Induction heating systems

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10956794-B2
Application number	US-202016891267-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 3, 2020
Priority date	Jul 5, 2011
Publication date	Mar 23, 2021
Grant date	Mar 23, 2021

Abstract

An induction heating system a base and an electromagnetic radiation source configured to generate an emission area in the base. The emission area comprises a portion of the base that receives electromagnetic radiation from the electromagnetic radiation source. The system also includes a ferromagnetic element and an element controller configured to move the ferromagnetic element into and out of the emission area.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An induction heating system, the system comprising:
a base;
an electromagnetic radiation source configured to generate an emission area in the base, wherein the emission area comprises a portion of the base that receives electromagnetic radiation from the electromagnetic radiation source;
a ferromagnetic element; and
an element controller configured to move the ferromagnetic element into and out of the emission area.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the electromagnetic radiation source is mounted to a sidewall of the base.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the electromagnetic radiation source is mounted to a bottom wall of the base.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the element controller includes a cable that is connected to the ferromagnetic element, and wherein the element controller extends and retracts the cable to move the ferromagnetic element.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the element controller includes a spindle and an actuator configured to bi-directionally rotate the spindle, and wherein the cable is mounted to the spindle.

6. The system of claim 1 , further comprising one or more temperature sensors mounted to the base.

7. The system of claim 6 , further comprising a processor configured to receive a temperature reading from the one or more temperature sensors.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the processor is configured to cause the element controller to move the ferromagnetic element based on the temperature reading.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor compares the temperature reading to a desired temperature, wherein the processor causes the element controller to move the ferromagnetic element into the emission area if the temperature reading is less than the desired temperature.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the processor causes the element controller to move the ferromagnetic element out of the emission area if the temperature reading exceeds the desired temperature.

11. The system of claim 9 , further comprising an interface coupled to the processor, wherein the desired temperature is received from a user through the interface.

12. The system of claim 1 , further comprising one or more temperature sensors mounted to the ferromagnetic element, and further comprising a processor configured to receive a temperature reading from the one or more temperature sensors, wherein the processor is configured to cause the element controller to move the ferromagnetic element based on the temperature reading.

13. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of electromagnetic radiation sources configured to generate a plurality of emission areas in the base.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein a first emission area in the plurality of emission areas includes radiation of a first intensity and a second emission area in the plurality of emission areas includes radiation of a second intensity, and wherein the first intensity is different from the second intensity.

15. The system of claim 1 , wherein the base comprises a cooking vessel, and wherein the ferromagnetic element is mounted to an exterior wall of the cooking vessel.

16. The system of claim 1 , wherein the base comprises a double wall cooking vessel that has an interior wall, an exterior wall, and a cavity between the interior wall and the exterior wall, and wherein the ferromagnetic element is positioned in the cavity.

17. The system of claim 1 , wherein the base comprises a radiator configured to heat a space.

18. An induction heating system, the system comprising:
a base;
an electromagnetic radiation source configured to generate an emission area in the base, wherein the emission area comprises a portion of the base that receives electromagnetic radiation from the electromagnetic radiation source; and
a ferromagnetic element, wherein the ferromagnetic element is configured to move itself into and out of the emission area.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the ferromagnetic element includes a port that is configured to receive and expel a liquid in the base such that a buoyancy of the ferromagnetic element changes.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the ferromagnetic element includes a temperature sensor, and wherein the ferromagnetic element uses the port to move itself into or out of the emission area based on a temperature reading from the temperature sensor.

Assignees

• Fryshman Bernard

Inventors

• Fryshman Bernard

Classifications

• A01M3/005 Primary

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