Whirlpool Corporation

Diego D Dolinski

Timothy A Mayberry

Guilherme Nehring

Eduardo Sant'Anna Martins

A burner element for a cooktop includes a heat source for providing heat to a cooking zone positioned above the heat source and an automatic thermostat switch in communication with the cooking zone and the heat source. The automatic thermostat switch senses an actual temperature of the cooking zone, and when the actual temperature reaches a predetermined maximum temperature the automatic thermostat switch moves to an open position defined by the automatic thermostat switch at least partially impeding the heat source. The open position of the automatic thermostat switch is further defined by a decrease in the actual temperature of the cooking zone from approximately the predetermined maximum temperature to a control temperature. When the actual temperature of the cooking zone reaches the control temperature the automatic thermostat switch defines a closed position, wherein the automatic thermostat switch is substantially free of impeding the heat source.

Temperature controlling device for an appliance heating element

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to the technological field of cooking devices, and more particularly to a cooking device that includes a surface having an opening and a gas flow control valve including a rod that extends through the opening of the surface. A knob may be arrayed on the surface to cooperate with the rod. A frame-plate may be arrayed between the knob and the surface. The frame-plate includes a central orifice that allows passage of the rod there through and is rotatable around the rod to align the frame-plate relative to the surface.

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