Global Patent Index - EP 3190857 B1

EP 3190857 B1 20200401 - COOKING APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A COOKING APPLIANCE

Title (en)

COOKING APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A COOKING APPLIANCE

Title (de)

KOCHGERÄT UND VERFAHREN ZUR STEUERUNG EINES KOCHGERÄTS

Title (fr)

APPAREIL DE CUISSON ET PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE POUR UN TEL APPAREIL

Publication

EP 3190857 B1 20200401 (EN)

Application

EP 16150768 A 20160111

Priority

EP 16150768 A 20160111

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3190857A1] The invention relates to a cooking appliance comprising: - a heating element (2); - a temperature sensor (3) being adapted to derive a temperature (T) associated with the cooking appliance (1); - an electromechanical switch (4), said electromechanical switch (4) being coupled with the temperature sensor (3) for switching the electric power provided to the heating element (2) depending of the temperature (T) measured by the temperature sensor (3); and - a power control unit (5) comprising: €¢ a monitoring entity (5.1) being adapted to receive information regarding the switching operation of the electromechanical switch (4); €¢ a control entity (5.2) being adapted to establish switching information based on information provided by the monitoring entity (5.1), said switching information indicating that a switching operation has been performed by the electromechanical switch (4); and €¢ switching entity (5.3) comprising switching means (5.3.1) being electrically coupled with the heating element (2) for providing pulsed electrical power to the heating element (2) based on said switching information provided by the control entity (5.2).

IPC 8 full level

F24C 7/08 (2006.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F24C 7/08 (2013.01); H05B 1/0263 (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 3190857 A1 20170712; EP 3190857 B1 20200401

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 16150768 A 20160111