Patent ID: 11965657
Assignee: HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A cooktop appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the vertical direction, the lateral direction, and the transverse direction being mutually perpendicular, the cooktop appliance comprising:
a top panel;
a gas burner disposed on the top panel;
a grate with a plurality of fingers removably positioned above the gas burner, the plurality of fingers including a sensor finger;
a temperature sensor extending upward generally along the vertical direction from the top panel adjacent to the gas burner, wherein the temperature sensor is positioned outside of a footprint of the gas burner; and
a thermally conductive probe extending from the temperature sensor to the sensor finger above the gas burner, the thermally conductive probe comprising a button extending above the sensor finger along the vertical direction, the button configured to contact a utensil positioned on the grate, wherein the sensor finger extends from a perimeter of the grate towards the gas burner along a radial direction generally perpendicular to the vertical direction, and wherein the button extends across at least two-thirds of a length of the sensor finger along the radial direction.