CN109563673A - Household appliance, its manufacturing method and its operating method including touching rotary switches - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a kind of household appliances, the household appliance includes shell, with the control panel (1) of touch sensitive input unit (5) on outer surface (2), and including control unit, wherein, touch sensitive input unit (5) is designed as touch-sensitive rotary switches, input unit (5) includes the Petting Area (14) for being applied to outer surface (2), the Petting Area has sensor surface (15) of multiple conductive segments (6) opposite on the inner surface (3) for being located at control panel (1), so that the touch on Petting Area (14) can be detected on sensor surface (15).The method and a kind of method for operating household appliance that the invention further relates to a kind of for manufacturing household appliance.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of household appliance including touch sensitive input unit, be related to it is a kind of for operating household appliance
Method and it is related to a kind of method for manufacturing household appliance.The present invention is more particularly directed to one kind with shell, on the outer surface
The household appliance of control panel and control unit with touch sensitive input unit.The invention further relates to one kind for manufacturing institute
State the method and a kind of method for operating the household appliance of household appliance.
Background technique
Household appliance usually has front panel, and the front panel provides the program that setting can execute in household appliance
Option, and information of the display about the execution of selected program.Household appliance in this is laundry care device, such as is done washing
Machine, dryer and washing/drying machine, dish-washing machine, microwave device, oven and cooking machine, coffee machine and blender.
In many household appliances, it is equipped with rotary selector, also referred to as rotary switches, such as positioned at control panel
It is intermediate.In this case, the point for being attached to rotary switches can show or confirm procedure selection.Additionally or alternatively,
Selected program can be shown by the luminous of procedure selection label.
Open 7,878,669 B2 of US describes a kind of arrangement of rotary switches for washing machine, setting with
In on the control panel of selection washing procedure.The main body of lamp window includes the multiple lamp windows being molded in the main body, and light can lead to
It crosses the lamp window and is transmitted to front side from rear side.Additionally, there are multiple lamp window screening parts, can screen out through multiple screening windows
The light that mouth issues.
Open 1 573 111 B1 of EP describes a kind of household appliance with operating device, at least one is with light source
Display device for optical manipulation information be associated with the operating device, wherein operating device is providing for display device
There is at least one light emitting region, wherein the material thickness of covering material reduces, so as to illuminate light emitting region in region.
Operation for computer and smart phone uses the touch-sensitive display and behaviour for combining display device with operating device
Become very universal as unit, hereafter also referred to as touch screen.In principle, this easily and quickly operate related dress
It sets.Accordingly, there exist many patent applications related with touch screen and patent, such as United States Patent (USP) No.5,559,301,6,130,
665 and US 6,542,171.
There are also the household appliances with touch screen now.Therefore, open DE 10 2,011 081 331 A1 and WO 2013/
026734 A1 describes a kind of household appliance with touch sensitive operational and display device, has for display operation information
Display unit and transparent carrier body, at least one capacitance sensor electrodes are arranged on the carrier body as touch capacitor
A part of device, touch capacitor and display unit arranged superposed and with operate and the touch-sensitive driving surface of display device is Chong Die,
Wherein, at least one sensor electrode is implemented by electrically conducting transparent paint and/or adhesive, particularly including the nanotube made of carbon.
Open 10 2,011 077 902 A1 of DE describes a kind of capacitive operation for household appliance and display dress
It sets, there is the display window with touch sensitive operational surface, wherein display symbol is attached to display window, the capacitive operation
Have at least one for issuing light with the illumination component of backlight display symbol with display device, and there is capacitance sensor electricity
The a part of pole as touch-sensitive capacitive device, the touch-sensitive capacitive device is arranged in and operates surface place spaced apart, so that working as
When touch operation surface, the capacitor of touch-sensitive capacitive device can change.Sensor electrode is arranged on a printed circuit, and by bullet
Property electrically insulating material made of element be arranged in operation surface and sensor electrode between.
