Electric heating element for a cooking appliance
US6285009A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 25, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF24C7/06
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An electric heating element for use in an oven cavity of a cooking appliance includes laterally spaced fore-to-aft extending side leg portions which are interconnected by a frontal portion, with each of the side leg portions having an inwardly directed section, followed by an outwardly directed section which leads to the frontal leg portion through respective arcuate corner portions. The electric heating element preferably constitutes a sheathed, resistance coil type element used to provide enhanced uniform heating of the oven cavity for various cooking functions, particularly baking and toasting operations.
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