Rotary knob operator control apparatus and domestic appliance having at least one rotary knob operator control apparatus

摘要

A rotary knob operator control apparatus for an electrical domestic appliance has a mounting board on a side of an operator control panel facing away from a user, a first electrode configuration on the mounting board and a substantially annular operator control element on a side of the operator control panel facing toward the user. The operator control element has a second electrode configuration and a holding device for the operator control element on the operator control panel. The operator control element rotates about an axis perpendicular to the operator control panel. The operator control element is latched relative to the operator control panel in predefined rotary positions by a latching device, so the second electrode configuration on the operator control element is oriented in a predefined manner relative to the first electrode configuration. An electrical domestic appliance having at least one rotary knob operator control apparatus is also provided.

主权项

1. A rotary knob operator control apparatus, comprising:
an operator control panel having a side facing toward a user and a side facing away from the user, said operator control panel defining a rotation axis running substantially perpendicular to said operator control panel; a mounting board disposed on said side of said operator control panel facing away from the user; a first electrode configuration disposed on said mounting board; a substantially annular operator control element disposed on said side of said operator control panel facing toward the user, said operator control element being rotatable about said rotation axis; a second electrode configuration disposed on said operator control element; a holding device configured to hold said operator control element on said operator control panel, said holding device including a holding pin integrally formed on or fastened to said operator control panel side facing toward the user without an aperture through said operator control panel behind said operator control element; and a latching device latching said operator control element relative to said operator control panel in a plurality of predefined rotary positions, wherein said latching device comprises an elastic member on an inner circumferential surface of said operator control element.