Open 10 2,012 223 779 A1 of DE describes a kind of household appliance, with control device, at least partly
The panel allowed light through and the control panel at least partly allowed light through, the control panel are passed at least one capacitor
Sensor is for user's option program function by household appliance.Control panel has the plastic components being made of multiple layers, packet
It includes (a) and shows film；(b) with the touch-sensitive membrane and conductance track body of at least one capacitance sensor；And (c) structuring
Light waveguide-layer.Plastic components can be by being connected to touch-sensitive membrane for self-adhesion display film and then spraying to structured light ducting layer
It is obtained on the back side.
Open 2012/175523 A1 of WO describes a kind of operation and display device for household appliance, wherein capacitor
Sensor electrode is arranged to, the parameter of the operating process of household appliance Chong Die with touch-sensitive actuation surfaces and at least some functional symbols
Value be associated with the functional symbol, what the functional symbol that the functional symbol was associated with and was associated with respectively it was overlappingly arranged
Individual capacitive sensor electrode, so that by touching actuation surfaces in the region Chong Die with one of sensor electrode, tool
Having the capacitor of the touch capacitor of one of these sensor electrodes can change.
Summary of the invention
In this context, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of household appliances with improved rotary switches.?
It, especially can be by combination the advantages of rotary switches and touch sensitive operational unit on the control panel, to realize household in the present invention
The improved operability of utensil.The method that the object of the invention is also to provide a kind of for operating this household appliance and
Method for manufacturing the household appliance.
According to the present invention, the purpose by the household appliance of the feature with corresponding independent claims, be suitable for operation man
Method with the method for utensil and for manufacturing the household appliance is realized.It gives in the corresponding subordinate claims
The preferred embodiment of household appliance and method of the invention of the invention.The preferred embodiment of household appliance of the invention
Corresponding to the preferred embodiment of the method for the present invention, vice versa, even if not clearly stating herein.
Therefore, subject of the present invention is a kind of household appliance, and the household appliance is with shell, on the outer surface with touching
The control panel and control unit of sensitive input unit, wherein the touch sensitive input unit is designed as touch-sensitive rotation switching
Device, input unit include the Petting Area for being applied to outer surface, and the Petting Area and having on the inner surface for being located at control panel are more
The sensor surface of a conductive sensor element is on the contrary, the Petting Area (14) for making it possible to detect on sensor surface (15)
It touches.
, according to the invention it is preferred to which conductive segment is insulated from each other by insulating surface.Moreover it is preferred that insulating surface about from
The radius that the center of sensor surface extends to the edge of sensor surface is asymmetric.In a preferred embodiment, it insulate
Surface is geometrically being implemented as the circumferencial direction so that their restriction rotary switches, is especially implemented as arrow or angle.
Using the unsymmetrical arrangement of such insulating surface, the rotary motion direction on touch-sensitive rotary switches especially can determine.
For this purpose, corresponding appraisal procedure is commonly stored in a control unit, with the variation of variation, such as capacitor for touch signal.
According to the shape and size for the insulating surface being located between two conductive segments, the capacitance variations recorded will be also different.
Petting Area and sensor surface arranged according to the present invention can by different types of material characterization, such as by inorganic or
For example inorganic or organic layer made of organic semiconducting materials.Preferably, Petting Area has film.
In addition, touch sensitive sensor surface is preferably by including that the film of at least one electrode is formed, which is connected to assessment
Electronic equipment.Term " assessment electronics " herein relates to the assessment to the touch signal transferred from the electrode of sensor surface.
Touch rotary switches arranged according to the present invention (are also referred to as " rotary switches " or " touch-sensitive rotation switching herein
Device ") it can design in different ways.For example, it can be made of a Petting Area, the Petting Area is to the finger for touching the surface
Sliding action react.As an alternative, touch-sensitive rotary switches may also include multiple components of Petting Area, with not
Same mode is reacted to especially by the touch of finger.
