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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2008
Marc Federmann, Sternenfels, DE;
Martin Graw, Königsbach-Stein, DE;
Volkmar Uebele, Bad Nauheim, DE;
Marc Federmann, Sternenfels, DE;
Martin Graw, Königsbach-Stein, DE;
Volkmar Uebele, Bad Nauheim, DE;
BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A household appliance which includes an activation unit, a power supply unit, a switch that is operated by the activation unit, and a capacitor that is connected in parallel to the switch on the primary side of the power supply unit. The power supply unit is connected to a power supply network and supplies, on the secondary side of the power supply unit, power to controlled functional units of the household appliance and to the activation unit. The switch is operated by the activation unit to disconnect the power supply unit from the power supply network on the primary side of the power supply unit and in an idle state of the household appliance.