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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2015
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Mark Aaron Weaver, Crestwood, KY (US);
Jonathan Michael Cepress, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/703 (2006.01); H01H 13/14 (2006.01); H01H 13/702 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/14 (2013.01); H01H 13/702 (2013.01); H01H 13/703 (2013.01); H01H 2215/00 (2013.01); H01H 2221/044 (2013.01);
Abstract
A control panel for an appliance includes a tactile switch positioned on a PCB. An elastic spacer sheet is positioned over the PCB, and the tactile switch is disposed within an opening of the elastic spacer sheet. A rigid backer plate is positioned over the elastic spacer sheet, and a plastic film is positioned on the rigid backer plate. A related method for forming a control panel for an appliance is also provided.