Classifications

• • 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

Definitions

• the invention relates to a household appliance, comprising an operating area which has at least one touch-sensitive operating element and which is set up for operation by means of a removable operating element.
• the invention also relates to a method for operating a household appliance having an operating area, which has at least one touch-sensitive operating element and which is set up for operation by means of a removable operating element.
• the invention is particularly advantageously applicable to cooking appliances, e.g. on separate hobs or cookers.
• an operating device for an electrical appliance has a flat capacitive touch screen with a control for operation by moving an applied finger on the touch screen.
• a magnet for a movable operating element is arranged thereon for additional input of operating commands.
• the operating element is designed so that a signal transmission from the operating element is capacitive or an operation by means of the operating element of the touch screen itself can be detected.
• DE 10 2012 210 563 A1 discloses an operating device which serves to actuate a touch screen, wherein the operating device is configured as an attachment for the touch screen and at least one, on the touch screen detachable attachable, movable actuator in the movement of the touch screen can be actuated has.
• a system comprises the operating device and an operating device with at least one touch screen operable by the operating device.
• a method is used for operating an operating device equipped with a touch screen, wherein the operating device is mounted on the touch screen and wherein by moving at least one operating element of the operating device an application program running on the operating device can be operated.
• a household appliance having at least one operating area, which operating area has at least one touch-sensitive operating element and which operating area is set up for operation by means of at least one detachable operating element, wherein the operating area can be configured as a function of a position of the detachable operating element to the operating area is.
• at least one operation settable by the operation area for example, a cooking level, an operation mode, a timer time, a zone switch, etc.
• a user can therefore decide for himself whether or not he uses the detachable operating element to operate the household appliance.
• the operation of the household appliance can be aligned even more closely to the wishes of the user.
• a user may prefer to set a particular feature, such as a cooking level, by means of a detachable rotary knob, which can be done very quickly and haptically.
• another user would prefer to set this function via at least one touch-sensitive operating element, since he feels that the detachable operating element is troublesome or has even misplaced it.
• Another advantage is that an arrangement, shape and / or size of the touch-sensitive controls can be implemented differently with respect to the presence or absence of the removable control element and no superfluous or unfavorably positioned and / or shaped touch-sensitive controls and / or Display fields need to be maintained.
• the removable control may be a knob, in particular a rotary knob.
• Settings on the operating area can be made, for example, by turning the rotary knob. It is additionally or alternatively possible to use the detachable to move the control element, eg the rotary knob, on the operating area to make adjustments.
• the operating area may also be referred to or viewed as a "user interface".
• the removable control is a tangible or “haptic" control.
• the detachable operating element may in particular be magnetically attachable to the operating area, since in this way a simple actuation, secure fastening and simple detachment can be achieved in a simple manner. Also, when the detachable control element has at least one magnet, its position, rotational position and / or direction of rotation can be detected particularly easily. Magnetically attachable removable controls are basically well known and will therefore not be further described here.
• the home appliance in particular the operating area, may be adapted to a position (including a presence or absence), a rotational position and / or direction of movement, e.g. Direction of rotation to determine the removable control element.
• a position including a presence or absence
• a rotational position and / or direction of movement e.g. Direction of rotation to determine the removable control element.
• the operating area has at least one touch-sensitive screen (frequently also referred to as “touchscreen”) and that corresponds to at least one touch-sensitive control element of a predetermined control surface (also referred to as “touch surface” or sensor button) of the touch-sensitive screen.
• touch-sensitive screen may e.g. to detect contact with a transparent plate resting thereon, for example a glass plate or a glass-ceramic plate.
• the property that "the operation area depending on a position of the detachable operating member to the operating area is configurable according to presence or absence of the detachable operating element on the operating area, resulting in the advantages already described above
• certain touch-sensitive operating elements may be absent be provided of the removable control element, but not in the presence of the removable control element.
• the touch-sensitive screen e.g. also at least one display unit or display and at least one touch-sensitive,
• Reconfigurable sensor field can be used with at least one predetermined control surface.
• the property that "the operating area is configurable as a function of a position of the detachable operating element to the operating area" comprises that the operating area is configurable in dependence on a different position of the detachable operating element on the operating area, eg depending on where the detachable operating element (e.g., left, right or center) is seated on the operating area.
• an operating configuration can be further tuned to a user. For example, positioning the detachable control on the left of the left-handed operation area may be advantageous.
• the operating area may have at least one predetermined support station for placement or placement of a removable operating element.
• the operating area may be designed to detect the presence of the removable operating element as well as its position (eg rotational position) at the at least one predetermined support station. This facilitates an embodiment of the control panel.
