The invention relates to a combination of an electrical heating element and a heat dissipater to be heated thereby; the heating element comprises a substrate, an insulating layer located on the substrate and a thick film conductor located on the insulating layer, wherein the second side of the metallic substrate is in contact with the heat dissipater, comprising a layer of metallic material on its face towards the heater and wherein the substrate is brazed to the heat dissipater and the surface of the heating element over which the thick film conductor extends, is substantially equal to the surface of the heat dissipater. The brazing leads to a permanent contact between the heating element and the heat dissipater, so that the possible tendency for warping as caused by the heating and cooling cycles will be withstood.

A cooking appliance includes a cooktop having at least one sensor operating field. The at least one sensor operating field has at least one scroll field for step by step modification of a multi-value operating parameter of the cooking appliance. The at least one scroll field has a number of discretely disposed sensor keys which are disposed below a cooktop plate.

An appliance includes a spring clip for attaching a radiant burner unit to a cooktop includes a body extending in a lateral direction. A retention tab projects from the body and extends in the lateral direction adjacent the body. A retention arm projects from the body and defines a first spring loop and a lever. The spring loop biases the lever toward the retention tab. The spring clip further includes a snap tab having a support arm projecting from the body in a vertical direction and a tab resiliently flexible toward and away from the support arm.

Provided is a cooking top including a main body including a heating unit, and an air curtain device that generates an air curtain flow that blocks diffusion of air flow generated by the heating unit. The air curtain device may include an intake port formed at the main body, an exhaust port that extends laterally along an upper portion of the main body, a flow guide that extends from the intake port to the exhaust port, a drive unit installed inside the flow guide to generate airflow, and an airflow control device rotatably mounted at the main body to open and close the exhaust port and configured to operate the drive unit when the airflow control device is rotated to open the exhaust port so as to generate the air curtain flow.

Provided is a cooking top including a main body including a heating unit, and an air curtain device that generates an air curtain flow that blocks diffusion of air flow generated by the heating unit. The air curtain device may include an intake port formed at the main body, an exhaust port that extends laterally along an upper portion of the main body, a flow guide that extends from the intake port to the exhaust port, a drive unit installed inside the flow guide to generate airflow, and an airflow control device rotatably mounted at the main body to open and close the exhaust port and configured to operate the drive unit when the airflow control device is rotated to open the exhaust port so as to generate the air curtain flow.

A chuck for a plasma processor comprises a temperature-controlled base, a thermal insulator, a flat support, and a heater. The temperature-controlled base is controlled in operation a temperature below the desired temperature of a workpiece. The thermal insulator is disposed over at least a portion of the temperature-controlled base. The flat support holds a workpiece and is disposed over the thermal insulator. A heater is embedded within the flat support and/or mounted to an underside of the flat support. The heater includes a plurality of heating elements that heat a plurality of corresponding heating zones. The power supplied and/or temperature of each heating element is controlled independently. The heater and flat support have a combined temperature rate change of at least 1° C. per second.

A control system for a heated conduit in a respiratory apparatus includes a power supply configured to provide power to the heated conduit and a heating control circuit configured to control an amount of heat generated in the heated conduit. The control system further includes a sensing circuit configured to indicate the temperature of a sensor positioned in the heated conduit by comparing a reference voltage with a sum of a voltage drop through the sensor and a voltage provided to the sensor by the power supply when the heating control circuit is on. When the heating control circuit is off, the voltage drop through the sensor is solely due to current provided by a current source.

A cooktop device, in particular an induction cooktop device, includes a base component and an articulated arm having a first arm part and a second arm part, with the articulated arm bearing exactly one heating element. A joint supports the second arm part for movement relative to the first arm part, and a suspension connects the first arm part to the base component.

A method for controlling a cooking appliance using a mobile terminal that is separate from the cooking appliance, both of which have a controller and a BLE communication device, involves the following steps being performed: switching on the cooking appliance and the terminal, setting up a communication link between the two by means of a specified user process on the cooking appliance or on the terminal and confirming the set-up of the communication link by means of a user process by the user on the cooking appliance. A signal strength of the communication link between the two communication devices at the time of confirmation of the communication link on the cooking appliance is stored and is monitored during use. If the signal strength drops below a prescribed signal strength limit value, then user commands from the mobile terminal are blocked.

A cooktop configured to be mounted in a domestic appliance is provided. The cooktop has a top surface; a plurality of heating units located on the top surface; a receiving area in the top surface; and a receptacle removably positioned in the receiving area of the cooktop, the receptacle having an opening at an upper end of the receptacle. The receptacle is configured to receive through the opening material collected from the top surface of the cooktop for subsequent removal from the domestic appliance by removal of the receptacle from the top surface of the cooktop.