Household appliance and method for operating a household appliance

摘要

A household appliance, in particular a household dishwasher, includes an operating display unit having at least one visual and/or acoustic display, which is activated at least to display and/or signal a completion of a treatment cycle for a predefined time period on or after completion of the treatment cycle. The time period is hereby set by a delay element.

主权项

1. A household appliance, comprising:
an operating display unit having at least one visual display and/or acoustic indicator, configured to be activated on or after completion of a treatment cycle at least to display and/or signal completion of the treatment cycle; a main supply line, wherein a switching element and a power supply unit are connected in series on the main supply line, said power supply unit being configured to supply low voltage power to at least the operating display unit, and said switching element being configured to isolate the power supply unit from an external power supply network; and a delay element configured to:
1) cause the at least one visual display and/or acoustic indicator to be activated for a predefined time period, and2) upon completion of the predefined time period, cause a supply of power from the external power supply network to the operating display unit to be interrupted by isolating the power supply unit from the external power supply network via the switching element, wherein the delay element is configured to receive a deactivation signal and forward the deactivation signal to an actuating device to cause the appliance to be decoupled from the external power supply network by the switching element, and wherein the delay element forwards the deactivation signal after the predefined time period, and wherein the actuating device is a bistable relay having a relay contact arranged to be connected as the switching element on the main supply line.