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Appliance with intuitive cooking temperature feedback interface

Inactive Publication Date: 2018-05-10
ELECTROLUX HOME PROD CORP NV
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The patent describes a cookspot with an indicator light that shows the temperature of the cooktop or the cavity it's enclosed in. The indicator light changes color or intensity to show the temperature continuously, and the cookspot has a controller that controls the indicator light based on the temperature sensor. This allows the cook to easily see how hot the food is without having to get a thermometer and measure the temperature. The technical effect of this invention is to make it easier and safer to cook food on a cookchildren and grill.

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However, the known indicators do not provide information to the consumer concerning “how hot” the cooktop may be.

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[0010]Examples will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings in which example embodiments are shown. However, aspects may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Moreover, certain terminology is used herein for convenience only and is not to be taken as a limitation.

[0011]FIG. 1 shows an illustrative embodiment of a cooking appliance, such as an oven range 100. The oven range 100 can be built-in, wall-mounted or freestanding, although other configurations could also be used. The illustrated oven range 100 includes a housing 101, a cooktop 106, a cooking cavity 102 enclosed by the housing 101 with front opening 103, a heating element 104, and a door 105 for closing the cavity 102. The embodiment of the cooking appliance in FIG. 1 includes both an oven cooking cavity 102 and a cooktop 106 with a plurality of heating elements operable to elevate the temperature of food ite...

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Abstract

A cooktop for a cooking appliance includes at least one heating element and at least one temperature sensor detecting the temperature of the heating element and / or an area of the cooktop. At least one indicator light conveys the detected temperature. A controller is configured to receive a temperature signal from the temperature sensor and output a control signal to the indicator light, which provides a visual representation of the detected temperature through a continuous change of the color and / or the intensity of the indicator light.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62 / 347,892 filed Jun. 9, 2016. The entirety of the aforementioned application is herein incorporated by reference.FIELD OF INVENTION[0002]The following description relates generally to a cooking appliance and, more specifically, to a user interface that displays intuitive feedback to a consumer concerning cooking-related information, such as the actual temperature of a cooktop.BACKGROUND OF INVENTION[0003]Conventional cooktops often include various indicators to inform the consumer when the heating elements are ON or when the cooktop remains at an elevated temperature from a recent cooking operation. For example, such indicators may include lights on the cooktop that illuminate while the cooktop remains above a certain temperature. Other indicators may display the word “HOT” or similar indicia. However, the known indicators do not provide information to th...

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IPC IPC(8): F24C7/08
CPCF24C7/083H05B3/746
Inventor CHEN, JIEZHANG, QIANGZHANG, PENG
Owner ELECTROLUX HOME PROD CORP NV