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- the present disclosure relates to induction heating cookers to be used for home cooking and professional cooking.
- An induction heating cooker includes, in general, at least one heating coil directly under a top plate on which a metallic cooking utensil (e.g. pan) is to be placed.
- the induction heating cooker allows the heating coil to give off a high-frequency magnetic field, which generates an eddy current to the cooking utensil placed on the top plate. As a result the cooking utensil is heated for carrying out a cooking.
- Patent literature 1 discloses the following induction heating cooker: In order to drive multiple heating coils with a single drive circuit, this induction heating cooker allows controlling the drive circuit such that a current path to the heating coils can be connected or disconnected with relays for avoiding useless supply of high-frequency current to heating coils not in use.
- Patent literature 2 discloses an induction heating cooker in which multiple relays are integrated for improving an assembling efficiency.
- Patent literature 3 discloses an induction heating cooker in which a number of heating coils are arranged in matrix below a cooking utensil, and a single drive circuit supplies a high-frequency current to the heating coils.
- the wiring work to the heating coils is regularly done this way: First, the drive circuit is built into a housing of the induction heating cooker, then the wiring work is done with the heating coils being temporarily placed around the housing or special jigs to this wiring work. The wiring work becomes thus complicated in proportion to the number of the heating coils. On top of that, since the wirings are temporarily prepared, lead wires such as connection wires to the heating coils should be longer than necessary.
- the wiring work discussed above not only incurs an increase in the cost, but also possibly invites damages to the lead wires because of stress applied to the lead wires, or due to an unexpected contact of the lead wires to components inside the housing. On top of that, since the lead wires are shaped longer than necessary, it should be noted that noises given off by the heating coils may adversely affect the drive circuit.
- EP 2 427 032 A2 relates to a hob plate device.
- the device has a heating element carrier unit i.e. aluminum plate, for holding a heating element i.e. induction heat bodies, and an electronic carrier unit for holding an electronic unit.
- the heating element carrier unit and a part of the electronic unit are arranged on different sides of the electronic carrier unit.
- the electronic carrier unit partially encompasses an accommodation area for the electronic unit.
- the heating element carrier unit includes cable feedthroughs present in an outer area for feeding power supply cables of the heating element.
- An independent claim is also included for a method for assembling a hob device i.e. induction hob device.
- DE 100 11 773 A1 relates to an induction heating cooker.
- the device has at least one induction coil, at least one induction coil bearer, at least one control unit for applying a high frequency operating voltage to the coil with a converter connected to a low frequency source and at least one screening device between the induction coil and the bearer.
- the screening device is electrically conducting and is electrically connected to the control unit at a low frequency junction.
- EP 2 475 220 A1 relates to a hob plate device.
- the device comprises shielding elements and cover unit.
- EP 2 595 450 A2 relates to a cooking device.
- the device has a multi-function component for cooling a power unit of a domestic appliance and shielding the power unit against electrical and/or magnetic fields, where a main structure component is provided in the device.
- the multi-function component is integrally formed and manufactured using an injection molding method.
- the multi-function component is made of aluminum or aluminum alloy and comprises two cooling fins and a receiving area that receives a main function unit of the appliance.
- the multi-function component forms a part of an outer housing.
- the invention is defined by the subject-matter of independent claim 1.
- the dependent claims are directed to advantageous embodiments.
- an induction heating cooker includes a drive circuit, multiple heating coils, and a relay circuit.
- the drive circuit converts an AC power supply to high-frequency electric power.
- the multiple heating coils are disposed to a metallic shielding plate, and generate a high-frequency magnetic field upon receiving the high-frequency electric power.
- the relay circuit includes multiple relays that switch connections between the drive circuit and the multiple heating coils in response to a signal supplied from the drive circuit. This relay circuit is coupled to the heating coils via connection wires, and is disposed to a holder which is mounted to the shielding plate on an opposite face to the face where the heating coils are disposed.
- the induction heating cooker in which the connection between the multiple heating coils and the drive circuit is switched by using the relays, allows achieving the wiring with ease between the heating coils and the relay circuit, as well as between the relay circuit and the drive circuit.
