Water filtration assembly and methods of assembling the same
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsThomas Earl Mckeehan, JR., Gregory Sergeevich Chernov
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Abstract
A water filtration assembly may include a filtration housing. The filtration housing may include an end cap. The water filtration assembly may include an electronic module disposed within the filtration housing. The water filtration assembly may include an internal component disposed within the filtration housing. The electronic module may be mounted to the internal component. The end cap may be overmolded over the electronic module and the internal component. A portion of the electronic module is embedded within the end cap.
Claims20
A water filtration assembly for an appliance, the water filtration assembly comprising:
- a filtration housing;
- and
- an end cap assembly secured to the filtration housing, the end cap assembly comprising:
- an electromagnetic radiation module comprising an electromagnetic radiation source,
- a top plate, the electromagnetic radiation module being mounted to the top plate, the top plate comprising a light housing defining a light opening, the electromagnetic radiation source being positioned within the light opening, and
- a housing disposed over the electromagnetic radiation module and the top plate,
- wherein a portion of the electromagnetic radiation module is embedded within the housing.
A water filtration assembly comprising:
- a filtration housing;
- an electronic module disposed within a surface of the filtration housing;
- an internal component disposed within the filtration housing, the internal component configured for treating water within the filtration housing,
- wherein the filtration housing is overmolded over at least a portion of the electronic module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.