US 12,260,038 B2
Operating device, in particular for an electronic household appliance, electronic household appliance, and method for operating an operating device
Thomas Herbert, Allgäu (DE); and Andreas Maigler, Dieterskirch (DE)
Assigned to Diehl AKO Stiftung & Co. KG, Wangen (DE)
Filed by Diehl AKO Stiftung & Co. KG, Wangen (DE)
Filed on Nov. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/071,730.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2021 131 373.2 (DE), filed on Nov. 30, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0168762 A1, Jun. 1, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); H05K 5/03 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/0416 (2013.01) [G06F 3/017 (2013.01); H05K 5/03 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An operating device suitable for an electronic household appliance, the operating device comprising:
a cover plate defining a plurality of operator panels for a user, said plurality of operator panels provided on said cover plate;
a plurality of touch sensor systems each assigned to a respective one of said plurality of operator panels, said plurality of touch sensor systems configured to detect a contact or configured to detect a contact with or proximity to said respective plurality of operator panels;
a single additional sensor system for at least two of said plurality of touch sensor systems disposed and configured to detect at least one of a shaking or deformation of said cover plate caused by touch; and
a control device connected to said at least one touch sensor system and configured to evaluate sensor signals generated by said at least one touch sensor system;
said control device connected to said at least one additional sensor system, and said control device configured to evaluate sensor signals generated by said at least one additional sensor system and configured to combine evaluations of said sensor signals of said at least one touch sensor system and said at least one additional sensor system to detect a contact with said at least one operator panel.