- these wirings can be done free from changes in length of the connection wires to the heating coils.
- noises can be reduced, and the assembling efficiency is improved.
- the number of components to be shaped individually, which is a troublesome work can be reduced.
- An induction heating cooker in accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure includes a drive circuit, multiple heating coils, and a relay circuit.
- the drive circuit converts an AC power supply to high-frequency electric power.
- the multiple heating coils are mounted to a metallic shielding plate, and generate a high-frequency magnetic field upon receiving the high-frequency electric power.
- the relay circuit includes multiple relays that switch connections between the drive circuit and the multiple heating coils in response to a signal supplied from the drive circuit. This relay circuit is coupled to the heating coils via a connection wire, and is disposed to a holder which is mounted to the shielding plate on a face opposite to the face where the heating coils are mounted.
- This first aspect proves that a wiring work is firstly done between the relay circuit and the heating coils, and then a wiring work can be done between the relay circuit and the drive circuit. As a result, the induction heating cooker can be assembled with more ease.
- the first aspect proves that the heating coils can be brought closer to the relay circuit when the heating coils are connected to the relay circuit.
- the connection wires thus need not to be shaped uselessly long, so that the noises given off by the heating coils can be reduced.
- the first aspect proves that if the shielding plate becomes hot due to the heat from the heating coils, the holder protects the relay circuit from the heat given off by the shielding plate.
- the first aspect proves that if the location of the heating-coil unit in the housing is changed, no change is needed in a distance between the heating coils and the relay circuit within the heating-coil unit.
- the length of the connection wire does not depend on the location of the heating-coil unit. This structure allows the connection wires of the same length can be commonly used for other models in which the heating coil units are placed in different places from each other.
- An induction heating cooker in accordance with a second aspect of the present disclosure includes a connection wire that is wired via an opening formed on the shielding plate for connecting the heating coils and the relay circuit together. This is a different point from the first aspect.
- the structure of the second aspect allows using a connection wire shorter than the connection wire taking a long way around the shielding plate.
- An induction heating cooker in accordance with a third aspect of the present disclosure includes a holder that has a stationary section to be joined mechanically to the housing, and this holder is disposed around an edge of the shielding plate. This is a different point from the first aspect.
- the holder according to the third aspect can be used not only for holding the relay circuit, but also for joining the shielding plate and the housing together. Since the housing is made of rather inexpensive sheet steel, this holder made of resin is disposed between the heating coils and the shielding plate for achieving an electric insulation inexpensively between the housing and the heating coils
- An induction heating cooker in accordance with a fourth aspect of the present disclosure includes a relay circuit that has a connecting section to receive the connection wire, and the holder includes an outer wall taller than the relays and the connecting section. This outer wall is disposed close to the housing. This is a different point from the third aspect.
- This outer wall of the holder allows prolonging a creeping distance of insulation between the housing and the connecting section, so that the electric insulation can be more stable. If water entered around the shielding plate, the outer wall is able to protect the relay circuit from the water.
- FIG. 1A is a perspective view of induction heating cooker 1 in accordance with the embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 1B is a plan view of induction heating cooker 1 in accordance with the embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of induction heating cooker 1 in accordance with the embodiment.
- induction heating cooker 1 is disposed in kitchen cabinet 3, and includes top plate 4, heating-coil units 5a, 5b and 6, fan motor 8, drive circuit 9, housing 10, and operating board 12.
- Top plate 4 is formed of heat-resistant tempered glass, and includes multiple heating regions 4b thereon.
- Heating-coil units 5a, 5b, and 6 are disposed respectively beneath each of the heating regions with each one side of the heating-coil units being supported by supporting plate 7.
- Fan motor 8 is disposed under supporting plate 7 for cooling drive circuit 9, which is disposed below supporting plate 7 for feeding high-frequency electric power to heating-coil units 5a, 5b, and 6.
