Cooking appliance
US8530797B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 29, 2010 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J2037/0617
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A cooking appliance (1) includes a lower casing (2), a lower food-contacting heating plate (3), and an upper bell-shaped body (4) which is movably mounted on the lower casing (2) so as to be movable to and from a closed position. An upper food-contacting heating plate (5) is located inside the bell-shaped body (4) so as to be positioned, when the bell-shaped body (4) is in the closed position, over the lower heating plate (3). The upper food-contacting heating plate (5) is connected to the bell-shaped body (4) to move freely inside the bell-shaped body (4) in a direction (d0) substantially perpendicular to the reference laying plane of the upper heating plate (5). A heating-plate locking device (14) selectively impairs movement of the upper heating plate (5) in the moving direction (d0), and a control unit (9) controls the heating-plate locking device (14).
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