US 12,410,918 B2
Operator control device comprising a multi-part operator control element, and domestic appliance and method for operating a domestic appliance
Jenny Großmann, Hamburg (DE); and Nico Zendel, Weyarn (DE)
Assigned to BSH Hausgeräte GmbH, Munich (DE)
Appl. No. 17/788,765
Filed by BSH Hausgeräte GmbH, Munich (DE)
PCT Filed Jan. 21, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/051280
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 24, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/160396, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 19, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 102020201626.7 (DE), filed on Feb. 10, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0030328 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. F24C 3/12 (2006.01); F24C 7/08 (2006.01); G05G 1/015 (2008.04); G05G 1/08 (2006.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01)
CPC F24C 7/086 (2013.01) [F24C 3/126 (2013.01); G05G 1/015 (2013.01); G05G 1/08 (2013.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An operator control device for a household appliance, said operator control device comprising:
an operator control element defining a longitudinal axis, said operator control element including a cylindrical main part and an adjusting ring separate from the main part and arranged so as to engage around the main part, said adjusting ring being displaceable relative to the main part in a direction of the longitudinal axis of the operator control element for adjusting an operating condition of the household appliance; and
a display unit for display of information on a display region on a lateral wall of the main part of the operator control element, wherein the display region is a touch-sensitive display region.