US 12,389,499 B2
Induction heater for a cooktop
Mauro Berioli, Vittorio Veneto (IT); Antonio De Moliner, Oderzo (IT); Francesco Giusto, Mestre (IT); and Federico Zoppas, Treviso (IT)
Assigned to I.R.C.A. S.P.A. INDUSTRIA RESISTENZE CORAZZATE E AFFINI, Vittorio Veneto (IT)
Appl. No. 17/632,207
Filed by I.R.C.A. S.P.A. INDUSTRIA RESISTENZE CORAZZATE E AFFINI, Vittorio Veneto (IT)
PCT Filed Jul. 31, 2020, PCT No. PCT/IB2020/057260
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 1, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/024130, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 11, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 102019000013785 (IT), filed on Aug. 2, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0287159 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. H05B 6/12 (2006.01); H05B 6/06 (2006.01)
CPC H05B 6/1281 (2013.01) [H05B 6/1254 (2013.01); H05B 2206/022 (2013.01); H05B 2213/03 (2013.01); H05B 2213/05 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
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1. An induction heater for a cooking surface,
the induction heater comprising
an electrically insulating layer;
at least one inductor defining a winding, adapted, at least, to heat at least one cooking utensil;
at least one sensor adapted, at least, to detect whether said at least one cooking utensil is placed above the cooking surface;
at least one magnetic flux concentrator;
wherein said at least one inductor and said at least one sensor are arranged on said electrically insulating layer;
wherein said layer is interposed between said at least one inductor and said at least one magnetic flux concentrator
the induction heater comprising electrically conductive means arranged between said at least one inductor and said at least one sensor, on said electrically insulating layer.