EP1257152B1 - Berührungsschalteranordnung und Verfahren zur Steuerung eines Berührungsschalters - Google Patents
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
- H05B3/00—Ohmic-resistance heating
- H05B3/68—Heating arrangements specially adapted for cooking plates or analogous hot-plates
- H05B3/74—Non-metallic plates, e.g. vitroceramic, ceramic or glassceramic hobs, also including power or control circuits
- H05B3/746—Protection, e.g. overheat cutoff, hot plate indicator
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24C—DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES ; DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
- F24C7/00—Stoves or ranges heated by electric energy
- F24C7/08—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
- F24C7/082—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices on ranges, e.g. control panels, illumination
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- the invention relates to a touch switch arrangement according to the The preamble of claim 1. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method according to the preamble of claim 13.
- touch switch arrangements Be beneficial for electrical appliances with multiple electrical consumers used.
- the electrical consumers are adjustable with respect to their electrical power. They are selectable by a selector switch for a power setting to be made.
- Such known touch switch arrangements are for everyone electrical load a selector switch and a plus and a minus button for the power setting on. This means that per electrical load three touch switches are necessary. This is very complex, also from the control method ago.
- the invention is based on the object, an aforementioned contact switch arrangement and a control method for electrical appliances to create with several electrical consumers, with less Effort can be produced as well as a high operating safety guarantee.
- the selection switch for a specific electrical Consumers also or at the same time for a performance adjustment, for example, in the plus or minus direction, are used.
- a power adjustment can be made such that first short the selector switch is actuated to select the particular consumer.
- a power change for example in the form of a power increase occur.
- a common setting switch for multiple electrical loads can be provided. This further reduces the touch switch possible, namely an individual selection and power setting switch for one direction as well as a common one Setting switch for power adjustment in the other direction.
- a common setting switch for power adjustment in the other direction.
- the selector switch or the individual switch at least grouped around a common setting switch. This happens particularly advantageous in the form of one of the number of selection switch corresponding Polygon. As advantageous and visually and easy to use It makes sense to look at a regular polygon. It is preferably arranged in each corner of the polygon, a touch switch. The touch switches should not be too far apart, and advantageously about the same.
- One-handed operation is for adults Persons possible with a maximum distance of 15 cm. Particularly ergonomic is a distance of about 5 cm. In this case can be a simultaneous operation of a central setting switch as well at least one selector switch as a safety barrier against be provided unintentional operation.
- the selection switches can be associated with optical display means to display the status or switching state of the relevant electrical Consumer.
- each selection switch assigned own display means.
- the display means may have several different functions, in particular with respect to this electrical consumer. These Functions can include, for example, a power indicator, a hot indicator and / or a completed programming. A difference between different functions can be activated by an activation LED or special different display types of the display. Possibilities are here, for example, a flashing in different Frequencies or brightness in different stages.
- the touch switch assembly may include at least three touch switches exhibit. These at least two touch switches are preferred distributed around a central point or area, preferably in regular arrangement or evenly distributed.
- the display means to indicate the state of the consumer are then in the field within the arrangement of the touch switches or in the area this central point provided. They are advantageous in this case trained that the state of several consumers presented in alternation can be.
- the display means the state of several or to indicate to all consumers. Because preferred for easy operation only the state of a consumer is displayed at the same time If a consumer's status is displayed alternately.
- a great advantage of the invention is that for several Consumers only a single display means is provided and the effort for further display means can be saved.
- the change of presentation can on the one hand automatically or automatically running time intervals for the different consumers respectively. It should be advantageous only displayed such consumers that are activated.
- an illustration of the state of a particular touch switch on request, or its display set become.
- a change the representation of the state of this consumer take place.
- a controller a hob with several, especially four, cooking areas created become.
- a central point or area can be a common Power adjustment switch can be arranged, as well as next to it an LED display.
- an LED display In a substantially regular arrangement around this central point around can for each of the hobs selection switch be provided.
- These selector switches have one to the common power setting switch complementary function. For example, with the common power setting switch the performance can be lowered, so it can with the individual Selector switch can be increased as a power adjustment function and vice versa.
- a label for which touch switch or consumer the central display means are currently active can advantageously via a the display associated with the individual touch switch.
- This can be an LED, for example, in a simple embodiment. It is possible to use different light intensities or possibly flashing frequencies as well as general active display as well as a selection display for this touch switch or the associated To use consumers.
- the display means may at least in a simple embodiment have an incandescent lamp or LED. In this case, preferably several LEDs next to each other in bar, bar or circular arc form be arranged.
- display means may include a seven-segment display exhibit. With such a so-called alphanumeric Appearance can be digits and most letters well readable and clearly shown. This allows more information are displayed.
