EP3186572A1

EP3186572A1 - Household device having an input means locking device

Info

Publication number: EP3186572A1
Application number: EP15753025.4A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Thomas ARENS; Christoph HAUZENEDER
Original assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
Current assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
Priority date: 2014-08-29
Filing date: 2015-08-19
Publication date: 2017-07-05
Anticipated expiration: 2035-08-19
Also published as: DE102014217288A1; WO2016030241A1; US10520248B2; CN106605104A; RU2658377C1; US20170284734A1; CN106605104B; EP3186572B1

Abstract

The invention relates to a household device (1), in particular a refrigeration device (1a), comprising an electronic control device (14) designed to control at least one function of the household device (1), an input device (11) connected to the control device (14), which has at least one input means (12), and which is designed to supply an assigned control signal to the control device (14), based on a manual actuation of the at least one input means (12), and an input means locking device (15) which, in its locked state, is designed to prevent a controlling of the function of the household device (1), despite the at least one input means (12) being actuated, and in its unlocked state, same is designed to permit a controlling of the function of the household device (1) when the at least one input means (12) is being actuated, wherein the input means locking device (15) is designed and/or intended for shifting the input means locking device (15) into the locked state, after the at least one input means (12) has not been actuated over a predefined time period.

Description

Household appliance with an input means blocking device

The invention relates to a household appliance, comprising an electronic

A control device configured to control at least one function of the household appliance; an input device connected to the control device, which has at least one input means and which is designed to have an associated one based on a manual actuation of the at least one input means

To supply control signal to the control device, and an input means locking means, which is formed in its locked state, a driving the function of the

Domestic appliance despite pressing the at least one input means to prevent and allow in its unlocked state to control the function of the household appliance upon actuation of the at least one input means.

DE 10 201 1 010 615 A1 describes a household appliance, in particular refrigerator and / or freezer with at least one operating element to be actuated by a user, wherein the operating element is designed such that activates a function of the household appliance due to the actuation of the control element by the user is, wherein the household appliance has at least one detection unit, which is designed such that by means of the detection unit, the actuation period can be determined, in which the user actuates the operating element and that the household appliance further comprises at least one comparison unit which is designed such that they Operating time compares with an upper limit and the function of the

Domestic appliance only activated or their activation only causes when the operating time is below the upper limit or equivalent. The object of the invention is to provide a household appliance with an input device that can be operated in a secure manner.

The object of the invention is achieved by a household appliance, comprising an electronic control device, which is designed to control at least one function of the household appliance; a connected to the control device

An input device having at least one input means and which is formed on the basis of a manual operation of the at least one input means to supply associated control signal to the control device, and a

Input means blocking device, which is designed to prevent a driving the function of the household appliance in spite of pressing the at least one input means in its locked state and to allow in its unlocked state driving the function of the household appliance upon actuation of the at least one input means, wherein the Eingangsemittelsperreinrichtung trained and / or is set to put the Eingangsemittelsperreinrichtung in the locked state after a failure of actuation of the at least one input means over a predetermined period of time. The invention, in other words, describes an automatic securing of a control panel, i. an input device against a user of the

Appliance inadvertent change of device settings. For this purpose, a microcontroller-based method can be used, which allows the

Input means, such as buttons and / or touch panels of a control panel, in one

Application in particular of refrigerators, according to a predefined, i.

automatically lock and protect against unintended user input. After activating the locking of the controls, the user can operate all controls, but the user's inputs no longer result in a change of the user-defined device settings. The

Controls can be designed as capacitive touch buttons, but also as mechanical buttons or similar controls. If the user activates any switching element of the operating part after the automatic blocking of the operating part, then the user can be confirmed, for example by an acoustic signal, the key operation. By an optical signal, such as the flashing of the LED of the display for the key lock, the user can also be displayed, for example, and to that extent given an indication of which button the user must press to unlock the control panel. In order to avoid unintentional release of the operating part, a predefined minimum actuation duration of the operating element can be set up. With the solutions according to the invention, the user does not necessarily have to independently provide for the protection of the control panel against unwanted or unintentional user input. Depending on the last operation of a control element, the input is blocked after the predefined time. The input device may comprise an additional input means, in particular a manually operable unlocking means, which is designed and / or arranged to put the input means locking means in the unlocked state when it is actuated. The additional input means, in particular the manually operated

Unlocking means may be set up and / or activated in its basic function to switch on and / or switch off the domestic appliance, in particular so that an electrical power supply of the domestic appliance can be connected or disconnected. However, the additional input means, in particular the manually operated unlocking means can also be set up and / or activated to bring the household appliance into a standby mode or to activate it from a standby mode, so that the household appliance is ready for operation.

