EP1957874A2 - Household cooking top having an improved layout - Google Patents
Household cooking top having an improved layoutInfo
- Publication number
- EP1957874A2 EP1957874A2 EP06831632A EP06831632A EP1957874A2 EP 1957874 A2 EP1957874 A2 EP 1957874A2 EP 06831632 A EP06831632 A EP 06831632A EP 06831632 A EP06831632 A EP 06831632A EP 1957874 A2 EP1957874 A2 EP 1957874A2
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- heating element
- cooking hob
- cooking
- control
- axis
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Withdrawn
Links
Classifications
-
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24C—DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES ; DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
- F24C15/00—Details
- F24C15/10—Tops, e.g. hot plates; Rings
-
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24C—DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES ; DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
- F24C3/00—Stoves or ranges for gaseous fuels
- F24C3/12—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
- F24C3/124—Control panels
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a cooking hob according to the preamble of claim 1.
- the present invention typically applies to household cooking hobs, of the type comprising a plurality of gas burners for cooking foods placed in suitable containers.
- the present invention is not strictly limited to gas cooking hobs, though this application will be hereafter often referred to.
- Cooking hobs of the aforementioned type are known and widespread, in different versions, in every household kitchen.
- said cooking hobs are separate units, i.e. simple cookers; in other cases, said cooking hobs are add-on components adapted to be as a built-in assembly mounted in standard-size apertures obtained on the top of a sectional kitchen; or, in other cases, said cooking hobs are the upper portion of a household appliance comprising an oven for cooking food.
- Household cooking stoves are generally fitted with a hob housing a plurality of cooking points.
- Each cooking point has at least one heating element, in particular a gas burner, and at least one corresponding support element allowing to lay a cooking container over the burner; sometimes several support elements of different cooking points are joined together, thus forming, for example, a gridiron.
- each cooking point is associated with one knob, adapted to be operated by a user both for turning on and/or off the burner and for adjusting the heat generated by the cooking point (for a gas burner, the knob allows to adjust the gas flow, and therefore the heat generated by combustion).
- the cooking points known in the art have a quadrilateral shape and are so conceived that the burners are laid according to a standard layout, hi four-burner cooking hobs, the burners are arranged at the four corners of the quadrilateral delimiting the cooking hob, whereas in five-burner cooking hobs, the fifth burner is arranged centrally relative to the other four burners.
- Cooking hobs are also known in the art which comprise at least one burner being adjacent to one side of the cooking hob, in the middle thereof.
- each burner is adjacent to the corresponding side of the cooking hobs, substantially in the middle thereof.
- Cooking hobs known in the art suffer from the drawback that the rear burners are difficult to reach, in particular when containers for cooking food have already been laid over the front burners. A user trying to reach the rear burners might therefore knock over a container laid over the front burners, thus risking possible burns or scalds.
- the general object of the present invention is to improve the cooking hobs known in the art and, in particular, to solve the aforementioned problems.
- Fig. 1 is a first schematic top view of a cooking hob according to the present invention
- Fig. 2 is a second top view of the cooking hob according to the present invention.
- reference number 10 designates as a whole a household cooking hob of the type comprising:
- Fig. 1 which represents a first schematic top view of the cooking hob 10 according to the present invention, clearly shows that each burner 20 of said plurality of burners 20 is aligned with:
- first axis X and the second axis Y are both indicated with a dashed line; as shown, said second axis Y is substantially orthogonal to said first axis X.
- the angle between the first axis X and the second axis Y may however be slightly wider or narrower than 90°.
- said first axis X is substantially parallel to said side 11 of said cooking hob 10; however, it is also conceivable to arrange said first axis X in a different way, in particular so that said first axis X is slightly inclined relative to the side 11 of the cooking hob 10.
- the number of said second axes Y matches the number of burners 20 and, consequently, the number of said knobs 30.
- said plurality of burners 20 comprises four burners 20, in particular having different sizes and calorific value, which can be used as necessary with containers
- a cooking hob 10 comprising four burners 20 is provided with four second axes Y and, preferably, two first axes X.
- each burner 20 may be without distinction of the type taking primary air above or below the cooking hob 10 whereon they are mounted. It is also clear that each burner 20 may be fitted with an ignition spark plug and/or a thermocouple for checking if the burner 20 is on; neither said ignition spark plug nor said thermocouple are shown in the drawings.
- the particular layout of the cooking hob 10 according to the present invention therefore allows to provide a cooking hob 10 which makes access easier to all of the burners 20 included in the cooking hob 10.
