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Heating assembly for cooking appliance

US11517147B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 13, 2020
Grant dateDec 6, 2022
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Expiry dateDec 17, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B2203/002
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A heating assembly for a cooking appliance, such as a toaster or oven, has a support and/or heating element with a curved shape having a concave side facing a cooking cavity. The support and/or heating element may be flexible, e.g., having a planar shape when unstressed and a curved shape when stressed. The support and/or heating element may define a sheet, e.g., having a length and width. The heating element may have openings in the sheet. The heating element may be coupled to the support so as to be slidable movable relative to the support, e.g., so the heating element can slide relative to the support when the support and heating element are bent into a curved shape.

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