Microwire staple for holding the resistive member of a heating element in place
CA 2271907 C · Owner: Emerson Electric Co. · Inventors: Griffiths, Simon P.; Deo, Subhash R.
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A heating unit (H) for a cook top includes a ribbon-type heating element (E). The heating element is mounted on the upper surface of a cake (I) of microporous insulation material. The heating element is arranged in a predetermined pattern on the material and a plurality of staples (10) are used to attach and hold the heating element on the material surface. Each staple is a microwire staple and the staples are spaced along the length of the heating element to mount the heating element to the insulation. The microwire staples have a small thermal mass and so do not create heat sinks at their locations of use. Thus, they do not affect the efficiency of heat transfer between the …
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- Filed October 13, 1998 and granted February 26, 2002. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 13, 2018.
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