Electric device comprising a cover plate with an illuminating function

摘要

The appliance has a cover plate (120) surrounding a control button (131), which is accessible to a user for activating a mechanism such as switch mechanism, of the appliance, where the cover plate is in the form of frame. An illuminating unit (200) embarked on the cover plate and illuminates a peripheral edge (120A) of the cover plate. The illuminating unit has an optical guide (210) for guiding light flow emitted by a light source.