- Housing 10 accommodating the foregoing structural elements is formed of plated sheet steel having a thickness of approx. 0.6 mm and includes mica-sheet 11 disposed inside housing 10 for electrically insulating drive circuit 9.
- Operating board 12 is disposed in front of supporting plate 7 and yet under operating region 4a.
- Induction heating cooker 1 heats pan 2 placed on heating region 4b in response to the heating power set through operating region 4a disposed this side of top plate 4.
- FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of heating-coil unit 6 of induction heating cooker 1 in accordance with the embodiment.
- FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of heating-coil unit 6 viewed from the rear side.
- heating-coil unit 6 includes four heating coils 22, mica sheets 21, 23, shielding plate 24, and coil ferrites 25.
- Shielding plate 24 is formed of aluminum sheet having a thickness of approx. 1.0 mm. Heating coils 22 are disposed on a top face of shielding plate 24. Coil ferrites 25 are disposed on the top face of shielding plate 24 such that coil ferrites 25 surround each of heating coils 22.
- Mica sheets 21 are disposed between top plate 4 and heating coils 22 for insulation purpose.
- Mica sheets 23 are disposed between heating coils 22 and coil ferrites 25 for insulation purpose.
- Mica sheets 21 and 23 are bonded respectively to top plate 4 and coil ferrites 25 with silicone (not shown).
- heating coils 22 are formed of stranded copper-wires that are bundled together and coated with, for instance, polyethylene, and the stranded copper-wires are wound into an oval shape.
- Connection wire 27 is coupled to both the ends of each of heating coils 22 via round terminal 38 that is attached to the tip of wire 27 by heat-crimping. The resin coating has been removed from the tip of wire 27.
- Heating coils 22 can be formed of materials other than copper, such as a wire formed of layers of copper and aluminum.
- the shape of heating coil 22 is not limited to the oval shape, but it can be a round shape, a triangular shape, or a rectangular shape.
- Heating-coil unit 6 can include three or less than three heating coils 22, or five or more than five heating coils 22.
- FIG. 4 shows, two holders 26 are rigidly mounted with screws 34 to the rear side (underside) of shielding plate 24 around the edge thereof.
- the rear side is opposite to the front side (top face) on which heating coils 22 are mounted.
- Each one of holders 26 shapes like a box made of heat-resistant resin and having no lid (refer to FIG. 5 ).
- One relay circuit 31 is rigidly mounted with screw 39 inside of each holder 26.
- one relay circuit 31 works for two heating coils 22, so that induction heating cooker 1 includes two relay circuits 31, and two relays 32 are disposed in each of two relay circuits 31.
- Relay circuit 31 includes one terminal pedestal 35a to be used for receiving power line 33 extended from drive circuit 9, and four terminal pedestals 35b to be used for receiving connection wires 27.
- Terminal pedestals 35a and 35b work as connecting sections for connecting power line 33 and connection wires 27 to relay circuit 31 respectively.
- Connection wire 27 is routed through opening 36 formed on shielding plate 24 and connects heating coil 22 disposed on the top face of shielding plate 24 to relay 32 disposed on the underside of shielding plate 24.
- Relay 32 switches the connection in response to a signal supplied from drive circuit 9 via signal line 37. In response to this switching done by relay 32, the high-frequency electric power is fed to either one of two heating coils 22.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of holder 26 viewed from the rear side.
- FIG. 6 is a sectional view cut along line 6-6 in FIG. 1B .
- heating-coil unit 6 is mounted to a step section provided to housing 10. Heating-coil unit 6 is positioned with pin 42 provided to holder 26, then screw-slot 41 (i.e. a stationary section) formed horizontally and housing 10 are screwed together, whereby heating-coil unit 6 is rigidly mounted to housing 10.
- screw-slot 41 i.e. a stationary section
- Holder 26 includes outer wall 40 taller than relay 32, terminal pedestals 35a, 35b with relay circuit 31 being disposed inside the holder 26. Rigid mounting of holder 26 to housing 10 causes outer wall 40 to approach housing 10.
