Induction cooktop
US12144088B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 16, 2021 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B2206/022
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An induction cooktop includes: a cover plate with at least one cooking point; a retaining plate; at least one inductive heating coil arranged in an intermediate space between the cover plate and the retaining plate; at least one electronics housing fastened to a side of the retaining plate facing away from the at least one heating coil and having electronics for the at least one heating coil; and a lower box closing off the induction cooktop at a bottom of the induction cooktop, the lower box being open at a top of the lower box. The at least one electronics housing with the electronics is arranged in the lower box. The retaining plate covers the lower box at the top of the lower box. The induction cooktop includes a fan for generating a primary cooling air flow for cooling the electronics in the lower box.
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