Control panel for a welding-type apparatus
US7411154B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 24, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09F9/35
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A welding-type apparatus has a control panel with enhanced viewability. The control panel may include LEDs, backlit LCDs, and other light-emitting indicators whose viewability by a user is enhanced when the control panel is subjected to relatively intense ambient light, such as direct sunlight. The control panel includes light reflecting, light refracting, light filtering, and/or light absorbing components to enhance the intensity of the light emitted by the light-emitting indicators relative to ambient light incident thereon.
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