The additional input means, in particular the manually operated

Unlocking means may be formed and / or arranged, only after a sustained operation over a minimum period of time, the

To put the input means in the unlocked state.

If the input device is already in the unlocked state, then the additional input device, in particular the manually operated one

Unlocking perform its intended function, so for example, the household appliance from the electrical power supply disconnect or put into standby mode as soon as the additional input means, in particular the manually operated unlocking means is only briefly pressed. Is the

However, in this embodiment variant of the invention, the additional input means, in particular the manually-operated unlocking means, must be operated continuously longer than the minimum duration of time. Then, the input means is locked in the unlocked state. If, in this case, the input means locking device is set in the unlocked state, the control device can either be designed and / or set up so that the intended purpose is directly therewith

Function is carried out easily, so for example, the household appliance is disconnected from the electrical power supply or placed in standby mode, or Control device may be designed and / or configured so that initially this function is not activated immediately, but a repeated operation of the additional input means, in particular of the manually operated

Unlocking is required to perform the intended function. The control device can be designed and / or set up to output an acoustic and / or optical signal of a first type during the continuous actuation of the additional input means, in particular of the manually actuatable unlocking means. The acoustic signal of the first kind can be, for example, a one-time short beep or a sound repeated several times in succession. The optical signal of the first kind may be, for example, a flashing of a lamp or an LED.

The control device can be designed and / or set up, after the minimum period of time in which a continuous actuation of the additional input means, in particular of the manually actuable unlocking means has taken place, an acoustic and / or optical different from the acoustic and / or optical signal of the first type Output signal of a second kind. The acoustic signal of the second kind can be, for example, a one-time or several times successively sounded short beep. The optical signal of the second kind may be, for example, a flashing of a lamp or an LED.

The additional input means, in particular the manually operated

Unlocking means may be formed and / or arranged to control in the unlocked state of the input means locking device a different function from the unlocking function. The additional input means, in particular the manually operated unlocking means may be, as already mentioned, for example, set up and / or driven to bring the household appliance in a standby mode or to activate from a standby mode, so that the appliance is ready for use or, for example, be set up and / or activated, switch on the household appliance and / or switch it off, In particular, an electrical power supply of the household appliance can thus be connected or disconnected.

The control device can be designed and / or set up, upon actuation of the at least one input device in the locked state of the

Input means blocking means to output an acoustic and / or optical signal of a third kind.

The acoustic signal of the third kind can be, for example, a one-time or multiple successive sounded short beep. The optical signal of the third kind may be, for example, a flashing of a lamp or an LED.

Input means blocking means to output to the additional input means, in particular the manually operated unlocking indicative, in particular acoustic and / or optical signal.

The predetermined period of time may be between 10 seconds and 50 seconds

Seconds, in particular of 30 seconds.

The input device may have at least one touch input means,

In particular, have a touch screen, which is associated with at least one touch input means. The invention accordingly relates to a household appliance, in particular a refrigerator, a stove, a hob, an extractor hood, a dishwasher, a

Washing machine, a tumble dryer or a coffee machine, an input device according to the invention and an associated

Input means blocking device, as described, having.

A concrete embodiment of a household appliance, in particular a refrigeration appliance with an input device according to the invention and an input means blocking device is closer in the following description with reference to the accompanying figures explained. Concrete features of this embodiment, regardless of the context in which they are mentioned, optionally also individually or in

Combined, represent general features of the invention.

Show it:

1 is a perspective view of a household appliance in the form of a

Refrigerating appliance with a door leaf, which has an input device,

Fig. 2 is a schematic representation of a touch screen with at least one

Input means and an unlocking means, and

Fig. 3 is a schematic flow diagram of the operation of a

Input device blocking device according to the invention.

A household appliance 1 exemplified in FIG. 1 is designed as a refrigeration appliance 1 a. The refrigerator 1 a has a body 2. In the body 2, a heat-insulating inner container 3 is arranged. The inner container 3 limits a storage space 4 for refrigerated goods, especially for food. In the inner container 3, one or more shelves 5, in particular for storage of food

Be arranged glass shelves. A front access opening of the storage room 4 is closed by a door leaf 6. In the case of the present embodiment, the door leaf 6 is mounted pivotably about a vertical pivot axis with respect to the inner container 3. For this purpose, the door leaf 6 can be articulated by not shown hinge fittings, for example, on the body 2 or the inner container 3. On one of the storage space 4 facing inside of the door panel 6, as shown in Fig. 1, one or more door racks 7 may be arranged. The door leaf 6 may optionally have on its outer side a glass front 8a or a metal front 8b. Alternatively or additionally, the door leaf 6 on the outside have a control panel 9. The

Control panel 9 may be made of a plastic, in particular be made of a transparent plastic, or at least a transparent

