OPERATING DEVICE AND ELECTRIC APPLIANCE WITH SUCH AN OPERATING DEVICE
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1. An operating device for an electric appliance, wherein said operating device comprises:
- operating elements and a display panel for a user to read off information or to operate said electric appliance with said operating elements,wherein said display panel comprises an LCD display covering substantially a whole area of said display panel and,wherein said LCD display comprises several separate active areas, wherein behind said LCD display a transparent flat material or foil is provided with a front surface and a back surface as a picture carrier having several separate pictures, icons or symbols on one of said surfaces, wherein behind said transparent picture carrier a backlight device is provided for shining through said picture carrier and said LCD display.
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An operating device for an electric appliance has a display panel for a user to read off information and to operate the electric appliance with operating elements, wherein the display panel has an LCD display covering substantially the area of the display panel. The LCD display has several separate active areas, wherein behind the LCD display a transparent flat material or foil is provided as a picture carrier having several separate pictures on one of its surfaces. Behind the transparent picture carrier a backlight device is provided for lighting through the picture carrier and the LCD display.
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1. An operating device for an electric appliance, wherein said operating device comprises:
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operating elements and a display panel for a user to read off information or to operate said electric appliance with said operating elements, wherein said display panel comprises an LCD display covering substantially a whole area of said display panel and, wherein said LCD display comprises several separate active areas, wherein behind said LCD display a transparent flat material or foil is provided with a front surface and a back surface as a picture carrier having several separate pictures, icons or symbols on one of said surfaces, wherein behind said transparent picture carrier a backlight device is provided for shining through said picture carrier and said LCD display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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