EP0009249A1 - Indicating and operating mechanism for electrical appliances - Google Patents

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EP0009249A1
EP0009249A1 EP79103547A EP79103547A EP0009249A1 EP 0009249 A1 EP0009249 A1 EP 0009249A1 EP 79103547 A EP79103547 A EP 79103547A EP 79103547 A EP79103547 A EP 79103547A EP 0009249 A1 EP0009249 A1 EP 0009249A1
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    • G09F9/00—Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
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  • display and control elements are available with which you can select the various programs or program combinations.
  • the elements are usually combined in an aperture, which also has a display field for the program sequence, which shows the operator the current program section.
  • display field for the program sequence, which shows the operator the current program section.
  • With electric cookers it is possible to provide additional fields for installing a clock as well as time selection fields for switching the device on and off.
  • Such display and control units are usually assembled from individual elements on a supporting frame. Depending on the design of these elements, the overall depth is quite different, the mounting options are sometimes difficult, the necessity to provide openings for actuations, requires the activation of fitting and sealing elements, etc.
  • control panels e.g. Sensor keys
  • these sensor keys have either assigned only one lighting unit that indicates that the sensor key is switched on when a signal lamp lights up, or the sensor key itself has only a label that is illuminated by a signal lamp, e.g. indicates the field number of the key. Clear control panels cannot be built from such individual elements.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a display and control unit for electrical devices that e.g. connected to electronic components, such as microprocessors, allows the selection of a wide variety of programs without problems, which enables the display of operating states as well as the indication of times, faults, etc. and which is nevertheless constructed as a unit, so that it is used largely prefabricated without great assembly effort and in which incorrect operations are largely excluded due to the assignment of actuating and display elements to one another.
  • such a display and operating unit is constructed in such a way that, in addition to transparent, preferably capacitive, sensor fields, pure text or symbol fields and / or electrically controllable display fields are applied to and / or stored on a transparent insulating plate.
  • sensors known per se in which transparent metallic surfaces are vapor-deposited as sensor surfaces on a transparent insulating plate, for example made of glass, which either act as resistance sensors, but preferably as capacitive sensors, and thus a controlled switching process when the corresponding sensor surface is touched trigger.
  • These sensor fields can be backed up with electrically neutral symbols, for example in the printing process, which are illuminated from behind by means of known controllable lamps, so that there is a display on the front with the printed image.
  • an electrically neutral printing can be arranged together with the electrically effective surfaces for controllable character representations on additionally stored insulating plates, so that a kind of sandwich results from the insulating plates occupied.
  • Figures 1 to 3 show e.g. Insulating plate 1 made of glass, on which the program selection areas 2 are applied as transparent metal vapor deposition.
  • the further sensor surfaces 3 for starting and 4 for saving operation of a machine are arranged in a similar manner on the insulating plate 1.
  • a second metal surface attached to the back of the plate 1 can be assigned to these surfaces in order to achieve a capacitive sensor, but it can also be only surfaces arranged on the cover side, which e.g. Trigger switching functions via the intrinsic resistance of the operator to ground.
  • the electrical connections for the individual surfaces can be arranged on the upper and lower edge of the plate, they are designated by 5.
  • the sensor surfaces 2 to 4 are arranged behind the insulating plate 6 further surfaces 7, which as LCD or LED surfaces are electrically controllable and cause a symbol or text display.
  • All electrically controllable display surfaces 7 can be designed both as symbol or writing surfaces that display a predefined statement. However, they can also be designed so that different fonts or symbols can be displayed using a matrix structure.
  • the field 8 is constructed in a similar form to the fields 2 to 4, it serves, for example, to control a reduced spray pressure in a dishwasher in a glass program.
  • metallic coverings and pockets with liquid crystals or semiconductors are applied to the insulating plate 6 as display elements.
  • fields 15 to 19 are pure display fields which, with suitable electrical display elements - in addition to LED and LCD elements, printed or masked electroluminescent surfaces can also be used - e.g. display the temperature, the remaining time, the program status and warning messages for a closed tap or open door as well as a clogged strainer.
  • the field 20 is designed as a time field from which the time can be read, such as a preselected start of operation or the remaining time of the program.
  • the insulating plates 1, 6 and 9 can be of different sizes, in particular when the fields 10 and 11 are designed as pure display fields with fonts or symbols 12 printed on the back of the insulating plate 1 are, which can then be displayed via controllable signal lighting lamps 13.
  • the insulating plate 1 is provided with a cover 14 (not shown in FIGS. 1 and 4), which has recesses or openings in the area of the sensor and display surfaces. These areas are accessible to the operator both optically and mechanically.
  • the cover 14 can also be designed as a housing frame which receives the insulating plates as a package.
  • openings for mechanical switches can also be formed in the cover 14, as can openings for ventilation openings, which are expediently arranged on the side of the insulating plate 1.
  • actuators can be arranged on the back of the cover, which work together with sensor fields, which are not visible but are arranged in the same or similar way as fields 2 to 4 on the insulating plate 1, and thus determine a fixed setting Values, such as the water hardness.
  • slide-like parts can be arranged on the back of the cover.
  • the cover is provided with a label that marks the setting points for the slide.
  • FIG. 4 shows a schematic illustration of a display and operating unit with electrically controllable sensor fields 21 on the insulating plate 22, to which LED display fields 23 are stored.
  • the fields 23 are designed as matrix fields and applied to the insulating plate 24 or inserted between the insulating plate 24 and the insulating plate 25. In the part shown broken off to the left of the sensor fields 21, additional display fields can be arranged.
  • the contacts on the edge of the insulating plates are designated with 26.