- the inventive method for controlling a touch switch provides that by touching the touch switch once or the sensor surface of the electrical load selected or is selected. By touching again, the electrical power be set in a certain direction. This can be a easy operation of the touch switch or setting the Consumer of the electrical appliance to be made.
- This additional touch switch does not necessarily need a selection function, so that the device kept simpler can be.
- a touch switch for the Power adjustment in the other direction for multiple consumers is provided jointly.
- For a power setting is one each Consumers through the selection key to select and then the Power to be adjusted.
- connection of a supplementary consumer belonging to the selected consumer, at a cooking place of an electric cooktop can be done by setting the highest performance level for this consumer.
- these are Additional heaters designed as two-circuit heaters.
- a renewed Hö the electrical power is made by pressing the appropriate touch switch.
- the additional consumer is activated.
- a deactivation can by Achievement reduction or by completely switching off the Consumer.
- Fig. 1 shows a touch switch assembly 11, which in turn in Fig. 2 is shown in the actuated state. It has several touch switches on, namely an on / off switch 12, a central minus switch 13 and four grouped around the minus switch 13 selection / plus switch 14 a-d.
- the individual touch switches 12 to 14 a-d are printed on the top by corresponding printed decors a Bermmober Structure 15 shown. By way of example, this is in one area of the glass ceramic hob, which is provided with the impressions.
- the selection and plus switch 14 a-d stand for the four hotplates of the hob. This is by the point in relation to the cross or Plus sign clarifies.
- the on / off switch 12 has an activatable LED 16 which is turned on Condition of the hob lights.
- the central minus switch 13 is not assigned to an ad.
- the individual selection switches 14 a-d are associated with display means in the form of a selection LED 17 a-d and in a circular arc arranged bar LED displays 18 a-d. As if through the thin lines, which can be printed decors, indicated, they are divided into three areas.
- the selector switches 14c and 14d have right next to it one more Dual circuit LED 19c and 19d on. These show an activated two-circuit or additional heating for the relevant hotplate.
- Such two-circuit heaters are, for example, as an extended cooking or heating zone known.
- touch switch conventional touch switches can be used be, that is optically, capacitively or the like.
- the touch switches can have a touch-sensitive sensor surface.
- capacitive Touch switch with control as for example in EP 859 468 are preferably used.
- Fig. 3 shows another exemplary touch switch arrangement 111, which is similar in arrangement to that of FIG. she is in Fig. 4 shown in the actuated state. It is also located on one Touch surface 15. This area is stamped.
- the Arrangement 111 has a plurality of touch switches, namely a On / Off switch 12 as in Fig. 1, a central minus switch 13 and four selection / plus switches grouped around the minus switch 13 14 a-d.
- the individual touch switches 12 to 14 a-d become again by corresponding printed decorations on the top of the Bermmober Design 15 is shown.
- the central minus switch 13 is within the arrangement of the switch 14 associated with a display 118 as a display means.
- This central Display 118 consists of six LEDs arranged in a circular arc 119.
- the LED 119 are individually controllable in any manner.
- they are also variable in their brightness or can be operated in flashing mode.
- in the central Area left and right of the negative switch 13 each have a two-circuit LED 20c and 20d arranged. These serve additional Dual circuit heaters belonging to the switches 14c and 14d Hotplates according to known manner as turned on display.
- each select / plus switch 14a-d is a select LED 17 a-d assigned. These selection LEDs indicate if the to the respective Touch switch 14 associated hotplate is activated.
- touch switch conventional touch switches can be used be, that is optically, capacitively or the like.
- Touch switch capacitive type together with control for example in EP 859 468, to which express reference is taken.
- a method of operating the touch switch assembly 11 and The cooking field controlled by it can look like this.
- First is the on / off switch 12 by touching or fingering actuated.
- the respective selection switch 14 which now acts as a plus switch, the power of the hob is gradually increased.
- Another option is a gradation of the brightness of each LED up to the highest or a flashing.
- a reduction in performance is made by selecting a Cooking. By appropriate operation of the central minus switch 13, the performance can be reduced as with increasing become.
- the heating is deactivated or switched off.
- the corresponding hob remains here selected. In this way, for example, a Two-circuit heating to be switched off.
- the switching state of the four hotplates in Fig. 2 is as follows. The too the cooking switch 14a is selected, see glowing selection LED 17a. Set is the power level 4, shown through the four illuminated LEDs of the bar LED display 18a.
- the corresponding one functions Display 18b as a hot indication. It shows the state of a step 1, so still a residual heat.
- the hotplate is not selected.
- the hot indicator is the Display 18c on the second and thus the higher level.
- the hot indicator is the Display 18c on the second and thus the higher level.
- a gradation can also be done even finer by several intended for this purpose LED or different display types.
- the hotplate of the selector switch 14d is not selected but activated at power level 3.
- the glowing dual-circuit LED 19d indicates the switched-on two-circuit heating.
