appliance includes an information light device that projects light onto a surface to enable a user to determine whether or not the household device is in operation. The information light device may include a light guide. The light guide may be disposed along a side portion of the household appliance.