EP4511599A1 - Haushaltsgerätevorrichtung und haushaltsgerät - Google Patents
Haushaltsgerätevorrichtung und haushaltsgerätInfo
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- EP4511599A1 EP4511599A1 EP23719772.8A EP23719772A EP4511599A1 EP 4511599 A1 EP4511599 A1 EP 4511599A1 EP 23719772 A EP23719772 A EP 23719772A EP 4511599 A1 EP4511599 A1 EP 4511599A1
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- Prior art keywords
- light
- household appliance
- light source
- appliance device
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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
- F24C15/00—Details
- F24C15/10—Tops, e.g. hot plates; Rings
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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
- H05B6/00—Heating by electric, magnetic or electromagnetic fields
- H05B6/02—Induction heating
- H05B6/10—Induction heating apparatus, other than furnaces, for specific applications
- H05B6/12—Cooking devices
- H05B6/1209—Cooking devices induction cooking plates or the like and devices to be used in combination with them
- H05B6/1218—Cooking devices induction cooking plates or the like and devices to be used in combination with them with arrangements using lights for heating zone state indication
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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
- F24C15/00—Details
- F24C15/008—Illumination for oven cavities
Definitions
- the invention relates to a household appliance device according to the preamble of claim 1 and a household appliance according to claim 15.
- Household appliance devices are already known from the prior art, which have at least one light source and at least one light guide unit with a hollow light guide channel in order to guide light from the light source to a target area.
- the object of the invention is in particular, but not limited to, to provide a generic device with improved properties in terms of lighting, light guidance and efficiency.
- the object is achieved according to the invention by the features of claims 1 and 15, while advantageous refinements and developments of the invention can be found in the subclaims.
- the invention is based on a household appliance device, in particular a hob device, with at least one plate unit, with at least one light source and with at least one light guide unit, which is intended to guide light from the light source to a target area on the plate unit, and which has at least one section which is designed as a hollow light guide.
- the household appliance device has a light deflecting element which is arranged in front of the light source and in the section.
- a light intensity can be increased in at least one target area.
- light can be guided and/or amplified along a light guide unit starting from a light source more efficiently and precisely, thereby increasing the light intensity. the.
- a compact and efficient construction can be provided.
- efficiency can be increased in terms of product and/or cost and/or manufacturing and/or construction and/or performance and/or energy efficiency.
- a loss of light intensity between a light source and the target area can be reduced, preferably avoided.
- a loss of light and/or a loss of light intensity in at least a section of the light-guiding unit can be reduced and advantageously avoided. This can increase comfort in terms of user comfort and provide an improved user experience.
- the light provided by the light source can be used more efficiently and preferably the light source can be made smaller.
- the household appliance device could be, for example, a cooking appliance device, possibly a microwave device and/or a grill device and/or a steam appliance device and/or an oven device and/or preferably the hob device.
- the household appliance device could also be a household refrigeration device device, in particular a refrigerator and/or freezer device, and/or a household cleaning device device, for example a dishwasher device and/or a washing machine device and/or a tumble dryer device.
- the household appliance device forms a subassembly of a household appliance, in particular a household refrigeration appliance and/or a household cleaning appliance, for example a dishwasher and/or a washing machine and/or a tumble dryer, and/or a cooking appliance, such as a microwave and/or a grill and / or a steam device and / or an oven and / or particularly preferably a hob.
- the hob is preferably a matrix hob.
- the hob device could be designed as a resistance hob device and/or preferably as an induction hob device.
- the hob device designed as an induction hob device is advantageously a subassembly of an induction hob device.
- the hob device could also include accessory units for the hob, such as a extraction unit and/or at least one sensor unit, in particular at least one temperature sensor, for measuring a temperature of a set-up unit, in particular a cooking utensil, and/or a food item to be cooked and/or for placement in the Set-up unit and/or in the food to be cooked, for example in the form of a spit, and/or a detection unit for detection of at least the installation unit.
- accessory units for the hob such as a extraction unit and/or at least one sensor unit, in particular at least one temperature sensor, for measuring a temperature of a set-up unit, in particular a cooking utensil, and/or a food item to be cooked and/or for placement in the Set-up unit and/or in the food to be cooked, for example in the form of a spit, and/or a detection unit for detection of at least the installation unit.
