Radiant heater support system
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsJames Aaron White, Michael Stephen Woods
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Abstract
Ranges which include mounting systems for securing the heating elements so that the heating elements are maintained against an underside surface of the glass plate with a substantially constant force over a broad temperature range are described. In one embodiment, the cooktop includes a frame and a support panel having a plurality of radiant heating element openings. A glass panel is adhesively secured at selected locations to the support panel. The mounting system includes coil springs for engaging to the support panel and to the radiant heating elements for positioning the radiant heating elements within the radiant heating element openings and against the glass plate.
Claims15
A range comprising:
- a cooktop comprising a frame and a support panel having at least one radiant heating element opening and a rim extending from an underside surface of said support panel surrounding said radiant heating element opening;
- a glass plate located over said support panel and adhesively secured to said support panel at least at approximately about a center location of said support panel;
- a radiant heating element;
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- a mounting system comprising a spring for engaging to said rim and to said radiant heating element for positioning said radiant heating element within said radiant heating element opening.
A range comprising:
- a cooktop comprising a frame and a support panel having at least one radiant heating element opening and a rim extending from an underside surface of said support panel surrounding said radiant heating element opening;
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- a glass plate located over said support panel and adhesively secured to said support panel at least at approximately about a center location of said support panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.