公开(公告)号：EP4375577A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-29

申请号：EP23211662.4

申请日：2023-11-23

申请人： Whirlpool Corporation

发明人： Barbati, Mario ,  Basso, Margherita ,  Gallivanoi, Andrea ,  Pacioni, Annalisa

IPC分类号： F24C15/10 ,  F24C3/02 ,  H05B6/12

CPC分类号： F24C15/10 ,  F24C15/107 ,  F24C3/027 ,  H05B6/1209

摘要： A cooktop assembly (10) includes a cooking panel (12). A heating element (14, 14a-14d, 40, 40a-40d, 100, 100a-100d) is operably coupled to the cooking panel (12). The heating element (14, 14a-14d, 40, 40a-40d, 100a-100d) forms a heating zone (18, 18a-18d) for said cooktop assembly (10). A support surface (20, 20a-20d, 20e) extends over the heating element (14, 14a-14d, 40, 40a-40d, 100, 100a-100d) for supporting a cooking vessel (22, 62, 64) thereon. The support surface (20, 20a-20d, 20e) includes a heating zone surface (20a-20d) in the heating zone (18, 18a-18d), a surrounding surface (20e) outside the heating zone (18, 18a-18d), and a surface discontinuity (23) defining a kinesthetic feature (24) providing feedback for demarcating the heating zone (18, 18a-18d) relative to the surrounding surface (20e) and positioning the cooking vessel (22, 62, 64) relative to the heating zone (18, 18a-18d) and, consequently, the heating element (14, 14a-14d, 40, 40a-40d, 100, 100a-100d).