Raised Light Signal Unit for Visible Appliance Status Indication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Household appliances lack effective visual conspicuousness in outputting information about operating parameters, making it difficult for operators to quickly perceive important operational details, especially from a distance.
Innovation Solution
A household appliance device featuring a light signal unit integrated into a carrier unit that rises from the visible surface, combined with a control unit for dynamic light signaling, and optionally an actuating means or handle unit, allowing for high visual conspicuousness and remote information detection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the light signal unit is integrated into the household appliance visible surface, then the device structure is compact, but the visual conspicuousness and quick perception of information is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The light signal unit is arranged to protrude from the household appliance visible surface in the outward normal direction, transitioning from a two-dimensional surface integration to a three-dimensional protruding structure. This dimensional change increases the light signal unit's visibility and detectability while maintaining a compact overall device structure.
2Device complexity
If the light signal unit is placed on the household appliance visible surface, then the device structure is simple, but the information can only be detected from close distance
Solution Approach 1:
By arranging the light signal unit to protrude outward from the visible surface, the invention extends the effective detection distance of the light signal without increasing the overall footprint of the device. The protruding configuration allows operators to detect information from a greater distance while maintaining a simple device structure.
3Difficulty of detecting and measuring
If the carrier unit rises from the visible surface to store the light signal unit, then the visual conspicuousness is improved, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The carrier unit is integrated with the household appliance housing, merging the light signal storage function with the existing structural elements. This combination reduces overall device complexity while achieving improved visual conspicuousness through the protruding carrier unit configuration.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution enables quick and intuitive perception of household appliance operation parameters through dynamic light signals, ensuring operators can monitor the appliance's status from a distance with high accuracy and ease, enhancing operational safety and efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
a light signal unit (32), which is provided for outputting information by means of a light signal
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AI summary
The invention is based on a domestic appliance device with a light signal unit (32; 102), a control unit (48) which, in cooperation with the light signal unit (32; 102), is provided for outputting information by means of a light signal, and a carrier unit (34; 110 ) for storing the light signal unit (32; 102). In order to achieve a high degree of visual conspicuousness in the output of information, it is proposed that the carrier unit (34; 110) have a partial area (38; 100) for mounting the light signal unit (32; 102), which consists of a visible surface (36) of the domestic appliance raises.