Abstract: An operating device for a household appliance includes a visual display unit, a touch-sensitive operating ring acting as a touch-sensitive operating region which is configured in a surface area of the visual display unit, and a transparent cover separate from the visual display unit and configured to cover the visual display unit. The cover has an upper side formed with a recess which is defined by a recess wall and configured as a continuous crater-like depression, when viewed as a whole, such that the recess wall in its entirety is configured in adjacent relation to the depression below a level of a surface area of the upper side. The recess wall includes an upper annular partial surface which forms a touch surface of the operating ring, and a further partial surface which adjoins the touch surface at a bottom thereof.

Abstract: A household appliance for treating objects has a control device and an operating device being a touchscreen. First and second adjustable control variables are displayed as flat touch-sensitive operating elements that are separated from each other on the touchscreen on at least two screen displays of different hierarchy. First adjustable control variables are treatment programs and second control variables are program parameters associated with the treatment programs. First operating elements are displayed on a hierarchically higher screen display with a hierarchy and are associated with treatment programs which are selected by touching an associated operating element. Second operating elements are displayed on hierarchically lower screen display and enable the program parameters to be adjusted. The hierarchically lower screen display follows the hierarchically higher screen display if a first operating element is selected by touch.

Abstract: A household appliance for treating objects has a control device and an operating device being a touchscreen. First and second adjustable control variables are displayed as flat touch-sensitive operating elements that are separated from each other on the touchscreen on at least two screen displays of different hierarchy. First adjustable control variables are treatment programs and second control variables are program parameters associated with the treatment programs. First operating elements are displayed on a hierarchically higher screen display with a hierarchy and are associated with treatment programs which are selected by touching an associated operating element. Second operating elements are displayed on hierarchically lower screen display and enable the program parameters to be adjusted. The hierarchically lower screen display follows the hierarchically higher screen display if a first operating element is selected by touch.

Abstract: An operating device for a domestic appliance includes an operating element having a rotary ring to set operating conditions of the domestic appliance according to a rotary movement, and an electronic display area enclosed by the rotary ring. An optical light strip in a form of a circumferential ring is arranged adjacent to and separate from the rotary ring to indicate visually a length of a rotary path travelled by the rotary ring in a rotary movement.

Abstract: A stove top includes a stove top plate having at least one area-connected cooking zone for placement of an item of cookware in variable positions. Formed on the stove top plate is a display unit for displaying information about a position of the item of cookware on the cooking zone. The display unit has a first display field in which a plurality of separate display regions are fixedly arranged adjacent to one another, with each display region displaying a reduced symbol depiction of the entire cooking zone. Lighting devices are assigned to the symbol depictions of the display regions, respectively, to illuminate the symbol depictions in at least a plurality of partial areas having different surfaces and/or different surface-areas.

Abstract: An operating mechanism for a household appliance includes a rotatable operating element having a display area, and a first display panel configured touch-sensitive and having display areas associated with at least two different functions of the household appliance to enable a user to select one of the functions by touching a corresponding one of the display areas of the display panel. The selected function is defined by a parameter. A display in the display area of the operating element is coupled to the selected function displayed in the corresponding one of the display areas of the display panel, so that the operating element, when actuated, is able to change the parameter of the selected function to thereby set a parameter value which is displayed in the display area of the operating element.

Abstract: An operating device for a domestic appliance includes an operating element having a rotary ring to set operating conditions of the domestic appliance according to a rotary movement, and an electronic display area enclosed by the rotary ring. An optical light strip in a form of a circumferential ring is arranged adjacent to and separate from the rotary ring to indicate visually a length of a rotary path travelled by the rotary ring in a rotary movement.

Abstract: A stove top includes a stove top plate having at least one area-connected cooking zone for placement of an item of cookware in variable positions. Formed on the stove top plate is a display unit for displaying information about a position of the item of cookware on the cooking zone. The display unit has a first display field in which a plurality of separate display regions are fixedly arranged adjacent to one another, with each display region displaying a reduced symbol depiction of the entire cooking zone. Lighting devices are assigned to the symbol depictions of the display regions, respectively, to illuminate the symbol depictions in at least a plurality of partial areas having different surfaces and/or different surface-areas.

Abstract: A filter unit for an extractor hood includes at least one filter element, and at least one protection plate which is arranged in a flow direction upstream of the filter element. The protection plate is made of at least two layers and can have a thickness in a range of 0.5 mm to 10 mm.

Abstract: A filter unit for an extractor hood includes at least one filter element, and at least one protection plate which is arranged in a flow direction upstream of the filter element. The protection plate is made of at least two layers and can have a thickness in a range of 0.5 mm to 10 mm.