公开(公告)号：US20060145539A1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-06

申请号：US11311776

申请日：2005-12-19

申请人： Roland Muller ,  Harald Mangold ,  Werner Kaps

发明人： Roland Muller ,  Harald Mangold ,  Werner Kaps

IPC分类号： H01H35/00

CPC分类号： H03K17/9622 ,  H03K2217/960715 ,  Y10T307/766

摘要： A circuit configuration for a capacitive touch switch contains at least one sensor circuit with a capacitive sensor element which changes its capacitance value when touched, and an evaluation circuit which is supplied with an output signal from the sensor circuit in order to determine whether the capacitive sensor element is actuated or not. The at least one sensor circuit has a capacitance which is connected in parallel with the capacitive sensor element, and a capacitance/frequency converter which is connected to the parallel circuit containing the capacitance and the capacitive sensor element and generates, at its output, a frequency signal whose frequency depends on the total capacitance of the parallel circuit containing the capacitance and the capacitive sensor element. The evaluation circuit may thus use a significant change in the frequency of the output signal from the sensor circuit to deduce, in a simple manner, that the capacitive sensor element has been touched.

摘要翻译： 用于电容式触摸开关的电路配置包括至少一个具有电容传感器元件的传感器电路，该电容传感器元件在触摸时改变其电容值，以及评估电路，其被提供有来自传感器电路的输出信号，以便确定电容传感器 元件被启动或不启动。 所述至少一个传感器电路具有与所述电容传感器元件并联连接的电容，以及电容/频率转换器，其连接到包含所述电容和所述电容式传感器元件的所述并联电路，并在其输出端产生频率 信号的频率取决于包含电容和电容式传感器元件的并联电路的总电容。 因此，评估电路可以使用来自传感器电路的输出信号的频率的显着变化，以简单的方式推断电容式传感器元件已被触摸。

公开(公告)号：US07375656B2

公开(公告)日：2008-05-20

申请号：US11311776

申请日：2005-12-19

申请人： Roland Müller ,  Harald Mangold ,  Werner Kaps

发明人： Roland Müller ,  Harald Mangold ,  Werner Kaps

IPC分类号： G06F13/00

CPC分类号： H03K17/9622 ,  H03K2217/960715 ,  Y10T307/766

摘要： A circuit configuration for a capacitive touch switch contains at least one sensor circuit with a capacitive sensor element which changes its capacitance value when touched, and an evaluation circuit which is supplied with an output signal from the sensor circuit in order to determine whether the capacitive sensor element is actuated or not. The at least one sensor circuit has a capacitance which is connected in parallel with the capacitive sensor element, and a capacitance/frequency converter which is connected to the parallel circuit containing the capacitance and the capacitive sensor element and generates, at its output, a frequency signal whose frequency depends on the total capacitance of the parallel circuit containing the capacitance and the capacitive sensor element. The evaluation circuit may thus use a significant change in the frequency of the output signal from the sensor circuit to deduce, in a simple manner, that the capacitive sensor element has been touched.

摘要翻译： 用于电容式触摸开关的电路配置包括至少一个具有电容传感器元件的传感器电路，该电容传感器元件在触摸时改变其电容值，以及评估电路，其被提供有来自传感器电路的输出信号，以便确定电容传感器 元件被启动或不启动。 所述至少一个传感器电路具有与所述电容传感器元件并联连接的电容，以及电容/频率转换器，其连接到包含所述电容和所述电容式传感器元件的所述并联电路，并在其输出端产生频率 信号的频率取决于包含电容和电容式传感器元件的并联电路的总电容。 因此，评估电路可以使用来自传感器电路的输出信号的频率的显着变化，以简单的方式推断电容式传感器元件已被触摸。

公开(公告)号：US08581133B2

公开(公告)日：2013-11-12

申请号：US12912331

申请日：2010-10-26

申请人： Werner Kaps ,  Thomas Frommelt

发明人： Werner Kaps ,  Thomas Frommelt

IPC分类号： H03K17/975

CPC分类号： H03K17/962 ,  H03K17/96 ,  H03K2217/96038 ,  H03K2217/960755

摘要： An operator control apparatus of an electronic domestic appliance contains an operator control panel on that side of the operator control apparatus which faces a user, at least one electrically conductive sensor element on that side of the operator control panel which is averted from the user, and a printed circuit board with at least one electrically conductive contact area which is arranged on that side of the printed circuit board which faces the operator control panel so as to be associated with the at least one sensor element. In this case, the at least one sensor element and the at least one contact area of the printed circuit board are connected to one another by an adhesive which is electrically conductive at least in the connection direction.