- each knob 30 is aligned with just one burner 20 allows a user to associate each knob 30 with the corresponding burner 20 in a simple and intuitive way, in particular without the need of graphic representations, which are typically placed very close to said knob 30, in order to obtain said association.
- the cooking hob 10 comprises at least one support element or gridiron 40 used for laying cooking containers over said burners 20.
- said gridiron 40 takes up the whole surface of the cooking hob 10; it comprises a plurality of support elements, in particular first support elements 41 lying in a direction being substantially parallel to said side 11 of the cooking hob 10, and second support elements 42 lying in a direction being substantially orthogonal to said side 11.
- said second support elements 42 lie in the direction connecting each knob 30 to the corresponding burner 20, i.e. they lie in said second axis Y.
- Said second support elements 42 are as many as said second axes Y and preferably pass through the center of each burner 20.
- said first support elements 41 also pass through the center of said burner 20 and each lie in a first axis X.
- a household cooking hob of the type comprising at least one first heating element, one second heating element, one first control for controlling the first heating element, one second control for controlling the second heating element, wherein the first heating element and the first control are aligned in a first direction, the second heating element and the second control are aligned in a second direction, and wherein said first direction and said second direction are substantially parallel to each other.
- heating elements and controls may then be added to the cooking hob according to the above general form, in particular one third heating element and a corresponding third control, and possibly one fourth heating element and a corresponding fourth control.
- the corresponding directions of the third heating element and third control, and possibly of the fourth heating element and fourth control, are preferably substantially parallel to the aforementioned first and second directions.
- gas burners may be replaced with other types of heating elements adapted to cook food, e.g. electric burners,
- knobs may be replaced with other types of controls for heating elements, e.g. pushbuttons or touch controls,
- one heating element may comprise or consist of a pair of close burners, e.g. a double- crown burner, and the corresponding control may comprise or consist of a single knob controlling both burners or a pair of close knobs respectively controlling the pair of burners.
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Baking, Grill, Roasting (AREA)
- Electric Stoves And Ranges (AREA)
Abstract
The present invention relates to a household cooking hob (10) of the type comprising: a plurality of heating elements, in particular burners (20), and a plurality of controls, in particular knobs (30), preferably located on the same side (11) of said cooking hob (10), the number of said controls (30) matching the number of heating elements (20) and each of said controls (30) being adapted to control a corresponding heating element (20). The present invention is characterized in that each heating element (20) of said plurality is aligned with: at least another heating element (20) along a first axis (X); - just one control (30) and no other heating element (20) along a second axis (Y).
Description
HOUSEHOLD COOKING TOP HAVING AN IMPROVED LAYOUT
DESCRIPTION
The present invention relates to a cooking hob according to the preamble of claim 1.
The present invention typically applies to household cooking hobs, of the type comprising a plurality of gas burners for cooking foods placed in suitable containers. The present invention is not strictly limited to gas cooking hobs, though this application will be hereafter often referred to.
Cooking hobs of the aforementioned type are known and widespread, in different versions, in every household kitchen.
hi some cases, said cooking hobs are separate units, i.e. simple cookers; in other cases, said cooking hobs are add-on components adapted to be as a built-in assembly mounted in standard-size apertures obtained on the top of a sectional kitchen; or, in other cases, said cooking hobs are the upper portion of a household appliance comprising an oven for cooking food.
Household cooking stoves are generally fitted with a hob housing a plurality of cooking points. Each cooking point has at least one heating element, in particular a gas burner, and at least one corresponding support element allowing to lay a cooking container over the burner; sometimes several support elements of different cooking points are joined together, thus forming, for example, a gridiron.
Generally, each cooking point is associated with one knob, adapted to be operated by a user both for turning on and/or off the burner and for adjusting the heat generated by the cooking point (for a gas burner, the knob allows to adjust the gas flow, and therefore the heat generated by combustion).
Usually, the cooking points known in the art have a quadrilateral shape and are so conceived that the burners are laid according to a standard layout, hi four-burner cooking hobs, the burners are arranged at the four corners of the quadrilateral delimiting the cooking hob, whereas in five-burner cooking hobs, the fifth burner is arranged centrally relative to the other four burners.
Cooking hobs are also known in the art which comprise at least one burner being adjacent to one side of the cooking hob, in the middle thereof. In particular, in four-burner cooking hobs, each burner is adjacent to the corresponding side of the cooking hobs, substantially in the
middle thereof.
