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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2022
Diehl Ako Stiftung & Co. KG, Wangen, DE;
Thomas Herbert, Allgäu, DE;
Andreas Maigler, Dieterskirch, DE;
Diehl AKO Stiftung & Co. KG, Wangen, DE;
Abstract
An operating device for an electronic household appliance has at least one touch switch each formed by a respective operator panel of a cover plate, and a touch sensor system for detecting contact with and/or proximity to the operator panel. A control device evaluates sensor signals generated by the touch sensor system. At least one additional sensor system which can detect shaking and/or deformation of the cover plate due to touch provides clearer verification of a contact made with an operator panel. The control device is also configured to evaluate sensor signals generated by the additional sensor system and to combine evaluations of the sensor signals of the touch sensor system and the additional sensor system to detect contact with the operator panel. An electronic household appliance and a method for operating an operating device are also provided.