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The indicating and operating mechanism for electrical appliances having a program-controlled sequence, especially for domestic appliances like a dishwasher, use a transparent insulating panel (1), for example a glass plate, on which, adjacent to transparent sensor fields (2, 3, 4) for controlling the appliance, letter and symbol fields (10, 11) and/or electrically drivable display fields (8, 15-19, 20), for example LCD or LED areas, are arranged and/or are placed behind the sensor fields (2, 3, 4). This results in a unit which combines in itself all control and display functions. <IMAGE>

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Bei elektrischen Geräten mit einem programmgesteuerten Ablauf, wie z.B. Geschirrspülmaschinen, sind Anzeige- und Bedienungselemente vorhanden, mit denen man die verschiedenen Programme oder Programmzusammenstellungen anwählen kann. Die Elemente sind meist in einer Blende zusammengefaßt, die auch ein Anzeigefeld für den Programmablauf hat, das dem Bedienenden den laufenden Programmabschnitt anzeigt. Darüber hinaus ist es, wie z.B. bei elektrischen Herden, möglich, zusätzlich Felder für den Einbau einer Uhr ebenso vorzusehen wie Zeitanwahlfelder für das Ein- und Ausschalten des Gerätes.For electrical devices with a program-controlled sequence, e.g. Dishwashers, display and control elements are available with which you can select the various programs or program combinations. The elements are usually combined in an aperture, which also has a display field for the program sequence, which shows the operator the current program section. In addition, such as With electric cookers, it is possible to provide additional fields for installing a clock as well as time selection fields for switching the device on and off.

Derartige Anzeige- und Bedienungseinheiten werden aus einzelnen Elementen meist auf einem tragenden Rahmen montiert. Entsprechend der Ausbildung dieser Elemente ist die Bautiefe recht unterschiedlich groß, die Befestigungsmöglichkeit zum Teil schwierig, die Notwendigkeit, Durchbrüche für Betätigungen vorzusehen, bedingt die Einschaltung von Einpassungs-und Dichtungselementen usw.. Zwar hat man schon Bedienfelder, z.B. Sensortasten, zu einer Einheit zusammengefaßt, jedoch haben diese Sensortasten entweder überhaupt nur eine Beleuchtungseinheit zugeordnet, die durch das Aufleuchten einer Signallampe die eingeschaltete Sensortaste anzeigt oder der Sensortaste selbst ist nur eine Beschriftung hinterlegt, die von einer Signallampe beleuchtet z.B. die Feldnummer der Taste angibt. Übersichtliche Bedienfelder lassen sich aus solchen Einzelelementen nicht aufbauen.Such display and control units are usually assembled from individual elements on a supporting frame. Depending on the design of these elements, the overall depth is quite different, the mounting options are sometimes difficult, the necessity to provide openings for actuations, requires the activation of fitting and sealing elements, etc. Although control panels, e.g. Sensor keys, combined into one unit, however, these sensor keys have either assigned only one lighting unit that indicates that the sensor key is switched on when a signal lamp lights up, or the sensor key itself has only a label that is illuminated by a signal lamp, e.g. indicates the field number of the key. Clear control panels cannot be built from such individual elements.

