EP2868977B1 - Procédé de fonctionnement d'un appareil électronique et appareil électronique - Google Patents

Procédé de fonctionnement d'un appareil électronique et appareil électronique Download PDF

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EP2868977B1
EP2868977B1 EP14183162.8A EP14183162A EP2868977B1 EP 2868977 B1 EP2868977 B1 EP 2868977B1 EP 14183162 A EP14183162 A EP 14183162A EP 2868977 B1 EP2868977 B1 EP 2868977B1
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Hartmut Friedrich
Markus Heidelberg
Jörg Laszak
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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
    • F24C7/083—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices on ranges, e.g. control panels, illumination on tops, hot plates
    • 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

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  • the invention relates to a method for operating an electrical device and to such an electrical device with an operating device.
  • EP 859467 A1 Operating devices for electrical devices or corresponding electrical devices are known, for which several control elements are provided.
  • one of the control elements is designed as an on / off switch or forms one.
  • So-called touch switches can advantageously be used as operating elements, which are based on a capacitive or inductive input principle, possibly also on an optical one, and recognize the application of a finger or a light pressing on it with a light or low contact force. This also applies to the EP 1704642 A1 directed.
  • a household appliance is known as an electrical appliance with an operating element for activating a function of the household appliance by a user.
  • the operating time of the control element can be recorded, a function of the household appliance being activated or activated only when the operating time of the control element is below an upper limit value or corresponds to it. This means that nothing happens during an even longer actuation period, but only if the control element is actuated for a shorter duration.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a method mentioned at the outset and an electrical device for carrying it out or operable therewith, with which problems of the prior art can be avoided and in particular it is possible to be able to operate an operating method or an electrical device well and to make it comfortable and to simplify the control device if possible.
  • At least one of the operating elements of an operating device of the electrical device is a aforementioned on / off switch and is a named touch switch or proximity switch or can be actuated with a slight contact force or simply by placing a finger on it.
  • the electrical device can be switched on by correspondingly placing the finger on it, for example for a period of a few seconds, that is, from an off state. Starting from an on-state of the electrical device, it can be switched off again if the on / off switch is actuated for a duration that lies above a switching limit value. As long as a finger must be placed on the on / off switch or this must be operated.
  • the on / off switch for a period below the switching limit value or shorter than this, starting from this on state of the electrical device, whereby an additional function or a submenu of the electrical device can be operated or appears or is possible.
  • the finger is removed from the on / off switch before the duration of the switching limit.
  • This additional function is advantageously an additional menu for selecting further functions on the electrical device or for entering settings for operating the electrical device.
  • This can be a timer function, a sequence program, an energy saving function, a quick variant or the like. his.
  • a hob it can be a two-circuit operation of a hotplate or a parboiling function.
  • the on / off switch is used to switch off the electrical device as usual when it is operated for a longer period above the switching limit. This function must also be retained for security and practical reasons. If, on the other hand, the on / off switch is pressed for a short time or only for a period below the switching limit value and then the fingers are removed before the switching limit value is reached, the electrical device is not switched off, but the additional function or the sub-menu of the electrical device can to be served. This saves an additional control element with which this additional function would otherwise be called up. At the same time, the switching off of the electrical device, in particular also the switching on, takes place in a known manner, as is also prescribed and useful for safety reasons.
  • the electrical device is switched off immediately after the switching limit value is exceeded, even if a finger is still resting on the touch switch or the on / off switch continues to be operated, so to speak.
  • the aforementioned safety functions are thus fulfilled.
  • the additional function or the sub-menu is then actuated or selected with a further control element.
  • a further control element for this purpose, one of the other operating elements that appear to be cheap can be used, for example also usually provided operating elements for a power setting, which then have a different effect with this setting function.
  • the switching limit mentioned or the time until it is reached is advantageously between 0.5 seconds and 5 seconds, particularly advantageously between 0.9 seconds and 2 seconds. In this way it can be ensured that subjectively it is easily possible for an operator to carry out a long operation to switch off the electrical device or a short operation to call up the additional function or the submenu.
