Griddle and gas burner range having a heat barrier
AssigneesBSH Home Appliances Corporation, BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
InventorsBen Braden, Charlie Hanna, Brian Silva, Derek Turner
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Abstract
A griddle and gas burner range, including: a griddle having an electric heating element, and a griddle plate that is disposed over the electric heating element; at least one open top gas burner disposed adjacent to the griddle; and a heat barrier installed between the griddle and the at least one open top gas burner, so as to block the escape of heat from the griddle and into an area of the at least one open top gas burner during operation of the griddle.
Claims20
A griddle and gas burner range, comprising:
- a griddle comprising an electric heating element, and a griddle plate that is disposed over the electric heating element;
- at least one open top gas burner disposed adjacent to the griddle;
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- a heat barrier installed between the griddle and the at least one open top gas burner, so as to block the escape of heat from the griddle and into an area of the at least one open top gas burner during operation of the griddle.
A griddle and gas burner range, comprising:
- a griddle comprising an electric heating element, and a griddle plate that is disposed over the electric heating element;
- at least one open top gas burner disposed adjacent to the griddle;
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- means for blocking the escape of heat from the griddle and into an area of the at least one open top gas burner during operation of the griddle, thereby to enhance the quality of a flame of the at least one open top gas burner.
A heat barrier configured to block the escape of heat from a griddle and into an area of at least one adjacent open top gas burner during operation of the griddle, the heat barrier comprising:
- an elongated plate adapted to be disposed in an element tray of the griddle and having a mounting flange on at least one end thereof,
- wherein the mounting flange has a groove configured to fit over an electric heating element of the griddle and a through-hole for alignment with an existing mounting hole for mounting the electric heating element of the griddle to the element tray.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.