In a particularly preferred embodiment of household appliance, Petting Area includes center touch surface and surround in described
Entreat the ring textures on surface, wherein control unit is constructed to be permeable to when center touch surface is touched, and is carried out first and was switched
Journey carries out the second handoff procedure when ring textures are touched and carry out sliding motion along ring textures.Here, center touching
The ring textures for touching surface and the circular surface are different preferably in terms of their tactile characteristics.
Therefore, touch rotary switches arranged according to the present invention may be designed so that the only primary circle by utilizing finger
Zhou Yundong, so that it may select the operation sequence and/or operating parameter of household appliance.However, touching rotary switches may be designed as
Allow at least part by touching its surface to control apparatus for household use.
In household appliance of the invention, Petting Area preferably includes the non-conducting material coating of control panel.This
In the case of, the non-conducting material of control panel is usually substantially made of plastics, however plastics can have been coated with paint layer.Coating
It can be such as plastic foil, be applied to the non-conducting material of control panel.Coating can be for example by injection forming mold
Middle back side coating film is realized by bonding or applying touch-sensitive material, such as touch conductive material.In addition to this, it can also carry out
Required touch sensitive surface decoration.Especially it is different the showing of color modification and different metal surface, such as wire drawing metal
It is possible.
Under any circumstance, the coating of the outer surface of control panel according to the present invention allows to the outer of control panel
Touch on surface is transferred to the sensor surface on the inner surface of control panel.In this case, as described above, passing
The coating of sensor surfaces for example in the insulating surface conductive segment form separated from each other by especially asymmetrically implementing
Design finally allows to determine the absolute or relative position of the rotary motion on control panel.
According to the present invention, touch-sensitive, i.e. especially conductive sensor surface is arranged on the inner surface of control panel.It is excellent
Selection of land, sensor surface are formed by touch-sensitive membrane, which includes at least one touch sensitive electrode.Touch-sensitive membrane, which is typically connected to, to be used for
Such as the assessment electronics of the signal generated at touch sensitive electrode.Using the arrangement of above-mentioned touch-sensitive membrane, as a result not usually example
Such as pass through the touch of longitudinal object.On the contrary, signal will be transferred to sensor surface from touch-sensitive rotary switches, be especially herein
Conductive surface.
Sensor surface is formed by multiple conductive segments, particularly the conductive segment being electrically insulated from each other according to the present invention.
The generation of signal at touch sensitive surface can be based on different physical principles.One in household appliance of the invention is preferred
In embodiment, when user touches touch-surface, the section of sensor surface shows the variation of capacitor.According to the present invention,
This especially means that, using rotary switches are touched, due to generating the variation of capacitor with finger touch and subsequent rotary motion.Electricity
The step of this variation held indicates signal herein, which can start expectation in household appliance can be configured.
In general, display area and rotary switches are disposed adjacently in control panel using household appliance of the invention.
In such a situation it is preferred to following household appliances, wherein display area includes multiple display portion regions, these display unit subregions
Domain can collectively or individually be illuminated by least one light emitting diode being arranged on rear side of operating unit.In this case,
Display portion region is preferably associated with the operation sequence that can be executed in household appliance.
In this case preferred that household appliance have control unit and front panel, front panel have selection region and
Display area, which at least partly allows light through with the program for selecting to be executed, in the display area
In multiple display portion regions to shine be associated with specific program, after household appliance also there is at least one to be arranged in front panel
The light emitting device of side, wherein selection region has touch-sensitive rotary switches and relative to the display area around the region
Borderline region, and during household appliance operation, light emitting device can illuminate borderline region and display portion region simultaneously.Cause
This, " selection region at least partly allows light through " means that at least part of Petting Area allows light through.
In a preferred embodiment of household appliance, rotary switches, which are implemented as, enables borderline region as rotation
Gap between switch and display area is perceived on front side of front panel.Preferably, in this case, allow light logical
The material crossed is arranged in gap, which can shine at least partially by means of the light emitting device for being arranged in front panel rear
It is bright.Advantageously, gap is at least illuminated at the point opposite with selected display portion region.
