Heating element temperature control for a cooking appliance
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1. A cooking appliance comprising:
- a cooktop;
at least one heating element arranged on the cooktop, said heating element being selectively operable at multiple power levels;
at least one control element for establishing a desired power level for the at least one heating element; and
a controller linked to the at least one heating element and the at least one control element, said at least one control element being adapted to establish first and second setting schemes for the at least one heating element wherein, upon selection of the first setting scheme, the controller activates the at least one heating element at a selected power level and, upon selection of the second setting scheme, the controller activates the at least one heating element at an initial power level for a predetermined time period and then automatically reduces the initial power level to the selected power level upon termination of the predetermined time period.
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Abstract
A cooking appliance includes a cooktop having at least one heating element, a controller and a control element linked to the controller and associated with operation of the heating element. Specifically, the control element includes first and second operational setting schemes which provide a consumer with a higher degree of control over operation of the heating element. More specifically, selection of the first scheme operates the heating element at a selected level, while selection of the second scheme causes the heating element to operate at an initial high level and then to automatically convert to a lower level.
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20 Claims
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1. A cooking appliance comprising:
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a cooktop;
at least one heating element arranged on the cooktop, said heating element being selectively operable at multiple power levels;
at least one control element for establishing a desired power level for the at least one heating element; and
a controller linked to the at least one heating element and the at least one control element, said at least one control element being adapted to establish first and second setting schemes for the at least one heating element wherein, upon selection of the first setting scheme, the controller activates the at least one heating element at a selected power level and, upon selection of the second setting scheme, the controller activates the at least one heating element at an initial power level for a predetermined time period and then automatically reduces the initial power level to the selected power level upon termination of the predetermined time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A cooking appliance comprising:
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a cooktop;
at least one heating element arranged on the cooktop, said heating element being selectively operable at multiple power levels;
at least one control element for establishing a desired power level for the at least one heating element; and
means for establishing first and second setting schemes for the at least one heating element wherein, upon selection of the first setting scheme, the at least one heating element is operated at a selected power level and, upon selection of the second setting scheme, the at least one heating element is operated at an initial power level for a predetermined time period and then is automatically reduced from the initial power level to a lower power level upon termination of the predetermined time period. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of controlling operation of a cooking appliance including a cooktop having at least one heating zone and a controller regulating an operating temperature of the at least one heating zone in accordance with first and second setting schemes comprising:
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selecting between first and second setting schemes for the at least one heating zone;
positioning a control element, connected to the controller, to select a desired power level corresponding to a selected one of the first and second setting schemes; and
regulating the at least one heating zone to perform a cooking operation in accordance with the selected one of the first and second setting schemes wherein, when the second setting scheme is selected, the at least one heating zone is operated at an initial power level for a predetermined time period and thereafter automatically lowered to the desired power level. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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