- the LED 16 indicates that the touch switch arrangement 111 or a so-controlled hob is in operation.
- the Selection LED 17a of the left upper cooking surface or the selection / plus switch 14a shines weakly. This will indicate that this Cooking is operated.
- the hotplates top right and bottom left are not in operation.
- the hotplate on the bottom right which belongs to the selector switch 14d, has the selection LED 17d in a very bright state, shown through the additional lines. This means in the embodiment, that both the hob 14d is operated as well indicated by the central display 18, the state of this hotplate becomes.
- the first five LEDs of the central display 118 as seen from the left, light up bright. In the simple case, this may mean that the level is five six possible levels is set, in the Fig. 2 based on the Hotplate of selection switch 14d.
- the dual circuit LEDs 20c and 20d do not light up. It can be seen that one to the selection switch 14d belonging two-circuit heating is not activated. Ways, these To activate dual circuit heating have been previously described.
- the display 118 indicates the state of this hotplate.
- a manual change can be made in a simple way, that the touch switch 14a in its capacity as a selector switch is pressed. He assigns this function of the selector switch always before the first actuation. This puts the controller the touch switch assembly 111 on the state of this Cooker and displays it with the display 118. At the same time changes the selection LED 17a from the normal bright to the very bright state, to select this hotplate relative to the display 118 signal. The selection LED 17d reverses accordingly from the very bright to the normal or less bright state. This will signals that the associated hotplate is indeed active, their condition however, is not represented by the display 118.
- the display can also be set up for all four activated cooking zones.
- a selection of a particular hob can be used to increase operating safety be automatically turned off after a few seconds. This prevents, for example, after several minutes through unintentional operation of a belonging to this hob switch whose switching state is changed. For example, the for a Hotplate valid selection automatically stopped after 5 to 10 seconds become. The selected state is retained. The selection LED 17 then stops glowing.
- a child safety device or the like can be activated by simultaneously pressing several, preferably two, touch switch be realized. Conceivable is the simultaneous operation of the on / off switch and the central negative switch. An activated child safety lock can be activated by Blinking of the on / off LED 16 are displayed. A deactivation of the Parental control is also on the simultaneous operation of the two Switch possible.
- a child safety could be via the operation of the negative switch 13 are activated if no cooking area is selected.
- the automatic reset of the selection of the hob must be waited because with such a concept a manual Resetting the selection is not possible.
- a Touch-switch arrangement for a hob with several cooking zones be created.
- a separate Selector switch is provided, which increases the respective power can be.
- the separate selection switches in a regular Polygon and the common touch switch arranged in the middle be.
- the common power setting switch only the power of a selected hotplate is changed or reduced. Increasing the power of a hotplate is done by short Press a selection key as a selection and press the key again Selection key as increase. This then works as a power increase switch.
- the function can also be reversed become.
- a display with several circular arc arranged LED can be provided.
- the display can change the state of several Cooking stoves alternately, being advantageous at a time only the condition of a single hotplate is displayed. One Changing the display to another hotplate can be done once Pressing the selector switch are made.
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- eine schematische Darstellung einer erfindungsgemäßen Berührungsschalteranordnung für ein Kochfeld mit vier Kochstellen,
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- die Anordnung aus Fig. 1 in einem Betätigungszustand,
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- eine weitere schematische Darstellung einer Berührungsschalteranordnung mit allgemeiner Funktion und
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- die Berührungsschalteranordnung aus Fig. 3 in einem Betätigungszustand.
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- Berührungsschalteranordnung (11, 111) für ein Elektrogerät mit mehreren elektrischen Verbrauchern, wobei die Verbraucher bezüglich ihrer elektrischen Leistung einstellbar sind und durch mindestens einen Auswahlschalter (14) auswählbar sind für eine vorzunehmende Leistungseinstellung, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Auswahlschalter (14) zusätzlich ausgebildet ist für die Leistungseinstellung eines bestimmten elektrischen Verbraucher in eine Plus- oder Minus-Richtung.
- Berührungsschalteranordnung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass für die Leistungseinstellung in die andere Richtung ein gemeinsamer Einstellschalter (13) für mehrere elektrische Verbraucher, insbesondere für alle elektrische Verbraucher, vorgesehen ist.
- Berührungsschalteranordnung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Anordnung der Auswahlschalter (14) derart gestaltet ist, dass sie um wenigstens eine Anzeige oder einen gemeinsamen Einstellschalter (13) herum gruppiert sind, vorzugsweise in Form eines Vielecks, wobei insbesondere in jeder Ecke ein Auswahlschalter (14) angeordnet ist.
- Berührungsschalteranordnung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Abstand zwischen einem Auswahlschalter (14) und einem Einstellschalter (13) weniger als 10 cm beträgt, vorzugsweise 5 cm.