Window section 10 have. The transparent window section 10 can be formed in a specific embodiment alone by a portion of the glass front 8a. In the region of the transparent window section 10, the household appliance 1 or the refrigeration device 1a has an input device 11. The input device 1 1 is

in particular behind the control panel 9, or the glass front 8a or the metal front 8b arranged. The input device 11 has at least one input means 12 which is designed to control a function of the household appliance 1 on the basis of a manual actuation of the input means 12. In the case of the present

Embodiment, the at least one input means 12 is formed by a touch screen 12a. To a preassembled input device 1 1 at the back of the glass front panel, i. the glass front 8a or on the back of the glass door leaf to attach fittingly, a clamping device, not shown, may be provided, which is formed in an inserted into a slot 18 position between the back of the preassembled input device 1 1 and an inner wall of the shaft 18 einzuspreizen so that the input device 1 1 against the back of the

Glass front panel, i. the glass front 8a or at the back of the glass door leaf is pressed.

FIG. 2 schematically shows an exemplary view of the input device 11. The input device 11 comprises a plurality of input means 12, including the additional input means 16, which form input means 12, 16, in particular the touch screen 12a, and an electronic control device 14. The electronic control device 14 is designed to perform at least one function of the household appliance 1, in particular of the refrigerator 1 a to control. For this purpose, the at least one input means 12, 16, in particular the touch screen 12a, is electrically connected to the electronic control device 14 via an electrical connection line 13. Upon manual actuation of the input means 12, of the additional input means 16 or of the touch screen 12a, an associated control signal is fed to the control device 14 via the connecting line 13.

The input device 1 1 has the additional input means 16, in particular a manually operated unlocking means 16 a, which is formed and / or is set to put the Eingangsemittelsperreinrichtung 15 in its unlocked state in its operation.

The input device 1 1 has so far by the input means 12 and the additional input means 16, in particular the unlocking means 16 a, a plurality of touch input means 17, which in particular in the form of a touch screen 12 a

may be summarized, which are associated with the plurality of touch input means 17.

As indicated in FIG. 2, the input means blocking device 15 can be formed, at least essentially, by a computer program that is based on a

Program memory of the control device 14 is deposited.

The input means blocking device 15 is designed to prevent its activation of the function of the household appliance 1 despite actuation of the at least one input means 12 and to allow in its unlocked state to control the function of the household appliance 1 upon actuation of the at least one input means 12, the input means blocking means 15 is designed and / or set up to put the input means blocking device 15 in the locked state after a lack of actuation of the at least one input means 12 over a predetermined period of time.

A schematic flow diagram of the operation of an exemplary input means blocking device is illustrated in FIG. 3. The upper state field 20 shown in FIG. 3 represents the unlocked state of the input means blocking means 15 and the lower state field 21 represents the locked state of the input means blocking means 15. Starting from a

On state 19, by the electrical switching on a main switch of the household appliance 1 or by connecting the household appliance 1 to a

Mains socket can enter, the Eingangsemittelsperreinrichtung 15 first takes the unlocked state according to the upper state field 20 a. In this unlocked state, a display means such as a lamp or LED may light up and thereby visually indicate the unlocked state. Now, the household appliance 1 by means of Input means 12, 16 are controlled on the touch screen 12a by manual actuation, ie operated to control the operation of the household appliance 1.

Since the input means blocking means 15 is arranged and / or arranged to put the input means 15 in the locked state after a lapse of an operation of the at least one input means 12, 16, the input means inhibiting means 15, after the predetermined time has elapsed, takes the locked state according to FIG lower state field 21, if in this predetermined period of time none of the input means 12, 16 is actuated. The predetermined period of time may be, for example, a period of time between 10 seconds and 50 seconds, in particular of 30 seconds.

If, on the other hand, one or more of the input means 12, 16 is actuated within the current predetermined period of time, the input means blocking device 15 does not fall into the locked state according to the lower state field 21, but remains in the unlocked state according to the upper one, as indicated by the arrow P1 State field 20.

However, if the input means locking device 15 is already in the locked state according to the lower state field 21, manual operation of one of the input means 12 will not initiate unlocking first to bring the input means blocking means 15 to the unlock state according to the upper state field 20. Rather, the input means locking means 15 remains in the locked state according to the lower state field 21, as indicated by the arrow P2, until only the additional input means 16 and the unlocking means 16a for a predetermined minimum period of time, for example, between 1 second and 5 seconds,

in particular may be about 2 or 3 seconds, is pressed continuously and the input means blocking device 15, as indicated by the arrow P3, jumps into the unlocked state according to the upper state field 20. Now, the household appliance 1 can be controlled by means of the input means 12, 16 on the touch screen 12a by manual actuation, i. be operated to control the operation of the household appliance 1.

