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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2016
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Matthew P. Ebrom, Holland, MI (US);
Eric J. Schuh, Stevensville, MI (US);
Sithaarth T. Subramaniyam, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Sugosh Venkataraman, Stevensville, MI (US);
Udayakumar Arumugam, Kilpennathur, IN;
Guilherme Martinhon, Rio Claro, BR;
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 23/06 (2006.01); F21V 7/00 (2006.01); F21V 17/16 (2006.01); F21V 33/00 (2006.01); G09F 9/302 (2006.01); G09F 13/06 (2006.01); H05K 1/02 (2006.01); G09F 23/00 (2006.01); F21W 131/30 (2006.01); F24C 7/08 (2006.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 7/0008 (2013.01); F21V 7/0083 (2013.01); F21V 17/164 (2013.01); F21V 33/0044 (2013.01); G09F 9/302 (2013.01); G09F 13/06 (2013.01); G09F 23/0058 (2013.01); H05K 1/0274 (2013.01); F21W 2131/30 (2013.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08); F24C 7/086 (2013.01); H05K 2201/09063 (2013.01); H05K 2201/09072 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10106 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10128 (2013.01);
Abstract
A console assembly for an appliance has a console shell having a front surface with integrated light reflector cups, and a printed circuit board (PCB) mounted to the console shell and having light emitting diodes (LEDs) emitting light into at least some of the integrated light reflector cups.