Title (en)

Household apparatus, in particular a laundry treatment machine like a washing machine, a washing and drying machine or a drier with a control panel

Title (de)

Haushaltgerät, insbesondere Wäschebehandlungsmaschine, wie Waschmaschine, Waschtrockner oder Wäschetrockner mit einer Bedienblende

Title (fr)

Appareil ménager, en particulier machine pour le traitement du linge, comme une machine à laver, une machine à laver séchante ou un sèche-linge avec un panneau de commande.

Publication

EP 1645679 A3 20060712 (DE)

Application

EP 05020653 A 20050922

Priority

DE 102004048755 A 20041005

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1645679A2] An operating cover (OC) (1) acts as a support for a retaining casing with a printed circuit board (PCB) (12) fitted with control components (20) and switches (13). On its front wall, the OC has operating elements like buttons for adjusting programs or additional functions that maintain an active mechanical link to switches on the PCB via tappets (9) fitted with domes (18).

IPC 8 full level

D06F 39/12 (2006.01); D06F 34/34 (2020.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 34/34 (2020.02 - EP US); D06F 2105/08 (2020.02 - EP US); H01H 2209/006 (2013.01 - EP); H01H 2223/002 (2013.01 - EP); H01H 2223/004 (2013.01 - EP); H01H 2223/054 (2013.01 - EP); H01H 2231/012 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

• [A] DE 10308204 B3 20040205 - MIELE & CIE [DE]
• [A] DE 10309823 A1 20040916 - MIELE & CIE [DE]
• [A] DE 323791 C 19200805 - AEG

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1645679 A2 20060412; EP 1645679 A3 20060712; EP 1645679 B1 20070718; AT E367469 T1 20070815; DE 102004048755 A1 20060420; DE 102004048755 B4 20080327; DE 502005001045 D1 20070830

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 05020653 A 20050922; AT 05020653 T 20050922; DE 102004048755 A 20041005; DE 502005001045 T 20050922