- the household appliance device could also include the entire household appliance, in particular the entire hob
- the household appliance device and/or the household appliance is/are intended for use and/or arrangement in a household, in particular a kitchen.
- the household appliance could in turn be part of a household appliance system, in particular a hob system, wherein the household appliance system could have a large number of units and/or devices which can be used for processing and/or treating and/or storing food .
- the household appliance system could additionally have at least one household appliance object, in particular a hob object.
- the household appliance object could be at least the set-up unit and/or a extraction unit and/or at least the sensor unit, in particular at least one temperature sensor. It would also be conceivable that the household appliance object could be at least partially part of a subgroup of at least the household appliance, in particular the hob.
- the household appliance object could, for example, have at least one control unit, for example a remote control, and/or at least one operator interface and/or at least one exhaust fan unit and/or at least one heating unit control electronics.
- the plate unit is at least one, in particular plate-like, unit which is intended for setting up at least the setting up unit and/or for placing at least one food item, in particular the food to be cooked.
- the plate unit could, for example, be designed as a worktop, in particular as a kitchen worktop, or as a partial area of at least one worktop, in particular at least one kitchen worktop.
- the kitchen worktop in particular in contrast to a hob top, is additionally intended to provide a food preparation area in which, for example, cutting and/or mixing and/or pounding and/or peeling of food could be carried out.
- the kitchen worktop is a piece of furniture, preferably a piece of kitchen furniture.
- the kitchen worktop is advantageously a part of the kitchen and in particular delimits and/or closes a part of an assembly of kitchen cabinets and/or kitchen furniture and/or other household appliances, such as se a dishwasher and/or a washing machine and/or an oven, upwards.
- the plate unit could be designed as a hob plate.
- the plate unit designed as a hob plate could form at least a part of a hob outer housing of the hob and advantageously form at least a large part of the hob outer housing together with at least one housing unit of the household appliance device to which the hob plate is connected in at least one assembled state.
- the plate unit is connected to the housing unit, for example, by means of a force and/or positive and/or material connection.
- the plate unit is made of a non-metallic material.
- the plate unit could be at least partially or at least largely made of glass and/or glass ceramic and/or Neolith and/or Dekton and/or wood and/or marble and/or stone, in particular natural stone, and/or be made of laminate and/or plastic and/or ceramic and/or a composite material.
- the term “to a large extent” should be understood to mean at least 55%, advantageously at least 65%, preferably at least 75%, particularly preferably at least 85% and particularly advantageously at most 95% of a volume and/or mass fraction.
- the plate unit can have a thickness, in particular a material thickness, of at most 30 mm, preferably at most 20 mm and particularly preferably at most 12 mm.
- position designations such as “below” or “above” refer to the mounted state of the disk unit, unless explicitly described otherwise.
- the installation unit can have a small household appliance and/or the cooking utensils.
- the small household appliance could be, for example, a coffee maker and/or a toaster and/or a kettle and/or a mixer and/or a stirrer.
- the small household appliance could be at least partially supplied with energy inductively when it is placed on the support plate.
- the cooking utensil can be designed, for example, as a pot and/or a pan and/or a roaster. If the household appliance device is designed as an induction hob device, the cooking utensils could be at least partially inductively supplied with energy when placed on the kitchen worktop, at least for heating purposes.
- the installation unit prefferably has a base unit, which is intended to be placed under the cooking utensils and/or the small household appliance.
- the underlay unit can advantageously be arranged between the plate unit and the cooking utensils and/or the small household appliance.
- the installation unit can be arranged in a cooking surface area on the plate unit.
- the household appliance device preferably has at least one heating unit, which is designed as a resistance heating unit and/or preferably as an induction heating unit.
- the heating unit is arranged below the plate unit.
- the heating unit is advantageously provided for heating at least the set-up unit for cooking at least the food to be cooked in the cooking surface area on the plate unit.
- the heating unit is preferably arranged in the housing unit, specifically in an interior space which is at least partially delimited by the housing unit and the plate unit.