Es ist ferner bekannt, transparente metallische Flächen zum Beispiel in Mäanderform auf transparente Isolierplatten aufzubringen und unter Zwischenlage von Schriftsymbolen dahinterliegende Elektrolumineszenzflächen als Befehlsquittungsanzeigeflächen anzuordnen. Auch diese bekannten Elemente sind schlecht geeignet, Bedienungs- und Anzeigefelder für unterschiedliche Funktionen aufzubauen.It is also known to apply transparent metallic surfaces, for example in a meandering shape, to transparent insulating plates and with the interposition of writing symbols behind them to arrange lying electroluminescent surfaces as command acknowledgment display surfaces. These known elements are also poorly suited for setting up operating and display fields for different functions.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Anzeige- und Bedienungseinheit für elektrische Geräte anzugeben, die z.B. verbunden mit elektronischen Bauelementen, wie Mikroprozessoren, ohne Probleme die Anwahl verschiedenartigster Programme zuläßt, die die Anzeige von Betriebszuständen ebenso ermöglicht wie die Angabe von Uhrzeiten, Störungen, usw. und die doch als Einheit aufgebaut ist, so daß sie weitgehend vorgefertigt ohne großen Montageaufwand eingesetzt werden kann und bei der wegen der Zuordnung von Betätigungs- und Anzeigeelementen zueinander Fehlbedienungen weitgehend ausgeschlossen sind.The invention has for its object to provide a display and control unit for electrical devices that e.g. connected to electronic components, such as microprocessors, allows the selection of a wide variety of programs without problems, which enables the display of operating states as well as the indication of times, faults, etc. and which is nevertheless constructed as a unit, so that it is used largely prefabricated without great assembly effort and in which incorrect operations are largely excluded due to the assignment of actuating and display elements to one another.

Gemäß der Erfindung ist eine derartige Anzeige- und Bedienungseinheit derart aufgebaut, daß auf einer transparenten Isolierplatte neben transparenten, vorzugsweise kapazitiven, Sensorfeldern reine Schrift- oder Symbolfelder und/oder elektrisch ansteuerbare Displayfelder aufgebracht und/oder den Sensorfeldern hinterlegt sind.According to the invention, such a display and operating unit is constructed in such a way that, in addition to transparent, preferably capacitive, sensor fields, pure text or symbol fields and / or electrically controllable display fields are applied to and / or stored on a transparent insulating plate.

Hierbei wird von an sich bekannten Sensoren Gebrauch gemacht, bei denen auf einer transparenten Isolierplatte, z.B. aus Glas, transparente metallische Flächen als Sensorflächen aufgedampft sind, die entweder als Widerstandssensoren, vorzugsweise aber als kapazitive Sensoren wirken und damit bei Berührung der entsprechenden Sensorfläche einen gesteuerten Schaltvorgang auslösen. Diese Sensorfelder können mit elektrisch neutralen Symbolen z.B. im Druckverfahren hinterlegt sein, die über bekannte steuerbare Lampen von hinten beleuchtet werden, so daß sich frontseitig mit dem Druckbild eine Anzeige ergibt. Auf die Isolierplatte selbst oder auf zusätzlich dahinter angebrachte gleichartige Isolierplatten können aber auch LCD- oder LED-Anzeigeflächen aufgebracht werden, die elektrisch ansteuerbar sind und sich sowohl zur Darstellung bestimmter Symbole oder Schriften als auch zur Darstellung veränderlicher Schriften odc.r Symbole eignen. Selbstverständlich läßt sich eine elektrisch neutrale Bedruckung zusammen mit den elektrisch wirksamen Flächen für ansteuerbare Zeichendarstellungen auch auf zusätzlich hinterlegten Isolierplatten anordnen, so daß sich eine Art Sandwich aus belegten Isolierplatten ergibt.Here, use is made of sensors known per se, in which transparent metallic surfaces are vapor-deposited as sensor surfaces on a transparent insulating plate, for example made of glass, which either act as resistance sensors, but preferably as capacitive sensors, and thus a controlled switching process when the corresponding sensor surface is touched trigger. These sensor fields can be backed up with electrically neutral symbols, for example in the printing process, which are illuminated from behind by means of known controllable lamps, so that there is a display on the front with the printed image. Can on the insulating plate itself or on additional insulating plates attached behind it but also LCD or LED display surfaces can be applied, which can be controlled electrically and are suitable both for displaying certain symbols or fonts and for displaying variable fonts or other symbols. Of course, an electrically neutral printing can be arranged together with the electrically effective surfaces for controllable character representations on additionally stored insulating plates, so that a kind of sandwich results from the insulating plates occupied.

