Operator control device comprising a multi-part operator control element, and domestic appliance and method for operating a domestic appliance
AssigneeBSH Hausgeräte GmbH
InventorsJenny Großmann, Nico Zendel
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Abstract
An operator control device for a household appliance includes an operator control element defining a longitudinal axis. The operator control element includes a cylindrical main part and an adjusting ring separate from the main part and arranged so as to engage around the main part. The adjusting ring is displaceable relative to the main part in a direction of the longitudinal axis of the operator control element for adjusting an operating condition of the household appliance. A display unit displays information on a display region on a lateral wall of the main part of the operator control element.
Claims18
An operator control device for a household appliance, said operator control device comprising:
- an operator control element defining a longitudinal axis, said operator control element including a cylindrical main part and an adjusting ring separate from the main part and arranged so as to engage around the main part, said adjusting ring being displaceable relative to the main part in a direction of the longitudinal axis of the operator control element for adjusting an operating condition of the household appliance;
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- a display unit for display of information on a display region on a lateral wall of the main part of the operator control element, wherein the display region is a touch-sensitive display region.
A household appliance, comprising an operator control device, said operator control device comprising an operator control element defining a longitudinal axis, said operator control element including:
- a cylindrical main part and an adjusting ring separate from the main part and arranged so as to engage around the main part, said adjusting ring being displaceable relative to the main part in a direction of the longitudinal axis of the operator control element for adjusting an operating condition of the household appliance, and
- a display unit configured to display of information on a display region on a lateral wall of the main part of the operator control element, wherein the display region is configured to display function symbols in a circumferential direction on the lateral wall and change the display of the function symbols in terms of position along the circumferential direction.
A method for operating a household appliance which includes an operator control device with an operator control element comprising a cylindrical main part and an adjusting ring arranged around the main part, said method comprising:
- actuating the operator control device to set an operating condition of the household appliance by drawing the adjusting ring of an operator control element axially forward relative to the main part of the operator control element;
- displaying information including function symbols on a display region in a circumferential direction on a lateral wall of the main part of the operator control element;
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- changing the display of the function symbols in terms of position along the circumferential direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.