Patent ID: 11871499
Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. An induction cooking apparatus comprising:
a coil beam assembly including a beam with a top surface that supports a plurality of induction coils;
an inverter assembly including a first circuit board that is electrically connected to said induction coil and that is configured to supply electricity to said induction coil;
a heatsink, having a beam-like structure, that is attached to both said coil beam assembly and said inverter assembly such that said heatsink is positioned above said inverter assembly and below said coil beam assembly; and
a second circuit board that is mounted below said beam and is supported by said beam at a position that is above said first circuit board and below said induction coils, said second circuit board including a temperature sensor for each of said induction coils,
wherein said inverter assembly is mounted beneath said heatsink such that said heatsink is the sole support structure for said inverter assembly and is load bearing.