Electrically operated appliance controls and methods of making the same
First Claim
1. In an electrically operated appliance control comprising an electrically operated device for providing two different functions of said device, an electrically operated visual display unit, and a manually operated selector means electrically interconnected to said device and said unit for selecting a desired function of said device and for setting said device to provide that selected function in a desired set manner thereof as being indicated on said display unit by such operation of said selector means, the improvement wherein said selector means comprises a manually operated movable selector member which when moved in one direction a certain amount from an off position thereof to a first position thereof selects one of said functions and then sets said device to provide that selected function in a desired manner as being indicated on said display unit as said selector member is being further moved in said one direction from said first position thereof and which when moved in the other direction a certain amount from said off position thereof to a second position thereof selects the other of said functions and then sets said device to provide that selected function in a desired manner as being indicated on said display unit as said selector member is being further moved in said other direction from said second position thereof.
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Abstract
Electrically operated appliance controls and methods of making the same are provided, one control comprising an electrically operated device for providing two different functions of the device, an electrically operated visual display unit, and a manually operated selector unit electrically interconnected to the device and the display unit for selecting a desired function of the device and for setting the device to provide that selected function in a desired set manner thereof as being indicated on the display unit by such operation of the selector unit. The selector unit has a manually operated start actuator which when actuated will cause the device to begin to produce the selected function thereof and in that selected set manner thereof. The selector unit comprises a manually operated movable selector member which when moved in one direction a certain amount from an off position thereof selects one of the functions and then sets the device to provide that selected function in a desired manner as being indicated on the display unit as the selector member is being moved in the one direction and which when moved in the other direction a certain amount from the off position thereof selects the other of the functions and then sets the device to provide that selected function in a desired manner as being indicated on the display unit as the selector member is being moved in the other direction.
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22 Claims
- 1. In an electrically operated appliance control comprising an electrically operated device for providing two different functions of said device, an electrically operated visual display unit, and a manually operated selector means electrically interconnected to said device and said unit for selecting a desired function of said device and for setting said device to provide that selected function in a desired set manner thereof as being indicated on said display unit by such operation of said selector means, the improvement wherein said selector means comprises a manually operated movable selector member which when moved in one direction a certain amount from an off position thereof to a first position thereof selects one of said functions and then sets said device to provide that selected function in a desired manner as being indicated on said display unit as said selector member is being further moved in said one direction from said first position thereof and which when moved in the other direction a certain amount from said off position thereof to a second position thereof selects the other of said functions and then sets said device to provide that selected function in a desired manner as being indicated on said display unit as said selector member is being further moved in said other direction from said second position thereof.
- 11. In an electrically operated applicance control comprising an electrically operated device for providing various modes of operation thereof, an electrically operated visual display unit, and a manually operated selector means electrically interconnected to said device and said unit for selecting a desired mode of operation of said device and for setting said device to provide that selected mode in a desired set manner thereof as being indicated on said display unit by such operation of said selector means, the improvement wherein said selector means comprises a manually movable selector member which when moved in one direction a certain amount from an off position thereof to a first position thereof first selects one of said modes of operation and then sets said device to provide that selected mode of operation in a desired manner thereof as being indicated on said display unit as said selector member is being further moved in said one direction from said first position thereof to a certain second position thereof and which when moved in said one direction to said second position thereof selects another mode of operation thereof and then sets said device to provide that other selected mode of operation in a desired manner as being indicated on said display unit as said selector member is being further moved in said one direction beyond said second position thereof.
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21. In a method of making an electrically operated appliance control comprising the steps of forming an electrically operated device for providing two different functions of said device, forming an electrically operated visual display unit, forming a manually operated selector means, and electrically interconnecting said selector means to said device and said unit for selecting a desired function of said device and for setting said device to provide that selected function in a desired set manner thereof as being indicated on said display unit by such operation of said selector means, the improvement comprising the steps of forming said selector means to comprise a manually operated movable selector member which when moved in one direction a certain amount from an off position thereof to a first position thereof selects one of said functions and then sets said device to provide that selected function in a desired manner as being indicated on said display unit as said selector member is being further moved in said one direction and which when moved in the other direction a certain amount from said off position thereof to a second position thereof selects the other of said functions and then sets said device to provide that selected function in a desired manner as being indicated on said display unit as said selector member is being further moved in said other direction from said second position thereof.
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22. In a method of making an electrically operated appliance control comprising the steps of forming an electrically operated device for providing various modes of operation thereof, forming an electrically operated visual display unit, forming a manually operated selector means, and electrically interconnecting said selector means to said device and said unit for selecting a desired mode of operation of said device and for setting said device to provide that selected mode in a desired set manner thereof as being indicated on said display unit by such operation of said selector means, the improvement comprising the step of forming said selector means to comprise a manually movable selector member which when moved in one direction a certain amount from an off position thereof to a first position thereof first selects one of said modes of operation and then sets said device to provide that selected mode of operation in a desired manner thereof as being indicated on said display unit as said selector member is being further moved in said one direction from said first position thereof to a certain second position thereof and which when moved in said one direction to said second position thereof selects another mode of operation thereof and then sets said device to provide that other selected mode of operation in a desired manner as being indicated on said display unit as said selector member is being further moved in said one direction beyond said second position thereof.
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