| 摘要 |
<p>An electric kettle (10) for heating water located in a heating chamber (12) of the kettle, the kettle including: a contact plate (16) defining a base of the heating chamber and having a contact surface that, in use, is in direct thermal communication with the water when located in the heating chamber (12) of the kettle; a heat distribution plate (24) bonded to an underside of the contact plate (16), wherein an inlet is defined in a peripheral region of the heat distribution plate (24), the inlet providing access to the underside of the contact plate and defining at least part of a thermally insulating zone; a heating element in thermal communication with the heat distribution plate (24); an electronic temperature sensor (28) located in the thermally insulating zone in thermal communication with the heating chamber (12), the electronic temperature sensor (28) being thermally insulated from the heat distribution plate (24) by the thermally insulating zone; a controller for controlling the heating element; and a user input for a user to select between different heating modes of the controller, wherein the controller controls the heating element responsive to a temperature sensed by the electronic temperature sensor and dependent on a selection made using the user input. Fiqure 1 i04 Figure 47</p> |
