PORTABLE DEVICE FOR INDUCTION COOKING

• US 20130256300A1
• Filed: 05/13/2011
• Published: 10/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aktiebolaget Electrolux
• Original Assignee: Aktiebolaget Electrolux
• Inventors: Alwin, Peter
• Application Number:
  US13/696,914
• Publication Number:
  US 20130256300A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 219/620
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/11 Protective face masks, e.g. for surgical use, or for use in foul atmospheres eye-masks A61F9/04 ; hoods affording protection against heat or harmful chemical agents A62B17/04
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 6/12 Cooking devices
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 6/1209 induction cooking plates or the like and devices to be used in combination with them

Abstract

The present invention relates to a portable device (1) for induction cooking. The portable device comprises an element (160) configured to provide electromagnetic induction for heating of a cooking utensil (200), and a base (110) attachable to the cooking utensil. The portable device according to the present invention is advantageous in that it is easier to move and has a reduced size as compared to prior art techniques.

Claims

1. A portable device (1) for induction cooking, the portable device comprising:

an element (160) configured to provide electromagnetic induction for heating of a cooking utensil (200), and a base (110) attachable to the cooking utensil.

2. A portable device as defined in claim 1, wherein the base is made of a flexible material, preferably a heat resistive rubber.

3. A portable device as defined in claim 1, wherein the element is flexible and arranged at the base.

4. A portable device as defined in claim 1, wherein the element is formed as at least one strip of conducting material.

5. A portable device as defined in claim 1, wherein the element is a coil, preferably of copper.

6. A portable device as defined in claim 1, further comprising a plurality of elements configured to provide electromagnetic induction for heating of the cooking utensil.

7. A portable device as defined in claim 1, wherein the base is adapted to be attached to a cooking utensil made of metal, preferably ferromagnetic metal.

8. A portable device as defined in claim 1, further comprising attachment means adapted to attach the base at a surface of the cooking utensil.

9. A portable device as defined in claim 1, wherein the base is provided with a suction cup for attachment to the cooking utensil.

10. A portable device as defined in claim 1, wherein the base is provided with a magnet (111) for attachment to the cooking utensil.

11. A portable device as defined in claim 1, wherein the base is provided with a plurality of magnets for attachment to the cooking utensil, the magnets being uniformly spread at the base.

12. A portable device as defined in claim 1, wherein the base comprises an adhesive surface for attachment to the cooking utensil.

13. A portable device as defined in claim 1, further comprising a body (120) attached to the base, the body being preferably shaped for manually holding the portable device.

14. A portable device as defined in claim 13, wherein the body comprises a handle (121).

15. A portable device as defined in claim 1, further comprising a user interface (140) for displaying of, and/or allowing input of, cooking parameters.

16. A portable device as defined in claim 1, further comprising a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature of the cooking utensil and/or a cooking object located in the cooking utensil.

17. A portable device as defined in claim 16, wherein the portable device is configured to determine cooking parameters for the cooking object based on data from the temperature sensor.

18. A portable device as defined in claim 1, further comprising a sensor for detecting the amount and/or the type of the cooking object.

19. A portable device as defined in claim 1, further comprising a power unit (130) for activating the element.