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RU2498417C2 - Domestic device with integral transparent or translucent wall part - Google Patents
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RU2498417C2
RU2498417C2 RU2010138124/28A RU2010138124A RU2498417C2 RU 2498417 C2 RU2498417 C2 RU 2498417C2 RU 2010138124/28 A RU2010138124/28 A RU 2010138124/28A RU 2010138124 A RU2010138124 A RU 2010138124A RU 2498417 C2 RU2498417 C2 RU 2498417C2
RU2010138124/28A
RU2010138124A (en
Михил Х. ЗЕЙНСТРА
2008-02-15 Priority to EP08151476 priority Critical
2008-02-15 Priority to EP08151476.2 priority
2009-02-06 Application filed by Конинклейке Филипс Электроникс Н.В. filed Critical Конинклейке Филипс Электроникс Н.В.
2009-02-06 Priority to PCT/IB2009/050487 priority patent/WO2009101557A1/en
2012-03-20 Publication of RU2010138124A publication Critical patent/RU2010138124A/en
2013-11-10 Publication of RU2498417C2 publication Critical patent/RU2498417C2/en
SUBSTANCE: device includes a body or a wall and a wall part. The part represents an integral part of the body. The display means includes a light source, a mask and a diffuser. The integral wall part is transparent and is positioned between the diffuser and the mask. The inner surface of the wall part is turned towards the mask while the outer one is turned towards the diffuser. A diffusing layer included into the diffuser is ensured on the outer surface of the integral wall part. A diaphragm is located between the mask and the wall part.
EFFECT: smooth inclusion of the display means into the domestic device design.
The invention relates to a household appliance having an integral part of the wall, and a display means comprising a light source, a mask and a diffuser for diffusing the light emitted by the light source, wherein information or feedback on the settings, operation mode, condition, etc. of the household appliance is a display facility.
Household appliances with display equipment are well known. Such household appliances, and in particular devices and appliances with power supply, are available in many designs and are suitable for a wide range of tasks, ranging from food processing to the soft awakening of the family. A display may be provided to provide information, or feedback regarding settings, an operating mode, a condition, and the like, of such household appliances. In addition to a wide variety of designs and applications, household appliances can be stored or installed in a variety of ways. Portable household appliances, like mixers and electric knives, can be stored out of sight, while stationary household appliances, as an alternative, can be installed in place in a visible way, for example, on a night table or on the kitchen work surface in the case of an alarm clock and coffee maker, respectively. It is required that household appliances have compact, besides ergonomically required shapes and attractive designs in order to comfortably contribute to everyday household work while meeting fashionable styles of bedroom or kitchen furniture. Such a variety of requirements can pose a difficult task for the home appliance designer to determine the optimal shape in the form of a compromise between manufacturability, attractiveness and ease of use. A clear example of such an opposite set of motives is described in the document below with reference to an awakening system designed to wake a person by increasing the intensity of light. Such a system is known and includes an alarm clock connected to a main light source fed by variable electric power. The electric power and intensity of the light emitted by the main light source slowly, smoothly and gradually increase after the start of the awakening cycle. The time interval during which the light intensity increases is a predetermined period of time, or may be selected by the user of the system. It will usually range from thirty minutes to several hours. The final light intensity of the awakening system may be user selectable, or has a predetermined value. At the end of the awakening cycle, the system can produce an audible signal to ensure that the person to be awakened knows that the awakening cycle has ended, or to wake that person if he is still sleeping. Typically, such a system is provided with a display to present the user with system information about the time, date and selectable or adjustable alarm settings, as described in the document above.
A well-known wake-up system is usually installed near the bed, for example, on a night table, to enable the user to adjust the system settings within reach, while in bed. The attractive design of the well-known waking system, in harmony with the style of the bedroom and bedroom set, is important; at the same time, the awakening system must be compact enough to fit on a bedside table without occupying the bulk of, for example, a bedside table.
