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EP 2385313 B1 20141022 - Hotplate

Title (en)

Hotplate

Title (de)

Kochfeld

Title (fr)

Plaque de cuisson

Publication

EP 2385313 B1 20141022 (DE)

Application

EP 11164039 A 20110428

Priority

DE 102010028633 A 20100505

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2385313A2] The cooking hob has a plate, particularly a glass ceramic plate, accommodated between a decorative frame and a support frame. The decorative frame is continuously closed, and has multiple decorative strips (20,30). The decorative frame is formed by a push connection of the decorative strips. A guide plate of a decorative strip extends into a guide receptacle of the adjacent decorative strip. An independent claim is also included for a method for mounting a cooking hob.

IPC 8 full level

F24C 15/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F24C 15/10 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2385313 A2 20111109; EP 2385313 A3 20121212; EP 2385313 B1 20141022; DE 102010028633 A1 20111110; ES 2522539 T3 20141114

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 11164039 A 20110428; DE 102010028633 A 20100505; ES 11164039 T 20110428