Cooking hobs known in the art suffer from the drawback that the rear burners are difficult to reach, in particular when containers for cooking food have already been laid over the front burners. A user trying to reach the rear burners might therefore knock over a container laid over the front burners, thus risking possible burns or scalds.
Another drawback of the above-described layout of the cooking hobs known in the art is that a user does not automatically associate one knob with the corresponding burner; consequently, the user can associate each knob with the corresponding burner only with the help of a graphic representation, typically located very close to the knob.
The general object of the present invention is to improve the cooking hobs known in the art and, in particular, to solve the aforementioned problems.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a cooking hob which makes access easier to its burners, in particular of the rear burners when containers for cooking food have already been laid over the front burners.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a cooking hob so shaped as to allow a user to associate each knob of the cooking hob with the corresponding burner in a simple an intuitive way.
It is a further object of the present invention to allow a user to associate a knob with the corresponding burner without the need of graphic representations.
These and other objects are substantially achieved according to the present invention by a cooking hob provided according to the following description, the annexed drawings and the appended claims, which are intended as an integral part of the following description.
Further features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description and from the annexed drawings, which are supplied by way of non-limiting example, wherein:
Fig. 1 is a first schematic top view of a cooking hob according to the present invention;
Fig. 2 is a second top view of the cooking hob according to the present invention;
Said description and said drawings are to be considered as non-limiting examples.
Referring now to the drawings, reference number 10 designates as a whole a household cooking hob of the type comprising:
a plurality of burners 20, and
a plurality of knobs 30 arranged on the same side 11 of said cooking hob 10, the number of said knobs 30 matching the number of burners 20 and each of said knobs 30 being adapted to control a corresponding burner 20.
Fig. 1, which represents a first schematic top view of the cooking hob 10 according to the present invention, clearly shows that each burner 20 of said plurality of burners 20 is aligned with:
at least another burner 20 along a first axis X;
just one knob 30 and no other burner 20 along a second axis Y.
In Fig. 1, the first axis X and the second axis Y are both indicated with a dashed line; as shown, said second axis Y is substantially orthogonal to said first axis X. The angle between the first axis X and the second axis Y may however be slightly wider or narrower than 90°.
Preferably, said first axis X is substantially parallel to said side 11 of said cooking hob 10; however, it is also conceivable to arrange said first axis X in a different way, in particular so that said first axis X is slightly inclined relative to the side 11 of the cooking hob 10.
The number of said second axes Y matches the number of burners 20 and, consequently, the number of said knobs 30.
As shown in Fig. 1, said plurality of burners 20 comprises four burners 20, in particular having different sizes and calorific value, which can be used as necessary with containers
(e.g. pots, pans, jugs, etc.) having different sizes and suitable for cooking different types of food. According to the present invention, a cooking hob 10 comprising four burners 20 is provided with four second axes Y and, preferably, two first axes X.
Said burners 20 may be without distinction of the type taking primary air above or below the cooking hob 10 whereon they are mounted. It is also clear that each burner 20 may be fitted with an ignition spark plug and/or a thermocouple for checking if the burner 20 is on; neither said ignition spark plug nor said thermocouple are shown in the drawings.
The particular layout of the cooking hob 10 according to the present invention therefore allows to provide a cooking hob 10 which makes access easier to all of the burners 20 included in the cooking hob 10.
Furthermore, the fact that each knob 30 is aligned with just one burner 20 allows a user to associate each knob 30 with the corresponding burner 20 in a simple and intuitive way, in particular without the need of graphic representations, which are typically placed very close to said knob 30, in order to obtain said association.
As shown in particular in Fig. 2, which is a second top view of the cooking hob 10 according to the present invention, the cooking hob 10 comprises at least one support element or gridiron 40 used for laying cooking containers over said burners 20.
Preferably, said gridiron 40 takes up the whole surface of the cooking hob 10; it comprises a plurality of support elements, in particular first support elements 41 lying in a direction being substantially parallel to said side 11 of the cooking hob 10, and second support elements 42 lying in a direction being substantially orthogonal to said side 11.
For the purpose of making it even simpler and more intuitive for a user to associate each knob
30 to the corresponding burner 20, said second support elements 42 lie in the direction connecting each knob 30 to the corresponding burner 20, i.e. they lie in said second axis Y.
Said second support elements 42 are as many as said second axes Y and preferably pass through the center of each burner 20.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, said first support elements 41 also pass through the center of said burner 20 and each lie in a first axis X.
