Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Kyokuto Electric Company, Limited

Shigeru Maeda

Mitsuyuki Kiuchi

Keizo Amagami

Shigeharu Saegusa

Masao Funahashi

Akira Ithuzi

At least one of two openable leaves is provided with at least one light-emitting diode, a thin battery for lighting the diode and a switch assembly. On opening the leaves, the diode emits light, which is extinguished when the leaves are closed to provide an indication of unique interest.

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A switching and heat control mechanism for induction heating cooking apparatus having a plurality of induction heating work coils comprises a single control shaft provided with a plurality of contact operating members. A plurality of switch contact units operable by the corresponding contact operating members provide different combinations of open and closed circuit conditions for various points of the apparatus in sequence as the control shaft is rotated. An elevating mechanism, carrying an associated work coil, moves the coil up and down in response to the angle of rotation of the control shaft to form a variable, power level controlling gap between the coil and a load placed on a nonmagnetic cook top.

Switching and heat control mechanism for induction heating cooking

A first hollow control shaft is rotatable within a housing between actuating and restoring positions with intermediate ON-OFF positions therebetween. A first insulating actuator is rotatable within the housing to operate at least a pair of normally open contacts. A second insulating actuator is slidable along a predetermined path and normally biased to operate normally closed contacts and engageable with the first actuator by a lost motion connection which permits the second actuator to move in a limited range with respect to the rotational movement of the control shaft. The normally closed contacts are placed in a trigger circuit of an induction heating apparatus and the normally open contacts placed in a power supply circuit of the apparatus, the former being operated to disable the trigger circuit prior to energization or de-energization of the power supply circuit. A second control shaft is journaled through the first control shaft. A pinion gear is mounted on the second shaft. A rack is slidable within the housing and engages the pinion. An elevating mechanism is provided on which an induction heating coil of the induction heating apparatus is placed to adjustably heat a utensil located adjacent the coil. A connecting wire couples the rack and the elevating mechanism to effect raising and lowering of the coil to a desired position by rotation of the second shaft.

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Osaka, Japan

Shigeru Maeda