SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FOR A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE
A support assembly for use in a household appliance includes a planar metal viewing body having a substantially rectangular main surface and an angled section on two opposite edges of the main surface to thereby give the viewing body a three-dimensional shape. The viewing body has two further outer edges, each having a cut edge which directly adjoins the rectangular main surface of the viewing body.
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15 . A support assembly for use in a household appliance, said support assembly comprising a planar metal viewing body having a substantially rectangular main surface and an angled section on two opposite edges of the main surface to thereby give the viewing body a three-dimensional shape, said viewing body having two further outer edges, each having a cut edge which directly adjoins the rectangular main surface of the viewing body.
16 . The support assembly of claim 15 , wherein each of the two further outer edges of the viewing body is configured in the absence of an angled section.
17 . The support assembly of claim 15 , wherein the main surface of the viewing body has a window-type opening.
18 . The support assembly of claim 17 , further comprising a glass ceramic plate or a glass pane disposed in the window-type opening.
19 . The support assembly of claim 15 , wherein the planar metal viewing body has a material thickness of at least 1.0 mm and at most 3.5 mm.
20 . The support assembly of claim 15 , wherein the planar metal viewing body has a material thickness of at least 1.5 mm and at most 2.5 mm.
21 . The support assembly of claim 15 , wherein the planar viewing body has a cross-sectional surface which is visible on at least one of the further outer edges of the main surface.
22 . The support assembly of claim 15 , further comprising a visible filler body disposed between the two angled sections of the viewing body at least in a region of one of the further outer edges of the main surface.
23 . The support assembly of claim 22 , wherein the filler body has an outer contour which matches an inner contour of the viewing body.
24 . The support assembly of claim 22 , wherein the filler body is formed by a screen.
25 . The support assembly of claim 15 , wherein the planar metal viewing body is made of corrosion-resistant sheet metal.
26 . The support assembly of claim 25 , wherein the corrosion-resistant sheet metal is stainless steel sheet or aluminum sheet.
27 . The support assembly of claim 25 , wherein the sheet metal of the planar viewing body is visible to a user at the main surface and at least one cross-sectional surface of the viewing body.
28 . A cooktop, comprising:
a support assembly including a planar metal viewing body having a substantially rectangular main surface and an angled section on two opposite edges of the main surface to thereby give the viewing body a three-dimensional shape, said viewing body having two further outer edges, each having a cut edge which directly adjoins the rectangular main surface of the viewing body, said main surface of the viewing body having a window-type opening; and
a cooktop plate disposed in the window-type opening of the viewing body.
29 . The cooktop of claim 28 , wherein the cooktop plate is made of glass ceramic.
30 . The cooktop of claim 28 , wherein each of the two further outer edges of the viewing body is configured in the absence of an angled section.
31 . The cooktop of claim 28 , wherein the planar metal viewing body has a material thickness of at least 1.0 mm and at most 3.5 mm.
32 . The cooktop of claim 28 , wherein the planar metal viewing body has a material thickness of at least 1.5 mm and at most 2.5 mm.
33 . The cooktop of claim 28 , wherein the planar viewing body has a cross-sectional surface which is visible on at least one of the further outer edges of the main surface.
34 . The cooktop of claim 28 , wherein the support assembly has a visible filler body disposed between the two angled sections of the viewing body at least in a region of one of the further outer edges of the main surface.
35 . The cooktop of claim 34 , wherein the filler body has an outer contour which matches an inner contour of the viewing body.
36 . The cooktop of claim 34 , wherein the filler body is formed by a screen.
37 . The cooktop of claim 28 , wherein the planar metal viewing body is made of corrosion-resistant sheet metal.
38 . The cooktop of claim 37 , wherein the corrosion-resistant sheet metal is stainless steel sheet or aluminum sheet.
39 . The cooktop of claim 37 , wherein the sheet metal of the planar viewing body is visible to a user at the main surface and at least one cross-sectional surface of the viewing body.
40 . A cooking appliance door, comprising:
a support assembly including a planar metal viewing body having a substantially rectangular main surface and an angled section on two opposite edges of the main surface to thereby give the viewing body a three-dimensional shape, said viewing body having two further outer edges, each having a cut edge which directly adjoins the rectangular main surface of the viewing body, said main surface of the viewing body having a window-type opening; and
a viewing window disposed in the window-type opening of the viewing body.
41 . The cooking appliance door of claim 40 , wherein the viewing window is made of glass.
42 . The cooking appliance door of claim 40 , wherein each of the two further outer edges of the viewing body is configured in the absence of an angled section.
43 . The cooking appliance door of claim 40 , wherein the planar metal viewing body has a material thickness of at least 1.0 mm and at most 3.5 mm.
44 . The cooking appliance door of claim 40 , wherein the planar metal viewing body has a material thickness of at least 1.5 mm and at most 2.5 mm.
45 . The cooking appliance door of claim 40 , wherein the planar viewing body has a cross-sectional surface which is visible on at least one of the further outer edges of the main surface.
46 . The cooking appliance door of claim 40 , wherein the support assembly has a visible filler body disposed between the two angled sections of the viewing body at least in a region of one of the further outer edges of the main surface.
47 . The cooking appliance door of claim 46 , wherein the filler body has an outer contour which matches an inner contour of the viewing body.
48 . The cooking appliance door of claim 46 , wherein the filler body is formed by a screen.
49 . The cooking appliance door of claim 40 , wherein the planar metal viewing body is made of corrosion-resistant sheet metal.
50 . The cooking appliance door of claim 49 , wherein the corrosion-resistant sheet metal is stainless steel sheet or aluminum sheet.
51 . The cooking appliance door of claim 49 , wherein the sheet metal of the planar viewing body is visible to a user at the main surface and at least one cross-sectional surface of the viewing body.
52 . A combined cooking appliance, comprising:
a cooking appliance door having a support assembly including a planar metal viewing body having a substantially rectangular main surface and an angled section on two opposite edges of the main surface to thereby give the viewing body a three-dimensional shape, said viewing body having two further outer edges, each having a cut edge which directly adjoins the rectangular main surface of the viewing body, said main surface of the viewing body having a window-type opening; and a viewing window disposed in the window-type opening of the viewing body of the support assembly of the cooking appliance; and
a cooktop having a support assembly including a planar metal viewing body having a substantially rectangular main surface and an angled section on two opposite edges of the main surface to thereby give the viewing body a three-dimensional shape, said viewing body having two further outer edges, each having a cut edge which directly adjoins the rectangular main surface of the viewing body, said main surface of the viewing body having a window-type opening; and a cooktop plate disposed in the window-type opening of the viewing body of the support assembly of the cooktop.