摘要翻译： 电子家用电器的操作者控制装置在操作员控制装置的与使用者相对的一侧包含操作者控制面板，操作员控制面板的与用户避免的一侧上的至少一个导电传感器元件，以及 具有至少一个导电接触区域的印刷电路板，布置在印刷电路板的面对操作者控制面板的一侧以与至少一个传感器元件相关联。 在这种情况下，印刷电路板的至少一个传感器元件和至少一个接触区域通过至少在连接方向上导电的粘合剂彼此连接。

公开(公告)号：US20120019066A1

公开(公告)日：2012-01-26

申请号：US13167947

申请日：2011-06-24

申请人： Helmut Simon ,  Armin Leonhardt ,  Werner Kaps

发明人： Helmut Simon ,  Armin Leonhardt ,  Werner Kaps

IPC分类号： H02J4/00

CPC分类号： H02J3/14 ,  H02J13/0062 ,  H02J13/0075 ,  H02J2003/143 ,  Y02A30/62 ,  Y02B70/3225 ,  Y02B70/3266 ,  Y02B90/2638 ,  Y02B90/2653 ,  Y04S20/222 ,  Y04S20/242 ,  Y04S40/124 ,  Y04S40/126 ,  Y10T307/406

摘要： An actuator for the power control of at least one connected load has a load detection device for detecting a magnitude of a load and/or a type of a load of the at least one as a measurement variable relating to the load of the at least one consumer. A communication interface receives at least one manipulated variable for the power control of the at least one consumer and transmits the measurement variable detected by the load detection device. Actuators of this type may be integrated into an energy management system, such as of a building automation system, for example.

摘要翻译： 用于至少一个连接的负载的功率控制的致动器具有用于检测所述至少一个的负载的大小和/或所述负载的类型的负载检测装置，作为与所述至少一个的负载有关的测量变量 消费者。 通信接口接收用于至少一个消费者的功率控制的至少一个操作变量，并发送由负载检测装置检测到的测量变量。 这种类型的致动器可以被集成到诸如楼宇自动化系统的能量管理系统中。

公开(公告)号：US20090038921A1

公开(公告)日：2009-02-12

申请号：US12181763

申请日：2008-07-29

申请人： Werner Kaps ,  Harald Rapp ,  Andreas Brauchle

发明人： Werner Kaps ,  Harald Rapp ,  Andreas Brauchle

IPC分类号： H01H19/14

CPC分类号： H01H19/115 ,  G05G1/08 ,  G05G5/06 ,  H01H25/065

摘要： A rotary selector forms a control element for inputting a setting value to an electronic control system, in particular for a control device of an electronic domestic appliance, such as a washing machine, a dishwasher, or the like. The rotary selector has a rotatably mounted control portion and an adapter non-rotatably connected to the control portion. The adapter has a latching section with side faces arranged uniformly about its periphery. Coaxially with the latching section of the adapter is a stationary spring element formed with elastic legs arranged uniformly about a periphery of the latching section and which extend tangentially relative to the side faces of the latching section. The number of the side faces of the latching section is an integral multiple of the number of the elastic legs of the spring element.

摘要翻译： 旋转选择器形成用于向电子控制系统输入设定值的控制元件，特别是用于诸如洗衣机，洗碗机等的家用电器的控制装置。 旋转选择器具有可旋转地安装的控制部分和不可旋转地连接到控制部分的适配器。 适配器具有闩锁部分，其侧面围绕其周边均匀地排列。 与适配器的闩锁部分同轴的是固定的弹簧元件，其形成有弹性腿，弹性腿围绕闩锁部分的周边均匀地布置，并且相对于闩锁部分的侧面相切地延伸。 闩锁部分的侧面的数量是弹簧元件的弹性腿的数量的整数倍。

公开(公告)号：US20060131159A1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-22

申请号：US11311775

申请日：2005-12-19

申请人： Werner Kaps ,  Uwe Heimann

发明人： Werner Kaps ,  Uwe Heimann

IPC分类号： H03K17/975

CPC分类号： H03K17/962 ,  H03K2017/9602 ,  H03K2217/960755 ,  H03K2217/96076 ,  H03K2217/96079

摘要： A capacitive touch switch includes a sensor button which is disposed between a circuit board and a cover plate and which forms a terminal of a capacitor that is variable in its capacitance by an approach. The sensor button includes a body of a flexible material, which body can be adapted to the cover plate and is embraced by a conductive net.

摘要翻译： 电容式触摸开关包括传感器按钮，该传感器按钮设置在电路板和盖板之间，并通过接近形成其电容可变的电容器的端子。 传感器按钮包括柔性材料的主体，该主体可适用于盖板并被导电网包围。

公开(公告)号：US08817430B2

公开(公告)日：2014-08-26

申请号：US13162953

申请日：2011-06-17

申请人： Helmut Simon ,  Andreas Landerer ,  Werner Kaps

发明人： Helmut Simon ,  Andreas Landerer ,  Werner Kaps

IPC分类号： H01L21/00

CPC分类号： H02M5/293 ,  H02H3/08 ,  H02M1/32 ,  H02P7/292 ,  H03K17/08142 ,  H03K17/6874 ,  H03K2217/0009

摘要： An AC voltage controller has two transistors which can be positioned between two AC voltage terminals in series with a load. The two transistors are connected in series in such a way that their respective source terminals are connected to one another. The AC voltage controller also contains a signal generator for generating a switching signal for actuating the two transistors, a buffer which is connected downstream of the signal generator and which is set by the signal generator in order to actuate the two transistors. An actuation circuit or driver circuit is connected downstream of the buffer, for the purpose of actuating the two transistors in accordance with the set state of the buffer. A current-limiting circuit is provided for limiting or switching off the current through the two transistors in the case of an excessively large current through the load.