A relatively large portion of the power supplied to the main light source is converted to heat. In known waking systems, an incandescent lamp of at least 70W, or even more than 100W, is used as the main light source. Care should be taken to cool the system, whereby cooling is preferably carried out by free convection of the ambient air in order to avoid noise that may be caused by forced cooling. For this reason, the dimensions of such awakening systems are relatively large, which contradicts the requirements of the compactness of the awakening system and sufficient freedom to implement an attractive design of the awakening system.
A separate display is often located in or on the housing or wall, more specifically, on a part of the wall of the housing or appliance, violating the uniformity and integrity of the structure of the housing or wall and requiring the need for special devices to attach such a display component to the housing or wall of the product. Such a housing or wall may contain a smoothly or double curved shell structure, emphasizing or expressing a trend in product design. Alternatively, the design of the housing or wall of the device may be in accordance with an angular or rectilinear design.
Modern displays, such as LCD and OLED displays, are usually mounted in or on the case or wall of the device. If the display is mounted in a housing, the housing may have a window or partially cut to accommodate the display. The movement of the display leads to interruption of the surface of the body of the product or wall or part of the wall thereof. Such an interruption may be perceived as a violation of its appearance.
Displays using LEDs, a mask and a diffuser are commonly used devices sold by many manufacturers. In such known displays, a protective and transparent sheet or layer covers the level of the diffuser of the display, that is, the level of the display where the information is displayed. These known displays are usually mounted on or assembled in household appliances such that the surface of the transparent layer is at the same level as the surface of the housing of the product of the household appliance. Therefore, as a result there will be a difference in level between the surface of the body of the product and the level of the display where the information is displayed. This difference in level is visible and, if found, will be perceived as emphasizing a violation of the smoothness, uniformity and integrity of the body of the product or device. In addition, such a difference in level emphasizes the presence of the display. Excessive display presence reduces the attractiveness of the product. Too obvious the presence of the display at the top above the described interruption of the display surface of the product can even be perceived as a disfiguring design of the product.
The objective of the invention is to provide a household appliance of the type presented in the introductory paragraph, which has a display means, smoothly included in the design of the household appliance.
In accordance with the invention, this task is realized in that the integral part of the wall of the household appliance is transparent or translucent to the light of the light source and is positioned between the diffuser and the mask, while the integral part of the wall has an inner surface directed to the mask and an outer surface directed to the diffuser moreover, the diffuser contains a scattering layer provided on the outer surface of the integral part.
Known displays, such as LCDs and OLEDs, which are usually mounted as separate components in a wall or enclosure, can have a transparent or translucent window covering the display. Instead of a display window, which is separate from the wall of the device and not built into it, the invention proposes a transparent or translucent wall at the position of the device where the information is to be displayed. The transparent or translucent part of the wall forms an integrated or integral part of the device structure and can be molded, shaped, modeled or fabricated simultaneously or during the same operation as the rest of the device wall, ensuring surface continuity and surface curvature continuity for the device wall. A mask of the display means is provided on one side of the transparent or translucent part of the wall. The mask shields the light emitted from the light source of the display means. On the other side of the transparent or translucent part of the wall, the display means has its own diffuser. The diffuser scatters the light emitted by the light source into the glare. The mask blocks part of the light emitted by the light source, while the other part of the light emitted by the light source passes through the mask and forms a beam of light having a cross-sectional shape, which, for example, can be determined by a mask or aperture. The light beam or part of it propagates through the transparent or translucent part of the wall of the device and reaches the diffuser on the opposite side of the integral part of the wall, where it can scatter in the form of glare, which is part of the information to be displayed. Mentioned transparent part of the wall, being integrated into or integrated with a household appliance, such as a part, for example, of a product body, a cover covering a control device of a device, or some shell structure defining an external surface of a device, should not inevitably violate the design of the device. Since, in accordance with the invention, the display means does not destroy either the continuity of the surface or the continuity of the curvature of the surface of the wall of the device, the display means is smoothly incorporated into the design.
