Gas cooker
AssigneeBSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate GmbH
InventorsGünter Varnhorn, Joachim Grützke
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Abstract
A gas cooker includes a pot support that can be fixed on a top panel, preferably a cooktop panel, by a permanent-magnet configuration. The permanent-magnet configuration has magnet parts disposed at connecting locations on a pot support and on the top panel, and the magnet parts are located opposite one another. At least one of the magnet parts is a permanent magnet and another of the magnet parts is either a material magnetically attracted by the permanent magnet or a further permanent magnet having a polarity opposite the permanent magnet and magnetically attracted by the permanent magnet. As such, the configuration magnetically retains the pot support in a predetermined position on the top panel.
Claims26
A gas cooker, comprising:
- a top panel;
- at least one gas burner disposed at said top panel, said burner having a vertical center axis;
- a pot support associated with said gas burner and disposed on said top panel for supporting a cooking container at said gas burner;
- a permanent-magnet configuration having:
- at least two permanent-magnet connecting locations distributed about said axis;
- magnet parts disposed at each of said connecting locations on said pot support and on said top panel;
- and
- said magnet parts of said pot support and said top panel located opposite one another;
- at least one of said magnet parts being a permanent magnet with a given polarity;
- another of said magnet parts being one of:
- a material magnetically attracted by said permanent magnet;
- and
- a further permanent magnet having a polarity opposite said given polarity and magnetically attracted by said permanent magnet;
- and
- said permanent-magnet configuration magnetically retaining said pot support in a predetermined position on said top panel with respect to said gas burner.
A gas cooker, comprising:
- a top panel having a first set of magnet parts;
- at least one gas burner disposed at said top panel;
- a pot support:
- having a second set of magnet parts;
- and
- being disposed on said top panel for supporting a cooking container at said gas burner;
- one of said first and second sets of magnet parts being a permanent magnet with a given polarity;
- another of said first and second sets of magnet parts being one of:
- a material to be magnetically coupled to said permanent magnet;
- and
- a further permanent magnet having a polarity opposite said given polarity and to be magnetically coupled with said permanent magnet;
- and
- said first and second sets of magnet parts magnetically retaining said pot support in a predetermined position on said top panel by placing said second set of magnet parts substantially opposite said first set of magnet parts.
In a gas cooktop having a top panel and at least one gas burner disposed at the top panel, a pot support retaining configuration comprising:
- a first set of magnet parts attached to the top panel;
- a pot support:
- having a second set of magnet parts;
- and
- being disposed on the top panel for supporting a cooking container at the gas burner;
- one of said first and second sets of magnet parts being a permanent magnet with a given polarity;
- another of said first and second sets of magnet parts being one of:
- a material to be magnetically coupled to said permanent magnet;
- and
- a further permanent magnet having a polarity opposite said given polarity and to be magnetically coupled with said permanent magnet;
- and
- said first and second sets of magnet parts magnetically retaining said pot support in a predetermined position on the top panel by placing said second set of magnet parts substantially opposite said first set of magnet parts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.