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US 9,069,201 B2Granted
Waterproof user interface display panels
AssigneeBalboa Wter Group, Inc.
InventorsAnthony Pipitone, James J. Johnson, Jerrell P. Hollaway
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Abstract
A waterproof user interface panel includes an electronic display assembly having a touch or presence-sensitive surface.
Claims16
A waterproof user interface panel comprising:
- a display touch or presence-sensitive assembly including:
- an electronic display;
- a presence-sensitive layer;
- and
- a rigid transparent or translucent cover layer overlying a top surface of the presence-sensitive layer;
- a housing for said assembly, the housing including a cutout or window area;
- and
- a peripheral edge of the cover layer secured to said housing at a peripheral region surrounding the cutout area to prevent moisture intrusion into said housing through the cutout area;
- and wherein:
- said housing includes an upper housing and a lower housing, the cutout area or window being formed in the upper housing, with said assembly located in said upper housing and adjacent the cutout area of the upper housing, the lower housing having a bottom surface and a peripheral sidewall defining a housing cavity;
- sealing material located in the lower housing having a sealing material top surface above the bottom surface of the lower housing;
- said upper housing including a peripheral protrusion surrounding the cutout or window area and which extends into the housing cavity in the lower housing and penetrates the sealing material in the lower housing when said upper and said lower housings are assembled such that a portion of the protrusion is embedded in the sealing material to form a waterproof seal to protect a back side of said assembly from external moisture.
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A user interface panel comprising:
- an electronic display;
- a presence-sensitive screen positioned over and secured to said electronic display to form a display/presence-sensitive screen assembly responsive to sensed changes in capacitance at areas of an active region of the assembly;
- a housing structure comprising an upper housing and a lower housing, the upper housing including a cutout area;
- said assembly located in said upper housing and adjacent the cutout area of the upper housing, the housing structure having a bottom surface and a peripheral sidewall defining a housing cavity;
- a rigid transparent or translucent cover layer overlying a top surface of the presence-sensitive screen and bonded to said top surface, and wherein a peripheral edge of the cover layer is secured to said housing structure at a peripheral region surrounding the cutout area to prevent moisture intrusion into said housing through the cutout area;
- sealing material located in the housing cavity;
- said upper housing including a peripheral protrusion surrounding the cutout area and which extends into the housing cavity and penetrates the sealing material such that a portion of the protrusion is embedded in the sealing material to form a waterproof seal to protect a back side of said assembly from external moisture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.