Bei Benutzung von LCD-Flächen ist es zweckmäßig, der gesamten Anzeige- und Bedienungseinheit eine gemeinsame Flächenbeleuchtung zuzuordnen, damit auch in dunklen Räumen die Anzeige sichergestellt ist.When using LCD surfaces, it is advisable to assign a common surface lighting to the entire display and control unit, so that the display is ensured even in dark rooms.

Anhand schematischer Zeichnungen werden Anzeige- und Bedienungseinheiten nach der Erfindung beschrieben und die Wirkungsweise sowie weitere Ausgestaltungsformen erläutert. Die dabei verwendeten Symbolbeschriftungen sind, auch wenn die Bezeichnungen etwas auf einen Geschirrspüler abgestimmt sind, nur beispielhaft, sind also keineswegs zwingend für eine bestimmte Feldgestaltung oder für das Programm eines bestimmten Gerätetyp. Die Zeichnung soll nur veranschaulichen, welche Vielzahl von Kombinationsmöglichkeiten beim Aufbau einer Anzeige- und Bedienungseinheit gemäß der Erfindung möglich ist.

  • Die Figur 1 zeigt einen Abschnitt einer Anzeige- und Bedienungseinheit mit einer Mehrzahl von Flächen, die sowohl als reine Anzeigefelder als auch als kombinierte Bedienungs-und Anzeigefelder ausgebildet sind.
  • Die Figur 2 zeigt einen Schnitt längs der Linie II-II.
  • Die Figur 3 zeigt einen Schnitt längs der Linie III-III.
  • Die Figur 4 zeigt eine Anzeige- und Bedienungseinheit zum Teil im Schnitt in perspektivischer Darstellung.
With the aid of schematic drawings, display and operating units according to the invention are described and the mode of operation and further embodiments are explained. The symbol labels used here are only examples, even if the names are adapted to a dishwasher, so they are by no means mandatory for a certain field design or for the program of a certain appliance type. The drawing is only intended to illustrate the multitude of possible combinations when constructing a display and operating unit according to the invention.
  • FIG. 1 shows a section of a display and control unit with a plurality of surfaces which are designed both as pure display fields and as combined control and display fields.
  • Figure 2 shows a section along the line II-II.
  • Figure 3 shows a section along the line III-III.
  • FIG. 4 shows a display and operating unit, partly in section, in a perspective view.

Die Figuren 1 bis 3 zeigen eine z.B. aus Glas bestehende Isolierplatte 1, auf der die Programmwahlflächen 2 als transparente Metallbedampfung aufgebracht sind. Auf die Isolierplatte 1 sind in ähnlicher Weise die weiteren Sensorflächen 3 für den Start und 4 für den Sparbetrieb einer Maschine angeordnet. Diesen Flächen kann eine auf der Rückseite der Platte 1 angebrachte zweite Metallfläche zur Erzielung eines kapazitiven Sensors zugeordnet sein, es kann sich aber auch um nur deckseitig angeordnete Flächen handeln, die z.B. über den Eigenwiderstand des Bedienenden gegen Masse Schaltfunktionen auslösen. Die elektrischen Anschlüsse für die einzelnen Flächen können am oberen und unteren Rand der Platte angeordnet sein, sie sind mit 5 bezeichnet. Den Sensorflächen 2 bis 4 sind hinter der Isolierplatte 6 weitere Flächen 7 angeordnet, die als LCD- oder LED-Flächen ausgebildet elektrisch ansteuerbar eine Symbol- oder Schriftanzeige (Display) bewirken.Figures 1 to 3 show e.g. Insulating plate 1 made of glass, on which the program selection areas 2 are applied as transparent metal vapor deposition. The further sensor surfaces 3 for starting and 4 for saving operation of a machine are arranged in a similar manner on the insulating plate 1. A second metal surface attached to the back of the plate 1 can be assigned to these surfaces in order to achieve a capacitive sensor, but it can also be only surfaces arranged on the cover side, which e.g. Trigger switching functions via the intrinsic resistance of the operator to ground. The electrical connections for the individual surfaces can be arranged on the upper and lower edge of the plate, they are designated by 5. The sensor surfaces 2 to 4 are arranged behind the insulating plate 6 further surfaces 7, which as LCD or LED surfaces are electrically controllable and cause a symbol or text display.

