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US 2020/0029402 A1Published application
Cooking appliance
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsJuan Chen, Vince Huang, Shirley Mao, Roy Qiu, Tracy Yu
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Abstract
A cooking appliance includes a bottom plate and a turntable. The bottom plate defines an aperture that receives the turntable such that the turntable is flush-mounted with the bottom plate to provide a floor of a cooking cavity as substantially continuous. A rotary hub engages with an underside of the turntable to transmit rotational motion to the turntable from a motor. The turntable includes a first material and the bottom plate includes a second material.
Claims20
A cooking appliance, comprising:
- a bottom plate;
- a turntable;
- wherein the bottom plate defines an aperture that receives the turntable such that the turntable is flush-mounted with the bottom plate to provide a floor of a cooking cavity as substantially continuous;
- wherein a rotary hub engages with an underside of the turntable to transmit rotational motion to the turntable from a motor;
- and
- wherein the turntable and the bottom plate are each made of a ceramic material.
3 more elements
A cooking appliance, comprising:
- a bottom plate;
- a turntable;
- wherein the bottom plate defines an aperture that receives the turntable such that the turntable is flush-mounted with the bottom plate to provide a floor of a cooking cavity as substantially continuous;
- wherein a rotary hub engages with an underside of the turntable to transmit rotational motion to the turntable from a motor;
- and
- wherein the turntable and the bottom plate are each made of a non-metallic material.
3 more elements
A cooking appliance, comprising:
- a bottom plate;
- a turntable;
- wherein the bottom plate defines an aperture that receives the turntable such that the turntable is flush-mounted with the bottom plate to provide a floor of a cooking cavity as substantially continuous;
- wherein a rotary hub engages with an underside of the turntable to transmit rotational motion to the turntable from a motor;
- and
- wherein the turntable comprises a first material and the bottom plate comprises a second material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.