EP3364718B1 - Induction cooking apparatus, combined cooking apparatus, and induction cooking system equipped with these - Google Patents

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EP3364718B1
EP3364718B1 EP15906268.6A EP15906268A EP3364718B1 EP 3364718 B1 EP3364718 B1 EP 3364718B1 EP 15906268 A EP15906268 A EP 15906268A EP 3364718 B1 EP3364718 B1 EP 3364718B1
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Miyuki Takeshita
Sadayuki Matsumoto
Takayoshi Nagai
Ryota ASAKURA
Takuya Yabumoto
Hayato Yoshino
Kazuhiro Kameoka
Hirokazu Kinoshita
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  • the present invention relates to an induction-heating cooker, a combined cooker, and an induction-heating cooking system equipped with these and, more particularly, to an induction-heating cooker including a plurality of magnetic field generators arranged under a plurality of placement areas, a combined cooker including an induction-heated part and an electric generator placed above the placement areas, and an induction-heating cooking system equipped with these.
  • a common induction-heating cooker supplies a high-frequency current of 20 kHz to 100 kHz to an induction heating coil to form a high-frequency magnetic field so as to interlink the high-frequency magnetic field with a cooking device made of metal such as a pan and a frying pan that is an heated body, thereby forming an eddy current, so that Joule heat is generated due to the eddy current for induction heating of the cooking device itself.
  • a non-contact power feeding apparatus proposed in Patent Document 1 supplies a high-frequency current to a single induction heating coil for induction heating of an heated body such as a pan, or transfers an electric power via a high-frequency magnetic field generated by the induction heating coil (primary coil) to a secondary coil of a power receiving apparatus (in a non-contact manner).
  • the power receiving apparatus described in Patent Document 1 is, for example, a coffee mill or a hot water dispenser, and a required electric energy is small as compared to the heated body such as a pan.
  • the non-contact power feeding apparatus according to Patent Document 1 can use a load judgement part to judge whether a load placed on a top plate is an heated body that should be induction-heated or a power receiving apparatus including the secondary coil electromagnetically coupled to the primary coil, thereby supplying an electric energy suitable for the load.
  • An induction-heating cooker proposed in Patent Document 2 has a multi-coil configuration with a plurality of heating coils capable of cooperating for induction heating of an heated body and efficiently feeding power to a non-contact power receiving apparatus.
  • the power receiving apparatus described in Patent Document 2 is, for example, a coffee grinder, and the induction-heating cooker according to Patent Document 2 can supply high-frequency currents in the same phase (having a phase difference of zero) to a plurality of heating coils so as to highly efficiently feed power to a power receiving device.
  • the non-contact power feeding apparatus has a single induction heating coil (primary coil) and judges whether a load placed on a top plate is an heated body or a power receiving apparatus so as to supply an electric energy suitable for the load, and only either the heated body or the power receiving apparatus must be placed on the top plate.
  • a single induction heating coil primary coil
  • a plurality of heating coils of the induction-heating cooker according to Patent Document 2 is supplied with high-frequency currents having zero phase difference when a power receiving device is placed on a top plate, and is supplied with high-frequency currents having a phase difference ( ⁇ /2 to 0) for uniform heating or a phase difference ( ⁇ to ⁇ /2) for high-power heating when an heated body is placed on the top plate.
  • the high-efficiency power feeding (phase difference: 0) to the power receiving device and the high-power heating (phase difference: ⁇ to ⁇ /2) of the heated body cannot simultaneously be achieved for the plurality of heating coils arranged below them.
  • the non-contact power feeding apparatus according to Patent Document 1 and the induction-heating cooker according to Patent Document 2 selectively perform induction heating or power feeding of either the heated body or the power receiving device and include no suggestion on a combined cooker induction-heated and supplied with electric power at the same time by high-frequency magnetic fields generated by induction heating coils, and an induction-heating cooker efficiently performing the induction heating and the power feeding of such a combined cooker is not implemented.
  • the invention is defined by an induction-heating cooker with the features of independent claim 1 and an induction-heating cooking system with the features of claim 2.
  • Dependent claims relate to preferred embodiments of the application.
  • an heated body such as a pan can directly be induction-heated while the cooking of the food above the heated body can be supported by using the cooking support unit and, for example, the food can be heated from above while the orientation of the food is changed for uniform heating and the combined cooker is illuminated inside.
  • the combined cooker supports the cooking of the food by changing the orientation of an additional heater or the food and therefore can shorten a cooking time and improve the finish of the cooking. Furthermore, since the combined cooker can be illuminated inside, a user can visually check a progress of cooking and adjust the cooking time etc. as necessary so as to further improve the finish of the cooking.
  • An induction-heating cooking system 100 is made up of an induction-heating cooker 1 and a combined cooker 101 and, first, the induction-heating cooker 1 and the combined cooker 101 will each individually be described.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the entire induction-heating cooker (hereinafter simply referred to as "IH cooker") 1 according to the present invention.
  • the IH cooker 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a built-in type apparatus installed in a storage part (not shown) disposed in a kitchen
  • FIG. 2 is a plan view of the IH cooker 1 installed in the storage part of the kitchen.
  • the IH cooker 1 generally has a main body 2 mainly made of sheet metal etc., a heat resistant top plate (hereinafter referred to as "top plate") 3 made of glass etc. substantially entirely covering an upper surface thereof, multiple induction heating areas 10a, 10b, 10c, multiple cooking device areas 30a, 30b, and a cooking oven 4.
  • the multiple induction heating areas 10a, 10b, 10c and the multiple cooking device areas 30a, 30b are arranged independently of each other in respective different regions on the top plate 3.
  • the induction heating areas 10a, 10b, 10c shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 will respectively be referred to as the left induction heating area 10a, the center induction heating area 10b, and the right induction heating area 10c, and the cooking device areas 30a, 30b are respectively referred to as the left cooking device area 30a and the right cooking device area 30b.
