Pas Deutschland Gmbh

Prettl Appliance Systems Gmbh

Ronald Hegewald

Michael Seikel

Peter Geiger

Roland Meyer

Ralf Ehrlich

Marek Betnerowicz

The invention relates to an operating panel arrangement, in particular for domestic appliances such as washing machines and tumble dryers. An operating panel has formed on its outside actuating sections and display sections for operating or monitoring purposes. An electrical circuit arrangement is coupled to the actuating sections and the display sections and is arranged in the region of the inside of the operating panel. In this case, the circuit arrangement has at least three electrodes, which are arranged in a manner distributed approximately parallel to the operating panel. The circuit arrangement has evaluation means which are designed to calculate the spatial position of an operating means in relation to the position of the three electrodes, to be precise by evaluating the fields between the electrodes and the operator. The actuating sections can be freely defined as positions of the operating means in the region of the outside of the operating panel.

Operating panel arrangement for domestic appliances and method for manufacturing an operating panel arrangement

The invention proposes a key arrangement for a control panel, particularly for domestic machines such as washing machines, driers etc., having at least one key with a front control face and at least one backward-protruding projection, a key support which has at least one opening through which the projection passes, and elastic means which are borne on the back of the key support, the elastic means engaging with the projection which passes through the opening and prestressing the key forwards from the key support.

Key arrangement for a control panel

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Laaber, Germany

Ronald Hegewald