Classifications

• • G—PHYSICS
  • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
  • G05G—CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BY MECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY
  • G05G1/00—Controlling members, e.g. knobs or handles; Assemblies or arrangements thereof; Indicating position of controlling members
  • G05G1/08—Controlling members for hand actuation by rotary movement, e.g. hand wheels
  • G05G1/10—Details, e.g. of discs, knobs, wheels or handles
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
  • G05G—CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BY MECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY
  • G05G1/00—Controlling members, e.g. knobs or handles; Assemblies or arrangements thereof; Indicating position of controlling members
  • G05G1/08—Controlling members for hand actuation by rotary movement, e.g. hand wheels
  • G05G1/10—Details, e.g. of discs, knobs, wheels or handles
  • G05G1/105—Details, e.g. of discs, knobs, wheels or handles comprising arrangements for illumination

Definitions

• the present invention relates to an electric appliance comprising a knob.
• knobs are present that are used for adjusting parameters that can be determined according to use preference. When the user desires to make the said adjustment, the knobs provide the respective parameter to be changed by being rotated.
• embodiments are known wherein the last value reached is shown by means of an illuminated indicator as the knob moves while adjustments are performed by using the said knobs.
• JP2055411 a circuit is described, wherein the sound level reached is shown by means of an illuminated indicator while the sound adjustment is being performed.
• the user does not have accurate information about the adjustment he/she has performed.
• the aim of the present invention is the realization of an electric appliance comprising an easy-to-use knob.
• the electric appliance realized in order to attain the aim of the present invention, explicated in the first claim and the respective claims thereof, comprises a control unit that provides the last applied of the parameter and the amount of change to be displayed on an indicator by being illuminated in different colors and intensity while a parameter is being adjusted by means of the knob.
• a control unit that provides the last applied of the parameter and the amount of change to be displayed on an indicator by being illuminated in different colors and intensity while a parameter is being adjusted by means of the knob.
• control unit provides the last applied value and the amounts of change in the increasing direction and the decreasing direction to be illuminated so as to be visually discernible from each other.
• control unit provides the visually-different indication by illuminating the portions of the indicator corresponding to the last applied value, the change in the increasing direction and the change in the decreasing direction in different colors.
• control unit displays the portion of the indicator corresponding to the last applied value (P 1U ) in white color, the amount of change in the increasing direction in green color and the amount of change in the decreasing direction in red color.
• control unit provides the visually-different indication by illuminating the portions of the indicator corresponding to the last applied value, the change in the increasing direction and the change in the decreasing direction in different intensities of light.
• the knob is of the type that is adjusted by rotating.
• the indicator is in form of a ring disposed around the knob.
• the control unit displays the last applied value of the parameter and the amount of change by illuminating the portion of the indicator corresponding to this value.
• the knob is of the type that is adjusted by sliding.
• the indicator is in form of a rod disposed above or below the knob.
• the control unit displays the last applied value of the parameter and the amount of change by illuminating the portion of the indicator corresponding to this value.
• the knob is of the type that is adjusted by touching.
• the electric appliance is an audio player and the sound level is adjusted by using the knob.
• the electric appliance is a cooking device and the temperature is adjusted by using the knob.
• the electric appliance is a radio and the frequency is adjusted by using the knob.
• the user is provided to make adjustment in an easy and correct way by using the knob.
• Figure 1 – is the schematic view of the electric appliance in an embodiment of the present invention.
• Figure 2 – is the schematic view of another electric appliance in an embodiment of the present invention.
• Figure 3 — is the view of the knob and the indicator showing the last applied value in an embodiment of the present invention.
• Figure 4 – is the view of the knob and the indicator showing the last applied value and the amount of changes in increasing direction in another embodiment of the present invention.
• Figure 5 — is the view of the knob and the indicator showing the last applied value and the amount of changes in decreasing direction in another embodiment of the present invention.
