Module for an induction cooking hob and induction cooking hob
The induction cooktop assembly employs positive locking elements to securely fasten the induction coil to a carrier plate, simplifying assembly and reducing components, thus enhancing manufacturing efficiency and stability.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- EP2021197616
- Authority / Receiving Office
- EP · EP
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2020-10-05
- Filing Date
- 2021-09-20
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-05
- Estimated Expiration
- 2041-09-20
AI Technical Summary
Existing induction cooktop assemblies require additional fastening means to position and fix induction coils, leading to complex manufacturing processes and increased component count.
A simplified assembly design for induction cooktops that utilizes positive locking elements, such as recesses and locking projections, to securely fasten the induction coil to a carrier plate without additional fastening components, allowing for a robust and frictional connection.
Simplifies the assembly process, reduces component count, and enhances ergonomics during manufacturing, while maintaining a strong and stable connection between the induction coil and carrier plate.
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Abstract
Description
[0001] The invention relates to an assembly for an induction cooktop of the type mentioned in the preamble of claim 1 and an induction cooktop of the type mentioned in the preamble of claim 10.
[0002] Such assemblies for induction cooktops and induction cooktops are already known from the prior art in a variety of different designs.
[0003] For example, US 9603202 B2 discloses assemblies for induction cooktops, which include at least one induction coil for inductive heating of a cooking area arranged on a cover plate of the induction cooktop, wherein the induction coil is positioned and fixed on a carrier plate of the assembly in an assembly state of the assembly.
[0004] Further cooktops with mounting solutions for the induction coils are known from the publications EP 3052863 B1 and US 2018168006 A1.
[0005] The invention therefore addresses the problem of improving a component assembly for an induction cooktop and an induction cooktop itself.
[0006] According to the invention, this problem is solved by an assembly for an induction cooktop with the features of claim 1. Furthermore, this problem is solved by an induction cooktop with the features of claim 10. The induction cooktops according to the invention can, for example, be built-in cooktops. Furthermore, the induction cooktops according to the invention can be designed as household appliances or as commercial appliances, i.e., cooktops for professional use. Advantageous embodiments and further developments of the invention are described in the following dependent claims.
[0007] The advantage achievable with the invention lies particularly in the improved design of both the assembly for an induction cooktop and the induction cooktop itself. Due to the inventive design of the assembly and the induction cooktop, the assembly of the assembly and thus the manufacture of an induction cooktop equipped with it is significantly simplified. Additional fastening means are not required to position and fix the at least one induction coil relative to the mounting plate during the manufacture of the induction cooktop according to the invention, in order to subsequently mount the cooktop's cover plate. Furthermore, this allows for savings in components and manufacturing steps. The overall height of the coil element can also be reduced compared to the prior art. This, and furthermore, simplifies logistics and warehousing accordingly.
[0008] The induction cooktop assembly according to the invention can be freely selected within wide suitable limits with regard to type, function, material, dimensions, and arrangement. See also the above descriptions of the design of the induction cooktop according to the invention.
[0009] An advantageous embodiment of the assembly according to the invention for an induction cooktop provides that at least one of the carrier positive locking elements is designed as a recess or as a locking projection, and the corresponding coil positive locking element is designed as a locking projection; preferably, the recess is designed as an opening and / or the locking projection as an indentation. In this way, this carrier positive locking element and this corresponding coil positive locking element are designed in a particularly simple and robust manner. Furthermore, with such positive locking elements, in addition to a positive locking connection, a force-fit connection, i.e., a frictional connection, for the force-transmitting connection between the induction coil on one side and the carrier plate on the other side can be easily implemented without additional components.Accordingly, even greater forces can be transmitted between the induction coil and the carrier plate using the aforementioned positive locking devices.
[0010] One aspect is that the coil locking elements are designed as locking projections that engage in or onto the carrier locking elements. These locking projections extend radially beyond the circumferential edge of the induction coil. According to a further development, the locking projections are designed as hollow bodies, in particular as half-hollow cylinders.
[0011] According to an alternative or additional embodiment, the locking projections can also extend beyond the underside of the induction coil, wherein the underside of the induction coil is the side facing the carrier plate when the induction coil is mounted. In the mounted state, such a locking projection would then engage in an opening in the carrier plate, which is formed in the area of a positive locking element. The locking projections are particularly well-designed as hollow bodies, for example, as half-hollow cylinders.
