Domestic appliance
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Abstract
A domestic appliance containing a utility space, a door for closing off the space, a door handle, and an electrical control circuit. The utility space including an illumination device for illuminating the utility space when the door handle capacitance is changed by coming in contact with human touch.
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20 Claims
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1-10. -10 (canceled)
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11. A domestic appliance, comprising:
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an appliance body including a utility space formed therein;
an illumination device for illuminating said utility space;
a door for closing off said utility space;
a contact element;
an electric control circuit for automatically switching on said illumination device as a function of human touch on said contact element;
said contact element formed as a capacitor body whose capacitance is altered by human touch;
said contact element having at least a portion formed of an electrically conductive material;
an electrically conductive path formed from said electrically conductive material of said contact element to said control circuit;
said control circuit sensing said capacitance of said contact element capacitor; and
said control circuit automatically switching on said illumination device as a function of said sensed capacitance of said contact element. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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