Household appliance comprising touch sensors
First Claim
1. A household appliance (1) comprisinga panel (2) which is produced from at least partially electrically conductive material,a non-conductive plate (3) which is placed onto the panel (2),more than one sensor (4) which is located on the non-conductive plate (3) and detects the touch of the user on the non-conductive plate (3),a circuit board (5) placed on the panel separately from the non-conductive plate and which evaluates the signals received from the sensor (4) and controls the operation of the household appliance (1) according to these signals, andat least one transmission element (6) which transmits the signals received from the more than one sensor (4) to the circuit board (5),and at least one spacer (7) which is placed on the panel (2) and between the panel (2) portion produced from electrically conductive material and the transmission element (6) and prevents the transmission element (6) from contacting the panel (2) portion produced from electrically conductive material.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a household appliance (1) comprising a panel (2) which is produced from at least partially electrically conductive material, a transparent non-conductive plate (3) which is placed onto the panel (2), more than one sensor (4) which is located on the non-conductive plate (3) and detects the touch of the user on the non-conductive plate (3), a circuit board (5) which evaluates the signals received from the sensor (4) and controls the operation of the household appliance (1) according to these signals, and at least one transmission element (6) which transmits the signals received from the sensor (4) to the circuit board (5).
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1. A household appliance (1) comprising
a panel (2) which is produced from at least partially electrically conductive material, a non-conductive plate (3) which is placed onto the panel (2), more than one sensor (4) which is located on the non-conductive plate (3) and detects the touch of the user on the non-conductive plate (3), a circuit board (5) placed on the panel separately from the non-conductive plate and which evaluates the signals received from the sensor (4) and controls the operation of the household appliance (1) according to these signals, and at least one transmission element (6) which transmits the signals received from the more than one sensor (4) to the circuit board (5), and at least one spacer (7) which is placed on the panel (2) and between the panel (2) portion produced from electrically conductive material and the transmission element (6) and prevents the transmission element (6) from contacting the panel (2) portion produced from electrically conductive material.
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17. A household appliance (1) comprising
a panel (2) having a first region and a second region which is produced from at least partially electrically conductive material, a non-conductive plate (3) which is placed onto the first region of the panel (2), more than one sensor (4) which is located on the non-conductive plate (3) and detects the touch of the user on the non-conductive plate (3), a circuit board (5) placed on the second region of the panel wherein the panel (2) is at least partially electrically conductive between the first region and the second region and which evaluates the signals received from the more than one sensor (4) and controls the operation of the household appliance (1) according to these signals, and at least one transmission element (6) which transmits the signals received from the sensor (4) to the circuit board (5), and at least one spacer (7) which is placed between the panel (2) portion produced from electrically conductive material and the transmission element (6) and prevents the transmission element (6) from contacting the panel (2) portion produced from electrically conductive material.
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