Global Patent Index - EP 3160316 A1

EP 3160316 A1 20170503 - KITCHEN APPLIANCE

Title (en)

KITCHEN APPLIANCE

Title (de)

KÜCHENGERÄT

Title (fr)

APPAREIL DE CUISINE

Publication

EP 3160316 A1 20170503 (DE)

Application

EP 15730814 A 20150624

Priority

  • DE 102014108928 A 20140625
  • EP 2015064225 W 20150624

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2015197675A1] The invention relates to a kitchen appliance, comprising a vessel (2) and a cover (3) for closing an opening (4) in the vessel (2), wherein a locking mechanism (5), with which the cover (3) can be locked to the vessel (2), and a control device (6), with which the locking state of the locking mechanism (5) can be controlled, are provided. According to the invention, a proximity sensor (8) is provided, it being possible to use said proximity sensor to detect the physical approach by a hand of a user below a predetermined distance from the proximity sensor (8), and the proximity sensor (8) is connected to the control device (6) in such a way that an approach by the hand of the user to the proximity sensor (8) below the predetermined distance can be detected by the control device (6) and the locking mechanism (5) can then be driven by said control device in such a way that said locking mechanism unlocks the cover. Therefore, a kitchen appliance of this kind comprising a vessel and a cover for closing an opening in the vessel is specified, with simple unlocking of the cover being made possible for said kitchen appliance.

IPC 8 full level

A47J 43/07 (2006.01); A47J 27/08 (2006.01); A47J 36/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP US)

A47J 27/0804 (2013.01 - CN EP US); A47J 36/10 (2013.01 - CN EP US); A47J 43/07 (2013.01 - CN EP US); H02J 7/345 (2013.01 - US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2015197675A1

Citation (examination)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102014108928 A1 20151231; AU 2015279307 A1 20161201; CN 106455861 A 20170222; EP 3160316 A1 20170503; MX 2016016712 A 20170413; TW 201605390 A 20160216; TW I566725 B 20170121; US 2017143159 A1 20170525; WO 2015197675 A1 20151230

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102014108928 A 20140625; AU 2015279307 A 20150624; CN 201580026793 A 20150624; EP 15730814 A 20150624; EP 2015064225 W 20150624; MX 2016016712 A 20150624; TW 104120300 A 20150624; US 201515318457 A 20150624