  • the IH cooker 1 has various circuit components and generally comprises: heating coils 12a, 12b, 12c (also collectively referred to as "first magnetic field generator") induction-heating an heated body 110 such as a pan, under the induction heating areas 10a, 10b, 10c; power-feeding coils 32a, 32b (also collectively referred to as “second magnetic field generator”) supplying electric power (feeding power) to an auxiliary cooker (power receiving apparatus) 70 or a combined cooker 101 described later; first inverter circuits 14a, 14b, 14c supplying high-frequency currents to the heating coils 12a, 12b, 12c; second inverter circuits 34a, 34b supplying high-frequency currents to the power-feeding coils 32a, 32b; a power source 40 applying DC voltages to the first and second inverter circuits 14, 34; and a controller 50 controlling the high-frequency currents supplied by the first and second inverter circuits 14, 34.
  • the power source 40 may individually be disposed for each of the first magnetic
  • the IH cooker 1 comprises: an intake window 5 and exhaust windows 6a, 6b disposed on the back side of the top plate 3; an upper console(operation panel) 7 used by a user for operating the heating coils 12a, 12b, 12c, the power-feeding coils 32a, 32b, and the cooking oven 4; front consoles (heating-power adjustment dials) 8a, 8b for adjusting "heating-power (output electric power)"; and displays 9a, 9b using a liquid crystal display element etc. for displaying a control state, an operation guide, etc. for the operation panel 7 and the heating-power adjustment dials 8a, 8b.
  • the air supply/exhaust windows 5, 6, the operation parts 7, 8, the heating-power adjustment dials 8 and the displays 9 are not limited to those described above and may have any configurations.
  • the IH cooker 1 having a so-called center-grill structure with the cooking oven 4 disposed substantially at the center of the main body 2 will be exemplarily described; however, the present invention is not limited thereto and is also applicable to an IH cooker with the cooking oven 4 off-centered on either side (an IH cooker having a so-called side-grill structure) or an IH cooker without the cooking oven 4.
  • the IH cooker 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is shown as the apparatus having the three induction heating areas 10a, 10b, 10c and the two cooking device areas 30a, 30b, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the IH cooker may have any configuration having at least one induction heating area 10 and a cooking device area 30.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic of a state when a large pan 110a, a small pan 110b, and a frying pan 110c are placed on the induction heating areas 10a, 10b, 10c on the top plate 3 and the auxiliary cooker 70 such as a blender described later is placed on the right cooking device area 30b.
  • the user can heat a food F and perform a treatment of food before heating at the same time.
  • the heating coil 12a is supplied with a high-frequency current from the first inverter circuit 14 to form a high-frequency magnetic field so that the heated body 110 such as a pan interlinks with the high-frequency magnetic field, and thereby generates Joule heat due to an eddy current to directly induction-heat the heated body 110.
  • the power-feeding coils 32a, 32b are supplied with a high-frequency current from the second inverter circuit 34 to form a high-frequency magnetic field, so that a power-receiving coil 72 disposed in the auxiliary cooker 70 or the combined cooker 101 described later is electromagnetically induced by receiving the high-frequency magnetic field, thereby generating an electromotive force.
  • the heating coils 12 and the power-feeding coils 32 have a common function or action in that the coils are supplied with a high-frequency current to form a high-frequency magnetic field, these coils are also referred to as the first and second magnetic field generators 12, 32.
  • FIGS. 4(a) and 4(b) are plan views of the exemplary heating coil 12.
  • the heating coil 12 (first magnetic field generator) is disposed under the induction heating area 10, and has center coils 13a, 13b and four peripheral coils 16a to 16d each formed of multiple turns of a wound litz wire that is a stranded wire made of multiple copper wires coated with resin, for example.
  • the center coils 13a, 13b have the inner sub-coil 13a and the outer sub-coil 13b wound concentrically, and each of the peripheral coils 16a to 16d is formed by winding into a semi-arc shape (banana shape or cucumber shape) along the outer sub-coil 13b of the center coil.
  • the inner sub-coil 13a and the outer sub-coil 13b of FIG. 4(a) may be connected in series or in parallel, or may individually be driven independently of each other so that the small pan P can efficiently be heated.
  • the heating coil 12 may have the center coils 13a, 13b and the peripheral coils 16a, 16b similarly formed of multiple turns of the concentrically wound litz wires.
  • the center coil 13 of FIG. 4(b) may be made up of the sub-coils 13a, 13b connected in series and the peripheral coil 16 may be made up of sub-coils 16a, 16b connected in series in the same way, or the sub-coils 13a, 13b, 16a, 16b may be connected in parallel with each other, or the sub-coils 13a, 13b, 16a, 16b may individually be driven independently of each other so that the pan P having an arbitrary size can efficiently be heated.
  • the configuration of the connection of the coils constituting the heating coil does not limit the present invention.
  • FIG. 5(a) is a plan view of the exemplary power-feeding coil 32.
  • a power-feeding coil 32 (second magnetic field generator) has a circular coil 32a and a rectangular coil 32b larger than this coil similarly formed of multiple turns of the wound litz wires.
  • FIGS. 5(b) and 5(c) are cross-sectional views of the auxiliary cookers 70 that are a blender and a fish roasting cooker, respectively, placed on the cooking device area 30 on the top plate 3.
  • a high-frequency current is supplied to the circular or rectangular coil 32a, 32b or both of the coils, so that the power-receiving coil 72 of the auxiliary cooker 70 or the combined cooker 101 can receive a desired electric energy.
  • the blender 70 of FIG. 5(b) can rotate a motor to shred or stir a food by utilizing the electromotive force generated by the power-receiving coil 72 receiving the high-frequency magnetic field
  • the fish roasting cooker 70 of FIG. 5(c) can heat a food such as fish from above by supplying the electromotive force acquired and generated by the power-receiving coil 72 in the same way to a resistance heating element such as a radiant heater that is a load.
