Device for determining the location of cooking utensils on a cooking hob comprising discrete distributed heating elements
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsCristiano Pastore, Salvatore Sanna, Daniele Turetta, Davide Gerola
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Abstract
A device for determining the location of cooking utensils on a cooking hob comprising a plurality of thermal cells distributed in matrix formation below a heat-resistant surface on which the cooking utensil can be located in random manner, the determination of its location, form and dimensions enabling those thermal cells lying below the utensil to be energized, the same thermal cells being also individually used for this determination.
Claims9
A device for determining the location of cooking utensils on a cooking hob comprising a plurality of thermal cells distributed in matrix formation below a heat-resistant surface on which the cooking utensil can be located in random manner, the determination of its location, form and dimensions enabling those thermal cells lying below the utensil to be energized, wherein the same thermal cells are also individually used for this determination.
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