Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.v.

Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag

Klaus Winkelmann

Fabienne Reinhard-Herrscher

Dietmar Hildner

Lorenzo Gattei

Wolfgang Kraus

Jérôme Brasseur

Marco Saporetti

Mario Weber

Gerhard Schaff

Erhard Käser

Alexandre Barros Neves

Tobias Weber

Jürgen Feser

Volkmar Bunzel

Heiko Meissner

Willi Kranz

Bernd Heisswolf

Alexander Hauck

Dominik Rauh

Alessandro Parrella

Michael Knab

Sebastian Boss

Jurgen Feser

Christina Lowe

Eddie Cheng

Adriano Scotto D'Apollonia

Roberto Ferrozzi

Herbert Michel

Franziska Lyko

Heiko Meißner

Johannes Gerster

Gerhard Münzberg

Mirko Gummersbach

Thomas Meinberger

Christina LÖWE

Gerhard Schäff

Franz Taubner

Horst Meister

Hans Deib

Sebastian Boß

Thomas Pursche

Christina Löwe

The present invention relates to a control panel for an apparatus, in particular for a domestic appliance. The control panel () comprises at least one front panel () including at least one cut-out (). The control panel () comprises at least one inner panel () including a peripheral rabbet (). Said peripheral rabbet () encloses at least partially the circumference of the inner panel (), so that a smaller flat front portion and a bigger flat rear portion of said inner panel () are formed. The control panel () comprises at least one support frame () including at least one recess () at its front side. The support frame () is connected or connectable to the rear side of the front panel (). The inner panel () is arranged or arrangeable between the front panel () and the support frame (), so that the flat front portion of the inner panel () is received or receivable by the cut-out () of the front panel (), while the flat rear portion of the inner panel () is received or receivable by the recess () of the support frame (). Further, the present invention relates to a method for assembling a control panel for an apparatus, in particular for a domestic appliance.

Control panel for an apparatus, in particular for a domestic appliance, and a method for assembling said control panel

Touchscreen control panel () configured to be implemented with a kitchen appliance (), preferably with a home kitchen appliance or a commercial kitchen appliance, and operable from a front or top side of the appliance (), wherein the touchscreen control panel () comprises a cover plate () with a transparent section (), a transparent touchsensitive layer () arranged and attached within the transparent section () to the back side of the cover plate (), a bracket frame () implemented at the back side of the cover plate () and surrounding at least partially the transparent section (), and a display unit () comprising an active display (). The bracket frame () is adapted to retain the display unit () at the back side of the cover plate () preferably in such a way that the display unit () is in alignment, especially in proper alignment with the touchsensitive layer ().

Touch screen control panel and kitchen appliance comprising such a control panel

The present invention relates to a switching element () for a control device, in particular of a domestic appliance. The switching element () comprises a rotatable and shiftable rim element () being rotatable around and shiftable along the same axis. The switching element () comprises a stator element (). The rim element () is rotatably and shiftably coupled to the stator element (). The switching element () comprises a micro switch () including a stationary part and a movable part (). The stationary part of the micro switch () is coupled to the stator element (), while the movable part () of the micro switch () is rotatable around and shiftable along the same axis and coupled to the rim element (). The micro switch () includes an encoder for indicating a rotation left or right and a shifting of the movable part () of said micro switch (). The switching element () comprises at least one sensor antenna () forming a part of a capacitive touch sensor.

Switching element for a control device

The present invention relates to an oven with at least one illuminated oven cavity (). The oven cavity () comprises a top wall () with at least one embossing (). The embossing () is arranged in a front portion of the top wall (). The embossing () includes a surface section () with a cutout for latching a light emitting element () with a light source (). The light source () is provided for generating a light cone (). The embossing () includes an edge () in front of the surface section (). Said edge () extends downwards and covers the light source () of the light source element (), so that the light cone () is directed to the interior of the oven cavity (). Alternatively, a bigger part of the light cone () is directed to the interior of the oven cavity () and a smaller part of the light cone () is directed to a lower part of an opening in the front side of the oven cavity ().

Oven with at least one illuminated oven cavity

The invention relates to a water drawer (), comprising a housing element () and a drawer element (), wherein the drawer element () is movably guided within the housing element () and wherein water can be filled into a water receiving space of the drawer element (), wherein the drawer element () can be moved in a translational movement between a first inner position (IN) and a second outer position (OUT), characterized in that the water drawer () further comprises at least one driving element () for providing a driving force for driving the drawer element () to move into the second outer position (OUT).

Water drawer and appliance comprising a water drawer

The present invention relates to a control device having at least one front panel, at least one button panel arranged behind the front panel, and at least one switch responsive to a user's touch of a switchable area on a front side of the front panel in front of said switch. The switch includes at least one light source element arranged at a rear side of the button panel illuminating the rear side of the front panel, and at least one reflector element arranged behind the button panel and the light source element to reflect the light to the rear side of the button panel. The button panel includes at least one cut out that corresponds with the switchable area of the switch or more switchable areas of neighbored switches, so that the light can pass through the cut-out and the front panel to be out of the control device.

Control device, in particular for a domestic appliance

The invention relates to a method for mounting a panel () of an appliance, especially of a domestic appliance, comprising the steps: a) Arranging of a panel element (); b) Applying a first adhesive () and a second adhesive () onto a surface of the panel element (); c) Pressing a transparent pane element () against the surface of the panel element () in a mounting position so that the first and the second adhesive () have contact with the panel element () as well as with the pane element (); d) Activating the adhesion of the second adhesive () to bond the pane element () with the panel element (); e) Applying a third adhesive () and a fourth adhesive () onto a surface of the pane element (); f) Pressing a frame element () against the surface of the pane element () in a mounting position so that the third and fourth adhesive () have contact with the pane element () as well as with the frame element (); g) Activating the adhesion of the fourth adhesive () to bond the frame element () with the pane element (). By this method even skewed parts, especially skewed frame element, can be mounted in their perfect position.

Method for mounting a panel of an appliance, especially of a domestic appliance

The present invention relates to a cooking oven with at least one cavity () and an illumination-equipment (e.g. a LED-lamp) for illuminating said cavity (). The illumination-equipment, comprises a plurality of light emitting elements () for illuminating the cavity (). The light emitting elements () have at least two different colors. Single light emitting elements () and/or groups of light emitting elements () are separately controlled or controllable. The color or a combination of colors of the light emitting elements () is provided to indicate information about an operation mode of the cooking oven and/or a state of the cooking process. The light emitting elements () and/or groups of light emitting elements () are arranged at multiple positions within the cavity () in order to indicate information related to said positions. Further, the present invention relates to a method for illuminating a cavity () of a cooking oven.

Cooking oven with an illumination-equipment for a cavity and a method for illuminating a cavity of a cooking device

The present invention relates to a cooking oven with at least one cavity () and an illumination-equipment for said cavity (). The cooking oven comprises a number of outer walls () forming a casing () of the cooking oven, a number of inner walls () enclosing the cavity (), and a plurality of light emitting elements () arranged between the outer wall () and the adjoining plane-parallel inner wall (), wherein the light emitting elements () are arranged in a distance from the inner wall (). At least one of the light emitting elements () is thermally connected to the casing () of the cooking oven, so that the light emitting element () is arranged within a heat sink of the cooking oven. The invention relates further to a corresponding illumination-equipment.

Cooking oven with an illumination-equipment and an illumination-equipment for a cavity of a cooking oven

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Klaus Winkelmann