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
  • F24C15/108—Mounting of hot plate on worktop
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
  • A47B77/00—Kitchen cabinets
  • A47B77/04—Provision for particular uses of compartments or other parts ; Compartments moving up and down, revolving parts
  • A47B77/08—Provision for particular uses of compartments or other parts ; Compartments moving up and down, revolving parts for incorporating apparatus operated by power, including water power; for incorporating apparatus for cooking, cooling, or laundry purposes

Definitions

• the invention relates to a holder for a cooking surface for installation in a cutout of a worktop with a frame and a mounting unit, the cooking surface being supported on a support section of the frame or the mounting unit and the frame being connectable to the mounting unit.
• Such a holder is known from EP 0 391 1 22.
• a frame composed of four frame legs.
• the frame legs have a plug-in receptacle which is formed from the support section and a cover section spaced parallel to the support section.
• the frame legs are pushed onto the edge of the cooking surface with their plug-in receptacles.
• the underside of the cooking surface comes to rest on the support section.
• the top section overlaps the hob in the edge area.
• With the individual frame legs a closed frame is placed around the cooking surface.
• the frame formed in this way has an outwardly projecting flange which rests on a further flange of the assembly unit.
• the flange of the assembly unit carries a trough-shaped base body, in which electronic components are arranged below the cooking surface.
• mounting receptacles are left out of the assembly unit. These must be aligned with the corresponding threads in the frame. The frame can then be screwed to the mounting unit with screws.
• the assembly unit is often not exactly aligned with the cooking surface.
• the heating elements are therefore not arranged exactly at the intended location on the underside of the cooking surface.
• the object of the invention is achieved according to the invention in that the one-piece frame and the mounting unit have mutually associated locking lugs and locking receptacles via which the frame and the mounting unit can be locked to form an assembly.
• the frame can now be connected to the assembly unit as a one-piece unit in a single assembly step.
• a complex alignment of the frame on the assembly unit is not necessary, since the locking lugs are centered on the locking receptacles. In this way, a precisely fitting connection is made. This also ensures that the electronic components in the assembly unit, in particular the heating elements, are exactly aligned with the cooking surface.
• the mounting unit has a receptacle into which the cooking surface is inserted, that the frame carries a web that covers the frame area of the cooking surface, and that the web is in a downward direction on the cooking surface rising leg passes over.
• the edge area of the cooking surface is covered with the holder and the web. This means that it is no longer accessible from the outside, so that there is no longer any risk of injury on the hobs, which are generally made of glass ceramic.
• the web standing on the cooking surface prevents dirt from penetrating into the area between the surface of the cooking surface and the frame.
• the web can have, for example, a sealing lip. If the frame is made by plastic injection molding, then the sealing lip can be molded on.
• a support member is connected to the web of the frame, that is placed on the surface of the worktop, that the support member holds the web spaced from the surface of the worktop, and that in An adhesive layer is introduced in the area between the web and the worktop.
• the web and the support part thus create a receiving space for the adhesive layer.
• the adhesive layer can also serve as a sealing element.
• the locking of the frame with the mounting unit is possible, for example, in that the frame carries a locking projection provided with a deflection bevel, that the mounting unit has an edge running at a distance from the worktop, and in that the locking projection is formed by the free space formed between the worktop and the edge is guided through and is locked behind the edge at a snap-in receptacle designed as an undercut.
• the assembly unit can be preassembled together with the frame to form an assembly and then inserted into the cutout of the worktop. It can be provided that the distance of the latching approach to the worktop is less than the deflection distance required for latching. This means that the catch can no longer be released automatically when the holder is mounted in the cutout.
• a secure fixing of the cooking surface is possible if it is provided that the cooking surface is clamped and sealed between the frame and the assembly unit via the latching connection.
• the sealing elements can have a certain elasticity and can be pressed against the worktop.