After another failure of actuation of the at least one input means 12, 16 over the predetermined period of time, the input means 15 is again placed in the locked state according to the lower state field 21, as indicated by the Arrow P 4 is indicated. In addition to such an inventive automatic locking of the input device 1 1, the input device 1 1 can also be deliberately by the user, ie by actively pressing the additional input means 16, in particular the manually operated unlocking means 16a are immediately placed in the lower state field 21 without the predetermined period of time must be waited, as illustrated by the arrow P5.

The additional input means 16, in particular the manually operated

Unlocking means 16a may accordingly be designed and / or set up only after a sustained actuation over a minimum period of time, the

Input means locking device 15 in the unlocked state.

The control device 14 can also be designed and / or set up to output an acoustic and / or optical signal of a first type during the continuous actuation of the additional input means 16, in particular of the manually actuatable unlocking means 16a.

The control device 14 can also be designed and / or set up, after the minimum period of time in which a continuous actuation of the additional time has expired

Input means 16, in particular of the manually operated unlocking means 16a is made to issue a different of the acoustic and / or optical signal of the first kind different acoustic and / or optical signal of a second type.

The additional input means 16, in particular the manually operated

Unlocking means 16a may be designed and / or arranged to control a different function from the unlocking function in the unlocked state of the input means locking device 15.

The control device 14 can also be designed and / or set up, upon actuation of the at least one input means 12 in the locked state of the

Input means locking means 15 to output an acoustic and / or optical signal of a third kind. The control device 14 can additionally be designed and / or set up, upon actuation of the at least one input device 12 in the locked state of the

Input means locking means 15, on the additional input means 6a, in particular the manually operated unlocking means 16a indicative, in particular acoustic and / or optical signal output.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1 home appliance

1 a refrigeration device

2 corpus

3 inner container

4 storage room

5 shelves

6 door leaf

7 door racks

8a glass front

8b metal front

9 control panel

10 window section

1 1 input device

12 input means

12a touch screen

13 connecting cable

14 control device

15 input means blocking device

16 additional input means

16a unlocking means

17 touch input device

18 shaft

19 switch-on state

20 upper state field

21 lower state field

Claims

A home appliance comprising an electronic control device (14)

is designed to control at least one function of the household appliance (1); an input device (11) connected to the control device (14) having at least one input means (12) and adapted to supply an associated control signal to the control device (14) based on manual operation of the at least one input means (12); an input means blocking means (15), which is designed, in its locked state to control the function of the household appliance (1) despite actuation of the at least one input means (12) to prevent and in its unlocked state, a control of the function of the household appliance (1) upon actuation of the at least one input means (12), characterized in that the input means blocking means (15) is designed and / or set up, after absence of actuation of the at least one input means (12) over a predetermined period of time, the input means blocking means (15) in the locked state offset.

2. Household appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that the

Input device (1 1) an additional input means (16), in particular a manually operable unlocking means (16a), which is formed and / or arranged to put the Eingangsemittelsperrenrechtung (15) in its unlocked state when it is actuated.

3. Household appliance according to claim 2, characterized in that the additional input means (16), in particular the manually operated unlocking means (16a) is formed and / or set up, only after a continuous

Actuation for a minimum period of time to put the input means lock (15) in the unlocked state. Domestic appliance according to claim 3, characterized in that the

Control device (14) is designed and / or set up during the continuous operation of the additional input means (16), in particular the manually operated unlocking means (16a) to output an acoustic and / or optical signal of a first type.

Domestic appliance according to claim 3 or, characterized in that the

Control device (14) is formed and / or set up, after the minimum period of time in which a continuous actuation of the additional

Input means (16), in particular of the manually operated

Unlocking means (16a) is carried out to output a different from the acoustic and / or optical signal of the first kind different acoustic and / or optical signal of a second type.

Domestic appliance according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the additional input means (16), in particular the manually operated unlocking means (16a) is formed and / or arranged in the unlocked state of the input means locking means (15) differing from the unlocking function other function to control.

Domestic appliance according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the control device (14) is formed and / or arranged at a

Actuating the at least one input device (12) in the locked state of the input device blocking device (15) to output an acoustic and / or optical signal of a third type.

Domestic appliance according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the control device (14) is formed and / or arranged at a

Actuation of the at least one input means (12) in the locked state of the input means blocking device (15) to output a signal indicative, in particular acoustic and / or optical, to the additional input means (6a), in particular the manually operated unlocking means (16a). Domestic appliance according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the predetermined time period is a period of time between 10 seconds and 50 seconds, in particular of 30 seconds.

Domestic appliance according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the input device (1 1) at least one touch input means (17), in particular a touch screen (12a), which is associated with at least one touch input means (17) ,