Electrical appliance
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Abstract
A device 15, 2 to 6 and 10 to 14 for controlling appliance functions and for communicating with a user need not stay switched on during the entire operating time. These mostly include optical indicating means 10 to 14 whose lifetime can be increased if a motion detector 19 is arranged on the household appliance and is operatively connected to the device 15 for controlling and/or the device 2 to 6, 10 to 14 for communicating and if the device 10 to 14 for communicating can only be switched to active on receiving a signal from the motion detector 19.
28 Citations
31 Claims
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12. An electrical household appliance comprising:
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a control device for controlling appliance functions;
an operating device for inputting commands for controlling appliance functions by an operator;
a display device for outputting program parameters relating to the appliance functions to a user; and
a motion detector being operatively connected to the control device and to at least one of the operating device, the display device, and at least one of the operating device and the display device being switched to active on receiving a signal from the motion detector. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An electrical household appliance comprising:
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a control unit controlling functions of the appliance;
an input unit electrically connected to the control unit and receiving commands for controlling functions of the appliance from an operator;
a display unit electrically connected to the control unit and having a lighted display displaying operating characteristics of the appliance, the display unit having an active condition, in which in which the lighted display is turned on, and an inactive state, in which the lighted display is turned off; and
a motion detector electrically connected to the display unit, the motion detector providing a signal in response to detecting motion and the display unit being switched from the inactive condition to the active condition in response to receiving the signal from the motion detector. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for activating a display device for an electrical household appliance comprising a control unit, an input unit, and a motion detector, the display unit including a lighted display and having an active condition, in which in which the lighted display is turned on, and an inactive condition, in which the lighted display is turned off, the method comprising the acts of:
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controlling functions of the appliance with the control unit;
receiving input commands from an operator with the input unit;
sensing the presence of an operator with the motion detector in a spatial area near the appliance;
providing a signal with the motion detector in response to sensing the presence of the operator;
switching the lighted display from the inactive condition to the active condition in response to the display unit receiving the signal from the motion detector. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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