Operating device for an electrical appliance
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1. An operating device for an electrical appliance comprising:
- a control panel and an operating element arranged in said control panel for operation by rotary actuation, said operating element being mounted in a cup-like receptacle, wherein at least one additional touch-sensitive switch is arranged in a region of said control panel adjacent to said operating element or around said operating element, andwherein said touch-sensitive switch is a capacitive touch-sensitive switch with an electrically conductive capacitive sensor element,wherein an electrical supply lead is incorporated into said receptacle of said operating element as a connection to said touch-sensitive switch or said electrically conductive sensor element thereof, said receptacle being arranged behind said control panel and bearing at a rear end a switching device actuatable with said operating element by rotary actuation.
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Abstract
An operating device for an electrical appliance comprises a control panel and an operating element arranged in the control panel for operation by rotary actuation. The operating element is mounted in a cup-like receptacle, at least one additional touch-sensitive switch being arranged in a region of the control panel adjacent to or around the operating element. Advantageously, this is a capacitive touch-sensitive switch with a capacitive sensor element.
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1. An operating device for an electrical appliance comprising:
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a control panel and an operating element arranged in said control panel for operation by rotary actuation, said operating element being mounted in a cup-like receptacle, wherein at least one additional touch-sensitive switch is arranged in a region of said control panel adjacent to said operating element or around said operating element, and wherein said touch-sensitive switch is a capacitive touch-sensitive switch with an electrically conductive capacitive sensor element, wherein an electrical supply lead is incorporated into said receptacle of said operating element as a connection to said touch-sensitive switch or said electrically conductive sensor element thereof, said receptacle being arranged behind said control panel and bearing at a rear end a switching device actuatable with said operating element by rotary actuation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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