EP3555529B1 - Table de cuisson dotée d'un dispositif de surveillance - Google Patents

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EP3555529B1
EP3555529B1 EP17808356.4A EP17808356A EP3555529B1 EP 3555529 B1 EP3555529 B1 EP 3555529B1 EP 17808356 A EP17808356 A EP 17808356A EP 3555529 B1 EP3555529 B1 EP 3555529B1
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    • 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
    • F24C7/00—Stoves or ranges heated by electric energy
    • F24C7/08—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
    • F24C7/082—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices on ranges, e.g. control panels, illumination
    • F24C7/083—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices on ranges, e.g. control panels, illumination on tops, hot plates
    • 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
    • F24C3/126—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices on ranges
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B3/00—Ohmic-resistance heating
    • H05B3/68—Heating arrangements specially adapted for cooking plates or analogous hot-plates
    • H05B3/74—Non-metallic plates, e.g. vitroceramic, ceramic or glassceramic hobs, also including power or control circuits
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B6/00—Heating by electric, magnetic or electromagnetic fields
    • H05B6/02—Induction heating
    • H05B6/06—Control, e.g. of temperature, of power
    • H05B6/062—Control, e.g. of temperature, of power for cooking plates or the like
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B2213/00—Aspects relating both to resistive heating and to induction heating, covered by H05B3/00 and H05B6/00
    • H05B2213/05—Heating plates with pan detection means
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B2213/00—Aspects relating both to resistive heating and to induction heating, covered by H05B3/00 and H05B6/00
    • H05B2213/07—Heating plates with temperature control means

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  • the present invention relates to a cooking hob comprising at least one monitoring device according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Monitoring devices are sometimes used for cooking hobs in order to watch the cooking process on said cooking hob.
  • the monitoring devices are arranged separately above the cooking hob.
  • the monitoring device is attached at a bottom side of the exhaust hood, wherein said exhaust hood is arranged above the cooking hob.
  • DE 10 2010 039 371 A1 discloses a control device for a cooking hob.
  • the control device comprises a projector arranged above a glass ceramic panel and a detector arranged beneath said glass ceramic panel.
  • the projector and detector may be arranged above the glass ceramic panel.
  • the projector sends IR radiation to the glass ceramic panel.
  • the detector measures the positions and sizes of cookware items on said glass ceramic panel.
  • the object is achieved by the cooking hob comprising at least one monitoring device according to claim 1.
  • the sensor system is provided for detecting the temperature upon the cooking zones.
  • the core of the present invention is that the monitoring device and the cooking hob are mechanically and/or electrically connected to each other and form a compact unit, wherein the sensor system is directed from above to the cooking zone.
  • the sensor system is able to detect the temperature upon the cooking zones.
  • the elongated carrier supports the sensor system and allows a sufficient distance between the cooking zone and said sensor system.
  • the sensor system is provided for monitoring the cooking process from above.
  • the sensor system includes at least one camera, at least one infrared sensor and/or at least one infrared sensor array.
  • the sensor system is arranged above the cooking hob in the operating state of the monitoring device.
  • the sensor system may be arranged above the centre of the cooking hob in the operating state of the monitoring device.
  • the sensor system may be arranged at a distant end portion of the carrier relating to the cooking hob in the operating state of the monitoring device.
  • the carrier is moveable by a motor and/or manually by a user.
  • the monitoring device includes at least one pivot arm and at least one hinge, wherein said pivot arm acts as the carrier for supporting the sensor system, and wherein the hinge is interconnected between the pivot arm and the cooking hob, and wherein the pivot arm is pivoting between the non-operating state and the operating state of the monitoring device.
  • the pivot arm may be moveable manually and/or by a spring element, wherein preferably the pivot arm is moveable from the non-operating state to the operating state by the spring element and from the operating state to the non-operating state manually by the user.
