Patent ID: 9055614
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: H05B

Abstract:
1. An induction heating device comprising: a top plate arranged to have an object placed thereon; a heating coil provided under below the top plate for heating the object; a sensor provided under the top plate for detecting a temperature of the object within a detectable area; a judging unit for judging whether or not the object is positioned directly above the sensor; a controller operable to allow the heating coil to heat the object by controlling an electric power supplied to the heating coil in response to the temperature detected by the sensor detecting when the judging unit judges that the object is positioned directly above the sensor, and prevent the heating coil from heating the object when the judging unit judges that the object is not positioned directly above the sensor; and a position indicator provided at the top plate for indicating a position of the sensor, the position indicator including the detectable area of the sensor, the position indicator being larger than the detectable area.