Alle elektrisch ansteuerbaren Anzeigeflächen 7 können sowohl als Symbol- oder Schriftflächen ausgebildet sein, die eine vorgegebene Aussage zur Anzeige bringen. Sie können aber auch so gestaltet sein, daß sich mit Hilfe einer Matrixstruktur unterschiedliche Schriften oder Symbole zur Anzeige bringen lassen.All electrically controllable display surfaces 7 can be designed both as symbol or writing surfaces that display a predefined statement. However, they can also be designed so that different fonts or symbols can be displayed using a matrix structure.

Das Feld 8 ist in ähnlicher Form wie die Felder 2 bis 4 aufgebaut, es dient z.B. zur Ansteuerung eines verminderten Sprühdruckes in einer Geschirrspülmaschine bei einem Gläserprogramm. Auch hier sind auf der Isolierplatte 6 metallische Beläge und Taschen mit Flüssigkeitskristallen bzw. Halbleiter als Anzeigeelemente aufgebracht. Den Isolierplatten 1 und 6 ist eine weitere Isolierplatte 9 hinterlegt, die ebenfalls belegt oder beschriftet sein kann oder auch nur als Abschlußplatte ausgebildet ist. Hierdurch lassen sich aufgedruckte und elektrisch gesteuerte Anzeigen in einem Schriftfeld kombinieren.The field 8 is constructed in a similar form to the fields 2 to 4, it serves, for example, to control a reduced spray pressure in a dishwasher in a glass program. Here too, metallic coverings and pockets with liquid crystals or semiconductors are applied to the insulating plate 6 as display elements. The insulating plates 1 and 6, a further insulating plate 9 is deposited, which can also be occupied or labeled or just as a conclusion plate is formed. This allows printed and electrically controlled displays to be combined in a text field.

Die Felder 15 bis 19 sind im Beispiel nach Fig. 1 reine Anzeigefelder, die mit geeigneten elektrischen Anzeigeelementen - neben LED- und LCD-Elementen können auch bedruckte oder mit Masken abgedeckte Elektrolumineszenzflächen zum Einsatz kommen - z.B. die Temperatur, die Restlaufzeit, den Programmstand sowie Warnmeldungen für geschlossenen Wasserhahn oder geöffnete Tür ebenso wie ein verstopftes Sieb anzeigen. Das Feld 20 ist als Uhrzeitfeld ausgebildet, von dem die Uhrzeit ebenso abgelesen werden kann wie etwa ein vorgewählter Betriebsbeginn oder die Restlaufzeit des Programmes.In the example according to FIG. 1, fields 15 to 19 are pure display fields which, with suitable electrical display elements - in addition to LED and LCD elements, printed or masked electroluminescent surfaces can also be used - e.g. display the temperature, the remaining time, the program status and warning messages for a closed tap or open door as well as a clogged strainer. The field 20 is designed as a time field from which the time can be read, such as a preselected start of operation or the remaining time of the program.

