APPLIANCE WITH ILLUMINATION SOURCE ACTUATED BY TOUCH SENSITIVE WINDOW FRAME

摘要

An appliance with a treating chamber and an illumination source selectively actuable to illuminate at least a portion of the treating chamber may include a closure element, such as a door, with a window located on the closure element for viewing of the treating chamber through the window when the closure element closes the treating chamber. A frame for the window may include a touch switch operably coupled to the illumination source such that contact of the frame by a user actuates the touch switch and thereby the illumination source to illuminate at least a portion of the treating chamber.

主权项

1. An appliance conducting a useful cycle of operation on an article, the appliance comprising:
a treating chamber receiving the article and having an access opening; an illumination source selectively actuable to illuminate at least a portion of the treating chamber; a closure element selectively closing at least a portion of the access opening and comprising:
a window located on the closure element enabling viewing of the treating chamber through the window when the closure element closes the at least a portion of the access opening; anda frame at least partially surrounding the window and comprising a touch switch operably coupled to the illumination source such that contact of the frame by a user actuates the touch switch and thereby the illumination source to illuminate at least a portion of the treating chamber.