  • the power-feeding coil 32 may be configured to have a circular shape, a rectangular shape, or a polygonal shape as long as a high-frequency magnetic field is generated. The case of placing the combined cooker 101 on the top plate 3 will be described later.
  • FIGS. 6(a) and 6(b) are a perspective view and a plan view of the alternative power-feeding coil 32.
  • This power-feeding coil 32 is formed by bending an endless (donut-shaped) metal plate made of metal such as copper and iron and has an excitation part 63 facing the top plate 3 and a power-receiving part 64 inserted into an opening 66 of a transformer 65.
  • the transformer 65 has a base portion 67 made of a magnetic material, a pair of walls 68 extending in a direction perpendicular thereto, and the opening 66 formed between the paired walls 68 and constitutes a primary coil formed by winding an insulating-coated coil 69 around the pair of the walls 68 made mainly of a magnetic material.
  • the heating coil 12 configured by winding the litz wire shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 forms a high-frequency magnetic field when a high-frequency current is supplied to both ends of the litz wire
  • the power-feeding coil 32 made up of an endless metal plate shown in FIG. 6 forms a high-frequency magnetic field between the paired walls 68 when a high-frequency current is supplied to the coil 69
  • the power-receiving part 64 of the power-feeding coil 32 is interlinked with (magnetically coupled like a secondary coil to) the high-frequency magnetic field so that a high-frequency eddy current flows in the excitation part 63, resulting in a high-frequency magnetic field formed around the excitation part 63.
  • the high-frequency magnetic field formed in this way is propagated through the top plate 3 and interlinked with the power-receiving coil 72 of the auxiliary cooker 70 or the combined cooker 101 to generate an electromotive force.
  • the power-feeding coil 32 shown in FIG. 6 is made up of a portion of an endless metal plate.
  • FIGS. 7(a) to 7(c) are plan views of other alternative power-feeding coils 32 and transformers 65 having various forms.
  • the planar shape of the excitation part 63 of the power-feeding coil 32 may have a rectangular shape, a polygonal (octagonal) shape, or a circular shape as shown in the figures.
  • the power-feeding coil 32 may be configured as a portion of an endless metal plate as described above or may be configured as a portion of an endless metal thin film laminated on an insulating substrate, for example.
  • the heating coil 12 and the power-feeding coil 32 are described as having different forms from each other; however, for example, the heating coil 12 and the power-feeding coil 32 may be made up of a portion of an endless metal plate and a wound litz wire, respectively, and may have any forms as long as the coils function as magnetic field generators generating high-frequency magnetic fields.
  • FIG. 8 is a block circuit diagram of an electric circuit configuration of the IH cooker 1 according to the present invention.
  • the IH cooker 1 shown in FIG. 8 generally comprises the first inverter circuit 14 supplying a high-frequency current to the heating coil 12, the second inverter circuit 34 supplying a high-frequency current to the power-feeding coil 32, and the power source 40 applying DC voltages to the first and second inverter circuits 14, 34.
  • the IH cooker 1 also comprises the controller 50 controlling the high-frequency currents supplied to the heating coil 12 and the power-feeding coil 32 from the first and second inverter circuits 14. 34, and the operation parts 7, 8 and the display 9 are electrically connected to the controller 50.
  • the IH cooker 1 further comprises a pan detecting unit (first detecting unit) 15 detecting electric characteristics (including load characteristics such as a load resistance and a resonance frequency) of the heated body 110 placed above the heating coil 12, a coil detecting unit (second detecting unit) 35 detecting electric characteristics of the power-receiving coil 72 of the auxiliary cooker 70 or the combined cooker 101 placed above the power-feeding coil 32, and a power detecting unit 45 detecting the electric power consumed in the power source 40.
  • first detecting unit detecting electric characteristics (including load characteristics such as a load resistance and a resonance frequency) of the heated body 110 placed above the heating coil 12
  • a coil detecting unit (second detecting unit) 35 detecting electric characteristics of the power-receiving coil 72 of the auxiliary cooker 70 or the combined cooker 101 placed above the power-feeding coil 32
  • a power detecting unit 45 detecting the electric power consumed in the power source 40.
  • the heated body 110 placed above the heating coil 12 and the power-receiving coil 72 of the auxiliary cooker 70 or the combined cooker 101 placed above the power-feeding coil 32 are distinguished in the above description, both are objects placed on the top plate 3 and are sometimes collectively referred to as "placed objects".
  • the "placed objects" include the heated body 110 and the auxiliary cooker 70 or the combined cooker 101 equipped with the power-receiving coil 72.
  • the power source 40 applies a DC voltage to the first and second inverter circuits 14, 34, multiple power sources may be disposed to independently apply DC voltages to the respective inverter circuits, and similarly, multiple power detecting units may be disposed in the respective power sources.
  • the power source 40 comprises a converter (e.g., a diode bridge) 42 converting a single-phase AC power source 41 supplied from the outside into a substantially direct current, a choke coil 43 and a smoothing capacitor 44 connected to an output end of the converter 42, and the power detecting unit 45 detecting the electric power consumed in the power source 40.
  • the power source 40 applies direct currents to the first and second inverter circuits 14, 34, and the power detecting unit 45 detects the electric power consumed in the power source 40.
  • the first inverter circuit 14 is connected to the power source 40 in parallel, has a drive arm made up of a semiconductor switching element pair such as an IGBT and a resonance capacitor 11, and converts the direct current from the power source 40 into a high-frequency current to supply the high-frequency current to the heating coil 12.
  • a semiconductor switching element pair such as an IGBT and a resonance capacitor 11
  • the heating coil 12 is shown as an equivalent circuit of an inductance L and a resistance R thereof, and the heated body 110 such as a pan placed above the heating coil 12 (facing the heating coil 12) via the top plate 3 is also shown as an object having an inductance component and a resistance component.