  • the monitoring device includes at least one column, wherein said column acts as the carrier for supporting the sensor system, and wherein the column is counter-sunk within the cooking hob in the non-operating state of the monitoring device, and wherein the column extends vertically or inclined above the cooking hob in the operating state of the monitoring device.
  • the column is formed as a telescopic bar.
  • the sensor system may be provided for detecting the presence, the placement and/or the size of cookware on the cooking hob.
  • the sensor system may be provided for detecting the type, the size and/or the colour of food stuff on the cooking hob.
  • the sensor system may be provided for detecting a change of the colour of the food stuff upon the cooking hob.
  • the sensor system may be provided for detecting a movement of the cookware and/or food stuff on the cooking hob.
  • the cooking hob may include at least one user interface, wherein the sensor system is directed onto said user interface in the operating state of the monitoring device, and wherein preferably the sensor system is provided for detecting at least one finger of user on the user interface in order to recognise an operation on said user interface.
  • the cooking hob can especially be a gas cooking hob and/or an electrical cooking hob, in particular an induction cooking hob.
  • the cooking hob or cooking zones of the cooking hob can be bridged. Especially two or more cooking zones can be connected to a single cooking zone.
  • FIG 1 illustrates a schematic perspective view of a cooking hob 10 with a monitoring device 16 according to a first embodiment of the present invention, wherein the monitoring device 16 is in a non-operating state.
  • the cooking hob 10 includes four gas burners 12 and a user interface 14.
  • the cooking hob 10 may include one or more gas burners 12.
  • the four gas burners 12 are arranged as a two-by-two matrix.
  • the cooking hob 10 may include arbitrary arrangements of gas burners 12.
  • the monitoring device 16 includes a pivot arm 18 and a hinge 20.
  • the hinge 20 connects the pivot arm 18 to the cooking hob 10.
  • the hinge is arranged in a central portion of the rear side of the cooking hob 10.
  • the elongated pivot arm 18 extends horizontally upon the cooking hob 10.
  • the pivot arm 18 extends from the hinge 20 forwards to the front side of the cooking hob 10.
  • the monitoring device 16 is arranged flatly on or beside the cooking hob 10.
  • the pivot arm 18 is arranged between the gas burners 12.
  • the monitoring device 16 includes an on-off switch 26.
  • the on-off switch 26 is arranged at the pivot arm 18.
  • the on-off switch 26 may be arranged on the user interface 14.
  • the on-off switch 26 is arranged in an end portion of the pivot arm 18, which is opposite to the hinge 20.
  • the on-off switch 26 may be arranged in an arbitrary position of the cooking hob 10 or the monitoring device 16.
  • the on-off switch 26 is provided for switching between the non-operating state and an operating state of the monitoring device 16.
  • FIG 2 illustrates a schematic perspective view of the cooking hob 10 with the monitoring device 16 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, wherein the monitoring device 16 is in an operating state.
  • the pivot arm 18 of the monitoring device 16 extends from the hinge 20 upwards.
  • the pivot arm 18 is moveable by a motor between the operating state and the non-operating state.
  • the on-off switch 26 may be provided for activating and deactivating the monitoring device 16.
  • the pivot arm 18 may be manually moveable between the operating state and the non-operating state.
  • the pivot arm 18 may be semi-manually moveable by a spring-element between the operating state and the non-operating state.
  • the pivot arm 18 is inclined.
  • the upper end of the pivot arm 18 is arranged above the centre of the cooking hob 10.
  • the monitoring device 16 comprises a sensor system 22 arranged at the upper end of the pivot arm 18.
  • the sensor system 22 includes at least one camera and/or at least one infrared sensor.
  • the sensor system 22 may include an array of infrared sensors.
  • the camera and/or the infrared sensor are directed onto the gas burners 12. Further, the camera and/or the infrared sensor may be directed onto one or more elected gas burners 12. Moreover, the camera and/or the infrared sensor may be directed onto the user interface 14.
