IP Library Granted Patent US 8,269,152
Granted Patent B2
US 8,269,152 · App. 12/523,169 · Granted Sep 18, 2012

Device for converting inductively transmitted electric power, and method for the production of such a device

Assignee: MGS Modular Galley Systems AG
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Patent No.
US 8,269,152
App. No.
12/523,169
Granted
Sep 18, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A consumer unit ( 7 ) for converting inductively transmitted electric power. The device comprises at least one secondary coil ( 5 ) for accepting power from a alternating electromagnetic field. The secondary coil ( 5 ) is electrically connected to at least one consumer in which the electric power is converted. The consumer unit ( 7 ) is designed as a replaceable module for an induction furnace ( 25 ).

Claims (20)

1. An induction oven ( 25 ) comprising:

a consumer unit ( 7 ) for converting inductively transmitted electrical energy having at least one secondary coil ( 5 ) for drawing energy from an electromagnetic alternating field,

the secondary coil ( 5 ) being electrically connected to at least one consumer in which the electrical energy is converted, and

the consumer unit ( 7 ) being in the form of a replaceable module for the interior of the induction oven ( 25 ).

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein that the at least one consumer is a structured electrically conducting region ( 1 ), in a cooking vessel ( 2 ), which is suitable for converting electrical current, owing to its nonreactive resistance, into heat.

3. The device according to claim 2 , wherein that the conducting region ( 1 ) is designed such that a total magnetic flux, beneath the conducting region, results in a desired heat distribution.

4. the device according to claim 2 , wherein that the cooking vessel ( 2 ) is at least partially made from porcelain.

5. The device according to claim 4 , wherein the conducting region ( 1 ) is overglazed onto the cooking vessel ( 2 ).

6. The device according to claim 2 , wherein that the cooking vessel ( 2 ) is at least partially made from cardboard.

7. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one consumer is one of: a coffee machine, a toaster, a waffle iron, a sandwich maker, a baking oven, a hot air oven, a water heater, a water boiler, a grill plate, an egg cooker, an extractor hood, a fryer and a microwave.

8. The device according to claim 1 , wherein that the secondary coil ( 5 ) is formed as part of a printed circuit board.

9. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the consumer unit ( 7 ) has a first consumer and an induction coil ( 72 ) which is electrically connected to the secondary coil ( 5 ).

10. The device according to claim 9 , wherein the induction coil ( 72 ) is electrically connected to the secondary coil ( 5 ) by means of lines ( 31 ).

11. The device according to claim 1 , wherein a temperature-regulating switch is arranged in the electrical connection between the secondary coil ( 5 ) and the consumer ( 74 ).

12. The device according to claim 11 , wherein the temperature-regulating switch is a thermostat ( 35 ).

13. A method for providing conducting regions ( 1 ) as structures on a cooking vessel ( 2 ) for an induction oven ( 25 ), the method comprising the steps of:

initially providing the cooking vessel ( 2 ) with a conducting layer, and

then partially removing at least a portion of the conductive layer by a sandblasting method.

14. The method according to claim 13 , further comprising the step of removing at least a portion of the conducting layer using a mask by which individual regions of the conductive layer are protected from the sandblasting method.

15. A consumer unit ( 7 ) for converting inductively transmitted electrical energy with at least one secondary coil ( 5 ) for drawing energy from an electromagnetic alternating field, the secondary coil ( 5 ) being electrically connected to at least one consumer, in which the electrical energy is converted, and the consumer unit ( 7 ) being in the form of a replaceable module for the interior of an induction oven ( 25 ).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 2, 2009
From: HAAS, KARL-HEINZ; JANS, ROLAND; NERGIZ, TURGAY
To: MGS MODULAR GALLEY SYSTEMS AG
Reel/Frame 023183/0180 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2007 004 275 · Jan 23, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20100078427A1 · Apr 1, 2010