  • a high-frequency current is supplied to the heating coil 12, a high-frequency magnetic field is formed therearound, and the heated body 110 is interlinked with the high-frequency magnetic field and induction-heated.
  • the first inverter circuit 14 is provided with a pan detecting unit (first detecting unit) 15 detecting a drive voltage V applied to both ends of the heating coil 12 and a drive current I flowing through the heating coil 12 to detect the electric characteristics (including load characteristics such as a load resistance and a resonance frequency) of the heated body 110 based on the drive voltage V and the drive current I.
  • the pan detecting unit 15 may have any known circuit configuration as long as the electric characteristics of the heated body 110 are detected, and preferably has the same circuit configuration as the load detecting unit disclosed in Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2012-054179 , for example.
  • the second inverter circuit 34 is connected to the power source 40 in parallel, has a drive arm made up of a semiconductor switching element pair such as an IGBT and a resonance capacitor 31, and converts the direct current from the power source 40 into a high-frequency current to supply the high-frequency current to the power-feeding coil 32.
  • a semiconductor switching element pair such as an IGBT and a resonance capacitor 31
  • the power-feeding coil 32 is shown as an equivalent circuit of an inductance L' and a resistance R' thereof.
  • the power-receiving coil 72 of the auxiliary cooker 70 shown in FIGS. 5(b) and 5(c) is a coil placed above the power-feeding coil 32 (facing the power-feeding coil 32) via the top plate 3 and, as described in detail later, a load part 74 such as a motor and a heater for supporting cooking is connected to both ends of the power-receiving coil 72 so that electric power is supplied thereto.
  • the power-receiving coil 72 constitutes an electric generator, and in this description, the power-receiving coil 72 is also referred to as the "electric generator 72" according to a superordinate concept.
  • the load part 74 such as a motor and a heater is also collectively referred to as the “cooking support unit 74" in this description in the context of being supplied with electric power to support cooking.
  • the auxiliary cooker 70 is shown as having the power-receiving coil (electric generator) 72 and the load part (cooking support unit) 74 having an inductance component.
  • the power-receiving coil (electric generator) 72 When a high-frequency current is supplied to the power-feeding coil 32, a high-frequency magnetic field is formed therearound so that an electromotive force is generated in the power-receiving coil (electric generator) 72, and the electric power is supplied to the load part (cooking support unit) 74 to support cooking of food such that the finish of the cooking is improved.
  • the load part (cooking support unit) 74 may include a converter (not shown) converting the electromotive force generated at both ends of the power-receiving coil 72 into a desired AC voltage or DC voltage and may further include, for example, a motor rotating a cutter of the blender shown in FIG. 5(b) or a resistance heating element such as a radiant heater of the fish roasting cooker 70 shown in FIG. 5(c) .
  • the second inverter circuit 34 is provided with a coil detecting unit (second detecting unit) 35 detecting a drive voltage V applied to both ends of the power-feeding coil 32 and a drive current I flowing through the power-feeding coil 32 to detect the electric characteristics (including load characteristics such as a load resistance and a resonance frequency) of the load part 74 including the power-receiving coil 72 of the auxiliary cooker 70 placed above the power-feeding coil 32 based on the drive voltage V and the drive current I.
  • the coil detecting unit 35 may have any known circuit configuration as long as the electric characteristics of the power-receiving coil 72 of the auxiliary cooker 70 are detected from the drive voltage V and the drive current I, and may have the same circuit configuration as the pan detecting unit 15.
  • the controller 50 is connected to the operation parts 7, 8 and the display 9 and controls the first and second inverter circuits 14, 34 so as to supply high-frequency currents corresponding to the heating power etc. desired by the user to the heating coil 12 and the power-feeding coil 32.
  • the controller 50 is also connected to the pan detecting unit 15, the coil detecting unit 35, and the power detecting unit 45 and can control the drive frequency and the consumed electric power of each of the inverter circuits 14, 34 based on the electric characteristics of the object to be heated 110 and the load part 74 including the power-receiving coil 72 of the auxiliary cooker 70 placed on the top plate 3.
  • the controller 50 can determine that the heated body 110 or the auxiliary cooker 70 is placed on the top plate 3 with a simple technique based on the load resistance detected by the pan detecting unit 15 and the coil detecting unit 35.
  • FIG. 9 is a plot of load resistance detected by the pan detecting unit 15 and the coil detecting unit 35 at the time of sweeping (frequency sweeping) of the output voltages of the first and second inverter circuits 14, 34 changed by 1 kHz, for example.
  • the controller 50 can instantaneously determine from the relationship of the frequency and the load characteristics shown in FIG. 9 that either the heated body 110 or the auxiliary cooker 70 is placed.
  • the controller 50 can easily recognize even the auxiliary cooker 70 placed on the induction heating area 10 and the heated body 110 placed on the cooking device area 30, from the relationship of the frequency and the load characteristics shown in FIG. 9 , and can perform the induction heating of the heated body 110 and the electromagnetic induction of the power-receiving coil 72 of the auxiliary cooker 70 under proper conditions.
  • the induction heating area 10 and the cooking device area 30 are described by using different names in the above description, since both the heating coil 12 and the power-feeding coil 32 generate a magnetic field and both the pan detecting unit 15 and the coil detecting unit 35 detect the electric characteristics (including load characteristics) of the heated body 110 and the power-receiving coil 72, the areas 10, 30 can be utilized as areas providing the induction heating of the heated body 110 and the electromagnetic induction of the power-receiving coil 72 of the auxiliary cooker 70 in a compatible manner.
  • the controller 50 may determine that a placed object other than the combined cooker 101 is placed or that the combined cooker 101 is not placed in the correct position, and may control the first and second inverter circuits 14, 34 so as not to supply a high-frequency current to the power-feeding coil 32 or the heating coil 12.