Aus den Fig. 2 und 3 ist ersichtlich, daß die Isolierplatten 1, 6 und 9 von unterschiedlicher Größe sein können, dies insbesondere dann, wenn die Felder 10 und 11 als reine Anzeigefelder mit auf der Rückseite der Isolierplatte 1 aufgedruckten Schriften oder Symbolen 12 ausgebildet sind, die dann über steuerbare Signalbeleuchtungslampen 13 zur Anzeige gebracht werden können.From FIGS. 2 and 3 it can be seen that the insulating plates 1, 6 and 9 can be of different sizes, in particular when the fields 10 and 11 are designed as pure display fields with fonts or symbols 12 printed on the back of the insulating plate 1 are, which can then be displayed via controllable signal lighting lamps 13.

Frontseitig ist die Isolierplatte 1 mit einer in Fig. 1 und 4 nicht eingezeichneten Abdeckung 14 versehen, die im Bereich der Sensor- und Anzeigeflächen Ausnehmungen bzw. Durchbrüche aufweist. Diese Flächen sind für den Bedienenden sowohl optisch als auch mechanisch zugänglich.At the front, the insulating plate 1 is provided with a cover 14 (not shown in FIGS. 1 and 4), which has recesses or openings in the area of the sensor and display surfaces. These areas are accessible to the operator both optically and mechanically.

Die Abdeckung 14 kann auch als Gehäuserahmen ausgebildet sein, der die Isolierplatten als Paket aufnimmt. Neben den beschriebenen Ausnehmungen für Sensor- und Anzeigeflächen können in die Abdeckung 14 auch Durchbrüche für mechanische Schalter ebenso eingeformt sein wie Durchbrüche für Entlüftungsöffnungen, die zweckmäßig seitlich der Isolierplatte 1 angeordnet werden.The cover 14 can also be designed as a housing frame which receives the insulating plates as a package. In addition to the described recesses for sensor and display surfaces, openings for mechanical switches can also be formed in the cover 14, as can openings for ventilation openings, which are expediently arranged on the side of the insulating plate 1.

Da neben den anwählbaren Programmschritten bei vielen Haushaltgeräten entsprechend den Betriebsbedingungen, wie z.B. Wasserhärte oder Zulauftemperatur, fest einstellbare Programmschritte vorzusehen sind, können auf der Rückseite der Abdeckung Stellglieder angeordnet sein, die mit nicht sichtbaren, aber in gleicher oder ähnlicher Weise wie die Felder 2 bis 4 auf der Isolierplatte 1 angeordneten, Sensorfeldern zusammenarbeiten und so eine Festeinstellung bestimmter Werte, wie z.B. die Wasserhärte, zulassen. Zur Vereinfachung dieser Festeinstellungen können rückseitig an der Abdeckung schieberartige Teile angeordnet werden. Zur Einstellung der Schieber ist die Abdeckung mit einer Beschriftung versehen, die die Einstellpunkte für die Schieber markiert.Since in addition to the selectable program steps for many household appliances, depending on the operating conditions, e.g. Water hardness or inlet temperature, permanently adjustable program steps are to be provided, actuators can be arranged on the back of the cover, which work together with sensor fields, which are not visible but are arranged in the same or similar way as fields 2 to 4 on the insulating plate 1, and thus determine a fixed setting Values, such as the water hardness. To simplify these fixed settings, slide-like parts can be arranged on the back of the cover. To adjust the slide, the cover is provided with a label that marks the setting points for the slide.

Die Fig. 4 zeigt in schematischer Darstellung eine Anzeige-und Bedienungseinheit mit elektrisch ansteuerbaren Sensorfeldern 21 auf der Isolierplatte 22, denen LED-Anzeigefelder 23 hinterlegt sind. Die Felder 23 sind als Matrixfelder ausgebildet und auf die Isolierplatte 24 aufgebracht bzw. zwischen der Isolierplatte 24 und der Isolierplatte 25 eingelegt. In dem abgebrochen dargestellten Teil links neben den Sensorfeldern 21 können zusätzlich Anzeigefelder angeordnet sein. Die Kontaktierungen am Rande der Isolierplatten sind mit 26 bezeichnec.4 shows a schematic illustration of a display and operating unit with electrically controllable sensor fields 21 on the insulating plate 22, to which LED display fields 23 are stored. The fields 23 are designed as matrix fields and applied to the insulating plate 24 or inserted between the insulating plate 24 and the insulating plate 25. In the part shown broken off to the left of the sensor fields 21, additional display fields can be arranged. The contacts on the edge of the insulating plates are designated with 26.

