Patent · US Expired

Program-controlled household appliance

US6906633B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH · DE

Inventors

Arndt Berthold · Berlin, DE
Bernd Czeslick · Traunreut, DE
Konrad Götz · Kelheim, DE
Holger Kress · Koblenzer Straße, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 12, 2002
Grant date	Jun 14, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 13, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S345/902
WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The optical indicator unit of a program-controlled household appliance includes one or more indicator elements for the display of information in plain text. Each indicator element includes a matrix with 5×8 pixels for the display of a character. Each indicator element is assigned a functional element/actuator belonging to the household appliance. The element/actuator and also at least one operating state of the element/actuator is represented in the indicator element by an initial letter or a symbol. Depending on a size of the display, a plurality of actuators can be indicated at the same time. The invention can be applied particularly well in testing and in servicing.

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