Patent ID: 6949723
Filing Date: 2005-09-27
Classification: F24C,H05B

Abstract:
1. A cooktop control for a cooktop including a glass ceramic panel and a plurality of burners forming a pattern under said panel, said control, comprising: a first set of burner indicia visible on said cooktop panel in a first control area separated from said burners, each one of said indicia separately associated with one of said burners, said indicia formed in a pattern matching said burner pattern, each one of said separate burner indicia each including a display and a switch associated therewith; a single second set of indicia visible on said cooktop panel in a second control area separated both from said burners and said first control area, said second set of indicia including a display and a first plurality of power level switches associated therewith, said single second set of indicia formed in a substantially circular arc or ring, said second set of indicia controlling the power level of each of said burner indicia; an inner indicia ring including a third set of indicia, said inner indicia ring located adjacent said ring of said second set of indicia, said inner ring of indicia including a display and a second plurality of power level switches associated therewith; and a circuit controlling the specific one of said burners in response to activation of said associated first indicia and the power setting for said specific associated burner set in response to activation of one of said plurality of power lever switches.