[0012] A further advantageous embodiment of the assembly according to the invention for an induction hob provides that at least one of the carrier form-locking means is designed as a carrier plate hook, wherein the carrier plate hook engages the coil form-locking means designed as an edge of the respective corresponding induction coil in the assembly state, preferably that at least one of the carrier form-locking means designed as a carrier plate hook is arranged such that a lifting force acting on this induction coil by means of a connecting cable of the aforementioned induction coil, which pre-tensions the induction coil perpendicular to the carrier plate, can be absorbed by means of this carrier plate hook.This achieves a robust and high-force-transmitting positive-lock connection between the induction coil and the carrier plate, whereby the induction coil can be positioned and fixed in two spatial directions in a structurally simple manner using the at least one carrier plate hook. Furthermore, the corresponding coil positive-locking element is implemented in a structurally particularly simple way, requiring no modification of the induction coil to form this coil positive-locking element. The preferred embodiment of this further development is particularly advantageous because, especially through the connecting cable of the induction coil, undesired forces are introduced into the assembly, leading to a preload of the induction coil perpendicular to the carrier plate.
[0013] A particularly advantageous embodiment of the assembly according to the invention for an induction cooktop provides that the coil locking means and the corresponding support locking means are arranged at least partially on opposite sides of the induction coil. In this way, positioning and fixing the induction coil relative to the support plate over the entire length of the induction coil is made possible in a particularly simple manner from a design and manufacturing perspective.
[0014] According to the invention, the carrier plate with its positive locking means and the induction coil with its positive locking means are designed and arranged in such a way that the induction coil can be positioned and fixed relative to the carrier plate by means of a rotation about an axis of rotation, preferably by means of a single rotation about this axis of rotation relative to the carrier plate, for the purpose of transferring the assembly into its assembled state. This significantly simplifies the handling of transferring the assembly according to the invention for an induction cooktop into its assembled state.
[0015] It is possible for the axis of rotation to run parallel to the carrier plate, wherein the at least one positive locking element arranged on the side of the axis of rotation is designed as a carrier plate hook and the corresponding coil positive locking element as an edge of the induction coil facing the axis of rotation, and wherein the at least one positive locking element arranged away from the axis of rotation is designed as a carrier plate projection extending perpendicular to the carrier plate and the corresponding coil positive locking element as an edge of the induction coil facing away from the axis of rotation. In this way, handling during the transfer of the assembly according to the invention into its assembled state is very simple, thus further improving the ergonomics in the manufacturing of the induction cooktop.
[0016] Alternatively, the axis of rotation can be perpendicular to the carrier plate, with the at least two positive-locking carrier elements arranged on opposite sides of the induction coil acting as carrier plate hooks and the corresponding positive-locking coil element forming an edge of the induction coil. This provides an ergonomically equivalent alternative to the aforementioned embodiment for transferring the assembly according to the invention into its assembled state. Furthermore, this embodiment has the additional advantage that the carrier plate encompasses the induction coil on both sides in the assembled state, i.e., on both opposite sides of the induction coil.
[0017] A further particularly advantageous embodiment of the assembly according to the invention for an induction cooktop provides that the carrier plate and the induction coil are designed for multiple positive locking mechanisms of corresponding carrier and coil positive locking elements. In this way, the positive locking connection between the induction coil on one side and the carrier plate on the other side is further improved in the assembled state of the assembly. Accordingly, for example, positioning and fixing the induction coil relative to the carrier plate in several spatial directions is made possible in a structurally and manufacturably simple manner.For example, the individual carrier form-locking means and coil form-locking means in conjunction with the carrier plate and the induction coil can be designed to be coordinated with each other in such a way that the respective pairings of corresponding carrier form-locking means and coil form-locking means complement each other in their effect when the assembly according to the invention is transferred into its assembly state and / or into its assembly state, so that when the assembly according to the invention is transferred into its assembly state and / or into its assembly state, a combined effect of at least some of the aforementioned pairings of form-locking means results.
