US Patent No: 8,193,471
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Breadmaker with a hidden heating element
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Jun 5, 2012
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Aug 29, 2008
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12/201,684
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a breadmaker, in which the heating element is shieldingly protected in the shell body without being exposed outside so as to prevent people's hand from touching and being hurt by the heating element, more important, it is able to avoid getting flour falling onto the heating element and being baked excessively to stick on the heating element which may lead to a fire, thus the breadmaker of the present invention is more safely to operate and conforms to the requirements of European safety standards. The breadmaker comprises a shielding member for the heating element, and the shielding member is disposed between the heating element and the upper opening of the bread vessel, the downward projection of the shielding member can completely cover the contour of the heating element so as to completely shield the heating element from the above.
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| 5,901,637 Combined baking oven and automatic bread baking apparatus | 4 | 1998 | |
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| 5,392,695 Automatic breadmaking machine | 15 | 1994 | |
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| 2012/0017,777 Multifunctional Bread Maker | 1 | 2009 | |
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