WO1998041059A3 - Spider mounting in a heating device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a mounting system adapted for mounting a radiant heating element body (5) with spring-loading against the underside of a vitreous ceramic top (4) of a heating or cooking appliance such as a warming plate, hot plate, kitchen stove or cooking range, said spring-loading being provided by a plurality of resilient support brackets (8) extending radially upwards and outwards from a support base (7) from underneath the heating element body (5) into engagement with the marginal region of the latter, the support base (7) being adapted for being mounted in fixed, rigid relationship to the body (1) of the appliance, wherein the resilient support brackets (8) are adapted to press the heating element body (5) against the vitreous ceramic top (4) and to restrain the heating element body against inadvertent lateral displacement.

Description

INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT I nti tional application No.

PCT/ZW 98/00003

Λ. C ΛSaSII ICΛ I ION OI SUBJLCI MΛ I I I'.R

IPC6: F24C 15/10

According lo Inlcrnalional Patent Classification (I PC) or lo bolh national classification and IPC

B. ITI' LDS SF'.ΛRCII D inimum documentation searched (classification system followed by classification symbols)

IPC6: F24C

Documentation searched other lhan minimum documentation lo the extent that such documents are included in the fields searched

hleclronic data base consulted during the international search (name of data base and, where practicable, search terms used)

PI c. nυcuMi.N i s CONSIDI.RI.D IΌ BI. RI:I.I;VΛNT

Category * Citation of document, with indication, where appropriate, of the relevant passages Relevant to claim No.

Derwent's abstract, No 96- 19026/02, week 9602, 1-3,9,12-13,

ABSTRACT OF RU, 2035011 (EVKO V M) , 10 May 1995 18-20 (10.05.95), the whole document

DE 19604236 Al (ELEKTROWARME BELZIG GMBH), 1-3,7,9,

31 July 1997 (31.07.97), page 7, line 13 - page 8, 12-13,18-20 l ine 16, figures 6-8

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DE 3037965 Al (BLANC GMBH & CO), 11 April 1982 1-22 (22.04.82), figures 1-4

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* Special categories of cited documents: V" later document puhhshed after the international filing date or priority date and not in conflict with the application but cited to understand

A' stale of the art which is not considered the principle or theory underlying the invention

!■ crlicr document hut published on or after the international filing date ' X" document of particular relevance: the claimed invention cannot be considered novel or cannot be considered to involve an inventive

1 " document which ma> throw douhts on pnoπt) claιm(s) or which is step when the document is taken alone cited lo establish the publication date of another citatum or other special reason (as specified) Υ" document of particular relevance: the claimed invention cannot he O document referring to an oral disclosure, use, cxhihilion or other considered to involve an inventive step when the document is means combined with one or more other such documents, such combinpilion 1' document published prior in the mtcrnauonal filing dale hut later than hcing obvious to a person skilled m the art the pπoπtv date claimed '&' document memher of the same patent family

D.ite of the ailual completion of the intei nation.il search Date of mail "iInTg «U]ιc iuUjrnational search report

11 December 1998

Nairn._' .Hid mailing .iddi ess of the KSΛ Authorized olliccr

European Patent Office, P.B. 5818 Palcnilaan 2 cm N I .-2280 HV Rijswijk

Tel. ( • 31-70) 340-2040, Tx 31 651 cpo πl. Tomas Lund INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT International application No.

PCT/Z 98/00003

(. (Continuation). DOCUM EN I S CONSIDERED TO BE RELEVAN T ategoi y* Critati n of document, with indication, where appropriate, of the relevant passages Relevant to claim No.

DE 2915529 Al (GEBRϋDER THIELMANN AG) , 1-22 6 November 1980 (06.11.80), figure 2