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Electric kettle

US11944229B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 23, 2020
Grant dateApr 2, 2024
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Expiry dateDec 15, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47J45/068
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An electric kettle may include a body configured to form a space in which liquid, such as water may be contained, a handle that protrudes from an outer surface of the body, a heating module provided inside of the body to heat liquid inside of the body, an operation portion provided in the handle to operate so as to control an operation of the heating module, and a main printed circuit board (PCB) provided inside of the handle to control the operation of the heating module according to an operation of the operation portion. The body may have a double wall structure including two walls spaced apart from each other, and an electric wire that connects the main PCB and the heating module may be guided from the handle to the heating module through a space between the two walls.

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