Household appliance having a deployable warming drawer module
US9179800B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B3/68
- 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 having a warming area for placing items to be warmed and a heating device that heats the area. The warming drawer module is movable between a first position in which the warming drawer module is in the interior chamber of the warming drawer housing and the warming area is concealed from an outside of the warming drawer housing by the warming drawer housing, and a second position in which a part of the warming drawer module is outside the warming drawer housing and a portion of the warming area is exposed to the outside of the warming drawer housing. The heating device is coupled to and movable with the warming drawer module between the first position and the second position.
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