[0018] Another advantageous embodiment of the assembly according to the invention for an induction cooktop provides that the corresponding carrier locking elements and coil locking elements are at least partially designed to be compatible with each other, such that the induction coil is additionally positioned and fixed in the assembly state by frictional engagement, i.e., by frictional engagement, between at least one carrier locking element and the corresponding coil locking element. This allows for an even higher force transmission between the induction coil and the carrier plate using simple means.
[0019] Three embodiments of the invention are shown schematically in the drawings and are described in more detail below. It shows Figure 1 shows a first and a second embodiment of the assembly according to the invention for an induction hob in a common top view, each in partial representation; Figure 2a, b shows the first embodiment in two partial, perspective detail views in the area of the corresponding positive locking means; Figure 3a, b shows the second embodiment in two partial, perspective detail views in the area of the corresponding positive locking means; and Figure 4 shows a third embodiment of the assembly according to the invention for an induction hob in a side view.
[0020] In the Fig. 1 bis 2b A first embodiment of the assembly according to the invention for an induction hob is shown purely by way of example, wherein the first embodiment is in the plane of the image. Fig. 1 shown below.
[0021] The assembly 2 for an induction hob (not shown in detail) comprises at least one induction coil 4 for inductively heating a cooking zone (also not shown) arranged on a cover plate (not shown) of the induction hob, wherein the induction coil 4 is located in a Fig. 1 The assembly state of the assembly 2 is shown, positioned and fixed on a carrier plate 6 of the assembly 2.
[0022] The induction coil 4 has coil locking means 8, 10 and the carrier plate 6 has carrier locking means 12, 14 designed to correspond to the coil locking means 8, 10, wherein the induction coil 4 is positively positioned and fixed to the carrier plate 6 in the assembly state of the assembly 2 by means of the coil locking means 8, 10 and the carrier locking means 12, 14.
[0023] In the present embodiment, the coil-locking means 8, 10 of the induction coil 4 are each formed as an edge of the induction coil 4. The induction coil 4 is therefore not specifically designed to form the coil-locking means 8, 10.
[0024] In the present embodiment, the carrier form-locking means 12, 14 corresponding to the coil form-locking means 8, 10 are designed, on the one hand, as two carrier plate hooks arranged parallel to each other, and on the other hand, as two carrier plate projections 14 extending perpendicular to the carrier plate 6 and parallel to each other. See also the Fig. 2a und 2b The carrier form-locking element 12, designed as a carrier plate hook, engages the coil form-locking element 8, designed as the edge of the induction coil 4, in the assembly state of the assembly 2, wherein the carrier form-locking element 12, designed as a carrier plate hook, is arranged such that a lifting force acting on the aforementioned induction coil 4 by means of a connecting cable 15 of the aforementioned induction coil 4, which pre-tensions the induction coil 4 perpendicular to the carrier plate 6, can be absorbed by means of this carrier form-locking element 12.
[0025] As can be seen particularly from the Fig. 2a und 2b As can be seen, the induction coil 4 and the carrier plate 6 have, in addition to the aforementioned positive locking means 8, 10, 12, 14, further corresponding positive locking means.
[0026] Firstly, the induction coil 4 has two coil-locking elements 16, 18 designed as so-called slugs, which are located in the Fig. 1 bis 2b The assembly of the component 2 is shown in the illustrated assembly state with corresponding positive locking elements 20, 22, which are designed as openings in the carrier plate 6. In this embodiment, the coil positive locking elements 16, 18 are either locking projections that engage in or against the positive locking elements 20, 22. These locking projections extend radially beyond the circumferential edge of the induction coil 4. According to a further embodiment, the locking projections are designed as hollow bodies, in particular as half hollow cylinders.
[0027] In addition, the coil positive locking means 16, 18 and the corresponding carrier positive locking means 20, 22 are designed to be coordinated with each other in such a way that these positive locking means 16, 18, 20, 22 in the assembly state of the assembly 2 form not only a positive locking connection but also a force locking connection, i.e. a friction locking connection.
[0028] As from the Fig. 1 The coil form-locking means 8, 10 and 16, 18 and the carrier form-locking means 12, 14 and 20, 22 corresponding to these coil form-locking means 8, 10, 16, 18 are arranged on opposite sides of the induction coil 4.
