Cooktop with temperature sensor
First Claim
1. A cooktop, comprising:
- a cooktop panel having an underside;
at least one heating element disposed beneath said cooktop panel for heating up a cooking vessel to be placed on said cooktop panel, said at least one heating element having an inside;
a control unit electrically connected to said at least one heating element for controlling a heating power of said at least one heating element;
a temperature sensor sensing a temperature of said underside of said cooktop panel within said at least one heating element, said temperature sensor electrically connected to said control unit; and
a heat-conducting element connected to said temperature sensor, said heat-conducting element heat-conductively connected to said underside of said cooktop panel and completely covering said temperature sensor in an upward direction toward said cooktop panel.
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Abstract
In a cooktop with a cooktop panel, in particular, made of glass ceramic, beneath which at least one heating element is disposed for heating up a cooking vessel to be placed on the cooktop panel, and with a temperature sensor for sensing temperature of the cooktop panel, in particular, the underside thereof within the heating element and is connected to a control unit for controlling the heating power of the heating element, the temperature sensor is connected to a heat-conducting element, which is in heat-conducting connection with the underside of the cooktop panel, and the element completely covers the temperature sensor in the upward direction toward the cooktop panel, to achieve sufficient measurement accuracy with a high standard of safety.
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21 Claims
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1. A cooktop, comprising:
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a cooktop panel having an underside;
at least one heating element disposed beneath said cooktop panel for heating up a cooking vessel to be placed on said cooktop panel, said at least one heating element having an inside;
a control unit electrically connected to said at least one heating element for controlling a heating power of said at least one heating element;
a temperature sensor sensing a temperature of said underside of said cooktop panel within said at least one heating element, said temperature sensor electrically connected to said control unit; and
a heat-conducting element connected to said temperature sensor, said heat-conducting element heat-conductively connected to said underside of said cooktop panel and completely covering said temperature sensor in an upward direction toward said cooktop panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. In a cooktop having a cooktop panel with an underside, at least one heating element disposed beneath the cooktop panel for heating up a cooking vessel to be placed on the cooktop panel, a control unit electrically connected to the at least one heating element for controlling a heating power of the at least one heating element, and a temperature sensor sensing a temperature of the underside of the cooktop panel within the at least one heating element, the temperature sensor electrically connected to the control unit, a temperature sensor holder comprising:
a heat-conducting element connected to the temperature sensor, said heat-conducting element heat-conductively connected to the underside of the cooktop panel and completely covering the temperature sensor in an upward direction toward the cooktop panel. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. In a cooktop having a cooktop panel with an underside, a control unit, and a temperature sensor electrically connected to the control unit and sensing a temperature of the cooktop panel, a heater comprising:
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at least one heating element having an inside, said at least one heating element;
disposed beneath the cooktop panel for heating up a cooking vessel to be placed on the cooktop panel; and
electrically connected to the control unit for controlling a heating power of said at least one heating element;
the temperature sensor sensing a temperature of the underside of the cooktop panel within said at least one heating element; and
a heat-conducting element connected to the temperature sensor, said heat-conducting element heat-conductively connected to the underside of the cooktop panel and completely covering the temperature sensor in an upward direction toward the cooktop panel.
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