EP0570669A1 - Table de cuisson - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0570669A1
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: cooking; control surface; glass ceramic; cooking surface; hob according
Prior art date: 1992-05-20
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP93102989A

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EP0570669B1 (fr

Inventor

Georg Dipl.-Ing. Brandl

Karlheinz Dipl.-Ing. Henry

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BSH Hausgeraete GmbH

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Bosch Siemens Hausgerate GmbH

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1992-05-20

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1993-02-25

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1993-11-24

1993-02-25 Application filed by Bosch Siemens Hausgerate GmbH filed Critical Bosch Siemens Hausgerate GmbH

1993-11-24 Publication of EP0570669A1 publication Critical patent/EP0570669A1/fr

1997-06-18 Application granted granted Critical

1997-06-18 Publication of EP0570669B1 publication Critical patent/EP0570669B1/fr

2013-02-25 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24C—DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES ; DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
- F24C7/00—Stoves or ranges heated by electric energy
- F24C7/08—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
- F24C7/082—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices on ranges, e.g. control panels, illumination
- F24C7/083—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices on ranges, e.g. control panels, illumination on tops, hot plates
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
- H05B3/00—Ohmic-resistance heating
- H05B3/68—Heating arrangements specially adapted for cooking plates or analogous hot-plates
- H05B3/74—Non-metallic plates, e.g. vitroceramic, ceramic or glassceramic hobs, also including power or control circuits
- H05B3/746—Protection, e.g. overheat cutoff, hot plate indicator

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the invention relates to a hob according to the preamble of claim 1.
the invention has for its object to improve the hob of the type mentioned in terms of use and manufacture and last but not least in terms of appearance.
the design according to the invention in addition to improving the suitability for use, in particular facilitating cleaning of the entire hob surface and, in addition to the manufacturing advantages, also improves the appearance of the hob, particularly as a result of the optical broadening of the hob.
the invention can be used in a particularly advantageous manner when using glass ceramic plates for the cooking surface and the control surface.
glass ceramic plates for the cooking surface and the control surface.
the two surfaces are connected in the manner of a film hinge, there are advantages in terms of production technology when the surface unit is introduced into the trough frame and when sealing or gluing the surface and trough frame.
the cooktop shown in the figures is formed from a cooktop frame 1 that surrounds the entire cooktop with frame legs 1a, 1b, 1c and 1d that abut one another at right angles and with limiting legs, for example 1f and 1g, projecting essentially vertically downwards, and furthermore with a substructure 1h which is not further explained Recording and mounting of controls and indicators 2 and radiators, not shown.
a cooktop frame 1 that surrounds the entire cooktop with frame legs 1a, 1b, 1c and 1d that abut one another at right angles and with limiting legs, for example 1f and 1g, projecting essentially vertically downwards, and furthermore with a substructure 1h which is not further explained Recording and mounting of controls and indicators 2 and radiators, not shown.
a cooking surface 3 formed by glass ceramic material and, to the side of it, a control surface 4, below which the aforementioned operating and display elements 2 are located.
Each knurled wheel 6 is also assigned a display element 8, for example in the form of a seven-segment display.
both the cooking surface 3 and the control surface 4 consist of glass ceramic material.
the cooking surface 3 is formed from an essentially square glass ceramic plate 9
the control surface 4 is formed by an elongated, narrow glass ceramic plate 10 with the same surface structure and nature.
the two plates 9 and 10 are immediately closely adjacent and flexibly connected to one another by a permanently elastic adhesive material 11, e.g. Silicone adhesive, such that the two plates 9 and 10 abut each other practically without joints.
the two glass ceramic plates 9 and 10 thus form a structural unit which is produced as a flat composite and is kept in stock and is brought into the pivoted position according to FIG.
corresponding support supports 12 are provided on the trough frame, on which the composite unit is placed and sealed at the periphery with a corresponding sealing material with respect to the trough frame 1.
the glass ceramic plate 10 forming the control surface 4 has corresponding transparent areas 13 at the level of the display elements 8, through which the seven-segment display is visible.
the cooking surface 3 and the control surface 4 are formed from a one-piece glass ceramic plate 14 which is angled at the point 15 is bent.
This bending area 15 is located relatively far from the hotplates, so that a change in the material structure that may occur during the bending process cannot have a damaging thermal effect.
the glass ceramic plate 14 rests in the region of the bending point 15 on a sealing compound 16 arranged on the support support 12.
the control surface 4 is preferably arranged laterally next to the cooking surface 3. In the context of the present invention, however, there is also the possibility of providing this control surface on another boundary edge of the cooking surface.

