Household appliance

• US 20080236563A1
• Filed: 03/28/2008
• Published: 10/02/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH (Robert Bosch GmbH)
• Original Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerã¤Te GmbH (Robert Bosch GmbH)
• Inventors: Wilsdorf, Gerd
• Granted Patent: US 8,003,923 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 126/273R
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 15/4257 Details of the loading door
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 15/4293 Arrangements for programme selection, e.g. control panels; Indication of the selected programme, programme progress or other parameters of the programme, e.g. by using display panels
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 2101/12 Washing temperature
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 2105/58 Indications or alarms to the control system or to the user
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 34/32 characterised by graphical features, e.g. touchscreens
• CPC Class Codes: F24C 15/02 Doors specially adapted for stoves or ranges
• CPC Class Codes: F24C 15/024 Handles
• CPC Class Codes: F24C 7/082 on ranges, e.g. control panels, illumination
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/33 being semiconductor devices, e.g. diodes

Abstract

A domestic appliance device with a light signal unit, a control unit, which is designed to interact with the light signal unit for outputting information by means of a light signal, and a carrier unit for supporting the light signal unit.

Claims

1-15. -15. (canceled)

16. A domestic appliance comprising:

a light signal that is raised up from a visible surface of the domestic appliance and that outputs information using light;

a controller that controls the light signal; and

a carrier that supports the light signal.

17. The domestic appliance of claim 16, wherein the carrier includes an actuator.

18. The domestic appliance of claim 17, wherein the actuator actuates a door of the domestic appliance.

19. The domestic appliance of claim 16, wherein the carrier is raised up from a surface of the domestic appliance.

20. The domestic appliance of claim 16, wherein the carrier comprises a grip.

21. The domestic appliance of claim 20, wherein the grip comprises an elongated base element.

22. The domestic appliance of claim 16, further comprising a chassis defining a functional space and wherein the carrier includes a subarea that supports the light signal in front of the functional space.

23. The domestic appliance of claim 16, further comprising a wireless transmitter for communicating between the light signal and a chassis of the domestic appliance.

24. The domestic appliance of claim 16, wherein the information includes a variable of the domestic appliance.

25. The domestic appliance of claim 24, wherein the light signal includes a display with a signal section, and wherein the controller controls a variable extent of the signal section in accordance with a characteristic value of the variable of the domestic appliance.

26. A domestic appliance of claim 16, wherein the carrier comprises a grip and the light signal includes a display that extends in a longitudinal direction of the grip.

27. The domestic appliance of claim 16, wherein the light signal comprises a light emitting diode.

28. The domestic appliance of claim 16, wherein the light signal comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes

29. The domestic appliance of claim 16, further comprising an operator interface supported by the carrier.

30. The domestic appliance of claim 29, wherein the operator interface comprises a touch-sensitive input area.