Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Control element for a household appliance
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Application No.: US14439699Application Date: 2013-10-24
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Publication No.: US09907434B2Publication Date: 2018-03-06
- Inventor: Markus Gerl
- Applicant: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH
- Applicant Address: DE Munich
- Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
- Current Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
- Current Assignee Address: DE Munich
- Agent Michael E. Tschupp; Andre Pallapies; Brandon G. Braun
- Priority: DE102012220615 20121113
- International Application: PCT/EP2013/072271 WO 20131024
- International Announcement: WO2014/075886 WO 20140522
- Main IPC: A47J36/00
- IPC: A47J36/00 ; G05B15/02 ; H01Q1/44 ; F24C7/08 ; G08C17/02 ; G08C23/04 ; H01H3/08

Abstract:
A control element for a household appliance includes an antenna for communicating with an external data source. The antenna can be formed by a cap which is connected to a housing of the control element and is retractable in relation to the housing by a retraction mechanism accommodated in the housing. A transmit/receive unit is supported by the cap and is connected to flexible conductor paths for conveying received or transmitted data.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150282666A1 CONTROL ELEMENT FOR A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE Public/Granted day:2015-10-08
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