[0029] As will be explained in more detail below, the carrier plate 6 with the carrier plate positive locking means 12, 14 and 20, 22 and the induction coil 4 with the coil positive locking means 8, 10 and 16, 18 are designed and arranged in such a way that the induction coil 4 can be positioned and fixed relative to the carrier plate 6 by means of a rotation about an axis of rotation 24 for the purpose of transferring the assembly 2 into its assembled state, namely such that the induction coil 4 can be positioned and fixed relative to the carrier plate 6 by means of a single rotation about this axis of rotation 24. In the present embodiment, the axis of rotation 24 runs parallel to the carrier plate 6, with the carrier positive locking means 12, designed as carrier plate hooks, being arranged on the side of the axis of rotation and the carrier positive locking means 14, designed as carrier plate projections, being arranged away from the axis of rotation.
[0030] The following describes the functioning of the assembly according to the invention for an induction hob according to the first embodiment with reference to the Fig. 1 bis 2b explained.
[0031] For the purpose of transferring assembly 2 from a disassembled state (not shown) to the state shown in the Fig. 1 bis 2b In the illustrated assembly state, an installer (not shown) places the carrier plate 6, as shown in the Fig. 1 The assembly is evident on a mounting surface, which is also not shown. The installer then places the induction coil 4 with the [item / component] in the [material / component]. Fig. 1 The coil-locking element 8, shown on the left and designed as the edge of the induction coil 4, is attached at an angle to the two support-plate-designed positive locking elements 12, designed as support plate hooks, such that the coil-locking element 16, designed as a slug, engages between the two support-plate-designed positive locking elements 12. The installer then rotates the induction coil 4 about the axis of rotation 24 in the direction of the plane of the image. Fig. 1 , so that the coil-locking element 10, designed as the edge of the induction coil 4, is connected to the carrier-locking elements 14, designed as carrier plate projections, as shown in the Fig. 1 and 2b The coil-locking element 18, designed as a slug, engages in such a way that it is located between the two carrier-locking elements 14. Simultaneously, during the aforementioned rotation of the induction coil 4 about the axis of rotation 24, the coil-locking elements 16, 18, also designed as slugs, engage with the carrier-locking elements 20, 22, designed as openings, and lock into place. The corresponding coil-locking elements 16, 18 and carrier-locking elements 20, 22 are designed such that, in the assembled state of the assembly 2, the induction coil 4 is positioned and fixed relative to the carrier plate 6 by frictional engagement in addition to the respective positive locking.
[0032] As can be seen from the above explanations, the carrier plate 6 and the induction coil 4 are thus designed for multiple positive locking of corresponding carrier positive locking means 12, 14 and 20, 22 and coil positive locking means 8, 10 and 16, 18.
[0033] In the following, a second and a third embodiment of the assembly according to the invention for an induction cooktop are explained by way of example. Identical or equivalently functioning components are designated with the same reference numerals. Furthermore, the further embodiments are explained only to the extent of their distinguishing features from the aforementioned embodiments. Otherwise, reference is made to the descriptions of the preceding embodiments. In addition, any suitable combinations of the described embodiments with each other and with other conceivable positive-lock connections of the at least one induction coil and the carrier plate of the assembly according to the invention are also possible.
[0034] In the Fig. 1 , 3a und 3b A second embodiment of the assembly according to the invention for an induction hob is shown purely by way of example, wherein the second embodiment is in the plane of the image. Fig. 1 shown above.
[0035] The assembly 2 for an induction hob (not shown) according to the present second embodiment comprises at least one induction coil 4 for inductively heating a cooking zone (also not shown) arranged on a cover plate (not shown) of the induction hob, wherein the induction coil 4 is located in a Fig. 1 , 3a und 3b The assembly of component 2 is positioned and fixed on a carrier plate 6 in the assembly state not shown.
[0036] The induction coil 4 has coil locking means 8, 10 and the carrier plate 6 has carrier locking means 12, 14 designed to correspond to the coil locking means 8, 10, wherein the induction coil 4 is positively positioned and fixed to the carrier plate 6 in the assembly state of the assembly 2 by means of the coil locking means 8, 10 and the carrier locking means 12, 14.
[0037] In the present embodiment, the coil-locking means 8, 10 of the induction coil 4 are each formed as an edge of the induction coil 4. The induction coil 4 is therefore not specifically designed to form the coil-locking means 8, 10.