- heating coils 22 are placed on the top face of shielding plate 24, then relay circuit 31 is placed on the underside of shielding plate 24 via holder 26. Connection wires 27 are connected to corresponding terminal pedestals 35b respectively. The connection between heating coils 22 and relay circuit 31 is thus completed.
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating this wiring; however, connection wire 27 is omitted in FIG. 7 .
- Heating-coil unit 6 is temporarily placed laterally near drive circuit 9 with holder 26 facing downward as shown in FIG. 7 . While heating-coil unit 6 is kept this status, power line 33 and signal line 37 are connected to heating-coil unit 6, whereby the connection between heating-coil unit 6 and drive circuit 9 is completed.
- the wiring between relay circuit 31 and heating coils 22 is firstly done, and then the wiring between relay circuit 31 and drive circuit 9 is done, so that induction heating cooker 1 can be assembled more efficiently.
- heating coils 22 when heating coils 22 are coupled to relay circuit 31, heating coils 22 can approach relay 32.
- This structure allows connection wires 27 not to be shaped uselessly long, so that noises given off by heating coils 22 can be reduced.
- shielding plate 24 will be hot; however, holder 26 made of heat-resistant insulating material allows protecting relay circuit 31 from the heat given off by shielding plate 24.
- connection wire 27 is independent of the position of heating-coil unit 6. This structure allows connection wires 27 of the same length to be commonly used among the models in which heating-coil units 6 are positioned at different places.
- connection wire 27 routed through the opening formed on shielding plate 24 is coupled to relay 32. This structure allows using connection wire 27 shorter than that taking a long way around shielding plate 24.
- holder 26 is used not only for holding relay circuit 31, but also for coupling shielding plate 24 and housing 10 together. Since housing 10 is made of rather inexpensive sheet steel, housing 10 can be electrically insulated inexpensively from heating coils 22 with holder 26 made of resin and disposed between them.
- outer wall 40 provided to holder 26 allows prolonging the creeping distance for insulation between housing 10 and terminal pedestals 35a, 35b working as the connecting section, so that a steady electrical insulation can be achieved. If water entered around shielding plate 24, outer wall 40 allows protecting relay circuit 31 from the water.
- the induction heating cooker in accordance with the present disclosure reduces noises, improves the assembling efficiency, and allows a greater number of components to be used commonly.
- This induction heating cooker is applicable to not only a built-in type cooking device, but also other types of cooking devices.
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Description
- The present disclosure relates to induction heating cookers to be used for home cooking and professional cooking.
- An induction heating cooker includes, in general, at least one heating coil directly under a top plate on which a metallic cooking utensil (e.g. pan) is to be placed. The induction heating cooker allows the heating coil to give off a high-frequency magnetic field, which generates an eddy current to the cooking utensil placed on the top plate. As a result the cooking utensil is heated for carrying out a cooking.
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Patent literature 1 discloses the following induction heating cooker: In order to drive multiple heating coils with a single drive circuit, this induction heating cooker allows controlling the drive circuit such that a current path to the heating coils can be connected or disconnected with relays for avoiding useless supply of high-frequency current to heating coils not in use. -
Patent literature 2 discloses an induction heating cooker in which multiple relays are integrated for improving an assembling efficiency. -
Patent literature 3 discloses an induction heating cooker in which a number of heating coils are arranged in matrix below a cooking utensil, and a single drive circuit supplies a high-frequency current to the heating coils. -
- Patent Literature 1: Unexamined Japanese Patent Application Publication No.
H09-140561 - Patent Literature 2: Unexamined Japanese Patent Application Publication No.
H05 - 335073 - Patent Literature 3: EPO Patent Application Publication No.
2380399 - Nevertheless, the prior art discussed above requires that each of the heating coils should be connected to the corresponding relays with wirings.
- The wiring work to the heating coils is regularly done this way: First, the drive circuit is built into a housing of the induction heating cooker, then the wiring work is done with the heating coils being temporarily placed around the housing or special jigs to this wiring work. The wiring work becomes thus complicated in proportion to the number of the heating coils. On top of that, since the wirings are temporarily prepared, lead wires such as connection wires to the heating coils should be longer than necessary.
