Patent ID: 8193471

Claim:
A breadmaker with a hidden heating element, comprising: a shell body; a case body ( 3 ) disposed inside the shell body; a lid disposed on a top of the shell body, wherein the lid, the case body and the shell body are enclosed to form a sealed bread-making chamber; a bread vessel ( 1 ) with an upper opening disposed inside the case body ( 3 ) in the bread-making chamber; a heating element ( 4 ) in a ring shape disposed outside the bread vessel, below the upper opening of the bread vessel, and surrounding the outside of the bread vessel ( 1 ) at a level between the bottom of the bread vessel ( 1 ) and its upper opening, wherein a joint ( 40 ) of the heating element ( 4 ) passes through the side wall of the case body ( 3 ) to connect with an external circuit; a shielding member for shielding the heating element, wherein the shielding member is disposed between the heating element and the upper opening of the bread vessel, wherein a downward projection of the shielding member completely covers a contour of the heating element so as to completely shield the heating element from a top view above the shielding member, wherein the shielding member is a ring shaped shielding protection plate ( 2 ) which is fixed on the inner wall of the case body ( 3 ), above the heating element ( 4 ) and surrounding the outside of the bread vessel ( 1 ), wherein a clearance is formed between an inner rim of the shielding protection plate ( 2 ) and the outer surface of the side wall of the bread vessel ( 1 ); a fixing plate ( 41 ) for fixing the heating element ( 4 ), wherein the fixing plate ( 41 ) is disposed on the inner side wall of the case body ( 3 ) at the place where the heating element joint ( 40 ) passes through; and at least one set of fixture for fixing the heating element ( 4 ), wherein the fixture set comprises a fixing metal sheet ( 42 ) in a shape of “Ω” and a fixing ceramic block ( 43 ), wherein the fixing metal sheet ( 42 ) is sleeved outside the heating element ( 4 ) and fixed on the case body ( 3 ), and the fixing ceramic block ( 43 ) is disposed between the heating element ( 4 ) and the inner surface of the side wall of the case body ( 3 ).