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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 03, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Martin Gross, Kampfelbach/Ersingen, DE;
Nils Platt, Leonbronn, DE;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B / ; H05B / ; H05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
219452 ; 219464 ; 219518 ; 219621 ;
Abstract
An electric radiant heater is constructed with a pot detection system for switching on one or more heating areas. The pot detection system operates inductively according to the resonant circuit detuning principle. The sensor consists of a single-turn loop made from thick wire and which in the vicinity of the heating areas is positioned above the latter and just below a glass ceramic plate. In the case of a two-circuit heater, the sensor loop is shaped with clearly defined circumferential areas in said heating areas, so that the signal has a stepped transition between these areas and consequently a pot size detection in adaptation to the heating areas is possible.