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Heating apparatus

US5752150A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 4, 1996
Grant dateMay 12, 1998
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Expiry dateSep 4, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G15/2053
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The induction-heating apparatus of this invention contains a conductive member, a power source, and a first and a second induction coil connected to the power source and adapted for causing the conductive member to generate an induced current, the first and the second induction coil being parallelly connected. The induction coil is formed by winding a copper wire round a core in such a manner that the numbers of turns of the copper wire gradually decrease from the lowermost layer approximating most closely to the core to the upper layers. This heating apparatus has the thickness of the induction coil in the range of 0.2-0.8 mm. The gap between the induction coil and the conductive member is in the range of 0.5-4.0 mm. This heating apparatus has the induction coil thrust out of the conductive member. The induction coil is formed of a Litz wire.

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