  • the sensor system 22 allows monitoring the cooking hob 10 from the top side. In particular, the sensor system 22 is provided for detecting the temperature upon the cooking zones 28.
  • the sensor system 22 may be provided for determining the placement of the cookware, the size of the cookware and/or the use of a lid on said cookware. Further, the sensor system 22 may detect the presence of the cookware on the gas burner 12, boilover and/or if the cookware runs dry. Thus, the sensor system 22 increases the safety of the cooking process. Moreover, the sensor system 22 may detect the temperature of the food stuff and/or the cookware, the size of the food stuff and/or a change of the colour of the food stuff. Due to the change of the colour of the food stuff or due to the temperature detection the sensor system 22 may recognise if the food stuff is ready. The sensor system 22 is able to recognise a movement of the cookware by the user or the turn of a pan cake.
  • the sensor system 22 may be used as an input system.
  • the detection of the user's hand or finger in a predetermined position by the sensor system 22 may be interpreted as the touch of a corresponding switch.
  • the sensor system 22 may detect the presence of the user's hand or finger on the user interface 14. By this way, the sensor system 22 provides the input system of the cooking hob 10.
  • FIG 3 illustrates a schematic perspective view of the cooking hob 10 with the monitoring device 16 according to a second embodiment of the present invention, wherein the monitoring device 16 is in a non-operating state.
  • the cooking hob 10 includes the four gas burners 12 and the user interface 14, wherein the cooking hob 10 may generally include one or more gas burners 12.
  • the gas burners 12 are arranged as the two-by-two matrix.
  • the monitoring device 16 is arranged in the rear corner on the right hand side of the cooking hob 10. In the non-operating state the monitoring device 16 is counter-sunk within the cooking hob 10.
  • the monitoring device 16 may include an on-off switch, which is not shown.
  • the on-off switch 26 may be arranged on the user interface 14.
  • the on-off switch 26 is provided for switching between the non-operating state and the operating state of the monitoring device 16.
  • the on-off switch 26 may be arranged in an arbitrary position of the cooking hob 10 or the monitoring device 16.
  • the operating state and the non-operating state of the monitoring device 16 may be automatically activated and deactivated.
  • FIG 4 illustrates a schematic perspective view of the cooking hob 10 with the monitoring device 16 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, wherein the monitoring device 16 is in an operating state.
  • the monitoring device 16 of the second embodiment includes a column 24.
  • Said column 24 is concealed within the cooking hob 10 in the non-operating state of the monitoring device 16.
  • the column 24 In the operating state of the monitoring device 16 the column 24 is arranged above the cooking hob 10.
  • the column 24 extends vertically above the cooking hob 10.
  • the column 24 may be inclined above the cooking hob 10.
  • the column 24 may be pivoting.
  • the column 24 may be formed as a telescopic bar.
  • the column 24 is moveable by a motor between the non-operating state and the operating state.
  • the on-off switch 26 may be provided for activating and deactivating the monitoring device 16.
  • the column 24 is semi-manually moveable by a spring-element between the non-operating state and the operating state and manually moveable between the operating state and the non-operating state.
  • the sensor system 22 is arranged at the upper end portion of the column 24.
  • the sensor system 22 includes at least one camera and/or at least one infrared sensor.
  • the sensor system 22 may include an array of infrared sensors.
  • the camera and/or the infrared sensor are directed onto the gas burners 12. Further, the camera and/or the infrared sensor may be directed onto one or more elected gas burners 12.
  • the sensor system 22 allows monitoring the cooking hob 10 from the top side. Additionally, the camera and/or the infrared sensor may be directed onto the user interface 14.
  • the sensor system 22 allows monitoring the cooking hob 10 from the top side. In particular, the sensor system 22 is provided for detecting the temperature upon the cooking zones 28.
