Patent ID: 9078556
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. A household appliance, comprising: an operating display unit having at least one visual display and/or acoustic indicator, configured to be activated on or after completion of a treatment cycle at least to display and/or signal completion of the treatment cycle; a main supply line, wherein a switching element and a power supply unit are connected in series on the main supply line, said power supply unit being configured to supply low voltage power to at least the operating display unit, and said switching element being configured to isolate the power supply unit from an external power supply network; and a delay element configured to: wherein the delay element is configured to receive a deactivation signal and forward the deactivation signal to an actuating device to cause the appliance to be decoupled from the external power supply network by the switching element, and wherein the delay element forwards the deactivation signal after the predefined time period, and wherein the actuating device is a bistable relay having a relay contact arranged to be connected as the switching element on the main supply line.