- The wiring work discussed above not only incurs an increase in the cost, but also possibly invites damages to the lead wires because of stress applied to the lead wires, or due to an unexpected contact of the lead wires to components inside the housing. On top of that, since the lead wires are shaped longer than necessary, it should be noted that noises given off by the heating coils may adversely affect the drive circuit.
- When a distance between the heating coil and the relay cannot be kept constant due to a structural restriction, a length of the connection wire should be changed depending on the locations of the heating coils, or the structure of the housing should be changed in response to the location of the relay. Some of the components thus need to be shaped individually, which is a troublesome work.
EP 2 427 032 A2
DE 100 11 773 A1 relates to an induction heating cooker. The device has at least one induction coil, at least one induction coil bearer, at least one control unit for applying a high frequency operating voltage to the coil with a converter connected to a low frequency source and at least one screening device between the induction coil and the bearer. The screening device is electrically conducting and is electrically connected to the control unit at a low frequency junction.
EP 2 475 220 A1
EP 2 595 450 A2 - The invention is defined by the subject-matter of
independent claim 1. The dependent claims are directed to advantageous embodiments. - Advantageously, an induction heating cooker includes a drive circuit, multiple heating coils, and a relay circuit.
- The drive circuit converts an AC power supply to high-frequency electric power. The multiple heating coils are disposed to a metallic shielding plate, and generate a high-frequency magnetic field upon receiving the high-frequency electric power. The relay circuit includes multiple relays that switch connections between the drive circuit and the multiple heating coils in response to a signal supplied from the drive circuit. This relay circuit is coupled to the heating coils via connection wires, and is disposed to a holder which is mounted to the shielding plate on an opposite face to the face where the heating coils are disposed.
- Advantageously, the induction heating cooker, in which the connection between the multiple heating coils and the drive circuit is switched by using the relays, allows achieving the wiring with ease between the heating coils and the relay circuit, as well as between the relay circuit and the drive circuit. On top of that, these wirings can be done free from changes in length of the connection wires to the heating coils. As a result, noises can be reduced, and the assembling efficiency is improved. On top of that, the number of components to be shaped individually, which is a troublesome work, can be reduced.
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FIG. 1A is a perspective view of an induction heating cooker in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 1B is a plan view of the induction heating cooker in accordance with the embodiment of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the induction heating cooker in accordance with the embodiment of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a heating-coil unit in accordance with the embodiment of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the heating-coil unit, viewed from the back side thereof, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a holder, viewed from the back side thereof, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 6 is a sectional view cut along line 6-6 inFIG. 1B . -
FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating how to provide a wiring between the heating coil unit and the drive circuit. - An induction heating cooker in accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure includes a drive circuit, multiple heating coils, and a relay circuit.
- The drive circuit converts an AC power supply to high-frequency electric power. The multiple heating coils are mounted to a metallic shielding plate, and generate a high-frequency magnetic field upon receiving the high-frequency electric power. The relay circuit includes multiple relays that switch connections between the drive circuit and the multiple heating coils in response to a signal supplied from the drive circuit. This relay circuit is coupled to the heating coils via a connection wire, and is disposed to a holder which is mounted to the shielding plate on a face opposite to the face where the heating coils are mounted.
- This first aspect proves that a wiring work is firstly done between the relay circuit and the heating coils, and then a wiring work can be done between the relay circuit and the drive circuit. As a result, the induction heating cooker can be assembled with more ease.
- The first aspect proves that the heating coils can be brought closer to the relay circuit when the heating coils are connected to the relay circuit. The connection wires thus need not to be shaped uselessly long, so that the noises given off by the heating coils can be reduced.
- The first aspect proves that if the shielding plate becomes hot due to the heat from the heating coils, the holder protects the relay circuit from the heat given off by the shielding plate.