  • the sensor system 22 may be provided for determining the presence and/or position of the cookware, the size of the cookware and/or the use and/or position of a lid on said cookware. Further, the sensor system 22 may detect boilover, the presence of the cookware on the gas burner 12 and/or if the cookware runs dry. In this way, the sensor system 22 increases the safety of the cooking process. Moreover, the sensor system 22 may detect the temperature of the food stuff and/or the cookware, the size of the food stuff and/or a change of the colour of the food stuff. The detection of the temperature allows an automatic or semi-automatic control of the cooking process. The sensor system 22 may recognise, if the food stuff is ready or has to be turned, due to the change of the colour of the food stuff. The sensor system 22 is able to recognise a movement of the cookware by the user or the turn of a pan cake.
  • the sensor system 22 may be used as an input system.
  • the detection of the user's hand or finger in a predetermined position by the sensor system 22 may be interpreted as the touch of a corresponding switch.
  • the sensor system 22 may detect the presence of the user's hand or finger on the user interface 14. By this way, the sensor system 22 provides the input system of the cooking hob 10.
  • FIG 5 illustrates a schematic perspective view of the cooking hob 10 with the monitoring device 16 according to a third embodiment of the present invention, wherein the monitoring device 16 is in the non-operating state.
  • the cooking hob can be an electrical cooking hob, especially an induction cooking hob.
  • the cooking hob 10 includes four cooking zones 28 and the user interface 14.
  • the cooking hob 10 may include an arbitrary number of cooking zones 28, which especially can at least partially be bridged and/or connected to at least one cooking zone.
  • the cooking zones 28 and the user interface 14 are covered by a glass ceramic panel.
  • the four cooking zones 28 are arranged as a two-by-two matrix, wherein, especially two or four cooking zones can be bridged to one or two larger cooking zones.
  • the cooking hob 10 may include an arbitrary arrangement of cooking zones 28.
  • the cooking zones 28 may include radiant heating elements and/or induction coils.
  • the cooking zones 28 may include one or more gas burners arranged beneath the glass ceramic panel.
  • the cooking zones 28 may include different heating systems.
  • the monitoring device 16 includes the pivot arm 18 and the hinge 20.
  • the hinge 20 connects the pivot arm 18 to the cooking hob 10.
  • the hinge is arranged in the central portion of the rear side of the cooking hob 10.
  • the elongated pivot arm 18 extends horizontally upon the cooking hob 10.
  • the pivot arm 18 extends from the hinge 20 forwards to the front side of the cooking hob 10.
  • the monitoring device 16 is arranged flatly on or beside the cooking hob 10.
  • the pivot arm 18 is arranged between the cooking zones 28.
  • the monitoring device 16 includes the on-off switch 26.
  • the on-off switch 26 is arranged at the pivot arm 18.
  • the on-off switch 26 may be arranged on the user interface 14.
  • the on-off switch 26 is arranged in the end portion of the pivot arm 18, which is opposite to the hinge 20.
  • the on-off switch 26 may be arranged in an arbitrary position of the cooking hob 10 or the monitoring device 16. The on-off switch 26 is provided for switching between the non-operating state and the operating state of the monitoring device 16.
  • FIG 6 illustrates a schematic perspective view of the cooking hob 10 with the monitoring device 16 according to the third embodiment of the present invention, wherein the monitoring device 16 is in the operating state.
  • the pivot arm 18 of the monitoring device 16 extends from the hinge 20 upwards.
  • the pivot arm 18 is moveable by the motor between the operating state and the non-operating state.
  • the on-off switch 26 may be provided for activating and deactivating the monitoring device 16.
  • the pivot arm 18 may be manually moveable between the operating state and the non-operating state.
  • the pivot arm 18 may be semi-manually moveable by the spring-element between the operating state and the non-operating state.
  • the pivot arm 18 is inclined.
  • the upper end of the pivot arm 18 is arranged above the centre of the cooking hob 10.