A diffuser layer of the diffuser is provided on the outer surface of the integral part. The light emitted by the light source propagates through the transparent part of the wall and is scattered by said layer on the outer surface of the integral part of the wall. Being scattered on the outer surface of the integral part of the wall, light is perceived to come from or appear on the outer surface. Therefore, the information that is displayed by light that scatters on the outer surface is perceived as drawn or projected on the outer surface of the household appliance, since part of the wall is an integral part of the wall of the appliance. The level difference between the surface of the device and the level at which the information is displayed is not perceived, which further emphasizes that the display means is smoothly included in the design and appearance of the device and its surface.
An additional advantage of the invention is that the curvature of the wall can be optimized to enable a compact design. When mounting a separate display in the case or wall of the device, the curvature of the part of the wall where the display is installed must be adjusted to the curvature of the display in order to have an optically attractive extension of the curvature of the part of the wall near the display to the curvature of the display. Separate displays may not be available at low cost with a given or desired curvature over their surface. These displays may be “shelf” products having a fairly flat front surface. Adaptation of the curvature of the wall of the device to such a flat front surface may imply that the curvature of part of the wall must be reduced to coincide with the small curvature of a standard separate display. The reduced curvature of a part of the wall leads to increased dimensions and reduced compactness of the device.
An additional advantage is that the information displayed by the light scattered on the external surface of the device is perceived as “floating” on the surface of the device. The scattering of light on the outside of the device from the inside of the device without breaking the external surface of the product creates the illusion that the information is tangible and floating on the external surface of the product. Such an aesthetic effect can be used to advantage for a design trend or style.
In an advantageous embodiment, the scattering layer is a varnish layer.
The varnish coat covers a household appliance or part of it. Using the varnish layer as a scattering layer, the display means can be fully adopted or incorporated into the product design. The lacquer layer can cover the body of the product and the display means at the same time, which emphasizes a smooth transition between the surface of the product or wall and the surface where information can be displayed.
In an advantageous embodiment of the household appliance in accordance with the invention, one or more refractive elements are provided on the inside, that is, the side of the mask, the transparent or translucent part of the wall.
The light emitted by the light source, through the elements of refraction, can be collected in beams so that light is scattered inside the transparent part of the wall. The scattering of light emitted by the light source may cause blurring of the boundaries of the image provided after the scattering of light in the diffuser. Refractive elements can be designed, for example, by ray tracing, which optimizes the scattering of light inside the transparent part of the wall. By providing refractive elements on the mask side of the transparent part of the wall, these elements may be detached and not included in the surface of the product. Therefore, the appearance of the product will not be adversely affected by providing refractive elements on the mask side of the transparent part of the wall. Refractive elements can be designed to produce a converging beam, so that the cross-sectional area of the beam near the scatterer is less than the cross-sectional area of the beam near the inner side or side of the mask of the wall portion. This reduction effect can be useful to avoid overlapping characters displayed by the diffuser.
In an advantageous embodiment of a household appliance according to the invention, a part of the wall has one or more refractive elements.
The refractive elements act as lenses, as explained above, in order to collect into the beams of light emitted by the light source and to avoid any excessive scattering inside the transparent part of the wall. Lenses or refractive elements can be integrated, for example, into a (press) body shape to avoid adding additional components or parts. The body can be molded in one operation along with the refractive elements. When incorporated into a transparent or translucent or translucent part of the wall, and containing such a transparent or translucent or translucent material as a part of the wall, there is no additional layer between one or more refractive elements and part of the wall. Such an additional layer may cause scattering of the emitted light before the light is scattered in the diffuser.
In an advantageous embodiment of the household appliance according to the invention, one or more refractive elements present are adapted to propagate the light emitted by the light source into the beam, which is transmitted by a part of the wall, the beam being perpendicular to the diffuser.
Since the beam is perpendicular to the diffuser, secondary reflections are avoided. Such secondary reflections should cause the scattering of the emitted light and the blurring of the sides of the image provided by the display means.
In an advantageous embodiment of the household appliance in accordance with the invention, the mask is positioned opposite the transparent part of the wall.
