Patent ID: 9062916
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: F24C,F27D,H05B

Abstract:
1. A household appliance comprising: a warming drawer housing having an interior chamber; and a warming drawer module in the interior chamber, the warming drawer module including: a heating element forming a floor surface of the warming drawer module, the floor surface for receiving items to be warmed; a support plate that supports the heating element in a position above the support plate, the support plate including a plate portion and a plurality of supports on the plate portion, the plurality of supports 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; a thermostat having a sensor measuring a temperature of the heating element, the thermostat disposed under the heating element; and a thermostat retainer disposed in an opening in the support plate, the thermostat retainer supporting and fixing the thermostat in thermal contact with the underside of the heating element.