Cooktop Appliance and Heating Element Having a Thermostat
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorPaul Bryan Cadima
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Abstract
A cooktop appliance or heating coil assembly, as provided herein, may include a spiral wound sheathed heating element, a thermostat, a heat transfer disk, and a threaded coupling. The thermostat may include a base and a top cap held on the base. The thermostat may be connected to a heating element. The thermostat may be spring loaded such that a distal end of the thermostat is urged away from a top surface of the heating element. The heat transfer disk may be positioned above the top cap. The threaded coupling may extend between the top cap and the heat transfer disk and may connect the top cap to the heat transfer disk. The threaded coupling may include a male stud and a female collar. The male stud may be selectively received within the female collar.
Claims18
An electric resistance heating coil assembly, comprising:
- a spiral wound sheathed heating element having a first coil section and a second coil section;
- a thermostat comprising a base and a top cap held on the base, the thermostat being connected in series between the first and second coil sections of the spiral wound sheathed heating element, the thermostat being spring loaded such that a distal end of the thermostat is urged away from a top surface of the spiral wound sheathed heating element;
- a heat transfer disk positioned above the top cap;
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- a threaded coupling extending between the top cap and the heat transfer disk, the threaded coupling connecting the top cap to the heat transfer disk, the threaded coupling comprising a male stud and a female collar, the male stud being selectively received within the female collar.
A cooktop appliance, comprising:
- a heating element defining a heating zone;
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- a sensor support assembly positioned within the heating zone of the heating element, the sensor support assembly comprising
- a shroud cover,
- a thermostat attached to the shroud cover, the thermostat comprising a base and a top cap held on the base, the thermostat being electrically connected to the heating element,
- a heat transfer disk positioned above the top cap, and
- a threaded coupling extending between the top cap and the heat transfer disk, the threaded coupling connecting the top cap to the heat transfer disk, the threaded coupling comprising a male stud and a female collar, the male stud being selectively received within the female collar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.