  • the monitoring device 16 comprises the sensor system 22 arranged at the upper end of the pivot arm 18.
  • the sensor system 22 includes at least one camera and/or at least one infrared sensor.
  • the sensor system 22 may include the array of infrared sensors.
  • the camera and/or the infrared sensor are directed onto the cooking zones 28. Further, the camera and/or the infrared sensor may be directed onto one or more elected cooking zones 28. Moreover, the camera and/or the infrared sensor may be directed onto the user interface 14.
  • the sensor system 22 allows monitoring the cooking hob 10 from the top side. In particular, the sensor system 22 is provided for detecting the temperature upon the cooking zones 28.
  • the sensor system 22 may be provided for determining the placement of the cookware, the size of the cookware and/or the use of the lid on said cookware. Further, the sensor system 22 may detect the presence of the cookware on the cooking zone 28, boilover and/or if the cookware runs dry. Thus, the sensor system 22 increases the safety of the cooking process. Moreover, the sensor system 22 may detect the temperature of the food stuff and/or the cookware, the size of the food stuff and/or the change of the colour of the food stuff. Due to the change of the colour of the food stuff or due to the temperature detection the sensor system 22 may recognise if the food stuff is ready. The sensor system 22 is able to recognise the movement of the cookware by the user or the turn of the pan cake.
  • the sensor system 22 may be used as input system.
  • the detection of the user's hand or finger in the predetermined position by the sensor system 22 may be interpreted as the touch of the corresponding switch.
  • the sensor system 22 may detect the presence of the user's hand or finger on the user interface 14. By this way, the sensor system 22 provides the input system of the cooking hob 10.
  • FIG 7 illustrates a schematic perspective view of the cooking hob 10 with the monitoring device 16 according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, wherein the monitoring device 16 is in the non-operating state.
  • the cooking hob can be an electrical cooking hob, especially an induction cooking hob.
  • the cooking hob 10 includes the four cooking zones 28 and the user interface 14, wherein the cooking hob 10 may generally include one or more cooking zones 28, which especially can at least partially be bridged.
  • the cooking zones 28 and the user interface 14 are covered by the glass ceramic panel.
  • the cooking zones 28 are arranged as the two-by-two matrix, wherein, especially two or four cooking zones can be bridged to one or two larger cooking zones.
  • the cooking zones 28 may be formed by radiant heating elements or induction coils.
  • the cooking zones 28 may include one or more gas burners arranged beneath the glass ceramic panel.
  • the monitoring device 16 is arranged in the rear corner on the right hand side of the cooking hob 10. In the non-operating state the monitoring device 16 is counter-sunk within the cooking hob 10.
  • the monitoring device 16 may include the on-off switch, which is not shown.
  • the on-off switch 26 may be arranged on the user interface 14.
  • the on-off switch 26 is provided for switching between the non-operating state and the operating state of the monitoring device 16.
  • the on-off switch 26 may be arranged in an arbitrary position of the cooking hob 10 or the monitoring device 16.
  • the operating state and the non-operating state of the monitoring device 16 may be automatically activated and deactivated.
  • FIG 8 illustrates a schematic perspective view of the cooking hob 10 with the monitoring device 16 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, wherein the monitoring device 16 is in the operating state.
  • the monitoring device 16 of the fourth embodiment includes the column 24.
  • Said column 24 is concealed within the cooking hob 10 in the non-operating state of the monitoring device 16.
  • the column 24 In the operating state of the monitoring device 16 the column 24 is arranged above the cooking hob 10.
  • the column 24 extends vertically above the cooking hob 10.
  • the column 24 may be inclined above the cooking hob 10.
  • the column 24 may be pivoting.
  • the column 24 may be formed as telescopic bar.
  • the column 24 is moveable by the motor between the non-operating state and the operating state.
  • the on-off switch 26 may be provided for activating and deactivating the monitoring device 16.