- the plate unit has engravings and/or prints for marking a cooking surface area, in particular the said cooking surface area, for at least the installation unit.
- the plate unit is preferably free of engravings and/or prints.
- the household appliance device, in particular the plate unit has at least the cooking surface area.
- the cooking surface area is preferably designed as a variable cooking surface area.
- a “variable cooking surface area” is to be understood as meaning a cooking surface area which is intended to form at least one heating zone that is adapted to at least the set-up unit, in particular the small household appliance and/or the cooking utensils.
- the heating zone can preferably be adapted to the installation unit in terms of at least one size and/or shape.
- the variable cooking surface area advantageously differs from a cooking surface area in which heating zones are fixed, in particular by markings on the mounting plate.
- the target area can be illuminated using the light provided by the light source.
- the target area on the plate unit can be a subarea within the cooking surface area, for example a single area local location in the cooking surface area, or the entire cooking surface area. It would be conceivable that the target area is a partial area within the cooking surface area, which forms at least 1%, advantageously at least 3% and preferably at least 10% of the cooking surface area.
- the target area designed as a partial area within the cooking surface area could form at most 80%, advantageously at most 50% and preferably at most 30% of the cooking surface area. It would also be conceivable that the target area on the plate unit is located outside the cooking surface area, for example in an operating area in which an operator interface, in particular a hob operator interface, could be arranged, and / or in a extraction area in which the extraction unit could be arranged, and / or in an electronics area in which at least one electronics of the household appliance device could be arranged.
- the disk unit could also have multiple target areas, namely at least two target areas or a plurality of target areas. All target areas could be illuminated using light provided from the same light source. Alternatively, the target areas could also receive light from different light sources of the household appliance device and/or be illuminated by means of light provided by different light sources of the household appliance device.
- the light guide unit is designed, at least in sections, as a hollow light guide.
- the light guide unit can be at least partially, at least to a large extent and preferably completely solid and/or filled, at least in sections.
- the section designed as a hollow light guide can, for example, form at least 5%, advantageously at least 10% and preferably at least 30% of the light guide unit and / or along in particular a main extension direction of the light guide unit over at least 5%, advantageously at least 10% and preferably at least 30% of the light guide unit extend.
- the light guide unit in particular at least the section, could possibly have a curved and/or a straight shape, at least in sections.
- the section preferably has a rod-like and/or straight and/or elongated shape.
- an inner cross-sectional area of the section is designed to be at least substantially constant and/or consistent, at least in sections along the section, in particular regardless of manufacturing tolerances.
- the inner cross-sectional area of the section could be at least substantially constant and/or consistent over at least 20%, advantageously at least 40%, preferably at least 60% and particularly preferably over at least 80% along a main extension direction of the section.
- a “main extension direction” of an object in particular of the section, is to be understood as a direction which runs parallel to a longest edge of a smallest geometric cuboid, which just completely encloses the object.
- the main extension direction of the object extends within a main extension plane of the object.
- a “main extension plane” of an object, in particular of the section is to be understood as a plane which is aligned parallel to a largest side surface of the smallest imaginary cuboid, which just completely encloses the object, and in particular runs through the center of the cuboid.
- the section is arranged directly, in direct contact with the light source.
- the section shows at least the planned entry point area for the light provided, which is advantageously adapted to a dimension and / or shape and / or size of the light source.
- the light deflection element is an optical element which is intended to at least partially deflect and/or redirect light, in particular the light provided by the light source.
- the light deflection element is advantageously provided to change and/or redirect and/or deflect a beam path of the light starting from the light source.
- the light deflecting element deflects and/or redirects the light in the section.
- the light provided by the light source, which is deflected by means of the light deflection element is referred to as deflected light.
- the light before it hits the light deflection element is referred to as provided light.
- the light After deflecting by means of the light deflection element, the light is referred to in particular as the deflected light.
- the light deflection element is at least partially prism-shaped. This allows light guidance in at least one section of a light guidance unit to be further optimized and a simple and/or compact design to be provided. In addition, efficiency in terms of lighting and light intensity in a target area can be increased.
