Patent ID: 11918165
Assignee: HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  F | IPC A  F

Claim 18:
19. A dishwasher appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the dishwasher appliance comprising:
a wash tub positioned within a cabinet and defining a wash chamber; and
a door pivotally mounted to the cabinet to provide selective access to the wash chamber; and
a control panel mounted on the door and defining an illumination direction, the control panel comprising:
a printed circuit board defining a top surface;
a light source mounted to the top surface of the printed circuit board for selectively generating light;
a control cover mounted to the top surface of the printed circuit board over the light source, the control cover defining a light directing channel extending from a bottom surface of the control cover to a top surface of the control cover, wherein the light source is positioned in the light directing channel proximate the bottom surface of the control cover, and wherein the control cover further defines a reflective surface for redirecting the light generated by the light source toward the top surface of the control cover, wherein the reflective surface defines a reflection angle measured between a direction normal to and away from the reflective surface and the illumination direction, wherein the reflection angle is greater than 90 degrees; and
an overlay panel mounted on the top surface of the control cover, the overlay panel comprising one or more diffused indicator zones.