摘要翻译： AC电压控制器具有两个晶体管，它们可以位于与负载串联的两个AC电压端子之间。 这两个晶体管以它们各自的源极端子彼此连接的方式串联连接。 交流电压控制器还包括一个信号发生器，用于产生用于致动两个晶体管的开关信号，该缓冲器连接在信号发生器的下游，并由信号发生器设置，以便致动两个晶体管。 驱动电路或驱动电路连接在缓冲器的下游，用于根据缓冲器的设定状态来致动两个晶体管。 在通过负载的电流过大的情况下，提供限流电路来限制或关断通过两个晶体管的电流。

公开(公告)号：US08101880B2

公开(公告)日：2012-01-24

申请号：US12565431

申请日：2009-09-23

申请人： Werner Kaps ,  Thomas Frommelt

发明人： Werner Kaps ,  Thomas Frommelt

IPC分类号： H01H9/00

CPC分类号： H03K17/962 ,  F24C7/082 ,  H03K2217/960755 ,  H03K2217/960765

摘要： An operator control panel for a domestic appliance includes a panel body having an operator control face facing a user and a rear face facing away from the operator control face. A sensor element of an electrically conductive material forms a capacitive sensor area together with the panel body. A conversion electronics system converts capacitance values generated in the sensor area into digital signals. The conversion electronics system is electrically conductively connected to the sensor element and is disposed on the rear face of the panel body. The sensor element and the conversion electronics system are firmly connected to the panel body and are two components which are mechanically decoupled from a control electronics system of the domestic appliance.

摘要翻译： 用于家用电器的操作员控制面板包括具有面向使用者的操作者控制面和背离操作者控制面的后表面的面板主体。 导电材料的传感器元件与面板本体一起形成电容传感器区域。 转换电子系统将在传感器区域中产生的电容值转换为数字信号。 转换电子系统导电地连接到传感器元件并且设置在面板主体的后表面上。 传感器元件和转换电子系统牢固地连接到面板主体，并且是与家用电器的控制电子系统机械分离的两个部件。

公开(公告)号：US20110187204A1

公开(公告)日：2011-08-04

申请号：US12696458

申请日：2010-01-29

申请人： Kevin Lacey ,  James Kopec ,  Robert Alvord ,  Werner Kaps ,  Scot Johansen

发明人： Kevin Lacey ,  James Kopec ,  Robert Alvord ,  Werner Kaps ,  Scot Johansen

IPC分类号： H01H33/59

CPC分类号： H03K17/96 ,  H03K2017/9706 ,  H03K2217/96038 ,  Y10T307/937

摘要： An inductive touch key switch assembly and circuit are provided. The circuit optimizes signal strength and noise immunity by reducing the number of long paths through the circuit board and localizes the driver circuit to each key switch assembly sensor coil. The key switch assembly optimizes placement of the target to enable the user interfaces on domestic appliances and products having present values of front panel thickness.

摘要翻译： 提供感应式触摸键开关组件和电路。 该电路通过减少通过电路板的长路径的数量来优化信号强度和抗噪声能力，并将驱动电路定位到每个键开关组件传感器线圈。 钥匙开关组件优化了目标的放置，以使家用电器和具有前面板厚度的值的产品的用户界面。

公开(公告)号：US07232973B2

公开(公告)日：2007-06-19

申请号：US11311775

申请日：2005-12-19

申请人： Werner Kaps ,  Uwe Heimann

发明人： Werner Kaps ,  Uwe Heimann

IPC分类号： H03K17/975

CPC分类号： H03K17/962 ,  H03K2017/9602 ,  H03K2217/960755 ,  H03K2217/96076 ,  H03K2217/96079

摘要： A capacitive touch switch includes a sensor button which is disposed between a circuit board and a cover plate and which forms a terminal of a capacitor that is variable in its capacitance by an approach. The sensor button includes a body of a flexible material, which body can be adapted to the cover plate and is embraced by a conductive net.

摘要翻译： 电容式触摸开关包括传感器按钮，该传感器按钮设置在电路板和盖板之间，并通过接近形成其电容可变的电容器的端子。 传感器按钮包括柔性材料的主体，该主体可适用于盖板并被导电网包围。