- the light deflecting element refracts the light in the section and redirects it.
- the light deflection element could be at least partially designed in the shape of a reflection prism. It would be conceivable that the light deflecting element is prism-shaped only on one side. The side could extend parallel to a main extension direction of the light deflecting element. In particular, the side is a long side of the light deflecting element. That part of the light deflecting element, which is at least partially and preferably completely prism-shaped, could have a width extension of at least 0.7 mm, advantageously at least 0.9 mm and preferably at least 1 mm. Furthermore, the light deflection element could have a height extension of at least 2 mm, advantageously at least 4 mm and particularly preferably at least 6 mm.
- the light deflection element is at least partially designed in the shape of a converging lens.
- the light deflection element could at least partially have, for example, a biconvex and/or concavo-convex and/or advantageously plano-convex shape.
- the light deflection element is designed in the form of a converging lens only on one further side.
- the further side could extend parallel to the main extension direction of the light deflection element.
- the further side is a further longitudinal side of the light deflecting element.
- the side and the other side could be opposite each other. That part of the light deflection element, which is at least partially and preferably completely designed as a converging lens, could have a further width extension of at least 0.1 mm, advantageously at least 0.2 mm and preferably at least 0.4 mm.
- the light deflection element is at least partially connected to the light source in one piece, in particular in one piece, and belongs to an assembly of the light source. If the light deflecting element is designed separately from an assembly forming the light source, a construction can be reduced in terms of complexity and efficiency in terms of product and/or cost and/or manufacturing and/or construction and/or work efficiency, be further increased.
- the light deflection element is designed separately from the light source.
- the light source is intended to emit light primarily along a first direction and the portion of the light guide unit extends along a second direction, the second direction being different from the first direction. This allows a compact design to be provided and efficiency to be increased.
- the light provided radiates from the light source in the first direction.
- the second direction corresponds to the main direction of extension of the section.
- the first direction and the second direction could together include an intersection angle which is at least 3°, advantageously at least 5°, preferably at least 10° and particularly preferably at least 15°. It would also be conceivable for the first direction and the second direction to extend at least substantially perpendicular to one another, with an angle between the first direction and the second direction being at most 5°, preferably at most 2° and particularly advantageously at most 1° from one right angle deviates.
- the expression that “the light source is intended to emit light primarily along a first direction” is intended to mean at least 30%, advantageously at least 50%, preferably at least 50% and particularly preferably at least 80% of the light provided by the light source radiates in the first direction.
- the light deflecting element is intended to deflect the light from the first direction into a third direction, which is closer to the second direction than the first direction.
- the light guidance in at least one section of a light guidance unit can be further optimized and thus light intensity in at least one target area can be increased.
- light can be guided and/or amplified along at least the section starting from a light source more efficiently and precisely, whereby a loss of light and/or a loss of light intensity in at least the section can be reduced and advantageously avoided
- the third direction can deviate from the first direction by at least 3%, advantageously at least 5%, preferably at least 10% and particularly preferably by at least 20%.
- the third direction corresponds to the second direction.
- the light advantageously the deflected light, radiates in the third direction along at least the section, in particular along the main extension direction of the section.
- the light deflection element is at least partially designed as a collimator. The light deflecting element is intended to adapt a light guide to an orientation of the section.
- the light deflection element is designed at least partially and advantageously completely in one piece with the light guide unit, in particular the section.
- a construction can be improved, namely a compact construction can be provided.
- efficiency in terms of product and/or cost and/or manufacturing and/or design efficiency can be further increased.
- a light deflecting element can be extended.
- “In one piece” should be understood to mean at least materially connected, for example through an adhesive process, a spraying process and/or welding process and/or another process that appears sensible to a person skilled in the art.
- the light guide unit and the light deflection element could at least partially consist of different material compositions.
- the light deflection element and the light guide unit are preferably designed in one piece.
- “One-piece” is intended to mean formed in one piece. Preferably, this one piece is made from a single blank, a mass and/or a casting, particularly preferably in an injection molding process, in particular a single- and/or multi-component injection molding process, and/or in a stamping process and/or another process known to the person skilled in the art Process made from the individual blank using a process that seems sensible.