• the operating area has at least one predetermined support station for placement or placement of a removable operating element which corresponds to an on / off area or on / off area. If the removable control element placed on such a support station, the home appliance may turn off or deactivate at least a part of its functions, for example accordingly pressing an on / off button. An on / off button corresponding touch-sensitive control may also be present.
• the home appliance may then turn off or turn off completely.
• the home appliance or the functions that were previously switched off may be switched on again or activated when the detachable operating element is placed from the on / off area to another (in particular predetermined) area of the operating area.
• the household appliance is configured so that in the presence of the removable control element this has at least one functionality that lacks the at least one touch-sensitive control, and in the absence of the removable control the at least one functionality of the removable control by at least one touch-sensitive control is adopted.
• This provides the advantage that in the absence of the removable control element, the control panel maintains its full functionality. The functionality of the removable control element is thus taken over in his absence by at least one touch-sensitive control.
• Such a touch-sensitive control may already be present in the presence of the removable control element and then take on additional functions.
• the household appliance is configured so that in the absence of the removable control element those touch-sensitive controls that take over the at least one functionality of the removable control element are added and are not present in the presence of the removable control element. This allows a particularly clear arrangement of the controls.
• the household appliance is configured so that at least one display field can be arranged depending on the presence of the removable operating element on the operating area.
• a position, shape and / or size of the at least one display field can be matched to the operating elements, which allows a particularly good clarity and operability.
• the removable control element is a removable rotary knob.
• the household appliance may then be configured in particular such that, in the presence of the rotary knob, at least one display field is arranged adjacent to the rotary knob, which display panel can display a functional parameter of at least one functionality of the rotary knob, and in the absence of the rotary knob this at least one display panel adjacent to at least a touch-sensitive control can be displayed, which has taken over the functionality of the rotary knob.
• the household appliance is a cooking appliance.
• the cooking appliance has at least one hob with at least one cooking surface.
• the cooking appliance may for example be a separate hob or a hob / oven combination or a stove.
• the operating area is then preferably located on a hob plate next to the at least one cooking point, whereby firstly a particularly secure positioning of the removable operating element, ie also a particularly secure thermal decoupling from the at least one cooking point is made possible.
• the oven may be, for example, an oven, a steamer, etc.
• the object is also achieved by a method for operating a domestic appliance having an operating area which has at least one touch-sensitive operating element and which is set up for operation by means of a detachable operating element, wherein the operating area is configured as a function of a position of the detachable operating element to the operating area.
• the method can be designed analogously to the household appliance and gives the same advantages.
• the household appliance has a user interface, which can be operated both by touch and with a removable haptic control.
• the user interface may have a touch screen.
• the user interface in particular the touchscreen, "recognizes” whether or where a haptic control element is put on.
• the touchscreen or the touch display adapts: in particular, the displayed contents can be rearranged, eg by they are about that Group haptic control. It is also possible to visualize by the placement of the haptic control element on / off state: so the household appliance may be turned on when the haptic control from a certain position (eg, according to an on / off button) placed on the touch screen becomes.
• the household appliance offers the user the opportunity to control it with or without haptic control.
• the haptic control can be placed in different places. It can be designed adaptive.
• FIG. 1 shows a top view of a section of an upper side of a hob of a
• FIG. 3 shows the detail from FIG. 1 with that on a second predetermined one
• the hob 1 shows in plan view a section of an upper side O of a hob 1 of a hearth H.
• the hob 1 has a plurality of cooking zones (o. Fig.), Which are covered by a top plate 2 cooktop.
• the hob plate 2 may be e.g. a
• the hob 1 has a front side arranged next to the cooking areas operating area 3, by means of which a user can control both the hob 1 and arranged below the hob 1 oven (o. Fig.).
• the operating area 3 has a plate 2 located below the hob touch-sensitive screen 4, which contacted the underside of the hob plate 2 and can be operated by touching the top O of the hob plate 2.
• the hob plate 2 may be part of the touch-sensitive screen 4. len.
• the operating area 3 or the touch-sensitive screen 4 can generate touch-sensitive operating elements in the form of control panels or control surfaces 5 to 12 and display surfaces or display fields 13 to 15 in fundamentally known manner variably or dynamically. A user who touches a designated by one of the control surfaces 5 to 12 area on the top of the hob plate 2, thereby triggering one of these control surface 5 to 12 associated function.
• the operation surfaces 5 to 12 may include, for example, a cooktop selection surface 5 for selecting an operation of the cooktop 1, an oven selection surface 6 for selecting an operation of the oven, a mode selection surface 7 for selecting an operation mode, and / or a function of the cooktop 1 and the oven, respectively.
