Patent ID: 9464781
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: F24C

Claim Text:
1. A user interface assembly for an appliance, comprising: a panel having a user interface surface accessible by a user of the user interface assembly and an opposing surface opposite the user interface surface; a printed circuit board having a first surface opposite a second surface, the first surface positioned adjacent the opposing surface of the panel, the printed circuit board defining a first aperture therethrough; a light source positioned on the second surface of the printed circuit board, the light source positioned such that light rays from the light source are not directed toward the user interface surface; a primary reflective surface spaced apart from the light source, the primary reflective surface positioned such that light rays from the light source are directed toward the primary reflective surface, the primary reflective surface being shaped to reflect the light rays from the light source to the first aperture in the printed circuit board such that the light rays are distributed essentially uniformly within the first aperture.