Household appliance having a drip guard for a warming drawer
US8916802B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 23, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B3/74
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A household appliance includes a warming drawer housing having an interior chamber, and a warming drawer module in the interior chamber. The module includes a support plate, a glass heating element forming a floor surface of the module for receiving items to be warmed, a gasket strip covering an upper perimeter surface of the glass heating element, a frame disposed over the gasket strip and the upper perimeter surface, and a first electrical connection disposed adjacent to an edge of the frame. The frame includes a drip guard projecting outward from the edge of the frame and overhanging the first electrical connection to guide a liquid from a surface of the frame or the glass heating element away from the first electrical connection such that the liquid does not come into contact with the first electrical connection.
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