Patent · US Expired

Man-machine interface

US7016744B2 · kind B2 · utility

23Cited by
30References
61Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 7, 2002
Grant dateMar 21, 2006
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Expiry dateOct 18, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05B2219/25356
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A man-machine interface is provided for a domestic appliance in which remotely sensed buttons, slider bars, marker pucks and a knob are used. The sensing coils for remotely sensing the positions of the buttons, slider bars, marker pucks and the knob are formed on a printed circuit board which is located behind a sealed surface such that there is no risk of contaminants accessing the printed circuit board.

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