- Berührungsschalteranordnung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass zumindest den Auswahlschaltern (14) optische Anzeigemittel (17, 18) zugeordnet sind zur Anzeige des Status bzw. Schaltzustand, vorzugsweise jedem Auswahlschalter eigene Anzeigemittel, wobei insbesondere die Anzeigemittel (17, 18) mehrere Funktionen aufweisen.
- Berührungsschalteranordnung nach Anspruch 5, gekennzeichnet durch wenigstens drei Auswahlschalter (12, 13, 14) zur Auswahl, von denen wenigstens zwei (14) in vorzugsweise regelmäßiger Anordnung um einen zentralen Punkt verteilt sind, und wobei die Anzeigemittel (18, 118) im Bereich innerhalb der Anordnung der Berührungsschalter (14) angeordnet sind und der Zustand mehrerer Verbraucher im Wechsel von diesen Anzeigemitteln (18, 118) darstellbar ist
- Berührungsschalteranordnung nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Anzeigemittel (18, 118) zu einem Zeitpunkt statisch nur den Zustand eines Verbrauchers anzeigen, wobei durch Umschalten der Zustand eines anderen Verbrauchers darstellbar ist.
- Berührungsschalteranordnung nach Anspruch 6 oder 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Anzeigemittel (18, 118) ausgebildet sind zur Darstellung mehrerer unterschiedlicher Zustände der Verbraucher, insbesondere bezüglich der elektrischen Leistung und bei Elektrowärmegeräten bezüglich vorhandener Restwärme.
- Berührungsschalteranordnung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie zur Steuerung eines Kochfeldes mit mehreren, insbesondere vier, Kochstellen ausgebildet ist, wobei in einem zentralen Bereich ein gemeinsamer Einstellschalter (13) für die Leistung und eine LED-Anzeige (18, 118) angeordnet sind und um diesen zentralen Punkt herum in regelmäßiger Anordnung für jede Kochstelle ein Auswahlschalter (14), der eine komplementäre Leistungs-Einstellfunktion aufweist, wobei vorzugsweise jedem Auswahlschalter (14) einer Kochstelle eine weitere LED (17) als Aktivanzeige zugeordnet ist.
- Berührungsschalteranordnung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Funktionen der Anzeigemittel (17, 18) bei einem elektrischen Kochfeld eine Leistungsanzeige und/oder eine Heizanzeige für einzelne Kochstellen sind, wobei vorzugsweise der Unterschied der Funktionen durch eine Auswahl-LED (17) oder spezielle unterschiedliche Darstellungsarten der Anzeigemittel (17, 18) erfolgt.
- Berührungsschalteranordnung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Anzeigemittel (17, 18) wenigstens eine LED, vorzugsweise eine balkenartige Darstellung mit mehreren LED, aufweisen.
- Berührungsschalteranordnung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Anzeigemittel (18) eine Sieben-Segment-Anzeige aufweisen zur alphanumerischen Darstellung, vorzugsweise eine einzige Sieben-Segment-Anzeige.
- Verfahren zur Steuerung wenigstens eines Berührungsschalters (14) für ein Elektrogerät mit wenigstens einem elektrischen Verbraucher, wobei der elektrische Verbraucher bezüglich seiner elektrischen Leistung einstellbar ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass durch einmaliges Betätigen des Berührungsschalters (14) der elektrische Verbraucher selektiert wird und durch erneutes Betätigen des Berührungsschalters (14) die elektrische Leistung des elektrischen Verbrauchers in eine Plus- oder Minus-Richtung einstellbar ist.
- Verfahren nach Anspruch 13, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Leistung des elektrischen Verbrauchers in die andere Richtung durch einen weiteren Berührungsschalter (13) einstellbar ist, wobei vorzugsweise der weitere Berührungsschalter keine Selektierfunktion aufweist.
- Verfahren nach Anspruch 13 oder 14, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Berührungsschalter (13) zur Einstellung der elektrischen Leistung in die andere Richtung für mehrere Verbraucher gemeinsam vorgesehen ist, wobei vorzugsweise vor Betätigen dieses Berührungsschalters (13) bzw. einer Leistungseinstellung ein Verbraucher selektiert wird.
- Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 13 bis 15, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine Sicherung gegen unbeabsichtigte oder unbefugte Betätigung durch eine zwangsweise kombinierte Betätigung mindestens zweier Berührungsschalter (13, 14) gleichzeitig oder hintereinander ausgebildet ist.
- Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 13 bis 16, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass ein elektrischer Verbraucher einen Zusatzverbraucher aufweist, vorzugsweise eine größere Zusatzheizung, wobei das Zuschalten eines zu dem selektierten elektrischen Verbraucher gehörigen Zusatzverbrauchers durch Einstellen der höchsten Leistungsstufe für den elektrischen Verbraucher erfolgt und anschließendes Anwählen einer noch höheren Leistungsstufe.
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