STAND-ALONE CONTROL PANEL FOR HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES

• Main Authors: LEWIS, DAVID, ANTONINI, LUCIANO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 04.10.2007
• Subjects: BLASTING; COFFEE MILLS; COLD ROOMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT COVERED BY ANY OTHERSUBCLASS; DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FURNITURE; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; HUMAN NECESSITIES; ICE-BOXES; LAUNDERING; LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILEARTICLES; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; OTHER DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES; RANGES; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; REFRIGERATORS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL; TEXTILES; TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; VENTILATING; WEAPONS

The present invention mainly relates to a control panel (1) for at least one electric household appliance of the electronically controlled type, such as, for example, a cooking oven (3). The control panel (1) comprises selection means, adapted to allow the user to select at least one programme and/or parameter relating to the associated electric appliance, and/or display means, adapted to provide the user with at least one piece of information and/or one parameter relating to the associated electric appliance. According to the present invention, the control panel (1) is a module which is separate from the associated electric appliance and which is adapted to be (in particular as a built-in assembly) in a cabinet of a household kitchen, the control panel (1) being placed as regards to the associated electric appliance according to at least a first and a second configurations. L'invention concerne essentiellement un tableau de commande (1) destiné à au moins un appareil électroménager du type à commande électronique, par exemple, un four de cuisson (3). Le tableau de commande (1) comprend des moyens de sélection, qui permettent à l'utilisateur de choisir au moins un programme et/ou un paramètre se rapportant à l'appareil électroménager concerné, et/ou des moyens d'affichage, qui fournissent à l'utilisateur au moins quelques éléments d'information et/ou un paramètre se rapportant à l'appareil électroménager concerné. Le tableau de commande (1) est un module indépendant de l'appareil électroménager concerné et conçu en particulier comme un ensemble encastré dans une enceinte d'une cuisine familiale, ledit tableau de commande (1) étant placé par rapport à l'appareil électroménager concerné selon au moins une première et une seconde configurations.