Household appliance having a drip guard for a warming drawer
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F24C-007/06
F24C-015/14
F24C-015/18
H05B-003/22
H05B-003/26
F24C-015/36
F24C-015/10
H05B-003/68
H05B-003/74
출원번호
US-0483096
(2012-05-30)
등록번호
US-8916802
(2014-12-23)
발명자
/ 주소
Bringe, William
Harward, Samuel
Parker, Rose Marie
Rutherford, Michael
출원인 / 주소
BSH Home Appliances Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Howard, James E.
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
3인용 특허 :
16
초록▼
A household appliance includes a warming drawer housing having an interior chamber, and a warming drawer module in the interior chamber. The module includes a support plate, a glass heating element forming a floor surface of the module for receiving items to be warmed, a gasket strip covering an upp
A household appliance includes a warming drawer housing having an interior chamber, and a warming drawer module in the interior chamber. The module includes a support plate, a glass heating element forming a floor surface of the module for receiving items to be warmed, a gasket strip covering an upper perimeter surface of the glass heating element, a frame disposed over the gasket strip and the upper perimeter surface, and a first electrical connection disposed adjacent to an edge of the frame. The frame includes a drip guard projecting outward from the edge of the frame and overhanging the first electrical connection to guide a liquid from a surface of the frame or the glass heating element away from the first electrical connection such that the liquid does not come into contact with the first electrical connection.
대표청구항▼
1. A household appliance comprising: a warming drawer housing having an interior chamber; anda warming drawer module in the interior chamber, the warming drawer module including: a support plate;a heating element forming a floor surface of the warming drawer module, the floor surface for receiving i
1. A household appliance comprising: a warming drawer housing having an interior chamber; anda warming drawer module in the interior chamber, the warming drawer module including: a support plate;a heating element forming a floor surface of the warming drawer module, the floor surface for receiving items to be warmed, an underside of the heating element being supported by the support plate;a frame disposed over an upper perimeter surface of the heating element, the frame secured to the support plate and retaining the heating element there between; anda first electrical connection disposed adjacent to an edge of the frame,wherein the frame includes a drip guard projecting outward from the edge of the frame and overhangs the first electrical connection, the drip guard configured to guide a liquid from a surface of one of the frame and the heating element away from the first electrical connection such that the liquid does not come into contact with the first electrical connection. 2. The household appliance of claim 1, further comprising: a gasket strip covering the upper perimeter surface of the heating element;wherein the frame is disposed over the gasket strip and the upper perimeter surface of the heating element, the frame secured to the support plate and retaining the heating element and the gasket strip there between. 3. The household appliance of claim 2, wherein the gasket strip covers an entire upper perimeter surface of the heating element. 4. The household appliance of claim 1, wherein the gasket strip includes a plurality of gaskets coupled together to cover an entire upper perimeter surface of the heating element. 5. The household appliance of claim 1, wherein the gasket strip seals the upper perimeter surface of the heating element to an underside of the frame. 6. The household appliance of claim 1, wherein the drip guard extends along a portion of a length of the edge of the frame. 7. The household appliance of claim 1, wherein the drip guard extends substantially along an entire length of the edge of the frame. 8. The household appliance of claim 1, wherein the drip guard is integrally formed with the edge of the frame. 9. The household appliance of claim 1, wherein the drip guard is coupled to the edge of the frame. 10. The household appliance of claim 1, wherein the frame includes a second drip guard projecting outward from the edge of the frame. 11. The household appliance of claim 1, further comprising: a plurality of electrical connections disposed adjacent to the edge of the frame,wherein the frame includes a plurality of individual drip guards projecting outward from the edge of the frame and respectively overhanging each of the plurality of electrical connections. 12. The household appliance of claim 1, wherein the drip guard is disposed at an angle other than 90° with respect to an upper surface of the heating element. 13. The household appliance of claim 1, further comprising: a front panel includes a control unit having a second electrical connection,wherein the edge of the frame is adjacent to the front panel and the first electrical connection, andwherein the first electrical connection is connected to the second electrical connection. 14. The household appliance of claim 13, wherein the first electrical connection is connected to the second electrical connection in an area protected from spills by the drip guard overhanging the area. 15. The household appliance of claim 13, wherein each of the first electrical connection and the second electrical connection is a wiring harness connector. 16. The household appliance of claim 13, wherein the drip guard extends substantially along an entire length of the edge of the frame. 17. The household appliance of claim 13, wherein the front panel includes an interior space and a rear cover closing a side of the interior space facing the frame, the rear cover being adjacent to the frame, wherein the rear cover includes one of an opening and a cutout formed adjacent to the first electrical connection, andwherein the drip guard extends through the one of the opening and the cutout into the interior space of the front panel. 18. The household appliance of claim 17, wherein the front panel includes a lower portion closing a lower side of the interior space from an outside, and wherein the drip guard is configured to guide the liquid from the surface of the one of the frame and the heating element onto the lower portion. 19. The household appliance of claim 18, wherein the lower portion includes a drain hole that permits the liquid to drain to the outside of the front panel. 20. The household appliance of claim 18, wherein the lower portion forms a drain pan to collect and hold the liquid. 21. The household appliance of claim 20, wherein the lower portion includes a drain hole that permits the liquid to drain to the outside of the front panel. 22. The household appliance of claim 1, wherein the drip guard projects outward from the edge of the frame at a location on the edge that is a predetermined distance below an upper surface of the frame in a direction perpendicular to the upper surface of the frame. 23. The household appliance of claim 1, wherein the warming drawer module is movable between a first position in which the warming drawer module is in the interior chamber of the warming drawer housing and a second position in which a part of the warming drawer module is outside the warming drawer housing. 24. The household appliance of claim 1, wherein the support plate supports the heating element in a position above the support plate, the support plate including a plate portion and a plurality of embosses on the plate portion, the plurality of embosses supporting an underside of the heating element at a predetermined distance above the plate portion and forming a space between the plate portion and the underside of the heating element in which electrical wires are disposed. 25. The household appliance of claim 1, further comprising: a wire guide disposed under the support plate, the wire guide having an open end adjacent to the edge of the frame and the first electrical connection being disposed in the open end of the wire guide,wherein the drip guard is configured to guide the liquid from the surface of the one of the frame and the heating element away from the open end of the wire guide. 26. A household appliance comprising: a warming drawer housing having an interior chamber; anda warming drawer module in the interior chamber, the warming drawer module including: a support plate;a heating element forming a floor surface of the warming drawer module, the floor surface for receiving items to be warmed, an underside of the heating element being supported by the support plate;a frame disposed over an upper perimeter surface of the heating element, the frame being secured to the support plate and retaining the heating element there between;a first electrical connection disposed adjacent to an edge of the frame; andmeans for guiding a liquid from a surface of one of the frame and the heating element away from the first electrical connection such that the liquid does not come into contact with the first electrical connection. 27. The household appliance of claim 26, further comprising: seal means for sealing the upper perimeter surface of the heating element to the frame, the frame being secured to the support plate and retaining the heating element and the seal means there between. 28. The household appliance of claim 26, wherein the means for guiding the liquid from the surface of the one of the frame and the heating element is integrally formed with and projects outward from the edge of the frame, wherein the means for guiding guides the liquid from the edge of the frame away from the first electrical connection such that the liquid does not come into contact with the first electrical connection.
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