Patent · US Expired

Refrigerator comprising a function display unit

US8780038B2 · kind B2 · utility

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27Claims

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Assignee

BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH · DE

Inventors

Klaus Flinner · Mössingen, DE
Georg Hausmann · Blindheim, DE
Stefan Holzer · Aalen, DE
Jorg Stelzer · Giengen an der Brenz, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 20, 2004
Grant date	Jul 15, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 11, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF25D2400/361
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A refrigerator has a function display panel mounted to the housing, for indicating functional states and/or operational parameters of the refrigerator. The function display panel contains electrically charged pigment carriers that can be moved under the influence of an electric field. A plurality of electrodes apply an electric field to the pigment carriers. The electrodes are each assigned to one display element of the function display panel.

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