  • the additional function it can be provided that it or the sub-menu can be activated or called up as soon as the activation of the on / off switch ends or a finger placed on it is just lifted off before the switching limit value is reached.
  • the on / off switch is actuated for a certain minimum duration to call up the additional function, for example at least 0.1 seconds, but at most up to the switching limit mentioned. In this way it can be avoided that a very brief fleeting touch, which lasts, for example, only up to 0.1 seconds or 0.2 seconds, activates the additional function or has an effect on the operating device.
  • optical and / or acoustic signals are output to an operator. This can be done when the electrical device is switched off or is switched to the off state. Furthermore, it can be done if the additional function or the sub-menu can be operated or activated.
  • a signal with a change in the state of the electrical appliance or activation or operability of the additional function advantageously takes place.
  • the signals can differ, for example a tone or beep or a blink for switching off the electrical device and a double beep or a double blink for the additional function that can be operated.
  • actuating the on / off switch directly by touching with a finger withdraws the additional function and the submenu or its activability from the on state of the electrical device .
  • a brief actuation of the on / off switch in particular with a duration below the switching limit value and subsequent removal of the finger, brings about this withdrawal.
  • the actuation of the on / off switch for a period above the switching limit value switches off the electrical device in the aforementioned manner even if the additional function can be operated, possibly with the additional function being activated first and immediately or of the sub-menu.
  • the activation of the additional function does not have to be ended first so that the electrical device can then be switched off, but this can be done directly in one step.
  • the electrical appliance which on the one hand can be an electric cooking appliance or electrical household appliance, such as, in particular, a washing machine or dishwasher or another electrical appliance, in addition to the aforementioned hob or oven, has a control device with appropriately designed control elements.
  • the operating elements at least the on / off switch is designed as a so-called touch switch or proximity switch.
  • the operating device can be attached to the electrical device in a favorable manner, for example in accordance with the aforementioned EP 2258987 A2 , A large-area optical display, as also shown there, can be used as the aforementioned display, alternatively also from the aforementioned EP 859467 A1 known small indicator lights can be provided.
  • a beeper or buzzer or piezo buzzer that is commonly used can be used as the acoustic display.
  • Fig. 1 is a top view of a hob 11 is shown as an example of an electrical appliance in addition to the above, similar electrical household appliances just dishwashers / washers, ovens, microwaves or the like could be.
  • the cooktop 11 has a cooktop plate 12 and four cooktops 13a to 13d thereon.
  • the invention is mainly concerned with their operation.
  • the hob 11 has a display 15 in the front area and an on / off switch 17 in the left front corner area. Further operating elements 19 are provided to the left and right of the display 15. A control 21 for the hob 11 is shown in dashed lines. It is connected to the control elements 17 and 19 and the display 15 and additionally has a beeper 22. In addition, the operating elements 17 and 19 can be illuminated, which is indicated, for example, for the on / off switch 17 by the schematically illustrated light beams 18.
  • the on / off switch 17 is designed as a touch switch mentioned at the outset, advantageously as a capacitive touch switch. It can be illuminated or have illuminants for the light beams 18. The same can apply to the operating elements 19, alternatively they can also have a different functional principle. Furthermore, the control elements 19, possibly even the on / off switch 17, can be integrated in a display corresponding to the display 15 as a so-called touch screen. However, this does not change their respective functionality.
  • Fig. 2 In the Fig. 2 is shown what can be effected over time with an actuation of the on / off switch 17.
  • the top course corresponds to this on / off switch 17, the course below it to the entire hob 11 or indicates its activation state.
  • the course below it in turn represents the operating state of the beeper 22.
  • the lowest course represents the operability or activability of the additional function or the submenu.
  • the upper value "1" represents the actuation or activation and the lower state “0" the non-actuated or switched off or deactivated state.
  • the cooktop 11 is switched on using the on / off switch 17, in particular by actuating by placing a finger on it for a certain time or advantageously for a time which is above the switching limit value T S , which is defined here as 2 seconds.
  • T S switching limit value
  • a finger is placed on the on / off switch at the time t 1 or its actuation, so to speak, begins.
  • the finger is removed again at time t 2 , so that the on / off switch 17 is no longer actuated. This takes place for a time period T 1 that is recognizably smaller than the switching limit value T S.