• a timer selection area 8 for selecting a timer function, a first parameter setting area 9 for decreasing a parameter of a selected mode and / or function, a second parameter setting area 10 for increasing a parameter of a selected mode and / or function, a confirmation area 1 1 for confirming an input and a On / Off button 12 to turn on or turn off the oven H.
• the operating area 3 may have, in addition to the touch-sensitive screen 4, further operating elements and / or display fields, e.g. Pushbuttons, switches, LED displays, etc. (not shown).
• the operating area 3 further has four predetermined attachment areas 16 to 19, which are provided for supporting or attaching a detachable operating element here in the form of a turn knob B (see FIGS. 2 and 3) and may be indicated visibly for a user or in the absence of such a rotary knob B are not visible.
• the attachment areas 16 to 19 may be indicated by means of the hob plate 2, for example by markings introduced therein, by a corresponding depression, etc.
• At the attachment areas 16 to 19 it is the stove H possible to detect a presence of a rotary knob B, this in presence to hold (especially magnetic) and a movement (eg, a rotation and / or a shift) to recognize.
• An evaluation of the movement can be performed on the operating area 3 (eg by means of an integrated electronics) or by means of a coupled to the control panel 3 electronics, such as a central control electronics.
• a (set) oven temperature may be selected by actuating the first parameter setting area 9 increases the oven temperature, eg in steps of 5 ° C. or 10 ° C., and actuation of the second parameter setting area 10 reduces the oven temperature accordingly
• the currently set oven temperature may be displayed in the display zone 13, which is located immediately above the parameter setting areas 9 and 10.
• FIG. 2 shows the detail from FIG. 1 with a rotary knob B placed on the second, central attachment area 17 of the hob 1.
• the oven H or the operating area 3 has detected the presence of the rotary knob B, eg due to a magnetic interaction with at least one Permanent magnets of the rotary knob B.
• the control surfaces 5 to 12 and Display fields 13 to 15 reconfigured.
• the parameter setting surfaces 9 and 10 are omitted, while the other operating surfaces 5 to 8 and 11 and the display fields 13 to 15 are retained, but at least partially at a different position on the operating area 3 and / or with a different size and / or different shape.
• the control surfaces 5 to 8 have migrated upwards, so that they are now arranged at the level of the rotary knob B.
• the hob selection area 5 and the oven selection area 6 have moved together to the left and the mode selection area 7 and the timer selection area 8 jointly to the right to accommodate the area consumption of the rotary knob B.
• the display panels 13 and 14 are now arranged side by side.
• the functions of the parameter setting surfaces 9 and 10 are taken over by the rotary knob B.
• a baking oven temperature can be increased by turning the rotary knob B clockwise in basically known manner, and lowered by turning the rotary knob B counterclockwise.
• the setting of the oven temperature can therefore no longer be done via touch-sensitive control surfaces, so they lack this functionality.
• Only when the control knob B is removed again may the parameter setting surfaces 9 and 10 be added again and the function of the rotary knob B adopted.
• the hearth H is thus so configured in particular that in the absence of the rotary knob B, the parameter setting 9 and 10 are present or added and are not present in the presence of the rotary knob B.
• the handling of the operating knob B can be perceived by a user as more ergonomic than pressing the parameter setting surfaces 9 and 10.
• the on / off button 12 is no longer available or is no longer set up. Rather, a user may now turn off the hearth H by spanning the rotary knob B from the second support area 17 to the fourth support area 19. If the rotary knob B removed from the operating area 3 a certain minimum time without having been spent on the fourth support area 19, for example, the stove H may automatically turn off and / or the on / off button 12 may be displayed again. In another possible configuration, the rotary knob B may also replace the mode selection area 7.
• FIG. 1 shows a section of the hearth H analogous to FIG. 1 with a rotary knob B now placed on the first attachment area 16.
• the first attachment area 16 is located in a left half of the operating area 3 and is easy to operate, especially for left-handers.
• This configuration has the same control surfaces and display fields as the configuration of Figure 2, but partially in a different position and possibly with a different shape and / or size.
• the control surfaces 5 to 8 are now arranged offset in a horizontal row with respect to the rotary knob B right and down.
• the display panels 13 to 15 are also arranged on the right in a horizontal row with respect to the rotary knob B, offset upwards.
• control surfaces 5 to 8 and display panels 13 to 15 could be e.g. located on the left side of the rotary knob B, possibly in mirrored positions.
• the operating area 3 can thus be configured as a function of a different position of the rotary knob B relative to the operating area 3.
• the operating area 3 can be configured as a function of a presence or absence of the detachable operating element on the operating area, as can be seen for example from the difference between FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 or between FIG. 1 and FIG ,
• the operating area 3 may be configured in dependence on a different position of the rotary knob 3 on the operating area 3, as can be seen for example from the difference between Figure 2 and Figure 3.

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