- the light guide unit and/or the light deflecting element could consist at least partially or at least largely of a mineral, for example glass, and/or a plastic and/or a metal and/or a composite material.
- the section designed as a hollow light guide is preferably formed at least partially and advantageously completely from opaque and/or light-impermeable material. At least the section is advantageously formed from a high-temperature material.
- the high-temperature material can be, for example, aluminum, PEEK, LCP, PPS and/or Teflon.
- the light deflection element could be formed from a high-temperature material.
- the light deflection element is preferably made of a transparent and/or transparent material.
- At least one inner wall of the section can be provided with a coating.
- the coating is intended to improve and/or support light reflection within the section, advantageously along the main extension direction of the section.
- the coating can be, for example, a PVD coating.
- the section could have the coating on an entire inner wall along the section.
- the section preferably has the coating at least at the beginning and/or at the end of the section on the inner wall.
- the coating could extend at least 5%, advantageously at least 15%, preferably at least 30% and particularly preferably at least 50% along the inner wall of the section. It would also be conceivable that at least one side of the inner wall of the section is free of a coating, in particular the coating.
- the light source has at least two lamps arranged next to one another and that the light deflection element extends over both lamps.
- lighting with regard to lighting in at least one target area, as well as lighting guidance can be further improved. This in turn can increase comfort, in terms of user comfort, and efficiency, in terms of product and/or design and/or performance and/or energy efficiency.
- a design can be further optimized.
- the two lamps can each, for example, have at least one LED, and/or an electronic paper (e-paper, ePaper) and/or liquid crystals and/or at least one organic light-emitting diode (OLED) and/or at least one active matrix organic light-emitting diode ( AMOLED).
- the two lamps are preferably designed to be identical to one another. It would be conceivable that the light source comprises a large number of lamps, for example at least three or four or six lamps. All lamps of the light source could be arranged next to each other.
- the light source could have at least one circuit board on which at least the light source is arranged. Preferably, all lamps, namely at least the two lamps, are arranged next to each other on the circuit board.
- the light cover element could extend over all lamps that the light source has.
- a main extension of the light deflection element corresponds at least in part to essentially a main extent of the light source.
- “at least substantially” is intended to mean that a deviation from a predetermined value is less than 25%, preferably less than 10% and particularly preferably less than 5% of the predetermined value.
- the light deflection element has a stepped shape and a separate step is provided for each of the lamps.
- the light deflecting element could have the stepped shape on at least one side. It would possibly be conceivable for the light deflecting element to have the stepped shape on each side.
- the light deflecting element advantageously has the stepped shape on the side on which the light deflecting element is at least partially prism-shaped. In particular, the light deflecting element has the stepped shape on the long side.
- the light deflection element could have more steps than the light source has lamps.
- the light deflection element advantageously has exactly as many stages as the light source has lamps.
- the light provided by the light source namely the light of at least a first lamp of the light source, can impinge on a first stage of the light deflection element.
- the light provided can be deflected by a first deflection angle at the first stage.
- the first stage deflects and/or redirects the light by a first deflection angle of at least 10°, advantageously at least 30°, preferably at least 50° and particularly preferably by at least 80°.
- the first stage deflects and/or redirects the light from the first lamp by at least substantially 90°, namely at least substantially vertically.
- “at least substantially perpendicular” should be understood to mean an angle between 85° and 95°, preferably between 88° and 92° and particularly advantageously 90°.
- the light deflected and/or deflected at the first deflection angle can be deflected and/or deflected by a further first deflection angle on the further side of the light deflecting element, in particular that side of the light deflecting element on which the light deflecting element is at least partially designed in the shape of a collecting lens.
- the light on the further side can be deflected and/or redirected by a further first deflection angle of at least 1°, advantageously at least 3°, preferably at least 5° and particularly preferably by at least 8°.
- the light deflected and/or redirected on the further side of the light deflection element by the further first deflection angle radiates along the third direction.
- the light guide unit has at least one further section, which is also designed as a hollow light guide and is intended to guide light to a further target area.
- the light guide unit has at least one further section, which is also designed as a hollow light guide and is intended to guide light to a further target area.