Since the mask is positioned opposite a part of the wall, there is no gap between the mask and part of the wall. The exclusion of such a gap prevents the light emitted by the light source from entering the transparent part of the wall in an uncontrolled and inclined direction with respect to the surface of the mask side of the transparent part of the wall. If light enters the surface at an angle, additional scattering can occur as a result of the inside of the transparent part of the wall. In addition, the function of the mask may be affected in that neighboring parts of the display means or adjacent refractive elements receive light from an unintended light source.
In an advantageous embodiment of the domestic appliance in accordance with the invention, a diaphragm is installed between the mask and part of the wall.
The light emitted by the light source may be reflected by the mask. In this case, this reflected light can be projected onto the diffuser, whereby the illuminated diffuser segment can exceed the desired segment size of the display means. This aspect of mask reflection results in blurring of image boundaries provided by the display means. The light emitted by the light source can also be refracted by part of the wall and cause scattering. Refraction and scattering in a part of a wall increases with an increase in the angle of incidence of light entering a part of a wall. Using a diaphragm can mitigate these effects. The shape of the diaphragm will be projected or enlarged on the scattering layer on part of the wall, for example, outside the body of the product. When a converging refractive element is used in combination with a diaphragm, the projected shape of the diaphragm can also be reduced after being projected onto the diffuser layer to avoid overlapping characters or to obtain a higher resolution of the displayed characters.
In an advantageous embodiment of the household appliance in accordance with the invention, the diaphragm comprises a foil attached to a part of the wall.
The foil may contain segments and characters printed on the foil. Such a printed foil can easily be attached, for example, with glue, to the mask side of a part of the wall, for example, inside the body of the product.
In an advantageous embodiment of the household appliance in accordance with the invention, the diaphragm is printed on the surface of the mask side of the wall portion.
An effective way to create a household appliance comprises the stage at which the diaphragm is printed or spray-painted on the mask side of a part of the wall, for example, inside the product body.
In an advantageous embodiment of the household appliance in accordance with the invention, the diaphragm is included in the mask.
The applied mask contains openings to allow light emitted by the light source to fall on part of the wall. By reducing the size of the holes in the mask, it can be obtained that the light emitted by the light source is projected onto the diffuser in the desired shape. The shape of the holes of the mask can be determined to obtain the desired shape for the projection of the emitted light on the diffuser.
In an advantageous embodiment of the household appliance in accordance with the invention, the mask has inclined surfaces to reflect light emitted by the light source from the transparent wall.
The light emitted by the light source and incident on the surface of the mask side of the transparent part of the wall may be reflected on the surface of the mask side of the transparent part of the wall if the incidence angle deviates significantly from the right angle. In addition, the light entering the transparent part of the wall at an angle significantly different from the right angle can be refracted inside the transparent part of the wall. These phenomena can cause blurring of the boundaries of the image provided by the diffuser. By providing masks with sloping surfaces, these effects can be mitigated. The sides of the mask openings can be chamfered so that the light emitted by the light source and reflected on the chamfer of the mask opening is reflected from the transparent part of the wall. If the chamfer or inclined surface is absent, such light will fall on the surface of the transparent part of the wall at an unfavorable angle, causing reflection, refraction, scattering and, ultimately, a blurry image provided by the display means.
In an advantageous embodiment of the household appliance in accordance with the invention, the mask has light absorption properties.
As explained in the document above, it is advantageous to project the light emitted by the light source perpendicularly enough to the surface of the transparent part of the wall to avoid reflections, refractions, scattering, and ultimately the blurry image provided by the display means. The light that is reflected by the sides of the mask openings may not be projected sufficiently perpendicular to the surface of the transparent part of the wall. By providing light absorption properties, these reflections can be largely avoided.
The invention can advantageously be applied in an awakening system.
The requirements that must be met by the awakening system include structural integrity and compactness, as explained in the document above. By providing an expanded degree of design freedom, the invention weakens the set of opposing requirements, the system of which is also part of the invention.
In an advantageous embodiment of the invention, a part of the wall is part of the main body of the device, and the scattering layer completely covers the entire outer surface of the main body.