  • FIG. 10 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the combined cooker 101 according to the present invention
  • FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the combined cooker 101 placed on the top plate 3 of the IH cooker 1.
  • FIG. 12 is a block circuit diagram of an electric circuit configuration of the induction-heating cooking system 100 made up of the IH cooker 1 and the combined cooker 101.
  • the combined cooker 101 shown in FIG. 10 comprises the heated body 110 (induction-heated part) placed on the induction heating area 10 of the top plate 3 and the electric generator 72 including the power-receiving coil 72 placed on the cooking device area 30.
  • the combined cooker 101 of FIG. 10 is configured as a fish roaster for grilling a food such as fish, for example, and the heated body 110 is formed by bending a metal plate made of magnetic metal such as copper and iron into a rectangular dish member 110 having a concave portion.
  • a grill net 116 may be disposed on the dish member 110 so that the food F is browned along mesh-like stripes.
  • the dish member (heated body) 110 is induction-heated by the heating coil 12 (first magnetic field generator) so that the food F is heated and cooked with the radiant heat thereof.
  • the combined cooker 101 has the power-receiving coil 72.
  • the power-receiving coil 72 may be made up of an induction heating coil formed by winding a litz wire or a portion of an endless metal plate or metal thin film.
  • the power-receiving coil 72 is electromagnetically induced by the power-feeding coil 32 (second magnetic field generator) and generates an electromotive force.
  • the power-receiving coil 72 of the combined cooker 101 has the electromotive force generated at both ends of the power-receiving coil 72 and functions as an electric generator supplying an electric power to the load part (cooking support unit) 74.
  • the cooking support unit 74 shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 comprises, for example, a converter (not shown) converting the high-frequency power from the power-receiving coil, i.e., the electric generator 72, into appropriate voltage and current, and a resistance heating element 76 such as a radiant heater or a sheath heater.
  • the cooking support unit 74 shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 is disposed on the upper side of the combined cooker 101 to cook and heat the food F from above.
  • the combined cooker 101 when the high-frequency current is supplied to the heating coil 12 and the power-feeding coil 32 (first and second magnetic field generators) of the IH cooker 1, the combined cooker 101 according to the present invention can induction-heat the dish member (heated body) 110 for placing the food F thereon to cook and heat the food F from below and can supply an appropriate electric power acquired from the electromagnetic induction to the resistance heating element 76 disposed above the food F to cook and heat the food F from above.
  • the food F can be heated from below by using the dish member (heated body) 110, and the food F can efficiently be heated from above by using the resistance heating element 76 constituting the cooking support unit 74.
  • the combined cooker 101 according to the present invention can perform grill cooking even when the IH cooker 1 is not equipped with the cooking oven 4, and is extremely convenient and easy to use.
  • the dish member 110 for placing the food F thereon is configured to be detachable from the combined cooker 101 and therefore can easily be cleaned to maintain cleanliness.
  • the combined cooker 101 can not only cook grilled fish as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 , but also cook a meat dish such as roast beef and toast a slice of bread such as white bread from both sides.
  • the maximum electric power supplied to the heated body 110 is equal to a maximum supply electric power Pih of the induction heating area 10
  • the maximum electric power supplied to the cooking support unit 74 is equal to a maximum supply electric power Pwpt of the cooking device area 30.
  • the combined cooker 101 can supply a total electric power of the maximum supply electric power Pih of the induction heating area 10 and the maximum supply electric power Pwpt of the cooking device area 30 to quickly and efficiently perform heating.
  • the maximum supply electric power Pih of the induction heating area 10 is about 3000 W as an electric power that can be supplied through induction heating
  • the maximum supply electric power Pwpt of the cooking device area 30 is about 1500 W as an electric power transmittable without contact (scheduled to be standardized in the future). Therefore, the combined cooker 101 can cook with the total electric power of 4500 W and can shorten the cooking time so that convenience is improved.
  • FIG. 13(a) is an end view parallel to an XZ plane of the combined cooker 101 of FIG. 11
  • FIG. 13(b) is a cross-sectional view parallel to a YZ plane of the combined cooker 101 of FIG. 11
  • the dish member (heated body) 110 is made up of a half-cylindrical member 112 made of a hollow half-cylindrical metal and has a pair of end portions 114.
  • a grill net 116 may be disposed on the half-cylindrical member 112 so that the food F is browned along mesh-like stripes.
  • the heating coil 12 first magnetic field generator
  • a slit 115 is disposed at one of the end portions 114 of the half-cylindrical member (heated body) 112.
  • the cooking support unit 74 shown in FIGS. 13(a) and 13(b) comprises, for example, a converter (not shown) converting the high-frequency power from the electric generator (power-receiving coil) 72 into appropriate voltage and current, and a rotation mechanism (cooking support unit) 75 configured to swing an arm 118 inserted in the slit 115 in directions of both arrows.
  • the cooking support unit 74 of the combined cooker 101 when a high-frequency current is supplied to the heating coil 12 (first magnetic field generator) to induction-heat the half-cylindrical member 112 on which the food F is placed, the power-feeding coil 32 (second magnetic field generator) is supplied with a high-frequency current so as to supply an electric power to the electric generator 72, and the rotation mechanism 75 is thereby driven and used for continuously moving (shifting) an induction-heated portion of the half-cylindrical member 112, so that the food F can more uniformly be heated.
  • the cooking support unit 74 comprises a (e.g., cylindrical- or drum-shaped) fixing member fixing the food F to the heated body 110 in the combined cooker 101 and the rotation mechanism 75 rotating the fixing member 360 degrees around a center axis thereof by using the electric power acquired by the electric generator 72.
  • the cooking support unit 74 as described above can more uniformly heat the food F at the time of cooking a meat dish such as roast beef.