- the further section can have a curved shape.
- the further section advantageously has a rod-like and/or straight and/or elongated shape.
- the section and the further section are at least essentially identical to one another.
- the phrase “at least substantially identical objects” means objects, in particular sections, which advantageously have the same structure and/or shape and/or design and/or at least to a large extent the same material composition, but differ in terms of their Functionality, their internal structure and / or their arrangement on another object and / or their orientation with respect to another object can at least partially differ.
- the at least essentially identical objects are advantageously identical apart from manufacturing tolerances and/or in the range of standardized tolerances.
- the household appliance device has at least one further light source for providing light in at least the further section.
- the light source and the further light source are at least at least essentially identical to one another, in particular with regard to a material composition and/or construction and/or shape and/or size and/or a number of lamps.
- the light source and the further light source could have an identical number of lamps or a different number of lamps.
- the further light source is intended to primarily emit light in a direction that is at least essentially parallel to the first direction.
- This allows a simple, efficient and/or compact construction to be provided.
- different orientations and/or arrangements of light sources can be dispensed with, thereby increasing efficiency in terms of product and/or cost and/or manufacturing and/or construction and/or performance and/or energy efficiency .
- the light source and the further light source are aligned and/or arranged in a common plane, advantageously next to one another, so that the light source and the further light source emit light in directions parallel to one another.
- the household appliance device has at least one further light deflecting element, which is intended to deflect light from the further light source in a direction that is different from the third direction.
- lighting guidance can be further improved and thus efficiency in terms of lighting can be further increased.
- light guidance in at least one further section can be optimized and adapted to at least one orientation of the further section. This allows lighting to be improved in at least one further target area.
- comfort in terms of user comfort can be increased due to the improved lighting and lighting.
- flexibility in a light guide can be increased, since light can be deflected and/or redirected in at least two different directions by means of at least one further light deflection element, in particular depending on an orientation of at least the further section of a light guide unit.
- the light deflecting element and the further light deflecting element could be designed differently from one another, for example in terms of material composition and/or construction and/or shape and/or size. Preferably these are light
- the steering element and the further light deflecting element are at least essentially identical to one another.
- the light deflecting elements, in particular the light deflecting element and the further light deflecting element can also be positioned and/or arranged differently in front of the light sources, in particular the light source and the further light source be in order to preferably improve light guidance in the sections, in particular in the section and the further section.
- the household appliance device and/or the household appliance should not be limited to the application and embodiment described above.
- the household appliance device and/or the household appliance can have a number of individual elements, components, units and method steps that deviate from the number of individual elements, components, units and method steps mentioned here in order to fulfill the functionality described herein.
- values that lie within the specified limits should also be considered disclosed and can be used in any way.
- FIG. 1 shows a household appliance with a household appliance device which has a disk unit
- FIG. 2 shows a housing unit and a light guide unit of the household appliance device
- FIG. 3 shows a close-up view of a part of the housing unit and the light guide unit according to FIG. 2 with at least one light source of the household appliance device
- 4 is a sectional side view of the household appliance according to FIG. 1,
- FIG. 5 shows a close-up view of the light source and a light deflecting element of the household appliance device arranged in front of the light source
- Fig. 7 is a detailed view of the light deflection element
- Fig. 8 shows a further detailed view of the light deflection element.
- FIG. 1 shows a household appliance 10 with a household appliance device 12.
- the household appliance 10 is designed as a hob, specifically as an induction hob.
- the household appliance device 12 is designed as a hob device.
- the household appliance 10 could also be designed, for example, as an oven, a microwave, a refrigerator, a freezer, a dishwasher, a washing machine and/or as a dryer.
- the household appliance device 12 has a plate unit 14 for setting up at least one setting up unit.
- the plate unit 14 is designed as a hob plate.
- the plate unit 14 could be designed at least in sections as a worktop, specifically as a kitchen worktop.
- the plate unit 14 forms a cooking surface for setting up at least the setting up unit.
- the installation unit can be designed, for example, as cooking utensils or as a small household appliance and is not shown here.
- the household appliance device 12 has a cooking surface area 35.