If the scattering layer completely covers the entire outer surface of the main body, the display can be fully integrated into the product body and into the product body design.
Figure 1 is a schematic side view of a known device.
Figure 2 is a schematic side view of a household appliance in accordance with the invention.
Figure 3 is a schematic side view of a household appliance in accordance with the invention.
4 is a schematic side view of a household appliance in accordance with the invention.
5 is a schematic side view of a household appliance in accordance with the invention.
6 is a schematic side view of a household appliance in accordance with the invention.
In this description, identical or corresponding parts, portions or components have identical or corresponding reference numbers. The description shows exemplary embodiments that serve merely as an illustration. Exemplary embodiments should not be construed in a limiting manner in any way.
Figure 1 schematically shows a side sectional view of a known display 20 installed in a housing 6 of a household appliance 1. Housing 6 comprises a wall portion 8 having a recess 18. The display 20 is mounted or provided in the recess 18. The display 20 includes a display cover 14, having dimensions corresponding to the dimensions of the recess 18, to enable installation of the display 20 in the housing 6 of the product. The display 20 comprises a display mask or mask 2, light sources 10 and diffusers 4. The light sources 10 may be, for example, light emitting diodes (LEDs). The light sources 10 are mounted on the panel 12. The diffusers 4 have diffuser surfaces 16 for diffusing the light 22 emitted from the light sources 10. Diffusers 4 cover and protect the display cover 14. The display 20 is of a type that may generally be available as a “shelf” product. Such individual displays may be available in a range of standard sizes, colors and styles. The preferred method of mounting or installing such a separate component or display 20 in the product body 6 may be such that the product surface 24 and the surface 26 of the display cover 14 are positioned at the same level after installing the display 20 in the body 6. With this installation method, a smooth surface is obtained.
The installation of such standard displays in the product body may result in a difference in level between the product surface 24 and the diffuser surface 16. This level difference is indicated by a distance of 30 in FIG. Depth will be observed or perceived when looking at the information provided by the display 20, since the light emitted by the light sources 10 is scattered on the surface 16. This perceived level difference is an interruption of the smooth surface of the product. In addition, the display 20 typically has a color that is different from the color of the product body 6. If the display cover 14 is transparent and the product body 6 is opaque, the transition between the display 20 and the product surface 24 may be noticeable. Such a noticeable transition is detrimental to the integrity of the product design.
Product design may include a radius of curvature 28, which may be interrupted near the position where the display is mounted. Such tears are perceived as a violation of the elegant and smooth appearance of the product. Since such violations of the appearance of the product should be avoided, the installation of a standard and separate display constitutes a restriction on design freedom.
Figure 2 shows a side view of an embodiment of a household appliance 1 in accordance with the invention. The household appliance has a display means 20. The appliance 20 is provided with a wall or a housing 6. The wall 6 has a transparent integral part 8 of the wall. 2, the transparent part of the wall is schematically indicated by dashed lines 36. It represents the integral part in the sense that it is part of the product structure, for example, in the case where the product body is a monolithic or monocoque structure, such an integral part is composed of a monolithic or monocoque structure, respectively . The display means 10 includes a diffuser 4 for diffusing the light emitted from the light sources 10. In this embodiment, the diffused light 22 is emitted on or near the surface 24 of the transparent portion 8 of the wall of the body 6 of the article. The mask 2 is placed as an opaque border or pattern between and around the light sources 10 to allow predetermined parts of the diffuser 4 to be exposed to the right light source and to prevent crosstalk between nearby display units 38 and 40, each display unit 38 and 40 having its own individual source 10 light. Thus, the mask 2 prevents the diffuser 22 belonging to the display unit 40 from being illuminated when only the light source 10 of the display unit 38 is turned on, and vice versa.