  • the cooking support unit 74 may have both the resistance heating element 76 of FIG. 10 etc. and the rotation mechanism 75 of FIG. 13(a) etc.
  • the cooking support unit 74 may also have a converter converting the high-frequency power from the power-receiving coil 72 into appropriate voltage and current, and an illumination part (not shown) illuminating the inside of a housing 102 of the combined cooker 101.
  • an illumination part (not shown) illuminating the inside of a housing 102 of the combined cooker 101.
  • the illumination part of the cooking support unit 74 may be made up of a series of red, green, and blue LED lamps capable of achieving various color tones.
  • the combined cooker 101 even when the IH cooker 1 is not equipped with the cooking device area 30, for example, the combined cooker 101 may be placed on the top plate 3 with the dish member (heated body) 110 placed on the left induction heating area 10a shown in FIG. 1 and the power-receiving coil 72 placed on the right induction heating area 10c (not shown). Therefore, the combined cooker 101 according to the present invention can achieve efficient cooking as described above by using the induction-heating cooker 1 having the at least two magnetic field generators 12, 32.
  • the heating coil 12 and the power-feeding coil 32 both generate a magnetic field, and therefore, based on the circuit configuration (theoretically), the power-feeding coil 32 can induction-heat the heated body 110 and the heating coil 12 can electromagnetically induce the receiving coil 72 of the auxiliary cooker 70 etc.
  • the electric energy required for induction heating of the heated body 110 with the power-feeding coil 32 is generally larger than the electric energy required for electromagnetic induction of the power-receiving coil 72 of the auxiliary cooker 70 etc.
  • the semiconductor switching elements etc. constituting the second inverter circuit 34 for the auxiliary cooker 70 etc. have a maximum rated current smaller than those constituting the first inverter circuit 14 for induction heating of the heated body 110 and are expensive.
  • the IH cooker 1 it is extremely preferable for the IH cooker 1 according to this embodiment to use the heating coil 12 for the induction heating of the heated body 110 such as a pan and to use the power-receiving coil 72 for operating the auxiliary cooker 70 etc., from the viewpoint of miniaturization of constituent components and manufacturing costs.
  • FIG. 14 is a plan view of the IH cooker 1 similar to FIG. 2 , showing the heated body 110 such as a pan placed on the left cooking device area 30a, the auxiliary cooker 70 placed on the left induction heating area 10a, and the other auxiliary cooker 70 placed over portions of the right cooking device area 30b, the center induction heating area 10b, and the right induction heating area 10c.
  • FIG. 15 is a flowchart of a control technique for providing the electromagnetic induction of the power-receiving coil 72 for power feeding (electromagnetic induction mode or power feeding mode) only when the auxiliary cooker 70 is properly placed on the cooking device area 30, while the second inverter circuit 34 does not supply a high-frequency current to the power-feeding coil 32 (stops the operation) when no load is placed or when the heated body 110 such as a pan is mistakenly placed on the cooking device area 30.
  • the user operates the operation parts 7, 8 such that the power-receiving coil 72 of the auxiliary cooker 70 is electromagnetically induced (start power feeding operation).
  • the auxiliary cooker 70 and the heated body 100 such as a pan have the relationship of frequency and load resistance as shown in FIG. 9 , and the load resistance of the auxiliary cooker 70 has the maximum value (peak value) at the resonance frequency (e.g., 20 kHz).
  • step ST01 of the flowchart shown in FIG. 15 when a load resistance value detected by the coil detecting unit 35 is equal to or greater than a predetermined first threshold value, the controller 50 determines that some kind of load is placed on the cooking device area 30 (YES), and goes to step ST02. On the other hand, when the load resistance value detected by the coil detecting unit 35 is less than the predetermined first threshold value, the controller 50 determines that no load is placed, visually or audibly gives the user a warning thereof (step ST05), and stops the operation of the second inverter circuit 34 supplying a high-frequency current to the power-feeding coil 32 (step ST06).
  • the controller 50 determines that the auxiliary cooker 70 is placed on the cooking device area 30 (YES), and goes to step ST03.
  • a predetermined drive frequency e.g. 20 kHz
  • the controller 50 determines that the auxiliary cooker 70 is not placed on the cooking device area 30 (NO), visually or audibly gives the user a warning thereof (step ST05), and stops the operation of the second inverter circuit 34 supplying a high-frequency current to the power-feeding coil 32 (step ST06).
  • the pan detecting unit 15 corresponding to the center induction heating area 10b and the right induction heating area 10c adjacent to the right cooking device area 30b also detects the load.
  • the controller 50 determines that the auxiliary cooker 70 is not properly placed on the right side cooking device 30b (NO), visually or audibly gives the user a warning thereof (step ST05), and stops the operation of the second inverter circuit 34 supplying a high-frequency current to the power-feeding coil 32 (step ST06).
  • the controller 50 controls the second inverter circuit 34 to supply a high-frequency current to the power-feeding coil 32 at step ST04 (electromagnetic induction mode).
  • FIG. 16 is a flowchart of a control technique for providing the induction heating of the heated body 110 (induction heating mode) only when the heated body 110 such as a pan is properly placed on the induction heating area 10, while the first inverter circuit 14 does not supply a high-frequency current (stops the operation) when no load is placed, when a placed load is a small object not to be heated such as a spoon, and when the power-receiving coil 72 of the auxiliary cooker 70 is mistakenly placed on the induction heating area 10.
  • the user operates the operation parts 7, 8 such that the heated body 110 is induction-heated (start heating operation).
  • start heating operation start heating operation
  • the controller 50 determines that some kind of load is placed on the induction heating area 10 (YES), and goes to step ST08.
  • the controller 50 determines that no load is placed, visually or audibly gives the user a warning thereof (step ST11), and stops the operation of the first inverter circuit 14 supplying a high-frequency current to the heating coil 12 (step ST12).
