Control panel for an electronic device

摘要

A control panel for a household appliance comprises a sensor array capable of sensing a location along the sensor array of a human finger proximate to the sensor array. A channel on the control panel defines a guide path in register with at least a portion of the sensor array and is sized to receive a portion of a human finger. The channel and the sensor array collectively form a mode selector whereby the channel guides a finger of a user along the sensor array, and the sensed location of the finger along the sensor array is used as an indication of a selection by the user of a mode of operation for the appliance.