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US 10,952,315 B2Granted
Light blocking features for indicator lights in an appliance
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsRicardo Alberto Aguiar, Brian J. Morman
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Abstract
An appliance includes a user interface assembly. The user interface assembly includes a plurality of indicator lights mounted on a printed circuit board. An opaque material is disposed between adjacent indicator lights of the plurality of indicator lights. The opaque material is positioned and configured such that the opaque material reduces illumination of the printed circuit board by at least one indicator light of the plurality of indicator lights.
Claims18
An appliance comprising:
- a user interface assembly comprising a plurality of indicator lights mounted on a printed circuit board, a front panel comprising a plurality of apertures aligned with the plurality of indicator lights, and a translucent panel between the printed circuit board and the front panel;
- and
- an opaque material disposed between adjacent indicator lights of the plurality of indicator lights, whereby the opaque material reduces illumination of the printed circuit board by at least one indicator light of the plurality of indicator lights.
A user interface assembly for an appliance, comprising:
- a plurality of indicator lights mounted on a printed circuit board;
- a front panel comprising a plurality of apertures aligned with the plurality of indicator lights;
- a translucent panel between the printed circuit board and the front panel;
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- an opaque material disposed between adjacent indicator lights of the plurality of indicator lights, whereby the opaque material reduces illumination of the printed circuit board by at least one indicator light of the plurality of indicator lights.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.