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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1999
Jose Andres Garcia, Zaragoza, ES;
Joachim Reichard, Starnberg, DE;
Felicitas Ziegler, Stein, DE;
Manfred Plankl, Traunreut, DE;
Hans Lappat, Garching/Alz, DE;
Armin Sigmund, Traunreut, DE;
Bernd Stitzl, Lauter, DE;
Michael Wagner, Grabenstatt, DE;
Kurt Knebel, Traunreut, DE;
Klaus Erdmann, Bretten, DE;
Hans Linde, Coburg, DE;
Uwe Neumann, Bamberg, DE;
Andreas Rehklau, Freising, DE;
BSH Bosch und Siemens Haushaltsgeraete GmbH, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A control unit for setting operating functions and operating parameters in an electrical household appliance includes a control knob retained on a control area. The control knob can be rotated about a knob axis for setting the operating parameters of, for example, a heating level. In order to simplify operation of the control unit, the control knob can be tilted or pushed out of an initial position or knob axis, into a selection position in order to select a specific operating function, for example a specific cooking position.