  • the column 24 is semi-manually moveable by the spring-element between the non-operating state and the operating state and manually moveable between the operating state and the non-operating state.
  • the sensor system 22 is arranged at the upper end portion of the column 24.
  • the sensor system 22 includes the at least one camera and/or the at least one infrared sensor.
  • the sensor system 22 may include the array of infrared sensors.
  • the camera and/or the infrared sensor are directed onto the cooking zones 28. Further, the camera and/or the infrared sensor may be directed onto the one or more elected cooking zones 28.
  • the sensor system 22 allows monitoring the cooking hob 10 from the top side. Additionally, the camera and/or the infrared sensor may be directed onto the user interface 14.
  • the sensor system 22 allows monitoring the cooking hob 10 from the top side. In particular, the sensor system 22 is provided for detecting the temperature upon the cooking zones 28.
  • the sensor system 22 may be provided for determining the presence and/or position of the cookware, the size of the cookware and/or the use and/or position of the lid on said cookware. Further, the sensor system 22 may detect boilover, the presence of the cookware on the cooking zone 28 and/or if the cookware runs dry. In this way, the sensor system 22 increases the safety of the cooking process. Moreover, the sensor system 22 may detect the temperature of the food stuff and/or the cookware, the size of the food stuff and/or the change of the colour of the food stuff. The detection of the temperature allows an automatic or semi-automatic control of the cooking process. The sensor system 22 may recognise, if the food stuff is ready or has to be turned, due to the change of the colour of the food stuff. The sensor system 22 is able to recognise a movement of the cookware by the user or the turn of the pan cake.
  • the sensor system 22 may be used as input system.
  • the detection of the user's hand or finger in the predetermined position by the sensor system 22 may be interpreted as the touch of a corresponding switch.
  • the sensor system 22 may detect the presence of the user's hand or finger on the user interface 14. By this way, the sensor system 22 provides the input system of the cooking hob 10.
  • the cooking hobs 10 according to the first and third embodiments may be combined.
  • the resulting cooking hob 10 comprises a portion with one or more gas burners 12 and a further portion with one or more cooking zones 28, wherein said further portion is covered by the glass ceramic panel.
  • the different portions of the cooking hob 10 may be arranged side-by-side, wherein preferably the monitoring device 16 is arranged between said different portions.
  • the cooking hobs 10 may be combined.
  • the resulting cooking hob 10 comprises the portion with one or more gas burners 12 and the further portion with one or more cooking zones 28, wherein said further portion is covered by the glass ceramic panel.
  • the different portions of the cooking hob 10 may be arranged side-by-side.
  • the monitoring device 16 is suitable for arbitrary kinds of cooking hobs 10.
  • the cooking hobs 10 may comprise different kinds of heating elements, e.g. induction coils, radiant heating elements, gas burners.
  • the gas burners may include open flames and/or flames covered by a transparent or semi-transparent panel, e.g. glass ceramic panel.

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  1. Plaque de cuisson (10) comprenant au moins un dispositif de surveillance (16),
    - la plaque de cuisson (10) comprenant au moins une zone de cuisson (12 ; 28),
    - le dispositif de surveillance (16) étant connecté à la plaque de cuisson (10) par : au moins une connexion de signal électrique filaire et/ou sans fil,
    - le dispositif de surveillance (16) comprenant au moins un système de détection (22),
    - le dispositif de surveillance (16) comprenant au moins un support allongé (18 ; 24) pour supporter le système de détection (22),
    - le support (18 ; 24) étant mobile entre un état de non-fonctionnement et un état de fonctionnement du dispositif de surveillance (16), et
    - le système de détection (22) étant dirigé depuis le haut vers au moins une zone de cuisson (12 ; 28) dans l'état de fonctionnement du dispositif de surveillance (16),
    caractérisé en ce que
    le système de détection (22) est fourni pour détecter la température sur les zones de cuisson (12 ; 28) .