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Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
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Electric Stoves And Ranges (AREA)
Cookers (AREA)
Surface Treatment Of Glass (AREA)
Induction Heating Cooking Devices (AREA)
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EP93102989A 1992-05-20 1993-02-25 Table de cuisson Expired - Lifetime EP0570669B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE4216677		1992-05-20
DE4216677A DE4216677A1 (de)	1992-05-20	1992-05-20	Kochmulde

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Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0570669A1 true EP0570669A1 (fr)	1993-11-24
EP0570669B1 EP0570669B1 (fr)	1997-06-18

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EP93102989A Expired - Lifetime EP0570669B1 (fr)	1992-05-20	1993-02-25	Table de cuisson

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US (1)	US5357079A (fr)
EP (1)	EP0570669B1 (fr)
AT (1)	ATE154689T1 (fr)
DE (2)	DE4216677A1 (fr)
ES (1)	ES2104974T3 (fr)
GR (1)	GR3024434T3 (fr)

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1992
- 1992-05-20 DE DE4216677A patent/DE4216677A1/de not_active Ceased
1993
- 1993-02-25 DE DE59306765T patent/DE59306765D1/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1993-02-25 ES ES93102989T patent/ES2104974T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1993-02-25 EP EP93102989A patent/EP0570669B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1993-02-25 AT AT93102989T patent/ATE154689T1/de active
- 1993-05-20 US US08/064,846 patent/US5357079A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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Publication number	Publication date
GR3024434T3 (en)	1997-11-28
ES2104974T3 (es)	1997-10-16
ATE154689T1 (de)	1997-07-15
DE59306765D1 (de)	1997-07-24
EP0570669B1 (fr)	1997-06-18
DE4216677A1 (de)	1993-11-25
US5357079A (en)	1994-10-18

Publication	Publication Date	Title
EP0570669B1 (fr)	1997-06-18	Table de cuisson
DE19856538C1 (de)	2000-05-04	Kochanordnung
DE2819118C2 (de)	1982-09-23	Beheizbare Fläche aus einer Glas- oder Glaskeramikplatte mit angeklebtem Rahmen
DE3222466C2 (de)	1985-03-14	Ofenkammer für ein Kochgerät
EP1139695A2 (fr)	2001-10-04	Appareil ménager, en particulier appareil ménager de cuisson
DE102010064236A1 (de)	2012-06-28	Kochfeld
DE202012013229U1 (de)	2015-09-14	Kochplatte mit Fenster sowie Kochherd
EP0388728B1 (fr)	1993-02-10	Panneau de cuisinière.
DE29821862U1 (de)	1999-04-08	Kochanordnung
EP1160513A2 (fr)	2001-12-05	Appareil domestique avec panneau de commande frontal
EP2333421A1 (fr)	2011-06-15	Elément plat d'affichage pour un appareil ménager
EP1731841A1 (fr)	2006-12-13	Plaque de cuisson avec dispositif de commande
DE29710746U1 (de)	1997-08-14	Glaskeramik-Kochfläche
DE19854229B4 (de)	2011-07-28	Kochfeld mit zweiteiligem Rahmen
EP0514716A2 (fr)	1992-11-25	Plaque de cuisson en vitro-céramique avec un tableau de commande.
EP0900987A1 (fr)	1999-03-10	Porte pour un appareil ménager, notamment pour un four ménager pour la cuisson à point
EP1537364B1 (fr)	2007-01-03	Surface de cuisson pourvue d'une barriere
DE9218889U1 (de)	1995-12-21	Kochmulde
WO1998031864A1 (fr)	1998-07-23	Façade destinee notamment a des appareils electromenagers
DE10211520A1 (de)	2003-09-25	Glaskeramik-Kochfläche
DE102005055438B4 (de)	2020-09-24	Kochmulde
EP1396685B1 (fr)	2006-10-18	Plaque de cuisson
DE4303907A1 (de)	1994-08-11	Kochmulde
DE2554381C3 (de)	1983-04-14	Schaltpult für elektrische Hausgeräte, insbesondere für Herde
DE102007031331A1 (de)	2009-01-08	Kochfeld

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