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Appliance user interface having reverse mount LEDs

  • US 8,807,770 B2
  • Filed: 01/30/2012
  • Issued: 08/19/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A home appliance, comprising:

  • a cabinet; and

    a user interface for the home appliance coupled to the cabinet, wherein said user interface includes;

    a single-sided printed circuit board, wherein a plurality of holes have been bored through the single-sided printed circuit board;

    a plurality of reverse-mount light emitting diodes mounted onto a first side of the single-sided printed circuit board, wherein the plurality of reverse-mount light emitting diodes are positioned so as to respectively shine light through the plurality of holes;

    a light guide adjacent to a second side of the single-sided printed circuit board;

    a diffuser screen adjacent to the light guide; and

    a film disposed upon the diffuser screen.

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