Food support shelf comprising metal grill with heater
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorWook R. Ryu
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Abstract
A cooking oven includes a cooking compartment with removable shelves. Each shelf includes a frame and a removable electrical resistance heater. The heater plugs into an electrical socket formed in a back wall of the compartment.
Claims17
A cooking oven comprising a cooking compartment having a plurality of supports disposed at different levels, respectively, within the compartment and at least one removable shelf mountable on a selected support for receiving food to be cooked, and an electrical resistance heater connected to the shelf and having releasable connector means for making electrical connection with power supply connector means communicating with the compartment, the heater comprising a pair of mica sheets sandwiching a heating wire between opposing inner surfaces thereof, two respective outer plates disposed on respective outer surfaces of the mica sheets, and Z-shaped sheets disposed along peripheral portions of the heater for connecting the heater to the shelf.
A shelf adapted for use in a cooking compartment of an oven to support food, comprising a frame and an electric resistance heater connected to the frame, the heater including releasable connector means for making electrical connection with electrical supply connector means, and Z-shaped sheets disposed along peripheral portions of the heater for connecting the heater to the shelf.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.