Capacitive control strip for use in household appliance e.g. hob, has transverse strips that are galvanically isolated from one another, where strips overlap sensor surface in its extension transverse to strip

摘要

The strip has electrically conductive partial surfaces (18, 19) and a sensor surface, where the strip is a part of a capacitor with a capacitance that changes by touching the strip. A set of electrically conductive transverse strips (211-219) is arranged next to each other along the strip and is galvanically isolated from one another. The strips overlap the sensor surface in its extension transverse to the strip. An independent claim is also included for a sensing area for a household appliance.