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1. Anzeige- und Bedienungseinheit für elektrische Geräte mit einem programmgesteuerten Ablauf, insbesondere für Haushaltgeräte, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß auf einer transparenten Isolierplatte (1, 22) neben transparenten, vorzugsweise kapazitiven, Sensorfeldern (2, 3, 4, 21) reine Schrift-oder Symbolfelder (10, 11, 15 - 19) und/oder elektrisch an-.- steuerbare Displayfelder (7, 23) aufgebracht und/oder den Sensorfeldern (2, 3, 4, 21) hinterlegt sind.1. display and control unit for electrical devices with a program-controlled sequence, in particular for household appliances, characterized in that on a transparent insulating plate (1, 22) in addition to transparent, preferably capacitive, sensor fields (2, 3, 4, 21) pure writing or symbol fields (10, 11, 15 - 19) and / or electrically controllable display fields (7, 23) are applied and / or the sensor fields (2, 3, 4, 21) are stored. 2. Einheit nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß Teile der Isolierplatte (1) mit elektrisch neutralen Symbolen (12) hinterlegt und durch zugeordnete steuerbare Signalbeleuchtungslampen (13) zur Anzeige bringbar sind.2. Unit according to claim 1, characterized in that parts of the insulating plate (1) with electrically neutral symbols (12) are deposited and can be brought to display by assigned controllable signal lighting lamps (13). 3. Einheit nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß Teile der Isolierplatte (1) zur Symbol- und Zeichendarstellung mit ansteuerbaren LCD- oder LED-Flächen (15 - 19) belegt sind.3. Unit according to claim 1, characterized in that parts of the insulating plate (1) for displaying symbols and characters with controllable LCD or LED surfaces (15 - 19) are occupied. 4. Einheit nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Sensorfelder (2, 3, 4, 21) mit LCD- oder LED-Flächen (7, 23) gegebenenfalls durch in mehreren Schichten hintereinander angeordnete bestückte Isolierplatten (1, 6, 9 und 22, 24, 25) für den Bedienenden optisch kombiniert sind.4. Unit according to claim 1, characterized in that the sensor fields (2, 3, 4, 21) with LCD or LED surfaces (7, 23) optionally by arranged in several layers successively equipped insulating plates (1, 6, 9 and 22, 24, 25) are optically combined for the operator. 5. Einheit nach Anspruch 3 und 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß einer Mehrzahl von LCD-Flächen (7, 23) eine gemeinsame Flächenbeleuchtung zugeordnet ist.5. Unit according to claim 3 and 4, characterized in that a plurality of LCD surfaces (7, 23) is assigned a common surface lighting. 6. Einheit nach Anspruch 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Isolierplatte (1, 22) mit einer Abdeckung (14) versehen ist, die im Bereich der dem Bedienenden zugänglichen Flächen mit entsprechenden Durchbrüchen bzw. Ausnehmungen versehen ist.6. Unit according to claim 1 to 5, characterized in that the insulating plate (1, 22) is provided with a cover (14) which is provided with corresponding openings or recesses in the area accessible to the operator. 7. Einheit nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Abdeckung (14) Sensorfelder für Festeinstellwerte hinterlegt sind.7. Unit according to claim 6, characterized in that the cover (14) sensor fields for fixed setting values are stored. 8. Einheit nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Abdeckung rückseitig mit verstellbaren Stellgliedern für die Sensoren bestückbar ist.8. Unit according to claim 7, characterized in that the cover can be fitted on the back with adjustable actuators for the sensors. 9. Einheit nach Anspruch 7 und 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Abdeckung rückseitig mit den Festeinstellwerten zugehörigen Beschriftungen versehen ist.9. Unit according to claim 7 and 8, characterized in that the cover is provided on the back with the associated setting labels. 10. Einheit nach Anspruch 6 bis 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Abdeckung die Isolierplatte stirnseitig überragt und als Frontplatte auch Ausnehmungen und Durchbrüche für mechanische Schaltelemente, Entlüftungsöffnungen usw. aufweist.10. Unit according to claim 6 to 9, characterized in that the cover projects beyond the end of the insulating plate and, as the front plate, also has recesses and openings for mechanical switching elements, ventilation openings, etc.
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