Patent ID: 8188386
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: G05G,H01H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An operating device for an electrical appliance, wherein said operating device has a control panel, an operating element comprising a knob for operation by rotary actuation arranged on said control panel and a controller arranged behind said control panel, wherein a receptacle is arranged behind said control panel, said operating element mounted in said receptacle and comprising a touch-sensitive switch with a sensor element on a front of said knob, said touch-sensitive switch being electrically connected or in a manner capable of capacitive signal transmission with said controller, said operating device comprising a retraction device for retracting said operating element into a recessed position substantially in said receptacle in response to pressing said knob, wherein said retraction device is configured in such a way that said knob is retractable into said recessed position in only one retraction rotational position, wherein said touch-sensitive switch is configured to be deactivated by said controller in said retraction rotational position.