Patent ID: 8944620
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: F21V,F21W,G01D,G09F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A lighted display assembly for an appliance comprising: a circuit board; at least two light sources mounted on the circuit board for indicating status of the appliance; a gasket on the circuit board, the gasket defining apertures aligned with the light sources; an interchangeable display screen having at least one display marking; and a one-piece display grid on the gasket extending between the light sources and the interchangeable display screen, wherein the display grid includes an upper surface and a lower surface and at least two hollow light passages defining discrete channels extending completely through the display grid from the upper surface to the lower surface, each of the light passages being uniquely associated with a corresponding one of the light sources, each of the light passages extending between the corresponding light source and the interchangeable display screen, the at least one display marking being aligned with at least one of the light passages.