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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2008
Applicants:
Bernd Martin, St. Georgen, DE;
Markus Schlegel, Bretten, DE;
Inventors:
Bernd Martin, St. Georgen, DE;
Markus Schlegel, Bretten, DE;
Assignee:
BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH, Munich, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a rotary switch for a glass ceramic cooktop, which rotary switch includes a rotary knob projecting above the glass ceramic plate. The rotary knob interacting with a switch unit disposed on an underside of the glass ceramic plate. The rotary knob interacts with the switch unit via a knob axis and the switch unit includes a signal generator for generating a signal on the based on an angular position of the knob axis.