Household appliance and electrical heating element for use in a household appliance

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10278532-B2
Application number	US-201715803869-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 6, 2017
Priority date	Nov 8, 2016
Publication date	May 7, 2019
Grant date	May 7, 2019

Abstract

A household appliance includes: a treatment chamber for receiving goods to be treated, the treatment chamber having a bottom for collecting condensed water from a treatment process, the bottom of the treatment chamber having, on its side facing away from the treatment chamber, at least one flat heating element which heats the bottom of the treatment chamber in at least some regions by at least one electrical heating element, and evaporates the condensed water collected there into the treatment chamber. The electrical heating element includes a heating layer. The at least one flat heating element includes an electrical measuring element including a measuring layer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A household appliance, comprising:
a treatment chamber configured to receive goods to be treated, the treatment chamber having a bottom configured to collect condensed water from a treatment process, the bottom having a side facing away from the treatment chamber and a side facing toward the treatment chamber, on the side facing away from the treatment chamber the bottom having at least one flat heating element configured to heat the bottom in at least some regions by at least one electrical heating element, and to evaporate the condensed water collected there into the treatment chamber,
wherein the electrical heating element comprises a heating layer,
wherein the at least one flat heating element comprises an electrical measuring element comprising a measuring layer, and
wherein the electrical heating element comprises a conductive heating track that is completely surrounded by a conductive measuring track.

2. The household appliance as recited in claim 1 , wherein the conductive heating track and the conductive measuring track are disposed within a same layer or plane of the at least one flat heating element.

3. The household appliance as recited in claim 1 , wherein the heating layer is disposed between the bottom and the measuring layer.

4. The household appliance as recited in claim 1 , wherein the measuring layer completely covers the heating layer.

5. The household appliance as recited in claim 1 , wherein the conductive heating track and/or the conductive measuring track are/is formed by etching.

6. The household appliance as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a control unit configured to control at least the electrical heating of the electrical heating element in open and/or closed loop, the electrical measuring element being connected in signal communication with the control unit, so that the control unit is configured to determine a property of the electrical measuring element and use it for controlling the electrical heating of the electrical heating element in open and/or closed loop.

7. The household appliance as recited in claim 6 , wherein the electrical measuring element comprises a PTC measuring element.

8. The household appliance as recited in of claim 1 , wherein the electrical measuring element and the electrical heating element are connected in series, the electrical measuring element comprising a PTC measuring element.

9. The household appliance as recited in claim 1 , wherein the bottom has a lowest region which is configured to collect condensed water from a treatment process, the at least one flat heating element being disposed in the lowest region.

10. The household appliance as recited in claim 1 , wherein the at least one flat heating element is attached by vulcanization.

11. The household appliance as recited in claim 1 , wherein the treatment chamber configured to receive goods to be treated comprises a cooking chamber configured to receive goods to be cooked.

12. The household appliance as recited in claim 1 , wherein the household appliance comprises a steam cooker.

13. The household appliance as recited in claim 12 , wherein the steam cooker comprises a combi-steam cooker with microwave.

14. The household appliance as recited in claim 1 , wherein the at least one flat heating element comprises a foil heater.

15. An electrical heating element for use in a household appliance, the household appliance comprising:
a treatment chamber configured to receive goods to be treated, the treatment chamber having a bottom configured to collect condensed water from a treatment process, the bottom having a side facing away from the treatment chamber and a side facing toward the treatment chamber, on the side facing away from the treatment chamber the bottom having at least one flat heating element configured to heat the bottom in at least some regions by at least one electrical heating element, and to evaporate the condensed water collected there into the treatment chamber,
wherein the electrical heating element comprises a heating layer,
wherein the at least one flat heating element comprises an electrical measuring element comprising a measuring layer, and
wherein the electrical heating element is a conductive heating track that is completely surrounded by a conductive measuring track.

Assignees

• Miele & Cie

Inventors

• Metz Thomas

Classifications

• F24C7/02

  using microwaves · CPC title

• H05B2203/02

  Heaters using heating elements having a positive temperature coefficient · CPC title

• F24C1/00

  Stoves or ranges in which the fuel or energy supply is not restricted to solid fuel or to a type covered by a single one of the following groups F24C3/00 - F24C9/00; Stoves or ranges in which the type of fuel or energy supply is not specified · CPC title

• F24C7/06

  Arrangement or mounting of electric heating elements · CPC title

• H05B6/6479 Primary

  using steam · CPC title