Touch-sensitive rotary switches used according to the invention can be arranged in different ways on the front panel, as long as household
The user of utensil can touch Petting Area, particularly with his or her finger touch and over the region carry out sliding motion,
Especially along circuit orbit.However, front panel can differently be implemented, thus especially can be it is substantially flat or
It can be curved.Similarly, the surface of touch-sensitive rotary switches can differently implement.In this way, specific tactile is real
Applying example can simplify the operation of touch-sensitive rotary switches.
According to the present invention, in this embodiment, at least one light emitting device, preferably diode and touch-sensitive rotation switch
Device is disposed adjacently at the rear of display area.In this case, illumination can be transmitted directly or be transmitted by optical waveguide.
In household appliance, the program that can be executed in household appliance is preferably associated with viewing area in a control unit
Domain, wherein the display portion region selected in display area is associated with program respectively, the program is in rotary switches and selected
Connection is established between the display portion region selected to execute later.It is pointed out, however, that according to the present invention, the execution of program
It is the sensor surface being transferred to touch signal on the inner surface of above-mentioned control panel and is commented by assessment electronics
The result estimated.
When present document relates to being illuminated by means of light emitting device, this indicates the direct illumination using light emitting device and passes through company
It is connected to the illumination of the optical waveguide transmitting of light emitting device.According to the present invention, light emitting device is unrestricted.It is preferable to use one or it is more than
One light emitting diode.Inorganic light-emitting diode and Organic Light Emitting Diode can be used.
In the embodiment of household appliance of the invention, wherein the utensil has rotary operation elements, such as do washing
The mixer elements in cleaning-drum or blender in machine or dryer, settable in this embodiment and monitoring rotation
Operating element.
In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, therefore household appliance has rotary operation elements, the rotation process member
The rotary motion of part is visualized by the flashing of various light emitting diodes, wherein the rotation speed of rotary operation elements, such as
Cleaning-drum is proportional to the flicker frequency of light emitting diode.
For example, light emitting diode in display portion region, showing light emitting diode, it may be advantageous to circularly dodge
Bright, wherein the rotation speed of these LED lightings and the rotation speed of operation element are proportional.
Household appliance in the sense of the present invention is unrestricted, it is preferred that the household appliance for handling object.This
Kind household appliance can be washing machine, dryer, washing/drying machine, coffee machine but it is also possible to be micro-wave oven or oven.For
Receive and processing object, household appliance generally include processing space herein.If household appliance is, for example, washing machine, dryer
Or washer/dryer, then processing space can be roller.If household appliance is oven, processing space is also possible to bake
Chamber.Preferably, household appliance is the water-bearing household appliance selected from the group including washing machine, washer/dryer and dryer.
In the embodiment of household appliance of the invention, in order to receive article to be processed, processing space is herein
With opening, article can be loaded by the opening.Article is usually under specific process conditions by the drying in drier, warm
Cleaning solution in warm processing air or heat or washing machine in baking oven is handled.Therefore, it is usually needed during handling article
Being capable of Seal treatment space.Therefore, in this embodiment, household appliance of the invention, which usually has, is used to open and seals
Close the gate cell of processing space.However, the embodiment of this gate cell is unrestricted, but usually have with the type of household appliance
It closes, therefore related with the action type occurred in processing space.
In addition, subject of the present invention is a kind of method for manufacturing household appliance, the household appliance include shell,
With the control panel and control unit of touch sensitive input unit on outer surface, wherein the touch sensitive input unit design
For touch-sensitive rotary switches, input unit includes the Petting Area for being applied to outer surface, the Petting Area be located at control panel
The sensor surface with multiple conductive segments on inner surface is on the contrary, make it possible to be detected on the sensor surface to Petting Area
Touch, the method includes the following steps:
(a) the first film is applied to the outer surface of control panel, to form Petting Area；And
(b) the second touch-sensitive membrane is applied to the inner surface of control panel, to form sensor surface.