In the embodiment of FIG. 2, the applied scattering layer 32 is a coating layer 34. Therefore, the display means 20 can smoothly combine in the color provided for the housing 6 of the device 1. The diffusion layer 32 provided for the surface 24 of the housing 6 is present without any changes in any radius of curvature of the product. This continuity of curvature emphasizes the thoughtful and sophisticated design of the product. The display 20 displays information in the form of light 22 that appears on the surface 24 of the product 1. When observing a household appliance 1, the user, schematically depicted as an “eye” 100, perceives information that is displayed as directly tangible, tangible or tangible, and as clearly located on the surface 24 of the housing 6 of the household appliance 1. The curvature of the display means 20 is consistent with the curvature of the household appliance 1 and is a smooth extension of it. Therefore, the display means in accordance with the invention realizes an aesthetic effect that is beneficially combined into a sleek design of the product. In figure 2, the device 1 has a convex surface 24, similar to the exterior of the sphere, that is, the surface or boundary, which bends or protrudes outward towards the user 100. However, it is possible that the surface 24 is concave and that part of the wall has a significant thickness . In this design, it is advantageous to use refractive elements 40 (FIG. 3). Such refractive elements 40 can be used to reduce the image or character displayed on the surface 24 in order to avoid overlapping between the characters.
Figure 3 schematically shows an embodiment of a display unit 38 of the display means 20 of the household appliance 1 in accordance with the invention. Block 38 has a mask 2 and a light source 10, which emits light 42 in the direction of the transparent integral part 8 of the wall of the household appliance. The display unit 38 has a refractive element 40, such as a lens. The refractive element 40 is attached to the transparent integral part 8 of the wall. The refractive element 40, for example a lens, can be a separate element, or it can be included in the transparent part 8. In the first case, the separation between the lens 40 and the wall part 8 is indicated by the dashed line 46. In the latter case, the refractive element 40 can be formed in one (press ) form together with the wall or case 6 of the device 1, and no additional parts should be added to provide the lens 40. The lens 40 refracts the light 42 into a beam of light 44 that propagates through the transparent part 8 of the wall. After refraction, the light 44 will be collected in beams so that a predetermined area 48 of the diffuser 4 is illuminated. The lens 40 can be designed so that the light 46 is emitted substantially perpendicular to the irradiated area 48 of the diffuser 4. The design strategies for performing such irradiation are generally known. for example, ray tracing.
Figure 4 schematically shows an embodiment of a display unit 38 of the display means 20 of the household appliance 1 in accordance with the invention. The diaphragm 52 is positioned between the mask 2 and the transparent part 8 of the wall. The transparent wall portion 8 is an integral part of the housing 6 of the household appliance 1 located in the same way as in the previously described embodiments. Block 38 has a light source 10 that emits light 42 towards the transparent integral part 8 of the wall of the household appliance 1. An external light beam 43 falls on the edge 51 of the diaphragm 52 at an angle of incidence 53 with a normal of 50 to the surface of the mask side, that is, the inner surface 8a, the transparent part 8 of the wall. By refraction, a diverging beam of light 44 is formed inside the wall portion 8. The light beam 44 irradiates the diffuser 4, and the diffuser emits light 22 over the irradiated region 48. The size of the irradiated region will be larger than the size of the hole 48a in the diaphragm 52 between the edges 51. The shape of the hole in the diaphragm is projected or enlarged on the diffuser 4 on the outside of the housing 6. Aperture 52 household appliance 1 may comprise a foil 51 having printing segments or symbols in the form of holes 48a of a predetermined shape. As illustrated in accordance with FIG. 4, the shape of the aperture opening 48a is projected onto the irradiated areas 48 into a displayed symbol or part of a symbol. The shape of the opening in the diaphragm 48a can be determined according to known methods to obtain the desired shape of the characters displayed by the display unit 38. Alternatively, the diaphragm may be printed on the mask side surface 8a of the transparent wall portion 8. The wall portion 8 can be varnished on the side of the diffuser, that is, the outer side 8b of the wall portion 8 to provide the diffuser 4 for the transparent wall portion 8. Alternatively, the diaphragm 52 may be included in the mask, for example, by reducing the size 82 (see FIG. 5) of the cross section of the mask openings to achieve a predetermined shape, where the mask touches the mask side 8a of the transparent wall portion 8. Advantageously, the above-described functionality of the foil 51 (FIG. 4) can be introduced into the inner housing 1051, as will be explained below in FIG. 6.
