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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2005
Mike Dietrich, Bornow, DE;
Thomas Kaltofen, Berlin, DE;
Michael Lamprecht, Berlin, DE;
BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A rotary selector as display console for contact-free on and off switching as well as for switching of the automatic control of a number of different cycles of electronically operated domestic applicances, such as washing machines, dryers, dishwashers or comparable units. The rotary selector () has mutually communicating catch devices and a plate arranged at a distance thereto with a rotary field sensor acording to Hall technology, whereby spring-loaded ball lockings enable defined and switchable rotation of an operating element () with magnetic device in ranges up to 360°, and whereby angle-dependent variables for control of a wide range of cycles are generated in a known manner in the rotary field sensor.