EP3364110A1 - Interface utilisateur pour une plaque de cuisson - Google Patents

Interface utilisateur pour une plaque de cuisson Download PDF

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EP3364110A1
EP3364110A1 EP17156390.1A EP17156390A EP3364110A1 EP 3364110 A1 EP3364110 A1 EP 3364110A1 EP 17156390 A EP17156390 A EP 17156390A EP 3364110 A1 EP3364110 A1 EP 3364110A1
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slide element
power level
user interface
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cooking
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Harald Hoffmann
Juergen Leikam
Lukasz WASINKIEWICZ
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Electrolux Appliances AB
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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
    • F24C7/082—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices on ranges, e.g. control panels, illumination
    • F24C7/086—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices on ranges, e.g. control panels, illumination touch control

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  • the present invention relates to a user interface for a cooking hob. Further, the present invention relates to a cooking hob. Moreover, present invention relates to a method for controlling a cooking hob.
  • a cooking area of a cooking hob comprises mostly several cooking zones. Said cooking zones have to be activated at individual different power levels. This requires a relative complex user interface. Usually, at least one separate adjusting element is necessary for each cooking zone.
  • a user interface for a cooking hob is provided, wherein:
  • the present invention allows representing and adjusting the power level distribution on the cooking area in an easy way.
  • the power level distribution on the cooking area may provide one or more cooking zones with different power levels.
  • the display unit can provide a clear representation of the power level distribution on the cooking area, while said power level distribution is adjustable by the at least one touch slide element.
  • the touch slide element includes a plurality of touch switch elements arranged in series.
  • the touch switch elements of the touch slide element are separately activatable and deactivatable by a user.
  • the touch slide element is parallel to an edge of the display unit.
  • touch slide element may be arranged besides the display unit.
  • the user interface includes two touch slide element arranged perpendicular to each other.
  • different power levels may be represented by different colours and/or by different patterns on the display unit.
  • the user interface is a TFT display.
  • the present invention relates to a cooking hob comprising at least one cooking area with a plurality of separately adjustable heating elements, wherein said cooking hob comprises at least one user interface mentioned above.
  • the cooking hob can be an induction cooking hob.
  • the present invention relates to a method for controlling a cooking hob comprising at least one cooking area with a plurality of separately adjustable heating elements, wherein:
  • the different power levels are represented by different colours and/or by different patterns on the display unit.
  • FIG 1 illustrates a schematic top view of a cooking hob 10 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • the cooking hob 10 comprises a cooking area 12 and a user interface 14.
  • the cooking area 12 comprises a plurality of heating elements. Said heating elements are separately adjustable, so that different power level distributions within the cooking area 12 are possible.
  • the heating elements are induction coils arranged as a matrix.
  • the cooking hob 10 is or can be an induction cooking hob.
  • An induction cooking hob comprises induction coils as heating elements, wherein the induction coils are energized by at least one electrical circuit generating an output voltage and output current with a high frequency, in particular with a frequency of more than 10kHz.
  • the electrical circuit generating the output voltage and output current for the induction coils can comprise at least one IGBT (insulated-gate bipolar transistor).
  • the power for the electrical circuit generating the output voltage and output current for the induction coils is provided by an alternating input current which is rectified by a rectifying circuit, for example a bridge rectifier.
  • the user interface 14 is arranged in a corner of the cooking hob 10 and besides the cooking area 12.
  • the user interface 14 may be arranged in an arbitrary place inside or outside of the cooking hob 10.
  • the cooking area 12 extends substantially over the residual area of the cooking hob 10.
  • the user interface 14 includes a first touch slide element 16, a second touch slide element 18 and a display unit 20.
  • the first touch slide element 16 and the second touch slide element 18 are elongated.
  • the display unit 20 is rectangular or squared.
  • the first touch slide element 16 is arranged in front of the display unit 20, while the second touch slide element 18 is arranged besides said display unit 20.
  • the second touch slide element 18 is arranged to the left of the display unit 20.
  • the first touch slide element 16 is arranged parallel to the front edge of the display unit 20, while the second touch slide element 18 is arranged parallel to the left edge of said display unit 20.
  • the first touch slide element 16 is provided for adjusting a power level distribution on the cooking area 12 along a transverse direction.
  • the second touch slide element 18 is provided for adjusting the power level distribution on the cooking area 12 along a longitudinal direction.
  • the display unit 20 represents the cooking area 10.
  • the display unit 20 is provided for illustrating the power level distribution on the cooking area 12.
  • the first touch slide element 16 includes a plurality of touch switch elements arranged in series along the transverse direction.
  • the second touch slide element 18 includes a plurality of touch switch elements arranged in series along the longitudinal direction. Said touch switch elements are separately activatable and deactivatable by the user.
  • FIG 2 illustrates a schematic top view of four adjustments of the user interface 14 for the cooking hob 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the user interface 14 of the first embodiment includes the first touch slide element 16 and the second touch slide element 18.
  • the first touch slide element 16 is provided for adjusting the power level distribution along the transverse direction of the cooking area 12
  • the second touch slide element 18 is provided for adjusting the power level distribution along the longitudinal direction of the cooking area 12.
