Control unit useful for household appliances comprises a spring-loaded knob and a viscous medium that damps the movement of the knob

摘要

Control unit comprising a manually actuatable knob that moves along and/or about an axis on a mounting and can be displaced from a first position to a second position against the force of a spring and automatically returns to the first position by the action of the spring, includes a viscous medium that damps the movement of the knob from the second position to the first. An Independent claim is also included for a control panel comprising at least one control units as above.