Cooktop appliance

摘要

A cooktop appliance includes a plurality of gas burners positioned at an outer surface of a panel. A griddle plate may be positioned over at least one gas burner of the plurality of gas burners. An electric heating element is mounted to the griddle plate. A socket on the panel may receive a plug of the electric heating element. A switch configured for obstructing gas fuel flow to the at least one gas burner of the plurality of gas burners when the griddle plate is positioned over the at least one gas burner of the plurality of gas burners.

主权项

1. A cooktop appliance, comprising:
a panel having an outer surface; a plurality of gas burners positioned at the outer surface of the panel; a griddle plate positioned over at least one gas burner of the plurality of gas burners, the griddle plate having a bottom surface that faces the outer surface of the panel; an electric heating element mounted to the griddle plate, the electric heating element having a plug; a socket mounted to the panel, the socket receiving the plug of the electric heating element; a gas conduit extending to the at least one gas burner of the plurality of gas burners; and a switch coupled to the gas conduit, the switch configured for obstructing gas fuel flow to the at least one gas burner of the plurality of gas burners when the griddle plate is positioned over the at least one gas burner of the plurality of gas burners; wherein the switch is also configured for interrupting power to an igniter of the at least one gas burner of the plurality of gas burners and the socket when the griddle plate is positioned over the at least one gas burner of the plurality of gas burners.