A cooking hob including a user interface

摘要

The present invention relates to a cooking hob (10) including a user interface (12). The cooking hob (10) comprises a transparent or semi-transparent top panel (14) on its top side and at least one cooking zone with a corresponding pot detection device. The user interface (12) is arranged below the top panel (14) and comprises a number of touch switch elements (18) and at least one touch slide element (20) and is arranged below the top panel (14). Touch sensitive areas are formed on the top side of said top panel (14) and above said user interface (12). At least one light source element (22) corresponds with the touch switch element (18) and the corresponding cooking zone. The light source element (22) is provided for indicating a detection of a pot on the corresponding cooking zone by a first light signal during a first predetermined time interval and for indicating an activated state of the corresponding cooking zone by a second light signal and for indicating the corresponding selected cooking zone and the activated state of the touch slide element (20) by the first light signal. The touch slide element (20) is provided for adjusting the power and/or temperature of said indicated cooking zone within the first predetermined time interval. The touch switch element (18) is provided for selecting the corresponding cooking zone and activating the touch slide element (22). The touch slide element (20) is provided for adjusting the power and/or temperature of the selected cooking zone.