Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag

Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.v.

Harald Hoffmann

Laurent Jeanneteau

Alex Viroli

Christoph Luckhardt

Frank Benold

Jochen Holzinger

Alwin Neukamm

Jurgen Leikam

Gerhard Klein

Andrea Fattorini

Ulrich Häutle

Kurt Reul

Bjorn Leyh

Claus Meider

Richard Turek

Daniel Areljung

Juergen Leikam

Mathias Huntscha

Holger Wundling

Lee Chappell

Ulrich Hautle

Armin Pojda

Stefan Edenharter

Björn Leyh

Stefano Cladi

Michael Knöchner

Jürgen Leikam

Constantin KRAUßE

Werner Echtler

Fredy Peterhans

Hugo Murga

Alessandro Di Nardo

Jennifer Kling

The present invention relates to an induction cooking hob () comprising at least one cooking zone () including one induction coil (). The induction cooking hob () comprises at least one user interface () including at least one display with at least one indicator corresponding with one cooking zone (). The induction coil () is provided for detecting at least one parameter related to the power of the electromagnetic field generated by said induction coil (). The induction cooking hob () comprises a memory for storing a maximum value of the parameter detected by the induction coil () of the cooking zone () when a cooking pot () is arranged upon said cooking zone (). The indicator corresponding with the cooking zone () indicates a signal related to an incorrect position of the cooking pot (), if the currently detected value of the parameter is lower than the maximum value of said parameter.

Induction cooking hob and method for checking an optimal position of a cooking pot on the induction cooking hob

The invention relates to an induction hob comprising: a hob plate (); two or more induction coils () arranged below the hob plate in order to form heating zones () at the hob plate (); one or more pot detection sensors (), the pot detection sensors () being at least partially placed between a pair of adjacent induction coils (); wherein the pot detection sensor () is a strip-shaped sensor extending in a space between said pair of adjacent induction coils () and the pot detection sensor () is coupled with an evaluation unit () adapted to determine information regarding the coverage of the pot detection sensor ().

Induction hob and method for controlling an induction hob

The present invention relates to a remote control system for controlling a first domestic appliance (), in particular a cooking hob. The remote control system comprises the first domestic appliance () and at least one remote device (). The domestic appliance () is connected to the remote device () via an acoustic connection (). The domestic appliance () is controllable by the remote device (), if a predefined sound signal from the domestic appliance () to the remote device () via the acoustic connection () is recognised by said remote device ().

Remote control system for controlling a domestic appliance

The present invention relates to an induction cooking hob (), in particular for a domestic appliance, comprising an optically transparent panel () for supporting cooking utensils, at least one illumination panel () arranged beneath the optically transparent panel (), and at least one circuit board () arranged beneath the illumination panel (), wherein said circuit board () includes a plurality of induction coils ().

Induction cooking hob

The present invention relates to a control unit () for a domestic appliance, in particular for a cooking appliance. The control unit () comprises at least one display () formed as an input-output device. At least a part of the display () is touch-sensitive and/or formed as a touch screen. The display () is switchable between a control mode and an information mode. The display () includes at least one area (). In the control mode the area () illustrates symbols and/or touch switches for controlling the domestic appliance by a user. In the information mode the area () illustrates information as a two-dimensional representation for the user. The representation of information on the at least one area () is controlled or controllable by symbols and/or touch switches on said area (). The control unit () includes a switch button () for switching over between the control mode and the information mode.

Control unit for a domestic appliance

An induction hob including at least one switching element and at least one induction coil is provided. The switching element provides an alternating current flow through the induction coil. Cooling means provide airflow through the induction hob for cooling the switching element and the induction coil. The induction coil is arranged at a first side of a first plate-shaped support element and the switching element is arranged at a first side of a second plate-shaped support element. The first support element and the second support element are connected to one another and are arranged at a distance in order to form an air channel therebetween. The cooling means are arranged such that airflow is provided through the air channel.

Induction hob

A control unit () for a cooking hob has at least one viewing window (). The control unit () is attached or attachable below the viewing window () and has a plurality of control elements () operable from a top side of the control unit (). At least one display () is arranged on the top side of the control unit (). A control panel () forms an unmovable part of the control unit. A number of elastic elements () are for resiliently supporting the display () on the control unit (). The control unit () has a display frame () for at least partially enclosing the display (). The display frame () includes a sealing lip () on its upper side and the elastic elements () at its lower side. A cooking hob has at least one control unit ().

Control unit for a cooking hob

The present invention relates to a cooking hob () including at least two cooking zones () and a balance system for adjusting the temperature of a cooking vessel () after said cooking vessel () has been moved from a first cooking zone () to a second cooking zone (). The cooking zones () comprise or correspond with a vessel recognition device in each case. The cooking hob () includes a sensor device for detecting the temperature of the first cooking zone (). The balance system is provided for activating a boosted power level () at the second cooking zone () for an estimated time in order to compensate the energy loss (Qs) of the cooking vessel () during setting said cooking vessel () on the second cooking zone (). The boosted power level () is estimated on the basis of a pre-set power level () of the second cooking zone (), the temperature of the first cooking zone () before the cooking vessel () has been set on the second cooking zone () and an estimated time for activating the boosted power level (). Further, the present invention relates to a method for adjusting the temperature of a cooking vessel () on a cooking hob (), after said cooking vessel has been moved from one cooking zone () to another cooking zone ().

Cooking hob with a balance system and a method for adjusting the temperature of a cooking vessel

An illumination device for a cooking zone element is provided for a cooking hob which is covered by a transparent panel. The illumination device is provided for a cooking zone element with a central cutout in a central portion of said cooking zone element. The illumination device includes at least one diffuser screen arranged or arrangeable in an upper portion of the central cutout of the cooking zone element and parallel to the transparent panel of the cooking hob. The illumination device includes at least one light source element arranged or arrangeable below the central cutout of the cooking zone element. The illumination device includes an optical lens enclosing an upper portion of the light source element. Further, the present invention relates to a corresponding cooking zone element and cooking hob.

Illumination device for a cooking zone element of a cooking hob covered by a transparent panel and a corresponding cooking zone element and cooking hob

A grill and/or frying plate for use on an induction cooking hob, including at least one grill section and at least one section different from the grill section, in particular a frame section or a warming section. When the grill and/or frying plate is mounted to the cooking hob, the at least one grill section is at least partially arranged directly above at least one heating element of the cooking hob and that the at least one section different from the grill section is at least partially arranged in a position where no heating element is arranged below. A recess and/or a securing recess and/or a fixation groove are arranged in a region that delimits the grill section from the section different from the grill section, in such a way that the heat transfer from the grill section to the section different from the grill section is reduced.

Grill and/or frying plate for the use on cooking hobs

A cooktop-interface includes at least one display device, a display sign layer with at least one display sign provided in connection with the display device and back illumination lighting for projecting the display sign to the lower side of a cooktop-panel arranged upstream the back illumination lighting and the display sign layer.

Cooktop-interface having projection display device

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Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany

Harald Hoffmann