Patent ID: 8931473
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: F24C

Abstract:
1. A method for operating a cooking point with a gas burner of a gas hob, a pan detection for switching off the gas burner or closing a corresponding gas valve when the pan is removed being provided at the cooking point, the pan detection detecting when a removed pan is re-placed onto the cooking point and bringing about renewed operation of the gas burner by igniting the gas burner or opening the gas valve, wherein, when the gas burner is ignited after the pan is placed on again, the originally set operation or a power level originally set for the gas burner only takes place to the full extent after expiration of a time delay, wherein the delay is half a second to five seconds, wherein the pan detection detects immediately when a pan is placed on again and only ignites the gas burner again after the time delay, and wherein a re-ignition of the gas burner after the delay takes place with the power level previously set.