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US 2016/0252255 A1Published application
Oven
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorMATTEO SCOPONI
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Abstract
An oven for cooking food includes a muffle (2), a groove (20) fashioned in a wall of the muffle (2), and a tab (4) which contributes to supporting an electric heating element (3) for cooking. In an operational configuration, the tab (4) is inserted into said groove (20), along which it is free to slide so as to compensate for any thermal expansions.
Claims20
An oven for food, comprising:
- a muffle;
- a groove fashioned in a wall of the muffle;
- and
- a tab which contributes to supporting an electric heating element for cooking, wherein the tab is inserted into the groove, along which the tab is free to slide so as to compensate for thermal expansions.
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A method for connecting a grill heating element to an oven, comprising the steps of:
- inserting at least a first portion of the grill heating element into a slot fashioned in a rear wall of a muffle;
- inserting a tab into a groove;
- and
- after the tab has been inserted into the groove, fixing the first portion to remaining parts of the oven by means of a removable threaded connection.
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An oven for food, comprising:
- a muffle;
- a groove fashioned in a wall of the muffle;
- and
- a tab comprising:
- a first upper part inserted in the groove;
- a second part joining the tab with a cross member for supporting an electric heating element, the cross member being constrained to the tab and being underneath the electric heating element;
- and
- a third part, which extends from top to bottom between the first upper part and the second part, wherein the tab contributes to supporting the electric heating element and is inserted into the groove, along which the tab is free to slide so as to compensate for thermal expansions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.