[0038] In the present embodiment, the carrier form-locking elements 12, 14 corresponding to the coil form-locking elements 8, 10 are configured, on the one hand, as a carrier form-locking element 12 designed as a carrier plate hook and, on the other hand, as a carrier form-locking element 14 designed as a carrier plate projection. See also the Fig. 3a und 3b The carrier form-locking means 12, designed as carrier plate hooks, engage the coil form-locking means 8, 10, designed as the edge of the induction coil 4, in the assembly state of the assembly 2, wherein the carrier form-locking means 12, 14, in particular the carrier form-locking means 12 designed as a carrier plate hook, are arranged such that a lifting force acting on this induction coil 4 by means of a connecting cable 15 of the aforementioned induction coil 4, which preloads the induction coil 4 perpendicular to the carrier plate 6, can be absorbed by means of these carrier form-locking means 12, 14, in particular the carrier form-locking means 12.
[0039] As can be seen particularly from the Fig. 3a und 3b As can be seen, the induction coil 4 and the carrier plate 6 have, in addition to the aforementioned positive locking means 8, 10, 12, 14, further corresponding positive locking means.
[0040] Firstly, the induction coil 4 has two coil-locking elements 16, 18 designed as so-called slugs, which are located in the Fig. 1 , 3a und 3b The assembly of component 2, not shown, engages with corresponding positive locking elements 20, 22, which are designed as openings in the carrier plate 6, in a snap-fit manner. Fig. 3a und 3b The assembly 2 is shown in its final assembly state. In this embodiment, the coil locking elements 16, 18 are designed as locking projections that engage in or onto the support locking elements 20, 22. These locking projections extend radially beyond the circumferential edge of the induction coil 4. According to a further embodiment, the locking projections are designed as hollow bodies, specifically as half hollow cylinders. Additionally, the coil locking elements 16, 18 and the corresponding support locking elements 20, 22 are designed to be compatible such that, in the assembly state of the assembly 1, these locking elements 16, 18, 20, 22 form not only a positive locking connection but also a frictional connection.
[0041] As from the Fig. 1 The coil form-locking means 8, 10 and 16, 18 and the carrier form-locking means 12, 14 and 20, 22 corresponding to these coil form-locking means 8, 10, 16, 18 are arranged on opposite sides of the induction coil 4.
[0042] As will be explained in more detail below, the carrier plate 6 with the carrier plate positive locking means 12, 14 and 20, 22 and the induction coil 4 with the coil positive locking means 8, 10 and 16, 18 are designed and arranged in such a way that the induction coil 4 can be positioned and fixed relative to the carrier plate 6 by means of a rotation about an axis of rotation 26 for the purpose of transferring the assembly 2 into its assembled state, namely such that the induction coil 4 can be positioned and fixed relative to the carrier plate 6 by means of a single rotation about this axis of rotation 26. In the present embodiment, the axis of rotation 26 runs perpendicular to the carrier plate 6, i.e., perpendicular to the plane of the image. Fig. 1 .
[0043] The following describes the functioning of the assembly according to the invention for an induction hob according to the second embodiment with reference to the Fig. 1 , 3a und 3b explained.
[0044] To transfer assembly 2 from a disassembled state to its assembled state (not shown), an assembler (not shown) places the carrier plate 6, as shown in the Fig. 1 The assembly is evident on a mounting surface, which is also not shown. The assembler then attaches the induction coil 4 with the coil locking element 8, which is designed as the edge of the induction coil 4, to the carrier locking element 12, which is designed as a carrier plate hook, and with the coil locking element 10, which is designed as the edge of the induction coil 4, to the carrier locking element 14, which is designed as a carrier plate hook, in such a way that the coil locking elements 16, 18, which are designed as lobes, are engaged as shown in the Fig. 1 , 3a und 3b shown, resting against the two support form-locking means 12, 14. The fitter then rotates the induction coil 4 in the plane of the image. Fig. 1 clockwise around the axis of rotation 26, so that the coil locking elements 8, 10, each designed as the edge of the induction coil 4, engage forcefully with the support plate locking elements 12, 14, which are designed as support plate hooks. In contrast to the first embodiment, in the present second embodiment the induction coil 4 is thus parallel to the plane of the image. Fig. 1 The coil is rotated. Simultaneously, during the aforementioned rotation of the induction coil 4 about the axis of rotation 26, the coil locking elements 16, 18, designed as lobes, engage with the carrier locking elements 20, 22, designed as openings, and lock into place. The corresponding coil locking elements 16, 18 and carrier locking elements 20, 22 are designed such that, in the assembled state of the assembly 2, the induction coil 4 is positioned and fixed relative to the carrier plate 6 by frictional engagement in addition to the respective positive locking.
