Cooking Vessel Comprising a Sensor Support

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017099990-A1
Application number	US-201615290287-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 11, 2016
Priority date	Oct 12, 2015
Publication date	Apr 13, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

Provided is a cooking vessel ( 1 ) including a body ( 2 ) equipped with a bottom ( 3 ) and a lateral wall ( 4 ), a handle ( 20 ) mounted to the body ( 2 ) by mounting means ( 6, 22 ), and a sensor ( 30 ) disposed in a receiving housing ( 11 ) near the bottom ( 3 ) and equipped with at least one electrically insulated conducting element ( 31, 32 ) , said sensor ( 30 ) and said conducting element ( 31, 32 ) being mounted to a support ( 40 ) which extends from the bottom ( 3 ) along the lateral wall ( 4 ) and which is mounted to the handle ( 20 ). The support ( 40 ) includes a retaining part ( 42 ) for the sensor and the conducting element and at least one programmed deformation area ( 50, 55 a, 55 b ) to allow mobility between the retaining part ( 42 ) for the sensor and the conducting element and the handle ( 20 ) in at least one direction.

First claim

1 . A cooking vessel ( 1 ) comprising a body ( 2 ) equipped with a bottom ( 3 ) and a lateral wall ( 4 ), a handle ( 20 ) mounted to the body ( 2 ) by mounting means ( 6 , 22 ), and a sensor ( 30 ) disposed in a receiving housing ( 11 ) near the bottom ( 3 ) and equipped with at least one electrically insulated conducting element ( 31 , 32 ), said sensor ( 30 ) and said conducting element ( 31 , 32 ) being mounted to a support ( 40 ) which extends from the bottom ( 3 ) along the lateral wall ( 4 ) and which is mounted to the handle ( 20 ), wherein the support ( 40 ) includes a retaining part ( 42 ) for the sensor and the conducting element and at least one programmed deformation area ( 50 , 55 a , 55 b ) to allow mobility between the retaining part ( 42 ) for the sensor and the conducting element and the handle ( 20 ) in at least one direction.

2 . The cooking vessel ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the support ( 40 ) includes a programmed deformation area ( 50 ) that is S-shaped.

3 . The cooking vessel ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the support ( 40 ) comprises a mounting part ( 41 ) disposed in a receptacle ( 29 ) of the handle ( 20 ) and in that the support ( 40 ) includes a programmed deformation area formed by two flexible tongues ( 55 a, 55 b ) disposed opposite each other on the mounting part ( 41 ), which cooperate with two support surfaces ( 16 a, 16 b ) of the receptacle ( 29 ) of the handle ( 20 ).

4 . The cooking vessel ( 1 ) according to claim 3 , wherein the two flexible tongues ( 55 a, 55 b ) include two angular free ends ( 56 a, 56 b ) which form reverse locking means of the harpoon type once the mounting part ( 41 ) is inserted into the receptacle.

5 . The cooking vessel ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the support ( 40 ) is made of a metal material.

6 . The cooking vessel ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the retaining part ( 42 ) for the sensor and the conducting element has a substantially constant cross section, in the shape of a flattened U.

7 . The cooking vessel ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the support ( 40 ) includes tabs ( 48 ) for retaining the conducting element ( 31 , 32 ).

8 . The cooking vessel ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor ( 30 ) and a part of the conducting element ( 31 , 32 ) are encapsulated in a tubular metal sheath ( 33 ), and in that the support ( 40 ) includes two mounting tabs ( 46 a, 46 b ) for the tubular sheath ( 33 ), the two mounting tabs ( 46 a, 46 b ) having a spring effect for retaining the tubular sheath ( 33 ) on the support ( 40 ).

9 . The cooking vessel ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the lateral wall ( 4 ) includes a groove ( 5 ) and wherein the retaining part ( 42 ) for the sensor and the conducting element is disposed in the groove ( 5 ).

10 . The cooking vessel ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the means for mounting the handle on the body comprise a lug ( 6 ) welded to the body, said lug ( 6 ) cooperating with a housing ( 22 ) inside the handle ( 20 ).

11 . The cooking vessel ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor ( 30 ) is a temperature sensor.

12 . The cooking vessel ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the cookware item is one of a skillet, saucepan, stockpot, or pressure cooker.

13 . The cooking vessel ( 1 ) of claim 5 , wherein the metal material of the support ( 40 ) is an austenitic non-ferromagnetic stainless steel.

14 . The cooking vessel ( 1 ) of claim 11 , wherein the temperature sensor is one of a NTC thermistor or a thermocouple.

Assignees

• Seb Sa

Inventors

• Magnouloux Guy
• Demolis Michel
• Linglin Benoît

Classifications

• A47J45/071 Primary

  Saucepan, frying-pan handles · CPC title

• A47J45/068

  Handles having indicating means, e.g. for temperature (A47J45/07 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A47J2202/00

  Devices having temperature indicating means · CPC title

• A47J36/00

  Parts, details or accessories of cooking-vessels (A47J27/00 - A47J33/00 take precedence insofar as these parts, details or accessories are restricted to a particular kind of cooking-vessel provided for in a single one of these groups) · CPC title

• A47J37/108 Primary

  Accessories, e.g. inserts, plates to hold food down during frying · CPC title