User interface with capacitive touch sensor
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsBryan James Beckley, S. Neil Malone
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Abstract
A user interface includes a curved outer surface, a generally flat printed circuit board defining a base plane, and a capacitive touch sensor connected to the generally flat printed circuit board and offset from the base plane. The capacitive touch sensor is substantially aligned with the curved outer surface. The user interface may be provided on an appliance.
Claims18
A washing machine appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction and a transverse direction that are mutually perpendicular to one another, the washing machine appliance comprising:
- a cabinet defining an opening;
- a tub mounted within the cabinet and configured for containing fluid during operation of the washing machine appliance;
- a wash basket rotatably mounted within the tub, the wash basket defining a wash chamber for receiving articles for washing;
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- a user interface disposed on the cabinet, the user interface comprising:
- a curved outer surface;
- a generally flat printed circuit board defining a base plane;
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- a capacitive touch sensor connected to the generally flat printed circuit board and offset from the base plane, the capacitive touch sensor substantially aligned with the curved outer surface.
A user interface of an appliance, the user interface comprising:
- a curved outer surface;
- a generally flat printed circuit board defining a base plane;
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- a capacitive touch sensor connected to the generally flat printed circuit board and offset from the base plane, the capacitive touch sensor substantially aligned with the curved outer surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.