  • the touch switch elements of the first touch slide element 16 correspond with the zones of the display unit 20 and the cooking area 12 of the same longitudinal direction.
  • the touch switch elements of the second touch slide element 18 correspond with the zones of the display unit 20 and the cooking area 12 of the same transversal direction.
  • the display unit 20 illustrates four different power level distributions on the cooking area 12.
  • Each power level distribution includes zones with a first power level 22, a second power level 24, a third power level 26 and a fourth power level 28.
  • the first power level 22 corresponds with the lowest power on the cooking area 12, while the fourth power level 28 corresponds with the highest power on the cooking area 12.
  • the zones with the fourth power level 28 occur in the four corners of the cooking area 12, while the zone with the first power level 22 occurs in the centre of said cooking area 12.
  • the zone with the second power level 24 encloses the zone with the first power level 22.
  • the zone with the third power level 26 encloses the zone with the second power level 24.
  • the lateral touch switch elements of the first touch slide element 16 and second touch slide element 18 are activated, while the central touch switch elements of the first touch slide element 16 and second touch slide element 18 are deactivated.
  • the zones with the fourth power level 28 occur in the both corners on the left hand side of the cooking area 12, while the zone with the first power level 22 occurs on the central right hand side of said cooking area 12.
  • the zones with the second power level 24 and the third power level 26 extend between the zones with the first power level 22 and fourth power level 28.
  • the touch switch elements in the left portion of the first touch slide element 16 are activated, while the touch switch elements in right portion of the first touch slide element 16 are deactivated.
  • the lateral touch switch elements of the second touch slide element 18 are activated, while the central touch switch elements of the second touch slide element 18 are deactivated.
  • the zone with the fourth power level 28 occurs in the front corner on the left hand side of the cooking area 12, while the zone with the first power level 22 occurs in the rear corner on the right hand side of said cooking area 12.
  • the zones with the second power level 24 and the third power level 26 extend between the zones with the first power level 22 and fourth power level 28.
  • the touch switch elements in the left portion of the first touch slide element 16 are activated, while the touch switch elements in right portion of the first touch slide element 16 are deactivated.
  • the touch switch elements in the front portion of the second touch slide element 18 are activated, while the touch switch elements in the rear portion of the second touch slide element 18 are deactivated.
  • the zone with the fourth power level 28 occurs in the centre of the cooking area 12, while the zones with the first power level 22 occur in the four corners of said cooking area 12.
  • the zone with the third power level 26 encloses the zone with the fourth power level 28.
  • the zone with the second power level 24 encloses the zone with the third power level 26.
  • the lateral touch switch elements of the first touch slide element 16 and second touch slide element 18 are deactivated, while the central touch switch elements of the first touch slide element 16 and second touch slide element 18 are activated.
  • the power levels 22, 24, 26 and 28 are represented by different colours.
  • the highest power level 28 is represented by a red colour
  • the lowest power level 22 is represented by a green colour
  • the intermediate power levels 24 and 26 may be represented by yellow and orange colours, respectively.
  • FIG 3 illustrates a schematic top view of three of adjustments of the user interface 14 for the cooking hob 10 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • the user interface 14 of the second embodiment includes one touch slide element 16 and the display unit 20.
  • Said touch slide element 16 is provided for adjusting the power level distribution on the cooking area 12 along the transverse direction.
  • the display unit 20 represents the cooking area 10.
  • the display unit 20 is provided for illustrating the power level distribution on the cooking area 12.
  • the touch slide element 16 includes the plurality of touch switch elements arranged in series along the transverse direction. Said touch switch elements are separately activatable and deactivatable by the user.
  • the display unit 20 illustrates three different power level distributions on the cooking area 12.
  • the power level distribution includes zones with the first power level 22, the second power level 24, the third power level 26, the fourth power level 28 and a fifth power level 30.
  • the first power level 22 corresponds with the lowest power on the cooking area 12, while the fifth power level 30 corresponds with the highest power on the cooking area 12.
  • FIG 4 illustrates a schematic top view of three of adjustments of the user interface 14 for the cooking hob 10 according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
  • the user interface 14 of the third embodiment includes one touch slide element 16 and the display unit 20.
  • Said touch slide element 16 is provided for adjusting the power level distribution on the cooking area 12 along the longitudinal direction.
  • the display unit 20 represents the cooking area 10.
  • the display unit 20 is provided for illustrating the power level distribution on the cooking area 12.
  • the touch slide element 16 includes the plurality of touch switch elements arranged in series along the longitudinal direction. Said touch switch elements are separately activatable and deactivatable by the user.
  • the display unit 20 illustrates three different power level distributions on the cooking area 12.
  • the power level distribution includes five zones with the first power level 22, the second power level 24, the third power level 26, the fourth power level 28 and the fifth power level 30.
  • the first power level 22 corresponds with the lowest power on the cooking area 12
  • the fifth power level 30 corresponds with the highest power on the cooking area 12.
  • the present invention allows adjusting a one-dimensional power level distribution of the cooking area 12 by one touch slide element 16 as shown in FIG 3 and FIG 4 .
  • the present invention allows adjusting a two-dimensional power level distribution of the cooking area 12 by two touch slide elements 16 and 18 as shown in FIG 2 .
  • the user recognises the zones of the different power levels 22, 24, 26, 28 and 30 on the cooking area 12 by watching the display unit 20 and can place the one or more cooking vessels on the suitable zone or zones, respectively.

