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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2012
Applicant:
Carmelo Zarcone, Oelbronn, DE;
Inventor:
Carmelo Zarcone, Oelbronn, DE;
Assignee:
E.G.O. Elektro-Geraetebau GmbH, Oberderdingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1333 (2006.01); A47L 15/42 (2006.01); F24C 7/08 (2006.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01); D06F 39/00 (2006.01); D06F 58/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/13338 (2013.01); A47L 15/4293 (2013.01); B60K 35/00 (2013.01); F24C 7/082 (2013.01); H03K 17/9622 (2013.01); B60K 2350/1028 (2013.01); B60K 2350/2056 (2013.01); D06F 39/005 (2013.01); D06F 2058/2883 (2013.01); H03K 2017/9602 (2013.01); H03K 2217/960755 (2013.01); H03K 2217/960785 (2013.01);
Abstract
An operating device for an electric appliance has a plurality of display elements, a plurality of operating elements below a translucent operating surface in order to operate by applying a finger and drawing the finger over the operating surface. The operating elements are flat capacitive sensor elements and together with the display elements have common accommodation housings. The sensor elements are placed on top of the accommodation housings and the display elements are arranged in through-holes in the housings. The operating device has at least two accommodation housings that are arranged next to each other.