Patent ID: 6236024
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: F24C,H05B

Abstract:
An arrangement including a cooking unit, said arrangement comprising:a sill plate;said sill plate being configured with a cutout therein; anda one-piece molded part made of glass ceramic, glass or ceramic as the cooking surface of said cooking unit;said one-piece molded part being disposed in said cutout of said sill plate;said one-piece molded part comprising an inner main portion;at least one cooking zone;said at least one cooking zone being operatively disposed at said inner main portion of said one-piece molded part to provide heat to said inner main portion of said one-piece molded part;said one-piece molded part further comprising an elevated, encircling outer peripheral portion that is different from the level of said inner main portion of said one-piece molded part and completely encircling said inner main portion of said one-piece molded part;said peripheral portion being configured to prevent cooking receptacles to be moved from said inner main portion of said one-piece molded part onto said outer peripheral portion and to prevent cooking spillage to reach said outer peripheral portion;wherein the one-piece molded part is inserted flush into the cutout of the sill plate.