Patent · US Active

Integrated housing for components of a cooking appliance

US10409314B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. · US

Inventors

Darren Allen Turner · Louisville, US
Frank Hellwig · Wunstorf, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 30, 2015
Grant date	Sep 10, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 1, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF24C3/126
WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A cooking appliance is provided including a cooking surface, a heating element, a control surface, and a control element positioned on the control surface. The control element is associated with the heating element, which is positioned on the cooking surface. The cooking appliance also includes an integrated housing positioned below the control surface aligned with the control element. The integrated housing encloses both a lighting assembly for providing light to at least one of the control element or the control surface and an electromechanical switch operably coupled to the control element.

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