  • the controller 50 determines that the heated body 110 is placed on the induction heating area 10 (YES), and goes to step ST09.
  • the load resistance value detected at the predetermined drive frequency is greater than the second threshold value or has the maximum value (peak value) at the resonance frequency at step ST08
  • the controller 50 determines that the auxiliary cooker 70 is placed on the induction heating area 10 as shown in FIG. 14 (NO).
  • the controller 50 visually or audibly gives the user a warning in the same way, or more preferably, notifies the user of the placement of the receiving coil 72 of the auxiliary cooker 70 etc. on the induction heating area 10 (step ST11) and stops the operation of the first inverter circuit 14 supplying a high-frequency current to the heating coil 12 (step ST12).
  • the controller 50 determines that the heated body 110 is not properly placed on the left induction heating area 10a (NO), gives the user a warning thereof (step ST11), and stops the operation of the first inverter circuit 14 supplying a high-frequency current to the heating coil 12 (step ST12).
  • the controller 50 controls the first inverter circuit 14 to supply a high-frequency current to the heating coil 12 at step ST10 (induction heating mode).
  • the controller 50 can provide control to stop the operation of the first or second inverter circuit 14, 34.
  • the heating coil 12 can be prevented from supplying an excessive electric power to the power-receiving coil 72 and destroying the load part 74, or the power-feeding coil 32 can be prevented from being supplied with an excessive current for acquiring an electric power required for induction heating so that an excessive burden is applied to the inverter circuit 34. Furthermore, since the load is reliably determined, the constituent components such as semiconductor switching elements constituting the first and second inverter circuits 14, 34 can properly be selected.
  • FIGS. 17 and 18 are plan views of the induction-heating cooker 1 similar to FIG. 2 , showing the combined cooker 101 placed at an improper position (a back-to-front position or a position shifted in a left-right direction) on the top plate 3. Therefore, the heated bodies 110 and the power-receiving coils 72 of these combined cookers 101 are not placed at proper positions above the induction heating area 10 and the cooking device area 30, respectively.
  • the user operates the operation parts 7, 8 to start cooking with the combined cooker 101 (start cooking).
  • the heated body 110 and the power-receiving coil 72 have a relationship of the frequency and the load resistance as shown in FIG. 9 .
  • the controller 50 determines that some kind of load (placed object) is placed on the induction heating area 10 and the cooking device area 30 (YES), and goes to step ST 14.
  • step ST17 When it is determined that no load is placed (NO), the controller goes to step ST17, and the induction-heating cooker 1 stops the cooking operation.
  • the user may be given a warning of improper placement of the combined cooker 101 on the top plate 3 as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16 of Modification Example 1.
  • the pan detecting unit 15 detects the relationship of the frequency and the load resistance of the placed load as described above and it is determined whether the load placed on the induction heating area 10 is the heated body 110 (step ST14). When determining that the placed load is not the heated body 110, the controller 50 goes to step ST17 and stops the cooking operation.
  • step ST14 If it is determined at step ST14 that the placed load is the heated body 110 (YES), the controller 50 goes to step ST15 to detect the relationship of the frequency and the load resistance of the load placed on the cooking device area 30 with the coil detecting unit 35 and determine whether the load placed on the cooking device area 30 is the power-receiving coil 72 (the cooking support unit 74). If it is determined at step ST15 that the load placed on the cooking device area 30 is not the power-receiving coil 72 (the cooking support unit 74) (NO), the controller 50 goes to step ST17 and stops the cooking operation.
  • step ST 15 when determining that the load placed on the cooking device area 30 is the power-receiving coil 72 (the cooking support unit 74) at step ST 15 (YES), the controller 50 goes to step ST16 to permit the operation of the combined cooker 101 and start cooking. Therefore, when the heated body 110 is placed on the induction heating area 10 and the power-receiving coil 72 (the cooking support portion 74) is placed on the cooking device area 30, the controller 50 controls the first and second inverter circuits 14, 34 so as to permit the cooking operation by the combined cooker.
  • FIG. 18 is a view of a placement state of the heated body 110 and the power-receiving coil 72 of the combined cooker 101 shifted in a left-right direction from the induction heating area 10 and the cooking device area 30, respectively, as in Modification Example 1. Since the operation of the controller 50 in this case is the same as Modification Example 1 and therefore will not be described in detail.
  • the induction-heating cooker 1 is configured to permit the operation of the combined cooker 101 when it is determined that the heated body 110 and the power-receiving coil 72 of the combined cooker 101 are placed at appropriate positions, and therefore, when the user mistakenly places the combined cooker 101 back to front on the top plate 3 and starts the cooking operation, the heating coil 12 can be prevented from supplying an excessive electric power to the power-receiving coil 72 and destroying the load part 74, or the power-feeding coil 32 can be prevented from being supplied with an excessive current for acquiring an electric power required for induction heating so that an excessive burden is applied to the inverter circuit 34. Furthermore, since the load is reliably determined, the constituent components such as semiconductor switching elements constituting the first and second inverter circuits 14, 34 can properly be selected.
  • the IH cooker 1 shown in FIG. 1 comprises the three heating coils 12 (the induction heating areas 10) for induction heating of the heated body 110 and the two power-feeding coils 32 (the cooking device areas 30) for electromagnetic induction of the power-receiving coil 72 of the auxiliary cooker 70 etc., and also arbitrarily has the cooking oven 4. Therefore, when high-frequency currents are simultaneously supplied to the pluralities of the heating coils 12 and the power-feeding coils 32 in the IH cooker 1 of FIG. 1 , a sum of respective heating powers (consumed electric powers) thereof desired by the user may exceed a maximum supply electric power (maximum allowable electric power) Pmax (e.g., 5.8 kW) of the whole IH cooker 1.