• the electric appliance (1) of the present invention comprises at least one knob (2) that is used for adjusting the parameters (P 1 , P 2 , P 3 , P 4 , ...) determined according to the user preference, a luminous indicator (3) that provides the value of the parameter (P 1 , P 2 , P 3 , P 4 , ...) adjusted by means of the knob (2) to be displayed and a control unit (4) that provides the amount of change (P 1 ) with respect to the last applied value (P 1U ) of the respective parameter (P 1 ) to be illuminated on the indicator (3) in visually discernible manner and differently when an adjustment is performed in a parameter (P 1 ) using the knob (2).
• the values (P 1U , P 2U , P 3U , P 4U , ...) applied at that moment of the parameters (P 1 , P 2 , P 3 , P 4 , ...) adjusted by the user during the operation of the electric appliance (1) are displayed on the indicator (3).
• the amount of change (P 1 ) is illuminated in visually discernible manner with respect to the last applied value (P 1U ) by means of the indicator (3).
• the user can easily understand how much the respective parameter (P 1 ) is increased with respect to the last applied value (P 1U ).
• the amount of decrease (P 1 ) is illuminated in visually discernible manner with respect to the last applied value (P 1U ) by the indicator (3).
• the user can easily understand how much the respective parameter (P 1 ) is decreased with respect to the last applied value (P 1U ).
• control unit (4) provides to be illuminated on the indicator (3) so as to be visually different from each other, the amount of change (P 1 + ) in the increasing direction of the parameter (P 1 ) to be adjusted, the last applied value (P 1U ) and the amount of change in decreasing direction (P 1 - ) of the parameter (P 1 ) to be adjusted.
• the control unit (4) provides the amount of change (P 1 ) in the parameter (P 1 ) to be adjusted to be illuminated on the indicator (3) in a different color than that of the last applied value (P 1U ).
• the last applied value (P 1U ) of the parameter (P 1 ) being adjusted is illuminated in a first color (C 1 ) on the indicator (3)
• the amount of change (P 1 ) is displayed in another color (C 2 , C 3, ).
• the user is provided to detect the amount of change (P 1 ) easily.
• control unit (4) displays on the indicator (3) the amount corresponding to last applied value (P 1U ) in white color, the amount of change in the increasing direction (P 1 + ) in green color and the amount of change in the decreasing direction (P 1 - ) in red color.
• P 1U last applied value
• P 1 + the amount of change in the increasing direction
• P 1 - the amount of change in the decreasing direction
• control unit (4) provides the amount of change (P 1 ) in the parameter (P 1 ) to be adjusted to be illuminated on the indicator (3) so as to be in a different intensity of light with respect to the intensity of light in which the last applied value (P 1U ) is illuminated.
• the knob (2) is of rotatable type and the indicator (3) is in form of a ring around the knob (2).
• the control unit (4) displays the last applied value (P 1U ) of the parameter (P 1 ) by illuminating the portion of the indicator (3) corresponding to this value (P 1U ).
• the control unit (4) displays the amount of change in the increasing direction (P 1 + ) by illuminating the portion of the indicator (3) corresponding to this value (P 1 + ) so as to be visually discernible from the portion corresponding to the last applied value (P 1U ) of the parameter (P 1 ).
• the newly adjusted value (P 1N ) of the parameter (P 1 ) is displayed on the indicator (3) as the total of the last applied value (P 1U ) of the parameter (P 1 ) and the amount of change in the increasing direction (P 1 + ).
• the control unit (4) changes the portion corresponding to the decrease amount (P 1 - ) on the portion of the indicator (3) illuminated to display the last applied value (P 1U ) of the parameter (P 1 ) to be visually discernible.
• the last applied value (P 1U ) of the parameter (P 1 ) is displayed on the indicator (3) as the total of the recently adjusted value (P 1N ) of the parameter (P 1 ) and the amount of change in the decreasing direction (P 1 - ).
• the knob (2) is of slidable type and the indicator (3) is in form of a rod on the knob (2).
• the control unit (4) displays the last applied value (P 1U ) of the parameter (P 1 ) by illuminating the portion of the indicator (3) corresponding to this value (P 1U ).
• the knob (2) is of touch type.
• the knob (2) is of capacitive type.
• the knob (2) is provided to be controlled easily.
• the electric appliance (1) is a music player such as a radio, cassette player, cd-player, and the parameter (P 1 ) adjusted by the user by means of the knob (2) is the sound level.
• the electric appliance (1) is a cooking device such as cooktop, oven, microwave, and the parameter (P 1 ) adjusted by the user by means of the knob (2) is the temperature.
• the electric appliance (1) is a radio
• the parameter (P 1 ) adjusted by the user by means of the knob (2) is the frequency
• the user is provided to easily understand the amount of change (P 1 ) while making adjustments in the parameters (P 1 , P 2 , P 3 , P 4 , ...) that are adjusted by using the knob (2).

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