Electrical Assembly for Selectively Operating a Household Appliance in a Demonstration Mode or a Standard Mode
First Claim
1. An electrical assembly including a household appliance selectively operable in a demonstration mode or a standard mode, and a power supply device, external to said household appliance adapted to deliver electric power to said household appliance;
- said household appliance comprising a logic unit adapted to control electrical and/or electronic components of the household appliance, and to cause said household appliance to perform a standard mode or a demonstration mode; and
a power supply circuit adapted to be connected to said power supply device or directly to the supply mains, in order to energize said logic unit and said other electrical and/or electronic components of the household appliance,wherein;
said household appliance further comprises a detection device adapted to detect if said power supply circuit is connected to said power supply device and to detect if the power supply circuit is connected directly to the supply mains,said logic unit is configured to enable the performing of said demonstration mode if said detection device detects that said power supply circuit is connected to said power supply device, and to enable the performing of said standard mode if said detection device detects that said power supply circuit is connected directly to the supply mains.
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Abstract
An electrical assembly is provided for selectively operating a household appliance in a demonstration mode or a standard mode. A logic unit (2) is adapted to control the electrical and/or electronic components of the household appliance (1), and to make the household appliance (1) to-perform a standard mode or a demonstration mode. A power supply device (5), external to the household appliance (1), is adapted to deliver electric power to the household appliance (1). The household appliance (1) comprises a power supply circuit (3) adapted to be connected to the power supply device (5) or directly to the supply mains (4), in order to energize the logic unit (2) and the other electrical and/or electronic components of the household appliance (1). The household appliance (1) further comprises a detection device (9) adapted to detect if the power supply circuit (3) is connected to the power supply device (5) or directly to the supply mains (4), The logic unit (2) is configured to enable the performing of the demonstration mode if the detection device (9) detects that the power supply circuit (3) is connected to the power supply device (5), and to enable the performing of the standard mode if the detection device (9) detects that the power supply circuit (3) is connected directly to the supply mains (4).
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20 Claims
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1. An electrical assembly including a household appliance selectively operable in a demonstration mode or a standard mode, and a power supply device, external to said household appliance adapted to deliver electric power to said household appliance;
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said household appliance comprising a logic unit adapted to control electrical and/or electronic components of the household appliance, and to cause said household appliance to perform a standard mode or a demonstration mode; and
a power supply circuit adapted to be connected to said power supply device or directly to the supply mains, in order to energize said logic unit and said other electrical and/or electronic components of the household appliance,wherein; said household appliance further comprises a detection device adapted to detect if said power supply circuit is connected to said power supply device and to detect if the power supply circuit is connected directly to the supply mains, said logic unit is configured to enable the performing of said demonstration mode if said detection device detects that said power supply circuit is connected to said power supply device, and to enable the performing of said standard mode if said detection device detects that said power supply circuit is connected directly to the supply mains. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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14. A household appliance comprising:
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a logic unit adapted to control the electrical and/or electronic components of the household appliance, and to cause said household appliance to perform both a standard mode and a demonstration mode; a power supply circuit adapted to be connected directly to the supply means or to a power supply device in order to energize said logic unit and said other electrical and/or electronic components of the household appliance; and a detection device adapted to detect if said power supply circuit is connected to said power supply device and to detect if the power supply circuit is connected directly to the supply mains, wherein said logic unit is configured to enable the performing of said demonstration mode if said detection device detects that said power supply circuit is connected to said power supply device, and to enable the performing of said standard mode if said detection device detects that said power supply circuit is connected directly to the supply mains.
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15. A method for selectively operating a household appliance in a demonstration mode or a standard mode, comprising:
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a) connecting said household appliance directly to the supply mains or to a power supply device, external to said household appliance, adapted to deliver electric power to said household appliance; b) detecting which of said power supply device or directly to the supply mains said household appliance is connected; and c) enabling the performing of a demonstration mode if said household appliance is connected to said power supply device, or the performing of a standard mode if said household appliance is connected directly to said supply mains.
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