- The first aspect proves that if the location of the heating-coil unit in the housing is changed, no change is needed in a distance between the heating coils and the relay circuit within the heating-coil unit. In other words, the length of the connection wire does not depend on the location of the heating-coil unit. This structure allows the connection wires of the same length can be commonly used for other models in which the heating coil units are placed in different places from each other.
- An induction heating cooker in accordance with a second aspect of the present disclosure includes a connection wire that is wired via an opening formed on the shielding plate for connecting the heating coils and the relay circuit together. This is a different point from the first aspect.
- The structure of the second aspect allows using a connection wire shorter than the connection wire taking a long way around the shielding plate.
- An induction heating cooker in accordance with a third aspect of the present disclosure includes a holder that has a stationary section to be joined mechanically to the housing, and this holder is disposed around an edge of the shielding plate. This is a different point from the first aspect.
- The holder according to the third aspect can be used not only for holding the relay circuit, but also for joining the shielding plate and the housing together. Since the housing is made of rather inexpensive sheet steel, this holder made of resin is disposed between the heating coils and the shielding plate for achieving an electric insulation inexpensively between the housing and the heating coils
- An induction heating cooker in accordance with a fourth aspect of the present disclosure includes a relay circuit that has a connecting section to receive the connection wire, and the holder includes an outer wall taller than the relays and the connecting section. This outer wall is disposed close to the housing. This is a different point from the third aspect.
- This outer wall of the holder allows prolonging a creeping distance of insulation between the housing and the connecting section, so that the electric insulation can be more stable. If water entered around the shielding plate, the outer wall is able to protect the relay circuit from the water.
- A preferred embodiment of the induction heating cooker of the present disclosure is demonstrated hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, elements similar to each other have the same reference marks, and the descriptions to be duplicated are sometimes omitted.
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FIG. 1A is a perspective view ofinduction heating cooker 1 in accordance with the embodiment of the present disclosure.FIG. 1B is a plan view ofinduction heating cooker 1 in accordance with the embodiment.FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view ofinduction heating cooker 1 in accordance with the embodiment. - As
FIGS. 1A, 1B , andFIG. 2 show,induction heating cooker 1 is disposed inkitchen cabinet 3, and includestop plate 4, heating-coil units fan motor 8, drivecircuit 9,housing 10, and operatingboard 12. -
Top plate 4 is formed of heat-resistant tempered glass, and includesmultiple heating regions 4b thereon. - Heating-
coil units plate 7.Fan motor 8 is disposed under supportingplate 7 for coolingdrive circuit 9, which is disposed below supportingplate 7 for feeding high-frequency electric power to heating-coil units -
Housing 10 accommodating the foregoing structural elements is formed of plated sheet steel having a thickness of approx. 0.6 mm and includes mica-sheet 11 disposed insidehousing 10 for electrically insulatingdrive circuit 9. Operatingboard 12 is disposed in front of supportingplate 7 and yet under operatingregion 4a. -
Induction heating cooker 1heats pan 2 placed onheating region 4b in response to the heating power set throughoperating region 4a disposed this side oftop plate 4. -
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of heating-coil unit 6 ofinduction heating cooker 1 in accordance with the embodiment.FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of heating-coil unit 6 viewed from the rear side. - As
FIGS. 3 and4 show, heating-coil unit 6 includes fourheating coils 22,mica sheets plate 24, andcoil ferrites 25. -
Shielding plate 24 is formed of aluminum sheet having a thickness of approx. 1.0 mm. Heating coils 22 are disposed on a top face of shieldingplate 24.Coil ferrites 25 are disposed on the top face of shieldingplate 24 such thatcoil ferrites 25 surround each of heating coils 22. -
Mica sheets 21 are disposed betweentop plate 4 and heating coils 22 for insulation purpose.Mica sheets 23 are disposed between heating coils 22 andcoil ferrites 25 for insulation purpose.Mica sheets top plate 4 andcoil ferrites 25 with silicone (not shown). - In this embodiment, heating coils 22 are formed of stranded copper-wires that are bundled together and coated with, for instance, polyethylene, and the stranded copper-wires are wound into an oval shape.
