HEATING ELEMENT FOR A COOKING APPLIANCE

A heating element for a cooking appliance includes terminals that act as electrically conductive contact points. One or more buses are arranged between the terminals, and connect one or more heating element segments in a zig-zag configuration. The heating element segments are connected in series and are arranged parallel with one another. Each heating element segment includes a plurality of cutouts linked together and having an elliptical shape. The terminals, heating element segments, and buses are a continuous single sheet of conductive material. A method of making the heating element includes forming a pattern into the sheet of conductive material by etching the pattern into the conductive sheet using photolithography. 一种用于烹饪器具的加热元件，包括用作导电接触点的端子。一个或多个总线布置在端子之间，且以Z字形配置连接一个或多个加热元件区段。加热元件区段串联连接且彼此平行布置。每个加热元件区段包括：链接在一起且具有椭圆形形状的多个切口。端子、加热元件区段和总线是连续的单片导电材料。制作加热元件的方法包括：通过使用光刻法将图案蚀刻到导电片中，将图案形成到导电材料片中。