US 11,982,448 B2
Cooktop appliance with a hinged temperature sensor
Paul Bryan Cadima, Crestwood, KY (US)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Aug. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/412,526.
Prior Publication US 2023/0073532 A1, Mar. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. F24C 3/12 (2006.01); F24C 15/10 (2006.01); G01K 1/143 (2021.01)
CPC F24C 3/122 (2013.01) [F24C 15/107 (2013.01); G01K 1/143 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cooktop appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the vertical direction, the lateral direction, and the transverse direction being mutually perpendicular, the cooktop appliance comprising:
a top panel;
a gas burner disposed on the top panel;
a terminal block positioned on the top panel adjacent to the burner;
a grate with a plurality of fingers removably positioned above the gas burner, the plurality of fingers including a sensor finger; and
a temperature sensor rotatably mounted to the sensor finger of the plurality of fingers of the grate whereby the temperature sensor is movable along the vertical direction between an elevated position and a lowered position, wherein the temperature sensor is rotatable about a hinge axis perpendicular to the vertical direction.