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US 8,730,185 B2Granted
User interface with annular touch sensor array
AssigneeElectrolux Home Products, Inc.
InventorJohn Rudolph
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Abstract
Provided is a user interface comprising a substrate having a through-hole, an annular touch sensor array located on the substrate and at least partially surrounding the through-hole, and a display device in alignment the through-hole.
Claims14
A user interface, comprising:
- a substrate having a through-hole;
- an annular touch sensor array located on an upper surface of the substrate and at least partially surrounding the through-hole, the annular touch sensor array having an inner circumference and an outer circumference;
- and
- a display device in alignment with the through-hole, the display device comprising:
- a circular upper surface in alignment with the through-hole and substantially flush with the upper surface of the substrate to form a substantially continuous surface of the user interface;
- a plurality of terminals for surface mounting the display device to the substrate;
- and
- a plurality of light-emitting elements forming an annular bar graph located entirely within the inner circumference of the annular touch sensor array.
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A user interface, comprising:
- a substrate having a through-hole formed therein;
- an annular touch sensor array located on the substrate around the through-hole the annular touch sensor array having an inner circumference and an outer circumference;
- and
- a display device located within the through-hole, the display device comprising:
- a plurality of light-emitting elements forming an annular bar graph, wherein the annular bar graph is located entirely inside of the inner circumference of the annular touch sensor array;
- and
- a numerical display located within the annular bar graph, wherein the annular bar graph displays information graphically, and the numerical display simultaneously displays the same information numerically,
- wherein the numerical display comprises a further plurality of light-emitting elements forming a multi-segment display, and
- wherein the plurality of light-emitting elements forming the annular bar graph and the further plurality of light-emitting elements forming the multi-segment display are arranged electrically as a matrix between both of a first group of terminals and a second group of terminals for surface mounting the display device to the substrate.
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A user interface, comprising:
- a substrate having a through-hole formed therein;
- an annular touch sensor array located on the substrate around the through-hole the annular touch sensor array having an inner circumference and an outer circumference;
- and
- a display device located within the through-hole, the display device comprising:
- a plurality of light-emitting elements forming an annular bar graph, wherein the annular bar graph is located entirely inside of the inner circumference of the annular touch sensor array;
- and
- a numerical display located within the annular bar graph, wherein the annular bar graph displays information graphically, and the numerical display simultaneously displays the same information numerically, wherein the annular touch sensor array is located on an upper surface of the substrate;
- wherein the numerical display comprises a further plurality of light-emitting elements forming a multi-segment display, and
- wherein the plurality of light-emitting elements forming the annular bar graph and the further plurality of light-emitting elements forming the multi-segment display are mounted within a cylindrical portion of a common housing of the display device, the common housing further comprising a printed circuit board including a plurality of terminals for surface mounting the display device to a lower surface of the substrate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.