Button assembly for home appliance
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorSoo Bong Kim
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Abstract
A button assembly for a home appliance is provided which allows for effective illumination of buttons. The button assembly includes a button body having buttons thereon which may pressed by a user to operate the appliance. The button body has a predetermined space inside, an elastic member which elastically supports the button body, a luminous body provided within the button body to emit light, and an extension extending from the button body which activates a corresponding switch, the extension being configured not to interfere with the luminous body.
Claims21
A button assembly of a home appliance, comprising:
- a button body configured to be pressed by a user, the button body having a predetermined space inside;
- an elastic member elastically supporting the button body to have the pressed button body return, wherein the elastic member comprises:
- a body supporting the button body, and
- a leg elastically connected to the body;
- a luminous body provided within the predetermined space of the button body to emit light;
- an extension extending from the button body to press to actuate a switch, the extension configured not to interfere with the luminous body;
- a control panel;
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- a board, wherein the board is positioned opposing the control panel, wherein the elastic member supports the button body on the control panel, and wherein the switch is positioned on the board.
A button assembly of a home appliance, comprising:
- a button body configured to be pressed, and having an internal space;
- a substantially flat elastic member elastically supporting the button body, and urging the pressed button body to return to an unpressed position, wherein the elastic member comprises:
- a body contacting the button body;
- a flange;
- a leg, wherein the leg is positioned between the flange and the body, and wherein the leg is substantially formed by a spiral cutting line on the elastic member;
- a luminous body provided within the internal space of the button body;
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- an extension formed on the button body configured to actuate a switch.
A button assembly of a home appliance, comprising:
- a button body configured to be pressed by a user, the button body having a space inside;
- an elastic member connected to the button body and elastically supporting the button body to have the pressed button body return to an unpressed position, wherein the elastic member includes a spiral cutting line;
- a luminous body provided within the space of the button body to emit light;
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- an extension extending from the button body to press a switch, the extension configured not to interfere with the luminous body.
A button assembly of a home appliance comprising:
- a button body configured to be pressed by a user, the button body having a predetermined space inside;
- a separate elastic member elastically supporting the button body and configured to urge the button body to return to an un-pressed position, the elastic member comprising a body supporting the button body and a leg elastically connected to the body, wherein when the button is in an un-pressed position, the leg is substantially co-planar with the body;
- a luminous body provided within the predetermined space of the button body to emit light;
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- an extension extending from the button body and configured to actuate a switch when the button body is pressed, the extension configured not to interfere with the luminous body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.