Household appliance having a warming drawer with a thermally conductive layer
US9347671B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 30, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J39/006
- 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 warming drawer module includes a glass heating element forming a floor surface of the warming drawer module for receiving items to be warmed, a thermostat having a sensor measuring a temperature of the glass heating element, the thermostat being disposed under the glass heating element, and a thermally conductive layer disposed between an underside of the glass heating element and the sensor of the thermostat.
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