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Electric hotplate with a thermostat

US4680452A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 8, 1986
Grant dateJul 14, 1987
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 8, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B3/70
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electric hotplate (2) with a cast iron hotplate body (1) has in its unheated central area (14) a thermostat (19) which, by projections (51) on a cover plate (17), is forced into clearly defined contact with the lower surface (50) of the hotplate body (1) in the vicinity of the unheated central area (14). Casing (23) of thermostat (19) has three projections (8), which are supported on surface (50). The unheated central area (14) does not have to be covered by any cover separate from cover plate (17a). Casing (23) has a recess open on one side and which is not closed by a cover.

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