To which touch-surface and sensor surface can interact with each other, also guarantee that signal as well as possible passes herein
Defeated, touch-surface and sensor surface are usually opposite each other on the control panel.
In the manufacturing method of the present invention, the first and/or second touch-sensitive membrane is usually arranged by applicator.For this purpose, involved
And film usually picked up by applicator, such as the sucker by means of being attached to applicator, the sucker can keep having required touching
The film of sensitive surfaces profile applies vacuum in sucker.Then, film can be attached to inner surface and/or the outer surface of control panel.At this
In the case of kind, film can be fixed in different ways, such as be transported to film by the way that adhesive phase to be especially, or pass through drop stamping.
Preferably, display area is marked by means of laser-induced thermal etching, bat printing and/or ink jet printing herein.
Finally, subject of the present invention or a kind of method for operating household appliance, the household appliance include shell,
On the outer surface with the control panel and control unit of touch sensitive input unit, wherein the touch sensitive input unit is set
Be calculated as touch-sensitive rotary switches, input unit includes the Petting Area for being applied to outer surface, the Petting Area be located at control panel
Inner surface on the sensor surface with multiple conductive sensor elements on the contrary, the method includes the following steps:
(i) Petting Area is touched with longitudinal main body, particularly finger, and executes rotary motion, i.e., touched with longitudinal direction main body
It touches and carries out sliding motion in area, so that the variation of capacitor occurs at Petting Area；
(ii) variation of capacitor is transmitted to sensor surface；And
(iii) in terms of the absolute of the touch to rotary switches and/or opposite variation, by being connected to sensor surface
Assessment electronics assessment capacitor variation.
In a preferred embodiment of the method for operating household appliance, touch-sensitive rotary switches include for example in circle
The center touch surface of shape and ring textures around the surface, step (iv) and/or (v) are performed；
(iv) the first handoff procedure is carried out when touching central surface；
(v) when touching ring textures and carrying out sliding motion along ring textures, the second handoff procedure is carried out.
First handoff procedure is preferably herein is switched on or switched off process, and the second handoff procedure especially operation sequence
The selection of the operating parameter of selection and/or temperature, speed etc..
The present invention has many advantages.
The appearance form of rotary switches or fine motion driver plate as described above makes it possible to save complicated structure.In addition,
The film of drop stamping and use gluing can also be very cheap.Therefore, control panel particularly can also quickly and be neatly produced
New changes and household appliance in turn new changes, wherein it is possible for being especially different color and shape.Finally, can
To omit the holding frame for being used for electronic device, to there is provided herein the electronic device for accommodating household appliance elsewhere
Possibility.This also means that the bigger freedom degree of household appliance design.For example, the presentation of 3D geometry and different metal surface
Form is possible.
It is further advantageous that not needing the mechanical connection between rotary switches and controlling electronic devices, therefore especially generate
The independence of tolerance and greater flexibility in terms of installation space.
Detailed description of the invention
Further details of the invention are displayed from the description of non-limiting embodiment given below.Join herein
Fig. 1 is examined to 6.
Fig. 1 show the innovation for the household appliance that other parts according to first embodiment are not shown specifically component,
The schematic diagram of the component of the innovation of the control panel of the first embodiment of household appliance especially of the invention.
Fig. 2 shows the rearviews of a section of the control panel of Fig. 1, wherein particularly illustrating the interior table of control panel
Sensor surface on face.
Fig. 3 shows the label carried out in the display area of the control panel of Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 shows the appearance for being used to for touch-sensitive membrane being applied to control panel not shown here arranged according to the present invention
The downside of the applicator of face or inner surface.
Fig. 5 shows the side view of the applicator of Fig. 4 arranged according to the present invention, and the applicator is for applying touch-sensitive membrane
Outer surface or inner surface to control panel not shown here.