Connection wire 27 is coupled to both the ends of each of heating coils 22 viaround terminal 38 that is attached to the tip ofwire 27 by heat-crimping. The resin coating has been removed from the tip ofwire 27. - Heating coils 22 can be formed of materials other than copper, such as a wire formed of layers of copper and aluminum. The shape of
heating coil 22 is not limited to the oval shape, but it can be a round shape, a triangular shape, or a rectangular shape. Heating-coil unit 6 can include three or less than threeheating coils 22, or five or more than five heating coils 22. - As
FIG. 4 shows, twoholders 26 are rigidly mounted withscrews 34 to the rear side (underside) of shieldingplate 24 around the edge thereof. The rear side is opposite to the front side (top face) on which heating coils 22 are mounted. Each one ofholders 26 shapes like a box made of heat-resistant resin and having no lid (refer toFIG. 5 ). Onerelay circuit 31 is rigidly mounted withscrew 39 inside of eachholder 26. - In this embodiment, one
relay circuit 31 works for twoheating coils 22, so thatinduction heating cooker 1 includes tworelay circuits 31, and tworelays 32 are disposed in each of tworelay circuits 31. -
Relay circuit 31 includes oneterminal pedestal 35a to be used for receivingpower line 33 extended fromdrive circuit 9, and fourterminal pedestals 35b to be used for receivingconnection wires 27.Terminal pedestals power line 33 andconnection wires 27 to relaycircuit 31 respectively. -
Connection wire 27 is routed through opening 36 formed on shieldingplate 24 and connectsheating coil 22 disposed on the top face of shieldingplate 24 to relay 32 disposed on the underside of shieldingplate 24. -
Relay 32 switches the connection in response to a signal supplied fromdrive circuit 9 viasignal line 37. In response to this switching done byrelay 32, the high-frequency electric power is fed to either one of two heating coils 22. -
FIG. 5 is a perspective view ofholder 26 viewed from the rear side.FIG. 6 is a sectional view cut along line 6-6 inFIG. 1B . - As
FIGS. 2 ,5 , and6 show, heating-coil unit 6 is mounted to a step section provided tohousing 10. Heating-coil unit 6 is positioned withpin 42 provided toholder 26, then screw-slot 41 (i.e. a stationary section) formed horizontally andhousing 10 are screwed together, whereby heating-coil unit 6 is rigidly mounted tohousing 10. -
Holder 26 includesouter wall 40 taller thanrelay 32,terminal pedestals relay circuit 31 being disposed inside theholder 26. Rigid mounting ofholder 26 tohousing 10 causesouter wall 40 to approachhousing 10. - The ways of placing and wiring the heating coils 22,
relay circuit 31, and other elements in accordance with the embodiment are demonstrated hereinafter. - First, heating coils 22 are placed on the top face of shielding
plate 24, then relaycircuit 31 is placed on the underside of shieldingplate 24 viaholder 26.Connection wires 27 are connected to correspondingterminal pedestals 35b respectively. The connection between heating coils 22 andrelay circuit 31 is thus completed. - Next, a wiring between heating-
coil unit 6 and drivecircuit 9 is done.FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating this wiring; however,connection wire 27 is omitted inFIG. 7 . - Heating-
coil unit 6 is temporarily placed laterally neardrive circuit 9 withholder 26 facing downward as shown inFIG. 7 . While heating-coil unit 6 is kept this status,power line 33 andsignal line 37 are connected to heating-coil unit 6, whereby the connection between heating-coil unit 6 and drivecircuit 9 is completed. - To be more specific, in this embodiment, the wiring between
relay circuit 31 and heating coils 22 is firstly done, and then the wiring betweenrelay circuit 31 and drivecircuit 9 is done, so thatinduction heating cooker 1 can be assembled more efficiently. - In this embodiment, when heating coils 22 are coupled to relay
circuit 31, heating coils 22 can approachrelay 32. This structure allowsconnection wires 27 not to be shaped uselessly long, so that noises given off byheating coils 22 can be reduced. - In this embodiment, the heat generated by
heating coils 22 will cause shieldingplate 24 to be hot; however,holder 26 made of heat-resistant insulating material allows protectingrelay circuit 31 from the heat given off by shieldingplate 24. - In this embodiment, a change in the position of heating-
