Domestic hob

Abstract

Domestic hob ( 10; 50 ) comprising a housing ( 14 ) with a bottom wall ( 16 ), wherein at least one thermically and/or electrically isolating and/or flame resistant, protection plate ( 24 ) is attached to the hob ( 10; 50 ) underneath the bottom wall ( 16 ), wherein a main plane ( 26 ) of the protection plate ( 24 ) is spaced apart from the bottom wall ( 16 ) by a predetermined distance.

1 . Domestic hob ( 10 ;  50 ) comprising a housing ( 14 ) with a bottom wall ( 16 ), characterized in that at least one thermically and/or electrically isolating and/or flame resistant, protection plate ( 24 ) is attached to the hob ( 10 ;  50 ) underneath the bottom wall ( 16 ), wherein a main plane ( 26 ) of the protection plate ( 24 ) is spaced apart from the bottom wall ( 16 ) by a predetermined distance. 
     
     
         2 . Hob ( 10 ;  50 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that at least one spacer ( 28 ) is provided for maintaining the predetermined distance. 
     
     
         3 . Hob ( 10 ;  50 ) according to  claim 2 , characterized in that the at least one spacer is made integral with the protection plate ( 24 ) and/or the housing ( 14 ). 
     
     
         4 . Hob ( 10 ;  50 ) according to  claim 2 , characterized in that the at least one spacer is provided as a separate component. 
     
     
         5 . Hob ( 10 ;  50 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the protection plate ( 24 ) is screwed and/or riveted and/or bonded to or hooked in the hob ( 10 ;  50 ). 
     
     
         6 . Hob ( 50 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that snap-fitting means ( 52 ) are provided for fixing the protection plate ( 24 ) to the hob ( 50 ), wherein the snap- fitting means ( 52 ) are preferably made integral with the protection plate ( 24 ) and/or the housing ( 14 ). 
     
     
         7 . Hob ( 10 ;  50 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the protection plate ( 24 ) comprises at least one cable opening ( 42 ) for feeding through cables. 
     
     
         8 . Hob ( 10 ;  50 ) according to  claim 7 , characterized in that the edges of the cable opening ( 42 ) are chamfered and/or provided with a cable protecting means. 
     
     
         9 . Hob ( 10 ;  50 ) according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the protection plate ( 24 ) and/or the bottom wall ( 16 ) of the housing ( 14 ) comprises at least one venting opening ( 22   a ,  22   b ,  22   c ;  40   a ,  40   b ,  40   c ). 
     
     
         10 . Hob ( 10 ;  50 ) according to  claim 9 , characterized in that a first protection plate section ( 36 ) is provided with at least one venting opening ( 40   a ) for feeding air and a second protection plate section ( 38 ) is provided with at least one venting opening ( 40   b ,  40   c ) for removing air, wherein the protection plate sections ( 36 ,  38 ) are spacitially separated from each other. 
     
     
         11 . Hob ( 10 ;  50 ) according to  claim 9 , characterized in that a separation wall ( 34 ) and/or sealing means are provided for separating the protection plate sections ( 36 ,  38 ). 
     
     
         12 . Protection plate ( 24 ) designed to be attached underneath a bottom wall ( 16 ) of a housing ( 14 ) of a domestic hob ( 10 ;  50 ) such that a main plane ( 26 ) of the protection plate ( 24 ) is spaced apart from the bottom wall ( 16 ) of the housing ( 14 ) by a predetermined distance, wherein the protection plate is thermically and/or electrically isolated and/or flame resistant. 
     
     
         13 . Protection plate ( 24 ) according to  claim 12 , characterized in that the protection plate ( 24 ) comprises at least one spacer ( 28 ) for defining the predetermined distance. 
     
     
         14 . Protection plate ( 24 ) according to  claim 12 , characterized in that it is designed to be screwed and/or riveted and/or bonded to or hooked in the hob ( 10 ;  50 ). 
     
     
         15 . Protection plate ( 24 ) according to  claim 12 , characterized in that it comprises snap-fitting means ( 52 ) for fixing the protection plate ( 24 ) to the hob ( 10 ;  50 ). 
     
     
         16 . Protection plate ( 24 ) according to  claim 12 , characterized in that at least one cable opening ( 42 ) for feeding through cables is provided whose edges are preferably chamfered and/or provided with a cable protecting means. 
     
     
         17 . Protection plate ( 24 ) according to  claim 12 , characterized in that a first protection plate section ( 36 ) is provided with at least one venting opening ( 40   a ) for feeding air and a second protection plate section ( 38 ) is provided with at least one venting opening ( 40   b ,  40   c ) for removing air, wherein the protection plate sections ( 36 ,  38 ) are specially separated from each other.