In its most general form, the present invention can be defined as follows: a household cooking hob of the type comprising at least one first heating element, one second heating element, one first control for controlling the first heating element, one second control for controlling the second heating element, wherein the first heating element and the first control are aligned in a first direction, the second heating element and the second control are aligned in a second direction, and wherein said first direction and said second direction are substantially parallel to each other.
Further heating elements and controls may then be added to the cooking hob according to the above general form, in particular one third heating element and a corresponding third control, and possibly one fourth heating element and a corresponding fourth control. The corresponding directions of the third heating element and third control, and possibly of the fourth heating element and fourth control, are preferably substantially parallel to the aforementioned first and second directions.
It is clear that these alignment directions can be easily recognized by the user due to the fact that they are substantially parallel to one another; this is easier when said directions are also substantially parallel to one side of the cooking hob; this may be made even easier by appropriately shaping and configuring the support elements associated with the heating elements.
The features and advantages of the cooking hob according to the present invention are apparent from the above description.
It is however clear that many changes may be made to the cooking hob according to the present invention, and that in its practical implementation the various components may have different shapes and arrangements or be replaced with other technically equivalent elements, without departing from the novelty spirit of the inventive idea.
Among the possible variants of the illustrated example of embodiment , it is worth mentioning that:
the gas burners may be replaced with other types of heating elements adapted to cook food, e.g. electric burners,
the knobs may be replaced with other types of controls for heating elements, e.g. pushbuttons or touch controls,
one heating element may comprise or consist of a pair of close burners, e.g. a double- crown burner, and the corresponding control may comprise or consist of a single knob controlling both burners or a pair of close knobs respectively controlling the pair of burners.
Claims
1. Household cooking hob (10)5 of the type comprising:
a plurality of heating elements, in particular burners (20), and
a plurality of controls, in particular knobs (30), preferably located on the same side (11) of said cooking hob (10), the number of said controls (30) matching the number of heating elements (20) and each of said controls (30) being adapted to control a corresponding heating element (20),
characterized in that each heating element (20) of said plurality is aligned with:
at least another heating element (20) along a first axis (X);
just one control (30) and no other heating element (20) along a second axis (Y).
2. Cooking hob (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that said second axis (Y) is substantially orthogonal to said first axis (X).
3. Cooking hob (10) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said first axis (X) is substantially parallel to said side (11) of said cooking hob (10).
4. Cooking hob (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that said plurality of heating elements (20) comprises four heating elements, in particular burners (20), preferably having different sizes and calorific value.
5. Cooking hob (10) according to claim 1, characterized by comprising four second axes (Y) and two first axes (X).
6. Cooking hob (10) according to claim 1, characterized by comprising at least one support element or gridiron (40) for laying cooking containers over said heating elements
(20).
7. Cooking hob (10) according to claim 6, characterized in that said gridiron (40) comprises a plurality of support elements, in particular first support elements (41) lying in a direction being substantially parallel to said side (11) of the cooking hob (10), and second support elements (42) lying in a direction being substantially orthogonal to said side (11).
8. Cooking hob (10) according to claim 7, characterized in that said second support elements (42) lie in the direction connecting each control (30) to the corresponding heating element (20), in particular they lie in said second axis (Y).
9. Cooking hob (10) according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that said second support elements (42) pass through the center of said heating element, in particular burner (20).
10. Cooking hob (10) according to claim 7, characterized in that said first support elements
(41) pass through the center of said heating elements, in particular burners (20), and lie in said first axis (X).
11. Cooking hob (10) according to claim 7, characterized in that said gridiron (40) takes up the whole surface of the cooking hob (10).
12. Household cooking hob, of the type comprising at least:
one first and one second heating elements,
one first control for controlling said first heating element, and
one second control for controlling said second heating element,
characterized in that:
- the first heating element and the first control are aligned in a first direction,
the second heating element and the second control are aligned in a second direction; said first direction and said second direction being substantially parallel to each other.