Fig. 6 with face show the household appliance that other parts are not shown specifically control panel have touch rotation
One section of switch, the touch rotary switches have the touch on the outer surface as control panel on the surface thereof
The touch-sensitive annulus on two touch sensing element surfaces of a part in area, i.e., central touch sensitive surface and surrounding said central surface layout
Surface.
Specific embodiment
Fig. 1 shows in a schematic form household appliance of the invention that other parts are not shown specifically according to first embodiment
The component essential for the present invention to the essential component of the present invention, the especially control panel 1 of household appliance.
Here, Fig. 1 shows the outer surface 2 of control panel 1.The inner surface 3 of control panel 1 is only shown here.Touch sensitive
Input unit 5 is embodied as touching rotary switches herein, is embodied as touch-sensitive rotary switches, and wherein film 18 is applied to appearance
Face 2, to form Petting Area 14.In addition touch-sensitive but conductive film is herein invisibly positioned at control panel 1 herein
On opposite inner surface 3, so as to detect the touch to Petting Area 14 at sensor surface 15.Particularly, by with hand
Refer to that touch Petting Area 14 and the round wire along Petting Area 14 slide the capacitance variations that the finger generates and can be transferred to not showing
Sensor surface out.Both films are substantially made of plastic material herein.
Fig. 2 shows the rearviews of a section of the control panel of Fig. 1, wherein particularly illustrating the interior of control panel 1
Sensor surface 15 on surface 3.Sensor surface 15 is formed by touch-sensitive membrane 19 herein, which includes multiple touch-sensitive
, especially conductive electrode.Sensor surface 15 includes multiple conductive segments 6 herein, and the conductive segment 6 passes through insulating surface 7
Insulated from each other, insulating surface 7 is embodied as arrow 8 herein.The insulating surface 7 for the embodiment being shown here is not right about radius 17
Claim, radius 17 extends from the center 9 of sensor surface 15 to the direction at the edge of sensor surface 16.Sensor surface 15 is herein
It is formed by the film 19 applied by bonding, film 19 is for example made of polyethylene terephthalate.
Fig. 3 shows the label carried out in the display area 4 of the control panel 1 of Fig. 1, is herein " cotton " also " easily shield
Reason ", wherein can for example use ink jet printing or bat printing.Other appended drawing references have meaning identical with Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 shows the appearance for being used to for touch-sensitive membrane being applied to control panel not shown here arranged according to the present invention
The downside 12 of the applicator 10 of face or inner surface.Film is limited by means of sucker 13.
Fig. 5 show Fig. 4 arranged according to the present invention for touch-sensitive membrane to be applied to control panel not shown here
Outer surface or inner surface applicator 10 side view 11.
Fig. 6 is other not to be shown specifically to face a section of the control panel 1 for showing household appliance, wherein touching
Quick rotary switches 5 are used as touch sensitive input unit.Rotary switches have the center touch table for being used as switching device herein
Face 20, and also there are ring textures 21, by means of the ring textures 21, the user of household appliance can be by touching ring textures
21 and sliding motion is carried out along ring textures 21 household appliance is configured.
The distinct program for the label P1 to P10 being equipped in Fig. 6 can be executed in household appliance.For example, household device
Tool may include washing machine, and the distinct program for handling clothing can be performed in the washing machine.Other household appliance (drying
Machine, dish-washing machine, blender, oven, cooking machine, coffee machine) it is also possible.
As being more fully described in the figures above, herein to be control panel 1 existing for the embodiment that shows
In for select the program to be executed touch-sensitive rotary switches 5 and be associated with herein be labeled as P1 to P10 it is specific
Multiple display portion regions of program, such as display portion region P7 26 display area 4.The fiber optic loop 24 being represented by the dotted line
It is located at 1 rear of control panel in Boundary Loop 22, the fiber optic loop 24 is made and shown by dashed lines and have of polycarbonate
The light eye point not being shown specifically, light emitting diode 23 are located at 24 rear of fiber optic loop, herein also referred to as Boundary Loop shine two
Pole pipe.
