Appliance using colored material for appearance of desired color light on user interface

摘要

The present invention provides a cooktop appliance with features for correcting the color of light passing through the cooking surface such that the light appears a desired to a user of the cooktop appliance. More specifically, a colored translucent ink may be applied to a light transmissive layer of a user interface assembly such that light passing through the ink and the cooking surface appears a desired color to the user.

主权项

1. A user interface assembly for a cooktop appliance, comprising:
a cooking panel comprising a transparent material having a first color; a first printed circuit board spaced apart from the cooking panel, the first printed circuit board comprising a light source; a second printed circuit board disposed between the cooking panel and the first printed circuit board; and a light transmissive layer disposed between the cooking panel and the light source, the light transmissive layer comprising
a support substrate having a first surface facing the cooking panel and a second surface facing the light source, anda colored ink covering at least a portion of the support substrate, the colored ink having a second color configured such that light from the light source passing through the colored ink and the cooking panel appears a desired color to a user of the user interface assembly.