Cooktop with weighing unit
US6541742B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 10, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B2213/05
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cooktop includes a cooktop panel, at least one heating element for heating a cooking vessel placed upon the cooktop panel, and a weighing unit for detecting a deformation of the cooktop panel as a result of weight-induced loading by the cooking vessel and for determining the corresponding weight-induced loading. The weighing unit is disposed at the underside of the cooktop panel and has an actuating element connected to the cooktop panel and a displacement sensor connected to the actuating element and the cooktop panel. The displacement sensor determines the weight-induced loading from an amount that the actuating element is displaced relative to the displacement sensor as a result of the deformation of the cooktop panel.
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