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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2005
Akira Kataoka, Sanda, JP;
Izuo Hirota, Toyonaka, JP;
Katsuyuki Aihara, Akashi, JP;
Nobuyoshi Makio, Miki, JP;
Akira Kataoka, Sanda, JP;
Izuo Hirota, Toyonaka, JP;
Katsuyuki Aihara, Akashi, JP;
Nobuyoshi Makio, Miki, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An induction heating apparatus with high safety is provided in which leakage current is prevented from flowing to the human body and there is no possibility of an electric shock even when an electrostatic shielding member does not sufficiently perform its function. The driving apparatus of the present invention is an induction heating apparatus in which the electrostatic shielding member is provided between an object to be heated and an induction heating coil where sensing portion for sensing the conduction condition of the electrostatic shielding member is provided, and driving portion for driving the induction heating coil is controlled through sensing by the sensing portion.