US 12,329,313 B2
Countertop with induction hob
Luca Toncelli, Bassano del Grappa (IT); Mauro Bettiol, Giavera del Montello (IT); Angelo Doni, Selvazzano Dentro (IT); Marcello Zerbetto, Padua (IT); Francesco Giannini, Fonte (IT); and Fabrizio Dughiero, Padua (IT)
Assigned to BRETON SPA, Castello di Godego (IT)
Appl. No. 16/957,163
Filed by BRETON SPA, Castello di Godego (IT)
PCT Filed Dec. 20, 2018, PCT No. PCT/IB2018/060440
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 23, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/130180, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 4, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 102017000150969 (IT), filed on Dec. 29, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0345172 A1, Nov. 5, 2020
Int. Cl. H05B 6/12 (2006.01); A47J 36/24 (2006.01); H05B 6/10 (2006.01); A47J 36/34 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 36/2483 (2013.01) [H05B 6/1209 (2013.01); A47J 36/34 (2013.01); H05B 2213/07 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A countertop for kitchen furniture comprising a hob with at least one magnetic inductor used for cooking food and located underneath at least one cooking area of said hob, said hob further comprising at least one removable protection element positioned on top of said at least one cooking area, wherein said hob is provided with at least one safety device designed to ensure correct positioning of the at least one removable protection element and comprising at least one receiver;
wherein there is continuity of material between the at least one cooking area of said hob and the countertop, the countertop and said hob being made from a single plate of sintered stone;
wherein the at least one receiver is positioned underneath the single plate plate; and
wherein the safety device is connected to a control unit which allows power supply only if:
(1) the removable protection element has been positioned on the induction surface; and
(2) the removable protection element is positioned correctly.