• the frame instead of providing a receptacle for the cooking surface in the mounting unit, it is also possible, according to an alternative embodiment variant, for the frame to have a receptacle into which the cooking surface is inserted, and for the mounting unit to be latched to the frame by means of the locking lugs and the locking receptacles.
• the cooking surface can then first be connected to the frame. Then the assembly unit is snapped onto the frame and the holder thus formed is installed in the worktop.
• a bracket designed according to the invention can be characterized in that the mounting unit has fastening parts on which heating elements are supported by springs, and that in the locked state of the frame with the mounting unit, the heating elements are pressed against the underside of the cooking surface and the springs are deflected.
• the heating elements can therefore be used in the assembly unit.
• the cooking surface can then be placed on the heating elements.
• the frame is then connected to the assembly unit, the cooking surface is moved. This also deflects the springs.
• the assembly unit is locked in place with the frame, the heating elements are adequately fixed and pressed against the underside of the hob.
• the frame and the assembly unit can be made of thermosetting or thermoplastic plastic or plastic composite material. Any material pairings are possible.
• the frame can be made of a thermosetting plastic, while the holder can be made of a thermoplastic.
• a material that is scratch-resistant, temperature-resistant, food-safe and colourfast is suitable for the frame.
• the assembly unit does not necessarily have to meet these high requirements, so that a low-quality plastic can be used. This enables a reduction in the cost of materials.
• the invention is explained below with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawing.
• the drawing shows in side view and in section part of a worktop 10 which is provided with a cutout. A bracket is inserted in the cutout.
• the holder essentially consists of a frame 30 and an assembly unit 40.
• the assembly unit 40 is trough-shaped and has a base unit 47 and a peripheral wall 43 connected to it.
• the base assembly 47 carries fastening parts 48 which protrude into the interior of the assembly unit 40.
• Springs 50 are fastened to the fastening parts 48.
• the springs 50 have fastening sections 52 which are connected to the fastening parts 48.
• the springs 50 are provided with a support section 51. This support section 51 engages under a receiving body 61.
• One or more heating elements 60 can be inserted in the receiving body 61.
• a plurality of springs 50 are connected to the base assembly 47.
• the heating elements 60 are pressed against the underside of a cooking surface 20 by the springs 50.
• the cooking surface 20 can be designed, for example, as a glass ceramic hob. In its edge area, the cooking surface 20 rests with a support section 23 on an outwardly directed flange of the assembly unit 40. The flange is angled vertically outward from wall 43. It ends in an edge 41. The flange and the wall 43 together form a receptacle for the edge of the cooking surface 20.
• a seal 35 is used to seal the cooking surface 20, which lies against the underside, the side and the top of the cooking surface 20. For example, a silicone adhesive can be used for the seal 35.
• a frame 30 is used to connect the assembly unit 40 to the worktop 10.
• the frame 30 is essentially T-shaped in cross section and made in one piece from a plastic.
• the frame 30 has a horizontal web 32 which projects over the top of the cooking surface 20 and the worktop 10.
• a latching attachment 34 adjoins the web 32.
• the latching projection 34 is passed between the worktop 10 and the edge 41 and latches on an undercut of the flange, which is designed as a latching receptacle 42.
• a plurality of locking projections 34 are preferably formed on the frame 30 distributed over its circumference.
• the web 32 is followed by a downwardly directed support part 36 which stands on the top of the worktop 10.
• the support member 36 holds the web
• This leg 33 stands on the top of the cooking surface 20.
• the limb 33 holds the web 32 spaced from the top of the cooking surface 20.
• a receiving space is created again for the seal 35th
• the leg 33 itself can take on a sealing function in a corresponding configuration. For example, it is possible that it runs out into a sealing lip that rests on the cooking surface 20. However, it is also possible to form the leg 33 from a soft plastic. In this case, it can be molded onto the web 32.
• the assembly unit 40 is first equipped with the heating elements 60.
• the cooking surface 20 is then placed on the heating elements 60.
• the frame 30 can be snapped on.
• the cooking surface 20 is pressed into the receptacle provided for it in the assembly unit.
• the unit formed from the frame 30 and the assembly unit 40 can be inserted as a part into the cutout of the worktop 10 and fixed in place using the adhesive 31.

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