Movable cooking appliance
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1. A cooking appliance comprising:
- a cooking unit including an electronic driving unit;
an induction tray including an induction heating element, wherein the induction tray is configured to be removably attached to the cooking unit; and
a connector assembly interconnecting the induction tray to the cooking unit to provide power to and control the induction tray, wherein the connector assembly includes;
a female connector assembly including a plurality of female terminals, the female connector assembly being attached to one of the induction tray or the cooking unit; and
a male connector assembly including a plurality of male terminals, the male connector assembly being attached to another one of the induction tray or the cooking unit, wherein the plurality of male terminals are configured to be selectively inserted into, or removed from, respective ones of the plurality of female terminals to interconnect the induction tray to a power source, the connector assembly incorporates safety means for causing the power source to be disconnected from the induction tray through the male and female connector assemblies before the plurality of male terminals are fully removed from the plurality of female terminals, at least one male terminal of the plurality of male terminals is a temperature sensor terminal electrically connected to a temperature sensor of the induction heating element, and the safety means comprises the at least one male terminal being configured such that the at least one male terminal is removed from at least one female terminal of the plurality of female terminals to provide a disconnection signal to the electronic driving unit before all of the plurality of male terminals are fully removed from their respective plurality of female terminals.
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Abstract
A movable cooking appliance comprises a structure which is adapted to be placed on a kitchen worktop appliance or inside a cooking oven appliance and includes a heating element and releasable connector assembly for making electrical connection with power supply connectors. The heating element is an induction heating element and an electronic driving unit is mounted on the appliance. The releasable connector assembly comprising a plug connector having a plurality of terminals designed in order to provide a disconnection signal to the electronic unit before the power supply connectors are fully extracted.
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1. A cooking appliance comprising:
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a cooking unit including an electronic driving unit; an induction tray including an induction heating element, wherein the induction tray is configured to be removably attached to the cooking unit; and a connector assembly interconnecting the induction tray to the cooking unit to provide power to and control the induction tray, wherein the connector assembly includes; a female connector assembly including a plurality of female terminals, the female connector assembly being attached to one of the induction tray or the cooking unit; and a male connector assembly including a plurality of male terminals, the male connector assembly being attached to another one of the induction tray or the cooking unit, wherein the plurality of male terminals are configured to be selectively inserted into, or removed from, respective ones of the plurality of female terminals to interconnect the induction tray to a power source, the connector assembly incorporates safety means for causing the power source to be disconnected from the induction tray through the male and female connector assemblies before the plurality of male terminals are fully removed from the plurality of female terminals, at least one male terminal of the plurality of male terminals is a temperature sensor terminal electrically connected to a temperature sensor of the induction heating element, and the safety means comprises the at least one male terminal being configured such that the at least one male terminal is removed from at least one female terminal of the plurality of female terminals to provide a disconnection signal to the electronic driving unit before all of the plurality of male terminals are fully removed from their respective plurality of female terminals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A cooking appliance comprising:
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a cooking unit including an electronic driving unit; an induction tray including an induction heating element, wherein the induction tray is configured to be removably attached to the cooking unit; and a connector assembly interconnecting the induction tray to the cooking unit to provide power to and control the induction tray, wherein the connector assembly includes; a female connector assembly including a plurality of female terminals, the female connector assembly being attached to one of the induction tray or the cooking unit; and a male connector assembly including a plurality of male terminals, the male connector assembly being attached to another one of the induction tray or the cooking unit, wherein the plurality of male terminals are configured to be selectively inserted into, or removed from, respective ones of the plurality of female terminals to interconnect the induction tray to a power source, the connector assembly incorporates safety means for causing the power source to be disconnected from the induction tray through the male and female connector assemblies before the plurality of male terminals are fully removed from the plurality of female terminals, and the safety means comprises a switch acted upon by one of the plurality of male terminals to provide a disconnection signal to the electronic driving unit before all of the plurality of male terminals are fully removed from their respective plurality of female terminals. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A cooking appliance comprising:
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a cooking unit including an electronic driving unit; an induction tray including an induction heating element, wherein the induction tray is configured to be removably attached to the cooking unit; and a connector assembly interconnecting the induction tray to the cooking unit to provide power to and control the induction tray, wherein the connector assembly includes; a female connector assembly including a plurality of female terminals, the female connector assembly being attached to one of the induction tray or the cooking unit; and a male connector assembly including a plurality of male terminals, the male connector assembly being attached to another one of the induction tray or the cooking unit, wherein the plurality of male terminals are configured to be selectively inserted into, or removed from, respective ones of the plurality of female terminals to interconnect the induction tray to a power source, the connector assembly incorporates safety means for causing the power source to be disconnected from the induction tray through the male and female connector assemblies before the plurality of male terminals are fully removed from the plurality of female terminals, at least one male terminal of the plurality of male terminals is a temperature sensor terminal electrically connected to a temperature sensor of the induction heating element, the safety means comprises the at least one male terminal being configured different in length than other ones of the plurality of male terminals such that the at least one male terminal is removed from at least one female terminal of the plurality of female terminals to provide a disconnection signal to the electronic driving unit before all of the plurality of male terminals are fully removed from their respective plurality of female terminals, and the safety means further comprises a switch acted upon by one of the plurality of male terminals to provide a disconnection signal to the electronic driving unit before all of the plurality of male terminals are fully removed from their respective plurality of female terminals. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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