Method for operator guidance, control panel component, production of a control panel component and home appliance comprising a control panel component
US10649557B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 29, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 12, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 4, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G3/04
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A rotary knob for a control panel of a home appliance comprises a support collar, a fixed frontal plate forming a cover cap that is arranged at a front end of the support collar, a fixed sensor layer that is operable to detect touch inputs at the frontal plate, discrete indicator elements forming an indicator layer, which are operable to provide operator guidance, a rotatable ring that is rotatably mounted to the support collar, the rotatable ring being rotatable with respect to the fixed frontal plate, and circuitry arranged to detect rotary inputs via the rotatable ring, and touch inputs via the frontal plate.
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