LIGHTING DEVICE ON A LAUNDRY APPLIANCE Russian patent published in 2016 - IPC D06F39/14 

FIELD: household appliances.

SUBSTANCE: to illuminate structure (5) with informational content on components (3, 20) of a filling opening in a laundry appliance, particularly a washing machine or a washer/dryer, components (3, 20), which are made of a transparent or translucent material, have pot-shaped laundry deflector (20) and window cover (3) lying at least approximately flush with front face (1) of the laundry appliance. Components (3, 20) bear lettering (4, 16) or a symbol. Light-emitting elements (6, 17) are arranged opposite lateral edge faces (10, 15) of at least one of components (3, 20), light beams (9, 19) emitted by said elements is being directed onto the edge faces (10, 15). Lettering (4, 16) or the symbol consists of three-dimensional structure (5) in the material with an at least microscopically small extension into the material.

EFFECT: to specify a structural illumination in which a lower number of light sources is adequate, one of components (3), which is located at least approximately flush with front face (1) of the laundry appliance and which is provided with structure (5, 16), has light-conducting element (13) extending inwards away from the flush line, light inlet area (15) of which element extends as an edge face to other component (20) and is guided into the radiation range of light-emitting element (17).

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