Household appliance comprising touch sensors

US9306562B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9306562-B2
Application numberUS-201214351520-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 11, 2012
Priority dateOct 11, 2011
Publication dateApr 5, 2016
Grant dateApr 5, 2016

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The present invention relates to a household appliance ( 1 ) comprising a panel ( 2 ) which is produced from at least partially electrically conductive material, a transparent non-conductive plate ( 3 ) which is placed onto the panel ( 2 ), more than one sensor ( 4 ) which is located on the non-conductive plate ( 3 ) and detects the touch of the user on the non-conductive plate ( 3 ), a circuit board ( 5 ) which evaluates the signals received from the sensor ( 4 ) and controls the operation of the household appliance ( 1 ) according to these signals, and at least one transmission element ( 6 ) which transmits the signals received from the sensor ( 4 ) to the circuit board ( 5 ).

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The invention claimed is: 1. A household appliance ( 1 ) comprising a panel ( 2 ) which is produced from at least partially electrically conductive material, a non-conductive plate ( 3 ) which is placed onto the panel ( 2 ), more than one sensor ( 4 ) which is located on the non-conductive plate ( 3 ) and detects the touch of the user on the non-conductive plate ( 3 ), a circuit board ( 5 ) placed on the panel separately from the non-conductive plate and which evaluates the…

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What does patent US9306562B2 cover?
The present invention relates to a household appliance ( 1 ) comprising a panel ( 2 ) which is produced from at least partially electrically conductive material, a transparent non-conductive plate ( 3 ) which is placed onto the panel ( 2 ), more than one sensor ( 4 ) which is located on the non-conductive plate ( 3 ) and detects the touch of the user on the non-conductive plate ( 3 ), a circuit…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Arcelik As
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H03K17/9622. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 05 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).