Operator control apparatus for an electrical household appliance
First Claim
1. An operator control apparatus for an electrical household appliance, comprising:
- an operator control panel arranged on a side of the operator control apparatus intended to face a user and said operator control panel having a surface being formed with at least one operator control area, said surface of said operator control panel being closed at said operator control area;
a connecting apparatus mounted to and permanently connected with said operator control panel said connecting apparatus having a face that is permanently connected onto a face of said operator control panel to be averted from the user; and
a functional assembly arranged on a side of the operator control panel to be averted from the user, said functional assembly being releasably attached to said connecting apparatus and thereby releasably connected to said operator control panel without play; and
said functional assembly having at least one touch- and/or proximity-sensitive touch-operated switch disposed in alignment and in correspondence with said at least one operator control area of said operator control panel, said at least one touch-operated switch including a sensor film, said functional assembly including a support having a planar face, said sensor film being mounted on said planar face with an adhesive film.
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Abstract
An operator control apparatus for an electrical household appliance has an operator control panel on that side of the operator control apparatus that faces a user and defines an operator control area. A functional assembly is arranged on that face of the operator control panel that is averted from the user. The functional assembly has touch- and/or proximity-sensitive touch-operated switch. The at least one touch-operated switch of the functional assembly is positioned so as to correspond to operator control area of the operator control panel. A connecting apparatus is permanently connected to the operator control panel and releasably connected to the functional assembly, or in the alternative it is permanently connected to the functional assembly while it is releasably connected to the operator control panel. In this way, the functional assembly is releasably attached to the operator control panel but without play.
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16 Claims
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1. An operator control apparatus for an electrical household appliance, comprising:
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an operator control panel arranged on a side of the operator control apparatus intended to face a user and said operator control panel having a surface being formed with at least one operator control area, said surface of said operator control panel being closed at said operator control area; a connecting apparatus mounted to and permanently connected with said operator control panel said connecting apparatus having a face that is permanently connected onto a face of said operator control panel to be averted from the user; and a functional assembly arranged on a side of the operator control panel to be averted from the user, said functional assembly being releasably attached to said connecting apparatus and thereby releasably connected to said operator control panel without play; and said functional assembly having at least one touch- and/or proximity-sensitive touch-operated switch disposed in alignment and in correspondence with said at least one operator control area of said operator control panel, said at least one touch-operated switch including a sensor film, said functional assembly including a support having a planar face, said sensor film being mounted on said planar face with an adhesive film. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An operator control apparatus for an electrical household appliance, comprising:
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an operator control panel arranged on a side of the operator control apparatus intended to face a user and said operator control panel having a surface being formed with at least one operator control area, said surface of said operator control panel being closed at said operator control area; a functional assembly arranged on a side of the operator control panel to be averted from the user; a connecting apparatus permanently connected to said functional assembly; and said operator control panel being releasably attached to said connecting apparatus and thereby connected to said functional assembly releasably and without play; and said functional assembly having at least one touch- and/or proximity-sensitive touch-operated switch disposed in alignment and in correspondence with said at least one operator control area of said operator control panel, said at least one touch-operated switch including a sensor film, said functional assembly including a support having a planar face, said sensor film being mounted on said planar face with an adhesive film. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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