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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2010
Applicant:
Wolfgang Alfred Hamm, Bretten, DE;
Inventor:
Wolfgang Alfred Hamm, Bretten, DE;
Assignee:
E.G.O. Elektro-Geraetebau GmbH, Oberderdingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/955 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An operating device for an electrical appliance comprises a control panel and an operating element arranged in the control panel for operation by rotary actuation. The operating element is mounted in a cup-like receptacle, at least one additional touch-sensitive switch being arranged in a region of the control panel adjacent to or around the operating element. Advantageously, this is a capacitive touch-sensitive switch with a capacitive sensor element.