INDUCTION HEATING COIL AND INDUCTION HEATING DEVICE

• US 20130270260A1
• Filed: 12/01/2011
• Published: 10/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Shigeoka, Takehiko, Kataoka, Akira, Kitaizumi, Takeshi, Haji, Masayo
• Application Number:
  US13/990,733
• Publication Number:
  US 20130270260A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 219/675
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 5/06 Insulation of windings
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2206/022 Special supports for the induction coils
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 6/1254 using conductive pieces to direct the induced magnetic field
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 6/1263 using coil cooling arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 6/1272 with more than one coil or coil segment per heating zone
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 6/362 with flat coil conductors
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 6/365 using supplementary conductive or ferromagnetic pieces
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 40/00 Technologies aiming at improving the efficiency of home appliances, e.g. induction cooking or efficient technologies for refrigerators, freezers or dish washers

Abstract

In an induction heating coil according to the present invention, in order to reduce heat losses for increasing the thermal efficiency and, also, in order to improve the heat resistance for ensuring safety, with a simple structure, a coil portion for performing induction heating on an object to be heated is constituted by a plurality of conductor wires which are made of a metal conductor and are wound spirally in substantially the same plane, and a space portion having at least an adhesive property and an insulation property which is adapted to adhere and secure adjacent conductor wires of the plurality of conductor wires wound spirally, with predetermined spacing provided therebetween, such that the conductor wires form an integrated disk shape.

Claims

1. An induction heating coil comprising:

a coil portion with a substantially-circular shape, which is adapted to perform induction heating on an object to be heated; and

a coil base adapted to hold the coil portion;

wherein the coil portion comprises a plurality of conductor wires which are made of a metal conductor and are wound spirally in substantially the same plane, and a space portion having at least an adhesive property and an insulation property, which is adapted to adhere and secure adjacent conductor wires of the plurality of conductor wires wound spirally so as to have a predetermined space between the adjacent conductor wires, such that the coil portion forms an integrated disk shape.

2. The induction heating coil according to claim 1, wherein

the coil portion comprises the space portion having a magnetic-substance layer made of a magnetic material, such that the magnetic-substance layer is placed between the conductor wires adjacent to each other which are spirally wound.

3. The induction heating coil according to claim 2, wherein

the coil portion comprises the plurality of conductor wires wound spirally in substantially the same plane and is divided into a plurality of blocks such that the plurality of blocks are placed with a space portion interposed therebetween, assuming that a single block is an area having a plurality of turns of the conductor wires, and

in the space portions between the plurality of blocks, the plurality of conductor wires electrically connecting the plurality of blocks placed in substantially the same plane are interchanged with each other, in terms of the order in an inward and outward direction.

4. The induction heating coil according to claim 3, wherein a sensor for determining a heating condition in the object to be heated is placed, in the space portion between the plurality of blocks.

5. The induction heating coil according to claim 1, wherein

each of the conductor wires is formed by pressing a wire having a circular-shaped cross section, and the conductor wires are spirally wound such that flattened surfaces of the pressed conductor wires having a flattened cross-sectional shape are adjacent to each other.

6. The induction heating coil according to claim 1, wherein

the conductor wires have been subjected to insulation treatment at their outer surfaces.

7. The induction heating coil according to claim 2, wherein

the magnetic-substance layer is formed on a surface of a heat-resistance base member, by performing coating, printing or transfer with a magnetic material on the heat-resistant base member.

12. An induction heating device comprising:

the induction heating coil according to claim 3;

a top plate provided in an upper surface of a main body;

an inverter portion adapted to supply desired electric power to the coil portion; and

a control portion adapted to control the inverter portion.

13. The induction heating coil according to claim 12, wherein

a sensor for determining a heating condition in the object to be heated is placed, in the space portion between the plurality of blocks.

14. The induction heating coil according to claim 12, wherein

each of the conductor wires is formed by pressing a wire having a circular-shaped cross section, and the conductor wires are spirally wound such that flattened surfaces of the pressed conductor wires having a flattened cross-sectional shape are adjacent to each other.

15. The induction heating coil according to claim 12, wherein

the conductor wires have been subjected to insulation treatment at their outer surfaces.

16. The induction heating coil according to claim 12, wherein

the magnetic-substance layer is formed on a surface of a heat-resistance base member, by performing coating, printing or transfer with a magnetic material on the heat-resistant base member.

8. An induction heating device comprising:

a top plate provided in an upper surface of a main body;

a coil portion with a substantially-circular shape, which is provided under the top plate and is adapted to perform induction heating on an object to be heated on the top plate;

a coil base adapted to hold the coil portion;

an inverter portion adapted to supply desired electric power to the coil portion; and

a control portion adapted to control the inverter portion;

wherein the coil portion comprises a plurality of conductor wires which are made of a metal conductor and are wound spirally in substantially the same plane, and a space portion having at least an adhesive property and an insulation property, which is adapted to adhere and secure adjacent conductor wires of the plurality of conductor wires wound spirally so as to have predetermined a space between the adjacent conductor wires, such that the coil portion forms an integrated disk shape.

9. The induction heating device according to claim 8, wherein

the top plate and the coil portion are placed substantially in intimate contact with each other.

10. The induction heating device according to claim 9, wherein

the space portion is formed by coating a base member of a heat-resistant tape type with a heat-curable resin with an insulation property as a binder to be formed in a semi-cured state, further placing the space portion formed in the semi-cured state adjacent to the plurality of conductor wires, further spirally winding the conductor wires and the space portion in substantially the same plane and, thereafter, heating the conductive wires for causing the space portion to be adhered to the conductor wires and to be cured, whereby the space portion has a thermal self-melting property.

11. The induction heating device according to claim 9, wherein

the space portion is formed by adding a magnetic material to a binder having an adhesive property, such that the magnetic material is enwrapped by the adhesive component, whereby the space portion has a magnetic property and an insulation property.