Central touch sensitive surface 20 and touch-sensitive ring textures 21 are a part of plastic foil herein, when with longitudinal object, outstanding
It is when being touched with finger or is close, and the plastic foil causes the variation of capacitor, and can control household device in this way
Program in tool.
Touch-sensitive rotary switches 5 are surround by transparent boundary ring 22, and Boundary Loop 22 divides rotary switches 5 and display area 4
It opens, wherein transparent boundary ring 22 includes light wave lead ring 24, and the light herein from ten light emitting diodes 23 in total can be introduced into institute
It states in light wave lead ring 24.Rotary switches 5 execute rotary motion by touching ring textures 21 with finger, so that display may be selected
Partial region, such as display portion region 26, wherein rotation can by the sensor surface at 1 rear of control panel and
Interaction on the inner surface of control panel not shown here is transmitted.Boundary Loop 22 with selected display unit subregion
It is shone at the point 25 that domain 26 is relatively arranged with maximum luminous intensity.There are fiber optic loop 26 ten optocouplers to go out a little, herein cannot be more
They are seen in more detail, these optocouplers go out point and are associated with display portion region.Light emitting diode 23 is located at optocoupler and goes out point
Rear.
By using touch-sensitive rotary switches 5 in household appliance, execution is associated in the control unit of household appliance
The program of display area 4.For this purpose, program P1 to P10 is particularly associated with the display unit subregion selected in display area 4 respectively
Domain, after establishing conductive connection 28 between rotary switches 5 and selected display portion region 26, if needed
It wants, described program only show after another confirmation in the user of household appliance, and due to transferring and assessing rotary cutting
Touch signal at parallel operation and execute.Here, being transferred to the sensor sheet not being shown specifically especially by by the variation of capacitor
Face, the sensor surface connect with the assessment electronics and control unit not shown here of household appliance again, start to execute
Program.
In this example, program P7 is executed.Existing conductive connection 28, which has to connect, in this embodiment is arranged in
The effect of the Boundary Loop diode 23 at its rear.This makes Boundary Loop 22 in the point opposite with selected display portion region 26
Place shines.
In the section of control panel 1 shown in Fig. 6, the rotary motion of the operating element rotated in household appliance, spy
It is not that the rotary motion of cleaning-drum can be visualized.For this purpose, for example, light emitting diode 23 can be according to suitable timing journey
Sequence alternately flashes.
Reference signs list
1 control panel
The outer surface of 2 control panels
The inner surface of 3 control panels
4 display areas
5 touch sensitive input units；Touch-sensitive rotary switches touch switch
6 conductive segments
7 insulating surfaces
The insulating surface of 8 arrow forms
9 centers, intermediate point
10 applicators
The side view of 11 applicators
12 view from the lower section (downside) of applicator
13 suckers
14 Petting Areas；
15 sensor surfaces；Touch-sensitive membrane；Touch membrane
16 diaphragm sides；The edge of sensor surface
17 from the intermediate point of sensor surface to the radius at (film) edge
18 film as Petting Area
19 touch-sensitive membrane as sensor surface
20 central touch sensitive surfaces (in touching rotary switches)
21 touch-sensitive ring textures (in touching rotary switches)
22 transparent boundary rings
Light emitting diode in 23 transparent boundary rings；Boundary Loop light emitting diode
24 fiber optic loops
Luminous point (opposite with selected display portion region) in 25 Boundary Loops
26 selected display portion regions
27 touch sensitive surface regions；On/off switch
Conductive connection between 28 rotary switches and the display portion region of selection
Claims (14)
1. a kind of household appliance comprising shell, the control panel (1) on outer surface (2) with touch sensitive input unit (5)
And control unit, which is characterized in that touch sensitive input unit (5) is embodied as touch-sensitive rotary switches, wherein input unit
(5) include the Petting Area (14) for being applied to outer surface, the Petting Area (14) be located on the inner surface (3) of control panel (1)
The sensor surface (15) with multiple conductive segments (6) arrange on the contrary, make it possible to detect on sensor surface (15)
To the touch to Petting Area (14).