  • a maximum supply electric power maximum allowable electric power
  • the electric power consumed by at least one of the heating coils 12 or the power-feeding coils 32 must be suppressed so that the total electric power consumed by the pluralities of the heating coils 12 and the power-feeding coils 32 does not exceed the maximum rated electric power Pmax.
  • a control technique of suppressing the electric power consumed by the heating coils 12 or the power-feeding coils 32 in this way is referred to as "electric power demand”.
  • FIG. 20 is a chart of change in electric power before and after electric power demand according to one form.
  • This is referred to as "electric power demand in a ratio distribution mode (adjustment)".
  • Pmax Pa ′ + Pb ′ + Pc ′
  • the controller 50 displays to the user the induction heating areas 10a, 10b or the cooking device area 30 corresponding to the heating coils 12a, 12b or the power-feeding coil 32 to be suppressed in the consumed electric power, displays to what extent the suppression is performed (e.g., the ratio t) on the display 9, and makes a notification through sound or other notification means etc.
  • the suppression e.g., the ratio t
  • FIG. 21 is a chart of change in electric power before and after electric power demand according to another form.
  • the controller 50 suppresses only the heating electric power Pb required for the heating coil 12b of the center induction heating area 10b (Pb') and controls the first and second inverter circuits 14, 34 such that the sum of the heating electric powers Pa, Pb' and the feeding electric power Pc does not exceed the maximum supply electric power Pmax.
  • This is referred to as "electric power demand in an induction heating mode (adjustment)".
  • Pmax Pa + Pb ′ + Pc
  • FIG. 22 is a chart of change in electric power before and after electric power demand according to another form.
  • the controller 50 suppresses only the feeding electric power Pc required for the power-feeding coil 32 (Pc') and controls the first and second inverter circuits 14, 34 such that the sum of the heating electric power Pa, Pb and the feeding electric power Pc' does not exceed the maximum supply electric power Pmax.
  • This is referred to as "electric power demand in a feeding electric power mode (adjustment)".
  • Pmax Pa + Pb + Pc ′
  • the controller 50 displays to the user the induction heating area 10 and the cooking device area 30 corresponding to the heating coils 12a, 12b and the power-feeding coil 32 to be suppressed in the consumed electric power, displays the consumed electric power (Pc') for the apparatus 70 etc. on the display 9, and makes a notification through sound or other notification means etc.
  • the controller 50 can suppress the electric power of an arbitrary combination out of the heating electric powers Pa, Pb and the feeding electric power Pc.
  • the controller 50 may determine the priority and the electric power suppression amount of the heating coils 12a, 12b and the power-feeding coil 32 to be suppressed in electric power depending on a cooking mode (stewing, baking, boiling, etc.) in the induction heating areas 10a, 10b and the operating state of the auxiliary cooker 70 etc. or may make the determination according to the priority and the electric power suppression amount set in advance.
  • the user may use the operating parts 7, 8 to determine the priority and the electric power suppression amount of the heating coils 12a, 12b and the power-feeding coil 32 to be suppressed in electric power.
  • the controller 50 when performing the electric power demand, the controller 50 preferably displays the priority and the power suppression amount of the heating coils 12a, 12b and the power-feeding coil 32 to be suppressed on the display 9 etc.
  • the controller 50 may control the first and second inverter circuits 14, 34 such that the user supplies the heating electric power Pb and the feeding electric power Pc required for the second heating coil 12 and the power-feeding coil 32 via the operation parts 7, 8 within a range in which the sum of the heating electric power Pb and the feeding electric power Pc does not exceed the maximum supply electric power Pmax.
  • FIG. 24 is a flowchart for more specifically explaining the electric power demands in the "ratio distribution mode" and the "induction heating mode”.
  • the controller 50 determines at step ST22 whether the electric power is being supplied to the power-feeding coil 32 (power-feeding coil is in operation). If the power-feeding coil is not in operation (NO), the controller 50 notifies the user of the total electric power P exceeding the maximum supply electric power Pmax at step ST27. In this case, for example, the user may temporarily stop the operation of the auxiliary cooker 70 so as to voluntarily reduce the feeding electric power Pc.
  • the controller 50 subsequently determines at step ST23 whether the electric power is being supplied to the heating coils 12a, 12b (heating coil is in operation).
  • the controller 50 notifies the user of the total electric power P exceeding the maximum supply electric power Pmax at step ST28.
  • the user may temporarily weaken the heating power of the one heating coil 12b corresponding to the center induction heating area 10b (e.g., having a pan placed thereon for stewing food) so as to voluntarily reduce the heating electric power Pb.
  • FIG. 25 is a flowchart for more specifically explaining the electric power demands in the "induction heating mode” and the "feeding electric power mode”.
  • the controller 50 determines at step ST32 whether the electric power is being supplied to the power-feeding coil 32 (power-feeding coil is in operation). If the power-feeding coil is not in operation (NO), the controller 50 notifies the user of the total electric power P exceeding the maximum supply electric power Pmax at step ST37. In this case, for example, the user may temporarily stop the operation of the auxiliary cooker 70 so as to voluntarily reduce the feeding electric power Pc.
  • the controller 50 subsequently determines at step ST33 whether the electric power is being supplied to the heating coils 12a, 12b (heating coil is in operation).
  • the controller 50 notifies the user of the total electric power P exceeding the maximum supply electric power Pmax at step ST38.
  • the user may temporarily weaken the heating power of the one heating coil 12b corresponding to the center induction heating area 10b (e.g., having a pan placed thereon for stewing food) so as to voluntarily reduce the heating electric power Pb.
  • the controller 50 determines at step ST34 whether the mode is preliminarily set to the power feeding mode. If setting is preliminarily made to prioritize the power feeding mode (YES), the first inverter circuit 14 is controlled at step ST35 so as to maintain the feeding power Pc and suppress one of the heating powers Pa, Pb. On the other hand, if setting is not made to prioritize the power feeding mode (NO), the feeding power Pc is suppressed at step ST39.

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