Patent · US Expired

Device for holding a built-in cooking apparatus

US5399839A · kind A · utility

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10References

20Claims

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Assignee

Schott Glaswerke · DE

Inventors

Martin Taplan · Rheinböllen, DE
Bernd Schultheis · Bad Kreuznach, DE
Stefan Hubert · Bubenheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 4, 1994
Grant date	Mar 21, 1995
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 4, 2014

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF24C15/108
WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The device for holding a built-in cooking apparatus, especially a glass ceramic cooking apparatus, in an opening provided in a cooking apparatus receptacle (1), includes a cooking apparatus housing (2) containing heating elements; a cooking apparatus upper portion including a cooking panel (6) and a border frame (4, 5) around the cooking panel (6); a releasable clamping connection device (3, 8) for releasably attaching the cooking apparatus upper portion from above with the cooking apparatus housing; and an attachment device (3) for attaching the cooking apparatus housing (2) in the cooking apparatus receptacle (1). The attachment device (3) has an attachment device portion forming at least a part of the releasable clamping connection device (3, 8) and the cooking apparatus upper portion has an engagement device (8) for engaging the attachment device portion when the cooking apparatus upper portion is connected with the cooking apparatus housing (2), and in a simple way the engagement device is part of the releasable clamping connection device (3, 8). In another embodiment the cooking apparatus housing has a plurality of openings for tubular guide elements which act as the clamping…

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