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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2013
Electrolux Home Products Corporation N. V., Brussels, BE;
Svend Erik Christiansen, Forli, IT;
Laurent Jeanneteau, Forli, IT;
Martin Kessler, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, DE;
Alex Viroli, Forli, IT;
Thibaut Rigolle, Forli, IT;
Bryan Thomas Phillips, Springfield, TN (US);
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V., Brussels, BE;
Abstract
A cooking hob includes a transparent or semi-transparent top panel and a cooking zone with a pot detector. A user interface is below the top panel and includes touch switches and a touch slide. A light source corresponds with the touch switch and the cooking zone. The light source indicates detection of a pot on the cooking zone by a first light signal during a predetermined time interval and indicates an activated state of the cooking zone by a second light signal and indicates the selected cooking zone and the activated state of the touch slide element by the first light signal. The touch slide is for adjusting the power and/or temperature of the indicated cooking zone within the time interval. The touch switch is for selecting the cooking zone and activating the touch slide. The touch slide is for adjusting the power and/or temperature of the selected cooking zone.