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Heating assembly using tungsten-halogen lamps

  • US 4,864,104 A
  • Filed: 01/12/1988
  • Issued: 09/05/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/24/1982
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A heating assembly comprising:

  • at least one tungsten halogen lamp capable when energized of generating infra-red radiation having a predetermined wavelength spectrum, a cooktop of glass ceramic material usefully transparent to infra-red radiation in part at least of said spectrum, means supporting said at least one lamp beneath said cooktop, thermally insulative and infra-red reflective means disposed beneath said at least one lamp and said cooktop and capable of inhibiting transmission of heat away from said cooktop and also of reflecting towards said cooktop without significant spectral change infra-red radiation generated by said at least one lamp and initially directed away from said cooktop, said thermally insulative and infra-red reflective means consisting at least of a non-metallic material, the cooktop, said at least one lamp and said thermally insulative and infra-red reflective means being juxtaposed and in closely proximate relationship with one another, whereby said assembly is of shallow construction and exhibits relatively rapid thermal response to energization and deenergization of said at least one lamp, the assembly further including limiting means responsive to the temperature of said cooktop to de-energize said at least one lamp when said temperature reaches a predetermined maximum value.

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