13. Cooking hob according to claim 12, comprising also:
one third heating element,
- one fourth heating element,
one third control for controlling said third heating element, and
one fourth control for controlling said fourth heating element,
characterized in that:
the third heating element and the third control are aligned in a third direction,
- the fourth heating element and the fourth control are aligned in a fourth direction; said first, second, third and fourth directions being substantially parallel to one another.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITTO20050857 ITTO20050857A1 (en) | 2005-12-06 | 2005-12-06 | DOMESTIC COOKING PLAN WITH A IMPROVED ARRANGEMENT |
| PCT/IB2006/003458 WO2007066193A2 (en) | 2005-12-06 | 2006-12-04 | Household cooking top having an improved layout |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| EP1957874A2 true EP1957874A2 (en) | 2008-08-20 |
Family
ID=38123254
Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EP06831632A Withdrawn EP1957874A2 (en) | 2005-12-06 | 2006-12-04 | Household cooking top having an improved layout |
Country Status (4)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| EP (1) | EP1957874A2 (en) |
| IT (1) | ITTO20050857A1 (en) |
| RU (1) | RU2008127371A (en) |
| WO (1) | WO2007066193A2 (en) |
Family Cites Families (7)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL44105C (en) * | ||||
| US1425975A (en) * | 1920-02-12 | 1922-08-15 | Walter J Kennedy | Valve for gas stoves |
| GB243175A (en) * | 1924-12-06 | 1925-11-26 | Radiation Ltd | Improvements relating to gas heated cooking apparatus |
| US1942265A (en) * | 1931-10-23 | 1934-01-02 | Teller Stove Designing Corp | Straight-line cooking top range or stove |
| US2551759A (en) * | 1947-08-18 | 1951-05-08 | Thermador Electrical Mfg Compa | Kitchen range |
| GB2226399A (en) * | 1988-12-21 | 1990-06-27 | Anthony Willis | Cooking hobs |
| DE20107574U1 (en) * | 2001-04-25 | 2001-08-02 | Marx, Corina, Dipl.-Ing. (FH), 72072 Tübingen | Cooking hob with a linear arrangement of 3 or more hotplates |
-
2005
- 2005-12-06 IT ITTO20050857 patent/ITTO20050857A1/en unknown
-
2006
- 2006-12-04 RU RU2008127371/03A patent/RU2008127371A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2006-12-04 EP EP06831632A patent/EP1957874A2/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2006-12-04 WO PCT/IB2006/003458 patent/WO2007066193A2/en active Application Filing
Non-Patent Citations (1)
| Title |
|---|
| See references of WO2007066193A2 * |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| WO2007066193A3 (en) | 2007-10-18 |
| WO2007066193A2 (en) | 2007-06-14 |
| RU2008127371A (en) | 2010-01-20 |
| ITTO20050857A1 (en) | 2007-06-07 |
Similar Documents
| Publication | Publication Date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| US10816215B2 (en) | Diffusion cap burner for gas cooking appliance | |
| US7527495B2 (en) | Cooperating bridge burner system | |
| US11187416B2 (en) | Gas cooktop and grate for the gas cooktop | |
| US9557063B2 (en) | Burner assembly for cooktop appliance and method for operating same | |
| US6729323B1 (en) | Air-inlet assembly for a gas cooking appliance | |
| US20120318256A1 (en) | Large capacity griddle over high btu burner | |
| CA2554875A1 (en) | Gas fired cooktop and method of assembling the same | |
| US20100282237A1 (en) | Front controls for gas cooking range | |
| EP2095024B1 (en) | Cooking top comprising special made support elements | |
| CA2537623A1 (en) | Gas fired cooktop and method of assembling | |
| US10082295B2 (en) | Gas heating arrangement and method for operating a gas heating arrangement | |
| US20170261211A1 (en) | Cooktop | |
| US9410705B2 (en) | Gas cooker | |
| EP1508001B1 (en) | Gas burner and pot-holder assembly for domestic cooking hobs | |
| EP2501997B1 (en) | Cooking hob | |
| EP1957874A2 (en) | Household cooking top having an improved layout | |
| EP1764559B1 (en) | Cooking grate assembly | |
| US6886552B2 (en) | Cooktop grate with flame clearance | |
| US11268692B2 (en) | Gas cooking grate with integral burner | |
| US10948181B2 (en) | Multi-level gas burner having ultra low simmer | |
| EP0995950A2 (en) | Domestic cooking hob, with gas burner having variable positioning | |
| CN101382300A (en) | Gas kitchen ranges | |
| CN215723367U (en) | Intelligent combustor assembly and gas cooker | |
| KR200374987Y1 (en) | A gas range make sure of spark mirror | |
| EP0341220B1 (en) | Appliance for cooking food with an easier indication of the correspondence between burners and control knobs |
Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUAI | Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012 |
|
| 17P | Request for examination filed |
Effective date: 20080605 |
|
| AK | Designated contracting states |
Kind code of ref document: A2 Designated state(s): AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR |
|
| 17Q | First examination report despatched |
Effective date: 20080908 |
|
| STAA | Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent |
Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN |
|
| 18D | Application deemed to be withdrawn |
Effective date: 20110701 |