Operating device for domestic appliance has sensor device spatially separate from input panel for contactless detection of manual operation of input panel and for outputting control signal to electronic device

摘要

The operating device has an input panel (1) for manual operation, an electronic device for processing a control signal, a sensor device (3) spatially separate from the input panel for contactless detection of the manual operation of the input panel and for outputting the control signal to the electronic device. An independent claim is also included for a method of operating a domestic appliance.