Arrangement of a hot plate in a cook top
First Claim
1. A device for cooking food, said device comprising:
- a cook top, said cook top defining a plane;
said cook top comprising a cutout portion;
a hot plate comprising a carrier and an electrical heating element;
said hot plate being disposed at said cutout portion of said cook top;
said cook top comprising a first portion, said first portion being disposed about and adjacent said cutout portion of said cook top;
said first portion of said cook top being configured to be disposed to project upwardly a substantial distance from said plane of said cook top;
said hot plate being disposed adjacent to and being disposed above said upwardly projecting portion of said cook top;
said hot plate and said upwardly projecting portion being configured to permit movement of said hot plate due to thermal expansion of said hot plate relative to said projecting portion and to permit movement substantially parallel to and above said plane of said cook top; and
said upwardly projecting portion being configured and disposed to support said hot plate.
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Abstract
Arrangement of an electrical heating element as a cooking zone, having as a carrier a ceramic of very high thermal conductivity, in a cutout of a surface consisting of glass-ceramic, glass, ceramic, metal or plastic. The ceramic carrier of the heating element can rest with overlap on regions of the surface which deviate from the main plane of the plate-like surface so as form elevations running linearly, such as cone frustums, spherical segments and/or cones, and which define the edge of the cutout. This elevated rest of the heating element serving as a bearing, and the underside of the surface serving as an abutment for a cover arranged below the main plane of the surface and closing off the cutout downwards, and the heating element being fixed positively and non-positively in the cutout of the surface by way of fastening elements connected firmly to the heating element and firmly and releasably to the cover.
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20 Claims
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1. A device for cooking food, said device comprising:
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a cook top, said cook top defining a plane; said cook top comprising a cutout portion; a hot plate comprising a carrier and an electrical heating element; said hot plate being disposed at said cutout portion of said cook top; said cook top comprising a first portion, said first portion being disposed about and adjacent said cutout portion of said cook top; said first portion of said cook top being configured to be disposed to project upwardly a substantial distance from said plane of said cook top; said hot plate being disposed adjacent to and being disposed above said upwardly projecting portion of said cook top; said hot plate and said upwardly projecting portion being configured to permit movement of said hot plate due to thermal expansion of said hot plate relative to said projecting portion and to permit movement substantially parallel to and above said plane of said cook top; and said upwardly projecting portion being configured and disposed to support said hot plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A device for cooking food, said device comprising:
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a cook top, said cook top defining a plane; said cook top comprising a cutout portion; a hot plate comprising a carrier and an electrical heating element; said hot plate being disposed at said cutout portion of said cook top; said cook top comprising a first portion, said first portion being disposed about and adjacent said cutout portion of said cook top; said first portion of said cook top being configured to be disposed to project upwardly a substantial distance from said plane of said cook top; a part of said cook top adjacent said upwardly projecting portion and said upwardly projecting portion together comprising a structure about said cutout portion; said part being disposed outward of said upwardly projecting portion; said structure comprising a one-piece continuous substantially uniform structure made from substantially the same material therealong; said part extending a substantial distance outward from said upwardly projecting portion; said hot plate being disposed adjacent to and being disposed above said upwardly projecting portion of said cook top; and said upwardly projecting portion being configured and disposed to support said hot plate. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A device for cooking food, said device comprising:
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a cook top, said cook top defining a plane; said cook top comprising a cutout portion; a hot plate comprising a carrier and an electrical heating element; said hot plate being disposed at said cutout portion of said cook top; said cook top comprising a first portion, said first portion being disposed about and adjacent said cutout portion of said cook top; said first portion of said cook top being configured to be disposed to project upwardly a substantial distance from said plane of said cook top; a part of said cook top adjacent said upwardly projecting portion and said upwardly projecting portion together comprising a structure about said cutout portion; said part being disposed outward of said upwardly projecting portion; said structure comprising a one-piece, continuous structure made from substantially the same material; said part extending a substantial distance outward from said upwardly projecting portion; said hot plate being disposed adjacent to and being disposed above said upwardly projecting portion of said cook top; and said upwardly projecting portion being configured and disposed to support said hot plate. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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