[0045] As can be seen from the above explanations, the carrier plate 6 and the induction coil 4 are also designed for multiple positive locking of corresponding carrier positive locking means 12, 14 and 20, 22 and coil positive locking means 8, 10 and 16, 18 according to the second embodiment.
[0046] Finally, in the Fig. 4 A third embodiment of the assembly according to the invention for an induction hob is shown by way of example, wherein this third embodiment differs more significantly from the first and the second embodiment.
[0047] In the third embodiment, the at least one carrier positive locking element 20 and the corresponding coil positive locking element 16 are designed as a recess and a locking projection, respectively, wherein the coil positive locking element 16, designed as a recess, is designed as an opening and the carrier positive locking element 20, designed as a locking projection, is designed as an indentation. As can be seen from the Fig. 4 As can be seen, the coil-locking element 16 can, for example, be designed as a nub forming the aforementioned opening, analogous to the two aforementioned embodiments. The aforementioned embossing can be formed from the carrier plate 6 in a manner known to those skilled in the art. In the present embodiment, the corresponding coil-locking elements and carrier-locking elements 16, 20 are designed such that the induction coil 4 is inserted into the opening shown in the Fig. 4In the illustrated assembly state of the assembly 2, in addition to the positive locking connection, it is also positioned and fixed by frictional locking between the coil positive locking element 16 and the corresponding carrier positive locking element 20. Analogous to the two aforementioned embodiments, it is possible that the at least one coil positive locking element and the at least one carrier positive locking element are each designed as a plurality of corresponding positive locking elements of the induction coil 4 and the carrier plate 6. For example, the corresponding positive locking elements can be arranged on two opposite sides of the induction coil 4 or evenly distributed around the circumference of the induction coil 4.
[0048] Due to the inventive design of the assembly for an induction cooktop and the induction cooktop itself, as shown in the three exemplary embodiments presented here, the assembly of an assembly 2 for an induction cooktop, and thus the manufacture of an induction cooktop equipped with it, is significantly simplified. Additional fastening means are not required to position and fix the at least one induction coil 4 relative to the support plate 6 during the manufacture of the induction cooktop according to the invention, in order to subsequently mount the cover plate of the induction cooktop. Furthermore, this allows for a saving in components and manufacturing steps. In addition, logistics and warehousing are correspondingly simplified.
[0049] The invention is not limited to the exemplary embodiments described.
Claims
1. Assembly (2) for an induction hob, comprising a carrier plate (6) and at least one induction coil (4) for inductively heating a hot plate arranged on a cover plate of the induction hob, the induction coil (4) being positioned and fixed on the carrier plate (6) in an assembled state of the assembly (2), the induction coil (4) having coil form-fitting means (8, 10, 16, 18) and the carrier plate (6) having carrier form-fitting means (12, 14, 20, 22) corresponding to the coil form-fitting means (8, 10, 16, 18), the induction coil (4) being form-fittingly positioned and fixed to the carrier plate (6) by means of the coil form-fitting means (8, 10, 16, 18) and the carrier form-fitting means (12, 14, 20, 22) in the assembled state of the assembly (2), the carrier plate (6) having the carrier plate form-fitting means (12, 14, 20, 22) and the induction coil (4) having the coil form-fitting means (8, 10, 16, 18) being designed and arranged to be coordinated with one another such that the induction coil (4) can be positioned and fixed relative to the carrier plate (6) by means of a rotation about an axis of rotation (24; 26) for the purpose of transferring the assembly (2) into its assembled state, characterised in that the carrier plate form-fitting means (12, 14, 20, 22) are designed as an embossed portion in the carrier plate (6) and on a coil side of the carrier plate (6), in an assembled state, all the induction coils (4) being arranged on the coil side of the carrier plate (6), and a carrier form-fitting means (12, 14) designed as a carrier plate hook engaging around an edge of the induction coil (4) in the assembled state of the assembly (2) and a carrier plate projection consisting of at least one body which extends perpendicular to the carrier plate (6), the axis of rotation (24) running parallel or perpendicular to the carrier plate (6), when an axis of rotation (24) runs parallel to the carrier plate (6), the at least one carrier form-fitting means (12) arranged on the axis of rotation side being designed as a carrier plate hook and the corresponding coil form-fitting means (8) being designed as an edge of the induction coil (4) facing the axis of rotation (24) and the at least one carrier form-fitting means (14) arranged remotely from the axis of rotation being designed as a carrier plate projection running perpendicular to the carrier plate (6) and the corresponding coil form-fitting means (10) being designed as an edge of the induction coil (4) facing away from the axis of rotation (24), when an axis of rotation (24) runs perpendicular to the carrier plate (6), the at least two carrier form-fitting means (12, 14) arranged on opposite sides of the induction coil (4) being designed as carrier plate hooks and the corresponding coil form-fitting means (8, 10) being designed as an edge of the induction coil (4).
