Patent ID: 7038176
Filing Date: 2006-05-02
Classification: F24C,H05B

Abstract:
1. A cooking appliance comprising: a cooktop; a plurality of heating zones arranged on the cooktop, at least one of said plurality of heating zones including a first heating element and a second heating element; and a control element operatively connected to each of the first and second heating elements and movable from a home position through a temperature adjustment zone, wherein initial movement of the control element from the home position in a first direction activates only the first heating element at an initial temperature, with continued movement in the first direction increasing an operating temperature of the first heating element and, initial movement of the control element from the home position in a second direction activates both the first and second heating elements at an initial temperature, with continued movement in the second direction increasing a combined operating temperature of the first and second heating elements such that said control element is movable through the temperature adjustment zone to regulate operation of the first heating element or both the first and second heating elements respectively.