coil unit 6 withinhousing 10 does not affect the distance between heating coils 22 of heating-coil unit 6 andrelay circuit 31. In other words, the length ofconnection wire 27 is independent of the position of heating-coil unit 6. This structure allowsconnection wires 27 of the same length to be commonly used among the models in which heating-coil units 6 are positioned at different places. - In this embodiment,
connection wire 27 routed through the opening formed on shieldingplate 24 is coupled to relay 32. This structure allows usingconnection wire 27 shorter than that taking a long way around shieldingplate 24. - In this embodiment,
holder 26 is used not only for holdingrelay circuit 31, but also forcoupling shielding plate 24 andhousing 10 together. Sincehousing 10 is made of rather inexpensive sheet steel,housing 10 can be electrically insulated inexpensively fromheating coils 22 withholder 26 made of resin and disposed between them. - In this embodiment, the presence of
outer wall 40 provided toholder 26 allows prolonging the creeping distance for insulation betweenhousing 10 andterminal pedestals plate 24,outer wall 40 allows protectingrelay circuit 31 from the water. - As discussed above, the induction heating cooker in accordance with the present disclosure reduces noises, improves the assembling efficiency, and allows a greater number of components to be used commonly. This induction heating cooker is applicable to not only a built-in type cooking device, but also other types of cooking devices.
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- induction heating cooker
- 2
- pan (cooking utensil)
- 3
- kitchen cabinet
- 4
- top plate
- 4a
- operating region
- 4b
- heating region
- 5a, 5b, 6
- heating-coil unit
- 7
- supporting plate
- 8
- fan motor
- 9
- drive circuit
- 10
- housing
- 11, 21, 23
- mica sheet
- 12
- operating board
- 22
- heating coil
- 24
- shielding plate
- 25
- coil ferrite
- 26
- holder
- 27
- connection wire
- 31
- relay circuit
- 32
- relay
- 33
- power line
- 34, 39
- screw
- 35a, 35b
- terminal pedestal
- 36
- opening
- 37
- signal line
- 40
- outer wall
- 41
- screw-slot (stationary section)
- 42
- pin
Claims (6)
- An induction heating cooker (1) comprising:a drive circuit (9) for converting an AC power supply to high-frequency electric power;a plurality of heating coils (22) provided to a metallic shielding plate (24) and generating a high-frequency magnetic field upon receiving the high-frequency electric power; anda relay circuit (31) including a plurality of relays (32) that switches connections between the drive circuit (9) and the plurality of heating coils (22) in response to a signal supplied from the drive circuit (9), and coupled to the heating coils (22) via a connection wire (27),wherein the relay circuit (31) is disposed to an electrically insulated holder (26) disposed to the shielding plate (24) on a face opposite to a face where the heating coils (22) are provided;wherein the relay circuit (31) includes a connecting section (35a, 35b) for receiving the connection wire (27);characterized in that:
the holder (26) includes an outer wall (40) taller than the relays (32) and the connecting section (35a, 35b), and the outer wall (40) is disposed close to the housing (10). - The induction heating cooker (1) according to claim 1, wherein the connection wire (27) is routed through an opening (36) formed on the shielding plate (24), and couples the heating coils (22) and the relay circuit (9) together.
- The induction heating cooker (1) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the holder (26) includes a stationary section (41) which is to be mechanically coupled to a housing (10), and the holder (26) is disposed around an edge of the shielding plate (24).
- The induction heating cooker (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the holder (26) is made of resin.
- The induction heating cooker (1) according to claim 3, wherein the holder (26) made of resin is disposed between the housing (10) and the shielding plate (24).
- The induction heating cooker (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a heating coil unit (6) including the plurality of heating coils (22) is positioned with a pin (42) provided to the holder (26).
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