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EP1602882A1 (fr) * 2004-05-19 2005-12-07 Cherry GmbH Arrangement de capteurs pour un actionnement pseudo-continue
DE102005027199A1 (de) * 2005-06-13 2006-12-14 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Hausgerätevorrichtung mit wenigstens einem berührungsempfindlichen Sensorfeld
EP2065650A2 (fr) * 2007-11-28 2009-06-03 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Appareil ménager doté d'une interface utilisateur comprenant un élément de réglage
DE102011083344A1 (de) * 2011-09-23 2013-03-28 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Kochgerät mit Sensorbedienfeld
EP3130858A1 (fr) * 2015-08-11 2017-02-15 Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag Interface utilisateur pour une plaque de cuisson

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EP1602882A1 (fr) * 2004-05-19 2005-12-07 Cherry GmbH Arrangement de capteurs pour un actionnement pseudo-continue
DE102005027199A1 (de) * 2005-06-13 2006-12-14 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Hausgerätevorrichtung mit wenigstens einem berührungsempfindlichen Sensorfeld
EP2065650A2 (fr) * 2007-11-28 2009-06-03 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Appareil ménager doté d'une interface utilisateur comprenant un élément de réglage
DE102011083344A1 (de) * 2011-09-23 2013-03-28 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Kochgerät mit Sensorbedienfeld
EP3130858A1 (fr) * 2015-08-11 2017-02-15 Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag Interface utilisateur pour une plaque de cuisson

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