  • the additional function or the sub-menu can be operated or activated. It does not matter whether this is actually done or not. In the lower curve shown in dotted lines, a time period provided for this has been exceeded, so that the state returns to "0" and the operability or activatability of the additional function or of the submenu is no longer applicable.
  • this intended period of time cannot yet be reached, which corresponds to the upper course shown in dash-dot lines. Since, at time t 3, the on / off switch 17 is actuated again by placing a finger on it, which is indicated by its change in state to "1", the activatability or operability of the additional function or of the submenu is immediately reversed made and the state set to "0".
  • This second actuation of the on / off switch 17 lasts longer than the switching limit value T S , that is to say longer than 2 seconds. Therefore, the hob 11 is switched off at time t 4 and its state is set to "0". This in turn is indicated directly by a longer signal from the beeper 22, under certain circumstances also by light rays 18. It is shown here that the finger rests on the on / off switch 17 until the time t 5 and only later, for example after FIG. 3 Seconds or more. But this obviously does not change anything in one of the states.

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  1. Procédé de fonctionnement d'un appareil électrique (11) comprenant un dispositif de commande qui comporte une pluralité d'éléments de commande (17, 19), l'un des éléments de commande formant un commutateur marche/arrêt (17) et étant un commutateur tactile ou pouvant être commandé par une légère force de contact,
    l'appareil électrique étant arrêté et amené à l'état d'arrêt, depuis un état de marche de l'appareil électrique (11), par actionnement du commutateur marche/arrêt (17) pendant une durée supérieure à un seuil de commutation,
    caractérisé en ce que
    une fonction supplémentaire ou un sous-menu de l'appareil électrique peut être commandé(e), depuis l'état de marche de l'appareil électrique (11), par actionnement de ce commutateur marche/arrêt (17) pendant une durée inférieure à ce seuil de commutation.
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'appareil électrique est arrêté immédiatement après le dépassement du seuil de commutation et amené à l'état d'arrêt, depuis l'état en marche de l'appareil électrique (11), par actionnement du commutateur marche/arrêt (17) pendant une durée supérieure à un seuil de commutation.
  3. Procédé selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que la fonction supplémentaire ou le sous-menu est commandé(e) ou sélectionné(e) avec un autre élément de commande.
  4. Procédé selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que la fonction supplémentaire ou le sous-menu est commandé(e) ou sélectionné(e) avec un autre élément de commande (19) pour sélectionner des fonctions ou des entrées de réglages.
  5. Procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le seuil de commutation est compris entre 0,5 seconde et 5 secondes.
  6. Procédé selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que le seuil de commutation est compris entre 0,9 seconde et 2 secondes.
  7. Procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'un signal optique et/ou acoustique est délivré à un opérateur, lors de l'arrêt de l'appareil électrique (11) et de l'amenée de l'appareil électrique à l'état d'arrêt.
  8. Procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'un signal optique et/ou acoustique est délivré simultanément à l'opérabilité de la fonction supplémentaire ou à l'opérabilité du sous-menu.
  9. Procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la possibilité d'exécution de la fonction supplémentaire et l'opérabilité du sous-menu sont limitées dans le temps.
  10. Procédé selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce que la possibilité d'exécution de la fonction supplémentaire et la possibilité d'activation du sous-menu sont limitées dans le temps et sont supprimées au bout de 20 secondes maximum.
  11. Procédé selon la revendication 10, caractérisé en ce que la possibilité d'exécution de la fonction supplémentaire et la possibilité d'activation du sous-menu sont supprimées au bout de 10 secondes maximum.
  12. Procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que, depuis l'état de marche de l'appareil électrique (11), un actionnement du commutateur marche/arrêt (17) supprime la possibilité d'exécution de la fonction supplémentaire et la possibilité d'activation des sous-menus directement par contact du doigt.
  13. Appareil électrique (11) comportant un dispositif de commande pourvu d'éléments de commande (17, 19) et un contrôleur (21), caractérisé en ce que le contrôleur (21) est conçu pour mettre en oeuvre le procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes.
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