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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2011
Applicant:
Henry Fluhrer, Bretten, DE;
Inventor:
Henry Fluhrer, Bretten, DE;
Assignee:
E.G.O. Elektro-Geratebau GmbH, Oberderdingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 5/00 (2006.01); H05K 7/00 (2006.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/964 (2013.01); H03K 2217/96015 (2013.01); H03K 2217/96042 (2013.01);
Abstract
An operator control device for an electrical appliance, such as an extractor hood, has an operator control panel, an illuminated display and a contact switch together with a planar, pressure-sensitive piezo sensor element. The operator control panel has at least one opening covered by a transparent window. A flat component support is arranged on the rear face of the operator control panel, the component support having LEDs on a front face, which faces the operator control panel. The component support is fitted with the sensor element together with the sensor support on the other rear face in the region of the opening.