2. household appliance according to claim 1, which is characterized in that conductive segment (6) is exhausted each other by insulating surface (7)
Edge.
3. household appliance according to claim 2, which is characterized in that insulating surface (7) is about from sensor surface (15)
Center (9) edge (16) that extends to sensor surface (15) radius (17) it is asymmetric.
4. household appliance according to claim 3, which is characterized in that insulating surface (7) is embodied as arrow (8).
5. household appliance described in any one of -4 according to claim 1, which is characterized in that Petting Area (14) has film (18).
6. household appliance according to any one of claims 1-5, which is characterized in that sensor surface (15) is by a film
(19) it is formed, film (19) includes at least one electrode, and the electrode is connected to assessment electronics.
7. household appliance according to claim 1 to 6, which is characterized in that Petting Area (14) includes center touch
Surface (20) and the ring textures (21) for surrounding the surface, wherein control unit is constructed to be permeable on center touch surface
(20) the first handoff procedure is carried out when being touched, and is touched in ring textures (21) and executes sliding along ring textures (21)
The second handoff procedure is carried out when movement.
8. household appliance according to claim 7, which is characterized in that center touch surface (20) and around the surface
The tactile characteristics of ring textures (21) are different.
9. household appliance according to claim 1 to 8, which is characterized in that display area (4) and Petting Area
(14) it is disposed adjacently in control panel (1).
10. a kind of method for manufacturing household appliance, the household appliance include shell, have on outer surface (2) it is touch-sensitive
The control panel (1) and control unit of formula input unit (5), wherein the touch sensitive input unit (5) is designed as touch-sensitive rotation
Turn switch, input unit (5) includes the Petting Area (14) for being applied to outer surface (2), the Petting Area (14) be located at control
The sensor surface (15) with multiple conductive segments (6) on the inner surface (3) of panel (1) is arranged on the contrary, is made it possible to
Detect that the method includes the following steps to the touch of Petting Area (14) on sensor surface (15):
(a) the first film (18) is applied to the outer surface (2) of control panel (1), to form Petting Area (14)；And
(b) the second touch-sensitive membrane (19) is applied to the inner surface (3) of control panel (1), to form sensor surface (15).
11. according to the method described in claim 10, it is characterized in that, the first and/or second touch-sensitive membrane (18,19) is by means of applying
Device is added to be applied to control panel (1).
12. method described in 0 or 11 according to claim 1, which is characterized in that printed by means of laser-induced thermal etching, bat printing and/or ink-jet
Brush is to mark display area (4).
13. a kind of method for operating household appliance, the household appliance include shell, have on outer surface (2) it is touch-sensitive
The control panel (1) and control unit of formula input unit (5), wherein the touch sensitive input unit (5) is designed as touch-sensitive rotation
Turn switch, input unit (5) includes the Petting Area (14) for being applied to outer surface (2), the Petting Area (14) be located at control
The sensor surface (15) with multiple conductive segments (6) on the inner surface (3) of panel (1) arranges on the contrary, the method packet
Include following step:
(i) Petting Area (14) are touched with longitudinal main body and is rotated on Petting Area (14) with the main body, to send out
The variation of raw capacitor；
(ii) variation of capacitor is transmitted to sensor surface (15)；And
(iii) in terms of the absolute of the touch to rotary switches (4) and/or opposite variation, by being connected to sensor surface
(15) variation of assessment electronics assessment capacitor.
14. according to the method for claim 13, which is characterized in that touch-sensitive rotary switches (5) include center touch surface
(20) and the ring textures (21) around the surface it, step (iv) and/or (v) is performed；
(iv) when central touch-surface (20) is touched, the first handoff procedure is carried out；
(v) when ring textures (21) are touched and carry out sliding motion along ring textures (21), the second handoff procedure is carried out.
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