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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 1981
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1977
Ulrich Schmidt, Rothenberg, DE;
Klaus Fischer, Nuremberg, DE;
Licentia Patent-Verwaltungs-G.m.b.H, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Abstract
A control data input device for use with an electrical household appliance such as an electronic range to control the operation modes, times, temperatures and cooking duration of the appliance. A selector dial calibrated in a plurality of codes automatically addresses a data store through a switching means when one of the codes is selected by rotation at the dial. A second dial is provided to enter control information into the selected address at a variable transfer rate selected by turning this second dial. A digital display and display driver are provided to display the information as it is addressed and stored in the data store. The code selector dial is provided with function indicators and indicator lights to visually inform the operator as to which code has been selected.