5 schematically shows an embodiment of a household appliance 1 and a display means 20 in accordance with the invention. A diffuser 4 is provided on the outer side 8b of the integral part 8 of the wall of the housing 6 of the household appliance 1. A mask 2 having inclined surfaces 54 is provided on the inner side 8a of the wall part 8. The inclined surfaces 54 reflect the light emitted by the light source 10, away from the transparent part 8 of the wall. Light that is reflected to the side is indicated by arrow 56. A ray of light 58 emitted by the light source 10 is reflected near the transition 60 of one of the inclined surfaces 54 to the surface 62 of the mask opening 83. The surface 62 is oriented perpendicular to the mask side surface 8a in the wall portion 8. The reflection 64 of the beam 58 is incident on the integral part 8 of the wall and will be refracted into the beam 66, which propagates through the transparent material of the part 8 of the wall. Beam 66 is scattered in the diffuser 4. Beam 58 is an extreme reflected beam reaching the transparent part 8 of the wall. A beam that hits the inclined surface 54 at a position below the transition 60 will be reflected away from the transparent wall portion 8 like a beam 56. The diaphragm 51 is provided and has effects, as described in the document above in FIG. 4. The light source 10 is positioned on the center line 78 of the mask opening 83. The reflection 64 falls at a distance of 70 from the center line 78. The refracted beam 66 is scattered at a distance of 68 from the position where the beam 64 falls, that is, near the edge 51a of the diaphragm 51. As a result, the transition 60 is projected onto the projection distance 80. The projection distance 80 is the sum the distance 68 and the distance 70. The projection distance 80 is a function of the height 72 and the angle 74 of the inclined surface 54, the thickness of the mask 76 and the distance 82. By properly specifying the dimensions of the inclined surfaces 54, the sizes of the irradiated scattering region can be determined 4 and the shape of the display symbols, for example, ray tracing techniques. At the top of the beam 64, the light emitted by the light source 10 propagates directly from the light source 10 to the edge 51a of the diaphragm 51. The directly distributed light has an incidence angle that is smaller than the angle of incidence of the beam 64. Therefore, projection of the directly propagated light will be closer to the central lines 78 than beam 66. It is also possible to use a combination of the above technical characteristics, such as any combination of a refractive element, an inclined surface, and a diaphragm.
In order to avoid reflections on the side walls 62 of the mask 2, the mask 2 may be provided with light absorption properties in any embodiment of the invention. By way of example, this is illustrated by an embodiment schematically depicted in FIG. 5. Beam 58 is at least partially absorbed, because walls 62 are provided with light absorption properties. The portion of the beam 58 that is reflected forms a reflected beam 64. The reflected beam 64 has an intensity that is lower than the light intensity that propagates directly from the light source to the mask side 8a. Reducing the intensity of the reflected rays can be useful to obtain the sharpness of the displayed characters and to avoid blurry images.
6 schematically shows an embodiment of a display unit 38 of a display means 20 of a household appliance 1 in accordance with the invention. The diaphragm 52 is positioned between the mask 2 and the transparent part 8 of the wall. The transparent part 8 of the wall is an integral part of the outer casing 6 of the household appliance 1, located in the same way as in the previously described embodiment, schematically depicted in figure 4. Block 38 has several light sources 10 that emit light 42 towards the transparent integral part 8 of the wall of the household appliance 1. In the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the appliance 1 has an inner housing 1051. The inner housing 1051 forms a diaphragm 52 of the household appliance 1, that is, the functionality of the foil 51 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 is now included in the inner case 1051. The introduction of the diaphragm into the inner case 1051 of the device 1 brings the advantage of the ability to add characters and segments to the inside the case, for example, by means of a laser or directly into the mold to create the inner case 1051. In the case of the foil 51 according to the embodiment of FIG. 4, the color of the foil should preferably correspond to the color of the other visible parts of the device 1. Part of the device 1, where the foil is used 51 of FIG. 4 should not preferably be distinguishable from the rest of the device 1 in order to maintain a smooth and graceful appearance of the device 1. By including the diaphragm function in the inner case 1051, the foil 51 can be removed by th avoided arising from a possible difference foil color on the surface of the appliance near the display.
