Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Backlighting appliance deadfronted user interfaces
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Application No.: US15871799Application Date: 2018-01-15
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Publication No.: US10581430B2Publication Date: 2020-03-03
- Inventor: Gregory Howard Wilford
- Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
- Applicant Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Agency: Price Heneveld LLP
- Main IPC: G06F3/044
- IPC: G06F3/044 ; H03K17/96

Abstract:
A capacitive touch switch is disclosed which includes a transparent insulating panel, a filtering layer having an opaque color, a transparent icon being defined in the filtering layer, a transparent substrate including a capacitive electrode, the transparent substrate being tinted to substantially match the opaque color of the filtering layer, and a light source configured to transmit light through the transparent substrate, the transparent icon, and the transparent insulating panel when energized. A user interface and a method of manufacturing a capacitive touch switch are also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US10205450B2 Backlighting appliance deadfronted user interfaces Public/Granted day:2019-02-12
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