Patent ID: 6875957

Claim:
A cooking top comprising at least one of a glass and a glass ceramic and having at least one heating zone and an underside; at least one electrical heating unit provided on the underside of said heating zone, wherein said heating unit is in flat, heat-conducting contact with the underside of said heating zone; wherein said heating unit comprises at least one electrical resistance heating element exhibiting PTC behavior, wherein the PTC characteristic curve is selected so that the temperature of said heating zone is limited to a desired value, and said heating unit having a metallic heat-conducting support element which forms a surface region and upon or in which the heating element is situated, said metallic heat-conducting support element being in flat contact with the underside of the heating zone, wherein on the metallic, heat-conducting support element of the heating unit at least one shaft is provided into which the heating element is inserted, and that the heating element is electrically insulated with respect to the support element by an insulator.