Device and method are described for operational control of a knob on a stove or range. In some examples, a safety device, a sensor relay device, and method are described for automatically positioning an operational shaft of a burner to an Off position such that the power supplied to the burner is terminated upon the occurrence of a safety event.

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 cooking appliance has a multi-section cooking surface that is expandable to provide a larger depth cooking surface by slideably extending a moveable front burner section of the cooking surface. The cooking appliance includes a base section extending below the cooking surface, the base section providing structure and physical support for the cooking surface. The cooking appliance includes a multi-sectioned cooking surface having a stationary rear burner section and a movable front burner section. The stationary rear burner section includes at least one rear/back burner, and the moveable front burner section includes at least one front burner. The moveable front burner section translates/slides forward away from the stationary rear burner section to provide additional/larger separation spacing between the at least one rear burner and the at least one front burner. A block insert panel is inserted into the space created between the rear burner section and the extended front burner section.

A cooking system (10) for a space restricted environment includes at least one cooking unit (12) having at least one cooking hob (11) movable between a stowed position and a deployed position such that in the stowed position the cooking hob (11) is located either behind or below an corresponding surface of a countertop (22), cabinet, wall or the like and in the deployed position the cooking hob (11) upwardly extends through an opening (28) in the corresponding surface

The autonomous cooking apparatus of the present invention works on the principle of induction heating and therefore incorporates an induction heating element. The improved apparatus incorporates a rotational mechanism of the cookware which imparts even heating dissemination in the cookware, apart from generating a steering motion of the cooked ingredients. The apparatus of the present invention provides an autonomous cooking apparatus for robotic cooking system or manual operation

Device and method are described for operational control of a knob on a stove or range. In some examples, a safety device, a sensor relay device, and method are described for automatically positioning an operational shaft of a burner to an Off position such that the power supplied to the burner is terminated upon the occurrence of a safety event.

An induction cooking system is described, including: a mobile induction cooking plate; a remote control and power system operatively connected to an induction cooking plate through a respective connection; and a housing device equipped with one or more seats, the induction cooking plates being designed to be accommodated in respective seats; the connection composed of a flexible transmission cable designed so that the related induction cooking plate is adapted to be arranged on a working plane in the most suitable and comfortable position for a user.

An induction cooking system (1) with flexible configuration is described, comprising: a mobile cooker assembly (2) only comprising an induction cooking plane (3); a control station (5) comprising control means connected to the induction cooking plane (3) through respective connecting means (7) for transmitting operating electric energy to the induction cooking plane (3), the control means being equipped with processing means programmed to drive and manage the induction operation of the cooking plane (3) through the respective connecting means (7), which is a flexible electric transmission cable.

Embodiments of a cooking station having a main body and a griddle with a hood pivotably coupled to the griddle are provided. The hood is pivotably moveable between closed and fully open positions. Further, the hood is removable from the griddle to be positioned, for example, along a rear side of the main body in a low-profile position such that the hood may be suspended from the griddle with a hook structure.

A worktop or furniture unit, made up of at least one glass ceramic sheet and elements for its operation, at least one of said elements being positioned on a two-dimensional or three-dimensional mobile support coupled to a circuit breaker, so that, when the support is in a first position, said element lies facing one face of the sheet at a distance from the sheet and can be activated, and, when the support is in a second position, obtained by a movement thereof, in which position at least one of the ends of the support is moved by, or lies at, a distance with respect to the sheet and perpendicular thereto and is moved by, or lies at, a distance with respect to its first position, said element is deactivated.