US Patent Application 18142346. COOKING APPLIANCE simplified abstract

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COOKING APPLIANCE

Organization Name

LG ELECTRONICS INC.


Inventor(s)

Younghwan Kwack of Seoul (KR)

Seongho Son of Seoul (KR)

COOKING APPLIANCE - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18142346 titled 'COOKING APPLIANCE

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a cooking appliance that uses magnetic fields to heat objects placed on an upper plate.

  • The appliance includes an upper plate that supports the object to be heated.
  • There is a first intermediate heating body located at the upper plate.
  • A plurality of working coils are present, which generate magnetic fields that are coupled to either the object to be heated or the first intermediate heating body.
  • An inverter is used to apply current to the working coils.
  • A controller is responsible for controlling the inverter, ensuring that at least one of the working coils does not operate during a specific portion of a heating cycle in a first heating mode.


Original Abstract Submitted

A cooking appliance includes an upper plate configured to support an object to be heated, a first intermediate heating body located at the upper plate, a plurality of working coils configured to generate magnetic fields coupled to at least one of the object to be heated and the first intermediate heating body, an inverter configured to apply current to the plurality of working coils, and a controller configured to control the inverter so that at least one of the plurality of working coils does not operate in a portion of a cycle in a first heating mode.