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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 05, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven Andrew Rice, Shelbyville, KY (US);
Marc Eric Hottenroth, New Albany, IN (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Louisville, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 1/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 1/02 ;
Abstract
A control system for a glass touch cooktop includes a control panel including a plurality of touch control areas with touch toggle controls that correspond to a plurality of surface heater elements, and a toggle lock control that disables the touch controls areas when activated. The toggle lock control is separated from the touch control, identified with a conspicuous icon, and includes an integral indicator to readily alert a user that the system is locked. Graphical icons and integral indicators are incorporated into touch controls for user-friendly operation of the heating elements.