EP 1695035 A2 20060830 - OPERATOR CONTROL
Title (en)
OPERATOR CONTROL
Title (de)
BEDIENEINRICHTUNG
Title (fr)
DISPOSITIF DE COMMANDE
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 2004014331 W 20041216
- DE 10361350 A 20031217
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2005059935A2] The invention relates to an operator control (311) for e.g. an electric household appliance. Said control comprises a cover (317), which is extremely thin and flexible in one region (317a). A sensor element (315) is situated underneath the cover, said element consisting of a special plastic material, which is compressed when pressure is exerted on the thin region (317a), alters its volume and emits an electric signal during said volume alteration. Preferably, the material is an electrically charged polymer foam containing PTFE. The electric signal is evaluated as the operating pressure.
IPC 8 full level
F24C 7/08 (2006.01); G01D 5/12 (2006.01); G01D 5/24 (2006.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
F24C 7/082 (2013.01 - EP); G01D 5/24 (2013.01 - EP US); H03K 17/964 (2013.01 - EP); H03K 2217/96042 (2013.01 - EP)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2005059935A2
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 MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2005059935 A2 20050630; WO 2005059935 A3 20050929; DE 10361350 A1 20050714; EP 1695035 A2 20060830
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 2004014331 W 20041216; DE 10361350 A 20031217; EP 04803944 A 20041216