  2. Plaque de cuisson selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le système de détection (22) comprend au moins une caméra, au moins un détecteur infrarouge et/ou au moins un réseau de détecteurs infrarouge.
  3. Plaque de cuisson selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisée en ce que le système de détection (22) est agencé au-dessus de la plaque de cuisson (10) dans l'état de fonctionnement du dispositif de surveillance (16), le système de détection (22) étant de préférence agencé au-dessus du centre de la plaque de cuisson (10) dans l'état de fonctionnement du dispositif de surveillance (16).
  4. Plaque de cuisson selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le système de détection (22) est agencé au niveau d'une partie d'extrémité distante du support (18 ; 24) relativement à la plaque de cuisson (10) dans l'état de fonctionnement du dispositif de surveillance (16).
  5. Plaque de cuisson selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le support (18 ; 24) peut être déplacé par un moteur et/ou manuellement par un utilisateur.
  6. Plaque de cuisson selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de surveillance (16) comprend au moins un bras pivotant (18) et au moins une charnière (20), ledit bras pivotant (18) servant de support (18) pour supporter le système de détection (22), et la charnière (20) étant interconnectée entre le bras pivotant (18) et la plaque de cuisson (10), et le bras pivotant (18) pivotant entre l'état de non-fonctionnement et l'état de fonctionnement du dispositif de surveillance (16).
  7. Plaque de cuisson selon la revendication 6, caractérisée en ce que le bras pivotant (18) peut être déplacé manuellement et/ou par un élément ressort, de préférence le bras pivotant (18) pouvant être déplacé de l'état de non-fonctionnement à l'état de fonctionnement par l'élément ressort et de l'état de fonctionnement à l'état de non-fonctionnement manuellement par l'utilisateur.
  8. Plaque de cuisson selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisée en ce que le dispositif de surveillance (16) comprend au moins une colonne (24), ladite colonne (24) servant de support (24) pour supporter le système de détection (22), et
    la colonne (24) étant enfoncée dans la plaque de cuisson (10) dans l'état de non-fonctionnement du dispositif de surveillance (16), et la colonne (24) s'étendant verticalement ou de manière inclinée au-dessus de la plaque de cuisson (10) dans l'état de fonctionnement du dispositif de surveillance (16).
  9. Plaque de cuisson selon la revendication 8, caractérisée en ce que la colonne (24) est formée comme une barre télescopique.
  10. Plaque de cuisson selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le système de détection (22) est fourni pour détecter la présence, l'emplacement et/ou la taille d'ustensiles de cuisson sur la plaque de cuisson (10).
  11. Plaque de cuisson selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le système de détection (22) est fourni pour détecter le type, la taille et/ou la couleur de produits alimentaires sur la plaque de cuisson (10).
  12. Plaque de cuisson selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le système de détection (22) est fourni pour détecter un changement de couleur du produit alimentaire sur la plaque de cuisson (10).
  13. Plaque de cuisson selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le système de détection (22) est fourni pour détecter un mouvement des ustensiles de cuisine et/ou des produits alimentaires sur la plaque de cuisson (10).
  14. Plaque de cuisson selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que la plaque de cuisson (10) comprend au moins une interface utilisateur (14), le système de détection (22) étant dirigé sur ladite interface utilisateur (14) dans l'état de fonctionnement du dispositif de surveillance (16), et de préférence le système de détection (22) étant fourni pour détecter au moins un doigt d'utilisateur sur l'interface utilisateur (14) afin de reconnaître un fonctionnement sur ladite interface utilisateur (14).
  15. Plaque de cuisson selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que la plaque de cuisson (10) est une plaque de cuisson à gaz et/ou une plaque de cuisson électrique, en particulier une plaque de cuisson à induction et/ou les zones de cuisson peuvent être pontées, en particulier deux ou plus de deux zones de cuisson peuvent être reliées à une seule zone de cuisson.
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