- the cooking surface area 35 is a variable cooking surface area.
- the variable cooking surface area 35 is intended to form at least one heating zone adapted to at least the installation unit set up on the plate unit 14.
- a top view of the plate unit 14 of the household appliance device 12 can be seen in FIG.
- the household appliance device 12 has a heating unit, which in the present case is designed as an induction heating unit.
- the heating unit is located below the plate unit 14. ordered (not shown).
- the heating unit is intended to heat at least the installation unit set up on the plate unit 14 to cook at least one item to be cooked.
- the household appliance device 12 has a housing unit 56.
- the housing unit 56 and the plate unit 14 are connected to one another, for example by means of a force and/or positive and/or material connection, and together at least partially delimit an interior space.
- the heating unit is arranged in the interior of the housing unit 56.
- Figure 4 shows a sectioned side view of the household appliance 10 and illustrates at least one arrangement of the plate unit 14 and the housing unit 56.
- the household appliance device 12 has at least one light source 16 (see Figures 3, 4 and 5).
- the light source 16 can have at least one lamp 32 or a plurality of lamps 32, namely at least two lamps 32.
- the light source 16 has at least four lamps 32, only one of which is provided with a reference number.
- the light source 32 includes at least one LED.
- the cooking surface area 35 is on the plate unit 14 and/or at least one possible placement of at least the set-up unit on the plate unit 14 and/or a danger zone, for example a hot spot within the cooking surface area 35, on the plate unit 14 can be displayed for a user.
- the disk unit 14 has at least one target area 20, which can be illuminated by means of the light provided by the light source 16.
- the target area 20 on the plate unit 14 may be a partial area within the cooking surface area 35, for example a single local location in the cooking surface area 35, or the entire cooking surface area 35. In the present case, the target area 20 is shown by way of example as a local location within the cooking surface area 35 (see FIG. 1).
- the household appliance device 12 includes at least one further target area 68 on the plate unit 14.
- the further target area 68 is shown by way of example as a local location within the cooking surface area 35 (see FIG. 1). All target areas 20, 68 could be illuminated using light from the same light source 16. Alternatively, the target areas 20, 68 can receive light from different light sources 16 of the household appliance device 12 received and/or can be illuminated by means of light from different light sources 16 of the household appliance device 12.
- the household appliance device 12 has at least one further light source 70 (see FIG. 3).
- the further light source 70 comprises at least three further lamps 66, only one of which is provided with a reference number.
- the further light source 66 includes at least one LED.
- the lamp 32 and the further lamp 66 are designed identically to one another.
- the household appliance device 12 additionally includes further light sources, which, however, are identical to the light source 16 and/or the further light source 70 and are therefore not described in more detail below.
- the household appliance device 12 has at least one light guide unit 18.
- the light guide unit 18 is intended to guide light from at least the light source 16 to at least the target area 20 on the disk unit 14.
- the light guide unit 18 could include a variety of elements and/or units that help guide and/or direct light from at least the light source 16 to at least the target area 20 on the disk unit 14, such as optical elements.
- the light guide unit 18 has at least one section 26, which is designed as a hollow light guide 28.
- Section 26 is intended to direct light from light source 16.
- the section 26 has an elongated and/or straight shape at least in sections along a main extension direction 38 of the section 26.
- At least section 26 is illustrated in Figures 2 to 5.
- the light source 16 is at least partially arranged in the section 26 (see FIG. 5).
- at least the lamp 32 extends into the section 26.
- a light beam 53 is shown schematically in FIG. 4 as an example.
- the light source 16 is intended to emit light primarily along a first direction 60 and the section 26 extends along a second direction 62, the second direction 62 being different from the first direction 60.
- the house Holding device device 12 has at least one light deflection element 30, which is arranged in front of the light source 16 and in the section 26. Viewed along the main extension direction 38 of the section 26, the light deflection element 30 is arranged in front of the light source 16 (see Figures 3 to 5). Furthermore, the light deflecting element 30 is arranged in a light entry region 36 of the section 26. In the light entry area 36, the light from the light source 16 enters the section 26.
- the light provided by the light source 16 hits the light deflection element 30.
