Cooking surface for installation into the working surface of a kitchen console

• US 20050133020A1
• Filed: 12/20/2004
• Published: 06/23/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Miele & CIE KG
• Original Assignee: Miele & CIE KG
• Inventors: Holtmann, Frank, Vollgraf, Joerg, Homburg, Stefan
• Granted Patent: US 9,121,615 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 126/211
• CPC Class Codes: F24C 15/10 Tops, e.g. hot plates; Rings cover lids or splash guards F24C15/12; spillage trays or grooves F24C15/14
• CPC Class Codes: F24C 15/102 electrically heated
• CPC Class Codes: F24C 15/108 Mounting of hot plate on worktop

Abstract

A cooking surface of box-like structure for installation in the work surface of a kitchen console provided with a lower component having an outwardly facing surface providing for a degree of radiant heat emission in excess of 5, preferably from 0.9 to 0.95, and an inwardly facing surface providing for a degree of radiant heat reflection in excess of 0.5, preferably between 0.9 and 0.95.

Claims

1. A cooking surface for installation in the work surface of a kitchen console, comprising:

an upper component for supporting a cooking utensil;

a lower component comprising an inwardly and an outwardly facing surface for sealing the cooking surface in a downward direction when in its installed state;

a frame component for sealing the cooking surface in radial direction; and

means for providing a radiant heat emission value of the outwardly facing surface in excess of 0.5.

2. The cooking surface of claim 1, further comprising a source of heat operatively connected with the cooking surface.

3. The cooking surface of claim 2, further comprising means for controlling the source of heat.

4. The cooking surface of claim 1, wherein the heat emission value is greater than 0.9.

5. The cooking surface of claim 4, wherein the heat emission value is greater than 0.95.

6. The cooking surface of claim 1, wherein the means for providing the radiant heat emission value comprises roughening of the surface.

7. The cooking surface of claim 1, wherein the means for providing the radiant heat emission value comprises a coating of lacquer.

8. The cooking surface of claim 7, wherein the lacquer is black.

9. The cooking surface of claim 8, wherein the lacquer is mat.

10. The cooking surface of claim 1, further comprising means for providing a degree of radiant heat reflection of the inwardly facing surface in excess of 0.5.

11. The cooking surface of claim 10, wherein the degree of reflection is 0.9.

12. The cooking surface of claim 11, wherein the degree of reflection is 0.95.

13. The cooking surface of claim 10, wherein the means for providing the radiant heat deflection comprises the surface being smoothly structured.