Abstract:
The present invention relates to an induction hob with a number of induction coils (12) on a cooking surface (10) and an apparatus for determining the temperatures on the induction coils (12). The induction coils (12) are arranged on the cooking surface (10) according to a predetermined scheme. At least one temperature sensor (14, 16, 18, 20; 24, 26) is arranged within an intermediate space between two or more induction coils (12). The at least one temperature sensor (14, 16, 18, 20; 24, 26) and the central portions of at least two adjacent induction coils (12) are thermally connected by heat conductor elements (22). The temperature sensors (14, 16, 18, 20; 24, 26) are electrically connected to at least one evaluation circuit for determining the temperatures of the adjacent induction coils (12).
Abstract:
There is provided a household appliance (10) comprising a housing (11) and a cavity arranged within the housing (11). The housing element (14) is further arranged to allow viewing of the cavity. A display (12) which is transparent to at least one wavelength in the visible light spectrum is arranged in connection to the housing element (14) and is further arranged such that the cavity is exposed from outside the household appliance (10). The display (12) is a thin film type electroluminescent display which is arranged as an integral part of the housing element (14).
Abstract:
An induction module for an induction cooking hob The present invention relates to an induction module for an induction cooking hob comprising an induction coil carrier (10) made of metal and a housing (12) made of plastics. The induction coil carrier (10) is provided for supporting at least one induction coil. The housing (12) is provided for covering and/or enclosing the at least one induction coil. The housing (12) is fixed or fixable to a bottom side of the induction coil carrier (10) and comprises a bottom wall, one or more side walls and an open top side. At least one hook element (16) is formed at one or more side walls of the housing (12). The induction coil carrier (10) includes a horizontal main panel and at least one vertical sheet element (20) extending downwards from the horizontal main panel. At least one cut-out (18) is formed in the vertical sheet element (20). The hook element (16) and the corresponding cut-out (18) form a snap-in mechanism for fixing the housing (12) to the induction coil carrier (10), wherein the side wall of the housing (12) is adjacent to the corresponding vertical sheet element (20) of the induction coil carrier (10). Further, the present invention relates to an induction cooking hob comprising at least one induction module.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a microwave oven or a multi-functional oven with microwave heating function. The oven comprises an oven cavity (10) with an open front side. The oven comprises a front frame (20) enclosing at least partially a front portion of the oven cavity (10). The oven cavity (10) and the front frame (20) comprise metal sheet in each case. The front frame (20) is connected to the oven cavity (10) by a number of fixing elements (24). A gap (26) is formed between the oven cavity (10) and the front frame (20). The gap (26) encloses at least partially the front portion of the oven cavity (10) and the front frame (20) encloses the gap (26) in turn. The gap (26) is at least partially filled by a gasket (30). The oven comprises an oven door (32) covering the open front side of the oven cavity (10) and the gap (30) in a closed state of said oven door (32). At least a part of the gasket (30) comprises one or more materials having low heat conductivity, so that the front frame (20) is thermally decoupled from the oven cavity (10) by said part of the gasket (30) and/or by the gap (26).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a cooking hob (10) including a user interface (12). The cooking hob (10) comprises a transparent or semi-transparent top panel (14) on its top side and at least one cooking zone with a corresponding pot detection device. The user interface (12) is arranged below the top panel (14) and comprises a number of touch switch elements (18) and at least one touch slide element (20) and is arranged below the top panel (14). Touch sensitive areas are formed on the top side of said top panel (14) and above said user interface (12). At least one light source element (22) corresponds with the touch switch element (18) and the corresponding cooking zone. The light source element (22) is provided for indicating a detection of a pot on the corresponding cooking zone by a first light signal during a first predetermined time interval and for indicating an activated state of the corresponding cooking zone by a second light signal and for indicating the corresponding selected cooking zone and the activated state of the touch slide element (20) by the first light signal. The touch slide element (20) is provided for adjusting the power and/or temperature of said indicated cooking zone within the first predetermined time interval. The touch switch element (18) is provided for selecting the corresponding cooking zone and activating the touch slide element (22). The touch slide element (20) is provided for adjusting the power and/or temperature of the selected cooking zone.