- the light deflection element 30 is intended to direct the light from the first direction 60 into a third To deflect direction 64, which is closer to the second direction 62 than the first direction 60 (see Figures 3 and 7).
- the light deflection element 30 is designed separately from an assembly forming the light source 16.
- the light deflection element 30 is at least partially formed in one piece with the light guide unit 18, namely the section 26.
- Figures 5 to 8 illustrate an embodiment of the light deflecting element 30.
- the light deflecting element 30 is at least partially prism-shaped.
- the light deflection element 30 is at least partially prism-shaped along at least one side 95.
- the side 95 is a longitudinal side of the light deflection element 30.
- the side 95 extends parallel to a main extension direction 96 of the light deflection element 30. That part of the light deflection element 30, which is at least partially and preferably completely prism-shaped, has a width extension 82 of in the present case at least 0.9 mm (see Figure 6).
- the light deflection element 30 is at least partially designed in the shape of a converging lens.
- the light deflecting element 30 is at least partially designed in the shape of a converging lens.
- the further side 98 is a further longitudinal side of the light deflection element 30.
- the side 98 extends parallel to the main extension direction 96 of the light deflection element 30.
- the side 95 and the further side 98 are arranged opposite one another. That part of the light deflection element 30, which is at least partially and preferably completely designed as a converging lens, has a further width extension 84 of at least 0.3 mm in the present case (cf. FIG. 6).
- the light deflecting element in this exemplary embodiment has a height extension 80 of at least 4 mm.
- the light deflection element 30 extends over at least two lamps 32 of the light source 16 arranged next to one another.
- the light deflecting element 30 extends over the at least four lamps 32 arranged next to one another.
- the light deflecting element 30 has a stepped shape and a separate step is provided for each of the lamps 32.
- the light deflecting element 30 has the stepped shape on that side 95, on which the light deflecting element 30 is at least partially prism-shaped (cf. Figures 7 and 8).
- a deflection and/or redirection of a light beam starting from the lamp 32 of the light source 16 is shown schematically due to the step-shaped, prism-shaped and converging lens-shaped shape of the light deflection element 30.
- the lamp 32 emits light mainly in the first direction 62.
- the light hits a step of the light deflection element 30 on the side 95 and can be deflected and/or redirected by a first deflection angle 90.
- the light can be deflected and/or redirected by a first deflection angle 90 of at least substantially 90°.
- the light that has already been deflected and/or redirected by the first deflection angle 90 can be deflected and/or redirected again on the further side 98 of the light deflection element 30, namely by a further first deflection angle 92.
- the light is by a further first deflection angle 92 can be deflected and/or deflected by at least substantially 7°.
- the light deflected and/or deflected on the further side 98 of the light deflection element 30 by the further first deflection angle 92 radiates along the third direction 64.
- the light deflection element 30 is at least partially designed as a collimator.
- the light guide unit 18 has at least one further section 50, which is also designed as a hollow light guide 52 and is intended to guide light to the further target area 68 (see Figures 2 and 3).
- the further light source 70 is intended to provide light in at least the further section 50.
- the further light source 70 is intended to mainly emit light in a direction that is at least essentially parallel to the first direction 60 (not explicitly shown, since the further light source 70 is arranged in a common plane in the present case, namely next to the light source 16, cf . Figure 3).
- the household appliance device 12 has at least one further light deflecting element 74, which is intended to deflect light from the further light source 70 in a direction 78 that is different from the third direction 64 (see FIG. 3).
- the light deflecting element 30 and the further light deflecting element 74 are at least essentially identical to one another, so that reference is made to the descriptions of the light deflecting element 30.
- the further light deflection element 74 differs only in terms of an arrangement and/or orientation with respect to the further light source 70 from an arrangement and/or orientation of the light deflection element 30 with respect to the light source 16.
- the light deflection elements 30, 74 can preferably be arranged in front of the light sources 16, 70 in such a way that that light guidance in sections 26, 50 can be optimized.
- the light deflection elements can also be positioned and/or arranged differently in front of the light sources 16, 70 in order to improve light guidance in the sections 26, 50.
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