Using the inner housing 1051 as the diaphragm 52 of the display, it is avoided that such a display protrudes from the inner housing 1051, since the diaphragm 52 and the inner housing 1051 are the same part, that is, there is no hard transition between the inner housing 1051 and the diaphragm 52. If a separate diaphragm is used, it may happen that due to differences in tolerances, the display or its separate diaphragm protrudes from the inner case 1051. This can cause interfering visible reflection, shading, and the like, which affect t on smooth appearance appliance 1. A special embodiment of the domestic appliance according to the invention contains a portion of the inner housing 1051 of the device 1.
Although the invention has been illustrated and described in detail in the drawings and in the foregoing description, such illustration and description should be considered illustrative or exemplary, and not restrictive; the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. For example, it is possible to use the invention in an embodiment in which a combination of the above technical characteristics is applied, such as any combination of a refractive element, an inclined surface and a diaphragm. The diaphragm may be withdrawn to obtain a vague or fuzzy shape of the displayed characters to emphasize the desired style or trend.
Other varieties of the disclosed embodiments may be understood and put into action by those skilled in the art during the practice of the claimed invention, based on a study of the drawings, the disclosure of the invention and the attached claims. In the claims, the term “comprising” does not exclude other elements or steps, and the use of the singular (articles “a” or “an”) does not exclude plurals. A single display unit can perform the functions of several elements set forth in the claims. The simple fact that some measures are set out in mutually different dependent claims does not indicate that a combination of these measures cannot be used for good. Any reference characters in the claims should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention.
1. A household appliance (1) having a housing and display means, in which
the housing has an integral part (8) of the wall, and at the same time
the display means comprises a light source (10), a mask (2) and a diffuser (4) for diffusing the light emitted by the light source (10),
characterized in that the integral part (8) of the wall of the housing of the household appliance (1) is translucent or transparent to light from a light source and is positioned between the diffuser (4) and the mask (2), while the integral part (8) of the wall has an inner surface, directed towards the mask (2) and an external surface directed towards the diffuser (4), the diffuser (4) comprising a diffusing layer (32) provided on the outer surface of the integral part (8) of the wall and in which a diaphragm (52) is located between the mask (2) and part (8) of the wall.
2. A household appliance according to claim 1, wherein the scattering layer (32) is a coating layer.
3. A household appliance according to claim 1, in which one or more refraction elements (40) are provided on the inner surface of the wall portion (8).
4. A household appliance according to claim 3, wherein said one or more refractive elements (40) provided on the inner surface of the wall portion (8) are integrally formed with the wall portion (8).
5. A household appliance according to claim 3, in which one or more refractive elements (40) are arranged to propagate the light emitted by the light source into the beam that is transmitted by the wall part (8), the beam being perpendicular to the diffuser (4).
6. A household appliance according to claim 1, in which the mask (2) is located opposite the part (8) of the wall.
7. A household appliance according to claim 1, in which the diaphragm (52) comprises a foil (51) attached to the wall portion (8).
8. A household appliance according to claim 7, in which the foil (51) has printing segments or symbols.
9. A household appliance according to claim 1, in which the diaphragm (52) is printed on the inner surface (8a) of the wall portion (8).
10. A household appliance according to claim 1, in which the diaphragm (52) is included in the mask (2).
11. A household appliance according to claim 1, in which the mask (2) has inclined surfaces (54) to reflect the light emitted by the light source (10), away from the wall part (8).
12. A household appliance according to claim 1, wherein the mask (2) has light absorption properties.
13. A household appliance according to claim 1, wherein the household appliance is an awakening system to wake a person by increasing light intensity.
14. The household appliance according to claim 1, in which the part of the wall is part of the main body of the device and in which the scattering layer completely covers the entire outer surface of the main body.
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