US 11,982,447 B2
Appliance control panel lighting system
Kyle Andrew Kozinski, Louisville, KY (US); Andrew Justice, Louisville, KY (US); and Jennifer Alford, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Nov. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/536,261.
Prior Publication US 2023/0167978 A1, Jun. 1, 2023
Int. Cl. F24C 15/06 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01)
CPC F24C 15/06 (2013.01) [G02B 6/0008 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An appliance, comprising:
a cabinet;
a user interface disposed on a front side of the cabinet, the user interface comprising an illuminable indicator mounted to an external surface of the user interface;
a circuit board;
an LED mounted on the circuit board; and
a flexible light guide extending from the LED to the illuminable indicator, whereby the flexible light guide provides optical communication from the LED to the illuminable indicator, whereby the LED is operable to illuminate the illuminable indicator when the LED is activated, the flexible light guide comprising a shroud mounted to the circuit board over and around the LED whereby the LED is fully enclosed by and between the shroud and the circuit board, the flexible light guide further comprising a flexible portion extending from a first end of the flexible portion coupled to the shroud to a second end of the flexible portion directly contacting and coupled to the illuminable indicator.