Patent ID: 9408497
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: A47J,H05B

Claim Text:
1. A cooking appliance comprising: a housing including first and second plates, the first and second plates being at least partially translucent and parallel with one another; a cavity defined between the first and second plates; a partially conductive coating disposed on a portion of the first and second plates proximate the cavity; a cam mechanism operably coupled with the second plate, wherein the cam mechanism is configured to move the second plate between a cooking position and a non-cooking position, and wherein the cam mechanism includes a linearly translatable guide configured to engage a ramp in communication with the second plate, and wherein linear translation of the guide moves the ramp, and consequently the second plate, relative to the first plate; and a user interface accessible from an exterior surface of the housing, wherein the user interface is in electrical communication with the partially conductive coating, the partially conductive coating being in thermal communication with the cavity.