Induction Heating Device, Cooking Appliance using such Device and Method for Assembly thereof
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsLAURA FOSSATI, AMANDEEP SINGH
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Abstract
An induction heating device and method are disclosed. The device may include a support plate and a coil assembly and a plurality of ferrite bars or the like interposed between the coil assembly and the support plate. Additionally, a central polymeric element may be directly in contact with and interposed between the coil assembly and the support plate. The central element may have a plurality of radial seats configured for engagement with at least one end of the ferrite bars, the seats are configured to locate the bars in a predetermined position.
Claims15
An induction heating device, comprising:
- a support plate;
- a coil assembly;
- a central element interposed between the coil assembly and the support plate, the support plate having a plurality of radial seats;
- and
- at least one ferrite bar, wherein the central element radial seats are configured to locate the at least one ferrite bar at a predetermined position between the coil assembly and the support plate.
An induction cooktop, comprising:
- at least one induction heating device;
- a glass support plate;
- a coil assembly;
- a plurality of ferrite bars;
- a central element interposed between the coil assembly and the support plate, the support plate having a plurality of radial seats configured to receive and locate the plurality of ferrite bars at a predetermined position between the coil assembly and the support plate, and
- a temperature sensor interposed between the central element and the glass support plate of the cooktop.
A method for assembling an induction heating device, comprising the steps of:
- interposing at least one ferrite bar between a coil assembly and a support plate;
- snap engaging a central polymeric fastening element (K, K′, K″) on the support plate (3),
- inserting at least one end of the at least one ferrite bar in at least one radial seats of the fastening element,
- snap engaging the coil assembly with the central polymeric fastening element in order to sandwich the ferrite bars between the support plate and the coil assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.