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a modular electronic and/or electric apparatus including a plurality of circuit units (10, 12, 14) connected by an internal communication bus (22). The circuit unit (10, 12, 14) comprises at least two serial resistor elements (RI1, RO1, RI2, RO2, RIN, RON) forming a voltage divider. The resistor elements (RI1, RO1, RI2, RO2, RIN, RON) of the circuit units (10, 12, 14) are serially connected and form an ID wire. The ID wire is interconnected between a first voltage terminal (VDD) and a second voltage terminal (VSS). The circuit unit (10, 12, 4) comprises at least one analogue-digital converter. A connection point between two resistor elements (RI1, RO1, RI2, RO2, RIN, RON) of one circuit unit (10, 12, 14) is connected to an analogue input terminal of the analogue- digital converter. A digital output terminal of the analogue-digital converter is connected to the internal communication bus (22). The modular electronic and/or electric apparatus comprises a master unit (16) connected to the internal communication bus (22). In particular, the present invention relates to a modular domestic appliance including 2 a plurality of circuit units connected by an internal communication bus.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of, and a device for, detecting clogging of a dishwasher filter. The device is arranged to drain the dishwasher on process water, measure operating current of a motor driving a dishwasher drain pump and determine whether the dishwasher filter is clogged based on the measured drain pump motor operating current.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to cooking oven(10)with an oven cavity (20) and a steam cooking arrangement. The steam cooking arrangement comprises a water reservoir (22) for storing water, at least one steam generator (18) connected to the water reservoir (22)and provided for heating up and vaporizing the water from the water reservoir (22), and at least one steam nozzle arranged at a wall of the oven cavity (20) and provided for inducing steam into said oven cavity (20).The steam cooking arrangement comprises further at least one steam pipe (24) interconnected between the steam generator (18) and the steam nozzle and provided for conveying steam,a water drain valve (30) provided for emptying the water reservoir (22), and a water drain conduit (26, 28) interconnected between the water reservoir (22) and the water drain valve (30). The water drain conduit includes a flexible pipe (28) arranged or arrangeable in a rest position and in a working position, wherein the flexible pipe (28) is accommodated in a bent configuration inside the cooking oven (10) in the rest position, and wherein the flexible pipe (28) extends out of the cooking oven (10)for draining water in the working position.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an induction cooking hob (10) with a plurality of induction coils (16). The induction cooking hob (10) comprises a cooking surface (12) and a control unit. The cooking surface (12) includes a cover plate. The induction coils (16) are arranged side-by-side according to a predetermined scheme and below the cover plate. At least one induction coil (16) is marked by an identification symbol (18). The identification symbol (18) includes a first element (20) and a second element (22), wherein the first element (20) extends beyond the diameter of the corresponding induction coil (16) and the second element (22) marks the diameter of said induction coil (16).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a arrangement of at least two glass panels (12, 14, 16) for a heat insulated oven door (10) of a cooking oven. The arrangement of the glass panels (12, 14, 6) is provided as or for a window of the oven door (10). The large-area sides of said glass panels (12, 14, 16) are arranged in parallel. Two neighboured glass panels (12, 14, 16) are arranged with a predetermined distance from each other, so that 1 an intermediate space (24, 24', 24'') is formed between said neighboured glass panels (12, 14, 16). The border of the intermediate space (24) is filled with a silicone sealing (26) or a glass solder (34) enclosing said intermediate space (24, 24', 24''). The intermediate space (24, 24', 24'') is evacuated or filled with an inert gas (28). The silicone sealing (26) and/or the glass solder (34), respectively,are adapted to the behaviour of the glass panels (12, 14, 16) at high temperatures, sothat motions of the glass panels (12, 14, 16) due to heat expansion and/or gas pressure are compensated.