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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 24, 1999
Herbert Steiner, Traunstein, DE;
Georg Brandl, Palling, DE;
Markus Theine, Freilassing, DE;
Thomas Stein, Hörlkofen, DE;
BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A cook top with a frame on which there is secured a cook top panel, in particular made of glass ceramic. A plurality of hot plates is provided which can each be heated by a heating element that is secured beneath the cook top panel. For the positioning of the heating element relative to the frame exactly one positioning element is secured on the frame. The positioning element has at least two spaced-apart connecting elements that engage in two corresponding positioning openings of a heating-element casing of the heating element which is to be positioned. In order to achieve high positional accuracy of the heating-element casing with low outlay, the frame has an installation shoulder that extends essentially parallel to the base of the heating-element casing, and the positioning element is secured in a precisely positioned manner on the installation shoulder.