Bathing installation user interface panel with large active display area
AssigneeBalboa Water Group, Inc.
InventorsGraham J. Campbell, Steven Kuo
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Abstract
An exemplary embodiment of a user interface display panel includes a top or cover glass layer which extends to the perimeter of the panel housing. A touch-sensitive display layer is adhered to the bottom surface of cover glass layer to form a touch sensitive display assembly. In exemplary embodiments, the arrangement results in an active touch-sensitive display area significantly larger than display areas provided in the past by interface panels.
Claims21
A user interface panel for installation in an opening in a wall of a bathing installation, the interface panel comprising:
- a housing structure defining a peripheral flange portion having a top flange surface and a bottom flange surface, a peripheral wall extending downwardly from the bottom flange surface, wherein a recess or open region is defined in the housing structure within the peripheral flange portion;
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- a touch-sensitive display assembly comprising a cover glass layer configured to cover an entire front-facing area of the interface panel and the housing structure, said entire front-facing area including the peripheral flange portion such that the cover glass layer covers the peripheral flange portion, wherein the interface panel has an outer perimeter defined by the cover glass layer, and a touch-sensitive display system having a display surface attached to a lower surface of the cover glass layer, the display system sized to fit into the recess or open region and having an active display area.
A user interface panel for installation in an opening in a wall of a bathing installation and having features to resist moisture egress, the interface panel comprising:
- a housing structure defining a peripheral flange portion having a top flange surface and a bottom flange surface, a peripheral wall extending downwardly from the bottom flange surface, wherein a recess or open region is defined in the housing structure within the peripheral flange portion;
- wherein the peripheral wall is configured to fit into the opening in the wall of the bathing installation, and the recess or open region has a dimension larger than a dimension of the opening;
- a touch-sensitive display assembly comprising a cover glass layer configured to cover the entire front-facing area of the panel and housing structure, said entire front-facing area including the peripheral flange portion, and a touch-sensitive display system having a display top surface attached to a lower surface of the cover glass layer, the display system sized to fit into the recess or open region and having an active display area.
A user interface panel for installation in an opening in a wall of a bathing installation, the interface panel comprising:
- a housing structure defining a peripheral flange portion having a top flange surface and a bottom flange surface, a peripheral wall extending downwardly from the bottom flange surface, wherein a recess or open region is defined in the housing structure within the peripheral flange portion;
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- a touch-sensitive display assembly comprising a cover glass layer configured to extend to an outer perimeter of the panel housing structure including the peripheral flange portion, wherein the interface panel has an outer perimeter defined by the cover glass layer, and a touch-sensitive display system having a display surface attached to a lower surface of the cover glass layer, the display system sized to fit into the recess or open region and having an active display area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.