公开(公告)号：US20180124879A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-03

申请号：US15573616

申请日：2016-05-31

Applicant: ELECTROLUX APPLIANCES AKTIEBOLAG

Inventor： Bianca PUCHINGER ,  Jochen HOLZINGER ,  Anne WEINMANN ,  Filippo MARTINI ,  Jennifer BURKHARDT ,  Michael HERZOG

IPC: H05B6/12 ,  H05B3/74 ,  H05B6/06

CPC classification number: H05B6/1218 ,  H05B3/746 ,  H05B6/062 ,  H05B2213/03 ,  H05B2213/05

Abstract: The invention relates to a hob comprising a transparent or semi-transparent hob plate (2) and multiple heating elements (3) arranged below said hob plate (2), the hob further comprising illumination means arranged below said hob plate (2) for providing light markings (4) at the upper side (2.1) of the hob plate (2), said light markings (4) indicating heating zones (5) associated with the heating elements (3), wherein the illumination means comprise a light box (10) with at least a bottom wall portion (11) and a pair of side wall portions (12), said light box (10) including one or more lighting elements (13) for illuminating an interior space (14) of the light box (10), wherein the light box (10) further comprises an upper portion (15) being adapted to emit light towards the hob plate (2) in order to provide said light marking (4) at the upper side of the hob plate (2).

公开(公告)号：US20220307695A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-29

申请号：US17615634

申请日：2020-06-02

Applicant: ELECTROLUX APPLIANCES AKTIEBOLAG

Inventor： Fabio ANGELI ,  Filippo MARTINI ,  Massimo NOSTRO ,  Alex VIROLI

IPC: F24C7/08 ,  H05B6/06

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling a cooking appliance (1) with a temperature sensor (5), the cooking appliance (1) comprising at least one heating power transferring element (2) for heating a cookware item (3) placed on a cooking support (4), the method comprising the steps of: —Gathering temperature information related to the cookware item (3) or its content with the temperature sensor (5) at or in the cookware item (3), —after a heat-up process, gathering information regarding a power reduction action initiated by a user input; —evaluating temperature information provided by the temperature sensor (5), said temperature information being correlated with the temperature of the cookware item (3) or the cookware content; —providing temperature lock information to the user if the variation of the temperature of the cookware item (3) or the cookware content is within a certain temperature variation range; —after providing temperature lock information, receiving temperature lock confirmation from the user; —after receiving temperature lock confirmation, controlling the provision of heat energy to the cookware item (3) or the cookware content based on temperature information provided by the temperature sensor (5) such that the temperature of the cookware item (3) is maintained within a given temperature range.

公开(公告)号：US20210259069A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-19

申请号：US17256299

申请日：2019-06-13

Applicant: ELECTROLUX APPLIANCES AKTIEBOLAG

Inventor： Massimo NOSTRO ,  Alex VIROLI ,  Filippo MARTINI ,  Filippo MILANESI ,  Fabio ANGELI ,  Laurent JEANNETEAU

IPC: H05B6/12 ,  H05B6/06

Abstract: The invention relates to a cooking hob comprising at least one heating power transferring element (2) including multiple concentrically arranged windings (2.1-2.n), one or more heating power energy units (3.1-3.n) for powering said windings (2.1-2.n) of the heating power transferring element (2) and a control unit (4) configured to control said one or more heating power energy units (3.1-3.n), wherein the cooking hob (1) comprises detection means configured to determine the coverage of the windings (2.1-2.n) of the heating power transferring element (1) by a cookware item (5), wherein the control unit (4) is configured to balance the heat provided to the cookware item (5) by determining a rescaled electric power for the windings (2.1-2.n) of the heating power transferring element (2) based on power requests and information regarding the coverage of the windings (2.1-2.n) and to establish an operating cycle by determining a duty cycle for one or more windings (2.1-2.n) of the heating power transferring element (2), said duty cycle defining the activation time of the respective winding (2.1-2.n), wherein the duty cycle is chosen such that the mean electric power provided to the respective winding (2.1-2.n) within the operating cycle is equal or essentially equal to the rescaled electric power associated with said winding (2.1-2.n).

公开(公告)号：US20230007740A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-05

申请号：US17782292

申请日：2020-11-30

Applicant: ELECTROLUX APPLIANCES AKTIEBOLAG

Inventor： Emanuel URGESE ,  Massimo NOSTRO ,  Alex VIROLI ,  Massimo ZANGOLI ,  Filippo MARTINI ,  Fabio ANGELI

IPC: H05B6/12 ,  H05B6/06 ,  H02M7/523

Abstract: Method to control a quasi-resonant inverter (13) in an induction cooking appliance (1) provided with induction heating coil (4). The quasi-resonant inverter (13) comprises a switching device (21) electrically connected to the induction heating coil (4) by a node (20) having a first voltage (VC(t)) which is indicative of the voltage across the power switching device (21). The method comprising the steps of: providing to the switching device (21) an enabling signal (K1) comprising a plurality of pulses, in order to switch-on and switch-off said switching device (21) for a switch-on period (tON) and a switch-off period (tOFF), determining a second voltage (VCmin) indicative of the minimum value of the first voltage (VC(t)) during the switch- off period (tOFF), regulating the switch-off period (tOFF) based on the second voltage (VCmin), and regulating the enabling signal (K1) based on the regulated switch-off period (tOFF).

公开(公告)号：US20170307224A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-26

申请号：US15515919

申请日：2015-11-26

Applicant: Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag

Inventor： Alex VIROLI ,  Massimo NOSTRO ,  Filippo MARTINI ,  Laurent JEANNETEAU

IPC: F24C7/08 ,  A47L15/00 ,  D06F39/00 ,  H05B6/64

CPC classification number: F24C7/085 ,  A47L15/0018 ,  A47L15/0063 ,  D06F39/005 ,  H05B6/6435 ,  H05B6/6441

Abstract: A method for performing a treatment by a domestic appliance having a programmable control unit and a graphic display. The method includes executing a program for performing the treatment, encoding information about the appliance, the program and/or a current status of the appliance, generating a two-dimensional code representing the encoded information, and displaying the code on the graphic display, so that the code is detectable by a camera or scanner of a mobile computer device. Further, a method for processing information about a treatment performed by a domestic appliance, wherein the information is encoded by a two-dimensional code on a graphic display of the appliance. The method includes detecting the two-dimensional code by a camera or scanner, decoding the code, and indicating the decoded information on a display, and/or transmitting the decoded information to a computer device via the internet, and/or processing the decoded information by an application software.