Global Patent Index - EP 2092644 A2

EP 2092644 A2 20090826 - OPERATING DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRIC APPLIANCE COMPRISING CONTACT SWITCHES AND METHOD FOR SWITCHING ON A SUPPLEMENTARY HEATING DEVICE

Title (en)

OPERATING DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRIC APPLIANCE COMPRISING CONTACT SWITCHES AND METHOD FOR SWITCHING ON A SUPPLEMENTARY HEATING DEVICE

Title (de)

BEDIENUNGSEINRICHTUNG FÜR EIN ELEKTROGERÄT MIT BERÜHRUNGSSCHALTERN UND VERFAHREN ZUM ZUSCHALTEN EINER ZUSATZ-HEIZEINRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE COMMANDE POUR UN APPAREIL ÉLECTRIQUE COMPORTANT DES INTERRUPTEURS TACTILES ET PROCÉDÉ DE MISE EN CIRCUIT D'UN APPAREIL DE CHAUFFAGE SUPPLÉMENTAIRE

Publication

EP 2092644 A2 20090826 (DE)

Application

EP 07856375 A 20071205

Priority

  • EP 2007010539 W 20071205
  • DE 102006058873 A 20061206

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2008067998A2] The aim of the invention is to simplify the design and evaluation of sensor elements (20a) of an operating device (11). For this purpose, the sensor elements are configured in such a manner as to have differently sized subsurfaces (22a, 24a, 26a). When a finger is placed on a cover (13) above the sensor element (20a) according to the print (15, 16) provided thereon, a contact surface is created above the sensor element (20a). By means of this contact surface a differently sized operating signal is triggered which can then be associated with a corresponding operation function.

IPC 8 full level

H03K 17/96 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H03K 17/962 (2013.01 - EP US); H03K 2017/9602 (2013.01 - EP US); H03K 2017/9613 (2013.01 - EP US); H03K 2217/960755 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2008067998A2

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 MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102006058873 A1 20080612; EP 2092644 A2 20090826; US 2009266701 A1 20091029; WO 2008067998 A2 20080612; WO 2008067998 A3 20081016

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102006058873 A 20061206; EP 07856375 A 20071205; EP 2007010539 W 20071205; US 47835909 A 20090604