EP 1075701 A2 20010214 - IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO THE CONTROL OF ELECTRIC HEATING ELEMENTS
Title (en)
IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO THE CONTROL OF ELECTRIC HEATING ELEMENTS
Title (de)
VERBESSERUNGEN BEZÜGLICH DER STEUERUNG VON ELEKTRISCHEN HEIZUNGSELEMENTEN
Title (fr)
AMELIORATIONS RELATIVES A LA COMMANDE D'ELEMENTS CHAUFFANTS ELECTRIQUES
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 9901219 W 19990421
- GB 9808484 A 19980421
- GB 9815894 A 19980721
- GB 9903652 A 19990217
- GB 9904908 A 19990303
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9954903A2] An inlet connector for a cordless electrical water heating appliance is of a kind adapted to be mated with a complementary base connector throughout 360 DEG of relative rotational orientation between the appliance and its base and is adapted to be secured centrally to the underside of the heating element of the appliance, preferably a thick film heating element. Two heating element overtemperature controls are integrated with the inlet connector by being received in pockets formed around the circumferential periphery of a moulded plastics body part of the inlet connector. In one emobiment each control consists of a bimetal supported in a spring metal carrier which has an integral part formed into a bistable, overcentre switch-operating mechanism. In another embodiment one control comprises a fusible component. Resetting of the or each bimetallic control is effected in response to lifting the applicance off its base and then reseating it on the base. The fusible component control holds the fusible component under spring tension so that when it melts in response to an overtemperature condition, the spring is released and causes rapid opening of a set of switch contacts. A steam sensor can be coupled directy to the connector.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
H01H 37/00 (2006.01); H01H 37/04 (2006.01); H01H 37/54 (2006.01); H01R 13/713 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
H01H 37/002 (2013.01); H01H 37/043 (2013.01); H01H 37/54 (2013.01); H01R 13/7137 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 9954903A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR IT NL
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9954903 A2 19991028; WO 9954903 A3 19991202; AU 3617099 A 19991108; CN 1139089 C 20040218; CN 1292446 C 20061227; CN 1305635 A 20010725; CN 1495820 A 20040512; DE 69902456 D1 20020912; DE 69902456 T2 20030424; EP 1075701 A2 20010214; EP 1075701 B1 20020807; GB 2339088 A 20000112; GB 2339088 B 20020724; GB 9909171 D0 19990616
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 9901219 W 19990421; AU 3617099 A 19990421; CN 03178653 A 19990421; CN 99807205 A 19990421; DE 69902456 T 19990421; EP 99918131 A 19990421; GB 9909171 A 19990421