User interface, appliance of household or industrial type and arrangement of appliances

摘要

The present application in particular is directed to a user interface 1 for an appliance of household or industrial type. The user interface 1 comprises a display unit having a display area 2 with at least one of an active and passive display element 3, 4. The display unit is arranged underneath an at least partially transparent cover 5, at least one preferably elongate and bar shaped, transparent optical element 8 being arranged on the transparent cover 5 on a side averted from the display unit, covering at least partially the display area 2.