TEMPERATURE DETECTION SYSTEM FOR FOOD CONTAINER INDUCTION HEATING SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A real-time temperature detection system for detecting temperature within a metal food can during induction heating comprising:
- an induction heating coil generating an alternating magnetic field;
a hermetically sealed metal can positioned within the magnetic field generated by the induction coil, the sealed metal can including a food product within the sealed metal can, the magnetic field causing resistive heating of the metal of the sealed metal can;
a rotatable structure engaged with an end wall of the sealed metal can and configured to rotate the sealed metal can about a longitudinal axis of the sealed metal can within the induction heating coil;
a temperature sensing element located within the hermetically sealed can configured to generate a signal indicative of the temperature of the food product during heating;
a wireless transmitter;
a lead coupling the temperature sensing element to the wireless transmitter such that the signal indicative of the temperature of the food product during heating is communicated from the temperature sensing element to the wireless transmitter; and
a wireless receiver, wherein the wireless transmitter is configured to transmit data indicative of the temperature of the food product during heating to the wireless receiver, and the wireless receiver is configured to communicate the data indicative of the temperature of the food product during heating to a memory device configured to store data related to the signal received from the temperature sensing element;
wherein the temperature sensing element, the lead and the wireless transmitter are rigidly coupled to the sealed metal can and the rotatable structure, such that the temperature sensing element, the lead and the wireless transmitter rotate with the rotatable structure and the sealed metal can as the sealed metal can is rotated within the induction coil.
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Abstract
A temperature detection system for detecting temperature within a metallic can during heating is provided. The system includes an induction heating coil configured to generate an alternating magnetic field, and a hermetically sealed can positioned within the magnetic field generated by the induction coil. At least a portion of the sealed can is formed from a metallic material, and the sealed can includes a food product within the can. The magnetic field causes resistive heating of the metallic material of the sealed can. The system includes a temperature sensing element located within the sealed can configured to generate a signal indicative of the temperature of the food product during heating and a memory device communicably coupled to the temperature sensing element configured to store data related to the signal received from the temperature sensing element.
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27 Claims
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1. A real-time temperature detection system for detecting temperature within a metal food can during induction heating comprising:
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an induction heating coil generating an alternating magnetic field; a hermetically sealed metal can positioned within the magnetic field generated by the induction coil, the sealed metal can including a food product within the sealed metal can, the magnetic field causing resistive heating of the metal of the sealed metal can; a rotatable structure engaged with an end wall of the sealed metal can and configured to rotate the sealed metal can about a longitudinal axis of the sealed metal can within the induction heating coil; a temperature sensing element located within the hermetically sealed can configured to generate a signal indicative of the temperature of the food product during heating; a wireless transmitter; a lead coupling the temperature sensing element to the wireless transmitter such that the signal indicative of the temperature of the food product during heating is communicated from the temperature sensing element to the wireless transmitter; and a wireless receiver, wherein the wireless transmitter is configured to transmit data indicative of the temperature of the food product during heating to the wireless receiver, and the wireless receiver is configured to communicate the data indicative of the temperature of the food product during heating to a memory device configured to store data related to the signal received from the temperature sensing element; wherein the temperature sensing element, the lead and the wireless transmitter are rigidly coupled to the sealed metal can and the rotatable structure, such that the temperature sensing element, the lead and the wireless transmitter rotate with the rotatable structure and the sealed metal can as the sealed metal can is rotated within the induction coil. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A temperature detection system for detecting temperature within a metallic can during heating comprising:
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an induction heating coil configured to generate an alternating magnetic field; a hermetically sealed can positioned within the magnetic field generated by the induction coil, wherein at least a portion of the sealed can is formed from a metallic material and the sealed can includes a food product within the can, the magnetic field causing resistive heating of the metallic material of the sealed can; a temperature sensing element located within the sealed can configured to generate a signal indicative of the temperature of the food product during heating; and a memory device communicably coupled to the temperature sensing element configured to store data related to the signal received from the temperature sensing element. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of detecting temperature of food within a hermetically sealed metal can comprising:
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heating food within the sealed metal can using a magnetic field generated by an induction coil; sensing the temperature of the food within the sealed metal can while the sealed metal can is being heated inside the magnetic field; transmitting a signal indicative of the temperature of the food out of the sealed metal can and out from the magnetic field; receiving the signal indicative of the temperature of the food at a receiver; recording data indicative of the temperature of the food. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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