Systems for touch foil alignment in appliances
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsKyle Howell, John Adam Yantis
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Abstract
A cooktop appliance includes a cooktop plate defining an upper cooking surface, and a plurality of heating elements. The cooktop appliance also includes a controller in operative communication with the plurality of heating elements, a user interface disposed on the cooktop plate, and a light guide positioned below the cooktop plate. The light guide includes a slot. The cooktop appliance also includes a touch foil positioned at the light guide. The touch foil includes a locator graphic positioned on a surface of the touch foil. The locator graphic aligns within the slot of the light guide.
Claims20
A cooktop appliance, comprising:
- a cooktop plate defining an upper cooking surface;
- a plurality of heating element mounted below the cooktop plate;
- a controller in operative communication with the plurality of heating element;
- a user interface disposed on the cooktop plate;
- a light guide positioned below the cooktop plate, the light guide comprising a slot;
- and
- a touch foil positioned at the light guide, the touch foil comprising
- a locator graphic positioned on a surface of the touch foil, the locator graphic aligned within the slot of the light guide.
A cooking appliance, comprising:
- a heating element;
- a control panel;
- a controller within the control panel, the controller in operative communication with the heating element;
- a user interface disposed at the control panel;
- a light guide positioned below the control panel, the light guide comprising at least one slot;
- and
- a touch foil positioned at the light guide, the touch foil comprising,
- at least one locator graphic positioned on a surface of the touch foil, the at least one locator graphic aligned within the at least one slot of the light guide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.