2. Assembly (2) according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the carrier form-fitting means (20, 22) is designed as a latching projection and the corresponding coil form-fitting means (16, 18) is designed as a recess or as a latching projection, preferably that the recess is designed as an opening and / or the latching projection is designed as an embossed portion.
3. Assembly (2) according to either claim 1 or claim 2, wherein at least one of the at least one carrier form-fitting means (12, 14) designed as a carrier plate hook is arranged such that a lifting force which acts on this induction coil (4) through a connecting cable (15) of the aforementioned induction coil (4) and prestresses the induction coil (4) perpendicular to the carrier plate (6) can be absorbed by means of this carrier plate hook.
4. Assembly (2) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the coil form-fitting means (8, 10, 16, 18) and the carrier form-fitting means (12, 14, 20, 22) corresponding to these coil form-fitting means (8, 10, 16, 18) are arranged at least partially on mutually opposite sides of the induction coil (4).
5. Assembly (2) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the induction coil (4) can be positioned and fixed relative to the carrier plate (6) by means of a single rotation about this axis of rotation (24; 26).
6. Assembly (2) according to claim 3, wherein in particular the carrier form-fitting means (12, 14) designed as carrier plate hooks is spaced apart from the connecting cable (15) of the mounted induction coil (4), wherein the distance measured along the circumference of the induction coil (4) is less than one third of the circumference of the induction coil (4).
7. Assembly (2) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the coil form-fitting means (8, 10, 16, 18) are designed as latching projections latching into or onto the carrier form-fitting means (12, 14, 20, 22), wherein the latching projections extend in the radial direction beyond the circumferential edge of the induction coil (4), and / or wherein the latching projections extend beyond the underside of the induction coil (4), wherein the underside of the induction coil (4) is the side which, in the assembled state of the induction coil (4), faces the carrier plate (6), wherein, in the assembled state, such a latching projection engages in a through-opening in the carrier plate (6) which is formed in the region of a carrier form-fitting means (12, 14, 20, 22).
8. Assembly (2) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the carrier plate (6) and the induction coil (4) are designed for a multiple form-fitting connection of mutually corresponding carrier form-fitting connection means (12, 14, 20, 22) and coil form-fitting connection means (8, 10, 16, 18).
9. Assembly (2) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the mutually corresponding carrier form-fitting means (12, 14, 20, 22) and coil form-fitting means (8, 10, 16, 18) are at least partially designed to be coordinated with one another such that the induction coil (4) is additionally positioned and fixed in the assembled state of the assembly (2) by a force-fitting connection between at least one carrier form-fitting means (20, 22) and the corresponding coil form-fitting means (16, 18).
10. Induction hob, comprising an assembly (2) having at least one induction coil (4) for inductively heating a hot plate arranged on a cover plate of the induction hob, the induction coil (4) being positioned and fixed on a carrier plate (6) of the assembly (2) in an assembled state of the assembly (2), characterised in that the assembly (2) is designed according to any of claims 1 to 9.
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